Master of Science in Marine Science Program Review 2004-2010
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Center for Marine Science Education Committee
Dr. Joan D. Willey, Chair and Contact Person
Table of Contents
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………..………2
UNCW Graduate Program in Marine Science…………….……………….……….……..3
Findings of Previous Reviews………………………………………….….………..…..…7
Center for Marine Science Strategic Plan 2007 – 2012 ………………….………..….….15
General Program Characteristics……………………………………….………..………..16
Certification, Interdisciplinary and Other Programs…………………….………..………21
Facilities and Equipment .…………………………………….……….…………..….…..21
Personnel……………………………………………………….……..….………..….…...23
Graduate Students……………………………………………………….….……..….…...26
Affirmative Action……………………………………………………….………..……....33
Summary of Research and Scholarship in Marine Science….………..….………..……...33
Strengths, Needs and Challenges ……………………………..….….……………..……..36
Appendix I – Vitae of Faculty Advisors
Appendix II – Faculty and Graduate Student Publications
Appendix III – New Courses Added Since the Previous Review
Appendix IV – Equipment Available to Graduate Students
Appendix V – Graduate Coordinator Representative Activities
Appendix VI – Marine Science Graduate Student Handbook
Appendix VII - Center for Marine Science Strategic Plan 2007-2012
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The marine science graduate program accepted its first class of two M.S. seeking candidates in
the fall semester of 1998, with the first graduate in May 2001. Currently, 29 degree seeking
students are enrolled in the program. Ninety-three students have received degrees to date, an
average of > 10 graduates per year since 2002. The educational objectives of this degree program
are 1) to provide a broad interdisciplinary understanding of marine science to students having
strong undergraduate training in the sciences and mathematics and 2) to develop skills that will
enable these students to utilize this knowledge to solve complex marine environmental problems.
These problem-solving skills provide the foundation for future contributions by graduates in
marine-related industries, environmental management, teaching, research, and other marineoriented careers. Students are also well prepared to undertake additional graduate study. This
program offers graduate students diverse research areas from which to choose within the
traditional areas of marine science, as well as specialty areas including harmful algal blooms,
marine biotechnology, aquaculture, water quality, estuarine marine science, and atmospheric
marine science.
The marine science graduate program grew quickly to approximately 35 students since its
inception in 1998. Factors contributing to this growth and success are the high quality of marine
research conducted at UNCW, and faculty commitment to students, which results in close
supervision and mentoring of students by faculty. The success of faculty in securing external
funding has also contributed to our success because this funding provides research assistantships
(RA) to support most of our graduate students. In addition, the continually increasing number of
publications and presentations with graduate students as co-authors has significantly enhanced
the visibility and reputation of the program.
The marine science graduate program still has areas of concern. These include:
• This program has only twelve teaching assistantships (TAs) that pay $11000 per
academic year. There are no TAs for marine science students in summers, which means
they are dependent on grant funding for summer support, or on competitive student
stipends of $1000 offered through both the Graduate School and the Center for Marine
Science in good budget years.
• Tuition support for both in-state and out-of-state students is insufficient. The program has
eight tuition remissions for out-of-state students, and only $9500 for in-state tuition
support. Twenty-one of our current students are out-of-state residents for tuition
purposes, and 75% of our applications come from out-of-state students. Because of
tuition increases, the in-state tuition fund now covers complete tuition costs for only two
students.
• Our financial offers to prospective students are not competitive with other universities
that offer more lucrative packages to superior students, so it is difficult to recruit the most
highly qualified applicants.
• This program is overly dependent upon one person, the Associate Director for Education;
part of an additional faculty member would ensure continuity when this person is out of
the office for any reason, and also improve the efficiency of communications with
students and applicants.
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The research vessel that supports this program is old and no longer supports the needs of
the program.
There is very little space for new faculty on the main campus, and no lab space or offices
for new faculty in Dobo and Friday Halls, although space should become available at
CMS in the next few years.
The limited main campus space along with the small number of teaching assistantships
and low tuition support limit the possibility for growth in the MS marine science
program.
This report is the second review of the Master of Science in marine science graduate program.
The first review conducted in the spring of 2004 was very constructive and yielded several
important, concrete results. Two additional physical oceanographers have been hired, reducing
this weakness. A concentration in marine policy has also been added, which makes our graduates
more competitive in certain sectors of the job market. Some additional funding has been secured
for graduate student support through the Center for Marine Science.
This document is a summary of the marine science graduate program for the period 2004-2010
and an evaluation of current strengths and weaknesses of the program. We have made great
progress in our marine science graduate program since its inception in 1998 and we see great
potential for continued success in the coming years.
UNCW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MARINE SCIENCE
Brief History and Description of the Academic Unit
The Master of Science in marine science program is administered out of the Center for Marine
Science and it reports to the Graduate School. This program builds on the strengths in the
Departments of Biology and Marine Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Environmental
Studies, Geography and Geology, and Physics and Physical Oceanography, and complements
existing MS programs in Biology, Marine Biology, Chemistry, and Geology, as well as the
Master of Arts in Public Administration and the MA in Environmental Studies. This program is
managed by the CMS Associate Director for Education with guidance from the CMS Education
Committee, which is composed of 14 academic and research faculty in the various areas of
marine science at UNCW, one first year graduate student and one second or third year graduate
student in the program.
This program is truly an interdisciplinary program that does not have ownership by a single
department. Almost all of the courses that marine science students take are taught through the
academic science departments, and those departments receive credit for the credit hours
produced. Because almost all faculty have primary affiliation in an academic department, this
program does not need to generate credit hours to justify faculty positions, and the current
arrangement benefits departments that contribute to the program. Whereas students can do
similar research projects in either the marine science program or in one of the departmental
programs, the marine science program is unique in that it is interdisciplinary, and students take
courses in at least three different disciplines and have committees with faculty members from at
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least two different academic disciplines. Faculty advisors for marine science students come from
varied backgrounds: oceanography, marine science, aquaculture, biology, chemistry, economics,
geography, geology, geophysics, and physics. Students also have diverse academic backgrounds;
we have accepted students with undergraduate degrees in animal industries, anthropology,
applied mathematics, biology, botany, marine biology, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, marine
geology, engineering, environmental science, marine science, education, meteorology, natural
resources, physics, wildlife and fisheries science, and zoology. Faculty and graduate students are
housed in several facilities: the Center for Marine Science, which opened in 2000; Friday Hall,
which was completely renovated in 2009; Dobo Hall, which opened in 1996; the new research
shellfish hatchery which opened in the fall of 2010, and the older buildings DeLoach Hall and
the Wrightsville Beach aquaculture facility.
Students in our Master’s program receive rigorous training and a first class education. Many
students are part of research teams composed of several faculty members, sometimes a
postdoctoral fellow and often several undergraduates. This team-based approach is beneficial
both from an educational and research productivity viewpoint and also provides students with
valuable team-working skills vital in today’s global society. Our graduates have been very
successful in finding relevant employment and in gaining acceptance into doctoral granting
institutions, as is documented on our webpage (http://uncw.edu/mms/graduates.htm).
The primary faculty included in this report include the 38 faculty members who advise current
marine science students, or who have advised graduates of this program since 2004. These are
the people most familiar with this program, and they all hold graduate faculty status at UNCW
through their home departments, or, for several research faculty, through CMS. There are
additional faculty who have contributed in various other ways, for example by teaching courses
or serving on student committees. Input from both groups has been solicited in the preparation of
this report, through email communications and open forums. Every attempt has been made to
include all faculty who wish to be involved in this review process.
Mission Statement
The mission of the UNCW Center for Marine Science is aligned with the mission of the
University to emphasize teaching, research and public service. The teaching function of the
Center for Marine Science is accomplished through several courses that are taught at the Center,
the general support the Center provides for UNCW courses (such as boat time) and the
administration of the Master of Science degree in Marine Science. The Center excels at public
service and hosts many events, lectures, seminars, meetings and other related activities aimed at
individuals from K-12 to adults including senior citizens. Individuals at the Center routinely
provide professional expertise that is used by various individuals and organizations whose work
has broader societal impacts on our region. A strength of the Center for Marine Sciences is its
dedication to providing an environment that fosters a multidisciplinary approach to questions in
marine research. The Center is committed to training graduate students so that they have a
strong multidisciplinary background to ensure their success in academic or professional
opportunities after graduation.
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Goals
The educational objectives of this degree program are 1) to provide a broad interdisciplinary
understanding of marine science to students having strong undergraduate training in the sciences
and mathematics; and 2) to help students to develop skills that will enable them to utilize this
knowledge to solve complex marine environmental problems. These problem-solving skills
provide the foundation for future contributions by the graduates in marine-related industries,
environmental management, teaching, research, and other marine-oriented careers. Students are
also prepared to undertake additional graduate study. The long range goals are to produce welltrained marine scientists in each of the four core areas, and to contribute to sustainable
management of our coastal natural resources.
Dates New Degree Programs Were Established
The Master of Science in marine science program officially began in the fall of 1998. There have
been no major changes in the structure of the academic program since it began.
The Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) began in 2001. The MPA program is an
interdisciplinary professional degree program designed to provide a broad education for
individuals expecting to enter government and nonprofit agencies and who aspire to management
or policy positions. The MPA program provides courses of interest to MS marine science
students, especially courses designed for the concentrations in marine policy and coastal
management. One graduate from the MS marine science program has also completed
requirements for the MPA degree. UNCW started a Ph.D. program in Marine Biology in 2002.
This program provides students with a broad background and overview of the fields comprising
marine biology and make use of the diverse interests of the marine biology faculty within the
department. As is generally the case, the Ph.D. program is primarily a research degree. Students
learn the process of identifying, defining and solving an original research problem. This Ph.D.
program also includes a teaching practicum with classroom instruction in pedagogical techniques
and technologies along with lecture experience under the guidance of a faculty mentor. No MS
marine science graduates have entered the UNCW marine biology Ph.D. program to date,
however one has been accepted for January 2011 admission.
Several new degree or certificate programs have begun since the previous review of the MS
marine science program. Since Fall 2005 the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has
offered a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Applied Statistics. The Certification Program in
Applied Statistics is intended to help fill the need for qualified personnel trained in the proper
use of statistical methodologies. The overall objective of the program is to teach working
professionals the necessary skills to ensure their data-based inferences and decisions are based
on sound statistical principles. One MS marine science graduate has also completed the
requirements for this Certificate.
The Master of Arts in Environmental Studies began in 2008, with concentrations in
Environmental Management, Environmental Education and Interpretation, and Coastal
Management. This is an interdisciplinary graduate degree designed for professionals,
practitioners, citizens and students who wish to strengthen their knowledge of the environment.
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The multidisciplinary nature of this program provides the student with a unique balance of the
scientific background necessary for sound environmental decision-making within the context of
educational, political, sociological, economic and legal frameworks. The MA in Environmental
Studies provides several courses of interest to MS marine science students. A post-baccalaureate
Certificate in Environmental Science was established in fall of 2010; this program also has
concentrations in Environmental Management, Environmental Education and Interpretation, and
Coastal Management. The Certificate in Environmental Education and Interpretation currently
has two MS marine science students pursuing this certificate in addition to their MS marine
science degrees.
New Degree Programs in the Planning Stages
A Master of Science in Coastal and Ocean Policy is pending approval by the UNC Board of
Governors; this proposal was submitted to the UNC System Board in 2009. A proposal
requesting permission to plan a Ph.D. in Coastal and Marine Science at UNCW was submitted in
May of 2010, with the approval of all the relevant UNCW administrators. Implementation of this
program would enhance our capability to attract graduate students to the MS program, and would
provide them with an additional pathway for doctoral education. This program would also help
with recruitment and retention of new faculty.
Changes to the Faculty since 2004
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Gained:
Brian Arbogast, PhD
Stuart Borrett, PhD
Christopher Finelli, PhD
Arthur Frampton, PhD
Sean Lema, PhD
Zachary Long, PhD
Sonya Pyott, PhD
Richard Satterlie, PhD
Eric Schuettpelz, PhD
Bongkeun Song, PhD
Amanda Southwood, PhD
Alison Taylor, PhD
Marcel van Tuinen, PhD
William White, PhD
Vertebrate Ecology
Ecological Modeling
Biological Oceanography
Virology
Physiological Ecology
Coastal Ecology
Sensory Biology
Neurobiology
Plant Systematics
Marine Microbiology
Physiological Ecology
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Fisheries Ecology
Lost:
Stephen Brewer, PhD
Greg Chandler
Courtney Hackney, PhD
Laela Sayigh, PhD
Coastal plant Ecology
Plant Systematic
Estuarine Ecology
Marine Mammalogy
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Gained:
Emmanouil Chatzakis, PhD
NMR Spectroscopy
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Lost:
Ralph Mead, PhD
Jeremy Morgan, PhD
Michael Webb, PhD
Marine Organic Geochemistry
Organic Chemistry, Bioactive Natural Products
Spectrochemical Analysis
William Cooper, PhD
Jack Manock, PhD
Aquatic Photochemistry
Aquatic Toxicology
Department of Environmental Studies
Gained:
James Rotenberg, PhD
Anthony Snider, PhD
John Taggart, PhD
Tropical Avian Ecology, Migratory Birds
Natural Resource Policy
Protected Area Management, Plant Ecology
Lost:
GIS and remote sensing
Naikoa Aguilar-Amuchastegui, PhD
Department of Geography and Geology
Gained:
Eman Ghoneim, PhD
Coastal Remote Sensing
Chad Lane, PhD
Geochemistry
Lost:
Craig Tobias, PhD
Bill Harris, PhD
Bill Cleary, PhD
Jim Dockal, PhD
Paul Thayer, PhD
Marine Biogeochemistry
Stratigraphy
Coastal Geology
Geology
Sedimentology
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
Gained:
Dylan McNamara, PhD
John Morrison, PhD
Coastal fluid dynamics, Non-linear Time Series Forecasting
Ocean Circulation, Ocean Observing Systems
FINDINGS OF PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
GRADUATE SCHOOL EXTERNAL REVIEW IN 2004
The previous review of the MS in marine science program was conducted in 2004 after the first
five and one half years of operation. The external reviewers were Dr. Robert Christian, a marine
biologist at East Carolina University and Dr. William Ullman, a marine geochemist in the
College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware. They conducted a thorough and constructive
review. Their summary follows:
The Master of Science in Marine Science (MSMS) is a vibrant graduate program at the
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW). This program is housed
administratively in the Graduate School of the UNCW and operates with the extensive
support and cooperation of the Departments of Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry and,
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to a lesser extent, with the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography. It also
receives extensive support and cooperation from the Center for Marine Science.
The faculty who contribute to the MSMS program come from a number of different
academic units including the Department of Economics and Finance in addition to the units
mentioned above. The fluidity of the faculty roster, while unusual in an academic
organization, seems to work very well in the MSMS program at UNCW. Faculty have
commitments to their home departments and contribute to the MSMS program, as they are
able. Since most of the courses required for the degree are offered in the various
departments, the commitment to the MSMS program is largely in the areas of research and
advising.
Given the present organization of the MSMS program, it is difficult to distinguish between
the contributions of the program and the contributions of the associated units. All of the
faculty with whom we consulted appear to participate actively in the teaching, service, and
research activities of UNCW, but these contributions are often credited to their home
departments or to CMS rather than to the MSMS program. There does not appear to be a
strong need to change the present organization of the MSMS and associated programs as
long as it is recognized that it may be difficult to properly attribute activities of active
faculty to the MSMS program.
The current students in the program and the graduates of the program with whom we met
seem to be generally pleased with the academic aspects of the program including
advisement and coursework. The major issue for the current students is the lack of
adequate stipend to meet their educational and educationally related needs. UNCW needs
to find ways to better support their graduate student population if it desires to maintain
and expand its graduate offerings. Students need to receive adequate stipends, tuition
remission, medical insurance, and access to medical care.
The MSMS program and the marine components of the graduate programs of the
Departments of Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry support a motivated and active
student population of 92 students (31 in the MSMS program, 41 in the MS programs in
Marine Biology, 5 in Chemistry, and 15 in Earth Sciences). In terms of student numbers,
UNCW is as large as many better known marine science institutions. It is probably the
largest primarily MS granting marine science program in the US! UNCW should recognize
the importance of this program to the University and to the State of North Carolina with
the resources necessary to maintain, improve, and expand the opportunities for all of these
students and other graduate students associated with the contributing departments.
Specific recommendations and responses to them follow.
1. We recommend that the MSMS faculty offer more opportunities, in the form of
seminars, field experiences, case-study courses, and interdisciplinary lecture
courses, for their students to apply the disciplinary knowledge acquired in the
core courses to truly interdisciplinary problems in coastal and marine science.
Three potential areas for interdisciplinary courses that were discussed are
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biogeochemistry, ocean observation systems, and data assimilation and
informatics.
We have not added any seminars, although each of the departments has a seminar series that
occasionally has marine topics. We have not added a case study course, although case studies are
a part of several existing courses. The core courses, while offered through individual
departments, contain interdisciplinary topics. A course in biogeochemistry would be a good
addition, however none of the departments has faculty time available to offer this course. The
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has the necessary expertise, but the faculty are
already teaching full loads. The Department of Environmental Studies has added several new
courses, including a field methods course. Several MS marine science students have done
internships through this department. The Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography has
added several new courses, including one that incorporates ocean observing and data
management. Descriptions for several new courses follow, and a complete list of new courses
can be found in Appendix III.
EVS 515. Field Methods in Environmental Studies (3) A survey of methods, techniques and
instrumentation used in environmental fieldwork. Focus is upon data gathering, analysis,
interpretation and application to environmental management. Required field trips.
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EVS 520. Foundations of Coastal Management (3) Interdisciplinary investigation into the
relationship between human society and coastal ecosystems, focusing upon the political,
economic, socio-cultural and scientific challenges facing coastal managers. Core principles of
coastal management will be used to develop potential solutions to contemporary coastal issues.
Required field trips.
EVS 598. Internship (1-3) Supervised experience with credentialed professional in
environmental studies.
PHY 577. (477) Observational Methods and Data Analysis in Physical Oceanography (3)
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course will supply the student with a working
knowledge of the use and operation of various physical oceanographic instruments and data
reduction and analysis techniques.
PHY 579. (479) Ocean Circulation Systems (3) Prerequisite: PHY 475 or 575. Course focuses
on results of World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), a multi-national, multi-decadal
program designed to observe the global ocean. Explores large-scale circulation and properties of
the ocean to lay the foundation for the challenge of understanding the future of the world oceans
and their role in climate change.
PHY 580. (480) Coastal and Estuarine Systems (3) Prerequisite: PHY 475 or 575. An
introduction to the physical processes operating within coastal and estuarine systems. The focus
of the course will be on the dynamical description of topics such as gravity waves, surf zone
hydrodynamics, storm surge, tides, estuarine hydraulics, sediment transport and
morphodynamics.
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2. We recommend that UNCW expand the number of researchers in the field of
physical oceanography. We recommend that a minimum of two additional
researchers be added in this area with at least one having full faculty status and
privileges. The physical oceanographers should be co-located in order to share
facilities and increase opportunities for collaboration for themselves, their
students, and with other participants in the MSMS program. It is apparent that the
current arrangement with the Physics and Physical Oceanography Department to
host faculty in the field of physical oceanography is not serving the needs of the
MSMS program as well as should be expected (see below).
UNCW has added two physical oceanographers partly in response to this recommendation,
however one has a half time administrative position (Dr. John Morrison). Dr. Morrison has been
added as a full professor with administrative duties, so he only teaches one course per semester.
Dr. Dylan McNamara has been added as an assistant professor. The Department of Physics and
Physical Oceanography has also added several new marine physics courses (described above and
in Appendix III). The three physical oceanographers are co-located at CMS. They are among the
most research active faculty in their department, however they receive very little credit or relief
time for their research and graduate student mentoring, both of which benefit the MS marine
science program.
3. We recommend that the MSMS program explore opportunities for collaboration
with faculty in other UNCW units with interests in coastal and marine resource
management to increase the opportunities for interdisciplinary courses and
research for students with interests in the management/policy field. We note that
the Certificate in Environmental Sciences and Masters of Public Administration
programs both appear to have some faculty and coursework that could meet
these needs.
The MS marine science program has added a marine policy concentration in response to this
recommendation. Approximately one third of the students in the program complete the
concentration as a part of their MS program. Concentration requirements follow:
MARINE POLICY CONCENTRATION
In addition to the core and other required courses, students seeking a Master of Science in marine
science with a concentration in marine policy must also complete the following:
PLS 543 Environmental Policy Analysis (3) OR EVS 564 Natural Resource Policy (3)
AND PLS 544 Resource Economics (3), OR ECN 525 Environmental Economics (3) OR ECN
530 Natural Resource Economics (3)
AND two additional 500 level courses (6) in BIO, CHM, GLY, or PHY (excluding 599 thesis
not more than 3 credit hours DIS)
AND one course (3) from the following:
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GIS Option: GGY 520 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3), GGY 526
Environmental Geographic Information Systems (3), EVS 555 Geospatial Analysis for
Environmental Management (3)
Remote Sensing Option: GGY 522 Remote Sensing in Environmental Analysis (3), EVS 554
Remote Sensing for Environmental Management (3)
Management Option: PLS 500 Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3), PLS 520
Seminar in Coastal Processes and Problems (3), PLS 521 Legal Foundations of Coastal and
Environmental Management (3), PLS 522 Field Seminar in Coastal Management (3), PLS 524
Managing Coastal Hazards (3), PLS 525 Managing Coastal Ecosystems (3), PLS 540
Environmental Management (3), EVS 520 Foundations of Coastal Management (3)
4. We see no problem with the current time required to complete the MSMS degree.
A 2 to 2.5 year interval is consistent with the time required at many other MS
granting institutions in the marine, earth, and environmental sciences fields. We
do not see the need for a separate MSC501 course, but some culminating
activity late in the second term that requires the students to prepare and present
a public summary of proposed research would appear to be a useful pre-thesis
event to ensure that all students are making timely progress toward their
degrees.
The average time to degree for full time students over the last seven years is 2.7 years, or 32
months, slightly longer than for the time period of the previous review but shorter than the
national average time for a MS marine science degree of 2.9 years (Consortium for Ocean
Leadership data, October 2010). The previous review covered only three years in which there
were graduates so it was a much shorter time period, and a smaller number of graduates (22 vs.
92). All students take MSC 595 Marine Science Seminar, usually in their second semester. In
late April, there is a poster presentation in that course, and each student presents a poster with
research ideas, objectives and results to date for their own thesis research project. All marine
science faculty and graduate students are invited to this poster session, which has become a
popular tradition.
5. We recommend that UNCW explore opportunities for distance learning for their
MSMS and other graduate students using new interactive television technology.
These opportunities may best be available through the UNC system and sister
universities.
Although we have not added any distance courses, student committee meetings and defenses are
often conducted using distance technology, especially when one committee member is at a
remote site. The Department of Environmental Studies has added the following course as an online course:
EVS 525. Foundations of Environmental Education and Interpretation (3) Principles,
philosophies and methodologies of environmental education and interpretation are examined
within both formal and informal educational settings. Extensive field-based opportunities will
allow students to not only develop foundational knowledge but to gain practical experience in
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developing, implementing and evaluating environmental education and interpretation
programming. Required field trips.
6. We recommend that students who have had upper division, undergraduate
courses with similar content to core courses be allowed to meet one or more of
the core course requirements by alternative means. Potentially, such students
would have to demonstrate the equivalence of course content of the previous
course to the required course by either examination or the successful completion
of a specialty course in the area of the core course but at a higher level.
Students meeting the requirements by these alternative procedures should still
be required to complete the same number of course credits for graduation. This
option might give students with good initial preparation in marine sciences an
opportunity to explore some other disciplinary areas or to enroll in additional
interdisciplinary courses (see above).
This question is being addressed on an individual basis, however there have been no requests to
waive or bypass core courses. Students may not realize this is an option, or they may be hesitant
to bypass a UNCW core course knowing they might have to take that section of the
comprehensive exam in May of their first year.
7. We recommend that mechanisms for the attribution of time and effort with
appropriate credit be considered that formally recognize the activities beyond the
departmental level. The continued success of this important program depends on
a feedback system that properly rewards component units.
There is very little credit given for research guidance or thesis credit hour production in any
graduate program at UNCW. This problem is not unique to marine science.
8. We recommend that departmental status for the marine science program not be
considered for the near future unless some unforeseen conditions prompt strong
faculty interest in this direction.
Departmental status for marine science at UNCW was discussed during the brief tenure of our
former provost, and there was little support for a department. Faculty have strong loyalties to
their home departments, although membership in a virtual department of marine science had
some interest.
9. We recommend that the current administrative structure be maintained for now.
In 2-3 years, a review of the structure may be worthwhile, perhaps in
coordination with a review of assessments of the activities beyond departmental
level (see above).
No action has been taken on this topic.
10. We recommend that an alternative faculty home be found for the one current
physical oceanographer and for future colleagues to be hired in this area of
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oceanography. A number of alternative homes for the MSMS physical
oceanography group are possible within UNCW: the Department of Earth
Sciences, the Department of Environmental Studies, or directly to the Center for
Marine Sciences.
Physical oceanography still resides in the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography,
however two new physical oceanographers have been added, and they are located in close
proximity to each other at CMS. Dr. John Morrison has a one half time administrative position
and teaches only one course per semester. Because this department does not have a Master’s
degree program, the oceanographers are the only faculty who work with UNCW graduate
students and they are among a very few who obtain external funding. This research time and
effort is not fully appreciated or rewarded, and teaching assignments are excessive for research
active faculty.
11. We recommend that the level of annual support guaranteed to a supported
student be increased to better reflect student expenses and the stipend amounts
offered to MS students at competing institutions. Students suggested that an
annual stipend of $1000/month for a 12- month year would allow them to meet
most of their expenses if tuition waivers were granted separately. All grants
supporting students should be required to budget for this minimum level of
support. This level of support should be the same for all collaborating
departments and for all students, with the exception of students supported on
specific outside fellowships where the mandated stipend is above the normal
student level (for example, NSF and STAR fellowships). All graduate students
should be separately granted support in the form of full tuition remission. We
propose that one source of additional tuition remission support could be a
requirement that all indirect (facilities and maintenance) costs derived from
student stipend components of grant budgets be used to offset the tuition
expenses of graduate students. This additional source of tuition funding, together
with existing sources (current or slightly increased levels of in-state and out-ofstate tuition remission) should be enough to meet the tuition expenses of all
graduate students. Further, there is a larger context for the low stipends and
other policies related to graduate student support, and we recommend that that
the UNCW upper administration coordinate efforts with other UNC System
universities to meet the documented needs.
This is an ongoing challenge for all graduate programs at UNCW. Tuition increases have made
this problem much worse over the last five years. The Center for Marine Science, under Dr. Dan
Baden as director, has made some indirect cost funds available for student support. This was
$60,000 per year, however for the last two years it has been cut to $49,000. This has been used in
recruiting to offset some of the tuition and other student expenses. $32,000 of this money goes to
support two Merritt Fellows, with one new Fellow entering each year. Marine science graduate
students take almost all their courses in their first year, so tuition expenses in the second year and
beyond are minimal. This lower expense is critically dependent upon the continuing availability
of GRC 600, a no credit continuing graduate enrollment course that makes a student full time
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and costs approximately $150 per semester for an in-state or out-of-state student. Students can
only take GRC 600 after they have completed all program requirements and 30 credit hours.
12. We recommend that UNCW review the medical insurance and medical care
available to graduate students to ensure that most are able to receive necessary
care when ill and able to do so at a reasonable cost, given stipend levels. As with
stipends, this may be best addressed at the UNC system level.
Medical insurance is now required of all UNCW students. Students who do not have insurance
can buy insurance for $700 per year. However this expense comes out of their assistantship or
other sources of income.
13. We recommend that the MSMS program (and perhaps CMS) find opportunities to
gather all students with interests in marine sciences together for events that
include some social activities including mingling. One student suggested that late
afternoon seminars followed by an informal reception would go a long way to
meeting this need. Also, consideration should be given to novel ways of providing
transportation between the two locations.
There are several social events at CMS during the year: a ‘welcome new graduate students’
social, usually two graduation events (December and May), sometimes a summer graduation
event, and a seasonal December feast. There still is no transportation between CMS and the main
campus. When this service existed, there were very few users and so it was discontinued,
however a shuttle service is being considered at the present time.
14. We recommend that students be better informed of exactly what student services
are provided by UNCW and its Graduate Office and how to best access these
services. The existing Graduate Student Handbook could be expanded to include
this information or an indication of where to find current information on the web
could be added to the Handbook. Graduate Office staff might be reminded of the
respect they should show students.
The Graduate Handbook for marine science students was revised with the help of a current
student during the spring semester of 2010, and it does contain information about the Graduate
School and its functions. There have been some personnel changes at the Graduate School;
hopefully this is helping improve attitudes there.
15. We recommend that UNCW develop career programs specifically for MSMS and
other graduate students.
UNCW has not actively pursued this recommendation. Graduates have been successful in
finding suitable placements, although it has taken longer for some with the current economy.
16. We recommend that active care be taken to maintain the relatively high level of
facilities as the buildings and equipment begin to age. We also recommend that
mechanisms be developed for enhanced communication between MSMS
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students, particularly those located at CMS, and computer technical support staff
and the UNCW library.
CMS has two very capable computer technicians. The librarians actively and enthusiastically
offer their expertise to graduate students and faculty. Facility upgrades are happening on a
regular basis.
CENTER FOR MARINE SCIENCE STRATEGIC PLAN 2007 – 2012
EDUCATION SECTION, PRIORITY GOALS
1. Establish a Ph.D. in Marine Science at UNCW
A faculty committee prepared a Request for Permission to Plan a Ph.D. program in Coastal and
Marine Science during the academic year 2009-2010. This committee had members from all the
relevant departments, and faculty input was sought throughout the process. This proposal has
been endorsed by the UNCW administration and it was sent to the UNC Board of Governors in
May 2010. The proposal has not yet been considered at the UNC system level.
There are several reasons why this degree is important to marine science at UNCW. The
University has the faculty expertise and resource base to support a Ph.D. in marine science. The
current Ph.D. program in marine biology can accommodate only about half the marine science
faculty at UNCW. The lack of a marine science Ph.D. degree has made recruiting of highly
qualified students into the MS marine science program much more difficult in the last five years.
2. Implement and fully develop the articulation agreement between UNCW and the
University of Southampton (UK)
Progress has been made on this topic. There now is an undergraduate student exchange program.
One MS marine science student has gone to Southampton, and one Southampton graduate
student has come to UNCW for several months. Faculty linkages, which are critical to the
success of this program, are being made, along with plans for faculty exchanges. The Gillings
Family Foundation provides funding for both student and faculty exchanges between
Southampton and UNCW. Southampton is planning a joint field education program for their
Master’s in Oceanography students and the MS marine science students at UNCW, along with
advanced undergraduates from both universities. The existing memorandum of understanding
with Southampton will be reviewed next year.
Other relevant goals in the CMS Five Year Strategic Plan follow.
Goal E.3. Develop the Master of Science in Marine Science Program to its full potential.
The current number of students (29 degree-seeking students including six who have accepted
positions and are not working on their theses full time) is at the low end of our optimal range.
Five degree-seeking and two non-degree seeking students will begin in January 2011, and three
will graduate in May 2011. This program is restricted from much growth by limits on faculty
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resources (time for research supervision and obtaining research funding) and by funding for
student support. Although faculty members active in the marine science MS program are
expending considerable effort and are successfully obtaining research funding to support
graduate students, institutional financial support for stipends and scholarships are deficient.
Although the number of graduate teaching assistantships (TAs) has recently increased to twelve
from eleven and the number of tuition remissions to eight, we have actually lost overall support
because tuition has increased more than the recent increase in student stipends from $10,000 to
$11,000, and the level of in-state tuition support from the Graduate School has not changed in
twelve years. These stipend levels are not only non-competitive, but even with an out-of-state
tuition remission do not cover the student’s expenses. Currently the projected graduate tuition for
fall 2011 is $3,185 / semester for in-state and $8,359 per semester for out-of-state students, or
$6,370 per year and $16,718 per year, respectively, for a total estimated cost of attendance of
$19,230 and $29,944 respectively (http://www.uncw.edu/finaid/costofattendance.htm). Once all
30 credit hours and all requirements are completed, students can enroll in Continuous Graduate
Credit (GRC 600) for no credit hours. GRC 600 makes the students full time and costs
approximately $150 per semester regardless of residency status, reducing total estimated cost of
attendance to approximately $12,800 per year. Continuation of GRC 600 is essential in order to
maintain the current size of this program.
Objective E.3.2: Increase diversity and maintain balance of disciplines among students in
this program
There are no fellowships for minority graduate student so recruiting of minorities is extremely
difficult at UNCW. To date, the program has had one black student (from Ghana), and three
Hispanic students. One Asian American student will begin in January 2011. Recruiting students
with backgrounds in geology and physics has also been difficult; most applications come from
students with backgrounds in biology, followed by chemistry. The Department of Physics and
Physical Oceanography is adding a combined BS physics and MS marine science with the hopes
of retaining some of their superior undergraduates. A new BS in oceanography degree program
is approved and will be implemented soon, and this should also produce students trained in
geological and physical oceanography, some of whom may enter the MS marine science
program.
The entire CMS Strategic Plan can be found in Appendix VII.
GENERAL PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Administration
The Master of Science in marine science program is administered out of the Center for Marine
Science and it reports to the Graduate School. This program is run by the CMS Associate
Director for Education with guidance from the CMS Education Committee, which is composed
of fourteen academic and research faculty and two graduate students in the various areas of
marine science at UNCW.
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This program is very dependent upon the Associate Director for Education; part of an additional
faculty member’s time as an Assistant Director would ensure continuity when this person is out
of the office for any reason, and also improve the efficiency of communications with students,
applicants and faculty. The management of this program has become increasing complex with
many different responsibilities, which include recruiting, resource allocation and justification,
data management, course scheduling and advising for all new students, administration of the
comprehensive exam, compiling various reports (Graduate School, SACS, CMS), frequent
communication with students and faculty, and program assessment in addition to teaching and
mentoring graduate students (Appendix V). Additional staff support would also be helpful.
Time to Degree
The average time to achieve a MS degree in marine science nationwide is 2.9 years, or 35
months (Consortium for Ocean Leadership data, October 2010). This long time frame reflects the
challenges and unpredictability of doing field based research in marine science. The average time
to degree in this program is 2.7 years, or 32 months. The time to degree at UNCW is therefore
three months shorter than the national average, which is a whole summer, or almost a whole
semester.
Curriculum
The curriculum is reviewed every year or two as questions or suggestions are received by the
CMS Education Committee. There are four three-credit-hour core courses offered each year:
BIO 564 Biological Oceanography, CHM 575 Chemical Oceanography, GLY 550 Marine
Geology, and PHY 575 Physical Oceanography. Each course is graduate-only except for
physical oceanography, which is cross-listed. Each graduate student must take at least three of
these courses in order to graduate. Typically, we have approximately 10 to 15 graduate students
in each of the core courses. These courses are rigorous; students often have to do additional work
outside of class in order to strengthen their backgrounds in courses not in their undergraduate
major. Students also must complete a course in scientific research methods, which can be taken
through courses in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology (BIO 501), Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry (CHM 501) or Department of Geography and Geology (GLY 501),
plus the seminar in marine science (MSC 595), and between three and six thesis hours (BIO 599,
CHM 599, GLY 599 or PHY 599). Students also must obtain expertise in sampling and other
field work because this is central to marine science. This is achieved in one of three ways:
through research activities, by taking MSC 526 “Cruise and Field Sampling” or by taking
CHM/PHY 575 “Chemical and Physical Analysis of Seawater.” Students, after conferring with
their faculty committees, select the balance of their required credit hours from courses offered by
the participating departments.
