Dr. Christopher D'Elia

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Field of Focus
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Environmental Science
  • Pollution
Area of Expertise
Nutrient Dynamics in quatic Systems; Estuarine Ecology; Coral Reef Ecology; Algal/Invertebrate Symbiosisp; Science History and Policy; Math and Science Education; Analyitcal Chemistry
Education
  • Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, U.S.A., 1974
  • A.B., Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, U.S.A., 1968

Louisiana, GOMURC Chair and Dean of the College of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University

Christopher F. D'Elia earned his A.B. in Biology from Middlebury College, his Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Georgia, and did postdoctoral work at UCLA and at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Prior to joining Louisiana State University in July 2009 as Professor and Dean of the School of the Coast and Environment (now College of...), he was Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Environmental Science & Policy and Marine Science at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. There he also directed the International Ocean Institute-USA and the Center for Science and Policy Applications for the Coastal Environment and served from 2007-2008 as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

He has also held professorships in Biological Science and Public Administration and Policy and was Vice President for Research & SUNY Research Foundation Operations Manager at the University at Albany, SUNY.

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