Our Ph.D. graduate students are supported mainly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Although candidates with an M.S. degree are preferred, candidates with a bachelor's degree are also given serious consideration as it is possible to go directly from the B.S. to the Ph.D. degree in both the Oceanography and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics graduate program. A strong background in mathematics, physics or engineering is vital. See also FSU Oceanography Graduate Studies Page for more information on pursuing a degree in Oceanography at FSU.

Current Students

	Name: Mona Behl Email: behl@ocean.fsu.edu Title: Ph.D. student	Office: OSB 417
	Education: MSc (Honors) in Physics from Panjab University, Chandigarh,India BSc (Honors) in Physics from Panjab University, Chandigarh,India
	About: My research area aims to find interconnections and interdependence of climatic variations and the ocean currents. This study will become crucial in view of the global warming threat. Therefore my research area is focused at finding orchestration between oceanic events like ocean currents, geostropic currents, surface waves, inertial oscillations, and tides that in turn shape up climatic realities like El Nino, and La Nina. This will enable us to optimize our weather predictions over a longer period of time.
	Name: Lakshika Girihagama Email: girihagama@ocean.fsu.edu Title: Graduate Student	Office: 417 OSB
	About: My research aims to study of the ocean and its relationship to the interaction with the atmosphere above through analytical modeling and data analysis. Together with this I would like to study interconnections and interdependence of climatic variations and physical characteristics of oceans which are more important for determination of the role of the ocean in long term climate change.

Selected Alumni