Required Courses
BIO 501. Methods in Scientific Research (2) Scientific manuscript preparation and
communication techniques: manuscript format, graphics, design of experiments, library use, oral
presentation, and writing techniques. Two lecture hours each week.
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OR
CHM 501. Introduction to Chemical Research (2) Scientific proposal and manuscript
preparation. Communication techniques. Experimental design and data analysis. Computer
applications. Library use. Laboratory safety. Two hours each week.
OR
GLY 501. Research Methods in Geology (2) Scientific proposal preparation, experimental
design, scientific ethics, library use, safety, project management, data analysis, quality assurance
and computer applications. One lecture and two laboratory hours per week.
Three of the following Core Courses:
BIO 564. Biological Oceanography (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Discussion of the
recent oceanographic literature concerning nutrient cycling, distribution and regulation of
oceanic productivity, and advances in methodologies used to study oceanic processes and
controlling factors. Three lecture hours per week.
CHM 575. Chemical Oceanography (3) Prerequisite: General chemistry. An oceanography
course is recommended. Sources, distribution, forms of occurrence, and reactions of chemical
species in seawater. Chemistry of concentrated aqueous solutions. Patterns of global ocean
circulation. Air-sea and sediment-seawater interactions. Estuarine processes and reactions.
Human impact on the oceans.
GLY 550. Marine Geology (3) Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topography, sediments,
structure and geologic history of the marine and estuarine environment. Three lecture and three
laboratory hours per week. Field trips.
PHY 575. Physical Oceanography (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. An introduction to
the descriptive and dynamical features of ocean circulation. Topics include: the physical
properties of seawater; oceanic heat budget; dynamics of ocean currents; descriptive
oceanography; waves and tides.
AND
MSC 595. Graduate Seminar (1) Discussion of research ideas and results by students and
faculty. Preparation and presentation of research prospectus by student.
AND
BIO, CHM , GLY or PHY 599 (3-6) Thesis hours.
Other Marine Science Courses
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MSC 526. Cruise or Field Sampling (1) Prerequisite: Permission of program director. Cruise
and/or field sampling not covered by other courses. Participation in the planning and sampling
phases of major marine or environmental research programs.
MSC 579. (CHM 579) Role of the Oceans in Human Health (3) Prerequisite: CHM 212, BIO
110, or consent of instructor. Discovery, structure, and biological activity of marine bioactive
compounds, chemotaxonomy, pharmaceutical leads, marine biotoxins, structure, mode of action,
regulation and monitoring, the producing organisms, how (biosynthesis) and why these
compounds are made. Two lectures per week.
MSC 591. Directed Independent Study (1-3)
Although several new courses have been added that are important for marine science students
(Appendix III), several have also been lost. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has
stopped offering two courses that were of interest to marine science students, CHM 578 Aquatic
Toxicology (due to retirement) and CHM 574 Aquatic Chemistry. The Department of Geography
and Geology has lost several marine faculty members, and they are currently in the process of
recruiting and hiring. Depending upon their hires, several marine courses could be lost.
Time Frame for Courses
Students usually complete 25 to 30 credit hours of course work in their first year in order to
make the best use of tuition support. Credit hours above nine in one semester have no additional
cost. Once all 30 credit hours and all requirements are completed, students can enroll in
Continuous Graduate Credit (GRC 600) for no credit hours. GRC 600 makes the students full
time and costs approximately $150 per semester regardless of residency status. Continuation of
GRC 600 is essential in maintaining the size of this program. After the completion of courses,
students can focus completely on their research and any teaching responsibilities.
Indicators of Success in the Graduate Program
Indicator
2004-2010
Number of graduates
External research funds (38 faculty advisors)
External research funds (CMS 2010 only)
Number of peer-reviewed publications with
graduate students as authors or co-authors
Number of professional presentations with
graduate students as authors or co-authors;
approximately half have published abstracts
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>$65.4 million
>$38 million
>43
>160
Students and faculty advisors have been very active in giving presentations, including many with
published abstracts, with more than two per thesis on average. Most theses produced in this
program result in one publication; many result in two (Appendix II). Because of the time lag in
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publications, we expect to see more publications over the next two years from this group of
graduates. The following plot shows the number of peer-reviewed publications per year since
the program first in 2002 (closed symbols), which has increased steadily (p = 0.02). The number
of graduates per year has not increased (open symbols) hence the increase in publications reflects
greater productivity per student. 2010 publications include those through October of 2010, and
the number of graduates for 2010 assumes that three students will graduate in December of 2010.
Further evidence of our program’s success is from the retention and graduation rate of the 100
students enrolled between 2004-2010. Only three students have left the program during this time.
Two students left for personal reasons and one will probably return to the program. One student
left because he decided he was more interested in teaching than research, and he was accepted
into a MA in teaching program at UNCC which allowed him to continue working as a high
school science teacher while having all his tuition expenses paid by his graduate program. This 3
% loss compares with a 10% loss during our first five years.
Students have been supported by many sources between 2004 - 2010: National Science
Foundation, National Institute of Health, Sea Grant, NC Marine Biotechnology, and the Carolina
Beach Fishing Club. The success of the program is also indicated by the acceptances of our
graduates in doctoral programs at Duke University, Purdue University, the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC State University, the University of South Carolina, the University of
Maryland, the University of Southern California, Stony Brook University (NY), VIMS, UVA
Charlottesville, the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands), the University of Heidelberg
(Germany), University of Ulster, and University of Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand.
Graduates have also been successful in finding a variety of relevant positions upon graduation
(see the graduates section of the program webpage www.uncw.edu/mms).
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CERTIFICATION, INTERDISCIPLINARY AND OTHER PROGRAMS
Two marine science students are also pursuing a Certificate in Environmental Studies. They can
be enrolled in both programs at the same time, and some of the courses count in both programs.
One graduate completed a Master’s in Public Administration and a MS in marine science. One
graduate completed both a Certificate in Applied Statistics along with the MS in marine science.
There has been a cooperative Ph.D. program in marine science between UNCW and North
Carolina State University; however, there is no funding for this program, so it is not active at this
time and has not been for many years. Using adjunct faculty status, several faculty members
supervise or have supervised Ph.D. students who are enrolled at other universities including
NCSU and UNCCH. No MS marine science graduates have enrolled in the UNCW Ph.D.
program in marine biology to date, although one will enter in the spring of 2011. One other
graduate applied; however, there was limited funding available for her at the time, so she
accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Center for Marine Science
The Center for Marine Science (CMS) on Masonboro Sound along the Intracoastal Waterway
south of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, was occupied in 2000. The original facility had
75,000 square feet of indoor research space. A new operations wing opened in 2008 with almost
20,000 square feet of space. The three physical oceanographers are housed in close proximity to
each other in the OPS wing. CMS has a 700 ft pier capable of accommodating an 80 foot
research vessel as well as a host of other smaller vessels. The RV Cape Fear, an aged 63-foot
research vessel, operates out of the Center for Marine Science. A flowing seawater facility
(capacity 450,000 gallons per day) provides scientists with raw, filtered and treated seawater for
a host of research applications, including a recently renovated greenhouse. CMS also has several
classrooms, a large auditorium and graduate student space. Currently 5 marine science graduate
students are housed at CMS. Several students in the Master of Science in Marine Biology,
Chemistry and Geology are also housed at CMS. A new 11,000 square foot research shellfish
hatchery has recently opened (October 2010) on the CMS campus. One of the five MS marine
science students will conduct her research at this hatchery. A new marine biotechnology
MARBIONC building (69,000 square feet) is in the final design and planning stages, and is
scheduled to open in 2012. MARBIONC is UNCW’s state supported economic development
program for marine biotechnology research and development. The new building will house
university scientists along with public and private groups interested in developing natural
marine-based products for a wide variety of uses. Completion of the MARBIONC building will
free up several faculty office/laboratory suites in the original CMS building; these could
accommodate expansion and new faculty in marine disciplines.
Dobo Hall
Dobo Hall, occupied in 1996, is located on the College Road campus, and houses most of the
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and much of the Department of Biology and Marine
Biology. There are approximately 100,000 square feet of laboratory space. Dobo Hall has a large
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instrument laboratory, clean room, environmental chambers, cold rooms, and many classrooms
of various sizes. Dobo Hall houses an NMR spectroscopy facility with a 600 MHz NMR and a
microscopy facility designed to accommodate light and electron microscopes. Dobo Hall houses
currently houses seven marine science students, as well as graduate students in marine biology,
biology and chemistry.
DeLoach Hall
DeLoach Hall houses the Departments of Geography and Geology and Physics and Physical
Oceanography. Currently five marine science students currently reside there. Several graduate
students in the geology MS program are housed in DeLoach Hall; the Department of Physics and
Physical Oceanography does not have a graduate program at this time.
Friday Hall
Three marine science students are housed in Friday Hall. Friday Hall houses the department of
Environmental Studies and part of the Department of Biology and Marine Biology. The
Department of Biology and Marine Biology maintains a modern 2250 square foot greenhouse
adjacent to Friday Hall, as well as a vertebrate range; an herbarium adjacent to Friday Hall. The
greenhouse provides facilities for faculty and student research projects and for laboratory
exercises. The vertebrate range provides a place for preparation and storage of vertebrate
research and teaching collections and provides for research and study involving vertebrate
animals. The herbarium is the repository for dried collections of algae, fungi, bryophytes and
vascular plants. The function and activities of the herbarium include documentation of the
vegetation of the regions in which the specimens are collected, serving as a source of teaching
and research material, engaging in exchange programs with selected universities, providing loans
of specimens to other institutions and individuals in taxonomic research and serving as a source
of information to persons interested in the identification of plants.
Wrightsville Beach Aquaculture Facility
Marine science students with interests in aquaculture conduct their research at the UNCW
Aquaculture Facility at Wrightsville Beach. Currently there are six students working with one
faculty advisor and one research faculty member at the Aquaculture Center; their offices are
located a short distance (1 mi) from the Aquaculture Facility. Other faculty advisors active in
aquaculture and their students are housed at CMS or on the main campus. Research at the
Aquaculture Facility currently focuses on the controlled breeding of marine finfish, larval and
juvenile culture, the development of recirculating technologies for the land-based production of
marine species to marketable sizes, and integrated polyculture as a means of reducing the
environmental impacts of aquaculture. There are several broodstock holding systems, a
larviculture laboratory, a pilot scale hatchery with live feeds production systems, and a variety of
experimental and pilot scale recirculating growout tank systems. Culture facilities are
supported by on-site laboratories for water quality analyses, feeds preparation, and biochemical
analyses of fish feeds and tissues.
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With the exception of those housed in DeLoach Hall, marine science faculty and students for the
most part are housed in new and well maintained buildings with excellent laboratories. Faculty
and students are scattered among seven buildings on three different campuses, which hinders a
sense of cohesiveness in the program. Also, there is little space available for growth, or for new
faculty, on the main campus.
Library Facilities
Library facilities are more than adequate for this program; librarians are keeping up-to-date with
new search methods and many journal articles are available electronically.
Equipment Available to Graduate Students
A list of equipment available to graduate students in this program can be found in Appendix IV.
PERSONNEL
The table on the following two pages lists the 38 current tenured and tenure track faculty
members who are currently serving or have recently served (since 2004) as advisors for marine
science graduate students. These advisors include 13 faculty in marine biology, 8 in marine
chemistry, 8 in marine geology/geography, 3 in physical oceanography, one in environmental
economics, and 4 CMS research scientists in biology or aquaculture. Curriculum vitae for these
faculty members are located in Appendix I to this document. Part of one administrative
assistant’s time is assigned to this program. There have also been 23 postdoctoral fellows who
have been involved in the teaching and research missions of the program over this time period,
including 10 through the Business of Biotechnology program and three supported by CMS in
support of this master’s program, with the rest supported by research grants to individual faculty
members. There have also been numerous faculty from other institutions who have served on
committees; this information can be found on the Graduates webpage
(http://uncw.edu/mms/graduates.htm).
Faculty members who serve as advisors for current marine science graduate students or
who have been advisors for graduates of the program since 2004.
Name
Lewis
Abrams
Rank
Date
of
Hire
Highest
Degree Graduating
Earned Institution
University of
Ph.D.
Rhode Island
Professor
1997
G. Brooks
Avery
Associate
Professor 1997
Ph.D.
UNC-Chapel Hill
Daniel G.
Baden
Jeffrey
Professor 1999
Associate 1997
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
University of
Miami
Louisiana State
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Areas of Expertise and
Research
Coastal Geology and
Geophysics
Biogeochemical cycling in
sediments, the water
column, and the atmosphere
Isolation and structural
identification of toxins from
bloom algae.
Cell biology, evolution, and
Craig Bailey Professor
Frederick
Bingham
Stuart
Borrett
Lawrence
Cahoon
William
Cleary
Christopher
Dumas
Michael
Durako
Professor
Assistant
Professor
University
1994
Ph.D.
2007
Ph.D.
Professor 1982
Professor
(retired)
1972
Associate
Professor 1997
Ph.D.
Professor
Ph.D.
1997
Wilson
Freshwater
Douglas
Gamble
Research
Analyst
1995
Associate
Professor 2000
Nancy
Grindlay
Joanne
Halls
Professor 1997
Associate
Professor 1999
Eric Henry
Paul Hosier
Patricia
Kelley
Robert J.
Kieber
Thomas
Lankford
Lynn
Leonard
Michael
Mallin
Dylan
McNamara
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Duke University
University of South
Carolina
U. of California Berkeley
University of South
Florida
UNC-Chapel Hill
University of
Georgia
Physical Oceanography
Quantitative ecology,
ecosystem modeling
Benthic microalgal
production, nutrient
cycling, water quality
Coastal Geology
Environmental and Natural
Resource Economics
Restoration, physiological
ecology of seagrasses
Molecular systematics and
evolution of marine plants
and algae
Ph.D.
University of
Rhode Island
University of South
Carolina
Applied Climatology
Tectonics of submarine
transform, convergent, and
divergent plate boundaries
Geographic Information
Systems
Associate
Professor 2002
Ph.D.
University of
Arizona
Hydrology, Water
Resources
Professor
1972
Ph.D.
Duke University
Plant Ecology, Ecology of
Coastal Vegetation
Professor
1997
Ph.D.
Harvard University
Professor 1989
Associate
Professor 2000
Ph.D.
Professor
Research
Professor
Assistant
Professor
Ph.D.
Scripps Institute of
Oceanography
The University of
Georgia
systematics of marine and
freshwater algae.
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
1994
Ph.D.
1992
Ph.D.
2008
Ph.D.
University of
Maryland
University of
Delaware
University of South
Florida
UNC-Chapel Hill
University of
California San
Diego
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Invertebrate Paleontology
Air/sea exchange processes;
Metal ion speciation in
natural waters
Ichthyology and Fish
Biology
Coastal Hydrology and
Sedimentology
Aquatic and Estuarine
Ecology
Physical oceanography.
Coupled humanenvironmental systems;
Coastal fluid dynamics
Assistant
Professor
2007
Ph.D.
Florida
International
University
Professor
2006
Ph.D.
Texas A&M
University
Professor
1995
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Steve Ross
Professor 1989
Research
Associate
Professor 2003
Richard
Satterlie
Frederick
Scharf
Professor 2004
Associate
Professor 2003
Ph.D.
Professor
1988
Ph.D.
Professor
1981
Ph.D.
Professor
1996
Ph.D.
Associate
Professor 2004
Ph.D.
Ralph N.
Mead
John Miller
Morrison
D. Ann
Pabst
Martin
Posey
Pamela
Seaton
Ronald
Sizemore
Stephen A.
Skrabal
Bongkeun
Song
Carmelo
Tomas
Wade
Watanabe
Ami
Wilbur
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Duke University
University of
Oregon
Marine Mammalogy
North Carolina
State University
University of
California, Santa
Barbara
University of
Massachusetts
University of
Vermont,
Burlington
University of
Maryland
University of
Delaware
Deep sea ichthyology, deep
corals
Control of locomotion, and
Locomotory speed, in
marine invertebrates
Professor 1999
Research
Professor 1997
Associate
Professor 1999
Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Rutgers
University of
Rhode Island
University of
Hawaii
University of
Delaware
Joan D.
Willey
Professor
1977
Ph.D.
Dalhousie
University
Jeffrey L.
Wright
Professor
2000
Ph.D.
University of
Glasgow
Ph.D.
Marine Organic
Geochemistry
Descriptive physical
oceanography, general
ocean circulation, Ocean
Observing Systems
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Estuarine Ecology
Fisheries Biology
Bioorganic chemistry
Marine Microbiology
Trace metal estuarine and
sediment marine science
Marine microbial
communities dynamics in C
and N cycles
Marine Phytoplankton
Finfish Aquaculture
Shellfish Genetics and
Mariculture
Trace metal speciation in
rain and seawater, air-sea
exchange processes
Isolation and identification
of bioactive compounds
from marine organisms
Faculty from other institutions who have served on UNCW Master of Science in marine
science student committees since 2004.
Name
Department
Home Institution
Jeffrey A. Buckel
John S. Burke
Department of Biology
NCSU
NOAA, Beaufort, NC
National Marine Fisheries Service
Gregory P. Dietl
Department of Zoology
Daniel Kamykowski Marine, Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences
Mark Helvey
National Marine Fisheries Service
Thomas Losordo
Department of Biological and
Agricultural Engineering
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric
Len Pietrafesa
Sciences
Parke A. Rublee
Biology
John Schoolfield
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
Harvey E. Seim
Department of Marine Sciences
NCSU
NCSU
NOAA, CA
NCSU
NCSU
UNC Greensboro
NC Dept. of Natural
Resources and Environment
UNC Chapel Hill
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Student Application Data
The Master of Science in marine science program at UNCW has enrolled students from almost
all of the UNC campuses, several private schools in NC and universities in many other states.
Thirty seven percent of the students and graduates during this time period completed their
undergraduate degrees at UNCW. International students have come from Finland, Italy,
England, Cyprus, Ghana, and Puerto Rico.
Application data are shown below by year in the following graph.
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Several observations can be made from these data.
1. The program has become more selective, going from approximately a 90% acceptance rate in
the first two years to an acceptance rate of one third to two thirds in the two most recent years.
2. Most students who are accepted enroll in the program.
3. The number of applications peaked for admittance in academic years 2001-2002 and 20022003, probably because this was the time period when the Glaxo Wellcome Oceans and Human
Health grant was active, and this was advertised on the program website.
Grade point average (GPA) and Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores for full time students
enrolled for the time periods indicated are listed below. The Master of Science in marine
science program does not require a subject test because our students come from many different
backgrounds, some of which do not have GRE subject tests, for example marine science or
environmental science.
Average GPA and GRE scores for all applicants, for all full time students who enrolled,
and for the current students and the graduates for the Master of Science in between 19982003. n = number, NR = not relevant.
1998-2003
n
GPA last 60
hrs
GRE V
GRE Q
GRE A
GRE new A
All applicants
Enrolled
Current
Graduates
165
55
32
23
3.27
3.34
3.38
3.00
491
487
493
481
603
596
595
610
625
629
637
642
4.69
4.75
4.75
NR
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Average GPA (last 60 credit hours) and GRE scores for all applicants, for all students who
enrolled, and for the current students in the Master of Science in between 2004 - 2010. n =
number. The two numbers for the GRE A are the newer scores vs the older scores. nd =
data not compiled. The average UNCW graduate school GPA for the 69 graduates is 3.68.
2004-2010
n
GPA
Last 60
Hrs
GRE V
GRE V
%
GRE Q
GRE Q
%
GRE A
GRE A
%
All applicants
Enrolled
Current
Graduates
161
100
31
69
3.37
3.45
3.40
3.43
487
496
506
499
56
58
60
nd
627
631
633
622
55
55
56
nd
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.4,
612
47
48
53
nd
The ETS (Educational testing Service) reports that for the approximately one and a half million
students that took the test between 2006 and 2009, the mean scores were 456 (V), 590 (Q) and
3.8 (A), for students in the life sciences the means were 453 (V), 574 (Q) and 4.0 (A), and in the
physical sciences 482 (V), 691 (Q), and 4.0 (A) (www.ets.org/gre/stupubs). The current students
and graduates of this program had scores above the means of each of these three groups except
for the quantitative mean of the physical science majors.
These data show:
1. Applicants are of good quality and in general are acceptable as students based on test scores
and GPA.
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2. The GPA of students enrolled in this program has improved over time (p < 0.001); test
scores do not show a trend (p > 0.05).
3. Students who enroll are as qualified as the applicant pool in general, so this program is not
disproportionately failing to recruit good students, nor settling for the less qualified students.
Admission Criteria
Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in marine science are required to submit
the following to the Graduate School:
1. An official application for graduate admission
2. Official transcripts of all college work (undergraduate and graduate)
3. Official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, and analytical)
4. Three recommendations by individuals in professionally relevant fields
5. Statement of research interests, including names of several faculty members who are
conducting research of interest to the applicant.
A bachelor's degree with a concentration in a natural science or mathematics from an accredited
college or university in this country or its equivalent in a foreign institution based on a four year
program is required for admission, along with a "B" average or better in the student's major. In
general, students must have a faculty advisor agree to accept them before they can be admitted.
Undergraduate grades, GRE scores, recommendations and statements of research interest are
used in concert in making admission decisions, which are made by the program director and the
faculty advisor. Occasionally, students with low GPA or GRE scores are accepted provisionally
(or as non-degree seeking students) and are required to prove that they can succeed in our
program by earning a B or better on all graduate course work taken during their first semester or
year. The majority of these students become very successful graduate students and graduate.
Recruiting
The marine science program recruits students primarily through maintaining a current and
interesting web site, which includes a page with information and photos of current students and
one for graduates including their placement upon graduation (http://www.uncw.edu/mms/). This
web site describes our program and has links to individual faculty web pages and to the Graduate
School for direct access to application materials. Prospective students often visit UNCW before
they decide to come; they talk with faculty and graduate students. Most enroll at UNCW after
their visit.
Recruiting physical oceanography students has been extremely difficult because of the low
numbers of physics majors nationwide, the low financial package offered by UNCW and the lack
of a marine science Ph.D. at UNCW. The Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography is
in the process of implementing a combined BS/MS program to try to alleviate the low graduate
student numbers in this area. Students in this program begin research projects as young
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undergraduates and take a carefully planned sequence of courses, with the goal of obtaining a BS
degree in physics and a MS degree in marine science in approximately five years.
Degree Requirements
The degree requirements for the marine science graduate program as defined in the Graduate
Catalogue are:
1. The Master of Science in marine science will require a minimum of 30 semester hours of
graduate study. These credits may come from the student's major area of study as well as
graduate courses offered by other departments as approved by the student's advisory committee.
The student's advisory committee should include a minimum of three faculty members from at
least two departments.
2. The courses most appropriate for each student will be determined by the student's advisory
committee, with the expectation that a student will usually take no more that 12 credit hours
from those courses cross-listed as 400/500. Each student must complete at least three of the
following core courses: biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, marine geology and
physical oceanography.
3. Transfer work must be equivalent to a "B" or better, and courses must be acceptable to the
student's advisory committee. A minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate study must be
completed in residence.
4. The student must successfully complete a written comprehensive examination based on their
core courses, and an oral exam on their research area. Students must also submit a prospectus
that includes a course plan, literature review and research proposal, and that is acceptable to the
student’s advisory committee.
5. Each student must complete a thesis, based on original research, acceptable to the student's
advisory committee and to the Graduate School. Each student will present a public seminar on
his or her research project. The seminar will be followed by an oral defense of the thesis,
conducted by the student's advisory committee.
6. The program shall be completed within five years of the date of first registration for graduate
study.
Students must also acquire field sampling experience, which can be documented in one of three
ways: through research activities, or through taking either MSC 526 “Cruise and Field
Sampling” or CHM/PHY 576 “Chemical and Physical Analysis of Seawater.”
Advising
Students are provided with two orientation sessions, a general one through the Graduate School
prior to the start of classes, and one specifically for marine science students given by the
program director during the first week of classes. The Marine Science Graduate Student
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Handbook is provided to all new students; this was revised in the spring of 2010 and can be
found in Appendix VI. If the new student has a faculty advisor when they enroll, and most do,
the faculty advisor and the program director both give advice on courses to take. All students
have a faculty advisor by the end of their first semester in residence.
All full time students also enroll in an introduction to scientific research course (BIO, CHM or
GLY 501) during their first year, usually in their first semester. This course helps students define
a research project for their thesis work. During this time, the student selects a thesis committee,
which also provides the student with advising and mentoring. Through this advising network,
every effort is made to help students remain in good academic standing and move steadily
towards thesis defense and graduation.
Student Expenses and Support
Currently the projected graduate tuition for fall 2011 is $3,185 / semester for in-state and $8,359
per semester for out-of-state students, or $6,370 per year and $16,718 per year, respectively, for
a total estimated cost of attendance of $19,230 and $29,944 respectively
(http://www.uncw.edu/finaid/costofattendance.htm). Once all 30 credit hours and all
requirements are completed, students can enroll in Continuous Graduate Credit (GRC 600) for
no credit hours GRC 600 makes the students full time and costs approximately $150 per
semester regardless of residency status, reducing total estimated cost of attendance to
approximately $12,800 per year. Continuation of GRC 600 is essential for maintaining the
current size of this program.
This program receives funds for twelve graduate teaching assistantships (TAs) from the Graduate
School each year, which are split between first and second year students. The TA stipend is
$11,000 for the academic year. This is substantially less than TAs receive in MS programs at
most other UNC campuses. Students can be supported by a TA for a maximum of five semesters,
and there are no TAs in the summer months. Additionally, many students are funded by research
assistantships provided by faculty with research grants. A few students typically are supported by
internships or fellowships. Occasionally students are fully employed throughout their graduate
work and do not request additional support.
Partial tuition support is provided for full time students through tuition scholarships awards and
out-of-state tuition remissions. The Graduate School allocates 8 out-of-state tuition remissions
per year to this program. Out-of-state remissions are preferentially given to first year students;
students are encouraged to complete most of their coursework in the first year so their tuition is
greatly reduced after that. The tuition scholarship money from the Graduate School ($9,500 per
academic year) typically is awarded to in-state students, however occasionally it is given to an
especially qualified out-of-state student as a recruiting tool. A new Scholar Award ($1,000) is
also provided by the Graduate School to assist with recruitment of a highly qualified student
each year. In the last few years, CMS has provided additional research support to this program
which helps to cover tuition and living expenses; however, very few students have full tuition
coverage. CMS provides funds for two Merritt Fellowships each year. These are named for our
former director of CMS, and they pay $16,000 per 12 month year, plus (with the help of tuition
remissions from the Graduate School) all tuition expenses.
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Summer financial support has been provided to most full-time graduate students through
research grants to faculty. Occasionally one student per summer is awarded a Summer Research
Scholarship ($1,000) from the Graduate school. Between one and five students typically receive
a CMS summer stipend of $1,000. Several students have no support in the summer; some work
on their research and some take summer jobs.
Graduate students can receive up to $400 from the Graduate School and an additional $400 from
CMS for travel to professional meetings to present their research. Most students go to meetings
and receive support from both of these sources.
Support of graduate students also includes providing each full time student with office space and
access to computers, either directly in their office or in a computer lab.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Assignments
Marine science graduate teaching assistantships are divided approximately equally among the
five participating departments. Marine science graduate teaching assistantships are nominally 20
hours per week. Students are assigned to teach in the subject area closest to their undergraduate
major. Their teaching assignments are made by the graduate coordinator of that department, and
they undergo the same training as the TAs in that department. TAs usually teach laboratory
sections, assist in laboratory preparations, grade papers, or conduct help sessions. TAs do not
individually conduct classroom instruction. Most of our TAs enjoy teaching the labs and find
that they must more thoroughly learn the material to be able to teach it to the students. Formal
teaching experience is also an important feature in resumes.
Student Placement
The marine science Master of Science program has been very successful in placing graduates in
relevant positions over the lifetime of this program. The placement of our graduates in relevant
employment or in Ph.D. programs is close to 100%, even for the December 2010 graduates, as
shown on the graduates webpage (http://uncw.edu/mms/graduates.htm). Two graduates have
been awarded and completed NOAA Dean John Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships and one
more will begin in February 2011. Of the 69 graduates between 2004 – summer 2010, 30
remained in NC after graduation (43%) and 39 went elsewhere (53%). Placement by job
category is shown in the following table. Teaching includes high school and community college.
Government
NC govt = 3
Other state govt = 5
Federal = 9
Education
Ph.D. programs = 10
Teaching = 5
UNCW labs = 6
Private Sector = 21
Non-profits = 3
Home = 1
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Other Univ labs = 6
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
UNCW STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY IN THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
Revised January 1, 2010
In the pursuit of excellence, UNC Wilmington actively fosters, encourages, and promotes
inclusiveness, mutual respect, acceptance, and open-mindedness among students, faculty, staff,
and the broader community. Diversity is an educational benefit that enhances the academic
experience and fosters free exchange of ideas from multiple perspectives. Diversity
includes, but is not limited to race, sex, age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), creed,
religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran’s status, gender, educational
disadvantage, socio-economic circumstances, language, and history of overcoming adversity.
More information can be found on the UNCW Human Resources webpage
http://www.uncw.edu/hr/employment-affirmative.html
The MS marine science program supports the above statement and strives to maintain diverse
student populations. However, diversity is very low in marine science programs nationwide.
“The geosciences, including oceanography and ocean sciences, trail all other science,
engineering, technology and math fields in numbers of degrees granted to underrepresented
minorities (African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders).
Approximately 4% of all earth, atmospheric and ocean science degrees are conferred to
minorities (or 5.5% for oceanography, specifically.) Considering that underrepresented minority
students comprise nearly 25% of all university degrees earned in the US, our fields are far behind
in engaging minority students as majors and in maximizing the full human resources potential of
students entering the geoscience workforce” (Cindy Martinez, American Geological Institute,
2010, Ocean Science Education Retreat, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Washington DC,
October 20, 2010).
The MS marine science program at UNCW has had 3.25% minority enrollment as defined by the
National Science Foundation (African Americans, Hispanic/Latinos, Native Americans and
Pacific Islanders) over the 13 year history. The program is currently around 60% female, and the
graduates are also approximately 60% female. Both numbers are consistent with the Consortium
for Ocean Leadership data for marine science programs nationwide. When a minority student
self-identifies as minority on the application, and the applicant meets admission standards, every
effort is made to find full funding for that applicant. All minority students, like all our students,
are carefully mentored by their faculty advisors and by the program director.
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP IN MARINE SCIENCE
Publications and Presentations
Copies of abbreviated faculty members’ vitae including lists of publications during the preceding
five to seven years are included in Appendix I. Appendix II contains a list of publications with
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MS marine science graduate students as co-authors. Most theses result in at least one publication,
and an average of two presentations at regional, national or international scientific meetings. As
evidenced from Appendices I and II, the marine science faculty have an impressive record of
publication which is appropriate for active researchers. Many of these publications appear in the
most prestigious journals in the field, including Aquaculture Research, Biogeochemistry, Deep Sea
Research, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Harmful Algae, Hydrobiologia, Journal of Geophysical
Research, Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry and Microbial
Ecology. The impact of the marine science faculty is not limited to journal articles; the faculty has
also published a variety of reports, abstracts, book chapters and instructor’s manuals. The
breadth and scope of scholarly activity is a testament to the high caliber of research conducted by
our faculty and graduate students.
External Support, Faculty Research Grants
The 38 marine science faculty advisors have received more than $65.4 million in external funds
between 2004 and 2010. The Center for Marine Science has received more than $38 million in
2010 alone. Many students are supported by grants as research assistants, and their research
expenses are usually funded by external grants to individual or groups of faculty members. The
funding received in marine science has been broad-based and spread over many research areas,
which reflects the breadth and depth of our interdisciplinary research programs. Grants have
been obtained from a wide array of funding sources including both federal and state agencies.
Many of these awards have come from the most competitive programs in the country including
but not limited to the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health, US
Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National
Marine Fisheries, Sea Grant and NOAA, many of which typically have funding success rates less
than 30 percent.
Faculty Review Activity and Leadership Roles
The marine science faculty play leadership roles in their discipline through a variety of different
activities. Marine science faculty advisors review many manuscripts per year for over one
hundred different journals, including Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Marine Geology, the
Journal of Physical Oceanography, the Journal of Geophysical Research, Science, Organic
Geochemistry , Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science, Nature Geosciences and many specialized
journals. Faculty have served on editorial boards for Harmful Algae, Transitional Waters, Annals
of Biology, Marine Ecology PZN, Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS), Palaios, the Journal
of the World Aquaculture Society, the Journal of Aquaculture (Korean Aquaculture Society),
Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, Ecology and the Journal of Experimental
Marine Biology. Faculty commonly also review manuscripts for book chapters as well. Marine
science faculty advisors also review grant proposals for over 40 different federal and state
granting agencies, including NSF, NASA, NIH, national Sea Grant, many state Sea Grants, EPA,
National Geographic Society, NOAA and US Department of Agriculture. Marine science faculty
advisors serve on many different advisory boards for example International Council for
Exploration of the Sea, Coral Advisory Panel of South Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
National Oceanographic Partnership Program review panel, D/UNCOC Advisory Board, Science
Advisory Council to NOAA Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and
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Technology (CIOERT), University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS)
Council, NASA Biodiversity and Environmental Forecasting Research Team, International Pan
Ocean Remote Sensing Conferences, NASA Ocean Color Research Team, NC Division of
Coastal Management’s Ocean Policy Study Committee in 2008, a legislative study subcommittee
on Offshore Energy (2009), NC Division of Coastal Management’s Ocean Policy Study
Committee, a NC legislative study subcommittee on Offshore Energy, Brunswick Community
College Aquaculture Program Advisory Committee, Cape Fear Community College Marine
Technology Advisory Committee, American Geological Institute Government Affairs Advisory
Committee, and the Geological Society of America Evolution Policy Statement Panel. They also
serve on technical committees including the AGU Ocean Sciences Executive Committee, the
Governing Board of the Estuarine Research Federation, the Coastal Resources Committee of NC,
and the Remote Sensing Expert Panel of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.
International Activities
Marine science is and always has been an inherently international endeavor. Every ocean borders
on many different countries and cultures. Management of global marine challenges requires
international cooperation. In keeping with this idea, marine scientists at UNCW are very
involved in international collaborations. A few examples follow, and all of these have involved
students.
Dr. Carmelo Tomas currently has an EPA grant to run training workshops on identification of
harmful algae in the Gulf of Mexico in five different Mexican states. He also collaborates with
colleagues at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Institute of Water Studies on invasive
harmful algae species in Norwegian coastal waters. Dr. Tomas has ongoing projects with the
University of Salento in Lecce, Italy, and the Zoological Station in Naples, Italy. Dr. Wilson
Freshwater has an NSF grant to update the marine algal flora of Panama, and to develop
phycological expertise and collaboration among Central American researchers. Two Central
American marine algal workshops have been held as part of the second goal; these workshops
included researchers from Venezuela, Columbia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, Cuba, Egypt,
Malaysia, Germany, France and the US. An additional workshop emphasizing the participation
of Panamanian students (at the University of Panama) will be held this coming summer 2011.
The Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Research Laboratory (Drs. Brooks Avery, Robert
Kieber, Ralph Mead, Stephen Skrabal and Joan Willey) has an ongoing rainwater-seawater
interaction study, and they have collected rain and seawater samples from Bermuda, New
Zealand, and India, and they soon will be collaborating with scientists at the University of São
Paulo, Brazil on the effects of ethanol combustion on rainwater composition. This group is also
working with a colleague at Southampton University, UK, planning an estuarine chemistry
project. Dr. Patricia Kelley has a grant from the National Geographic Society to study
latitudinal variation in shell-drilling gastropod predation along the coast of Brazil and Argentina
in collaboration with Argentinean colleagues. Dr. John Morrison is conducting research at the
Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador designed to build climate relevant
criteria into Galápagos Management design based on high resolution nested-grid hydrodynamic
modeling. Other faculty linkages include collaborations with colleagues in Puerto Rico, France,
Spain, Belgium, Chile, Belize and Curaçao.
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The Center for Marine Science at UNCW has an exchange program with the University of
Southampton’s School of Ocean & Earth Science, which is based at the National Oceanographic
Center, United Kingdom. This program, which is still evolving, includes student exchanges at
the BS, MS and PhD level, as well as exchanges for faculty. Planning is underway for an
exchange of field training courses at the MS level. This program enjoys financial support
through the Gillings Family Foundation.
Community Service Related to Program Goals
The marine science program is committed to community outreach in our local region. Faculty
provide exemplary community service to southeastern North Carolina consistent with the
mission of the university and CMS. Many of the projects conducted by marine science faculty
are good examples of science in service to the community. Several of the faculty serve as science
advisors to local television and radio stations and newspapers. Many of our faculty also do
outreach to local elementary, middle and high schools where they try and instill in these young
students a sense of wonder about scientific discovery. Some faculty serve as mentors to
individual students or science projects. Other faculty serve as judges in local science fairs and
conduct other program evaluations for several non-profit organizations. UNCW was host to the
statewide Ocean Science Bowl for high school students for the last two years. In addition to
faculty participation in the Ocean Science Bowl, many marine science graduate students have
contributed by serving as judges, moderators or recorders for this large event.
STRENGTHS, NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
Strengths
1. The professional energy, expertise, accomplishments and reputation of the faculty in this
program are the greatest strengths of the program.
2. Success of the graduates as indicated by the close to 100% placement in relevant positions
even for the December 2010 graduates (http://uncw.edu/mms/graduates.htm).
3. Access to core facilities at CMS plus instrumentation on campus. Unlike many marine
programs which have their marine labs located several hours away from the main campus, the
UNCW Center for Marine Science is only seven miles from the main campus.
4. Diversity of research areas and access to a wide variety of marine environments in which to
conduct research, including riverine, estuarine, coastal, and open ocean waters, as well as fresh
and salt water marshes and barrier island habitats.
5. Diverse student backgrounds including animal industries, applied mathematics, biology,
botany, marine biology, chemistry, biochemistry, geology, marine geology, engineering,
environmental science, marine science, education, meteorology, natural resources, physics,
wildlife and fisheries science and zoology bring different points of view to this program.
6. Graduate students have many opportunities to teach undergraduate labs and mentor younger
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students in research, including undergraduates and new graduate students.
7. Many postdoctoral fellows bring new scientific expertise to UNCW, and extensive
international collaborations provide students with unique opportunities and exposure to new
ideas.
Needs
1. UNCW needs to increase assistantship amounts and tuition support in order to offer
prospective students a competitive package. This is necessary to attract and retain highly
qualified students. This program needs to have 20 teaching assistantships, as compared to the
current 12. Additional assistantship and tuition support would allow growth in the number and
improvement in the quality of students in this program. Concomitant with this need is the need
for increased numbers of students to be covered by research assistantships from faculty research
grants. Faculty who have research grants can pay students more than the TA amount, but usually
do not. More grant supported research assistantships could ultimately lead to relaxation of TA
stipend need, instead offering the TA opportunity as a training opportunity instead of a funding
need.
2. Graduate faculty time for mentoring graduate students is threatened by high and increasing
teaching loads, increasing undergraduate class sizes, and increasing administrative duties.
Administrators who formerly assisted faculty with their teaching, research, and grant
applications have become consumed with assessment and accountability.
3. In support of marine science, UNCW/CMS owns and operates R/V CAPE FEAR as a research
and education support facility. The R/V CAPE FEAR, originally designed and used as a
commercial fishing vessel, was purchased by UNCW in 1996 and converted to a research vessel.
The 63' (19 m), 23-year old vessel is nearing its serviceable lifespan and our research and
educational needs have outgrown its capabilities. Its use is limited by inadequate lab space
(salon/galley doubles as dry laboratory/training space that can only reasonably accommodate < 8
persons), deck space (inadequate to carry modern interdisciplinary research instrumentation and
a typical class of 10-20 students), and limited sea duration. Noise levels on deck when the ship is
in motion do not meet OSHA work standards without protection, which is not only hazardous but
contrary to a modern research/classroom environment. A credible marine science program
needs a reliable, well equipped vessel to provide access to the marine environment. However,
research need (which translates into operating funds) remains to be identified to justify
acquisition of a vessel. The vessel should be recognized by UNCW Academic Affairs as vital to
undergraduate and graduate training in marine science, and Academic Affairs should provide
adequate support for shiptime to support education, in addition to continuing to use the grantfunded research for graduate student training.
4. More administrative support is needed for this program. Part of a faculty position could be
allocated to an assistant director position to assist the associate director with the multitude of
tasks associated with running this program. Additionally, a full time staff position (presently part
time) could be devoted to the program. This would have the benefit of making the running of this
complex program less dependent upon one person, and also relieve some of the ever expanding
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assessment responsibilities from the associate director. This need for expanded administrative
support will become more pressing as the proposed Ph.D. in coastal and marine science goes
through planning and eventual implementation.
5. The marine science program has little if any input into the fields of expertise of new faculty
hires, so the needs of marine science are secondary to the needs of the departments. A
mechanism for including the needs of this program into departmental faculty hires needs to be
developed and implemented. Certainly the original positions that CMS had at its disposal for
placement within the academic departments should revert to the Center for reallocation if the
positions become vacant for whatever reason (retirement, faculty departure, etc).
6. It is critical if this interdisciplinary program is going to survive and thrive in the next decade,
that teaching and research expertise be acquired in the areas of biogeochemical and
hydrodynamical modeling because many federal and state calls for proposals require a strong
biogeochemical and/or hydrodynamic modeling component. In general, the balancing of
disciplines is essential to future success.
Challenges
1. Marine science faculty are all associated with academic departments. The marine science
program can request that marine science courses be taught, but decisions are up to the
departments. Some graduate courses that are listed in the UNCW Graduate Catalogue are
infrequently taught, due to lack of availability of faculty to teach them and occasional low
enrollment.
2. Communication is a challenge in this program because faculty come from five different
departments housed in six different facilities. There currently is no shuttle between CMS and the
main campus, which in combination with the difficulty of parking on the main campus makes
meetings difficult to orchestrate.
3. The size of this graduate program at approximately 35 students is set by the availability of
faculty time and energy as well as by financial resources to support students. It is unlikely that
this program will grow substantially without the addition of new marine science faculty, and
there is no space for new science faculty allocated on the main campus. Space will become
available at CMS in the next few years, and this could help provide space for additional marine
faculty. This program needs to devise a plan to utilize new space at CMS effectively.
4. The supporting departments need to get some credit for the MS marine science students that
their faculty supervise. Departments receive credit for courses taught and thesis hours produced,
but not graduates. In this era of increasing accountability, this may become a problem, especially
for smaller MS programs in the sciences.
5. In general, a formal mechanism for interdisciplinary programs at UNCW would go far to
alleviate many of the perceived or actual problems/shortcomings. The CMS Internal Advisory
Committee could propose solutions, but a wider UNCW buy-in will be necessary for future
success. A variety of mechanisms should be explored, because future allocation, credit, time,
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effort, and student coursework will emerge as the proposed Ph.D. program in coastal and marine
science develops and is implemented.
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Biographical Sketch of LEWIS J. ABRAMS (2003-2010)
Lewis J. Abrams
Professor of Oceanography
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
5600 Marvin Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Tel: (910)962-2350
Fax: (910)962-2410
email: abramsl@uncw.edu
Education
1992 Ph.D. Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
1986 M.S. Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI
1980 B.A. Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Oceanographic and Geophysical Expeditions (last 5 – 7 years)
Jan.-Feb. 2009
Dec.-Jan. 2006-07
Mar.-Apr. 2005
July-Sept. 2004
Jan-Feb. 2004
R/V Knorr KN195-3 – Multibeam bathymetry, Seismic, Piston and multi
coring to investigate life in sub-seafloor sediments of the Equatorial
Pacific, NSF.
R/V Revelle KNOX02-RR – Multibeam bathymetry, Multichannel Seismic,
Piston and multi coring to investigate life in sub-seafloor sediments of the
South Pacific, NSF.
R/V Pelican – CTD rosette sampling, groundwater seeps, Coastal Puerto
Rico, Puerto Rico Seagrant.
Ground penetrating radar-archeological investigation of the 1815 eruption
of Tambora, Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Discovery Channel.
R/V T. Thompson TN165 – Multibeam bathymetry, deep-tow sidescan
sonar, JASON ROV, Endeavor Deep, southeast Pacific, NSF.
Publications (refereed articles in the last 5 – 7 years)
2010 Mondziel, S., Grindlay, N. R., Mann, P., Escolona, A., & Abrams, L. J., Morphology,
structure and tectonic evolution of Mona Canyon (northern Mona Passage) from
multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar and seismic reflection profiles, Tectonics/
American Geophysical Union, Vol. 29, pp 24 pages
2009 D’Hondt, S., A. Spivack, R, Pockalny, T. Ferdelman, J. Fischer, J. Kallmeyer, L.J.
Abrams, D.C. Smith, D. Graham, F. Hasiuk, J. Rogers, H. Schrum and A. Stancin,
Subseafloor sedimentary life in the South Pacific gyre, Proceedings of the National
Academy of Science 106(28), 11651-11656.
2007 Abrams, L.J., and H. Sigurdsson, Characterization of pyroclastic fall and flow deposits
from the 1815 Eruption of Tambora volcano, Indonesia using ground-penetrating radar,
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 161, p. 352-361.
2005 Grindlay, N., L. J. Abrams, L. DelGreco, and P. Mann, Towards an integrated
understanding of Holocene fault activity in western Puerto Rico: Constraints from highresolution seismic and sidescan sonar data, Geological Society of America Special paper
"Active tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and offshore
areas", ed P. Mann, p. 136-160.
2005 Mann P., C. Prentice, J.C. Hippolyte, N.R. Grindlay, L. J. Abrams, D.L.Davila,
Reconnaissance study of Late Quaternary faulting along the La Cadena de San Francisco
mountain front (Cerro Goden fault zone), western Puerto Rico, Geological Society of
America Special paper "Active tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p. 173-214.
2005 Mann P., J.C. Hippolyte, N.R. Grindlay, L. J. Abrams, Neotectonics of southern Puerto
Rico and its offshore margin, Geological Society of America Special paper "Active
tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and offshore areas", ed
P. Mann, p. 115-138.
2003 Jarrard, R. D., L. J. Abrams, R. Pockalny, R.L. Larson, and T. Hirono, Physical
Properties of Upper Oceanic Crust: ODP Hole 801C and the Waning of Hydrothermal
Circulation, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B4), 2188,doi:10.1029/2001JB001727.
Publications (Contribution to documentary film of an expedition to Tambora volcano, Indonesia)
2005
The documentary film entitled “The Year Without a Summer” was broadcast worldwide
on the Discovery Channel beginning April 2005. The film includes some of the
highlights of our successful discovery and excavation of a portion of the kingdom of
Tambora buried during the 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano.
Research Grants Awarded
2005-2008
Collaborative Research, GSO/URI, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington:
Drilling Site Survey – Life in Sub-seafloor Sediments of the South Pacific Gyre, National
Science Foundation.
2005 A Collaborative U.S./Indonesian Geophysical and Archeological Investigation of the
Great Tambora Eruption of 1815, Charles Cahill Award for faculty research and
development, UNCW $2,500.
2004 Use of high-resolution seismic and sidescan sonar to locate historic and ancient oyster
beds in southeastern North Carolina, Center for Marine Science-UNCW, Pilot Project,
$30,589.
Consulting/sub-contracts
July-Sept. 2004
Ground penetrating radar-archeological investigation of the 1815 eruption
of Tambora, Tambora Volcano, Sumbawa, Indonesia, Discovery Channel.
MMS Students graduated in the last 5 years
Kassy Rodriguez, Use of high-resolution sidescan sonar and seismics to map historic oyster
reefs in the Lower Cape Fear River. Now at Exxon-Mobil, Houston, TX.
MSS Student Publications (abstracts, non-refereed articles with MSS student in the last 5 years)
2006 Rodriguez, K., N. Grindlay, L. J. Abrams, T. Alphin, and S. Artabane, Implications of
high-resolution geophysical techniques in oyster habitat identification: Cape Fear River,
North Carolina, 98th Annual National Shellfish Association Meeting, Monterey, CA.
2005 Rodriguez, K., N.R. Grindlay, L.J. Abrams, T. Alphin, and S. Artabane, Mapping living
and buried oyster reefs using high-resolution sidescan sonar and seismic sub-bottom
profiling in the Cape Fear River, southeastern North Carolina, International Shellfish
Restoration Conference, Brest, France.
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G. Brooks Avery Jr.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
B.S., Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 1985
M.S., Coastal Biology, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1990.
Ph.D., Marine Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1997.
Employment
2009 present –Associate Professor University of North Carolina Wilmington
2004- 2008 Assistant Professor University of North Carolina Wilmington
2001-2003, Visiting Assistant Professor University of North Carolina Wilmington
1997-2001, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of North Carolina Wilmington
1990-1996, Teaching and Research Assistant University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
1987-1990, Teaching and Research Assistant University of North Carolina Wilmington
1984-1986, Analytical Chemist, Burlington Research, Burlington, N.C.
Teaching Experience
Advanced Analytical (CHM 536, UNCW) 2001-2009
General Chemistry (CHM 101 and CHM 102, UNCW) 1999-present,
Environmental Chemistry (CHM 377, UNCW)1999-present
Environmental Chemistry Labs (CHM 377L) 1999-present
Specific Research Interests
Global carbon cycling in the atmosphere, water column, and sediments.
Effect of global warming and sea level rise on the remineralization of organic matter in coastal and
estuarine sediments.
Use of stable and radiogenic isotopes to determine source and fate of organic carbon.
Honors
Million Dollar Club, UNCW 2005
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1997 - 1999
ONR /ASSERT Fellow: "Methane Production in Organic Rich Sediments". 1993-1996.
DISCO fellowship (Dissertation Symposium on Chemical Oceanography) 1994.
Phi Kappa Phi,UNC-Wilmington, 1990
Publications since 2004 (peer reviewed) (total 29)
2010 Southwell, M.W., Smith, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Willey, J.D., and G. B. Avery, Jr.
“Photochemical Production of Formaldehyde from Rainwater Dissolved Organic Matter”
accepted. Atmospheric Environment.
2010 Southwell, M.W., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.N. and Skrabal, S.A. “Effects of
Sunlight on the Production of Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Nutrients from
Resuspended Sediments” In press, Biogeochem.
2009 Mead, R.N., Morgan, J.B., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Kirk, A., Skrabal, S.A., and Willey,
J.D. “Occurrence of the Artificial Sweetener Sucralose in Coastal and Marine Waters”
Mar. Chem. 116, 13-17.
2009 Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J. and Taylor, K. “Nitrogen Release From Surface Sand of a High
2009
2007
2006
2006
2006
2005
2004
2004
2004
Energy Beach Face Along the Southeastern Coast of North Carolina, USA” Biogeochem
89, 357-365.
Avery, G.B., Dickson Brown, J.L., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. “Assessment of
Rainwater Volatile Organic Carbon in Southeastern North Carolina, USA” Atmos.
Environ. 43, 2678-2681.
Hackney, C. T., G. B. Avery, L. A. Leonard, M. Posey1, and T. Alphin.
Biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of tidal freshwater swamp
forests of the lower Cape Fear River/Estuary , North Carolina, Pages 183-221 In Conner,
W.H., T.W. Doyle, and K.W. Krauss, eds. Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested
Wetlands in the Southeastern United States. , Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Avery, G.B., R.J. Kieber and Joan D. Willey. Carbon Isotopic
Characterization of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Rainwater: Terrestrial and Marine
Influences. Atmospheric Environment 40, 7539-7545.
Joan D. Willey, Robert J. Kieber and G. Brooks Avery, Jr. The Changing
Chemical Composition of Rainwater in the Continental USA. Environmental Science
and Technology 40, 5675-5680.
Avery, G.B., Witt, Melanie, Willey, J.D., Keiber R.J., Sources of Organic Acids
inWilmington, North Carolina Rainwater Determined by Air mass Back-trajectory Analysis:
Atmospheric Environment 40, 1683-1693.
Avery, G.B., Cooper, W.J., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D., Hydrogen Peroxide at
theBermuda Atlantic Time series Station: Temporal Variability of Seawater Hydrogen
Peroxide. Marine Chemistry 97, 236-244.
Avery, G.B., Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J., Shank, G.C. and Whitehead, R.F. The Impact of
Hurricanes on the Flux of Rainwater and Cape Fear River Water DOC to Long Bay,
Southeastern United States. Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 18.
Shank, G.C., Skrabal, S.A., Whitehead, R.F., Avery, G.B. and Kieber, R.J. “River
Discharge of Strong Cu-Complexing ligands to South Atlantic Bight Waters” Mar.
Chem., 88, 41-51.
Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Avery, G.B. “Effects of Rainwater Iron and Hydrogen
Peroxide on Iron Concentrations and Phytoplankton Growth in Seawater Near Bermuda”
47, 2009-222. J. Atmos. Chem.
Grants obtained since 2004
$84,000
Ralph N. Mead, G. Brooks Avery, Jr., Robert J. Kieber, Stephen A. Skrabal,
Bongkeun Song, Craig R. Tobias, Joan D. Willey Biogeochemical processes in
water and sediments of estuarine plumes, southeastern United States. June 2008.
Duke/UNC Consortium of Oceanographic Research
$582,468
Skrabal, S.A., Avery, G.B., Jr., Kieber, R.J., and Mead, R.N. RUI:
Photobiogeochemistry of resuspended sediments in coastal environments:
Impacts on organic matter and trace metal cycling. National Science Foundation,
2008-2011.
$532,752
2007-2010 Kieber, R.J., Avery, G.B., Whitehead, R.F. and Willey, J.D.
“Chemical Characterization and Reactivity of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic
Matter (CDOM) in Rainwater” National Science Foundation, Atmospheric
Chemistry Division.
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$509,912
2004 Hackney, C.T, Posey, M. Leonard,L. Avery, G.B., Alphin, T. “Monitoring
the effects of a potential increase in tidal range in the Cape Fear River Ecosystem
due to deepening of the Wilmington Harbor, NC. U.S. Corps of Engineers.
$25,820
2004 Skrabal, S.A and G.B. Avery Jr., Probing sediment biogeochemistry in the
Cape FearEstuary using microelectrode-based voltammetry. Center for Marine
Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Pilot Project.
$375,801
2004 Hackney, C.T, Posey, M. Leonard,L. Avery, G.B., Alphin, T. “Monitoring
the effects of a potential increase in tidal range in the Cape Fear River Ecosystem
due to deepening of the Wilmington Harbor, NC. U.S. Corps of Engineers.
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Daniel G. Baden, Ph.D. Academic Positions Held 2005‐present 1999‐present 1991‐1999 1984‐1991 1983‐1984 1979‐1983 1978‐1979 1977‐1978 William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor in Marine Sciences Professor of Chemistry (primary), University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC; Professor of Biological Sciences (secondary), University of North Carolina at Wilmington, NC Professor of Marine Biology and Fisheries (primary), Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (secondary), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami FL Associate Professor of Biology and Living Resources (primary), Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL; Associate Professor of Biochemistry (secondary), University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami FL Research Associate Professor of Biochemistry (primary) University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami FL; Research Associate Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL. Research Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami FL Research Assistant Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, FL Post‐Doctoral Research Associate, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami FL Education B.A. Chemistry Ph.D. Biochemistry Hamline University, St. Paul MN University of Miami, Miami FL 1969‐1973 1973‐1977 6
Administrative Responsibilities and Positions Held Principal Executive, MARBIONC, the Marine Biotechnology Initiative in North Carolina (1 July 2004‐present) Center for Marine Science, UNCW Director, Center for Marine Science (15 July 1999–present) University of North Carolina at Wilmington 5600 Marvin Moss Lane Wilmington NC 28409 Founding Director and Principal Investigator (1991‐1999) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Miami Grant #: P30ES05705 Chairman (1994‐1998) Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences University of Miami PI and Executive Coordinator (1998) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Exhibits at World EXPO “Year of the Ocean” Oceans and Human Health, USA Pavilion, Lisbon Portugal Honors and Awards •
NIH Predoctoral Trainee in Molecular Enzymology, 1973‐1977 • NIEHS Toxicology Study Section Young Environmental Scientist Awardee, 1979‐1982 • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Distinguished Lecturer, 1987 •
William B. Kinter Lecturer, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, 1996 •
Member, Flag Day Congressional Delegation Party, World Expo 98, Lisbon Portugal, 1998 •
Keynote Speaker at the 100th Anniversary of Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, 1998 •
Sigma Xi Professor of the Year, 1999 University of Miami Section. •
William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, 2005‐present. Other Professional Activities 7
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Member, NOAA Science Advisory Board, Working Group on Oceans and Health 2008‐2009. •
Member, NC Governor’s Steering Committee Growing North Carolina’s AgBiotech Landscape Marine Biotechnology Co‐Chair, 2008‐2010. •
North Carolina Department of Commerce development program with Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, and Denmark) for Biotechnology implementation. Member of the NC Core team, specialist in Marine Biotechnology, April 2008. •
Center of Innovation in Marine Biotechnology, North Carolina. Member, planning and implementation committee, 2006‐present. •
Lead Consultant to Cape Fear Museum for : “Oceans Explore, Discover.” (Year of the Ocean + 10)”. A year‐long exhibit featuring marine sciences research and education disciplines of the North Carolina coastal region. Cape Fear Museum Wilmington NC planning and development: 2006‐7; exhibit Feb 2008 – January 2009 •
Special Consultant to the Research Council of the Sultanate of Oman, Marine Biotechnology, 2007‐present. •
Superfund Basic Research Program, External Review Group Chair, NIEHS/EPA, 2003. •
Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Member Board, 2007‐present. •
Treasurer for CORE, and member of the Executive Committee, 2004‐2007. •
Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, Board of Governors, 1999‐2007. •
“New Jobs Across North Carolina, a strategic plan for growing the economy statewide through biotechnology.” Member, University Research and Infrastructure Work Group, 2003‐2004. •
National Association of Marine Laboratories, Institutional Representative, 1999‐present. •
Southern Association of Marine Laboratories, Institutional Representative, 1999‐present. •
Comparative Medicine Review Committee, National Center for Research Resources, NIH. 1996‐2000. •
Arctic Research Commission Academic Advisory Board. 1996‐2000. •
Methods Board for Seafood Toxins, AOAC International, 1995‐2000. • Associate Referee for Assessment of Seafood Toxins, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Panel C, Dr. Michael Quilliam (FDA) General Referee, 1984‐2000. •
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina o Special Review Consultant (Developmental Centers of Excellence) o Program Development Panel (Environmental Health Sciences Training for Nurses) 1993 o Internet Services Committee (Optimizing Web Pages and Communication) 2001‐
present o Marine Toxins as Emerging Diseases (Program Development, Intramural and Extramural) 2001 8
o NAEHSC Council, NIH, DHHS, 1999‐2003 o NAEHSC Council Centers Sub‐Committee, 2002‐2003 o Oceans and Human Health Working Group, 2002‐2003. •
International Steering Committee for the IX International Conference on Harmful Algae, Hobart Tasmania, 1998‐2000. •
1st National Ocean Conference, “Environment and Health” Panel, Monterey CA, 1998. •
National Academy of Sciences “Ocean’s Role in Human Health” ad hoc Committee, 1998 [publication “From Monsoons to Microbes”]. • Association of University Environmental Health Sciences Centers, NIEHS, 1992‐1999. • Ad Hoc Environmental Health Sciences Training for Nurses Working Panel, National Institute of Nursing and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 1993. •
National Science Foundation Site Visit Team Chair, EPSCoR program, University of Puerto Rico. 1992. •
Ad Hoc Interagency Task Force on Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algae, National Marine Fisheries Service, Charleston, South Carolina. (scientists from NOAA, NSF, ONR, DoD, NIH, EPA, academia), 1992. •
Member, Steering and Advisory Committee for National Marine Biotoxins Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, 1992. •
Conference Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee, 3rd International Conference on Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Puerto Rico, 1990. • Expert Group, Toxic Dinoflagellates in Aquaculture, Sherkin Island Marine Station, County Cork Ireland, 1987. •
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Working Group on Aquatic Biotoxins, 1985 to 1987. •
Steering Committee for the Third International Conference on Toxic Dinoflagellates, St. Andrews New Brunswick, Canada, and Co‐Editor of Proceedings, 1984‐1985. •
Independent Reviewer for: NSF (Biological Oceanography; Cellular, Molecular and Metabolic Biology). •
Independent Reviewer for: NOAA, Sea Grant (Florida and Federal). •
Independent Reviewer for Cottrell College Science Grants Program. •
Independent IRG member, Bioorganic Chemistry, NIH. •
Minority Centers of Research Excellence External Advisory Committee, University of Puerto Rico 1991‐1994. •
Biometric Systems, Inc. Eden Prairie, Minnesota (pro bono toxin immunoassays consulting). •
Chiral Corporation, Inc.; Miami, Florida (innovative probes for molecular research) President and Equity Partner, 1989‐1999. 9
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Expert Consultant on Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Seafood Safety: 12 Local and District court jurisdictions. Grants and Contracts since 2004 08/00 to 07/05 NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, “Effects of Inhaled Florida Red Tide Brevetoxins” $6.08 million P01 ES 10594, [D.G. Baden, P.I., program project involving 2 universities, 3 research institutions, one state agency and one Federal agency]. 07/04 – present (recurring) State of North Carolina “MARBIONC, Marine biotechnology in North Carolina” $2 million annual with inflationary increments. [D.G. Baden, Executive Principal; Jeffrey Wright, Director of Research]. An economic development program aimed at using marine biotechnology to increase economic diversity in North Carolina. Products include new businesses, new jobs, newly trained individuals. Mariculture, drug discovery, and tests and bioassays are focus areas. 07/06 to 06/11 (renewal) NIEHS, NIH, DHHS, “Effects of Inhaled Florida Red Tide Brevetoxins” $8.47 million P01 ES 10594, [D.G. Baden, P.I., program project involving 2 universities, 3 research institutions, one state agency and one Federal agency]. 07/09 to 06/11 (ARRA funding related to above) “Preclinical Studies Related to Brevenal and β‐Naphthoyl Brevetoxin” $799,000 P01 ES 10594S1 [D.G. Baden, P.I., W.M. Abraham and J.M. Benson, investigators]. 01/08 – 12/13 North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Center of Innovation in Marine Biotechnology. $100,000 planning grant, prelude to a $2.5 million economic development grant. [Al Delia project lead, DG Baden, Chairman of the Board and 6 others serve as programmatic developers for this state‐wide program]. 07/09 to 06/12 NIST Department of Commerce “Marine Biotechnology Research Facility – 60NANB9D9142” $15 million Federal plus $15 million University match [D.G. Baden, P.I., Paul Reinmann Co‐
PI]. 07/09 to 06/14 NOAA OER “Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT) $22.5 million [S.A. Pomponi FAU P.I., D.G. Baden, UNCW managing PI]. 10
Publications since 2004 (> 170 domestic and international presentations and abstracts not listed) 2004 1. Benson, Janet; Hahn, Fletcher; March, Thomas; McDonald, Jacob; Sopori, Mohan; Seagrave, JeanClare; Gomez, Andrea; Bourdelais, Andrea; Naar, Jerome; Zaias, Julia; Bossart, Gregory; Baden, Daniel. Inhalation toxicity of brevetoxin 3 in rats exposed for 5 days. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A (2004), 67(18), 1443‐
1456. 2. Dravid, Shashank M.; Baden, Daniel G.; Murray, Thomas F. Brevetoxin activation of voltage‐gated sodium channels regulates Ca2+ dynamics and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in murine neocortical neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry (2004), 89(3), 739‐749. 3. Bourdelais AJ, Campbell S, Jacocks H, Naar J*, Wright JLC, Carsi J, Baden DG. (2004) Brevenal is a natural inhibitor of brevetoxin action in sodium channel receptor binding assays. Cellular and molecular Neurobiology 24:553‐563. 4. Abraham WM, Ahmed A, Bourdelais A, and Baden DG (2004) Effects of novel antagonists of polyether brevetoxin (PbTx)‐induced bronchoconstriction in allergic sheep. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 496‐498. 5. Benson J, Hahn FF, Tibbetts BM, Bowen LE, March TF, Langley R, Murray TF, Bourdelais AJ, Naar J, Zaias J, and Baden DG (2004) Florida red tide: inhalation toxicity of Karenia brevis extract in rats. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 502‐504. 6. Bourdelais A, Campbell S, Kubanek J, Wright J, and Baden DG (2004) Florida’s red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis may modulate its potency by producing a non‐toxic competitive antagonist. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 113‐115. 7. Campbell SK, McConnell EP, Bourdelais A, Tomas C, and Baden DG (2004) The production of brevetoxin and brevetoxin‐like compounds during the growth phases of Karenia brevis. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, 148‐150. 8. Cheng YS, Villareal TA, Zhou Y, Gao J, Pierce RH, Naar J, and Baden DG (2004) Red tide aerosol on the Texas coast. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 499‐501. 11
9. Dickey RW, Plakas SM, Jester ELE, ElSiad KR, Johannessen JN, Flewelling LJ, Scott P, Hammond DG, VanDolah FM, Leighfield TA, Bottein Y, Ramsdell JS, Busman M, Moeller PD, Pierce RH, Henry MS, Poli MA, Walker CS, Kurtz J, Naar J, Baden DG, Musser SM, Truman P, Quilliam MA, Stirling D, Hawryluk TP, Wekell MM, Hungerford JM, and Yoshimoto K (2004) Multi‐laboratory study of five methods for the determination of brevetoxins in shellfish tissue extracts. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 300‐302. 10. Fleming LE, Backer LC, Kirkpatrick B, Clark R, Dalpra D, Johnson DR, Bean JA, Cheng YS, Benson J, Squicciarini D, Abraham W, Pierce R, Zaias J, Naar J, Weisman R, Bossart G, Campbell S, Wanner A, Harrington M, VanDeBogart G, and Baden DG (2004) In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 508‐510. 11. Hardman RC, Cooper WJ, Baden DG, Bourdelais AJ, and Gardinali P (2004) Brevetoxin degradation and by‐product formation via natural sunlight. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 153‐154. 12. Lamberto JN, Bourdelais A, Tomas C, and Baden DG (2004) Effects of temperature on production of brevetoxin and brevetoxin‐like compounds. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp155‐156. 13. Michelliza S, Jacocks H, Bourdelais A, and Baden DG (2004) Synthesis, binding assays, and toxicity of new derivatives of brevetoxin b. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp157‐159. 14. Naar J, Weidner A, and Baden DG (2004) Competitive ELISA: an accurate, quick, and effective tool to monitor brevetoxins in environmental and biological samples. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 291‐293. 15. Naar J, Kubanek J, Weidner A, Flewelling L, Bourdelais A, Steidinger KA, and Baden DG (2004) Brevetoxin depuration in shellfish via production of non‐toxic metabolites: consequences for seafood safety and the environmental fate of blooms. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp488‐490. 12
