The "Spotlight's on Who?" Contest Winner

Jim Cox, professor of physics, is the winner of the “Spotlight’s on Who?” contest! He was the recipient of a $25 gift certificate from Barnes and Noble Bookstores.

Thomas Royer, Then

Thomas Royer , Now

Thomas Royer, eminent scholar and Slover professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, joined the College in 1996. He earned his doctorate from Texas A & M University in 1969. His research interests consist of coastal and deep ocean processes in the North Pacific. He has been active in long-term sampling to understand better those processes, which cause changes in the ocean. He continues to carry out oceanographic sampling in the North Pacific in addition to local studies in the vicinity of Chesapeake Bay. He is working on freshwater discharge budgets into the ocean and global sea level analyses. He is interested in using these parameters as a measure of the ocean climate changes and how they might affect fisheries. His work will continue on interdisciplinary approaches to addressing ecosystem problems. Dr. Royer is also interested in the application of new techniques that will allow cost effective measurements of ocean circulation and structure.

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