Faculty are all located at the Duke Marine Lab unless noted.

Marine Laboratory faculty represent a gamut of disciplines ranging from coastal environmental management and integrated marine conservation to oceanography, marine biology, marine biomedicine and marine biotechnology. Scientific programs include both basic and applied research. For an in depth bio, click on faculty names.

Xavier Basurto
Asst Prof Sustainability Science

Celia Bonaventura
Prof Cell Biology

Lisa M. Campbell
Rachel Carson Assoc Prof  Marine Affairs and Policy

Bruce H. Corliss*
Prof  Earth and Ocean Sciences (Durham Campus)

Larry B. Crowder
Stephen Toth Prof  Marine Biology

Richard T. Di Giulio*
Prof Environmental Toxicology (Durham Campus)

Richard B. Forward Jr.
Prof  Zoology and Bass Fellow

Patrick N. Halpin
Gabel Assoc Prof of the Practice Geospatial Analysis (Durham Campus)

Jim Hench
Asst Prof Oceanography

Zackary Johnson
Asst Prof Biological Oceanography and Marine Biotechnology

Sonke Johnsen*
Asst Prof Biology (Durham Campus)

Randall A. Kramer*
Prof Resource and Environmental Economics (Durham Campus)

David McClay*
Prof Biology (Durham Campus)

Douglas P. Nowacek
Repass-Rodgers University Assoc Prof  Conservation Technology; Assoc Prof Electrical & Computer Engineering

Michael K. Orbach
Prof of the Practice Marine Affairs and Policy

Andrew J. Read
Rachel Carson Assoc Prof  Marine Conservation Biology

Curtis J. Richardson*
Prof  Resource Ecology (Durham Campus)

Dan Rittschof
Lee Hill Snowdon Prof  Ecology; Director Undergraduate Studies

Martin Smith*
Asst Prof Environmental Economics (Durham Campus)

Cindy L. Van Dover
Harvey W. Smith Prof Biological Oceanography; Director, Duke University Marine Laboratory; Chair, Division of Marine Science and Conservation

Emeritus Faculty

Richard T. Barber
Harvey W. Smith Prof Emeritus Biological Oceanography

William W. Kirby-Smith
Prof of the Practice Marine Ecology

Research Professors

Joseph Bonaventura
Prof  Cell Biology

Joseph S. Ramus
Prof  Biological Oceanography

Research Scientists

Karen Eckert
Sea Turtle Biology/Management (Missouri)

Scott Eckert
Endangered Species Research/Management (Missouri)   

Ari S. Friedlaender
Conservation Biology

David Johnston
Marine Conservation/Ecology

Jeffrey Moore
Conservation Biology

Tom Schultz
Molecular Biology

McCurdy Visiting Scholars

Eric Palkovacs
Visiting Assistant Professor Conservation Genetics

Kathy Reinsel
Fall Semester 8/24/09-12-12-09 (Wittenberg University)

Jim Welch
Fall Semester 8/24/09-12/12/09 (Wittenberg University)

Postdoctoral Associates

Dana Hunt
Microbial Ecology         

*Secondary Appointment