Matthew Oliver

School of Marine Science & Policy

Phone: (302) 645-4079

Email: moliver@udel.edu

Office: 113 Robinson Hall

• Focuses on biological oceanography and biogeography, working to pinpoint where ocean organisms live, their populations and factors that influence their distributions.
• Special emphasis placed on phytoplankton.
• Oliver utilizes remote sensing tools in his work, including satellite imaging. He tracks, among other factors, the impact of climate change on sea temperatures and ocean processes.
• Winner of a NASA New Investigator Award to develop an algorithm to produce 3-D visualizations of bodies of water and their ecosystems.

Curriculum Vitae:
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/cms/moliver/oliverCV_current.pdf

Web Site:
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/people/profile.aspx?moliver

Title:
Assistant Professor, School of Marine Science and Policy

In The News:
Satellites help to detect raw sewage runoff from Hurricane Sandy (TreeHugger)
Underwater robots track sharks off U.S. in a first (OurAmazingPlanet.com)
Why all the fish died (Philadelphia Inquirer)

UDaily Articles:
UD, DBI join effort to track Gulf of Mexico oil spill
Matt Oliver receives NASA New Investigator Award
Global visualization lab creates world of opportunities for scientists

Keywords:
atmosphere, climate, ocean