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Staff Directory
Caro-COOPS is led by the University of South Carolina in partnership with North Carolina State University. Additional collaborators are the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Caro-COOPS is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Contact Information
| Name | Title | Partner | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Madilyn Fletcher | Director, Principal Investigator | USC | fletcher@sc.edu | (803) 777-5288 |
| Dr. Len Pietrafesa | Principal Investigator | NCSU | len_pietrafesa@ncsu.edu | (919) 515-7777 |
| Dr. Earle Buckley | Project Director | NCSU | earlebuckley@comcast.net | (843) 216-3934 |
| Dr. Dwayne Porter | co-Principal Investigator, Data Management Director | USC | porter@sc.edu | (803) 777-4615 |
| Dr. Lian Xie | co-Principal Investigator, Modeling Director | NCSU | lian_xie@ncsu.edu | (919) 515-1435 |
| Shaowu Bao | Research Associate | NCSU | sbao@unity.ncsu.edu | (919) 515-1436 |
| John Bichy | Instrumentation/Mooring Technician | NCSU | john_bichy@ncsu.edu | (919) 513-7161 |
| Jeremy Cothran | Programmer | USC | jcothran@asg.sc.edu | (803) 777-4469 |
| Dr. Braxton Davis | Coastal Management Extension | USC | braxton.davis@sc.edu | (803) 777-5538 |
| John Dean | Senior Fellow in Science and Ocean Policy, Baruch Institute | USC | jmdean@sc.edu | (803) 777-0075 |
| David Dickey | Investigator | NCSU | *dickey*@stat.ncsu.edu | (919) 515-1925 |
| Ted Dodson | Mooring Technician | NCSU | tdodson@ncsu.edu | (919) 513-7161 |
| Jennifer Dorton | Outreach & Education | UNCW | dortonj@uncw.edu | |
| Jim Epps | Technician | NCSU | jim_epps@ncsu.edu | (919) 515-6881 |
| Charles Gabriel | Data Processing and Analysis Manager | NCSU | charles_gabriel@ncsu.edu | (919) 515-1682 |
| Jeff Jefferson | Telemetry | USC | jefferson@sc.edu | (803) 777-3926 |
| Jeff Kinder | Electronics Design Technician | NCSU | jeff_kinder@ncsu.edu | (919) 513-7161 |
| Susanna King | Web Designer | USC | sking@sc.edu | (803) 777-2005 |
| Machuan Peng | Research Associate | NCSU | mpeng@unity.ncsu.edu | (919) 515-1436 |
| Dr. George Sedberry | Fisheries | SC DNR | sedberryg@mrd.dnr.state.sc.us | (843) 953-9814 |
| Don Stanfield | Electronics Technician | NCSU | don_stanfield@ncsu.edu | (252) 222-6333 |
Partner Institutions
The University of South Carolina's Belle W. Baruch Institute
The University of South Carolina's (USC) Belle W. Baruch Institute is the lead institution for Caro-COOPS and is responsible for overall project management, as well as design and implementation of the data communications and management subsystem.
North Carolina State University (NCSU)
North Carolina State University (NCSU), in partnership with the University of South Carolina, is responsible for designing and deploying the observing subsystem and implementing the modeling and applications subsystem (CEMEPS).
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
UNCW's Center for Marine Science operates the Coastal Ocean Research Program (CORMP), which interfaces with Caro-COOPS. The Caro-COOPS information management team is also providing logistic support to CORMP's data management activity.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Support for Caro-COOPS marine operations are provided by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SC DNR), through a subaward from USC.
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