N2N-GoM Leadership

Planning Committee

Dr. Katya Wowk
Chair for Community Resilience & Director of Texas OneGulf, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Dr. Sharon Herzka
Research Professor, Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Dr. Khalil Dirani
Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Dr. Zenon Medina-Cetina
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
PI, N2N-GoM

Maria Alejandra Navarrete-Hernandez
Government and Multinational Liaison Officer, The Ocean Foundation

Dr. Alberto Munoz
Chief Information Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Victor Gutierrez
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Steering Committee

Dr. Jorge Brenner
Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)

Steven Johnson
Independent Consultant, Chevron Retired

Jorge Zavala
Director, Institute for Atmospheric Science and Climate Change, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Kim Faulk
Business Development Manager/Project Manager, Geoscience Earth & Marine Services (GEMS)

Steven DiMarco
Professor, Ocean Engineering, Team Leader of the Ocean Observing at Geochemical & Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University (TAMU)

Fathi Ghorbel
Professor, Mechanical Engineering & BioEngineering, Rice University (RICE)

Xavier Chiappa-Carrara
Professor, Director de la Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores – Merida, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)

Ricardo Bello-Bolio
Mexico Lead, Yucatan Initiative Project

Julie Loisel
Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University (TAMU)

Jose Miguel Varela
Director, Advanta Global Services – Miami

Working Groups (WG)

Governance WG

Dr. Khalil Dirani
Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Dr. Sharon Herzka
Research Professor, Ensenada’s Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE)
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Jan van Smirren
Oceanographer, Oceansierra LLC
Member, N2N-GoM Governance Working Group

Research WG

Dr. Katya Wowk
Chair for Community Resilience & Director of Texas OneGulf, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Data Science WG

Dr. Alberto Munoz
Chief Information Officer, Plenumsoft
Co-PI, N2N-GoM

Dr. Hector  Garcia Nava
Researcher, Baja California Autonomous University (UABC)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Elio Villasenor
Director of Data Science Lab, National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico (INEGI)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Favio Medrano
Data Warehouse Manager, Mexican Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGoM)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Felimon Gayanilo
Enterprise IT Technologist, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Miriam Olivares
GIS Librarian, Yale University (YALE)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Saul Delgadillo
Web Applications Developer, Mexican Research Consortium for the Gulf of Mexico (CIGoM)
Member, N2N-GoM Data Science Working Group

Integrated Research Teams (IRTs)

Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Becky Allee
Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Lead, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Evelia Rivera Arriaga
Professor, Campeche Autonomous University (UACAM)
Co-Lead, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Carmen Pedroza
Researcher, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Gerardo Gold
Professor, Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Laura Elena Vidal Hernandez
Professor, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Isaac Azuz
Professor, CETYS University
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Pamela Jenkins
Professor Emeritus, University of New Orleans (UNO)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Renee Collini
Coastal Climate Resilience Specialist, Mississippi State University (MSU)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Rodolfo Silva Casarin
Researcher, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Samuel Brody
Director, Center for Texas Beaches and Shores (CTBS)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Silvia Salas Marquez
Research, Center for Advanced Research and Studies (CINVESTAV Merida)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. William Butler
Associate Profesor, Florida State University (FSU)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Dr. Yu Zhang
Associate Profesor, University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
Member, N2N-GoM Community Resilience IRT

Deep Sea IRT

Dr. Elva Escobar Briones
Professor, Mexico National Autonomous University (UNAM)
Lead, N2N-GoM Deep Sea IRT

Dr. Erik Cordes
Professor, Temple University (TU)
Co-Lead, N2N-GoM Deep Sea IRT