Marine Biology Faculty & Staff
Faculty

Anja Schulze
Professor and Assistant Department Head
Evolution, biogeography and development of marine annelids

David Wells
Professor and Assistant Department Head of Graduate Affairs
Biology and ecology of bony fishes, sharks, and rays

Philip Matich
Instructional Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head of Undergraduate Affairs
Behavioral ecology of top predators

David Hala
Associate Professor
Environmental toxicology, metabolic and endocrine biomarkers, computational biology

Laura J. Jurgens
Assistant Professor
Global change and ecological resilience, nearshore and estuarine invertebrate ecology

Lene Petersen
Instructional Associate Professor
Fish cardiovascular physiology, fish reproduction, conservation physiology
Antonietta S. Quigg
Regents Professor, Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies (TAMUG)
Phytoplankton ecophysiology, bioindicators and ecotoxicology, environmental stress and climate change

Jamie Steichen
Instructional Assistant Professor
Phytoplankton ecology, harmful algal bloom monitoring and freshwater bioindicators
Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty

Donald E. Harper
Professor Emeritus
Invertebrate zoology, polychaete systematics and taxonomy, marine invertebrate ecology

Gilbert Rowe
Regents Professor Emeritus
Benthic ecology, ecosystem function and structure, carbon and nitrogen cycles, food chain models, environmental quality and sustainable development

Bernd Würsig
Regents and Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Behavioral ecology of dolphins, porpoises, and whales











