Alex V. Soloviev, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
Soloviev is an associate professor at NSU’s Oceanographic Center, where he teaches physical oceanography courses. He is an expert on the science behind hurricanes, how they form, the weather patterns they create, and their movements. His research interests include turbulence and microstructure in the near-surface layer of the ocean, coastal ocean circulation, bio-physical interactions in the ocean, and ocean engineering. He was previously a visiting scientist at the University of Hawaii and University of Hamburg, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology and A.M. Oboukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics. He has participated in several major oceanographic experiments and is the author and co-author of more than 50 research articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Recently, in co-authorship with professor Roger Lukas from the University of Hawaii, he wrote "The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean: Structure, Dynamics, and Applications", published by Springer. Soloviev has been principal investigator (PI) and co-PI on a number of research projects funded by the U.S. government and private companies.
Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D, R.D.Project manager, NSU Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness
Rokusek is executive director of education, planning, and research at NSU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and the project manager for NSU’s Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness. She is an expert on hurricane preparedness and surviving the aftermath of a hurricane. NSU’s Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness (IDEP) works closely with state and national agencies to develop and distribute its educational programs and services. IDEP is the recent recipient of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grants from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to develop and implement interdisciplinary bioterrorism and all-hazards preparedness, including hurricane preparedness and response, curriculum for health professional students as well as continuing education for 37,000 health care professionals and health care workers in South Florida
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