16. Naar J, Weidner A, and Baden DG (2004) Competitive ELISA: an accurate, quick, and effective tool to monitor brevetoxins in environmental and biological samples. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 291‐293. 17. Weidner AL, Naar J, Steidinger KA, Pierce R, Henry M, Flewelling L, and Baden DG (2004) Variability of brevetoxin accumulation levels within individual oysters during Karenia brevis blooms. In Harmful Algae 2002 (Steidinger KA, Landsberg JH, Tomas CR, Vargo GA, eds) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Petersburg FL, pp 485‐487. 2005 18. Fleming, Lora E.; Kirkpatrick, Barbara; Backer, Lorraine C.; Bean, Judy A.; Wanner, Adam; Dalpra, Dana; Tamer, Robert; Zaias, Julia; Cheng, Yung Sung; Pierce, Richard; Naar, Jerome; Abraham, William; Clark, Richard; Zhou, Yue; Henry, Michael S.; Johnson, David; Van De Bogart, Gayl; Bossart, Gregory D.; Harrington, Mark; Baden, Daniel G.. (2005) Initial evaluation of the effects of aerosolized florida red tide toxins (brevetoxins) in persons with asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5), 650‐657. 19. Backer, Lorraine C.; Kirkpatrick, Barbara; Fleming, Lora E.; Cheng, Yung Sung; Pierce, Richard; Bean, Judy A.; Clark, Richard; Johnson, David; Wanner, Adam; Tamer, Robert; Zhou, Yue; Baden, Daniel G. (2005) Occupational exposure to aerosolized brevetoxins during florida red tide events: Effects on a healthy worker population. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5), 644‐649. 20. Abraham, William M.; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Ahmed, Ashfaq; Serebriakov, Irakli; Baden, Daniel G.. (2005) Effects of inhaled brevetoxins in allergic airways: Toxin‐allergen interactions and pharmacologic intervention. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5), 632‐637. 21. Abraham William M; Bourdelais Andrea J; Sabater Juan R; Ahmed Ashfaq; Lee Troy A; Serebriakov Irakli; Baden Daniel G (2005) Airway responses to aerosolized brevetoxins in an animal model of asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 171(1), 26‐34. 22. Benson, Janet M.; Hahn, Fletcher F.; March, Thomas H.; McDonald, Jacob D.; Gomez, Andrea P.; Sopori, Mohan J.; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Naar, Jerome; Zaias, Julia; Bossart, Gregory D.; Baden, Daniel G. (2005) Inhalation toxicity of brevetoxin 3 in rats exposed for twenty‐two days. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5):626‐31. 23. Benson JM, Stagner BB, Martin GK, Friedman M, Durr SE, Gomez A, McDonald J, Fleming LE, Backer LC, Baden DG, Bourdelais A, Naar J, Lonsbury‐Martin BL. (2005) Cochlear function in mice following inhalation of brevetoxin‐3. J Comp Physiol. A Neuroethol Ens Behav Physiol 191, 619‐626. 13
24. Baden, Daniel G.; Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Jacocks, Henry; Michelliza, Sophie; Naar, Jerome. (2005) Natural and derivative brevetoxins: Historical background, multiplicity, and effects. Environmental Health Perspectives , 113(5), 621‐625. 25. Fleming, Lora E.; Backer, Lorraine C.; Baden, Daniel G.. (2005) Overview of aerosolized Florida red tide toxins: Exposures and effects. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5), 618‐620. 26. Flewelling, Leanne J.; Naar, Jerome P.; Abbott, Jay P.; Baden, Daniel G.; Barros, Nelio B.; Bossart, Gregory D.; Bottein, Marie‐Yasmine D.; Hammond, Daniel G.; Haubold, Elsa M.; Heil, Cynthia A.; Henry, Michael S.; Jacocks, Henry M.; Leighfield, Tod A.; Pierce, Richard H.; Pitchford, Thomas D.; Rommel, Sentiel A.; Scott, Paula S.; Steidinger, Karen A.; Truby, Earnest W.; Van Dolah, Frances M.; Landsberg, Jan H. (2005) Brevetoxicosis: Red tides and marine mammal mortalities. Nature (London, United Kingdom) 435(7043), 755‐
756. 27. Cheng Yung Sung; McDonald Jacob D; Kracko Dean; Irvin C Mitch; Zhou Yue; Pierce Richard H; Henry Michael S; Bourdelaisa Andrea; Naar Jerome; Baden Daniel G (2005) Concentration and particle size of airborne toxic algae (brevetoxin) derived from ocean red tide events. Environmental Science & Technology 39(10), 3443‐9. 28. Fleming Lora E; Kirkpatrick Barbara; Backer Lorraine C; Bean Judy A; Wanner Adam; Dalpra Dana; Tamer Robert; Zaias Julia; Cheng Yung Sung; Pierce Richard; Naar Jerome; Abraham William; Clark Richard; Zhou Yue; Henry Michael S; Johnson David; Van De Bogart Gayl; Bossart Gregory D; Harrington Mark; Baden Daniel G (2005 ) Initial evaluation of the effects of aerosolized Florida red tide toxins (brevetoxins) in persons with asthma. Environmental Health Perspectives 113(5), 650‐7. 29. Cheng, Yung Sung; Villareal, Tracy A.; Zhou, Yue; Gao, Jun; Pierce, Richard H.; Wetzel, Dana; Naar, Jerome; Baden, Daniel G. (2005) Characterization of red tide aerosol on the Texas coast. Harmful Algae 4(1), 87‐94. 30. Dravid, Shashank M.; Baden, Daniel G.; Murray, Thomas F. (2005), Brevetoxin augments NMDA receptor signaling in murine neocortical neurons. Brain Research 1031(1), 30‐38. 31. Bourdelais, Andrea J.; Jacocks, Henry M.; Wright, Jeffrey L. C.; Bigwarfe, Paul M., Jr.; Baden, Daniel G. (2005) A new polyether ladder compound produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Journal of Natural Products 68(1), 2‐6. 32. Sayer, Andrew; Hu, Quig; Bourdelais, Andrea; Baden, Daniel G., Gibson, James E. (2005) The effect of brevenal on brevetoxin‐induced DNA damage in human lymphocytes. Genotoxicity 79, 683‐688. 2006 33. Benson JM, Gomez AP, Statom GL, Tibbetts BM, Fleming LE, Backer LC, Reich A, Baden DG. (2006) Placental transport of brevetoxin‐3 in CD‐1 mice. Toxicon 48, 1018‐1026. 14
34. Sayer, AN; Hu, Q.; Bourdelais, A.; Baden, DG; Gibson, JE. (2006) The inhibition of CHO‐K1‐
BH4 cell proliferation and induction of chromosomal aberrations by brevetoxins in vitro. Food and Chemical Toxicology 44, 1082‐1091. 35. Tibbetts, BM, Baden, DG, Benson JM. (2006) Uptake, tissue distribution, and excretion of brevetoxin‐3 administered to mice by intratracheal instillation. J Toxicol Environ Health A 69, 1325‐1335. 36. Yan X, Benson JM, Gomez AP, Baden DG, Murray TF. (2006) Brevetoxin‐induced neural insult in the retrosplenial cortex of mouse brain. Inhalation Toxicology 18, 1109‐1116. 37. Fuwa H, Ebine M, Bourdelais A, Baden, DG, Sasaki M. Total synthesis, structure revision, and absolute configuration of (‐)‐brevenal. J Am Chem Soc (2006) 128, 16989‐16999. 2007 38. Cao Z, George J, Baden DG, Murray TF. (2007) Brevetoxin‐induced phosphorylation of Pyk2 and Src in murine neocortical neurosn involves distinct signaling pathways. Brain Research 1184, 17‐27. 39. LePage KT, Rainer JD, Johnson HW, Baden DG, Murray TF. (2007) Gambierol acts as a functional antagonist of neurotoxin site 5 on voltage‐gated sodium channels in cerebellar granule neurons. JPET 323, 174‐179. 40. Naar JP, Flewelling LJ, Lenzi A, Abbott JP, Granholm A, Jacocks HM, Gannon D, Henry M, Pierce R, Baden DG, Wolny J, Landsberg JH. (2007) Brevetoxins, like ciguatoxins, are potent ichthyotoxins that accumulate in fish. Toxicon 50, 707‐723. 41. Poli MA, Rivera VR, Neal DD, Baden DG, Messer SA, Plakas SM, Dickey RW, Said KE, Flewelling L, Green D, White J. (2007) An electrochemiluminesence‐based competitive displacement immunosassay for the type‐2 brevetoxins in oyster extracts. J AOAC Intl 90, 173‐178. 42. Fleming LE, Kirkpatrick B, Backer LC, Bean JA, Wanner A, Reich A, Zaias J, Cheng YS, Pierce R, Naar J, Abraham WM, Baden DG. (2007) Aerosolized red‐tide toxins (brevetoxins) and asthma. Chest 131, 187‐194. 43. Michelliza Sophie, Abraham William M., Jacocks Henry M., Schuster Thomas, Baden Daniel G. (2007) Synthesis, Modeling, and Biological Evaluation of Analogues of the Semi‐
synthetic Brevetoxin Antagonist ‐Naphthoyl‐Brevetoxin. ChemBioChem 8, 2233‐2239. 44. Pornponi SA, Baden DG, Zohar Y. (2007) Marine biotechnology: Realizing the potential. Marine Technology Society Journal 3: 24‐31. 2008 45. Cao Z,George J, Gerwick WH, Baden DG, Ranier JD, Murray TF. (2008) . Influence of lipid‐
soluble gating modifier toxins on sodium influx in neocortical neurons. JPET 326, 604‐613. 15
46. Satake M, Bourdelais A, VanWagoner R, Baden DG, Wright JLC. (2008) Brevisimide: an unprecedented monocyclic ether alkaloid from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis that provides a potential model for ladder‐frame initiation. Organic Letters 10, 3465‐3468. 47. Mattei C, Wen PJ, Nguyun Huu TD, Alvarez M, Benoit E, Bourdelais AJ, Baden DG, Molgo J, Meunier FA (2008) Brevenal Inhibits Pacific Ciguatoxin‐1B‐Induced Neurosecretion from Bovine Chromaffin Cells. PLoS ONE 3, e3448. EPub 2008 Oct 20. 2009 48. Kuranaga T, Shirai T, Baden DG, Wright JLC, Satake M, Tachibana K (2009) Total synthesis and structural confirmation of brevisamide, a new marine cyclic ether alkaloid from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Org. Lett 11, 217‐220. 49. Satake, M, Campbell A, VanWagoner RM, Bourdelais AJ, Jacocks, H, Baden, DG., Wright JL. (2009) Brevesin: an aberrant polycyclic ether structure from the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis and its implications for polyether assembly. J Org chem. 74: 989‐994. 50. George J, Dravid SM, Prakash A, Xie J, Peterson J, Jabba SV, Baden DG, Murray TF. (2009) Sodium Channel Activation Augments NMDA Receptor Function and Promotes Neurite Outgrowth in Immature Cerebrocortical NeuronsJ Neuroscience 29: 3288‐3301. 51. Kirkpatrick B, Pierce R, Cheng YS, Henry MS, Blum P, Osborn S, Nierenberg K, Pederson BA, Fleming LE, Reich A, Naar J, Kirkpatrick G, Backer LC, Baden DG. (2009) Inland transport of aerosolized Florida red tide toxins. Harmful Algae, in press. 52. Fleming LE, Bean JA, Kirkpatrick B, Cheng YS, Pierce R, Naar J, Nierenberg K, Backer LC, Wanner A, Reich A, Zhou Y, Watkins S, Henry M, Zaias J, Abraham WM, Benson J, Cassedy A, Hollenbeck J, Kirkpatrick G, Clarke T, Baden DG. (2009) Exposure and Effect Assessment of Aerosolized Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) and Asthma. EHP 117: 1095‐1100. 2010 53. Kirkpatrick B, Fleming LE, Bean JA, Nierenberg K, Backer LC, Cheng YS, Pierce R, Reich A, Naar J, Wanner A, Abraham WM, Zhou Y, Hollenbeck J, Baden DG. (2010) Aerosolized red tide toxins (brevetoxins) and asthma: Continued health effects after 1 h beach exposure. Harmful Algae, in press. 54. Fleming LE, Kirkpatrick B, Backer LC, Walsh C, Nierenberg K, Clark J, Reich A, Hollenbeck J, Benson J, Cheng YS, Naar J, Pierce R, Bourdelais AJ, Abraham WM, Kirkpatrick G, Zaias J, Wanner A, Mendes E, Shalat S, Hoagland P, Stephan W, Bean J, Watkins S, Clarke T, Byrne M, Baden DG. (2010) Review of Florida red tide and human health effects. Harmful Algae, in press. 55. Cheng, YS, Zhou Y, Pierce RH, Henry M, Baden DG. (2010) Characterization of Florida red tide aerosol and the temporal profile of aerosol concentration. Toxicon 55: 922‐929. 56. Kuranaga T, Satake M, Baden DG, Wright JLC, Tachibana K. (2010) Synthesis of the BC/DE ring model of brevisin for confirmation of the structure around the acyclic junction. Tetrahedron Letters 51 4673–4676. 16
57. VanWaggoner RM, Satake M, Bourdelais A, Baden, DG, Wright JLC. (2010) Absolute Configuration of Brevisamide and Brevisin: Confirmation of a Universal Biosynthetic Process for Karenia brevis Polyethers. J Nat Prod 73: 1177‐1179. 58. Tsutsumi R, Kuranaga T, Wright JLC, Baden DG, Ito E, Satake M, Tachibana K. (2010) An improved synthesis of (‐)‐brevisamide, a marine monocyclic ether amide of dinoflagellate origin. Tetrahedron 66: 6675‐6782. 59. Shirai T, Kuranaga T, Wright JLC, Baden DG, Satake M, Tachibana K (2010) Synthesis of a proposed biosynthetic intermediate of a marine cyclic ether brevisamide for study on biosynthesis of marine ladder‐frame polyethers. Tet. Lett. 51: 1394‐1396. 60. Ohtani N, Tsutsumi R, Kuranaga T, Shirai T, Wright JLC, Baden DG, Satake M, Tachibana, K. Synthesis of the Abc Ring Fragment of Brevisin, a New Dinoflagellate Polycyclic Ether. Heterocycles 80:825‐830. 61. Nguyen‐Huu T. Mattei D,.Wen C, P..Bourdelais AJ, Lewis RJ, Benoit E, Baden, DG, Molgo, J, Meunier F A. (2010) Ciguatoxin‐induced catecholamine secretion in bovine chromaffin cells: Mechanism of action and reversible inhibition by brevenal. Toxicon 56: 792‐796. 62. Lopez‐Legentil S, Song B, DeTure M, Baden DG. (2010) Characterization and Localization of a Hybrid Non‐ribosomal Peptide Synthetase and Polyketide Synthase Gene from the Toxic Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Marine Biotechnology 12: 32‐41. 63. Khan U, Benabderrazik N, Bourdelais AJ, Baden DG, Rein K, Gardinali PR, Arroyo L, O'Shea KE. (2010) UV and solar TiO2 photocatalysis of brevetoxins (PbTxs). Toxicon 55: 1008‐
1016. 64. Cheng YS, Zhou Y, Naar J, Irvin CM, Su WC, Fleming LE, Kirkpatrick B, Pierce RH, Backer LC, Baden, DG. (2010) Personal Exposure to Aerosolized Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 7:326‐331. Patents 1. Title: Fused Pentacyclic Polyethers Patent Agent: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ‐ Chicago, IL, US Inventors: Daniel G. Baden, William M. Abraham, Andrea J. Bourdelais, Sophie Michelliza Applicaton #: 20050148539 Class: 514050000 (USPTO). Status: granted # US 7,202,271; 4/10/2007. Divisional use claims for cystic fibrosis and other mucociliary diseases related to the original granted patent are pending. 2. Title: Polyether brevetoxin derivatives as a treatment for cystic fibrosis, mucociliary dysfunction, and pulmonary diseases Patent Agent: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ‐ Chicago, IL, US Inventors: Daniel G. Baden, William M. Abraham, Andrea J. Bourdelais Application #: 20050124686 Class: 514450000 (USPTO) 17
Status: granted. # US 7,399,782;7/15/08. 3. Title: Polyether brevetoxin derivatives as a treatment for neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and ciguatera fish poisoning Patent Agent: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ‐ Chicago, IL, US Inventors: Daniel G. Baden, Kathleen S. Rein, Lynne Fieber, Sherry P. Parker Application #: 20050124685 Class: 514450000 (USPTO) Status: Pending, FDA approval for use in marine animals intoxicated with red tide 4. Title: Methods of Stimulating Neuronal Growth Using Brevetoxins Patent Agent: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ‐ Chicago, IL, US Patent Inventors: Daniel G. Baden, Thomas F. Murray Provisional Application #: 60/913484 filed 23 April 2007 Class: 514050000 (USPTO) Status: conveyed to Creighton University as primary inventor 5. Title: Ladder Frame Polyether Conjugates Patent Agent: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP ‐ Chicago, IL, US Patent Inventors: Andrea J. Bourdelais, Daniel G. Baden, Steven A. Fontana, and Allan J. Goodman Application #: 12893344 Status: pending 18
Frederick M. Bingham
Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-5928
Phone: (910)962-2383, Fax (910)962-2410
email: binghamf@uncw.edu
Home Page: http://people.uncw.edu/binghamf
Vita
1984
1984-1990
1990
1990-1991
1992-1994
1994-1999
1996-present
1997-present
1999 - present
2005
2007 - present
2008-present
B.A. in Physics, Oberlin College
Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Doctor of Philosophy, Physical Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Assistant Researcher
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interinstitutional Adjunct Faculty
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
North Carolina State University
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Visiting Associate Professor, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Masters Candidate, Computer Science and Information Systems,
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Professional Affiliations
American Geophysical Union; American Meteorological Society; The Oceanography Society,
Oceanographic Society of Japan; American Association of Physics Teachers
Recent Publications
Quattrini, A. M., D. G. Lindquist, F. M. Bingham, T. E. Lankford and J. J. Govoni, 2005.
Distributions of larval Fishes among Water Masses in Onslow Bay, North Carolina: Implications
for Cross-shelf Exchange. Fisheries Oceanography,14:3, 1-19.
Blanton, Brian O.; Werner, Francisco E.; Seim, Harvey E.; Luettich, Richard A., Jr.; Lynch,
Daniel R.; Smith, Keston W.; Voulgaris, George; Bingham, Frederick M.; Way, Francis (2004),
Barotropic tides in the South Atlantic Bight. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, No. C12, C12024.
Bingham, F., and T. Suga (2006), Distributions of mixed layer properties in North Pacific water
mass formation areas: comparison of Argo floats and World Ocean Atlas 2001. Ocean Science,
2, 61-70. (http://www.ocean-sci.net/2/61/2006/os-2-61-2006.html)
Grodsky S. A., J. A. Carton, F. M. Bingham (2006), Low frequency variation of sea surface
salinity in the tropical Atlantic, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L14604, doi:10.1029/2006GL026426.
Bingham, F. (2006). Physical response of the coastal ocean to Hurricane Isabel near landfall.
Ocean Science, 3, 159-171. (http://www.ocean-sci.net/3/159/2007/os-3-159-2007.html)
Sethuram, A., E. Patterson, K. Ricanek, F. Bingham (2009), The Aging Face: Developments in
AAM Based Synthetic Age Progression. Submitted to CAIP 2009: The 13th International
Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns.
Patterson, E., A. Sethuram, K. Ricanek and F. Bingham (2009). Improvements in Active
Appearance Model Based Synthetic Age Progression for Adult Aging. Submitted to BTAS
2009, IEEE Third International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems.
Bingham, F. M., G. Foltz, and M. McPhaden (2010). Seasonal Cycles of Mixed Layer Salinity
and Evaporation Minus Precipitation in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Sci., 6, 775-787,
doi:10.5194/os-6-775-2010, 2010.
Recent Grant Funding
Statistical Evaluation of Sea Surface Salinity from Aquarius. From NASA. Co-I, Montserrat
Fuentes, NCSU. $210918. 10/1/2009 – 9/30/2012.
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STUART R. BORRETT
a. Professional Preparation
Austin College, B.A. Biology 1997
University of Georgia, Ph.D. Ecology 2005
Postdoctoral Research: Stanford University and the Institute for the Study for Learning and
Expertise, Biological Oceanography and Computer Science, 2005-2007
b. Appointments
2007-present. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North
Carolina Wilmington.
c. Peer Reviewed Publications , 2007 - 2010
Borrett, S.R., S.J. Whipple, & B.C. Patten. 2010. Rapid development of indirect effects in
ecosystem networks. Oikos 119: 1136–1148. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18104.x
Borrett, S.R., A.K. Salas**. 2010. Evidence for resource homogenization in 50 trophic
ecosystem network. Ecological Modelling 221: 1710–1716. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.04.004.
Kaufman***, A.G. & S.R. Borrett. 2010. Ecosystem network analysis indicators are generally
robust to parameter uncertainty in a phosphorus model of Lake Sidney Lanier, USA.
Ecological Modelling 221: 1230-1238 doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.12.018
Bata, S.A., S.R. Borrett, B.C. Patten, S.J. Whipple, J.R. Schramski, D.K. Gattie. 2007.
Equivalence of throughflow– and storage–based environs. Ecological Modelling. 206: 400–
406 doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.04.005
Schramski, J.R., D.K. Gattie, B.C. Patten, S.R. Borrett, B.D. Fath, S.J. Whipple. 2007. Indirect
effects and distributed control in ecosystems: Distributed control in the environ networks of
a seven-compartment model of nitrogen flow in the Neuse River Estuary, USA: Time series
analysis. Ecological Modelling 206: 18-30. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.023
Whipple, S.J., S.R. Borrett, B.C. Patten, D.K. Gattie, J.R. Schramski, S.A. Bata. 2007. Indirect
effects and distributed control in ecosystems: Comparative network environ analysis of a
seven-compartment model of nitrogen flow in the Neuse River Estuary: Time series analysis.
Ecological Modelling 206: 1-17. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.002
Whipple, S.J., B.C. Patten, P.G. Verity, M.E. Frischer, J.D. Long, J.C. Nejstgaard, J.T.
Anderson, A. Jacobsen, A. Larsen, J. Martinez-Martinez, and S.R. Borrett. 2007 Gaining
integrated understanding of Phaeocystis spp. through model-driven laboratory and
mesocosm studies. Biogeochemistry 83:293–309. doi:10.1007/s10533-007-9089-z
Borrett, S.R., W. Bridewell, P. Langley, K.R. Arrigo. 2007. A method for representing and
developing process models. Ecological Complexity 4: 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.02.017
Borrett, S.R., B.D. Fath, B.C. Patten. 2007. Functional integration of ecological networks
through pathway proliferation. Journal of Theoretical Biology 245: 98–111.
doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.09.024
Borrett, S.R. and O.O. Osidele. 2007. Environ indicator sensitivity to flux uncertainty in a
phosphorus model of Lake Sidney Lanier, USA. Ecological Modelling 200: 371–383.
doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.08.011
d. Grants
Song, B.K., Borrett, S.R. NSF $500,226. Collaborative Research: MSB: Impact of sea level rise
on sedimentary nitrogen removal processes in tidal freshwater ecosystems. (2010-2013).
e. Synergistic Activities
Developed and published a MATLAB function for Ecological Network Analysis. This function
is now used by researchers in multiple ecology laboratories.
Developed and now teach an Ecological Modeling course for graduate students that builds upon
insights gained from both ecological network analysis and inductive process modeling research.
Manuscripts reviewed for Ecological Modelling; Environmental Modeling & Software;
Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science; Oikos
Serve on the Cape Fear Museum of Science and History Advisory Board , Wilmington, NC.
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CURRICULUM VITAE
LAWRENCE B. CAHOON CAMPUS ADDRESS:
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-5915
Phone: (910) 962-3706
FAX: 910-962-4066 E-mail: Cahoon@uncw.edu
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., 1981, Duke University (Zoology)
B.S., 1975, summa cum laude, Washington & Lee University (Biology)
POSITIONS HELD:
Professor, 1993Associate Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UNC Wilmington, 1987-1993
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UNC Wilmington, 1982-1987
PUBLICATIONS (2006-2009, peer-reviewed and co-authored by MS students only (of
80; plus 90 other)). MS students in bold.
PR80. Cahoon, L.B., K.M. Hardy, and D.M. Allen. 2009. Exploring relationships between river
discharge and coastal ocean phytoplankton biomass. Validated in EcoEdNet: http://esa.org/ecoed/index.php?P=FullRecord&ResourceId=84 PR79. Toothman, B.R., L.B. Cahoon, and M.A. Mallin. 2009. Phosphorus and carbohydrate
limitation of fecal coliform and fecal enterococcus within tidal creek sediments, Hydrobiologia
636:401-412.
PR72. McGee, D., R.A. Laws, and L.B. Cahoon. 2008. Live benthic diatoms from the upper
continental slope: Extending the limits of marine primary production. Marine Ecology Progress
Series 356:103-112.
PR71. Cahoon, L.B., M.A. Mallin, B.R. Toothman, M. Ortwine, R.N. Harrington, R.S.
Gerhart, S.M.K. Gill, and J. Knowles. 2007. Is There a Relationship Between Phosphorus and
Fecal Microbes in Aquatic Sediments? UNC Water Resources Research Institute Report #366,
56 pp.
PR70. Loucaides, S., L.B. Cahoon, and E.J. Henry. 2007. Urbanization impacts on dissolved
silica loading in stormflow. Journal of the American Water Research Association 43:841-849.
PR69.
MacPherson, T.A., L.B. Cahoon and M.A. Mallin. 2007. Biochemical and sediment
oxygen flux: Patterns of oxygen depletion in tidal creeks. Hydrobiologia 586:235-248.
PR68. Mallin, M.A., L.B. Cahoon, B.R. Toothman, D.C. Parsons, M.R. McIver, M.L.
Ortwine, R.N. Harrington. 2007. Impacts of a Raw Sewage Spill on Water and Sediment
Quality in an Urbanized Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:81-88.
PR67. Croft, A.L., T.D. Alphin, L.B. Cahoon, M.H. Posey, L.A. Leonard. 2006. The effects of thin layer sand
renourishment on tidal marsh processes, Masonboro Island, N.C. Estuaries 29:737-750.
PR64. Cahoon, L.B., J.C. Hales, K.R. Rowland, E.S. Carey, S. Loucaides, and J.E. Nearhoof.
2006.Shellfishing closures in southwest Brunswick County, North Carolina: Septic tanks vs. storm water runoff as
fecal coliform sources. J. Coastal Research 22 (2):319-327.
PR61. Knowles, J.E., L.B. Cahoon, and S.M.K. Gill. 2006. Sediment-associated phosphorus in
drainage features in southeastern North Carolina. J. N.C. Academy of Science 122: 39-48.
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GRANTS funded (only those supporting MS students)
2010: Response to BP Oil Spill: Baseline Beach Sampling for North Carolina (Cahoon,
Lankford and Alphin, $6000, Sea Grant)
Bacterial consortia in swine waste lagoons: The role of purple phototrophic bacteria and
anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in odor control and natural products synthesis. NC
Pork Council (Cahoon and Song, $25,000; Year 2)
2009: Bacterial consortia in swine waste lagoons: The role of purple phototrophic bacteria and
anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in odor control and natural products synthesis. NC
Pork Council (Cahoon and Song, $25,000; Year 1)
Key parameters for assessing beach functionality, UNC Sea Grant (Cahoon, Posey,
Leonard, Lankford, and Alphin, $14,357 + $23,395 + $21,762, year 2)
2008:
Key parameters for assessing beach functionality, UNC Sea Grant (Cahoon, Posey,
Leonard, Lankford, and Alphin, $14,357 + $23,395 + $21,762, year 1)
2007:
Microbial anti-oxidants from swine waste lagoons, UNC Research Competitiveness
Fund, w/Song, Halkides, M. Williams, and G. Dubay, $116,507, 1 year
2005:
Is there a relationship between phosphorus and fecal microbes in aquatic sediments,
UNC Water Resources Research Institute ($50,000, w/Mallin)
Effects of sediment phosphorus concentration on fecal pathogen indicators in
estuarine sediments, UNC Sea Grant, ($70,728, w/Mallin)
Marine science graduate students directed (2005-2010):
31. Erin S. Carey, “Effects of beach renourishment on benthic microalgae at Carolina and Kure
beaches” M.S. 2005
32. Byron R. Toothman, “Effects of phosphorus and labile organic carbon on sedimentassociated fecal indictor bacteria” M.S., 2006
*33. Stephen M.K. Gill, “Phosphorus liberation by aquatic microorganisms”, M.S., 2006
34. Michelle L. Ortwine, “The impacts of rainfall runoff on tidal creek algal and bacterial
production”, M.S. 2007
35. Renee N. Harrington, “Investigation of microbial contamination of sediment and water at
boat ramps”, M.S. 2007
Current students:
Kelly Stull (’07-), Melody Knowles (’07-),*Yosef Shirazi (’08-)
*- students admitted originally by another faculty member.
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Christopher F. Dumas, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics and Finance
University of North Carolina -- Wilmington
601 South College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
TEL: 910-962-4026
FAX: 910-962-7464
EMAIL:dumasc@uncw.edu
Education
Ph.D., Natural Resource Economics, 1997. Univ. of California, Berkeley.
Fields: Natural Resource Economics, Industrial Organization.
M.S., Natural Resource Economics, 1991. Univ. of California, Berkeley.
B.S., Economics, 1990. North Carolina State University.
B.S., Environmental Science / Natural Resource Mgmt., 1990. North Carolina State University.
Awards and Honors
2007. UNCW “Million Dollar Club” member. Achieved over $1 million in cumulative grant
awards at UNCW.
2000. UNCW Chancellor's Outstanding Faculty Award. May 2, 2000.
Teaching
Undergraduate: ECN 221 Principles of Microeconomics, ECN 321 Intermediate
Microeconomics,
ECN 325 Environmental Economics, ECN 422 Econometrics, ECN 495 Economic Impact
Analysis
Graduate: ECN 525 Environmental Economics, PLS 501 Quantitative Methods for Public
Administrators,
MBA 533 Game Theory for Managers
International: ECN 325 Environmental Economics. Hochschule Bremen, Bremen, Germany. July
2010.
Journal Articles since 2004
2010. Whitehead, J. C., Phaneuf, D. J., Dumas, C. F., Herstine, J., Hill, J., Buerger, B.
Convergent Validity of Revealed and Stated Recreation Behavior with Quality Change: A
Comparison of Multiple and Single Site Demands. Environmental and Resource Economics.
45(1): 1573-1502.
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2009. Fernandez, L., Dumas, C. F. Cross-media pollution and fuels--Can we avoid future
MTBEs?. Energy Economics. 31: 423-430.
2009. Whitehead, J. C., Poulter, B., Dumas, C. F., Bin, O. Measuring the Economic Effects of
Sea Level Rise on Shore Fishing. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change.
14: 777-792.
2008. Dumas, C.F., and J.C. Whitehead. The Potential Economic Benefits of Integrated and
Sustainable Ocean Observation Systems: The Southeast Atlantic Region. Coastal
Management Journal. 36:146-164.
2008. John C. Whitehead , Christopher F. Dumas , Jim Herstine , Jeffery Hill , Bob Buerger.
Valuing Beach Access and Width with Revealed and Stated Preference Data. Marine
Resource Economics. 23:119-135.
2008. Dumas, C.F., W. Hall, P. Garrett. The Economic Impacts of Medicaid in North Carolina.
North Carolina Medical Journal. 69(2):78-87.
2008. Burrus, Robert T., Christopher F. Dumas, and J. Edward Graham. Homeowner Responses
to Hurricane Risk Perceptions. Journal of Housing Research. 17(1):49-60.
2007. Yates, J.K., W.O. Watanabe, C.F. Dumas, and T.M. Losordo. Production economics of
summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus aquaculture in a marine recirculating system.
Accepted for publication, in press, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society.
2007. Whitehead, John C., Jim Herstine, Christopher F. Dumas. Recreational Boater Willingness
to Pay for an Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Dredging and Maintenance Program. Under
review, Coastal and Ocean Management.
2007. Dumas, Christopher F., Robert T. Burrus, Jr. Erin Diener, Jenny Payne, and Jeff Rose.
Valuing the Recreational Benefits of Sculpture in Public Parks. Journal of Park and
Recreation Administration. 25(2):29-41.
2006. Christopher F. Dumas, John C. Whitehead, James H. Herstine, Robert B. Buerger, Jeffery
M. Hill. Estimating Peak Demand for Beach Parking Spaces Under Capacity Constraints.
Under review, Shore and Beach.
2005. Copeland, K., W. Watanabe, and C.F. Dumas. Economic Evaluation of a Small-Scale
Recirculating System for Ongrowing of Captive Wild Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata in
North Carolina. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 36(4):489-497.
Book Chapters since 2004
2010. Daniels, H., Watanabe, W., Murashige, R., Losordo, T., Dumas, C. F. In Daniels, H.V.,
and W.O. Watanabe (Ed.), Culture of southern flounder. Ames, Iowa: Willey-Blackwell.
2007. Dumas, C.F., W. Watanabe, H. Daniels, T. Losordo, and K. Yates. “Southern Flounder
Growout Economics.” Chapter in: Southern Flounder Production in Recirculating
Aquaculture Systems: Biology, Engineering and Economics. North Carolina State
University.
2005. Dumas, C.F., P. Schuhmann and J. Whitehead. “Measuring the Economic Benefits of
Water Quality Improvement with Benefit Transfer: An Introduction for Non-Economists.”
Chapter in: Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecosystems. L.R. Brown, R.H. Gray, R.M.
Hughes and M.R. Meador, eds. American Fisheries Society.
2005. Burrus, R.T., C.F. Dumas and J.E. Graham. "Impacts of Insurance Deductibles and
Hurricane Damage Perceptions on Mitigation Choices." Chapter in: Economics and the
Wind,. B. T. Ewing, J.S. Rawls and J. B. Kruse, eds. Nova Science Publishing.
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2004. Dumas, C.F., and P. Schuhmann. 2003. Larry B. Crowder, Ransom A. Myers, Christopher
Dumas, Sloan A. Freeman, Julia Baum, Melissa Snover, Andrea A. Treece, Peter Ward.
Book: Longline Fishing in the Northwest Atlantic: A Fishery in Crisis. Pew Series in Marine
Conservation, Island Press.
Research Grants and Contract Research since 2004
2009. Dumas, Christopher F (Principal), "Markets for Marine Biotechnology Products,"
Sponsored by UNCW Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington,
$20,000.00. (June 1, 2009 - Present).
2009. Dumas, Christopher F (Co-Principal), Watanabe, Wade (Principal), "Establishing a pilot
hatchery for production of juveniles to support the finfish mariculture industry in North
Carolina," Sponsored by North Carolina Biotechnology Center, State, $66,842.00. (July 1,
2009 - June 30, 2010).
2009. Dumas, Christopher F, "Supplemental Funding for Mariculture Black Sea Bass Market
Research," Sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant, State, $700.00. (February 1, 2009 January 19, 2010).
2009. Dumas, Christopher F, "Economic Impacts of the North Carolina For-Hire Striped Bass
Fishery," Sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant, State, $2,500.00. (March 20, 2009 September 30, 2009).
2009. Dumas, Christopher F (Co-Principal), Hall, William W (Principal), Schuhmann, Peter W
(Co-Principal), "Economic Impact Study of the Production of a 'Mid-Major' Motion Picture
on the Economy of Southeastern North Carolina," Sponsored by Wilmington Regional Film
Commission, Inc., Local, $9,060.00. (March 20, 2009 - September 30, 2009).
2009. Dumas, Christopher F (Principal), Hall, William W (Co-Principal), Graham, J E (CoPrincipal), "Economic Impact Study of Proposed Project in Sampson County, North
Carolina," Sponsored by Sampson County Economic Development Commission, Local,
$10,000.00. (June 2009 - July 2009).
2008. North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Regional Development Grant Program. “Assessing
Metro Niche Market Demand for North Carolina Mariculture Products.” $33,730. (Dumas
lead PI)
2008. NC Research Competitiveness Grant Program (NC Legislature). “North Carolina Coastal
Hazards: Economic Implications of Severe Storms and Sea-level Rise.” Joint project with
many UNC-system collaborators. $288,694 (Dumas sub-award $6,725).
2007. NC Dept. Environment and Natural Resources. “North Carolina Beach and Inlet
Management Plan.” Joint project with Moffatt and Nichol engineering consultants.
$750,000.
2007. NC Sea Grant. “Economic Impacts of the North Carolina For-Hire Recreational Fishing
Fleet.” Joint project with Jim Herstine, UNCW, John Whitehead, Appalachian State
University, Craig Landry, East Carolina University, and Tim Hatcher, NC State University.
(Dumas lead PI) $70,348.
2006. National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “Commercialization of black
sea bass aquaculture: nursery, growout and marketing.” Joint with Wade Watanabe, UNCW
Center for Marine Science. $400,000
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2006. U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Controlled breeding, larviculture, intensive growout and
marketing of high-value marine finfish species for US agriculture.” Joint with Wade
Watanabe, UNCW Center for Marine Science. $293,745.
2006. NC Sea Grant. “An Assessment of Public Awareness of Rip Currents in New Hanover
County, NC.” Joint project with Jim Herstine, Doug Gamble, Mark Imperial and Steve
Meinhold, UNCW. $3,982.
2006. Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA. “Evaluating pharmaceutical crops’
promise as a rural development strategy for the state of North Carolina.” $10,000.
2006. National Commission on Energy Policy. “Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on
North Carolina Coastal Resources” Joint project with Ben Poulter, Duke University, Paul
Bin, East Carolina University and John, Whitehead, Appalachian State University. $50,000.
2006. NC Pediatric Society Foundation. “The Economic Impacts of Medicaid Payments in North
Carolina.” Follow on project work: $10,000.
2005. NC Dept. Environment and Natural Resources. "Estimating and Analyzing the Costs of
Stream Restoration in North Carolina." Joint project with Dr. Scott Templeton, Clemson
University. $83,486.
2005. NC Sea Grant, NC Dept. Environment and Natural Resources, and NC Beach, Inlet and
Waterways Association. “Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Economic Impacts and Economic
Benefits Study.” Joint project with Jim Herstine and William Hall, UNCW, and John
Whitehead, Appalachian State University. $112,000.
