Frank Muller-Karger has announced he will leave his post as dean of UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science and Technology to pursue his own research interests at the University of South Florida, where he formerly worked as an oceanography professor.
Muller-Karger will have served as SMAST dean for nearly two years when he officially leaves the position on Aug. 1.
John Farrington, a retired Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientist and New Bedford native, will act as interim dean while SMAST conducts a yearlong national search for Muller-Karger’s replacement.