Stanford University

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  Christine M Baker

  Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and, by courtesy, of Oceans
  

  BioBaker's research advances understanding of environmental fluid mechanics in coastal regions through laboratory experimentation, numerical modeling, and field observations. Her work spans shallow-water wave breaking dynamics over smooth and rough bathymetry, surf-zone vorticity dynamics and its effects on material dispersal and exchange, wave boundary layers and sediment transport, and extreme-event-driven coupled hydro- and morphodynamics. Baker's research informs predictions of coastal water quality, shoreline evolution, and coastal hazards, supporting resilience as coastal environments face growing pressure from storms, sea-level rise, and human development.
  
  Baker completed a bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University and a Masters and PhD in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington.
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  Halleh Balch

  Assistant Professor of Oceans and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering
  

  BioHalleh B. Balch is an experimental physicist and HHMI Hanna H. Gray Faculty Fellow at Stanford University. Her research broadly focuses on advancing imaging, spectroscopy, and nanophotonics with a focus on applications in oceanography and water sustainability. Halleh received her PhD in physics from the University of California Berkeley and her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College in physics and literature. Halleh joined Stanford as an Assistant Professor in the Doerr School of Sustainability in August 2025.

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• Xavier Basurto

  Professor of Environmental Social Sciences and, by courtesy, of Oceans
  
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  Barbara Block

  Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Professor of Marine Sciences, Professor of Oceans and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
  

  Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThermal physiology, open ocean predators, ecological physiology and tuna biology
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  Alexandria Boehm

  Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies, Professor of Oceans and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
  

  BioI am interested in pathogens in the environment including their sources, fate, and transport in natural and engineered systems. I am interested in understanding of how pathogens are transmitted to humans through contact with water, feces, and contaminated surfaces. My research is focused on key problems in both developed and developing countries with the overarching goal of designing and testing novel interventions and technologies for reducing the burden of disease.
  
  I am also interested broadly in coastal water quality where my work addresses the sources, transformation, transport, and ecology of biocolloids - specifically fecal indicator organisms, DNA, pathogens, and phytoplankton - as well as sources and fate of nitrogen. This knowledge is crucial to formulating new management policies and engineering practices that protect human and ecosystem health at the coastal margins.

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    Ali Boehm