2005. Dare County, NC. “The Economic Benefits of Oregon Inlet.” Joint project with William
Hall, UNCW, John Whitehead, Appalachian State University, and Moffat and Nichol
Engineers. $75,000.
2005. NC Pediatric Society Foundation. “The Economic Impacts of Medicaid Payments in North
Carolina.” Joint project with William Hall, UNCW. $10,000.
2005. Brunswick County Community in Schools Program. “The Economic Impacts of the
Brunswick County Community in Schools Program.” Joint project with Mark Imperial,
UNCW. $6,800.
2004. Pew Charitable Trusts. "The Cost of Buying Out the Pelagic Longline Fishery." $12,000.
2004. City of Jacksonville, NC. "Measuring the Economic Benefits of Water Quality
Improvements in the New River, NC—A Feasibility Assessment." $5,000.
2004. NC Dept. Environment and Natural Resources. "Fort Fisher Ocean Beach Vehicle Study."
Joint project with Jim Herstine, Jeff Hill and Bob Buerger, UNCW. $25,000.
2004. NC Sea Grant. "The Potential Economic Benefits of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems."
Joint project with John Whitehead, Appalachian State University. $31,406.
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ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael J. Durako
Professor
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Center for Marine Science
Telephone: (910) 962-2373
E-mail: durakom@uncw.edu; http://people.uncw.edu/durakom/index.htm
Professional Preparation
Ph.D. Marine Science, 1991 University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
M.A. Botany, 1978 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620
B.S. Biology, 1975 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Appointments
Aug. 2004- present
Aug. 1997- July 2004
May 1995- July 1997
Jan. 1979 – Apr. 1995
Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, UNCW
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, tenured 8/00
Senior Research Scientist, Florida Marine Research Institute
Research Scientist, Florida Marine Research
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (79 total) (Student authors in bold)
Kowalczuk, P., Cooper, W. J., Gonsior, M., Durako, M. J., Young, H., Kahn, A. E. 2010.
Characterization of dissolved organic matter fluorescence in the South Atlantic Bight
using the PARAFAC model: Relationships between fluorescence and its components,
absorption coefficients and organic carbon concentrations. Marine Chemistry 118: 22-36.
Kahn, A. E., Durako, M. J. 2009. Wavelength-specific photosynthetic responses of Halophila
johnsonii from marine versus riverine-influenced habitats. Aquatic Botany 91: 245-249.
Kowalczuk, P., Durako, M. J., Young, H., Kahn, A. E., Cooper, W. J., Gonsior, M. 2009.
Characterization of dissolved organic matter fluorescence in the South Atlantic Bight
with use of PARAFAC model: Inter-annual variability. Marine Chemistry 113: 182-196.
Kahn, A. E., Durako, M. J., 2009. Photosynthetic tolerances to desiccation of the co-occurring
seagrasses Halophila johnsonii and Halophila decipiens. Aquatic Botany 90: 195-198.
Meng, Y. Krzysiak, A. J., Durako, M. J., Kunzelman, J. I., Wright, J. L. C. 2008. Flavones
and flavone glycosides from the sea grass Halophila johnsonii. Phytochemistry 69: 26032608.
Whitfield, P.E., W. J. Kenworthy, M. J. Durako, K. K. Hammerstrom, and M. F. Merello. 2004.
Recruitment of Thalassia testudinum seedlings into physically disturbed seagrass beds.
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 267: 121-131.
Most Recent Funding (52 Awards totaling >$7,00,000; 31@UNCW: >$5,000,000)
2010-2011
Measuring photosynthetic characteristics of Turtlegrass for the South Florida Fish
Habitat Assessment Program. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
($85,000)
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2009-2011
Establishing the salinity tolerance of Halophila johnsonii. National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, Endangered Species Office, $24,200.
2009-2010
Measuring photosynthetic characteristics of Turtlegrass for the South Florida Fish
Habitat Assessment Program. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
($60,000)
2008-2010
Tissue Localization of Flavonoid Compounds in Halophila johnsonii: Depth and salinity
effects. National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Endangered Species Office, $21,000.
2007-2008
Tissue Localization of Flavonoid Compounds in Halophila johnsoni:. National Marine
Fisheries Service, NOAA, Endangered Species Office, $21,883.
2005-2008
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Measuring photosynthetic
characteristics of Turtlegrass for the South Florida Fish Habitat Assessment Program.
($200,000)
2005-2007
Effects of hurricanes on the distribution of Halophila johnsonii. National Marine
Fisheries Service. ($89,855)
2005-06
NOAA/UNCW. Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program. ($2,770,694)
Academic Activities
Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Advisor: Eckerd College - Craig Rose F91/S92
UNCW - Andrea Wimmers, F97/S98; Amy Dixon, F98/S99; Darin Crew, F98/S99; Steven van
Sluyter S02/F02.
Graduate Students (M.S.) Supervised: UNCW - Lesley Murphy, 2000; Jill Paxson, 2002; John
Hackney, 2003; James Henne, 2001; Ron Dean, 2002; Paula Whitfield, 2002; Jennifer
Kunzelman, 2003; Amanda Kahn 2004; Robert York, 2005; J. Brooke Landry, 2005; Elizabeth
F. Belshe, 2005; Kathryn Chartrand, 2007; Nathan Gavin 2008; Nina Griffin, 2009; Jacqueline
Corbett 2009.
Graduate Students (Ph.D.) Supervised: UNCW- Amanda Kahn, 2008
Graduate Student (M.S.) Committees: USF - Mary Beth Neeley 1996, Craig Rose, Donna
Berns 2003. UNCW -Sebastian Engel, 2000; Barbara Wilson, 2000; Thomas McGinnis, 2002;
Erin Zook, 2007; Lee Richbourg, F06.
Graduate Student (Ph.D.) Committees: USF - Eva Maria Wysk Koch; FIU – Justin Campbell.
Post-doctoral Research Fellows supervised
Dr. Piotr Kowalczuk - 2001-2003; Dr. Marnie L. Campbell - 2003-2004; Dr. Wendy L. Woods 2003-2005
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CHRISTOPHER M. FINELLI
Associate Professor
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
Voice: (910) 962-2137; Fax: (910) 962-4066; Email: finellic@uncw.edu
EDUCATION:
1997
1990-1991
1991
Ph.D. Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina
Dissertation title: The influence of behavior and physics on ecological processes.
Advisor: Dr. David S. Wethey.
East/West Marine Biology Program, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate,
St. Francis College, Loretto, PA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2009 to Present
Associate Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
2005 to 2006
Biological-Physical Coupling, Oceanography, Marine Biology
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Biological-Physical Coupling, Oceanography, Marine Biology
Associate Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON).
1999 to 2005
Assistant Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON).
1997 to 1999
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Academy of Natural Sciences
2006 to 2009
Biological-Physical Coupling, Benthic Ecology, Marine Science
Biological-Physical Coupling, Benthic Ecology, Marine Science
Organism-flow interactions, stream ecology
1993-1995
1992-1993
1991-1996
Graduate Research Assistant- NSF Grant IBN-922225: Chemoreception
in Turbulent Flow: How Blue Crabs Find their Prey.
Graduate Research Assistant- ONR Contract N0014-K-82-645: Real-time
Studies of Barnacle Larval Settlement.
Graduate Instructional Assistant:
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research in my lab continues along two parallel tracks: ecology of reef dwelling benthic
suspension feeders and chemoreception in predator-prey interactions. I typically try to work
both locally, in oyster reefs and marshes, and in the tropics, on coral reefs, to widen the
funding base and the opportunities for student involvement. Much of my research, especially
that conducted on oyster reefs, has distinct application to environmental or fisheries problems
(e.g. oyster reef restoration).
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS and FUNDING since 2004:
2009
2009
2008
UNCW Cahill Award;
Development of a high speed motion analysis system for biological research and
education at UNCW. $3000; PIs: Alison Taylor & Christopher Finelli
NC Sea Grant;
To seed or not to seed: The value of seeding restored oyster reefs for ecosystem
function. $100,000. PIs: Christopher Finelli, Troy Alphin, Martin Posey, Ami
Wilbur.
National Undersea Research Program/Coral Reef Conservation Program;
2008-2011
2008
Sponges on Florida Reefs: Basic data for conservation and management.
$69,000; Co-PI with Joseph Pawlik
National Science Foundation;
Pumping rates of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta on Caribbean reefs:
size scaling, environmental controls, and bleaching effects. $193,617; PI:
Christopher Finelli.
UNCW Cahill Award;
Preliminary investitgations of the boring sponge, Cliona chelata, and its
effects on the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica. $3000; PI: Christopher
2008
2006
2003-2007
Finelli
NC SeaGrant Minigrant Program;
Application of Chemical Cues to Artificial Reef Substrate: Enhanced oyster
recruitment or increased predation. $1640; PI: Christopher Finelli
Entergy Environmental Stewardship Program;
Expanding and Enhancing the Bayouside Classroom Science and Stewardship
Program. $22,257.
National Science Foundation;
Collaborative Research + RUI: The effects of water movement and
zooplankton escape behavior on planktivory by coral reef fishes in
different microhabitats.
2003-2008
2002-2005
2001-2008
$383,724 ($81,243 to LUMCON); Co-PI with Ed Buskey, University of Texas
Marine Science Institute and Ray Clarke, Sara Lawrence College
National Science Foundation;
Supplement to Career development plan: Interdisciplinary research and
education in marine habitats. $44,800; PI: Christopher Finelli
National Science Foundation;
Faculty Institutes for Reforming Science Teaching (FIRST) II. $30,000; Team
Leader: Christopher Finelli
National Science Foundation
Career development plan: Interdisciplinary research and education in marine
habitats. $506,955; PI: Christopher Finelli
Optimal design of oyster reefs for erosion control. $89,201; PI: Christopher
Finelli w/ Tom Soniat (Nicholls State University)
PUBLICATIONS since 2004 (Including those in review or in press):
Finelli, C.M., R.D. Clarke, H.E. Robinson, and E.J. Buskey (2009). Water flow controls the
distribution and feeding behavior of two co-occurring coral reef fishes: I. Field
measurements. Coral Reefs 28: 461-473
Clarke, R.D., C.M. Finelli, and E.J. Buskey (2009). Water flow controls the distribution and
feeding behavior of two co-occurring coral reef fishes: II. Laboratory measurements.
Coral Reefs 28:475-488
Finelli, C.M., L. Rodrigue, and D.P. Chauvin. In revision. High frequency measurements of
water quality along the Bayou Terrebonne-Bayou Petit Caillou Corridor, Terrebonne
Parish, Louisiana, USA: The effects of hydrologic modification and hurricanes.
Estuaries and Coasts.
Finelli, C.M. In revision. A two dimensional map of the sample volume of an acoustic Doppler
velocimeter. In revision for Limnology and Oceanography: Methods.
Finelli, C.M., J. Kastler, R.T. Powell. In press. Improving undergraduate science education:
The FIRST II Project in Louisiana. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences
Finelli, C.M., D. Ebert-May, and J. Hodder. 2008. Collaborative learning: A jigsaw. In EbertMay and Hodder, editors, Pathways to Scientific Teaching. Sinauer and Associates,
Sunderland MA. Reprinted from original peer-reviewed publication in Frontiers in
Ecology and the Environment 3(4):220-221
Finelli, C.M., B.S.T. Helmuth, N.D. Pentcheff, D.S. Wethey. 2007. Intracolony variability in
photosynthesis by corals is driven by water flow via oxygen transport. Marine Ecology
Progress Series 349:103-110.
Robinson, H.E., C.M. Finelli, and E. Buskey. 2007. The turbulent lives of copepods: laboratory
flume studies of how flow over a coral reef affects their ability to detect and evade
predators. Marine Ecology Progress Series 349:171-181.
Finelli, C.M., B.S.T. Helmuth, N.D. Pentcheff, and D.S. Wethey. 2005. Water flow influences
oxygen transport and photosynthetic efficiency in corals. Coral Reefs 25(1) 47-57.
Atilla, N., J.W. Fleeger, and C.M. Finelli. 2005. Effects of habitat complexity and
hydrodynamics on the abundance and diversity of small invertebrates colonizing artificial
substrates. Journal of Marine Research 63(6):1151-1172.
Finelli, C.M. 2005. Bioirrigation as a source of nutrients for benthic algae: A study of burrow
ventilation by ghost shrimp (Thalassinidea) from the Northern Gulf of Mexico.
Geochemica et Cosmica Acta. 69(10 Suppl) A114. (Published Abstract)
Finelli, C.M., D. Ebert-May, and J. Hodder. 2005. Collaborative learning: A jigsaw. Frontiers
in Ecology and the Environment 3(4):220-221
Soniat, T.M., Finelli C.M., and J.T. Ruiz. 2004. Vertical structure and predator refuge mediate oyster
reef development and community dynamics. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and
Ecology 310:163-182.
Stanzel, C.D. and C.M. Finelli. 2004. The effects of temperature and salinity on ventilation behavior of
two species of ghost shrimp (Thalassinidea) from the northern gulf of Mexico: a laboratory study.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 312:19-41.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Associate Editor: Limnology and Oceanography (2008 to Present)
Journal Reviewer: Journal of Chemical Ecology, CBE – Life Sciences Education, Journal of
Experimental Biology, Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Environmental Fluid
Mechanics, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Biology, Oecologia, Estuaries,
Biological Invasions, Oikos, Australian Journal of Ecology, Journal of Coastal Research,
Pacific Science, Journal of Foraminiferal Research, Journal of the North American
Benthological Society, Coral Reefs.
Panelist: National Science Foundation Biological Oceanography, National Science
Foundation Education and Human Resources GK-12
Grant Reviewer: National Science Foundation (BIO, GEO, EHR, ENG, OPP, IBN),
Hudson River Foundation, Marsh Ecology Research Program/New Jersey SeaGrant,
Maryland SeaGrant, Florida SeaGrant
Organizer: Special symposium on turbulent mass transfer, 2001 meeting of the American
Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Special Session for FIRST Project in Louisiana,
2004 and 2006 meetings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences
David Wilson Freshwater, Ph.D.
Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington
5600 Marvin Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 962-2375, freshwaterw@uncw.edu
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:
UNC-Wilmington
North Carolina State University
UNC-Chapel Hill
University of Miami
UNC-Wilmington
Marine Biology
Botany
Biology
Marine Biology
Marine Botany
OTHER TRAINING
1995 Workshop on Molecular Evolution
1996 Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics
1997 Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics
2006 IANTD Technical and TriMix Dive Training
B.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Post-doc
Post-doc
1985
1987
1993
09/93-08/94
08/94-10/95
MBL, Woods Hole
NCSU
NCSU
NURC
APPOINTMENTS
1995-present Research Specialist, Center for Marine Science
Adjunct Faculty, Dept. Biology, UNC-Wilmington
2000-present Core Leader, DNA Analysis Core Facility, Center for Marine Science
2005-present Associate Curator, Algal collection, UNCW herbarium (WNC)
2009
Instructor, NSF Pan-American Studies Institute, STRI, Panama
2008
STRI Collaborator, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
2008
Instructor, Training in Tropical Taxonomy Workshop, STRI, Panama
2002
Visiting Research Fellow, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
FUNDING AND AWARDS (last 5 years only)
2010–2012 National Science Foundation/Biodiversity Surveys & Inventories (PI)
REU Supplement: Collaborative Research: Marine Algal Diversity of Southern Central America
2009–2012 National Science Foundation/Biodiversity Surveys & Inventories (PI)
REU Supplement: Collaborative Research: Marine Algal Diversity of Southern Central America
2009
2007-2008 Hilda Canter-Lund Photomicrograph Award from the British Phycological Society
2008-2012 National Science Foundation/Biodiversity Surveys & Inventories (PI)
RUI: Collaborative Research: Marine Algal Diversity of Southern Central America
2008
Marine Science Network (coPI)
MSN Workshop: Taxonomy, phylogeny, and DNA barcoding of Bocas del Toro seaweeds
2007-2008 National Science Foundation/Major Research Instrumentation Program, Research Opportunity Award
(ROA) Supplement (PI)
Acquisition of instrumentation to enhance the capabilities for research and teaching of the DNA Analysis Core
Facility at the Center for Marine Science
2006-2008 National Science Foundation/Major Research Instrumentation Program (PI)
Acquisition of instrumentation to enhance the capabilities for research and teaching of the DNA Analysis Core
Facility at the Center for Marine Science
2006-2007 National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) (PI)
Genetic analysis of invasive lionfish
2005-2006 National Science Foundation/Systematics PEET Program (PI)
REU supplement: Monographic research and phylogenetic investigations of the Ceramiales (Rhodophyta)
2004-2006 National Undersea Research Center (coPI)
Assessment of the Status and Risk Posed by the Invasive Lionfish in North Carolina Hardbottom Communities
2003-2009 National Science Foundation/Systematics PEET Program (coPI)
Monographic research and phylogenetic investigations of the Ceramiales (Rhodophyta)
2003-2005 North Carolina SeaGrant (coPI)
Identification, distribution and seasonality of a Gracilaria species that is hampering commercial fishing
operations in southeastern North Carolina
PUBLICATIONS (Only those coauthored with MS in Marine Science [in bold] or Marine Biology
[underlined] students included)
Stuercke, B. & D.W. Freshwater. 2010. Two new species of Polysiphonia (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae)
from the western Atlantic. Botanic Marina 53:301-311
Freshwater, D.W. & S.L. Schmitt. 2009. Utility of FTA cards for the preservation of marine green and red
algal DNA. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences 125(3):103-106.
Morris, J.A., J.L. Akins, A. Barse, D. Cerino, D.W. Freshwater, S. Green, R. Muñoz, C. Paris & P.
Whitfield. 2009. Biology and ecology of the invasive lionfishes, Pterois miles and Pterois volitans.
Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 29:409-414.
Freshwater, D.W., A. Hines, S. Parham, A.E. Wilbur, M. Sabaoun, J.L. Woodhead, L. Akins, B. Purdy,
P.E. Whitfield & C.B. Paris. 2009. Mitochondrial control region sequence analyses indicate
dispersal from the US East Coast as the source of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans
in the Bahamas. Marine Biology 156(6):1213-1221. DOI 10.1007/s00227-009-1163-8.
Stuercke, B. & D.W. Freshwater. 2008. Consistency of morphological characters used to delimit
Polysiphonia sensu lato species (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae): Analyses of North Carolina, USA
specimens. Phycologia 47:541-559.
York, R.A., M.J. Durako, W.J. Kenworthy & D.W. Freshwater. 2008. Megagametogenesis in Halophila
johnsonii, a threatened seagrass with no known seeds, and the seed-producing Halophila decipiens
(Hydrocaritaceae). Aquatic Botany 88:277-282.
Hamner, R.M., D.W. Freshwater & P.E. Whitfield. 2007. Mitochondrial cytochrome b analysis reveals
two invasive lionfish species with strong founder effects in the western Atlantic. Journal of Fish
Biology 71:214-222.
Kapraun, D.F., K.S. Braly & D.W. Freshwater. 2007. Nuclear DNA content variation in the freshwater
red algal orders Batrachospermales and Thoreales (Florideophyceae, Nemaliophycidae). Phycologia
46:54-62
Freshwater, D.W., F. Montgomery, J.K. Greene, R.M. Hamner, M. Williams & P.E. Whitfield. 2006.
Distribution and identification of an invasive Gracilaria species that is hampering commercial
fishing operations in southeastern North Carolina, USA. Biological Invasions 8:631-637.
Freshwater, D.W., S.K. Braly, B. Stuercke, R.M. Hamner & R.A. York. 2005. Phylogenetic analyses of
North Carolina Rhodymeniales. I. The genus Asteromenia. Journal of the North Carolina Academy
of Sciences 121: 49-55.
Bailey, J.C., J.E. Gabel & D.W. Freshwater. 2004. Nuclear 18S rRNA gene sequence analyses indicate
that the Mastophoroideae (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) is a polyphyletic taxon. Phycologia 43:3-12.
Waycott, M., D.W. Freshwater, R.A. York, A. Calladine & W.J. Kenworthy. 2002. Evolutionary trends in
the seagrass genus Halophila (Thouars): insights from molecular phylogeny. Bulletin of Marine
Science 71:1299-1308.
Freshwater, D.W., D.T. Thomas & J.C. Bailey. 2002. Characterization of a cDNA encoding glutamine
synthetase II from Gelidium crinale (Rhodophyta). Phycological Research 50:17-22.
Mamoozadeh, N.R. & D. W. Freshwater. (submitted) Taxonomic notes on five species of Polysiphonia
sensu lato (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae) from the Caribbean. Botanica Marina.
Mamoozadeh, N.R. & D.W. Freshwater. (in prep.) Morphological and molecular assessment of
Caribbean Panama Polysiphonia and Neosiphonia (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae) species. Nova
Hedwigia.
Biographical Sketch: Douglas W. Gamble
Associate Professor of Geography and Director
Laboratory for Applied Climate Research
Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403
Education
University of Georgia
University of Georgia
Miami University
Appointments
2006-Present
2000-Present
2000- 2006
1997-2000
1991-1997
1995-1996
Geography
Geography
International Studies
PhD 1997
MA 1993
BA 1989
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Geology, UNC Wilmington
Extended Faculty, Center for Marine Science, UNC Wilmington.
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, UNC Wilmington.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University.
Teaching Assistant, Lab Coordinator, and Part-Time Instructor, Department of
Geography, University of Georgia.
Part-Time Instructor, Department of Geography, Georgia State University.
Publications
Five most closely related:
Gamble, D.W., D. Campbell, T. Allen, D. Barker, S. Curtis, D, McGregor, and J. Popke, In Press 2010.
Climate change, drought, and Jamaican agriculture: local knowledge and the climate record.
Annals of the Association of American Geographers.
Allen, T., S. Curtis, and D. Gamble, 2010. The mid-summer dry spell’s impact on vegetation in Jamaica.
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. doi: 10.1175/2010JAMC2422.1
Gamble, D.W. and S. Curtis, 2008. Caribbean precipitation: Review, model, and prospect. Progress in
Physical Geography 32(3): 265-276.
Gamble, D.W., D.B. Parnell, and S. Curtis, 2008. Spatial variability of the Caribbean mid-summer drought
and relation to the North Atlantic High, International Journal of Climatology 28: 343-350.
Curtis, S. and Gamble, D.W., 2008. Regional variations of the Caribbean mid-summer drought,
Theoretical and Applied Climatology 94:25-34.
Five other significant publications:
Gamble, D.W., 2009. Caribbean vulnerability: An appropriate climatic framework. In D. McGregor, D.
Dodman, and D. Barker, eds., Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment,
Economy and Society at Risk? (Mona, Jamaica: The UWI Press), pp. 22-46.
Rodgers, J.C. and D.W. Gamble, 2008. The impact of Hurricane Frances (2004) on the invasive Australian
pine (Casuarina equisetifolia, L.) San Salvador Island, The Bahamas, Journal of the Torrey
Biological Society 135(3): 367-376.
Crump, M.A. and D.W. Gamble, 2006. Hydroclimatic Analysis of a Carbonate Island Pond through the
Development of a Hydrologic Landscape Unit Model. Physical Geography 27(2): 1-17.
Gamble, D.W., 2004. Water Resource Development on Small Carbonate Islands: Solutions Offered by the
Hydrologic Landscape Concept. In B. Warf, D. Janelle, and L.K. Hansen eds., Worldminds:
Geographic Perspectives on 100 Problems. (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers) pp. 503508.
Gamble, D.W., 2004. Re-Thinking the Region: SEDAAG and the Caribbean. Southeastern Geographer,
44(1): 8-14.
Synergistic Activities
Member, Editorial Committee, Southeastern Geographer: Journal of the Southeast Division, Association
of American Geographers, 1999-2003, 2007-Present.
Member, International Review Board, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, 2008Present.
Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award, UNC Wilmington, 2010.
Excellence in Teaching Award, Southeastern Division Association of the American Geographers, 2009.
Southeastern Division Regional Councilor, Association of American Geographers, 2008-2011.
Co-Editor, Proceedings of the 12th and 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and Other
Carbonate Regions, June 2004 & 2010. Gerace Research Center, San Salvador, Bahamas.
Editor, The North Carolina Geographer, 2004-2007.
Member, Research Committee, Association of American Geographers, 2005-07.
Douglas W. Gamble and Lynn Leonard, 2004-2005. Contract, Coastal Services Center, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal Climatology Products for
Recreation and Tourism End-Users in Southeastern North Carolina. $74,890 awarded.
Co-leader, Geography Faculty Development Alliance Workshop, National Science Foundation/
Department of Geography, University of Colorado, 2004 and 2005.
Brown, M.E., D.W. Gamble, D. Brommer, P.G. Dixon, and D.B. Parnell, 2004. Quick Response Grant,
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado. Field
Evaluation of Hurricane Frances Damage to Water Resources, Karst Environments, Tourism
Infrastructure, and Emergency Response of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. $4300 awarded.
Michael J. Janis and Douglas W. Gamble, 2003-4. Contract: Workshop and Planning for a Coastal
Climatology of the Southeastern United States. Coastal Services Center, NOAA. Awarded
$49,857.
Collaborators & Other Affiliations
Collaborators and Co-Editors in the last 48 months:
Teddy Allen University of Miami, David Barker University of West Indies-Mona, Michael Benedetti UNC
Wilmington, Donovan Campbell University of West Indies-Mona , Michael A. Crump USDA Forest
Service, Scott Curtis East Carolina University, R. Laurence Davis University of New Haven, Paul Dixon
Mississippi State University, David Dodman University of West Indies-Mona, Joanne Halls UNC
Wilmington, Elizabeth Hines UNC Wilmington, Pascal Kindler University of Geneva, Lynne L. Leonard
UNC Wilmington, Deanna McCay Colgate University, Duncan McGregor Royal Holloway University London, P.J. Moore Exxon Mobile, John Martin University of Florida,, John Mylroie Mississippi State
University, Darren Parnell Salisbury University, Scott Phipps Weeks Bay NERR, Jeff Popke East Carolina
University, John Rodgers, Mississippi State University, Neil Sealey Bahamian Nature Conservancy,
Jennifer Speights-Binet Samford University.
Thesis Advisees
Tim Metevelis, MS Marine Science 2010, UNC Wilmington
Sarah Beth Jenkins, BA Geography (Honors Thesis) 2006, UNC Wilmington
Michael A. Crump, MS Geology 2002, Dept of Earth Sciences, UNC Wilmington
Marck Oduber, MS Geosciences 2000, Dept. of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
Kathy Sherman, MS Geosciences 1999, Dept. of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
Wayne Verno, MS Geosciences 1999, Dept. of Geosciences, Mississippi State University
NANCY R. GRINDLAY
Department of Geography and Geology & Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington
5600 Marvin Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Tel: (910) 962-2410; Fax: (910) 962-2352
email: grindlayn@uncw.edu, URL:/people.uncw.edu/grindlayn
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Rhode Island 1991-1993
Ph.D., Oceanography (Marine Geology and Geophysics), University of Rhode Island, 1991
B.A., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 1983
APPOINTMENTS:
2006
Summer Visiting Scientist, Institute for Marine Science, Bologna, Italy
2005-2008
Graduate Coordinator, Master of Science in Geology program, University of North
Carolina Wilmington
2004
Summer Visiting Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA
2003-pres.
Professor, Department of Geography & Geology, University of North Carolina
Wilmington
2000-2003
Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Earth Sciences, University of North
Carolina Wilmington
1997-2000
Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina
Wilmington
1995-1997
Assistant Researcher, Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
1993-1995
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez
1990
Lecturer, Department of Geology, University of Rhode Island
1984-1990
Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of
Rhode Island
1983-1984
Geologist, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
OCEANOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONS:
From 1984 to present I have sailed as participant (13) or Chief Scientist (6) on 19 deep-water
oceanographic expeditions to the South Atlantic, Caribbean, eastern and western Pacific, and Southwest
Indian oceans. In addition, I have conducted numerous (20+) high-resolution marine geophysical surveys
in the southeastern North Carolina coastal ocean and Cape Fear River.
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS REGARDING SIDESCAN SONAR AND SEISMIC DATA:
Grindlay, N.R., P. Mann, J.F. Dolan and J-P van Gestel, 2005, Neotectonics and subsidence of the
northern Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands margin in response to oblique subduction of high-standing
ridges, GSA Special Paper 385, "Active tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p. 31-60.
Grindlay, N.R., L. Abrams, L. Del Greco and P. Mann, 2005, Toward an integrated understanding of
Holocene fault activity in western Puerto Rico: Constraints from high-resolution seismic and
sidescan sonar data, GSA Special Paper 385, "Active tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p. 136-160.
Mann, P., J-C Hippolyte, N.R. Grindlay and L.J. Abrams, 2005, Neotectonics of southern Puerto Rico
and its offshore margin, GSA Special paper 385,"Active tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p.173-214.
van Gestel, J-P., P. Mann, N.R. Grindlay, and J.F. Dolan, 1999, Three-phase tectonic evolution of the
northern margin of Puerto Rico as inferred from an integration of seismic reflection, well, and
outcrop data, Marine Geology, 161, 259-288.
van Gestel, J-P., P. Mann, J. Dolan and N.R. Grindlay, 1998, Structure and tectonics of the late Cenozoic
Puerto Rico Virgin Islands carbonate platform as determined from seismic reflection studies, J.
Geophys. Res., 103, 30,505-30,530.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS:
Takeuchi, C, J. Sclater, N.R. Grindlay, J. Madsen and C. Rommevaux-Jestin, Segment-scale and
Intra-segment Melt Supply Variations Near the Andrew Bain Mega-Transform
Fault and Marion Hotspot: The Southwest Indian Ridge 25°-35°E, Geochemistry, Geophysics
Geosystems, 11, 7, Q07012, doi:10.1029/2010GC003054, 27p.
Mondziel, S., N. R. Grindlay, P. Mann, A. Escolona, and L.J. Abrams, 2010, Morphology, structure and
tectonic evolution of Mona Canyon (northern Mona Passage) from multibeam bathymetry, sidescan
sonar and seismic reflection profiles, Tectonics 29, TC2003, doi:10.1029/2008TC002441.
Hornbach, M.J., S.A. Mondziel, N.R. Grindlay, C. Frolich, C. and P. Mann, 2008, Did a submarine slide
trigger the 1918 Puerto Rico tsunami? Science of Tsunami Hazards, 27, 22-31.
Sclater, J. G., N.R. Grindlay, J.A. Madsen and C. Rommevaux-Jestin, 2005, Tectonic interpretation of the
Andrew Bain transform fault, Southwest Indian Ocean, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems,
6, Q09K10, doi:10.1029/2005GC000951.
Hippolyte, J-C, P. Mann and N.R. Grindlay, 2005, Geologic evidence for the prolongation of active
normal faults of the Mona Rift into northwestern Puerto Rico, GSA Special Paper 385, "Active
tectonics and seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p.
161-172.
Mann, P., C. Prentice, J-C Hippolyte, N.R. Grindlay, L. Abrams, and D. Lao-Davila*, 2005,
Reconnaissance study of Late Quaternary faulting along the La Cadena de San Francisco mountain
front (Cerro Goden fault zone), western Puerto Rico, GSA Special paper 385, "Active tectonics and
seismic hazards of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and offshore areas", ed P. Mann, p.115-138.
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:
Graduate Coordinator, UNCW Masters in Geology Program Jan. 2005-June 2008
Advisor, Cape Fear History and Science Museum Oceans. Explore. Discover Exhibit, 2007
National Underwater Research Program Review Panel Member, 2005
Member, UNOLS R/V Marcus Langseth Scientific Oversight Committee, December 2005-present
NSF Review Panel Member: NSF Polar Programs, 2000-2003: NSF Ocean Sciences MG&G 1999, 2000,
2004, 2005, 2010
EXTERNAL FUNDING DURING PAST SEVEN YEARS
A pilot study to investigate the possible linkages between submarine groundwater fluxes and
amphitheater-shaped scarps on the northern insular margin of Puerto Rico, University of PR Sea
Grant Program, $118,983, 03/01/04-02/28/08, Principal Investigator.
Collaborative research: An investigation of the effects of cold, thick lithosphere on deformation of
slowly slipping mega-transforms: The Andrew Bain transform, SW Indian Ridge, National Science
Foundation, $80,368, 09/01/03-08/31/09, Principal Investigator.
JOANNE N. HALLS
Associate Professor of Geography
UNC Wilmington Department of Geography & Geology
Educational Background
Ph.D., Geography, University of South Carolina (USC), Columbia (May 1996)
MS, Geography, USC, Columbia (May 1990)
BA, Geography, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (1985)
Diplome Education du College, Social Sciences, Champlain Regional College,
Lennoxville, Quebec (1982)
Professional Experience
2005 – present:
Associate Professor of Geography
1999 – 2005
Assistant Professor of Geography, Director, Spatial Analysis Lab,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
1994-1999
Director, Geographic Information Systems Department, Research Planning,
Inc. 1121 Park Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.
1990-1994
GIS Project Manager, Humanities and Social Sciences Computing Lab,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
1988-1990
Research Assistant, Humanities and Social Sciences Computing Lab,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
1986-1988
GIS Specialist, Advanced Sciences, Inc., Denver, Colorado.
1985-1986
Remote Sensing and GIS Technician, Advanced Sciences, Inc., Denver,
Colorado
1984
Geological Assistant, Century Oil & Gas Corporation, Englewood,
Colorado
Recent Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters:
Zavalaga, Carlos B., Joanne N. Halls, and Giacomo Dell’Omo, 2010, Marine Habitat Use of
Peruvian Boobies: A Geographic and Oceanographic Comparison Between Inshore and
Offshore Islands, ICES Journal of Marine Science.
Zavalaga, Carlos B., Giacomo Dell’Omo, Joanne N. Halls, and Scott A. Taylor, 2009, At-Sea
Movement Patterns and Diving Behavior of Peruvian Boobies Sula Variegata in Northern
Peru, Marine Ecology Progress Series
Halls, Joanne N., 2008. Measuring Habitat Changes in Barrier Island Marshes: An Example from
Southeastern North Carolina, USA. In Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for
Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management by Xiaojun Yang (editor). Springer-Verlag
series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, pp. 391-414.
Halls, Joanne N., Courtney L. Hanby, and Laela S. Sayigh, 2006. Where are the Dolphins? A
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dolphins in Southeastern North Carolina. In, Papers of the
Applied Geography Conferences by Lisa Harrington and John Harrington (editors). Applied
Geography Conferences, Inc., vol. 29, pp. 96-105.
Ensign, Scott H., Joanne N. Halls, and Michael A. Mallin, 2004. Application of digital
bathymetry data in an analysis of flushing times of two large estuaries. Computers and
Geosciences, vol. 30, no.5, pp. 501-511.
Halls, Joanne N., 2004. The Oculina Banks Experimental Research Reserve: A Habitat
Assessment Using Multi-Media and Internet GIS. In, WorldMinds: Geographical
Perspectives on 100 Problems, AAG centennial commemorative volume, D. G. Janelle, B.
Warf, and K. Hansen (eds.), pp. 331-336.
Minton, Jason S., Joanne N. Halls, and Hiroyoshi Higuchi, 2003. Integration of Satellite
Telemetry Data and Land-Cover Imagery: A Study of Migratory Cranes in Northeast Asia.
Transactions in GIS, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 505-528.
Halls, Joanne N., 2003. River Run: An Interactive GIS and Dynamic Graphing Website for
Decision Support and Exploratory Data Analysis of Water Quality Parameters of the Lower
Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 18, pp. 513520.
