Laboratory Staff


Left to right: Zhankun Wang, Louis Goodman, Ruiping Ma, Joshua Carlson, Dana Brown. (Click on a name for more information.)

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

Full CV (PDF file)

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.

Recent Manuscripts:

Goodman, L., Levine, E.R. and Wang, Z., 2009, (in review). Sub surface observations of surface waves from an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

Wang, Z. and L. Goodman, 2009, (in press). The dynamical evolution of thin phytoplankton layers in turbulence. Continental Shelf Research.

Sullivan, J.M., McManus, M.A., Cheriton, O.M., Benoit-Bird, K.J., Goodman, L., Wang, Z., Ryan, J.P., Stacey, M. and Holliday, D.V., 2009, (in press). Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean: An introdcution to planktonic thin layers and the LOCO project. Continental Shelf Research.

Goodman, L. and Z. Wang, June, 2009, Turbulence observations in the northern bight of Monterey Bay from a small AUV, Journal of Marine Systems, Volume 77, Issue 4, Special issue on marine turbulence, p441-458, ISSN 0924-7963, Doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.11.004

Wang, Z. and L. Goodman, January, 2009, Evolution of the spatial structure of a thin phytoplankton layer into a turbulent field. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 374:57-74 Doi:10.3354/meps07738.

Goodman, L., Robinson, A.R.,;On the Theory of the Effects on Biological Dynamics in the Sea, III: The Role of Turbulence in Biological Physical Interactions, Proc Royal Soc., Proceedings A 464 (2091), Mar 08, 2008.

Levine, E.R., Goodman, L., O'Donnell, J.,Turbulence in coastal fronts near the mouth of Long Island Sound,invited J. Mar.Syst., Spec. Iss., Processes in Ocean Fronts, in press (February 2008)

MacDonald, D. G., L. Goodman, and R. D. Hetland (2007), Turbulent dissipation in a near-field river plume: A comparison of control volume and microstructure observations with a numerical model, J. Geophys. Res., 112.

Goodman, L., E. Levine, R. Lueck, On measuring the terms of the turbulent kinetic energy budget from an AUV, J. Atoms. Ocean. Tech. 23(July), 977-990, 2006.

Oeschger, J. and L. Goodman, Acoustic scattering from a thermally driven buoyant plume revisited, JASA 113 (3) March 2003.

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

Zhankun Wang, PhD
Reserach Associate

Full CV (pdf file)

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.

Recent Manuscripts:

Goodman, L., Levine, E.R. and Wang, Z., 2009, (in review). Sub surface observations of surface waves from an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

Wang, Z. and L. Goodman, 2009, (in press). The dynamical evolution of thin phytoplankton layers in turbulence. Continental Shelf Research.

Sullivan, J.M., McManus, M.A., Cheriton, O.M., Benoit-Bird, K.J., Goodman, L., Wang, Z., Ryan, J.P., Stacey, M. and Holliday, D.V., 2009, (in press). Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean: An introdcution to planktonic thin layers and the LOCO project. Continental Shelf Research.

Wang, Z. and L. Goodman, January, 2009, Evolution of the spatial structure of a thin phytoplankton layer into a turbulent field. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 374:57-74 Doi:10.3354/meps07738.

Goodman, L. and Z. Wang, June, 2009, Turbulence observations in the northern bight of Monterey Bay from a small AUV, Journal of Marine Systems, Volume 77, Issue 4, Special issue on marine turbulence, p441-458, ISSN 0924-7963, Doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.11.004

Sastre-Córdova, M. M., L. Goodman, and Z. Wang, 2007, Measurements of the turbulent microstructure of a buoyant salinity plume using acoustics, Proceedings of the OCEANS 2007 MTS/IEEE VANCOUVER Conference & Exhibition ISBN CD-ROM: 0- 933957-35-1 2007 MTS. Doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449242

Contact:
zwang@umassd.edu

Joshua Carlson
Graduate Reserach Assitant

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

Research Topics:

Contact:
joshocar@gmail.com

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 - Kingsto

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