USGS scientists from across the nation collaborate on research topics ranging from submarine geologic hazards to coral microbiology. Like puzzle pieces, each scientist's expertise is necessary to the larger picture.
Dr. Amanda Demopoulos
Research Ecologist
p: (352) 264-3490
e: ademopoulos@usgs.gov
Amanda Demopoulos' research program spans from coastal wetlands to deep-sea environments, where she examines benthic invertebrate community structure and function, including food webs, and impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on benthic ecosystem health. Demopoulos is a principal investigator within the USGS DISCOVRE program, serving as project chief for DEEP SEARCH.
Dr. Nancy Prouty
Research Oceanographer
p: (831) 460-7526
e: nprouty@usgs.gov
Nancy Prouty is the principal investigator on groundwater and land-based pollution coral reef ecosystem studies. She designs and implements field experiments on geochemical impacts of groundwater and land-based pollution on coral reefs, and is based at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Prouty is the principal investigator on deep-sea coral paleo-ecology for the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Christina Kellogg
Research Microbiologist
p: (727) 502-8128
e: ckellogg@usgs.gov
Chris Kellogg is a Research Microbiologist at the Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, FL. Her work ranges from tropical coral reefs and mangroves to the deep sea, where she uses classical microbiology and metagenomic tools to study microbiomes and microbially-mediated cycling within hosts and environments. Kellogg is the principal investigator on deep-sea microbiology for projects within the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Cheryl Morrison
Research Geneticist
p: (304) 724-4464
e: cmorrison@usgs.gov
Cheryl Morrison is a Research Geneticist at USGS Leetown Science Center in Leetown, VA. Her research program focuses on the development of molecular tools that she uses to assess population connectivity or historical relationships. Morrison is a principal investigator within the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Jason Chaytor
Research Geologist
p: (508) 457-2351
e: jchaytor@usgs.gov
Jason Chaytor is a Research Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. He conducts research on issues related to marine geohazards including submarine landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, and plate tectonics and shallow- and deep-water sedimentary processes on Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific margins of the U.S. and in the northeast Caribbean. Chaytor is the principal investigator on deep-sea sediments and geohazards for the USGS DISCOVRE program.
USGS scientists from across the nation collaborate on research topics ranging from submarine geologic hazards to coral microbiology. Like puzzle pieces, each scientist's expertise is necessary to the larger picture.
Dr. Amanda Demopoulos
Research Ecologist
p: (352) 264-3490
e: ademopoulos@usgs.gov
Amanda Demopoulos' research program spans from coastal wetlands to deep-sea environments, where she examines benthic invertebrate community structure and function, including food webs, and impacts of natural and anthropogenic disturbance on benthic ecosystem health. Demopoulos is a principal investigator within the USGS DISCOVRE program, serving as project chief for DEEP SEARCH.
Dr. Nancy Prouty
Research Oceanographer
p: (831) 460-7526
e: nprouty@usgs.gov
Nancy Prouty is the principal investigator on groundwater and land-based pollution coral reef ecosystem studies. She designs and implements field experiments on geochemical impacts of groundwater and land-based pollution on coral reefs, and is based at the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz, CA. Prouty is the principal investigator on deep-sea coral paleo-ecology for the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Christina Kellogg
Research Microbiologist
p: (727) 502-8128
e: ckellogg@usgs.gov
Chris Kellogg is a Research Microbiologist at the Coastal and Marine Science Center in St. Petersburg, FL. Her work ranges from tropical coral reefs and mangroves to the deep sea, where she uses classical microbiology and metagenomic tools to study microbiomes and microbially-mediated cycling within hosts and environments. Kellogg is the principal investigator on deep-sea microbiology for projects within the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Cheryl Morrison
Research Geneticist
p: (304) 724-4464
e: cmorrison@usgs.gov
Cheryl Morrison is a Research Geneticist at USGS Leetown Science Center in Leetown, VA. Her research program focuses on the development of molecular tools that she uses to assess population connectivity or historical relationships. Morrison is a principal investigator within the USGS DISCOVRE program.
Dr. Jason Chaytor
Research Geologist
p: (508) 457-2351
e: jchaytor@usgs.gov
Jason Chaytor is a Research Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center. He conducts research on issues related to marine geohazards including submarine landslides, tsunamis, earthquakes, and plate tectonics and shallow- and deep-water sedimentary processes on Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific margins of the U.S. and in the northeast Caribbean. Chaytor is the principal investigator on deep-sea sediments and geohazards for the USGS DISCOVRE program.