Paul E. Hosier
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Professional Preparation
B. S. 1967 Biology State University of New York, New Paltz, New York
M. S. 1969 Botany University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Ph. D. 1973 Botany Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Professional Experience
1972-Present Assistant, Associate, Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, UNC
Wilmington
2002-2008 Interim, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC Wilmington
1985-1992; 1995-2002 Assistant, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNC
Wilmington
1972 Research Ecologist, National Park Service, Cape Lookout National Seashore, Beaufort,
North Carolina
Publications
**Hancock, T. E. and P. E. Hosier. 2003. Ecology of the threatened species Seabeach
Amaranth (Amaranthus pumilus Rafinesque). Castanea 68:236-244.
**Gammill, Steven P. and P. E. Hosier. 1992. Coastal Salt Marsh Development at Southern
Topsail Island, NC. Estuaries 15(2)122-129.
Cleary, W. J., P. E. Hosier, and **S. P. Gammill. 1989. Historic and Dredging-induced
Shoreline Changes, Bald Head Island, Cape Fear, North Carolina, in Coastal Zone
Management '89 19(4):3017-3029.
Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1987. Onslow Beach, NC: Morphology and Stratigraphy.
Proceedings Coastal Sediments '87, New Orleans, LA. p. 1745-1759.
Hosier,P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1987. Historic Geomorphic Changes on Currituck Spit, NC
Proceedings Coastal Sediments '87, New Orleans, LA. p. 1760-1775.
Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1987. North Carolina Geologic Hazards - An Overview, J.
Engineering Geol. 24(5):469-489.
Cleary W. J. and Hosier, P. E., 1987, Geomorphology and Shoreline Changes along Bald Head
Island, NC (12 p. + appendices).
Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1987. Historic geomorphic changes on Currituck Spit, NC.
Coastal Sediments ,87. p. 1-16.
Hosier, P. E., M. Kochhar and V. Thayer. 1981. Off-road vehicle and pedestrian track effects on
the sea-approach of hatchling loggerhead turtles. Environmental Conservation, 8(2):158161.
Hosier, P. E. and **T. E. Eaton. 1980. The impact of vehicles on dune and grassland vegetation
on a southeastern North Carolina Barrier Beach. J. App. Ecol. 17:173-183.
Hosier, P. E. 1980. Recreational Off-road Vehicle Impacts in Coastal North Carolina. Carolina
Planning 6(2):34-40.
Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1979. Geomorphology, washover history, and inlet zonation:
Cape Lookout, NC, to Bird Island NC, in Barrier Islands, edited by S. Leatherman,
Academic Press: New York, pp. 237-271.
Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier, and Wells. 1979. Genesis and significance of marsh islands
within southeastern North Carolina lagoons. J. Sed. Pet. 49(3):703-710.
Cleary, W. J. and P. E. Hosier. 1978. Southeastern North Carolina shorelines: Wrightsville
Beach to Fort Fisher. In: From Currituck to Calabash: Living with North Carolina’s Barrier
Islands, by Pilkey 0. H., Jr. W. J. Neal, and 0. H. Pilkey, Sr. North Carolina Science and
Technology Research Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, pp. 213-222.
Hosier, P. E. and W. J. Cleary. 1977. Cyclic geomorphic patterns on an overwash dominated
barrier island in southeastern North Carolina. Environmental Geology 2:23-31.
**UNCW student
Past Grant Activity
U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 1987. Onslow Beach, Coastal Management
Study: Phase II Stratigraphy and Evolution of Onslow Beach, NC (with W. J. Cleary).
N. C. Estuary Sanctuary Program. 1987. Lagoon Infilling and Marsh Maturation within the
Masonboro Island Estuarine Sanctuary, (with W. J. Cleary).
U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, NC. 1985-86. Onslow Beach, Coastal Management Study:
Phase I: A Baseline Study for Management of Onslow Beach, NC (with W. J. Cleary).
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Shoreline Profiles, Brunswick County, NC, North
Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources (with W. J. Cleary).
National Park Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore. 1985. An investigation of Recovery
Enhancement Techniques Following Off-Road Vehicle Impacts Near Hatteras Inlet, Cape
Hatteras National Seashore.
North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1980. The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on Beach, Dune and
Grassland Ecosystems on the Barrier Islands of North Carolina.
Joint Committee for Spanish-American Cooperation in Science and Technology. 1979.
Investigations of morphology and coastal zone processes in Southern Spain: A geobotanical approach.
North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1978. The Impact of Off-Road Vehicles on Beach, Dune and
Grassland Ecosystems on the Barrier Islands of North Carolina (with T. E. Eaton).
North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1978. Vegetation Patterns and Succession in Overwash
Environment: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, North Carolina (with W.J. Cleary).
North Carolina Science & Technology Committee. 1977. Geological Investigations of the
North Carolina Office of Sea Grant. 1977. Vegetation Patterns and Succession in Overwash
Environments: Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, North Carolina (with W. J. Cleary).
North Carolina Board of Science & Technology. 1973. A Resource Inventory & Analysis of
Masonboro Island, North Carolina (with W. J. Cleary).
Society Memberships
Sigma Xi, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Torrey Botanical Society
Theses Directed
Advisor for 6 M.S. in Marine Biology
Co-Advisor for 2 M. S. in Marine Biology/Geology
Advisor for 4 Honors Theses
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH PATRICIA HAGELIN KELLEY (a) Professional and Academic Essentials Professional Preparation College of Wooster Harvard University Geology Geology B.A., 1975 A.M., 1977, Ph.D., 1979 Appointments University of North Carolina Wilmington: Chair, Dept. Earth Sciences, 1997‐2003, Professor, 1997‐
present; joint appointment in Biology & Marine Biology University of North Dakota: Professor and Chair, Dept. Geology and Geol. Engr., 1992‐1997 National Science Foundation: Program Director for Geology & Paleontology, 1990‐1992 University of Mississippi: Asst. Prof., Assoc. Prof., Professor, 1979‐1992; Assoc. Dean of Engineering, 1989‐1990; Acting Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 1988 New England College, Instructor, 1979 Courses taught (last 3 yrs): Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology, Stratigraphic Paleontology, Prehistoric Life, Sedimentary Environments; The Earth Through Time; various Directed Studies. University Service: 78 different departmental or university committees since 1979. Synergistic activities K‐12 collaboration: PI on National Science Foundation grant, “Integrating Research and Education in Paleontology and Marine Ecology: An Inquiry‐based Grade 6 – 8 Curriculum that Investigates Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Naticid Gastropod Predation”: research collaboration with middle school students and teachers, testing authentic paleontological hypothesis; advisor and field trip leader for Maryland Summer Center for Paleontology/Calvert County Public Schools Service to discipline as officer of professional societies: Paleontological Society Council, 1984‐1985; 1995‐
1996; 1998‐2004 including service as President‐Elect, President, and Past‐President; President, Board of Trustees, Paleontological Research Institution (2004‐2006); organizer of 3 Paleontological Society short courses (1999, 2002, 2008) Proponent of evolution education: member of National Center for Science Education; Geological Society of America Geology & Public Policy Committee, 1999‐2002, including panel that wrote GSA public policy statement on evolution; coauthored Paleontological Society public policy statement on evolution; organized Paleontological Society Short Course on evolution and creationism and edited short course notes; frequent speaker on evolution/ creationism at universities across the U.S. (Distinguished Speaker for National Association of Geoscience Teachers and for Paleontological Society, 2006‐2012); Director of UNCW Evolution Learning Community, 2006‐2009 Editorial position on professional journals: Technical Editor, Journal of Paleontology, 1989‐2000; Editorial Board, Geology, 1998‐2001; Associate Editor, Palaios, 2002‐present Received 2003 Association for Women Geoscientists Outstanding Educator Award in recognition of my achievements in education, particularly as mentor and role model for women geoscience students (b) Peer‐Reviewed Publications (last seven years) Kelley, P.H., M. Kowalewski, and T.A. Hansen (eds). 2003. Predator‐Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 464 p. Kelley, P.H., and T.A. Hansen. 2003. The fossil record of drilling predation on bivalves and gastropods, p. 113‐139. In P.H. Kelley, M. Kowalewski, and T.A. Hansen (eds), Predator‐Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press. Hansen, T.A., P.H. Kelley, and J.C. Hall. 2003. Moonsnail Project: a scientific collaboration with middle school teachers and students. Journal of Geoscience Education 50(1):35‐38. Kowalewski, M., and P.H. Kelley. 2003. Predators, Prey, and Their Fossil Record: The PS Short Course. Priscum, The Newsletter of the Paleontological Society 12(1):3‐5. Available online at http://www.paleosoc.org/. Hansen, T.A., P.H. Kelley, and D.M. Haasl. 2004. Paleoecological patterns in molluscan extinctions and recoveries: Comparison of the Cretaceous‐Tertiary and Eocene‐Oligocene extinctions in North America. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 214(3):233‐242. Reinhold, M.E., and P.H. Kelley. 2005. The influence of anti‐predatory morphology on survivorship of the Owl Creek Formation molluscan fauna through the end‐Cretaceous extinction. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 217:143‐153. Kelley, P.H., and T.A. Hansen. 2006. Comparisons of class‐ and lower taxon‐level patterns in naticid gastropod predation, Cretaceous to Pleistocene of the U.S. Coastal Plain. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 236(3/4):302‐320. Dietl, G.P., and P.H. Kelley. 2006. Can naticid gastropod predators be identified by the holes they drill? Ichnos 13:1‐6. Kelley, P.H., and T.A. Hansen. 2007. A case for cannibalism: Confamilial and conspecific predation by naticid gastropods, Cretaceous through Pleistocene of the United States Coastal Plain, p. 151‐170. In Elewa, A.M.T. (ed.), Predation in Organisms: A Distinct Phenomenon. Springer Verlag. Kelley, P.H., and T.A. Hansen. 2007. Latitudinal patterns in naticid gastropod predation along the east coast of the United States: a modern baseline for interpreting temporal patterns in the fossil record, p. 284‐299. In: Bromley, R.G., Buatois, L.A., Mángano, M.G., Genise, J.F., and Melchor, R.N. (eds.), Sediment‐Organism Interactions: A multifaceted Ichnology. SEPM Special Publications, v. 88. Kelley, P.H. 2008. Role of bioerosion in taphonomy: effect of predatory drillholes on preservation of mollusc shells, p. 451‐470. In Tapanila, L., and M. Wisshak (eds), Current Developments in Bioerosion. Springer. Kelley, P.H., and R.K. Bambach (eds). 2008. From Evolution to Geobiology: Paleontology at the Start of a New Century. Paleontological Society Papers, 374 p. Kelley, P.H., 2008. The View from the Top: A Century of PS Presidents’ Perspectives on the Paleontological Society and Paleontology, p. 1‐15. In Kelley, P.H., and R.K. Bambach (eds), From Evolution to Geobiology: Paleontology at the Start of a New Century. Paleontological Society Papers. Allmon, W.D., P.H. Kelley, and R.D. Ross (eds). 2009. Stephen Jay Gould: Reflections on His View of Life. Oxford University Press, 400 p. Bruce, K., J. Horan, P.H. Kelley, and M. Galizio. 2009. Teaching Evolution in the Galapagos. Journal of Effective Teaching 9(2):13‐28. Kelley, P.H. 2009. Stephen Jay Gould’s Winnowing Fork: Science, Religion, and Creationism, p. 171‐188. In Allmon, W.D., P.H. Kelley, and R.D. Ross (eds), Stephen Jay Gould: Reflections on His view of Life. Oxford University Press. Kelley, P.H. 2009. Teaching Evolution During the Week and Bible Study on Sunday: Perspectives on Science, Religion, and Intelligent Design, P. 163‐179. In Schneiderman, J.S., and W.D. Allmon (eds), For the Rock Record: Geologists On Intelligent Design Creationism. University of California Press. Kelley, P.H. 2009. A College Honors Seminar on Evolution and Intelligent Design: Successes and Challenges. Journal of Effective Teaching 9(2):29‐37. Dietl, G., S. Durham, and P. Kelley. 2010. Shell repair as a reliable indicator of bivalve predation by shell‐wedging gastropods in the fossil record. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 296:174‐184. (d) Funding (last seven years) National Science Foundation, “Integrating Research and Education in Paleontology and Marine Ecology: An Inquiry‐based Grade 6 – 8 Curriculum that Investigates Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Naticid Gastropod Predation,” ‐‐ $53,170 (UNCW subcontract), 2000‐2001 (collaborative project with Jack Hall and Thor Hansen); $23,672 supplement and extension received through 1/31/03. (This successful proposal began as a CMS Pilot Project.) UNCW Center for Marine Science, “Escalation, growth rates, and extinction selectivity in Pliocene bivalved molluscs from Virginia,” ‐‐ $14,500, 2003‐2004 UNCW Center for Marine Science, “Ecological and Evolutionary Effects of Species Invasions on Predator‐
Prey Systems: The Trans‐Arctic Interchange in Iceland,” ‐‐ $26,309, 2005‐2006 National Science Foundation, “REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation,” ‐‐ $359,999, 2008‐2011; related in part to 2003‐2004 CMS Pilot Project National Geographic Society, “Latitudinal variation in drilling predation of South American Mollusks: Spatial implications for patterns of evolution in the fossil record,”(supports field work with PhD Marine Biology student Christy Visaggi) ‐‐ $17,500, 2009‐2010 National Science Foundation, “RET Supplement to REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation,” ‐‐ $9,908, 2010‐2011 (supports MS Marine Biology student Bradley Parnell); related in part to 2003‐2004 CMS Pilot Project ROBERT J. KIEBER
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297
Education
Rutgers Univ.
Univ. of MD
Univ. of Miami-RSMAS
Tel. (910) 962-3865
Fax (910) 962-3013
E-mail: kieberr@uncw.edu
B.S. Chem
Ph.D. Chem.
Post Doc Mar./Atmos. Chem
1982
1987
1988-1989
Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor Marine Sciences Department, UNC Chapel Hill 2007-present.
Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington 1999 - present.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington 1994 1999.
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Wilmington 1989 -1994.
Publications last three years
2010 Kieber, R.J., Smith, J., Mullaugh, K.M., Southwell, M.W., Avery Jr., G.B. and
Willey, J.D. “Influence of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Photochemically Mediated
Cycling of Hydrogen Peroxide in Rainwater” In press J. Atmos.Chem.
2010 Willey, J.D., Glinski, D.A., Southwell, M., Long, M.S., Avery Jr., G.B. and Kieber,
R.J. “Decadal variations of rainwater formic and acetic acid concentrations in
Wilmington, NC, USA” In press Atmos. Environ.
2010 Southwell, M.W., Smith, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Willey, J.D. “Photochemical
Production of Formaldehyde from Rainwater Dissolved Organic Matter” Atmos. Environ.
44, 3638-3643.
2010 Kieber, R.J., Pitt, J., Skrabal, S.A. and Wright, J.L.C. “Photodegradation of the
Brevetoxin PbTx-2 in Coastal Seawater” Limnol. Oceanogr. 55, 2299-2304.
2010 Southwell, M.W., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.N. and Skrabal, S.A.
“Effects of Sunlight on the Production of Dissolved Organic and Inorganic Nutrients
from Resuspended Sediments” Biogeochem. 98, 115-126.
2009 Willey, J.D., Inscore, M., Kieber, R.J., and Skrabal, S.A. “Manganese in Coastal
Rainwater: Speciation, Cycling and Deposition to Seawater” J. Atmos. Chem.62, 31-43.
2009 Mead, R.N., Morgan, J.B., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Kirk, A., Skrabal, S.A., and
Willey, J.D. “Occurrence of the Artificial Sweetener Sucralose in Coastal and Marine
Waters” Mar. Chem. 116, 13-17.
2009 Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Yavari, J.R. “Fe(II) in Coastal Rainwater: Changing
Stability and Concentrations” Aquatic Sci. 71, 144-150.
2009 Miller, C, Gordon, K.G., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D. and Seaton, P.J. “Chemical
Characteristics of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Rainwater” Atmos.
Environ. 43, 2497-2502.
2009 Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J. and Taylor, K. “Nitrogen Release From Surface Sand of
a High Energy Beach Face Along the Southeastern Coast of North Carolina, USA”
Biogeochem . 89, 357-365.
2009 Avery, G.B., Dickson Brown, J.L., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. “Assessment of
Rainwater Volatile Organic Carbon in Southeastern North Carolina, USA” Atmos.
Environ. 43, 2678-2681.
2008 Kieber, R.J., Parler, N.E., Skrabal, S.A. and Willey, J.D. “Speciation and
Photochemistry of Mercury in Rainwater” J. Atmos. Chem. 60, 153 - 168.
2008 Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Seaton, P.J. “Rainwater as a source of Fe(II)
stabilizing ligands to seawater” Limnol. Oceanogr. 53: 1678-1684.
2008 Bouillon, R.C., Kieber, R.J., Skrabal, S.A. and Wright, J.L.C. “Photochemistry
and Identification of Photodegradation products of the Marine Toxin Domoic Acid” Mar.
Chem. 110: 18-27.
2008 Miller, C., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. “Changes in Rainwater Composition
During Tropical Storm Ernesto” Atmos. Environ.42: 846-855.
Recent grant activity
$622, 400 Kieber, R.J., Avery, G.G., Willey, J.D. and Mead, R.N. 2010-2013 “Impact
of Chaning Fuel Usage on the Atmospheric Cycling of Ethanol, Optically Active Organic
Compounds and Iron (Fe) in Rainwater” National Science Foundation, Atmospheric
Chemistry Division.
$582,468 Skrabal, S.A., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J. and Mead, R.N. 2008-2011
“Photobiogeochemistry of Resuspended Sediments in Coastal Environments: Impacts on
Organic Matter and Trace Metal Cycling” National Science Foundation, Marine
Chemistry Division.
$532,752 Kieber, R.J., Avery, G.B., Whitehead, R.F. and Willey, J.D. 2007-2010
“Chemical Characterization and Reactivity of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter
(CDOM) in Rainwater” National Science Foundation, Atmospheric Chemistry
Division.
$499, 189 Kieber, R.J., Whitehead, R.F. and Willey, J.D. 2004-2008 “Temporal
Variability of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Carbon (CDOM) in Rainwater:
Photochemical Effects and Influence on Trace Metal Speciation” National Science
Foundation, Atmospheric Chemistry Division.
$485,083 Wright, J.L., Kieber, R.J. and Skrabal, S.A. 2003- 2007 “Biogeochemical
Cycling of Domoic Acid in Natural Waters: The Influence of Bioactive Trace Metal
Complexation and Photochemistry” National Science Foundation, Marine Chemistry
Division.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael A. Mallin
Present Position: Research Professor, Center for Marine Science, University of
North Carolina at Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane., Wilmington, NC.
28409. Telephone (910) 962-2358; Email: mallinm@uncwil.edu
Lab website: http://www.uncw.edu/cmsr/aquaticecology/laboratory/
Research Interests: Ecology of phytoplankton and zooplankton; urban and rural
pollution sources; nutrient impacts; water quality management issues.
Education:
Ph.D. Estuarine ecology. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1992.
M.S. Limnology and freshwater ecology. University of Florida. December 1978.
Bachelor of Science. Botany. Ohio University. June 1975.
Professional Experience:
University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Research Professor 2001-present.
Research Associate Professor 2000 – 2001; Research Scientist 1998-1999;
Research Associate 1993-1998; Visiting Assistant Professor 1992 –1993
College of Charleston, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, appointed
2003
University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences. (July - August 1992,
July - August 1994). Visiting Faculty. Graduate teaching.
Carolina Power and Light Co. New Hill, N.C. (October 1979 to August 1987).
Research scientist working on reservoirs and rivers.
Awards: Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science,
2007
UNC Wilmington Information Technology Innovation Award 2002
Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Fellow 2001 (Ecological Society of
America)
Large Community Comprehensive Planning Award 2000, New Hanover County
Tidal Creeks Program (American Planning Association)
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology;
Coastal and Estuarine Science News (CESN)
Presentations to Professional Organizations: 190 total
Peer Reviewed Articles: (2004-2010)
Mallin, M.A., M.I. Haltom, B. Song, M.E. Tavares and S.P. Dellies. 2010.
Bacterial source tracking guides management of boat head waste in a
coastal resort area. Journal of Environmental Management 91:2748-2753.
Durako, M.D., P. Kowalczuk, M.A. Mallin, W.J. Cooper, J.J. Souza and D.H.
Wells. 2010. Spatial and temporal variation in photosyntheticallysignificant optical properties and water quality in a coastal blackwater river
plume. Estuaries and Coasts (In press),
Becker, M.L., Luettich, R.A. Jr., and M.A. Mallin. 2010. Hydrodynamic behavior of
the Cape Fear River and Estuarine system: An observational synthesis.
Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 88:407-418.
Mallin, M.A., V.L. Johnson and S.H. Ensign. 2009. Comparative impacts of
stormwater runoff on water quality of an urban, a suburban, and a rural
stream. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 159:475-491.
Mallin, M.A. 2009. Effect of human land development on water quality. Chapter 4
in (S. Ahuja, ed.) Handbook of Water Quality and Purity, Elsevier pp 6494.
Toothman, B.R., L.B. Cahoon and M.A. Mallin. 2009. Phosphorus and
carbohydrate limitation of fecal coliform and fecal enterococcus within tidal
creek sediments. Hydrobiologia 636:401-412.
Lin, J., L. Xie, L.B. Pietrrafesa, H. Xu, M.A. Mallin and M.J. Durako. 2008. Water
Quality Responses to Simulated Flow and Nutrient Reductions in the Cape
Fear River Estuary and its Adjacent Coastal Region, North Carolina.
Ecological Modeling 212:200-217.
Tavares, M.E., M.I.H. Spivey, M.R. McIver and M.A. Mallin. 2008. Testing for
optical brighteners and fecal bacteria to detect sewage leaks in tidal creeks.
Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 124:91-97.
Glibert, P.M., R. Azanza, M. Burford, K. Furyuya, A. Al-Azri, F. Al-Yamani, P.
Anderson, G.M. Berg, L. Brand, D. Bronk, J.M. Burkholder, A. Cembella, W.
Cochlan, J. Collier, Y. Collos, R. Diaz, S. Dyhrman, Y. Fukuyo, J. Galloway, E.
Graneli, D. V. Ha, J. Harrison, P. Harrison, R. Howarth, A.A. Kana, T.M. Kana,
H. Kim, R. Kudela, C. Legrand, M.A. Mallin, M. Mulholland, J. O’Neill, G.
Pitcher, Y. Qi, N. Rabalais, R. Raine, S. Seitzinger, C. Solomon, D.K. Stoeker.
2008. Fertilizing the tropical or subtropical oceans with urea will not reduce
greenhouse gases and should not be conducted to gain carbon offsets. Marine
Pollution Bulletin 56:1049-1056.
Mallin, M.A., L.B. Cahoon, B.R. Toothman, D.C. Parsons, M.R. McIver, M.L.
Ortwine and R.N. Harrington. 2007. Impacts of a raw sewage spill on water
and sediment quality in an urbanized estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:8188.
Cahoon, L.B., M.A. Mallin, B. Toothman, M. Ortwine, R. Harrington, R. Gerhart,
S. Gill and J. Knowles. 2007. Is there a relationship between phosphorus and
fecal microbes in aquatic sediments? Report No. 366, Water Resources
Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Burkholder, J.M., G.M. Hallegraeff , G. Melia, A. Cohen, H.A. Bowers, D.W.
Oldach, M.W. Parrow, M.J. Sullivan, P.V. Zimba, E.H. Allen and M.A. Mallin.
2007. Phytoplankton and bacterial assemblages in ballast water of U.S.
military ships as a function of point of origin, voyage time, and ocean
exchange practices. Harmful Algae 6:486-518.
Dafner, E.V., M.A. Mallin, J.J. Souza, H.A. Wells and D.C. Parsons. 2007.
Nitrogen and phosphorus species in the coastal and shelf waters of
southeastern North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic U.S. coast. Marine Chemistry.
103:289-303.
MacPherson, T.A., M.A. Mallin and L.B. Cahoon. 2007. Biochemical and
sediment oxygen demand: patterns of oxygen depletion in tidal creeks.
Hydrobiologia 586: 235-248.
Posey, M.H., T.D. Alphin, M.A. Mallin and M.R. McIver. (In press). Community
changes associated with drought effects in a large southeastern estuary.
Estuaries.
Mallin, M.A. and C.A. Corbett. 2006. Multiple hurricanes and different coastal
systems: How hurricane attributes determine the extent of environmental
impacts. Estuaries and Coasts 29:1046-1061.
Mallin, M.A., V.L. Johnson, S.H. Ensign and T.A. MacPherson. 2006. Factors
contributing to hypoxia in rivers, lakes and streams. Limnology and
Oceanography 51:690-701.
Burkholder, J.M., D.A. Dickey, C. Kinder, R.E. Reed, M.A. Mallin, G. Melia, M.R.
McIver, L.B. Cahoon, C. Brownie, N. Deamer, J. Springer, H.B. Glasgow, D.
Toms and J. Smith. 2006. Comprehensive trend analysis of nutrients and
related variables in a large eutrophic estuary: A decadal study of
anthropogenic and climatic influences. Limnology and Oceanography 51:463487.
Lin, J. L. Xie, L.J. Pietrafesa, J. Shen, M.A. Mallin and M.J. Durako. 2006.
Dissolved oxygen stratification in two microtidal partially-mixed estuaries.
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 70:423-437.
Mallin, M.A., M.R. McIver, H.A. Wells, D.C. Parsons and V.L. Johnson. 2005.
Reversal of eutrophication following sewage treatment upgrades in the New
River Estuary, North Carolina. Estuaries 28:750-760.
Gordon, A.S., H.G. Marshall, S.E. Shumway, K.J. Coyne, A.J. Lewitus, M.A.
Mallin and P.A. Rublee. 2005. Characterization of ichthyoidal activity of
Pfiesteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71:6463-6464.
Mallin, M.A., L.B. Cahoon and M.J. Durako. 2005. Contrasting food-web support
bases for adjoining river-influenced and non-river influenced continental shelf
ecosystems. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 62:55-62.
Mallin, M.A., S.H. Ensign, D.C. Parsons, V.L. Johnson, J.M. Burkholder and P.A.
Rublee. 2004. Relationship of Pfiesteria spp. and Pfiesteria-like organisms to
environmental factors in tidal creeks draining urban watersheds. pp 68-70 in
Steidinger, K.A., J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas and G.A. Vargo, (Eds.) XHAB,
Proceedings of the Tenth Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, 2002, Florida
Institute of Oceanography, and Intergovernmental Commission of UNESCO.
Mallin, M.A., M.R. McIver, S.H. Ensign and L.B. Cahoon. 2004. Photosynthetic
and heterotrophic impacts of nutrient loading to blackwater streams.
Ecological Applications 14:823-838.
Ensign, S.H., J.N. Halls and M.A. Mallin. 2004. Application of digital bathymetry
data in an analysis of flushing times of two North Carolina estuaries.
Computers and Geosciences 30:501-511.
Mallin, M.A. and A.J. Lewitus. 2004. The importance of tidal creek ecosystems.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 298:145-149.
Mallin, M.A., D.C. Parsons, V.L. Johnson, M.R. McIver and H.A. CoVan. 2004.
Nutrient limitation and algal blooms in urbanizing tidal creeks. Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 298:211-231.
Nelson, K.A., L.A. Leonard, M.H. Posey, T.D. Alphin and M.A. Mallin. 2004.
Transplanted oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds as self-sustaining
mechanisms for water quality improvement in small tidal creeks. Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 298:347-368.
Dr. Dylan Erin McNamara
Assistant Professor
Center for Marine Science / Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
601 S College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 962-2588: e-mail: mcnamarad@uncw.edu
Education
• 2006, Ph.D., Oceanography, University of California San Diego – Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
Thesis Paper: Emergence in Coupled Human-Landscape Interactions: Combined Numerical and Agentbased Models for Barrier Island Resorts and Flood Disaster and Response in New Orleans.
• 1999, M.S., Physics, San Diego State University, Thesis Paper: Characteristics and Applications of a
Zero Degree Twist Nematic Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulator.
• 1996, B.S., Physics, Salisbury University, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude (3.9 GPA).
Appointments • August 2008 – Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography,
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University of North Carolina - Wilmington.
June 2007 – July 2008, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth
Sciences, Duke University, Supervisor – Dr. Brad Murray.
Dec 2006 – March 2007, Postgraduate Researcher, Rohwer Laboratory, San Diego State University,
Supervisor – Dr. Forest Rohwer
1999 – 2006, Graduate Research Assistant, Complex Systems Laboratory, Cecil and Ida Green Institute
of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Supervisor – Dr. Brad
Werner.
2001 – 2002, Adjunct Oceanography Instructor, Palomar College, Supervisor – Alan Trujillo.
1996 – 1999, Teaching Assistant, San Diego State University Physics Department (Outstanding teaching
assistant award 1998).
Publications
• Magliocca, N., McNamara, D., Murray, A., Long-Term Morphological Effects of Artificial Dune
Construction in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In Press at Journal of Coastal Research.
• Smith, M., Slott, J., McNamara, D. and Murray, A., Beach nourishment as a dynamic capital
accumulation problem. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 58, Issue 1, July, 2009
• Murray, A., Lazarus, E., Ashton, A., Baas, A., Coco, G., Coulthard, T., Fonstad, M., Haff, P.,
McNamara, D., Paola, C., Pelletier, J., and Reinhardt, L., Geomorphology, complexity, and the
emerging science of the Earth’s surface. Geomorphology, 103: 496-505.
• McNamara, D. and Werner, B., Coupled Barrier Island-Resort Model: 1. Emergent instabilities induced
by strong human-landscape interactions. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 113,
F01016, 2008.
• McNamara, D. and Werner, B., Coupled Barrier Island-Resort Model: 2. Tests and predictions along
Ocean City and Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. Journal of Geophysical Research –
Earth Surface, 113, F01017, 2008.
• Werner, B. and McNamara, D., Dynamics of coupled human landscape systems, Geomorphology, 91
(3), 2007.
Grants
• McNamara, D. E. (Principal), Grant, "Collaborative Proposal: Modeling New Behaviors Emerging from
Coupling Physical Coastal Processes and Coastal Economies", NSF, Federal, $100,000.00, FUNDED.
(sub: July 15, 2009, start: June 1, 2010, end: June 1, 2013).
• McNamara, D. E. (Principal), Grant, "Collaborative Proposal: Collaborative Research: Coastal
Geomorphic Consequences of Wave Climate Change", NSF, Federal, $95,000.00, In Review.
Conference and Invited Presentations
• “Coupled Morpho-Economic Dynamics at the Coastline” Invited presentation given at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, 2009.
• “What will the North Carolina Coastline Look Like in 50 years?” Invited presentation given at the
UNCW Geology Dept, 2009.
• “Emergence in Coupled Human Landscape Systems” Invited presentation given at the National Center
for Earth Surface Dynamics, 2008.
• “Dynamics of Coupled Human Landscape Systems” Invited presentation given at the Binghamton
Geomophology Symposium, 2007.
• “Emergence in Coupled Human Landscape Systems” Invited presentation given at EOS Department,
Duke University, 2008.
• “Emergence in Coupled Human Landscape Systems” Invited presentation given at the San Diego State
University, Computational Science Research Center, 2007.
• “New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina: An Unnatural Disatser?” Given at the Fall 2005 American
Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California.
• “Emergent Behavior of Coupled Barrier Island - Resort Systems” Given at the Fall 2004 American
Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California.
Synergistic Activities
• Scientific Advisor on the Environmental Issues Team and member of the Surfrider Foundation
• Coach of the UNCW surf team
• Member of the American Geophysical Union
• Coastal Working Group Member for the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System
• Organizing committee for Complex Systems Group at Scripps
• Frequent appearances on community radio station radioActive San Diego to explain the science of
complexity
Collaborators/References
• Dr. Giovanni Coco, New Zealand Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.
• Dr. Brad Murray, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University.
• Dr. Martin Smith, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University.
• Dr. Stuart Sandin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California - San Diego.
• Dr. Brad Werner, Cecil and Ida Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of
California - San Diego.
Ralph N. Mead
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Tel. (910) 962-2447
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Fax (910) 962-3013
601 S. College Road
E-mail: meadr@uncw.edu
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297
Education
Florida State Univ.
Florida International Univ.
University of South Carolina
B.S. Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemistry
Post Doc Marine Chemistry
1998
2003
2003-2005
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2007 –
Present. Assistant Professor of Marine Chemistry University of Miami-RSMAS 20052007
Research Interests
Use of organic geochemistry to study the source, transport and diagenetic fate of organic
matter in aquatic and other marine environments.
Publications
Five most relevant to the project
Mead, R.N, Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., Kirk, A., Morgan J.B., Skrabal, S.A., Willey, J.D.,
(2009) Occurrence of the Artificial Sweetener Sucralose in Coastal and Marine Waters.
Marine Chemistry 116, 13-17
Mendoza W.G., Mead R.N., Brand L.E., Shea D. (2008).Analysis and detection of
brevetoxin analogs in recent marine sediments by HPLC. Chemosphere 73, 1373-1377
Neto, R., Mead, R., Louda, J.W., and Jaffé, R. (2006) Organic biogeochemistry of detrital
flocculent material (floc) in a subtropical, coastal wetland. Biogeochemistry 77, 283-304
Xu, Y, Mead, R., Jaffe R., (2006). A molecular marker based assessment of sedimentary
organic matter sources and distributions in Florida Bay. Hydrobiologia 569, 179-192
Mead, R., Chong, J., Xu, Y., and Jaffé, R. (2005) Sediment and soil organic matter
source assessment as revealed by the molecular distribution and carbon isotopic
composition of n-alkanes. Organic Geochemistry, 36, Pages 363-370
Other Publications
Southwell, M.W., G. B. Avery, R. J. Kieber, R. N. Mead, S. A. Skrabal (2010). Effects
of sunlight on the production of dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients from
resuspended sediments. Biogeochemistry 98, 115-126
Mead R. N., Goñi M. (2008) Matrix Protected Organic Matter in a River Dominated
Margin: A Possible Mechanism to Sequester Terrestrial Organic Matter? Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta 72, 2673-2686
Mead, R., Goñi, M.A., (2006). A lipid molecular marker assessment of sediments from
the Northern Gulf of Mexico before and after the passage of HurricaneLili. Organic
Geochemistry 37, 1115-1129
Jaffé R., Mead, R., Hernandez, M.E., Peralba, M.C., and DiGuida, O.A. (2001). Origin and
transport of sedimentary organic matter in two subtropical estuaries: a comparative,
biomarker-based study. Organic Geochemistry 32, 507-52
Hernandez M. E., R. Mead, M. C. Peralba and R. Jaffé (2001). Origin and transport of n-alkane2-ones in a subtropical estuary: potential biomarkers for seagrass-derived organic matter.
