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Raleigh Hood

Professor

Areas of Expertise Biological oceanography

Bio

Dr. Hood began his research career as a biological oceanographer when he was an undergraduate at the University of Washington, studying harmful algae blooms in Puget Sound, Washington State.  He has since conducted research in coastal and open ocean environments all over the world, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans and both the east and west coasts of North America.  Presently his research is focused primarily on using models to simulate and predict biogeochemical and ecological variability in marine environments.

Education
University of California, San Diego – Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1990, Ph.D., Oceanography | University of Washington, 1983, B.S., Oceanography
Graduate Program Foundation Areas
Earth & Ocean Sciences
Regularly Offered Courses
MEES 621 Biological Oceanography
Raleigh Hood

Contact Information

Office Location: Coastal Science ~ 1211B
Mailing Address: 2020 Horns Point Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
US