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South Florida is a fragile blend of the ocean, the Everglades, and urban areas. Continued development of the area provides a unique opportunity for environmental education and research. Understanding our natural and manmade environments and the relationships between them is necessary for the continued vitality of both. Population growth and exploitation of natural resources and the environment have created local and global environmental problems that must be addressed to ensure a sustainable environment and development. Environmental knowledge relies on the humanities to help clarify our values and attitudes toward our environment, the basic and applied sciences that teach us how environmental processes work and how we can influence these processes, and planning and management disciplines to develop and implement effective and efficient improvement efforts. Applying our understanding of the dynamics of these systems can provide models that will assist in addressing both local and global environmental issues.

Scholars at the Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC) conduct environmental research with emphasis on the southeastern United States and the wider Caribbean region, and promote academic excellence in the environmental sciences.  A component of SERC, FIU’s Seagrass Ecosystems Research Laboratory engages in basic and applied research into the structure and function of seagrass beds and the food webs that they support.  Based at SERC, the Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) is part of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network established by the National Science Foundation in 1980.  The research of 67 senior scientists and 52 students from 29 institutions focuses on an area where freshwater and estuarine vegetation mix.  Scientists study how hydrology, climate, and human activities affect ecosystem and population dynamics in the ecotone and, more broadly, the Florida Coastal Everglades.

EXPERTS

Rudolf Jaffe, Professor
Chemistry/SERC
Director of SERC
Office: OE 148
Phone: 305-348-2456
Rudolf.Jaffe@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~serp/fsgs/Jaffe.html
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php

Joseph N. Boyer, Associate Director
Scientist

SERC
Office: OE 148
Phone: 305-348-4076
Joseph.Boyer@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/microbe/
DrJosephBoyer.htm
http://serc.fiu.edu/wqmnetwork/boyerj/
BoyerCV.pdf

Leonard J. Scinto, Assistant
Professor

SERC/Environmental Studies
Office: OE 148b
Phone: 305-348-1965
Leonard.Scinto@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php http://serc.fiu.edu/CVs/ScintoCV121007.pdf

Steven Oberbauer, Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: HLS 218a
Phone: 305-348-2580
Steven.Oberbauer@fiu.edu http://www.fiu.edu/~oberbaue/

Joel Trexler, Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: OE 217
Phone: 305-348-1966
Joel.Trexler@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~trexlerj/

John Berry, Assistant Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: MSB 354/332 (BBC)
Phone: 305-919-4569
John.Berry@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~berryj/

Gary Rand, Professor
Environmental Studies/SERC
Office: EL 1, BBC
Phone: 305-919-5869
Fax: 305-919-5887

Gary.Rand@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/faculty/rand.htm

Rene Price, Associate Professor
Earth Sciences/SERC
Office: PC 317
Phone: 305-348-3119
Secondary Phone: 305-348-6497
Fax: 305-348-3877

Rene.Price@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/Content/
People/Faculty/Price.htm
l

http://serc.fiu.edu/CVs/PriceVITAE.pdf

Yong Cai, Associate Professor
Chemistry/SERC
Office: CP 315
Phone: 305-348-6210
Fax: 305-348-3772

Yong.Cai@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~cai/

Kathleen Rein, Associate Professor
Chemistry
Office: CP 323a
Phone: 305-348-6682
Fax: 305-348-3772

Kathleen.Rein@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~reink/

James Fourqurean, Professor
SERC/Biological Sciences
Office: ECS 114
Phone: 305-348-4084
Secondary Phone: 305-348-6997
Fax: 305-348-1986

Jim.Fourqurean@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~serp/fsgs/jwf.html
http://www.fiu.edu/~seagrass/jwfvita.html

Michael Ross, Assistant Professor
SERC/Environmental Studies
Office: OE 234
Phone: 305-348-1420
Fax: 305-348-4096

Michael.Ross@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/faculty/
ross.htm

http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/faculty/
ross_cv.pdf

Miroslav Gantar, Research Scientist
Biology
Office: OE 208
Phone: 305-348-4030
Fax: 305-348-1986

Miroslav.Gantar@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people/
profiles/ gantarm.htm
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people
/profiles/cv/ Gantar%20CV%202008.pdf

