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Galperin is a physical oceanographer whose research areas include geophysical fluid dynamics, hypoxia, modeling, ocean circulation, ocean physics, paleoceanography, planetary atmospheric circulations, transport and diffusion, turbulence theory and simulations and turbulent mixing.

Barnes is a physical oceanographer with a focus on satellite remote sensing to monitor and track problems such as sargassum, coral health and dredging.

Liu is a physical oceanographer and director of the Ocean Circulation Lab at the USF College of Marine Science. His research focuses on coastal ocean observations and modeling to monitor and forecast problems such as red tide, storm surge, pollution and sargassum. He aims to better understand the coastal ocean circulation and air-sea interactions on the West Florida Shelf, including the exchanges of water properties between the estuaries, the shelf and the offshore (Loop Current) system of the Gulf of America.