Leonidas G. Bachas joined the University of Miami as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in July 2010. A distinguished analytical and biological chemist, Bachas was formerly the Frank J. Derbyshire Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kentucky and chair of its Department of Chemistry. Bachas’s tenure at Kentucky was marked...
Jennifer Ferriss-Hill received her A.B. in Classics summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University (2002) and her Ph.D. in Classical Philology from Harvard University (2008). She joined the University of Miami in 2009 as an Assistant Professor of Classics, and since 2015 has been an Associate Professor of...
My research involves experimental ocean and atmospheric optics. This involves building novel instrumentation to measure the light field in the ocean and atmosphere. We then use this instrumentation on ships, during oceanographic cruises and at different locations in Miami, Bermuda and throughout the world. The applications of this research...
I have served as a technical swim official to the National Governing Body of Swimming in the United States, U.S.A. Swimming and to the NCAA , where I have been the referee for over 25 National Championships, 4 U.S. Olympic Festivals, and 4 Olympic Trials. I Worked as a technical swim official on the pool deck...
Nicole Leeper Piquero is a Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami. She received her Ph.D. as well as her M.A. and B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. Professor Piquero has published over 95 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of...
Dr. Maryann Tobin is Assistant Dean of Professional Education and Personalized Learning. She earned a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning with a specialization in Literacy Instruction and a Master of Fine Arts in Communications, both at the University of Miami. An undergraduate alum of the College of Arts & Sciences, Dr. Tobin...