Algal Bloom Research

Meet the Team

Mauricio Arias

Mauricio E. Arias, PhD, PE
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida
(Principal Investigator)

Cassondra Armstrong

Cassondra R. Armstrong, PhD
Administrator of the Coastal Ecosystem Section at the SFWMD
(Field Team Leader)

David Kaplan

David Kaplan, PhD
Professor in the Environmental Engineering Sciences Department at the University of Florida
(Modeling Leader)

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Lisa S. Krimsky, PhD
Regional Water Resources Extension Agent IV with the University of Florida IFAS and Florida Sea Grant Program (Facilitation Leader)

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Elise Morrison, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida
(Field Team Leader)

Maitane

Maitane Olabarrieta, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering at the University of Florida
(Modeling Leader) 

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Edward J. Phlips, PhD
Professor in the School of Forest Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences at the University of Florida
(Field Team Leader)

Paloma

Paloma Carton de Grammont, PhD
Assistant Director at the University of Florida Water Institute
(Facilitation Leader)

Darlene Velez

Darlene Velez 
Research Coordinator at the University of Florida Water Institute
(Facilitation Leader)

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Detong Sun, PhD
Lead Scientist, Coastal Ecosystem Section at SFWMD
(Modeling Leader)

Qiong Zhang

Qiong Zhang, PhD
Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of South Florida
(Modeling Leader)

Postdocs

  • Dr. Hung Nguyen (USF)
  • Dr. Osama Tarabih (USF)    
  • Dr. Enrique Orozco (UF)
  • Dr. Shinah Lee (UF)
  • Dr. Ben Stelling (UF)            
  • Dr. Bobby Scharping (UF)
  • Dr. Jiahua Zhou (UF)
  • Dr. Maria Elena Menchu Maldonado (NCSU)

PhD students

  • Scott Lee Young (UF)
  • Sajad Soleymani Hasani (USF)
  • Nick Chin (UF)

MS Students

  • Daniela Vasquez (USF)        
  • Yvanna Serra (UF)
  • Gopi Yenikapalli (USF)

SFWMD Personnel

  • Tom Belmer                                          
  • Barbara Welch     
  • Dr. Stacie Flood
  • Kurt Saari               
  • Steve Traver         

Collaborators

  • Dr. Jose Gonzalez (UF) 
  • Dr. Natalie Nelson (NCSU)
  • Dr. Eric Milbrant (SCCF)
  • Dr. Wendy Graham
  • Dr. Tom Frankovich (FIU)