Wade R. Mcgillis

Wade R. McGillis received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, in 1988 and the Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1993. He was a post-doctoral scholar and investigator in the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, for several years before joining the scientific staff in 1996. His research interests lie in coupled atmosphere-ocean processes, air–water carbon dioxide and water vapor fluxes, and interfacial hydrodynamics. The objective of his research is to improve our understanding of processes controlling the global carbon cycle. He has acted as co-Chief scientist on the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory and has assisted in the design, selection, and implementation of all scientific instrumentation of the Martha's Vineyard Observatory.