Mark Ross Ph.D., Chairman, College of Engineering (Civil)
Mark Luther Ph.D., Co-Chairman, College of Marine Science
Boris Galperin Ph.D., College of Marine Science
Stan Kranc Ph.D., College of Engineering (Civil)
Alan Blumberg Ph.D., HydroQual, Inc.
Muhammad Rahman Ph.D., College of Engineering (Mechanical)
The Chairman of the Defense is Chris Mooers, Ph.D. of the Univeristy of Miami RSMAS.