Program Managers of the
Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Physical Oceanography Program
Minerals Management Service
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region

Program Management

Dr. Alexis Lugo-Fernandez
Minerals Management Service
1201 Elmwood Park Blvd.
Environmental Studies Section
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394
Ph. 504-736-2593
Fax. 504-736-2901
alexis.lugo.fernandez@mms.gov

Dr. Ronald J. Lai
Minerals Management Service
381 Elden Street
Environmental Studies Branch
Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817
Ph. 703-787-1714
Fax. 703-787-1053
ronald.lai@mms.gov

Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography
Study

Dr. Worth D. Nowlin, Jr.
Dept. of Oceanography MS 3146
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-3146
Ph. 409-845-3900
Fax. 409-847-8879
wnowlin@latexsun.tamu.edu

DeSoto Canyon Eddy Intrusion Study

Dr. Thomas J. Berger
Science Applications Inter. Corp.
615 Oberlin Road, Suite 300
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Ph. 919-832-7242
Fax. 919-832-7243
Tom@raleigh.saic.com

Dr. Peter Hamilton
Science Applications Inter. Corp.
615 Oberlin Road, Suite 300
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Ph. 919-832-7242
Fax. 919-832-7243
Peter@raleigh.saic.com

Inner Shelf Study

Dr. Wilton (Tony) Sturges
Dept. of Oceanography
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-3048
Ph. 904-644-3838
Fax: 904-644-2518
sturges@gulf.ocean.fsu.edu

Dr. Walter R. Johnson
Minerals Management Service
381 Elden Street
Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817
Ph. 703-787-1642
Fax. 703-787-1010
walter.johnson@mms.gov

Meteorology Study

Dr. Mark Yocke
Environ
101 Rowland Way
Novato, California 94945-5010
Ph. 415-899-0703
Fax. 415-899-0707
Myocke@Environ.org

NEGOM Remote Sensing

Dr. Frank Muller-Karger
Dept. Marine Science
Univ. South Florida
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Ph. 727-553-3335 Office
Ph. 727-553-1186 Lab
Fax. 727-553-1103
carib@carbon.marine.usf.edu

Modeling Study

Dr. Phil Hsueh
Dept. of Oceanography
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-3048
Ph. 904-644-6704
Fax: 904-644-2518
Hsueh@adin.ocean.fsu.edu

Dr. Robert H. Weisberg
Dept. Marine Science
Univ. South FLorida
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Ph. 813-893-9568
Fax. 813-893-9189
weisberg@ocg6.marine.usf.edu

Operational Remote Sensing

Dr. Rick Stumpf
U.S. Geological Survey
600 Fourth Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Ph. 813-893-3100 ext. 3024
Fax. 813-893-3333
stumpf@wayback.er.usgs.gov