TAMUCC Center for Coastal Studies

Staff

Center for Coastal Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi


ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Paul V. Zimba > Dr. Paul V. Zimba
Director

Ph.D. Mississippi State University 1990; phytoplankton systematics, algal toxin analyses, phytoplankton ecology
Brien A. Nicolau > Brien A. Nicolau
Assistant Director & Research Associate

M.S. Environmental Science TAMU-CC, 1999; marine benthic ecology, water quality of estuarine systems, water reservoir issues
       
Blenda Bligh > Blenda Bligh
Business Support Specialist 1

 

RESEARCH STAFF
Dr. Liz Smith > Dr. Liz Smith
Associate Research Scientist

Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1994; wetland/barrier island ecology, coastal resource management
Dr. Marion Nipper > Dr. Marion Nipper
Senior Research Scientist &
HRI Research Associate

Ph.D. University of São Paulo, Brazil, 1985; marine ecotoxicology, marine pollution assessments
       
Dr. Kim Withers > Dr. Kim Withers
Associate Research Scientist &
Adjunct Professor of Biology

Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1994; tidal flat ecology, ornithology, marine benthic ecology, aquatic entomology, mangrove ecology
Dr. Roy L. Lehman > Dr. Roy L. Lehman
Research Associate

Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1993; ecology of marine seaweed, bioremediation
       
Erin M. Hill > Erin M. Hill
Research Specialist III

M.S. Environmental Science TAMU-CC, 2001; marine benthic communities, invertebrate and algae systematics, water quality of estuarine systems
   

OUTREACH STAFF
Jay Tarkington > Capt. W. Jay Tarkington
Program Director, Coastal Aquatic Education Program

M.S. Biology, TAMU-CC 2001
   
 
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