Organic Geochemistry, 32, 21-32
Synergistic activities:
• I currently have several undergraduate and graduate students in my laboratory
• I have given interviews to public media outlets such as the public magazine
CoastWatch and a local news station discussing scientific topics
• I give seminars at local community events including schools that highlights
science where I try and instill a love and curiosity for it at an early age
• I review manuscript for Organic Geochemistry, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Science,
Marine Chemistry, Limnology and Oceanography
• I have reviewed proposals for NSF, Sea-Grant and NOAA
Collaborators Within the Past 48 Months Drs. Brooks Avery (UNCW), Robert Kieber
(UNCW), Steve Skrabal (UNCW, Joan Willey (UNCW), Pam Seaton (UNCW)
Ph.D. Advisor Rudolf Jaffe (FIU)
Postdoctoral Advisor Miguel Goni (Oregon State University)
Current Graduate Students Supervised Lauren Thompson, Aleksandra Kirk, Beth
Miller, Aleksandra Kirk, Donna Glinski
Other Personnel Supervised Post-Doctorial Associates Dr. Mellissa Southwell and Dr.
Kate Mullaugh
Curriculum Vita 2004 - 2010
Professor John M. Morrison
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Physics & Physical Oceanography
(910) 962-2333
Email: morrisonj@uncw.edu
Education Ph D, Texas A&M University, 1977.
Major: Physical Oceanography
Dissertation Title: Water Mass Properties Used as Flow Indicators within the Eastern
Caribbean Sea During the Winter of 1972 and Fall 1973
ADVISOR: Worth D. Nowlin, Jr.
MS, Texas A&M University, 1974.
Major: Physical Oceanography
Dissertation Title: Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen Distributions in the Gulf of Mexico
and Adjacent Regions
ADVISOR: Worth D. Nowlin, Jr.
BA, College of the Holy Cross, 1971.
Major: Physics
Professional Positions Academic
Adjunct Full Professor, North Carolina State University. (January 1, 2006 - Present).
Tenured Full Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington. (January 1, 2006 Present).
Tenured Full Professor, North Carolina State University. (July 1, 2000 - December 31,
2005).
Director, Oceanographic Remote Sensing Facility, North Carolina State University.
(March 1, 1992 - December 31, 2005).
Director, Facility for Oceanographic Modeling and Visualization (FOAMv), North Carolina
State University. (January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2002).
Tenured Associate Professor, North Carolina State University. (July 1, 1989 - July 31,
2000).
Associate Professor, North Carolina State University. (October 1, 1985 - July 31, 1989).
Visiting Scientist / Lecturer, University of Miami. (January 1, 1987 - May 31, 1987).
Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University. (September 1, 1978 - June 30,
1982).
Staff Associate, National Academy of Sciences. (September 1, 1980 - February 28,
1982).
Government
Associate Program Director for Physical Oceanography, National Science Foundation.
(March 1, 1985 - October 31, 1985).
Program Director for Ocean Dynamics, National Science Foundation. (August 1, 1983 March 31, 1985).
Assistant Program Director for Ocean Dynamics, National Science Foundation. (June 1,
1982 - July 31, 1983).
Military
Senior Faculty Fellow, Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, PA. (May 15, 1992 August 15, 1992).
Faculty Fellow, Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, PA. (May 15, 1991 - August 15,
1991).
Awards and Honors Antarctic Service Medal of the United States, Awarded by Congress, 1983
Outstanding Performance Award, Ocean Science Division, National Science
Foundation, 1986
Special Service Award, National Science Foundation, Contributions to
Presidential Science and Technology Initiative, November 1985.
Faculty Fellow, US Navy - American Society Engineering Education, Summer
1991
Senior Faculty Fellow, US Navy - American Society Engineering Education,
Summer, 1992
RESEARCH Published Intellectual Contributions Refereed Journal Articles since 2004
Xie, L., T. Yan, L. Pietrafesa, J. Morrison, and T. Karl (2005) The climatology
and interannual variability of regional landfall hurricane frequency and its
association with North Atlantic hurricane tracks. Journal of Climate, 18:
5370-5381
W.V. Sweet, J.M. Morrison, B.A. Schaeffer, Y. Liu, D. Kamykowski, S. Banks,
Water mass seasonal variability in the Galapagos Archipelago. Deep-Sea
Research I (2007), doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2007.09.009
Subrahmanyam, B., K. Ueyoshi, J.M. Morrison (2007) Sensitivity of the Indian
Ocean Circulation to Phytoplankton forcing using an ocean model, Remote
Sensing of the Environment, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.021
Schaeffer, B. A., Morrison, J. M., Kamykowski, D., Feldman, G. C., Xie, L., Yanyum, Y.,
Sweet, W., McColloch, A., Banks, S. (2008). Phytoplankton biomass distribution and
identification of productive habitats within the Galapagos Marine Reserve by MODIS,
a surface acquisition system, and in-situ measurements. Remote Sensing of the
Environment. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 112(6), 3044-3054.
Schaeffer, B. A., J. Morrison, D. Kamykowski, G. C. Feldman, L. Xie, Y. Liu*,
W. Sweet*, A. McCulloch*, and S. Banks (2008) Phytoplankton biomass
distribution and identification of productive habitats within the Galapagos
Marine Reserve with remote sensing, a surface acquisition system, and in-situ
measurements. Rem. Sen. Enviro. 112 (6): 3044-3054.
Sweet, W. V., Morrison, J. M., Kamykowski, D., Schaeffer, B. A., Banks, S. (2009).
Tropical Instability Waves within the Galapagos Archipelago. Deep-Sea Research
Part I, 56(8), 1217 - 1279.
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research Funded Grants
Morrison, John M (Principal), Kamykowski, Dan (Supporting), Xie, Lian (Supporting),
Banks, Stuart (Supporting), "Biodiversity and Upwelling Dynamics of the Galápagos
Marine Reserve," Sponsored by NASA, Federal, $1,066,000.00.
Morrison, John M (Co-Principal), Kamkowski, Daniel (Principal), Janowitz, Gerald (CoPrincipal), Sinclair, Geoffrey A (Co-Principal), Thomas, Carrie (Co-Principal),
"Supplement to Benthic Dinoflagellate Migration (BenDiM): Occurrence and
Processes," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $656,422.00.
Pending Grants
Morrison, John M (Principal), Kamkowski, Daniel (Co-Principal), Banks, Stuart (CoPrincipal), Feldman, Gene (Co-Principal), Xie, LIan (Co-Principal), "NASA BIOCLIM
Type B: GALAPAGOS AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - A FIRST
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT," Sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Federal, $462,815.00.
Morrison, John M (Principal), "The Dynamics of the Ocean Circulation in the Galapagos
Marine Reserve," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $760,000.00.
Bingham, Frederick M, Morrison, John M, "Towed Profiler Measurements in Support of
SPURS: Connecting the Small- and Mesoscale," Sponsored by NASA, Federal.
Morrison, John M (Co-Principal), Baden, Daniel G (Principal), Styron, Jay (Co-Principal),
Willey, Joan D (Co-Principal), "Upgrade/Replacement of oceanographic research
and education facilities, University of North Carolina Wilmington.," Sponsored by
NSF-SRI-R2, Federal, $3,263,125.00. (January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2013).
Intellectual Contributions in Submission Refereed Journal Articles
Liu, Yanyun, Lian Xie, John M. Morrison, Daniel Kamykowski and William Sweet.
(2010a) Ocean Circulation and Water Mass Characteristics around the Galápagos
Archipelago Simulated by a Multi-Scale Nested Ocean Circulation Model: Part I
Sensitivity Experiments Testing. Journal of Geophysical Research. (In Review)
Liu, Yanyun, Lian Xie, John M. Morrison, Daniel Kamykowski and William Sweet.
(2010b) Ocean Circulation and Water Mass Characteristics around the Galápagos
Archipelago Simulated by a Multi-Scale Nested Ocean Circulation Model: Part II
Observation and Model Comparisons. Journal of Geophysical Research. (In
Review).
Liu, Yanyun, Lian Xie, John M. Morrison, Daniel Kamykowski (2010c) , How the
climate change may affect the ocean circulation of the Galápagos Archipelago.
Journal of Climate. (In Preparation)
Njadjro, Ebenezer Sachitey, John M. Morrison, and Michael Taylor (2010) Spatial
and Temporal Dynamics of Benthic Chlorophyll on the Northwest Florida
Continental Shelf. Limnology and Oceanography (In Preparation)
Taylor, Michael, John M. Morrison, Fred Bingham, Lynne Leonard and Ebenezer
Nyadjro (2010) Wind-driven Vertical Mixing and Sediment Resuspension
During Fall Transition Storms in Onslow Bay, North Carolina. (In Preparation)
McCulloch*, Anita, Daniel Kamykowski, John M. Morrison. ENSO-related
variability in phytoplankton community structure of the Galápagos Marine
Reserve. (In Final Preparation)
McCulloch*, Anita, Daniel Kamykowski, John M. Morrison. Spatial and temporal
variability of phytoplankton community structure of the GMR based on pigment
analysis. (IN Preparation)
McCulloch*, Anita, Daniel Kamykowski, John M. Morrison. Inter-seasonal
variability of plankton community structure of the Galápagos Marine Reserve. (In
Final Preparation)
Research in Progress "BenDIM Cruise in Gulf Of Mexico"
Third of BenDIM cruises. July 6 - July 16, 2009
"Benthic Dinoflagellate Migration (BenDiM): Occurrence and Processes" (On-Going)
Most applications of the standardized dinoflagellate diel vertical migration (DVM)
hypothesis consider a surface goal in daylight and a subsurface nutrient goal at night
because of the visibility of surface blooms. The sub-surface nutrient source,
however, can be so deep that dinoflagellates are unable to reach the surface during
a 12 h ascent. At least three literature reports document a sediment-oriented
expression of an alternative DVM pattern characteristic of continental boundaries
with wider, more gently sloping shelves that can yield high biomass, near-bottom
dinoflagellate accumulations. The targeted dinoflagellate niche, here termed ‘Benthic
Dinoflagellate Migration’ or ‘BenDiM’, is influenced by light and nutrient gradients but
is unique in that a DVM exists between a nutrient source near or at the sediment-sea
interface and a light intensity in the lower euphotic zone that supports a net increase
in population size. The research questions in this proposal specifically deal with: 1)
the different dinoflagellate species that occupy the BenDiM niche on the continental
shelf off Panama City, FL between the 60 m and 20 m contours between May and
Nov; 2) the light acclimation, the nutrient uptake capabilities, and the behavioral
patterns required of different dinoflagellate species that occupy the BenDiM niche;
and, 3) the effect of representative physical water motion on the formation, transport
and fate of the different BenDiM dinoflagellate species populations. The proposed
integrated study includes: 1) a pelagic/benthic field program with three 7-day cruises
during different months between May and Oct in 2008 and Jul-Aug 2009; 2)
laboratory studies on the light, nutrient, and behavioral characteristics of BenDiM
dinoflagellates that allow successful competition with near-bottom pelagic diatoms
and the microphytobenthos; and 3) a physical biological modeling study to plan,
integrate and extend the field and laboratory results.
"Dynamics of the Ocean Circulation in the Galápagos Marine Reserve" (On-Going)
The proposed effort continues analysis of dynamics of oceanographic variability in
Equatorial Pacific Ocean from mesoscale to basin spatial scales and seasonal to
climatic time scales as they influence biodiversity and community structure of the
marine ecosystems of the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR). This effort will make
use of an extensive set of physical, biological and chemical data collected during
2004 – 2008; a high-resolution hydrodynamical model; a series of ecological and
trophic models; and satellite remote sensed data. The water mass characteristics
and currents around the GMR are being studied in an effort to better understand the
physical environment influencing the Galápagos Archipelago and evaluate impacts of
climatological perturbations, such as ENSO. We aim to better understand structuring
of marine communities and their resilience to perturbations such as climate change
or ENSO through improved understanding of the biophysical oceanographic
environment.
Professional Service Committee Member (National Election), University National Oceanographic Laboratory
System (UNOLS) Council, Washington, DC. (2007 - Present).
Member Sub-Committee Reviewing NSF Shiptime Plan for 2010 (2009)
Nominating Committee for Ocean Observing Science Committee (2010)
Committee Member, National Science Foundation RVRC Ship Selection Committee,
Washington, DC. (August 2009 - August 2010).
Committee Member, NASA Biodiversity and Environmental Forcasting Research Team.
(2004 -Present).
Committee Member, NASA Ocean Color Research Team. (2000 - Present).
Committee Member, International Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conferences (PORSEC)
Scientific Organizing Committee. (2000 - 2008).
Member, International Pan Ocean Remote Sensing Conferences (PORSEC). (2000 Present).
Member, South Atlantic Bight (SAB) Physical Oceanography and Meteorology (POM),
2006 – present.
Reviewer, Journal Article, Deep-Sea Research. (2000 - Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Geophysical Research. (2000 - Present).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (2000 Present).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency. (2000 Present).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation (4 Divisions). (1990 - Present).
Committee Member, Executive Committee, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System
(SE-COOS) Planning Committee. (2004 - 2007).
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION) Planning Workshop.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 4-8, 2005.
Ocean Biogeochemistry Workshop, Woods Hole, MA, August 2005.
Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION) Design and
Implementation Workshop in Salt Lake City, UT, March 27 – 30, 2006.
Public Workshop for the Development of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan,
NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST),
Denver, CO, April 18 – 20, 2006.
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)/SouthEast U.S.
Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS), Workshop, Jacksonville,
FL, September 12-13, 2006.
D. Ann Pabst
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
and Center for Marine Science
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
EDUCATION
1984-1989
1978-1982
POSITIONS
2004-present
2002-present
2002-07; 2009
2001-present
1998-2002
1995-1998
1991-1995
August 1994
1995, 1996
1989-1991
1987-1989
1984-1986
1983-1984
1982-1983
Telephone:
FAX:
e-mail:
(910) 962-7266
(910)-962-4066
pabsta@uncw.edu
Ph.D., Zoology, Duke University (with Stephen A. Wainwright)
B.S., Zoology, University of Maryland
Graduate Coordinator and Assistant Chair, Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology and Center for
Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Adjunct Faculty, Old Dominion University
Adjunct Scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Center for
Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
courses: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Marine Mammalogy
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Center for
Marine Science Research, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
courses: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Marine Mammalogy
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, James Madison University.
courses: Biomechanics, Human Anatomy
Visiting Instructor, School of the Environment,
Duke University Marine Laboratory. co-taught: Marine Mammals
Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
Cocos Training Grant in Morphology Fellow, Department of Zoology,
Duke University
Research Assistant, S.A. Wainwright, Department of Zoology,
Duke University
Coordinator, Marine Mammal Events Program,
A joint program with the Smithsonian Institution
and the Cousteau Society, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Museum Technician, Marine Mammal Program,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS (past 5 years) 2010 US Fish and Wildlife Service. Co‐Principal Investigator with William A. McLellan: UNC Wilmington Pilot Study to organize past manatee sightings and to collect future manatee sightings data from North Carolina; $11,525 2010
Parsons (through Duke University), Co-Principal Investigator with Andrew Read (PI), Charles
Borchers and William A. McLellan: Long-term monitoring of protected species in the USWTR;
Onslow Bay and Jacksonville, FL; 8 month continuation, $416,023.
2009
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal
Investigator: Enhancing Stranding Response in Northern North Carolina; 1 year study, $99,890
2009
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Co-Principal
Investigator with William A. McLellan: Response to and Necropsy of Stranded Large Whales in
North Carolina and Virginia; 2 year study; $99,890
2009
Parsons (through Duke University), Co-Principal Investigator with Andrew Read (PI), Charles
Borchers and William A. McLellan: Long-term monitoring of protected species in the USWTR;
Onslow Bay and Jacksonville, FL; 1 year study, $351,035.
2009
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal
Investigator: Building stranding response capacity in northern North Carolina; 1 year study,
$99,930.
2009
2008
2008
2007
2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
Parsons (through Duke University), Co-Principal Investigator with Andrew Read (PI), Charles
Borchers and William A. McLellan: Long-term monitoring of protected species in the USWTR;
Jacksonville, FL; I year study, $287,050
Geo-Marine Incorporated (through Duke University), Co-Principal Investigator with Andrew
Read (PI), Charles Borchers and William A. McLellan: Long-term monitoring of protected
species in the USWTR; 1 year study, $316,375.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal
Investigator: Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in
North Carolina and Virginia; 1 year study, $99,974
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Co-Principal Investigator with Principal
Investigator W.A. McLellan: Seasonal occurrence of north Atlantic right whales along the midAtlantic coast; 1 year study, $264,919.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal
Investigator: Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in
North Carolina and Virginia; 1 year study; $98,240.
Geo-Marine Incorporated (through Duke University), Co-Principal Investigator with Andrew
Read (PI), Charles Borchers and William A. McLellan: Long-term monitoring of protected
species in the USWTR; I year study, $295,965.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Co-Principal Investigator with Principal
Investigator W.A. McLellan: Right whale data collection along the mid-Atlantic coast; 1 year
study, $437,849.
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal
Investigator: Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in
North Carolina and Virginia; 1 year study; $99,986
National Marine Fisheries Service, Prescott Stranding Grant, Co-Principal Investigator with
Principal Investigator W.A. McLellan: Enhancing response to and necropsy of stranded large
whales in North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina; 1 year study, $92,830
National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, Co-Principal Investigator with Principal
Investigator W.A. McLellan: Data collection on the seasonal occurrence of north Atlantic right
whales along the mid-Atlantic coast; 1 year study; $393,764
NOAA-Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources, Principal Investigator: UNCW Participation in
St. Joseph’s Bay bottlenose dolphin bio-monitoring program; 1 year study, $56,823
EarthTech, Marine protected species baseline and long-term monitoring plan for the East Coast
Shallow Water Training Range; 1 year study, $15,412
National Marine Fisheries Service, Prescott Stranding Grant, Principal Investigator: Enhanced
tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and
Virginia; 1 year study; $98,587
PUBLICATIONS (past 5 years; undergraduate, graduate and post­doctoral students with whom I have worked in bold) Balmer, B. C., R. S. Wells, L. H. Schwacke, T. K. Rowles, C. Hunter, E. S., Zolman, F. I. Townsend, B. Danielson,
A. J. Westgate, W. A. McLellan, and D. A. Pabst. Submitted. Evaluation of a single-pin, satellite-linked
transmitter deployed on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the coast of Georgia, U.S.A.
Aquatic Mammals.
Yordy, J.E., Pabst, D.A., McLellan, W.A., Wells, R.S., Rowles, T., and J. Kucklick. 2010. Tissue-specific
distribution and whole body burden estimates of persistent organic pollutants in the bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 29(6):1263-1273.
Dunkin, R.C., McLellan, W.A., Blum, J. and D.A. Pabst. 2010. The buoyancy of the integument of Atlantic
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Effects of growth, reproduction and nutritional state. Marine
Mammal Science. 26(3):573-587.
Barbieri, M.M., McLellan, W.A. Wells, R.S., Blum, J.E., Hofmann, S., Gannon, J. and D. A. Pabst. 2010. Using
infrared thermography to assess seasonal trends in dorsal fin surface temperatures of free-swimming
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, FL, U.S.A. Marine Mammal Science. 26(1):5366.
Piscitelli, M.A., McLellan, W.A., Rommel, S.A., Blum, J., Barco, S.G. and D.A. Pabst .2010. Lung size and
thoracic morphology in shallow (Tursiops truncatus) and deep (Kogia spp.) diving cetaceans. Journal of
Morphology. 269:1520-1538.
Rotstein, D. S., Burdett, L. G., McLellan, W., Schwacke, L., Rowles, T., Terio, K.A, Schultz, S. and Pabst, D.A.
2009. Lobomycosis in two offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from North Carolina.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15(4):588-590.
Balmer, B.C., Wells, R.S., Nowacek, S.M., Nowacek, D.P., Schwacke, L.H., McLellan W. A., Scharf, F.S.,
Rowles, T. K., Hansen, L.J., Spradlin, T.R, and Pabst, D.A. 2008. Seasonal abundance and distribution
patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA. Journal of
Cetacean Research and Management. 10(2):157-167.
Cotten, P.B., Piscitelli, M.A., McLellan W.A., Rommel S.A., Dearolf J.L., and D.A. Pabst. 2008. The gross
morphology and histochemistry of respiratory muscles in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. Journal
of Morphology. 269:1520-1538.
Etnier, S. F., W. A. McLellan, J. Blum, and D. A. Pabst. 2008. Ontogenetic changes in the structural stiffness of
the tailstock of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 211:3205-3213.
Harms, C.A., Maggi, R.G., Breitschwerdt, E.B., Clemons-Chevis, C.L., Solangi, M., Rotstein, D.L., Fair, P.A.,
Hansen, L.J., Hohn, A.A., Lovewell, G.G., McLellan, W.A., Pabst, D.A., Rowles, T.K., Schwacke, L.H.,
Townsend, F.I. and R.S. Wells. 2008. Bartonella species detection in captive and stranded versus healthy
free-ranging dolphins and porpoises in the southeastern United States. Veterinary Research. 39(6):59-66.
Harper, C.J., McLellan, W.A., Rommel, S.A., Gay, D.M., Dillaman, R.M. and D.A. Pabst. 2008. Morphology of
the melon and its tendinous connections to the facial muscles in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Journal of Morphology. 269:820-839.
Meagher, E.M., McLellan, W.A., Westgate, A.J., Wells, R.S., Blum, J.E., Pabst, D.A. 2008. Seasonal patterns of
heat loss in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 178:529543.
Rommel, S., D. Pabst, and W. McLellan. 2008 Skull anatomy. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (W.F. Perrin,
B. Wursig, and H. Thewissen, Eds), 2nd ed., Academic Press, San Diego, CA. pp. 1033-1047.
Williams, T., Zavanelli, M., Miller, M., Goldbeck, R., Morledge, M. Casper, D., Pabst, A., McLellan, W., Cantin,
L., and D. Kliger. 2008. Running, swimming and diving as modifiers of globin-mediated protection of the
mammalian brain. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 275(1636):751-758.
Rommel, S.A., D.A. Pabst, W.A. McLellan. 2007. Functional anatomy of the cetacean reproductive system, with
comparisons to the domestic dog. In: Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Cetacea: Whales, Dolphins
and Porpoises. (ed. D.L. Miller). Science Publishers, pp. 127-145.
Rommel, S.A., A.M. Costidis, A.J.F. Fernandez, P.D. Jepson, D.A. Pabst, W.A. McLellan, D.S. Houser, T.W.
Cranford, A.L. van Helden, D.M. Allen, and N.B. Barros. 2006. Elements of beaked whale anatomy and
diving physiology, and some hypothetical causes of sonar-related stranding. Journal of Cetacean Research
and Management. 7(3):189-209.
Westgate, A.J, McLellan, W. A., Wells, R. S., Scott, M.D., Meagher, E.M., and D.A. Pabst. 2007. A new device to
remotely measure heat flux and skin temperature from free-swimming dolphins. Journal of Experimental
Marine Biology and Ecology. 346:45-59.
Rotstein, D. S., Pabst, D.A. and W.A. McLellan. 2006. Surf and turf: approaching single and multiple die-offs of
free-living species. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 15(1):40-48.
Saliki J.T., Cooper E. J., Rotstein D.S., Caseltine S.L., Pabst D.A., McLellan W.A., Govett P., Harms C., Smolarek
K.A., and Romero C.H. 2006. A novel gammaherpes virus associated with genital lesions in a Blainville’s
beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42(1):142-148.
Dunkin, R.C., McLellan, W.A., Blum, J. and D.A. Pabst. 2005. Ontogenetic changes in the thermal properties of
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) blubber. Journal of Experimental Biology. 208:1469 1480.
Estep, J.S., Baumgartner, R.E., Townsend, F., Pabst, D.A., McLellan, W.A., Dunn, D.G., Friedlaender, A.S. and T.
P. Lipscomb. 2005. Malignant seminoma with metastasis, Sertoli cell tumor and pheochromocytoma in a spotted
dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and malignant seminoma with metastasis in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
Veterinary Pathology.42:357-359.
Kraus, S.D., M.B. Brown, H. Caswell, C.W. Clark, M. Fujiwara, P.K. Hamilton, R.D. Kenney, A.R. Knowlton, S.
Landry, C.A. Mayo, W.A. McLellan, M.J. Moore, D.P. Nowacek, D.A. Pabst, A.J. Read, R.M. Rolland.
2005. North Atlantic right whales in crisis. Science. 309:561-562.
Maggi, R.C., Harms, C.A., Hohn, A., Pabst, D.A., McLellan, W.A., Walton, W.J., Rotstein, D.S., and E.B.
Breitschwerdt. 2005. Detection of Bartonella henselae in harbor porpoise (Phococena phocoena) blood:
the first evidence of Bartonella spp. infection in a non-terrestrial animal. Emerging Infectious Diseases.
11(12):1894-1898.
Torres, L.G., McLellan, W.A., Meagher, E.M., and D.A. Pabst. 2005. Seasonal distribution and relative
abundance of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, along the US mid-Atlantic Coast. Journal of
Cetacean Research and Management.7(2):153-161.
CURRICULUM VITAE
MARTIN H. POSEY
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, N.C. 28403
(910) 962-3471
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. 1985 Biology, University of Oregon
B.A. 1980 Zoology with highest honors, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
A.A. 1978 General Studies, Charles County Community College, LaPlata, Maryland
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004-present Chair and Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of
North Carolina Wilmington
1998-2004
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North
Carolina at Wilmington
1994-1998
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North
Carolina at Wilmington
1989-1994
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North
Carolina at Wilmington
Summers 1990-91; Visiting Scientist/Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Environmental
1987-1989
Research Center.
1985-1987
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oregon
1985
Course Assistant, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
1980-1985
Graduate Teaching Fellow/Research Assistant, University of Oregon
1980
Natural Heritage Inventory Specialist, State of North Carolina
Professional Service and administrative experience:
Commissioner/Trustee for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges (SACS/COC). 2008-2010. Duties include biannual review of college and
university accreditation files, including those requesting substantive changes,
requiring monitoring reports, or under disciplinary action. Also includes training
on accreditation requirements, review and voting on changes to accreditation
standards, and participations in SACS/COC business.
Advisory Board for Carteret Community College Mariculture Program and Brunswick
Community College Aquaculture Program; served on SWOT programmatic
review team for Carteret Community College Aquaculture and Biology programs
North Carolina Crustacean Fisheries Advisory Committee (appointed twice); Chair of
NC
Division of Marine Fisheries Blue Crab Scientific Technical Advisory Committee
Invited participant in Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Council Ecohab workshop –
subsequently asked to develop model metrics for benthos
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Estuarine Biological and Physical
Processes Work Group, NCDCM Sea Level Rise Impacts work group
North Carolina Oyster Restoration Steering Committee; SE Oyster Regional Recovery
Team; Participant in North Carolina ARRA oyster restoration effort
North Carolina Division of Water Quality ad hoc work group on coastal swamp
indicators
Co-organizer of 2000 Benthic Ecology Meetings (UNC-Wilmington; ~800 participants)
2010 Benthic Ecology Meetings (~750 participants); Organizer for Health and
Related Sciences Symposia in 2009 and 2010 (UNC Wilmington); Organizer for
Environmental Stewardship Symposium (2010, community symposium)
Participant in U.S.A.C.E. National Tidal Fringe Workshop
N.C. Sea Grant Assistant Director search committee
Adjunct faculty with North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, and University of South Alabama.
Served on the editorial staff for the journals Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, and Journal of Shellfish Research.
Society Memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Estuarine
Research Federation; North Carolina Academy of Sciences; Southeastern
Estuarine Research Society; Sigma Xi (President of local chapter 2000-2001);
Ecological Society of America; National Shellfisheries Association
Reviewer for National Science Foundation EPSCOR Program, National Science
Foundation (Ecology, Biological Oceanography, Polar Research), National
Estuarine Research Reserve Program, Louisiana Sea Grant Program, Washington
Sea Grant Program, New York Sea Grant Program, Connecticut Sea Grant
Program, Maryland Sea Grant Program (panel participant for 2 years), Virginia
Sea Grant Program, National Sea Grant Program, Florida Sea Grant Program,
New England Sea Grant Program, Delaware Sea Grant Program, Hawaii Sea
Grant Program, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Saltonstall-Kennedy
Program, National Undersea Research Center (northeast center, southeast center
and northwest center), panel member for state and national Sea Grant Programs,
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Bulletin of Marine
Science, Estuaries, Critical Reviews in Aquatic Science, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Biology, Wetlands, Conservation Biology, Estuaries,
Ecology, Limnology and Oceanography, Australian Journal of Ecology,
Ecological Engineering, Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid Committee, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Journal of Biodiversity, Journal of Shellfish Research,
external examiner for 2 Ph.D. dissertations.
Academic Awards:
Voted 2008 recipient of the UNCW Graduate Mentor Award
Voted 2000 recipient of the UNCW Faculty Scholarship Award
UNCW Million Dollar Club (recognition for grant success)
UNCW 5 Million Dollar Club (recognition for grant success)
Research Reassignment Awards from UNCW in 1997 and 2003.
PUBLICATIONS since 2004:
Meyer, D. and M.H. Posey. 2009. Effects of life history strategy on fish distribution and use of
estuarine salt marsh and shallow water flat habitats. Estuaries and Coasts. 32: 797-812.
Carnegie, R., N.A. Stokes, C. Audemard, M. Bishop, A.E. Wilbur, T.D. Alphin, M.H. Posey,
C.H. Peterson and E.M. Burreson. 2008. Strong seasonality of Bonamia sp. Infection and
induced Crassostrea ariakensis mortality in Bogue and Masonboro Sounds, North
Carolina, USA. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 98: 335-343.
Coen, L.D., Brumbaugh, R.D., Bushek, D., Grizzle, R. Luckenbach, M.W., Posey, M.H.,
Powers, S.P. and Tolley, S.G.. 2007. Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration.
Marine Ecology Progress Series 341: 303-307.
Hackney, C.T., Avery, G.B. Leonard, L.A., Posey M., and Alphin T. 2007. Biological,
chemical,
and physical characteristics of tidal freshwater swamp forests of the lower Cape Fear
River/Estuary , North Carolina, Pages 183-221. In: Conner, W.H., T.W. Doyle, and
K.W. Krauss, eds. Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands in the Southeastern
United States; Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
Croft, A.L., L.A. Leonard, T.D. Alphin, L.B. Cahoon, and M.H. Posey. 2006. The effects of
thin layer sand renourishment on tidal marsh processes: Masonboro Island, NC.
Estuaries and Coasts 29(5): 737-750.
Posey, M.H., T.D. Alphin and L. B. Cahoon. 2006. Benthic community responses to nutrient
enrichment and predator exclusion: influence of background nutrient concentrations and
interactive effects. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 330: 105-118.
Posey, M.H., T.D. Alphin, H. Harwell and B. Allen. 2005. Importance of low salinity areas
for juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in river-dominated estuaries of
southeastern United States. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 319:
81-100.
Burkholder, J., D. Eggleston, H. Glasgow, C. Brownie, R. Reed, G. Janowitz, M. Posey, G.
Melia, C. Kinder, R. Corbett, D. Toms, T. Alphin, N. Deamer and J. Springer. 2004.
Comparative impacts of two major hurricane seasons on the Neuse River and western
Pamlico Sound ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) 101:
9291-0296.
Nelson, K.A., L.A. Leonard, M.H. Posey, T.D. Alphin and M.A. Mallin. 2004. Transplanted
oyster (Crassostrea virginica) beds as a self-sustaining mechanism for water quality
improvement in small tidal creeks. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
298: 347-368
Hyland, J.L., W. L. Balthus, M. Posey, C. T. Hackney and T.D. Alphin. 2004. The soft-bottom
bottom macrobenthos of North Carolina estuaries. Estuaries 27: 501-514.
GRANTS AND AWARDS:
National Science Foundation. 2009-2014. “STAR (Scholarship Team in Action to Recruit)
program.” $898,500. 2009-2014. (co-P.I.)
South Carolina Department of Natural resources. 2010. “Student internship at Waddell
Mariculture Center”. $1717. (P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant program. 2010-2012. Linking variation in egg quality to hatching
success and larval survival in blue crabs. $9545 (co-P.I.).
North Carolina Sea Grant Program. 2010-2012. “To seed or not to seed: the value of seeding
restored oyster reefs for ecosystem function”. $88,597 + graduate student support. 20102012. (co-P.I.)
Dial Cordy and Associates. 2009-2010. “Monitoring effects of a potential increased tidal range
in
the Cape Fear Ecosystem.” $415,599. (lead P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program. 2009-2010. “Evaluation of oyster health and sanctuary
function of closed shellfish beds”. $39,358. (co-P.I.).
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (CICEET), 2009-2010,
“Sustainable estuarine shoreline stabilization”. $117,694. (lead P.I.) (part of larger
project administered through NC Department of Natural Resources, $688,478, overall
project co-PI)
North Carolina Coastal Federation, 2009-2010. “Restoration of oyster reefs for fisheries, habitat
and erosion control in southeastern NC.” $75,000. (co-P.I.).
North Carolina Sea Grant Program. 2008-2010. Key parameters for assessing beach
functionality. $99,820, (co-P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2008-2010, “Spatial variation in blue crab distribution in the
New River during spawning season”. $44,278 (co-P.I.)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2008-2009, “Receiving, storage and technician support for
laboratory analyses. $25,912. (co-P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2008-2010, “Feasibility of implementing a monitoring
program for oyster larvae”. $56,770. (co-P.I.)
Elizabeth City State University (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 2008-2009, “The Cape Fear
River Ecosystems Project”. $293,373. (lead P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2006-2008, “Success in oyster reef restoration: population
and ecosystem measures“, $108,797 (lead P.I.).
Elizabeth City State University (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 2007- 2008, “Biochemistry and
Benthic infauna in swamps and Marshes along the NE Cape Fear and Cape Fear Rivers”
$46,281. (P.I.)
Elizabeth City State University (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 2007- 2008 “Service, Maintain
and calibrate remote data collection platforms in swamps and channels in the Cape Fear
Basin” $43,421. (P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2006-2007, “Preliminary investigation into the occurrence
and impacts of a novel parasite (Bonamia sp.) in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea
virginica”, $5998 (co-P.I.).
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2006-2007, “Monitoring and evaluation of settlement and
subsequent community development on oyster sanctuaries”, $32,750 (co-P.I.)
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation, 2005-2006, “Teaching kits for Physiology Laboratories”,
$48,000 (co-P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant, Blue Crab Research Program, 2005-2006, “Assessment of blue crab
distributions in the Cape Fear River estuary”. $47,264 (co-P.I)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2004-2006, “Effects of erosion control structures on adjacent
benthic and nektonic communities”, $100,680 + 1 grad student stipend (lead P.I.).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2002-2007, “Biogeochemistry and benthic infauna in swamps
and marshes along the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers”, $181,494/year. (coP.I.)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2002-2007, “Service, maintain, and calibrate remote data
collection platforms in swamps and channels of the Cape Fear basin”, $181,340/year.
(co-P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2005, “Monitoring and evaluation of settlement and
subsequent community development on oyster sanctuaries”, $5232 (co-P.I.).
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 2004-2005, “Coastal Ocean Research and
Monitoring Program (CORMP) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington”,
$2,100,000 (co-P.I.)
North Carolina Blue Crab Research Program, 2005-2006, “Assessment of blue crab distributions
in the Cape Fear River estuary”, $47,219, (co-P.I.)
Sea Grant Nuisance Species Program, 2003-2005. “Baseline ports surveys for introduced marine
molluscan, crustacean and polychaete species in the south Atlantic Bight”. $187,652 (coP.I.)
City of Jacksonville, 2003-2004, “Conduct Benthic Sampling for the New River and Wilson
Bay”, $9500 (lead P.I.)
