Dr. Paul Bologna is a Professor of Biology and the Director of the Marine Biology and Coastal Sciences Program at Montclair State University. Dr. Bologna received a B.S. in Zoology from Michigan State University, a Masters Degree in Oceanography from the University of Maine, and a Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Alabama.

His research expertise lies within aquatic ecology with emphasis in two areas, Jellyfish Ecology and Seagrass Ecosystems. His current research includes understanding jellyfish communities in Barnegat Bay, coastal New Jersey and the US Virgin Islands. His research on seagrasses has spanned over two decades and includes research activities from the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mid-Atlantic, and Alaska. His research regarding seagrass restoration in New Jersey has demonstrated the efficacy of both physical transplant and seed related restoration techniques and earned him a 2002 Environmental Excellence Award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Dr. Bologna has served in several capacities over the last 15 years as a board member in the New Jersey Academy of Science including serving as the president of the Academy from 2010 to 2013. While President, he was nominated to represent the Academy at the National level on the General Interest in Science and Engineering for the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Seagrass Ecosystems: New Jersey and in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Stinging Sea Nettles: Population Biology and Impacts on food webs in New Jersey
Invasive Jellyfish in New Jersey

Aquatic ecology with emphasis in two areas, Jellyfish Ecology and Seagrass Ecosystems, and includes understanding jellyfish communities in Barnegat Bay, coastal New Jersey and the US Virgin Islands. 

Expert on jellyfish, biology, and aquatics.