Steven R. Ramp Research Professor Mail Code: OC/Ra Department of Oceanography Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Monterey, CA 93943 Phone: 831-656-2201 Email: sramp (at) nps.edu Web: www.oc.nps.navy.mil/~icon EDUCATION: PhD - University of Rhode Island, 1986 Physical Oceanography MS - University of Washington, 1976 Physical Oceanography BS - Ottawa University, 1973 Physics NPS EXPERIENCE: 1998 - Present: Research Professor, Department of Oceanography. 1986 - 1993: Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography. 1993 - 1993: Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography. OTHER EXPERIENCE: 1995 - 1998 - Program Officer, GS-15, Physical Oceanography Program, ONR. 1993 - 1995 - Program Officer, GS-14, Physical Oceanography Program, ONR. 1986 - 1993 - Oceanographer, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole Lab. TEACHING INTERESTS: Descriptive Physical Oceanography Linear Waves in the Ocean including internal waves Observational Oceanography including collection and analysis of data at sea RESEARCH INTERESTS: Ocean circulation over the continental shelf and slope, processes in marginal seas, mesoscale dynamics, and interdiciplinary studies. Participant on more than 65 research cruises to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans and adjacent seas, serving as chief scientist on 38 occasions. Fifteen Master's theses and one Doctoral dissertation advised at the Naval Postgraduate School. Circulation of the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and the New England Shelf Gulf Stream warm core rings and their interactions with the shelf water, slope water, and bottom topography Kinematics and dynamics of the California Current System Circulation in marginal and semi-enclosed seas. AWARDS: U.S. Department of Commerce, Sustained Superior Performance Award, 1978 U.S. Department of Commerce, Unit Citation, 1979 U.S. Department of Commerce, Graduate Training Award, 1980-82 U.S. Department of Commerce, Group Performance Award, 1983 Naval Postgraduate School Faculty Outstanding Performance Award, 1991 Office of Naval Research, Outstanding Performance Award, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 President, Eastern Pacific Oceanic Conference, 1993-1998. BOARDS/MEMBERSHIPS: NPS Research Board SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: (View an extended list) KEYWORDS/TECHNOLOGIES: Keywords: Oceanography, ocean circulation, mesoscale dynamics The pages on this site are dynamic, and are created by a script. Contact Laura Dippold to report incomplete or incorrect data. Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement | Navy Links | Contact Webmaster | Disclaimers | NPS Intranet | Freedom Of Information Act This is an Official U.S. Navy Website