William Anderson, Assistant Professor
SERC/Earth Sciences
Office: PC 342b
Phone: 305-348-2693
Secondary Phone: 305-348-3044
Fax: 305-348-3877

William.Anderson@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~andersow/

Piero R. Gardinali, Associate Professor
Chemistry/SERC
Office: CP 328 (Lab: CP 348)
Phone: 305-348-6354
Secondary Phone: 305-348-6249
Fax: 305-348-3772

Piero.Gardinali@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~gardinal/
http://www.fiu.edu/~gardinal/research.html

Craig Layman, Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: MS 355
Phone: 305-919-4000
Fax: 305-919-5896

Craig.Layman@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~laymanc/

Kevin O'Shea, Professor
Chemistry
Office: CP 310
Phone: 305-348-3968
Fax: 305-348-3772

Kevin.O_Shea@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~osheak/resume.htm
http://www.fiu.edu/~osheak/CV.htm

Gautam Sen, Professor
Earth Sciences
Office: PC 314a
Phone: 305-348-3173
Secondary Phone: 305-348-3580
Fax: 305-348-3877

Gautam.Sen@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~seng/sen.htm
http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/Content/
People/Faculty/CV/senCV.pdf

Krish Jayachandran, Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Office: ECS 337
Phone: 305-348-6553
Secondary Phone: 305-348-7498
Fax: 305-348-6137

Krish.Jayachandran@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/people.php
http://www.fiu.edu/~envstud/faculty/jay.htm

Mahadev Bhat, Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Office: ECS 333
Phone: 305-348-1210
Fax: 305-348-6137

Mahadev.Bhat@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~bhatm/
http://www.fiu.edu/~bhatm/research/
research_ind.htm
http://www.fiu.edu/~bhatm/resume/
07October- Bhat-Resume.pdf

Michael McClain, Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Office: ECS 340
Phone: 305-348-6826
Fax: 305-348-6137

Michael.Mcclain@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~mcclainm/
http://www.fiu.edu/~mcclainm/mcclain-cv.pdf

Jennifer Richards, Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: OE 233
Phone: 305-348-3102
Fax: 305-348-1986

Jennifer.Richards@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people/
profiles/ richardsj.htm

http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people/
profiles/cv/Richards%20CV%202008.pdf

Michael Sukop, Assistant Professor
Earth Sciences
Office: PC 346a
Phone: 305-348-3117
Secondary Phone: 305-348-2365
Fax: 305-348-3877

Michael.Sukop@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~sukopm/ http://www.fiu.edu/
~sukopm/cv_FIU.pdf

David Bray, Associate Professor
Environmental Studies
Office: ECS 346
Phone: 305-348-6236
Fax: 305-348-6137

David.Bray@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~brayd/
http://www.fiu.edu/~brayd/brayCV.pdf

George Philippidis, Associate Director
Applied Research Center (ARC)
Office: EC 2105
Phone: 305-348-6628
Fax: 305-348-2309

George.Philippidis@fiu.edu
http://www.earth-ufbiofuels.org/pdf/
georgep1.pdf

Georgio I. Tachiev, Senior Research
Scientist

Applied Research Center (ARC)
Office: EC 2170
Phone: 305-348-6732
Secondary Phone: 305-632-9386
Fax: 305-348-1852

Georgio.Tachiev@fiu.edu

Evelyn Gaiser, Associate Professor
SERC/Biological Sciences
Office: OE 211
Phone: 305-348-6145
Secondary Phone: 305-348-6167
Fax: 305-348-4096

Evelyn.Gaiser@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~gaisere/

Jennifer Rehage, Assistant Professor
SERC/Environmental Studies
Office: ECS 337
Phone: 305-348-3804
Fax: 305-348-6137

Jennifer.Rehage@fiu.edu
http://serc.fiu.edu/CVs/JS%20Rehage%
20CV% 20Sept2008.pdf

http://fce.lternet.edu/about_us/personnel/
profiles/ index.htm?resnum=152

James Heffernan, Assistant Professor
SERC/Biological Sciences
Office:  OE 236
Phone: 305-348-3101

James.Heffernan@fiu.edu
http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people
/profiles/cv/ Jim%20Heffernan%20-%20Curriculum%20Vitae%
20-%20FIU%20-%20February%202009.pdf

http://www.fiu.edu/~biology/html/people/
profiles/ heffernanj.htm

 

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