Louis Goodman, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences

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Research Interests:
Small scale physical oceanography, the use of high frequency acoustics for ocean observations, and development of unique platforms and instrumentation.

Education:
BS (1967), MS (1969) , Ph.D. Physics, 1971, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Publications:
All recent publications

Contact:
Louis Goodman
School for Marine Science and Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
706 S. Rodney French Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02744
Office: 508 910 6375
Fax: 508 910 6376
Lgoodman@umassd.edu

Dana Brown
Graduate Research Assistant

Education:
B.S. (2008) Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Research Topics:
Development of HPUP

Contact:
u_dbrown@umassd.edu

Marcos M. Sastre
PhD Graduate Student

Education:
B.S. (1997) Theoretical Physics
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

M.M.S. (2000) Physical Oceanography
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

MBA (2004) General Management
University of Rhode Island - Kingston

Research Topics/Interests:
Acoustic scattering from ocean microstructure/tactical oceanography and littoral undersea warfare

Fellowships:
Raytheon Advanced Study Program Scholar

Contact:
g_msastre@umassd.edu

marcos_m_sastre-cordova@raytheon.com

Joshua Carlson, M.S., 2012

Education:
M.S. (2012) Marine Science with a concentration in Physical Oceanography, Univerisity of Massachusetts, School of Marine Science

B.S. (2009) Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Research Topics:

Merrimack River plume analysis

Contact:
joshocar@gmail.com

Zhankun Wang, PhD 2009

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Education:
B.S. (2002) Physical Oceanography
Ocean University of China, P. R. China

M.S. (2007) Marine Science with a concentration in Physical Oceanography,
Univerisity of Massachusetts, School of Marine Science

Ph.D. (2009) Marine Science with a concentration in Physical Oceanography,
Univerisity of Massachusetts, School of Marine Science

Research Topics:
Understanding the nature of ocean turbulence and its possible generation mechanisms relating to large scale flow and internal waves.
Examining the impact of turbulent mixing on the physical, chemical and biological constituents.
Quantifying the spatial and temporal scales of thin phytoplankton layers and understanding the dynamical evolution of thin phytoplankton layers in turbulence.
Examining the response of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to surrounding currents and waves.