FACULTY

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Photo of Roy A. Armstrong, PhD, Professor: Bio-optical Oceanography, Remote Sensing

Roy A. Armstrong, PhD

Associate Director of the Department of Marine Sciences
Professor: Bio-optical Oceanography, Remote Sensing
Director, Bio-optical Oceanography Laboratory
PhD – University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, 1990

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 249, 248
Fax: (787) 899-2630; 899-5500
Email: roy.armstrong@upr.edu
Webpage: http://bio-optics.uprm.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Photo of: Miguel Canals Silander, PhD, Associate Professor, Physical Oceanography, Department of Marine Sciences

Miguel Canals Silander, PhD

Director, UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering
Technical Director, Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System
Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Materials
Adjunct Professor, Physical Oceanography, Department of Marine Sciences
PhD – University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048
e-mail: miguelf.canals@upr.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Photo of Dr. Travis Courtney, Professor: Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecology

Dr. Travis Courtney

Professor: Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecology
PhD – Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 259
e-mail: travis.courtney@upr.edu
Webpage: https://theberglab.com/
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Photo of Juan J. Cruz Motta, PhD, Professor: Laboratory of Experimental Ecology

Juan J. Cruz Motta, PhD

Professor: Laboratory of Experimental Ecology
PhD – University of Sydney, Australia, 2005

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 228
Fax: (787) 899-5500
Email: juan.cruz13@upr.edu
Webpage: Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI)
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Juan G. González Lagoa, PhD

Professor Emeritus
PhD – University of Rhode Island, 1973

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048
Email: juan.gonzalez39@upr.edu
Office: F-206, Physics Bldg. Mayagüez Campus

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Photo of Ernesto Otero-Morales, PhD, Researcher: Microbial Ecology

Ernesto Otero-Morales, PhD

Researcher: Microbial Ecology
PhD – University of Georgia, 1998

Department of Marine Sciences 
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 269
Fax (787) 899-2630
Email: ernesto.otero3@upr.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

Download: Curriculum Vitae

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Assistant Professor: Marine Microbiology PhD – Charles University, Faculty of Science, 2020

Johana Rotterova, PhD

Assistant Professor: Marine Microbiology
PhD – Charles University, Faculty of Science, 2020

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 264
Email: johana.rotterova@upr.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratory
Webpage: www.microttlab.org
Download: Curriculum Vitae

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Photo of Nikolaos V. Schizas, PhD, Associate Professor: Molecular Invertebrate Biology

Nikolaos V. Schizas, PhD

Associate Professor: Molecular Invertebrate Biology
PhD – University of South Carolina, 1999

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 Ext. 242, 225
Email: nikolaos.schizas@upr.edu, nschizas@gmail.com
Webpage: Marine Genomic Biodiversity Lab
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Photo of Wilford E. Schmidt, PhD, Professor: Physical Oceanography

Wilford E. Schmidt, PhD

Professor: Physical Oceanography
PhD – Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego, 2003.

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus Call Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00680

Tel. (787) 832-4040 ext. 2069; (787) 265-3838
Email: wilford.schmidt@upr.edu
Office: F-426, Mayagüez Campus

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Photo of Clark E. Sherman, PhD, Professor: Geological Oceanography

Clark E. Sherman, PhD

Professor: Geological Oceanography
PhD – University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2000.

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 250
Email: clark.sherman@upr.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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Photo of Ernesto Weil, PhD, Professor: Coral Reef Biology, Ecology and Systematic

Ernesto Weil, PhD

Director of the Department of Marine Sciences
Professor: Coral Reef Biology, Ecology and Systematic
PhD – Department of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin, 1992.

Department of Marine Sciences
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
PO Box 9000
Mayagüez, PR 00681-9000

Tel. (787) 899-2048 ext. 241
Email: ernesto.weil@upr.edu
Office: Magueyes Marine Laboratories

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