Tammi L. Richardson, Ph.D.
Institute Director
Departments
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences Department
The Research Team
Our primary and core faculty researchers are supported by a team of researchers, technicians, graduate students, affiliates and advisory committee members.
Investigators
Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment
College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor and Senior Associate Dean for College Initiatives and Interdisciplinary
Programs
Michael E. Hodgson, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
Department of Geography
College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography
Michael L. Myrick, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Science
Professor of Chemistry
Lori Pennington-Gray, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
SmartState Center for Economic Excellence in Tourism and Economic Development
College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management
Endowed Chair and Director of the SmartState Center for Economic Excellence in Tourism
and Economic Development
James Pinckney, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Departments
Department of Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment
College of Arts and Sciences
Professor of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences
Susan D. Richardson, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Arts and Science
Arthur Sease Williams Professor of Chemistry
Nikolaos (Nikos) Vitzilaios, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering and Computing
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering