IMS Affiliated Faculty

Faculty are hired by their respective departments, to which they owe primary responsibility; however, the institute continues to be involved in the identification of hiring and faculty needs of the cross-disciplinary marine program through active involvement in new faculty searches and in support of departmental recommendations. Affiliated faculty and researchers are those individuals that utilize any of the ORU’s resources (space, seawater, equipment, etc) and/or individuals whose research falls within one of the seven research clusters supported by IMS. IMS only appoints affiliates in the ORU based on the individual researchers request to be associated with the ORU.
Raphael M. Kudela
  • Pronouns he, him, his, his, himself
  • Title
    • Department Chair and Distinguished Professor
    • IMS Associate Director of Academic Initiatives
  • Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
  • Department
    • Ocean Sciences Department
    • Institute of Marine Sciences
  • Affiliations Environmental Studies Department, Microbiology & Environmental Toxicology Department
  • Phone
    831-459-3290
  • Email
  • Fax
    831-459-4882
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Earth & Marine Sciences, A461
    • D436 Earth & Marine Sci Bldg
  • Mail Stop Ocean Sciences
  • Mailing Address
    • 1156 High Street
    • Santa Cruz CA 95064
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Oceanography, Coastal Science, Marine Sciences, Ocean Studies
  • Courses OCEA 1 The Oceans, OCEA 80A Life in the Sea, OCEA 130/230 Biological Oceanography, OCEA 101 The Marine Environment, ESCI 30 Biological Principles of Environmental Sciences

Research Interests

Ecological modeling and remote sensing; satellite oceanography; phytoplankton ecology and harmful algal blooms

Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Biology/Marine Sciences, Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Selected Publications

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