Romberg Tiburon Center Research Professors
Several of the Research Scientists at RTC have graduate faculty status, wherein they are active members of the Graduate Faculty in Biology. Be sure to visit each of their web sites on the RTC research site. TRC from the air
RTC from the air
William Cochlan - Marine microbial ecology/biological oceanography - physiology and ecology of phytoplankton and bacteria in coastal, oceanic and polar systems.
Richard Dugdale - Biological oceanography - distribution & effects of nutrients on oceanic productivity in coastal & equatorial upwelling areas using stable & radio-isotopes and remote sensing.
Wim Kimmerer - Biological oceanography - growth & predation processes in zooplankton, computer modeling of ecosystems, analysis of human impact on estuarine & marine ecosystems.
Frances Wilkerson - Marine biology - nutrient flux in symbiotic associations & oceanic phytoplankton to increased nutrients resulting from upwelling and eutrophication.