UCSB Ocean Surface Currents Mapping Project - About Us

The Interdisciplinary Oceanography Group (IOG) is affiliated with the Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS) based at the University of California (UCSB). The IOG deals with issues and questions that involve many different ocean sciences. Libe Washburn heads the group on projects that often involve collaboration with other research units or governmental agencies. See our project page to see what we are working on.

Contact Information

Current Personnel

Libe Washburn - Principal Investigator

Brian Emery - Programmer/Analyst

Kirk Ireson - Programmer/Analyst - Website Administrator

David Salazar - Staff Research Associate

Eric DeWolf - Graduate Student Researcher

Christopher Melton - Graduate Student Researcher

Lauren Hobson - Undergraduate Lab Assistant

Past Personnel

Josh Kleinner - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Katherine Schwager - Graduate Student Researcher
Edwin Beckenbach - Graduate Student Researcher
Corinne Bassin - Graduate Student Researcher
Kurt McClure - Graduate Student Researcher
Shannon Stone - Graduate Student Researcher
Craig Nosse - Graduate Student Researcher
Kevin Galinski - Graduate Student Researcher
Krishada Lertchareonyong - Programmer/Analyst
Lea Ow - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Justin Repp -Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Justin Pearson - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Kyle Visin - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Greg Drew - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Neil Morgan - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Eric Woodruff - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Kai Trinh - Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Tom Storm - Undergraduate Lab Assistant