Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control > Team

Dr. Geoffrey Swain
Director, Professor of Ocean Engineering & Oceanography

Harrison Gardner
Lead Research Engineer

Dr. Melissa Tribou

mtribou@fit.edu

In-Water Hull Maintenance (Cleaning, Grooming, Corrosion, Coatings)

Dr. Emily Ralston
Research Assistant Professor

Macrofouling, Settlment, Recruitment, Invasive Species

Cierra Braga

cbraga2012@my.fit.edu

UVC Antifouling Applications and Environmental Impacts

Caglar Erdogan

cerdogan2014@my.fit.edu

Corrosion, Coatings, Cathodic Protection of Offshore Platforms and Offshore Renewable Energy Systems

Margaret Giggie

mgiggie2020@my.fit.edu

UVC Effects on Biofouling Communities

Morgan Gilligan

mgilligan2019@my.fit.edu

Impact of Oyster Restoration Mats on IRL Water Quality

Sandy Rech

rechs97@gmail.com

Oyster Mat Restoration and Growth in the IRL

Kailey Richard

krichard2018@my.fit.edu

Effects of UVC on Biological Systems (Particularly Barnacles)

Ann Wassick

awassick2009@my.fit.edu

Modeling Temporal Changes in Environmental Parameters and Associated Effects on Biofouling, Biofouling Management

Dr. Kelli Z. Hunsucker
Assistant Professor of Oceanography

UVC Applications, Dynamic Settlement, Microfouling, Water quality, Hydrodynamics, Ecological Engineering

Work Study and College Role