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Frank Muller-Karger, Ph.D. is the Dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is also the Director of the international CARIACO Ocean Time Series Program and of the Institute for Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS) at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg. His primary interests are science education and oceanographic research of coastal zones, continental margins, and the contributions of the marine environment to the global carbon cycle. His research utilizes observational time series, satellite data, high-speed computing and other new technologies to measure large-scale oceanographic phenomena. Dr. Muller-Karger serves as a member of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Ocean Studies Board, on several NRC’s committees, on NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Planning Committee, and is one of three U.S. representatives to the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (International Council for Science). He received the Julius A. Stratton Award for Leadership in 2005, the Admiral James D. Watkins Award for Contributions to Ocean Research and Education from CORE in 2004, and previously NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Award for Outstanding Contributions and the NASA Administrator Award for Exceptional Contribution and Service for supporting development of satellite technologies for ocean observation. Dr. Muller-Karger has B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in marine science and a master’s degree in management.