Environmental Observation and Prediction

Coastal margins are the most densely populated and developed regions in the world, and require science-informed management of resources and ecosystems. Natural catastrophes like recent tsunamis and hurricanes further highlight the need to understand and predict coastal margins. EBS  is a pioneer in monitoring, understanding and predicting the physical conditions of natural waters, and a leader in developing coastal-margin observatories that integrate modeling, monitoring and information management techniques. Novel frontiers include the incorporation of chemical and microbial factors in these observatories, and on developing and using new tools--including advanced genomics and proteomics--to understand and protect natural ecosystems as well as the human beings who depend on them.

Faculty

Antonio Baptista
Joesph Needoba
Tawnya Peterson
Holly Simon
Bradley Tebo
Paul Tratnyek
Yinglong (Joesph) Zhang
Peter Zuber