Puspa Adhikari, Ph.D.

Expert in marine and environmental chemistry

Puspa Adhikari uses the ocean floor and water column to investigate the impact of Florida's red tide, organic pollutants and nutrients.

Ashraf Badir, Ph.D., P.E.

Expert in concrete and steel structures

Ashraf Badir's research focuses on structural engineering as well as engineering education.

Meagan Baskin, Ph.D.

Director, Southwest Florida Leadership Institute

Peter J. Bergerson, Ph.D.

Expert in national and Florida politics and public policy

Peter Bergerson focuses on U.S. campaigns and elections, the presidency and congress.

Derek Buzasi, Ph.D.

Expert in astrophysics, spaceflight and optics

Derek Buzasi's research involves almost anything to do with stars or the sun.

Thomas Cimarusti, Ph.D.

Professor of Music History

Victor V. Claar, Ph.D.

Expert in economics and ethics

Victor Claar is a serious economist who thinks about the individual human beings behind market transactions.

Nora Egan Demers, Ph.D.

Expert in health and pollution

Nora Demers researches the effects of stressors on biological systems.

James Douglass, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal marine ecology

James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.