Summary:
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) Research Board is an independent and academic board of twenty science, public health, and research administration experts. The Research Board was established by the Master Research Agreement (MRA), which is the legal document establishing the GoMRI research program.
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Board Roster:
| Rita R. Colwell, PhD
Research Board Chair |
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| Margaret Leinen, PhD
Research Board Vice Chair |
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| Debra S. Benoit, MEd
Director of Research and Sponsored Programs |
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| Peter G. Brewer, PhD
Senior Scientist |
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| Richard E. Dodge, PhD
Dean, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center |
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| John W. Farrington, PhD
Dean Emeritus |
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| Kenneth M. Halanych, PhD
Alumni Professor & Coordinator, Marine Biology Program |
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| David Halpern, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, California Institute of Technology/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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| William T. Hogarth, PhD
Director, Florida Institute of Oceanography at the University of South Florida |
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Cecilie Mauritzen, PhD |
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| Raymond L. Orbach, PhD
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin |
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| Jürgen Rullkötter, PhD
Professor of Organic Geochemistry (retired) |
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| David R. Shaw, PhD
Vice President for Research and Economic Development |
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| Richard F. Shaw, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, School of the Coast & Environment |
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| John Shepherd, PhD
Professorial Research Fellow |
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| Bob Shipp, PhD
Professor Emeritus |
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| Burton Singer, PhD
Adjunct Professor |
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| Ciro V. Sumaya, MD, MPHTM
Professor, Health Policy and Management |
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| Denis Wiesenburg, PhD
Provost and Vice President |
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| Dana Yoerger, PhD
Senior Scientist |
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