W. Kendall (Ken) Melville

JIMO Director, Vice Chancellor of Marine Research and SIO Professor

Ken Melville is a professor and Deputy Director for Research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. His research interests are in the areas of air-sea interaction and nonlinear surface and internal wave phenomena. His work encompasses the development of novel techniques for field observations along with supporting theoretical and modeling components. Recent work has focused on air-sea interaction in high winds and hurricanes. He has bachelor and a masters degrees in science and engineering from Sydney University and a PhD from Southampton University.

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