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2002-2004, “Oyster reefs as fisheries habitat: the influence
of
edge characteristics and vertical complexity”, $83,002 + grad stipend (lead P.I.).
National Science Foundation, CRUI Program, 1999-2004, “Juvenile blue crab use of low salinity
areas: Costs and benefits”, $846,000 (Project Director).
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. 2003-2004. “A Collaborative Coastal
Ocean Research and Monitoring Program”. $1,192,200. co-P.I.
North Carolina Sea Grant Program, 2003-2004, “Exploration of stock differentiation of the
eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in North Carolina, Part Two”, $48,350
CURRICULUM VITAE
STEVE W. ROSS
PERSONAL
Date of birth: 16 December 1951
Home address: 309 Foxwood Ln., Wilmington, NC 28409
Birthplace: Wadesboro, NC
EDUCATION
High school: McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN (graduated May 1970)
College: Duke University, Durham, NC (BS in Zoology-1974)
Graduate: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (MA in Zoology-1978)
Thesis: The Life History of the Banded Drum, Larimus fasciatus, in North Carolina Waters.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (PhD in Zoology-1992)
Dissertation: Comparisons of Population Dynamics of Juvenile spot (L. xanthurus), Atlantic croaker (M.
undulatus), and Atlantic Menhaden (B. tyrannus) Among Diverse North Carolina Estuarine Nursery Areas.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nov 2003 - present: Research Associate Professor - UNCW, Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin Moss Ln., Wilmington, NC 28409
phone: 910-395-3905, email: rosss@uncw.edu
May 1990 - Oct 2003: Research Director - North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Program and
NC Coastal Reserve Program, Adjunct Faculty (UNCW)
Aug 1985 - Jun 1990: Research Assistant, Zoology Dept., NC State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Sep 1977 - Dec 1978: Teaching Assistant, Zoology Dept., UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
May 1975 - Aug 1977: Research Assistant, UNC-Institute of Marine Sciences, Morehead City, NC
ONGOING PROJECTS (partial list)
Description of NC offshore reef ichthyofauna and mapping of reefs.
Community structure and biology of continental slope fishes.
Distribution and taxonomic status of Aulopus.
Biogeography of NC & SEUS marine waters.
Description of the marine fishes of North Carolina (technical book).
Processes affecting fish utilization of and recruitment into estuarine nursery areas.
Distributions and community ecology of southeastern US and Gulf of Mexico deep coral banks.
Trophodynamics of midwater communities over deep-sea cold seeps and reefs.
Paleoecology along the Gulf Stream system using deep-sea corals as proxies.
HONORS-AWARDS-APPOINTMENTS-COMMITTEES
Co-chairman, Committee to evaluate reef fish assessment techniques for Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (1981)
Field Associate, Florida State Museum, Gainesville, FL (appointed Nov 1984)
Research Associate, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC (appointed July 1985)
Certified Fisheries Scientist, American Fisheries Society (Jan 1985).
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Chairman, Marine Fish Endangered/Threatened Species Committee for NC Museum Natural Sciences (1985-1986)
Adjunct Program and Research Associate, UNC-W, Center for Marine Science & Biology Dept. (appointed July 1990)
Adjunct Assistant Professor & Associate Member Graduate Faculty, N.C. State Univ. (appointed Oct 1994)
Member, Legislative Fisheries Moratorium Steering Committee (1994-96)
UNC-W Million Dollar Club award (1996)
Marine Hall Exhibits Committee, NC Museum Natural Sciences
Water Conservationist of the Year-1996, by NC Wildlife Federation (along with other members of a committee)
South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council GIS Species and Habitat Sub-Group (appointed 1997)
SEAMAP-South Atlantic Bottom Mapping Workgroup (appointed 1997)
Member, NERRs Central Data Management Committee (1995-2002)
Member, NC Outer Continental Shelf Technical Review Team (appointed 1998)
Third place for GIS article annual competition in GPS World magazine (1999)
Invited member of Federal Review Team for Sapelo Island NERR (Jan 2000)
Natl. Undersea Res. Center-SE Region grant review panel (invited Nov 2000)
Chairman, SEAMAP deepwater reef technical sub-committee
Natl. Undersea Res. Center-Western Region grant review panel (invited Nov 2002)
Natl. Undersea Res. Center-SE Region grant review panel (invited Nov 2003)
New species of fish (Psednos rossi) named in my honor (Chernova and Stein. 2004. Fish. Bull. 102: 245-250)
Appointed to UNCW graduate faculty in marine science (June 2004, reappointed July 2009)
SEADESC steering committee (2005-2007)
Member, Working Group on Deep-Water Ecology, International Council for Exploration of the Sea (appointed Jul 05)
Member, Coral Advisory Panel of S. Atl. Fishery Management Council (appointed Oct 2005)
Tar Heel of the Week (Raleigh News & Observer, 22 Nov 2009)
Scientific Steering Committee for 5th International Deep-sea Coral Symposium (invited Feb 2010)
GRANTS-CONTRACTS since 2004
2002-2004: Lead PI, NOAA Ocean Exploration grant on community ecology of deep coral banks & outer shelf reefs.
2003-2005: Lead PI, NOAA OE grant on community ecology of deep coral banks.
2004: PI, NURC rapid response grant to survey shelf edge reefs in proposed MPA off NC.
2004-2005: lead PI, NOAA OE grant on community ecology of deep coral banks.
2004-2005: Co-PI, S. Atl. Fisheries Management Council grant for report on NC deep coral banks.
2004-2005: Co-PI, USGS grant for biology & ecology studies on Gulf of Mexico deep coral banks.
2004-2005: PI, MMS grant to facilitate analysis of deep coral bank data.
2004-2006: Co-PI, USGS State Partnership Program award for Deep Coral Project analysis.
2005: PI, NC Sea Grant Student Research Award.
2005: Co-PI, NOAA grant to write status of deep corals report regional chapter.
2005: Co-PI, NURC rapid response grant to initiate fish acoustic monitoring & continue fish surveys on a deep reef.
2005-2006: PI, S. Atl. Fisheries Management Council grant to evaluate deep sea habitat data for NC (SEAMAP).
2005-2007: lead PI, NOAA OE grant on community ecology of deep coral banks on Blake Plateau.
2006: Co-PI, Royal Society of Edinburgh grant for collaborative trans-Atlantic deep-sea research.
2006-2007: PI, S. Atl. Fisheries Management Council grant to revise deep coral report and produce research DVD.
2006-2009: Lead PI, NOAA NURC grant for mapping deep-sea benthic habitats.
2007-2009: PI, Environmental Defense Fund grant to continue SEADESC habitat mapping project.
2006-2009: Lead PI, USGS grant - midwater/benthic trophodynamics studies over Gulf of Mexico deep seep sites.
2007-2009: co-PI, TRACES funding to establish program for trans-Atlantic deep-sea ecosystem studies.
2008: Lead PI, USGS four year grant for Gulf of Mexico deep reef ecosystem studies.
2008: PI, NOAA grant to study Essential Fish Habitat designations in deep-sea environments.
2009: PI, SAFMC grant to continue SEADESC project.
2009: co-PI, The Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology (CIOERT).
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Estuarine Research Federation, Southeastern Fishes Council,
Association of Southeastern Biologists, American Fisheries Society
PUBLICATIONS (Peer Reviewed) since 2004
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Quattrini, A.M., S.W. Ross, K.J. Sulak, A.M. Necaise, T.L. Casazza and G.D. Dennis. 2004. Marine Fishes new to
continental United States waters, North Carolina, and the Gulf of Mexico. SE Nat. 3(1): 155-172.
Ross, S.W. and F.C. Rohde. 2004. The gobioid fishes of North Carolina (Pisces: Gobioidei). Bull. Mar. Sci. 74(2):
287-323.
Necaise, A.M.D., S.W. Ross and J.M. Miller. 2005. Estuarine habitat evaluation measured by growth of juvenile
summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, in a North Carolina estuary. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 285: 157-168.
Reed, J.K. and S.W. Ross. 2005. Deep-water reefs off the southeastern U.S.: recent discoveries and research. Current
21(4): 33-37.
H.S. Meister, D.M. Wyanski, J.K. Loefer, S.W. Ross, A.M. Quattrini and K.J. Sulak. 2005. Further evidence for the
invasion and establishment of Pterois volitans (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) along the Atlantic coast of the United
States. SE Nat. 4(2): 193-206.
Casazza, T.L., S.W. Ross, A.M. Necaise and K.J. Sulak. 2005. Reproduction and mating behavior of the Atlantic
flyingfish, Cheilopogon melanurus (Exocoetidae), off North Carolina. Bull. Mar. Sci. 77(3): 363-375.
Quattrini, A.M. and S.W. Ross. 2006. Fishes associated with North Carolina shelf-edge hardbottoms and initial
assessment of a proposed marine protected area. Bull. Mar. Sci. 79(1): 137-163.
Williams, B., M.J. Risk, S.W. Ross and K.J. Sulak. 2006. Deep-water Antipatharians: proxies of environmental change.
Geol. 34(9): 773-776.
Ross, S.W., T.L. Casazza, A.M. Quattrini and K.J. Sulak. 2007. Anguilliform larvae collected off North Carolina. Mar.
Biol. 150(4): 681-695.
Caruso, J.H., S.W. Ross, K.J. Sulak and G.R. Sedberry. 2007. Deep-water chaunacid and lophiid anglerfishes (Pisces:
Lophiiformes) off the Southeastern United States. J. Fish Biol. 70(4): 1015-1026.
Ross, S.W. and A.M. Quattrini. 2007. The Fish Fauna Associated with Deep Coral Banks off the Southeastern United
States. Deep-Sea Research Part I 54(6): 975-1007.
Brooks, R.A., M.S. Nizinski, S.W. Ross and K.J. Sulak. 2007. Sublethal Injury Rate in a Deepwater Ophiuroid,
Ophiacantha bidentata, an Important Component of Western Atlantic Lophelia Reef Communities. Mar. Biol. 152:
307-314.
Ross, S.W. and M.S. Nizinski. 2007. State of Deep Coral Ecosystems in the U.S. Southeast Region: Cape Hatteras to
southeastern Florida. p. 233-270, Ch 6 In: Lumsden, S.E., T.F. Hourigan, A.W. Bruckner and G. Dorr (eds.). The
State of Deep Coral Ecosystems of the United States. NOAA Tech. Memo. CRCP-3. Silver Spring, MD. 365 pp.
McCosker, J.E. and S.W. Ross. 2007. A new deepwater species of the snake eel genus Ophichthus (Anguilliformes:
Ophicthidae), from North Carolina. Copeia 2007(4): 783-787.
Williams, B., M.J. Risk, S.W. Ross and K.J. Sulak. 2007. Stable isotope data from deep-water Antipatharians: 400-year
records from the southeastern coast of the United States of America. Bull. Mar. Sci. 81(3): 437-447.
Sulak, K.J., R.A. Brooks, K.E. Luke, A.D. Norem, M. Randall, A.J. Quaid, G.E. Yeargin, J.M. Miller, W.M. Harden,
J.H. Caruso and S.W. Ross. 2007. Demersal fishes associated with Lophelia pertusa coral and hard-substrate
biotopes on the continental slope, northern Gulf of Mexico. p. 65-92. In: George, R.Y. and S.D. Cairns (eds.).
Conservation and adaptive management of seamount and deep-sea coral ecosystems. Univ. of Miami. 324 p.
Ross, S.W. 2007. Unique deep-water ecosystems off the southeastern United States. Oceanography 20(4): 130-139.
Partyka, M.L., S.W. Ross, A.M. Quattrini, G.R. Sedberry, T.W. Birdsong, J. Potter. 2007. Southeastern United States
deep sea corals (SEADESC) initiative: a collaborative effort to characterize areas of habitat-forming deep-sea
corals. NOAA Tech. Memo. OAR OER 1. Silver Spring, MD. 176 pp.
Gartner, J.V., Jr., K.J. Sulak, S.W. Ross and A-M. Necaise. 2008. Persistent near-bottom aggregations of mesopelagic
animals along the North Carolina and Virginia continental slopes. Mar. Biol. 153: 825-841.
Henry, L-A., M.S. Nizinski and S.W. Ross. 2008. Occurrence and biogeography of hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)
from deep-water coral habitats off the southeastern United States. Deep-Sea Res. Part I. 55(6): 788-800.
Messing, C.G., J.K. Reed, S.D. Brooke and S.W. Ross. 2008. Deep-Water Coral Reefs of the United States. p. 763787. In: Riegl, B. & R.E. Dodge (eds.). Coral Reefs of the USA. Springer. 802 pp.
Casazza, T.L. and S.W. Ross. 2008. Fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum and non-structured, open-water habitats
in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina, USA. Fish. Bull. 106: 348-363.
Ross, S.W. and A.M. Quattrini. 2009. Deep-sea reef fish assemblage patterns on the Blake Plateau (Western North
Atlantic Ocean). Mar. Ecol. 30: 74-92.
Nielsen, J.G., S.W. Ross and D.M. Cohen. 2009. Atlantic occurrence of the genus Bellottia (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with
two new species from the Western North Atlantic. Zootaxa 2018: 45-57.
Quattrini, A.M., M.L. Partyka and S.W. Ross. 2009. Aspects of the reproductive biology of skate Fenestraja plutonia
(Garman) off North Carolina. SE Naturalist 8(1): 55-70.
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Davies, A.J., G.C.A. Duineveld, T.C.E. van Weering, F. Mienis, A.M. Quattrini, H.E. Seim, J.M. Bane and S.W. Ross.
2010. Short-term environmental variability in cold-water coral habitat at Viosca Knoll, Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea
Res. I 57: 199-212.
Taylor, C.J., J.M. Miller, L.J. Pietrafesa, D.A. Dickey and S.W. Ross. 2010. Winter winds and river discharge
determine juvenile southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) recruitment and distribution in North Carolina
estuaries. J. Sea Fish Res. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2009.09.006
Munroe, T.A. and S.W. Ross. 2010. Distribution and life history of two diminutive flatfishes, Citharichthys
gymnorhinus and C. cornutus (Pleuronectiformes: Paralichthyidae), in the western North Atlantic. Fish. Bull. 108:
323-345.
Ross, S.W., A.M. Quattrini, A.Y. Roa-Varón, J.P. McClain. in press. Species composition and distributions of
mesopelagic fishes over the slope of the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Res. II (special issue)
C.L. Morrison, S.W. Ross, M.S. Nizinski, S. Brooke, J. Järnegren, R.G. Waller, R.L. Johnson and T.L. King. In review.
Genetic discontinuity among regional populations of Lophelia pertusa in the North Atlantic Ocean. Conserv. Biol.
Sinclair, D.J., G. Allard, B. Williams, B. Ghaleb, S.W. Ross and M.J. Risk. In review. Dendrochronology in bamboo?
Part 1: Reproducibility of Trace Element Profiles in a Specimen of the Deep-Water Bamboo Coral Keratoisis spp.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Sinclair, D.J., S.W. Ross and M.J. Risk. In review. Dendrochronology in Bamboo? Part 2: Environmental interpretation
of trace-element profiles in a bamboo coral from the Jacksonville Lithoherms. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
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Name: Richard Satterlie
Education:
Sonoma State University (California)
B.A. 1973
University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. 1978
University of Alberta (Canada)
Post-Doc 1978-1980
Appointments:
UNCW - Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology 2004 – present
Arizona State University
Professor
1991 – 2004
Arizona State University
Associate Professor
1985 – 1991
Arizona State University
Assistant Professor
1980 – 1985
University of Alberta
Lecturer
1979 – 1980
Publications since 2004:
2009 Pirtle, T.J. and R.A. Satterlie. A hyperpolarization-activated inward current alters swim
frequency of the pteropod mollusk Clione limacina. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. Molec.
Integrat. Physiol. In Press.
2009 Satterlie, R.A., J.S. Pearse, and K.P. Sebens. The black box, the creature from the Black lagoon,
August Krogh, and the dominant animal. Int. Comp. Biol. 49: 89-92.
2009 Gray, C.G., V. Martin and R.A. Satterlie. Ultrastructure of retinal synapses in cubozoans. Biol.
Bull.
2008 Satterlie, R.A. and C. Courtney. Hexamethonium sensitivity of the swim musculature of the
pteropod mollusc, Clione limacina. Invert. Neurosci. 8: 157-166.
2008 Satterlie, R.A. Control of Swimming in the hydrozoan jellyfish Aequorea victoria: Subumbrellar
organization and local inhibition. J. Exp. Biol. 211: 3467-3477.
2007 Nishikawa, K., A.A. Biewener, P. Aerts, A.N. Ahn, H.J. Chiel, M.A. Daley, T.L. Daniel, R.J.
Full, M.E. Hale, T.L. Hedrick, D.E. Koditschek, A.K. Lappin, T.R. Nichols, R.D. Quinn, R.E.
Ritzmann, R.A. Satterlie, and B. Szymik. Neuromechanics: An integrative approach for
understanding motor control. Int. Comp. Biol. 47: 16-54
2007 Satterlie, R.A. Recent developments in neurobiology: Introduction to the symposium
honoring Professor Douglas G. Stuart. Int. Comp. Biol. 47: 447-450
2007 Pirtle, T.J. and R.A. Satterlie. The role of postinhibitory rebound in the locomotor
central pattern generator of Clione limacina. Int. Comp. Biol. 47: 451-456
2006 Pirtle, T.J. and R.A. Satterlie. Role of the type-12 interneurons in swim acceleration in
Clione limacina. Invert. Neurosci. 6: 161-168.
2005 Satterlie, R.A., K.S. Thomas and G.C. Gray. Muscle organization of the cubozoan
jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora Conant 1897. Biol. Bull. 209: 154-163.
2004 Satterlie, R.A. and R.L. Cooper. Recent developments in neurobiology: Introduction to
the symposium. Integrat. Comp. Biol. 44: 1-3.
2004 Pirtle, T.J. and R.A. Satterlie. Cellular mechanisms underlying swim acceleration in
pteropod mollusk, Clione limacina. Integrat. Comp. Biol. 44: 37-46.
Grants:
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1999
National Science Foundation – (Co-PI) “IGERT: Musculo-Skeletal and Neural
Adaptations in Form and Function” – 5 years, $2,699,999.
2000 NIH – RO1 – “Neural Control of a Ballistic Startle Response” 3 years, $471,529
2001 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship – “Modular and
Multifunctional Nature of Arousal Systems” - 1 year, $26,161
2004 National Science Foundation – “Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope” (co-PI)
3 years, $310,173
2009 National Science Foundation – “Control of Directional Swimming in Cubomedusae” 3
years, $400,181.
2009 National Science Foundation – “Expansion of the Seawater System of the Center for
Marine Science” 3 years, $109,920.
Honors and Awards:
2002 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship (Academic Year 2002-03)
Other Creative Activities:
Novels published and under contract:
Phoenix
Historical Fiction
Something Bad
Horror
Agnes Hahn
Psychological Suspense
Imola
Psychological Suspense
Whiskey Creek Press, July 2006
Medallion Press, October 2007
Medallion Press, August 2008
Medallion Press, September 2009
The Stick (Horror short story), published in Fear: An Anthology of Horror and Suspense
Whiskey Creek Press, September 2006
Rollicking Anthropomorphisms and Other Observations on the Human Condition (Poetry
Collection), under contract with Whiskey Creek Press, due out - January 2008.
Frederick S. Scharf
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403-5915
Tel. (910) 962-7796; Fax. (910) 962-4066
email: scharff@uncw.edu
Education
2001
Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Dissertation: The influence of behavior on size-structured predator-prey interactions: prey
susceptibility, predator selection, and population-level consequences for estuarine fishes
1997
M.Sc., Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Thesis: Predator size-prey size relationships and predator dynamics of marine fish on the
Northeast U. S. Continental Shelf
1994
B.Sc., Biology major/Marine Sciences minor, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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Research areas
Recruitment processes in marine and estuarine fishes, mortality estimation, early life history, sampling and
experimental design, population assessment, behavioral ecology of fishes, fish associations with structured
habitats, predator-prey interactions, fish physiology and growth dynamics, fish reproduction
Recent Professional experience
Aug 2008 – present
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of
North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
Jan 2003 – 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University of
North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
Sep 2001 – Dec 2002
National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Professional service
Reviewed articles for:
Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Ecology,
Ecological Applications, Estuaries,Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science,Fishery Bulletin,
Journal of
Fish Biology, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine and Freshwater Research, North
American Journal of Fisheries Management, Northeastern Naturalist, Transactions of the American
Fisheries Society
Peer-reviewed publications since 2003 (student authors are in bold; 1 = undergraduate, 2 = MS, 3 = PhD)
Submitted or accepted:
Smith, W.E.2, and F.S. Scharf. In press (accepted May 2010). Demographic characteristics of
southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) harvested by an estuarine gill net fishery. Fisheries
Management and Ecology
Published:
Goshe, L.R.2, L. Avens, F.S. Scharf, and A.L. Southwood. 2010. Estimation of
age at maturation and growth of Atlantic green turtles (Chelonia mydas) using skeletochronology.
Marine Biology 157:1725-1740.
Smith, W.E.2, F.S. Scharf, and J.E. Hightower. 2009. Fishing mortality in North Carolina’s southern
flounder fishery: Direct estimates of F from a tag-return experiment. Marine and Coastal Fisheries:
Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 1:283-299.
Scharf, F.S., J.A. Buckel, and F. Juanes. 2009. Contrasting patterns of resource utilization between juvenile
estuarine piscivores: the influence of relative prey size and foraging ability on the ontogeny of piscivory.
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66:790-801.
Balmer, B.C.3, Wells, R.S., Nowacek, S.M., Nowacek, D.P., Schwacke, L.H., McLellan W. A., Scharf, F.S.,
Rowles, T. K., Hansen, L.J., Spradlin, T.R, and Pabst, D.A. 2008. Seasonal abundance and distribution
patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA. Journal of
Cetacean Research and Management 10(2):157-167.
Bacheler, N.M.3*, L.M. Paramore, J.A. Buckel, and F.S. Scharf. 2008. Recruitment of juvenile red drum in
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North Carolina: spatiotemporal patterns of year-class strength and validation of a seine survey. North
American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:1086-1098.
Stewart, C.B.2, and F.S. Scharf. 2008. Estuarine recruitment, growth, and first year survival of age-0
juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in North Carolina. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society 137:1089-1103.
Fabrizio, M.C., F.S. Scharf, G.R. Shepherd, and J.E. Rosendale. 2008. Factors affecting catch and release
mortality of bluefish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:533-546.
Barnes, C., Bethea, D. M., Buckel, J. A., Carlson, J. K., Satterwhite, M., Brodeur, R. D., Spitz, J., Ridoux,
V., Pusineri, C., Chase, B. C., Hunsicker, M. E., Juanes, F., Conover, D. O., Kellermann, A., Lancaster,
J., Menard, F., Labrune, C., Shin, Y.-J., Asine, A.-S., Bard, F.-X., Munk, P., Pinnegar, J. K., Scharf, F. S.,
Rountree, R. A., Stergiou, K. I., Fourtouni, H., Sassa, C., Sabates, A., and Jennings, S. 2008. Predator
and prey body sizes in marine food webs. Data paper in Ecology 89:881.
Lanier, J.M.2 and F.S. Scharf. 2007. Experimental investigation of spatial and temporal variation in
estuarine growth of age-0 juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Journal of Experimental Marine
Biology and Ecology 349:131-141.
Scharf, F.S., J.A. Buckel, F. Juanes, J.H. Cowan, and K.A. Rose. 2006. Effects of variable prey and
cohort dynamics on growth of young-of-the-year estuarine bluefish: evidence for interactions between
spring- and summer-spawned cohorts. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1266-1289.
Scharf, F.S., J.P. Manderson, and M.C. Fabrizio. 2006. The effects of seafloor habitat complexity on
survival of juvenile fishes: species-specific interactions with structural refuge. Journal of Experimental
Marine Biology and Ecology 335:167-176.
Scharf, F.S., J.P. Manderson, M.P. Fabrizio, J.P. Pessutti, J.E. Rosendale, R.J. Chant, and A.J. Bejda. 2004.
Seasonal and interannual patterns of distribution and diet of bluefish within a Middle Atlantic Bight
estuary in relation to abiotic and biotic factors. Estuaries 27(3):426-436.
Extramural funding
National Science Foundation – UBM Group: BioMaSS: Biological and Mathematic Synergistic
Science.
Borrett, S., Freeze, M., Scharf, F.S. (co-PI), Simmons, S. and Van Tuinen, M.
Requested $239,546 for 6/15/10 – 6/14/13; pending
NC Division of Marine Fisheries Marine Resources Fund: Stock structure of southern flounder
(Paralichthys lethostigma) in North Carolina and US South Atlantic waters
Scharf, F.S., McCartney, M.A., and Batsavage, C.
Funded at $281,508 for 8/1/2010 – 7/31/2013
North Carolina Sea Grant: Updating size and age at maturity schedules for southern flounder through
examination of reproductive tissue and otolith microchemistry (year 2)
Scharf, F.S. and Taylor, J.C.
Funded at $47,221 for 8/1/10 – 7/31/11
North Carolina Sea Grant: The physiological basis of winter-induced stress and mortality in juvenile red
drum
Scharf, F.S. and Southwood, A.
Funded at $66,338 for 2/1/2010 – 1/31/2012
North Carolina Sea Grant: Effects of habitat alteration and biotic interactions on survival of juvenile
estuarine fish
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Buckel, J.A., Hightower, J.E., Letcher, B.H., and Scharf, F.S.
Funded at $120,000 for 2/1/2010 – 1/31/2012
North Carolina Sea Grant: Laboratory validation of field-based estimates of red drum foraging rates
Scharf, F.S. (sole PI)
Funded at $1,725 for 8/1/09 – 7/31/10
North Carolina Sea Grant: Updating size and age at maturity schedules for southern flounder through
examination of reproductive tissue and otolith microchemistry
Scharf, F.S. and Taylor, J.C.
$94,441 for 8/1/09 – 7/31/11 – funded at $47,221
North Carolina Sea Grant: Does density-dependent mortality in a juvenile estuarine fish limit recruitment?
Buckel, J.A., Scharf, F.S. (co-PI), Hightower, J.E., and Pollock, K.H.
Funded at $116,849 for 2/1/2008 – 1/31/2010
NOAA Cooperative Research Program: Batch fecundity and spawning frequency as a function of size, age,
and season for black sea bass and red porgy in the US South Atlantic
Scharf, F.S. (co-lead PI w/Baker), Baker, M.S., Wyanski, D., Burgess, T., and Shertzer, K.
Funded at $222,716 for 8/1/07 – 7/31/09
North Carolina Sea Grant: Predation by red drum on juvenile blue crabs: estimation of daily ration and
seasonal and ontogenetic variation in the contribution of blue crab to the diet
Scharf, F.S. (sole PI)
Funded at $46,041 for 8/1/07 – 7/31/09
North Carolina Sea Grant: Catch potential and condition of shrimp and bycatch associated with a new RCGL
shrimp trap design, and evaluation of commercial traps in different regions of SE NC
Thorpe, T.E. and Scharf, F.S. (co-PI)
Funded at $15,416 for 6/1/06 – 12/31/07
North Carolina Sea Grant: Post-release mortality of sub-legal sized southern flounder in the North Carolina
gill net fishery
Smith, W.E., Sullivan, F., and Scharf, F.S. (co-PI to help with design and analysis)
Funded at $21,365 for 6/1/07 – 8/1/08
North Carolina Sea Grant: Estimating mortality of age-0 red drum: an educational partnership to examine
factors affecting recruitment
Scharf, F.S. (lead PI) and Harrill, P.
Funded at $64,071 for 8/1/06 – 5/31/08
North Carolina Sea Grant: Exploitation rate and demographics of southern flounder in the New River gillnet
fishery
Scharf, F.S. (lead PI) and Sanderford, B.R.
Funded at $78,325 for 5/1/05 – 4/30/07
Received supplement of $8,360 in March 2007 for 5/1/07 – 10/30/07
North Carolina Sea Grant: Post-settlement growth and winter distribution of juvenile red drum
Scharf, F.S. (sole PI)
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Funded at $5,000 for 10/1/04 – 12/31/05
North Carolina Sea Grant: Relative abundance of early juvenile and sub-adult red drum in the Cape Fear
River estuary: an evaluation of the contribution of a southeastern North Carolina estuary to fishery
recruitment
Scharf, F.S. (lead PI) and Beresoff, D.A
Funded at $41,150 for 4/1/04 – 12/31/05
UNCW Center for Marine Science: Characterizing red drum populations in North Carolina waters:
Identification of estuarine nurseries and contribution to fishery production
Scharf, F.S. (lead PI) and Lankford, T.E.
Funded at $24,863 for 8/1/03 – 12/31/04
NOAA – National Research Council: The effects of structural habitat complexity on the functional response
of marine fish predators: testing for general patterns across species assemblages
Scharf, F.S. and Fabrizio, M.C.
Funded at $72,000 for 10/1/01 – 12/31/02
NOAA Bluefish-Striped Bass Dynamics Research Program: Impact of prey abundance and size-structure on
growth of spring- and summer-spawned juvenile bluefish in the Hudson River estuary: an individual-based
modeling approach
Scharf, F.S., Buckel, J.A., Juanes, F., Rose, K.A., and Cowen, J.H.
Funded at $49,170 for 1/1/2000 – 12/31/01
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Biographical Sketch - Pamela J. Seaton
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
601 South College Rd., Wilmington NC 28403
University of North Carolina – Wilmington
Phone: (910) 962-3279; e-mail:seatonp@uncw.edu
Education
PhD.; Organic Chemistry, 1985, University of Vermont, Burlington. Thesis: "Diene Amines in
Biomimetic Synthesis of Indole Alkaloids" Research Advisor, Professor Martin E. Kuehne
M. S.; Chemistry, 1977, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Thesis: "Labelling Studies on Sesquiterpene
Lactones and Phytosterols of Gallardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella". Research Advisor, Professor
Paul B. Reichardt
B. S.; Chemistry, Biology, 1974, University of Washington, Seattle
Professional Experience
Professor, (August, 2004-present) Dept. Chemistry/Biochemistry, Univ. North Carolina - Wilmington
Associate Professor, (August, 1993 – 2004) Dept. Chemistry, Univ. North Carolina - Wilmington
Assistant Professor, (August, 1988 - 1993) Dept. Chemistry, Univ. North Carolina - Wilmington
Postdoctoral Research Associate, (July, 1985 - 1988) Dept. Chemistry, Oregon State Univ. Corvallis
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, (1980 - 1985) Dept. Chemistry, University of Vermont
Graduate Teaching Assistant, (1977 - 1979) Department of Microbiology - Biochemistry, Univ.
Vermont
Research Chemist, (1976 - 1977) Institute of Marine Sciences, Seward, Alaska.
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, (1974 - 1976) Dept.Chemistry, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks
Selected Publications since 2004
Christopher D.; Watanabe, Wade O.; Rezek, Troy C.; Seaton, Pamela J. 2009, Preliminary
investigations on the effects of dietary lipid on the spawning performance and egg quality of black sea
bass Centropristis striata L
Aquaculture Research, 40, 1873-1883.
Miller, Carrie; Gordon, Kelly G.; Kieber, Robert J.; Willey, Joan D.; Seaton, Pamela J. 2009,
Chemical characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in rainwater. Atmospheric
Environment, 43, 2497-2502
Joan D. Willey*, Robert J. Kieber, Pamela J. Seaton, and Carrie Miller, 2008, “Rainwater as a
source of Fe(II) stabilizing ligands to seawater” Limnol. Oceanog. 53(4), .
Ajoy Basak, Abhijit Mitra, Sarmistha Basak, Carolyn Pasko, Michel Chretien and Pamela Seaton,
2007, "A fluorogenic peptide related to the pathogenesis of human SARS coronavirus: Kinetic evaluation
and NMR structure elucidation," ChemBioChem, 8, 1-8.
Mitra, Abhijit; Seaton, Pamela J.; Wheeler, Kraig A. N-(2-Aminobenzyl)-N,N-bis(quinolin-2ylmethyl)amine. Acta Crystallographica, Section C: Crystal Structure Communications (2006),
C62(9), o581-o582.
Robert J. Kieber*, Robert F. Whitehead, Seth N. Reid, Joan D. Willey and Pamela J. Seaton,
“Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) in Rainwater, Southeastern North Carolina, USA,”
2006, J. Atmosph. Chem. 54, 21-41.
James D. Perdue, Pamela J. Seaton, John A. Tyrell and Daniel R. DeVido “The Removal of
Cremophor EL from Paclitaxel for Quantitative Analysis by HPLC-UV,”, 2006, J. Pharm. and
Biomedical Analysis 41(1), 117-123.
Donald. B. Chesnut, Louis D. Quin, and Pamela J. Seaton 2004 “Bonding and 33S NMR Chemical
Shielding in the Thiophosphoryl Group," Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 42, S20-S25.
Selected Grants:
March 2010
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"Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR for the Departments of Chemistry and Biological Sciences,
UNC-Wilmington", Pamela J. Seaton and James J. Kiddle, North Carolina Biotechnology Center's
Institutional Development Grants Program, March, 1996, Awarded $171,429.
“Assessing the Health of a Coastal Marine Mammal: Phospholipids, Muscle Morphology and PCBs.”
D. Ann Pabst and Pamela J. Seaton, Center for Marine Science Research, Jan. 1999, Awarded $38,751.
“An Improved Method for the Determination of Zinc in Natural Waters,” P. J. Seaton, S.B. Jones, R.
Hancock and R.J. Kieber, Center for Marine Science Research, Jan. 2003, Awarded $33,000.
“Building a Digital Library”, Pamela J. Seaton, Abhijit Mitra, submitted to the IT Innovations Grant
Program, April, 2006. Awarded $ 4000.
“Acquisition of a 600 MHz NMR,” Pamela J. Seaton, NSF MRI: 08/01/2008 to 07/31/2011, Awarded,
$ 700,000.
“Institutional Development Grant. Calorimetry instrumentation” North Carolina Biotechnology
Center., 2009-2010, Awarded $ 171,500. (Co-PI contributed to 3 out of 8 projects).
"MRI: Acquisition of an LC/MSn," Ralph Mead and Pamela Seaton, submitted to NSF-MRI on
04/20/2010 $187,884.00 (pending).
Membership in Professional Societies
*
*
March 2010
American Chemical Society
Sigma Xi
STEPHEN A. SKRABAL
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-5932
Tel. (910) 962-7160
Fax (910) 962-3013
E-mail: skrabals@uncw.edu
Professional Preparation:
College of William and Mary, B.S. Geology (high honors), 1984.
College of William and Mary, M.A. Marine Science, 1987.
University of Delaware, Ph.D. Oceanography, 1993.
Old Dominion University, Postdoctoral, Oceanography and Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1993-1995.
Appointments:
Assistant chair (2001-present), assistant professor (1996-2002), associate professor (2002-2007, and
professor (2007-present), Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of North
Carolina Wilmington.
Adjunct assistant (1997-2002) and associate (2002-present) professor, Department of Marine Sciences,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Postdoctoral research associate, Departments of Oceanography and Chemistry & Biochemistry; Old
Dominion University, 1993-1995.
Graduate research assistant, College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, 1987-1993.
Graduate research assistant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 1985-1987.
Laboratory instructor, Dept. Geology, College of William and Mary, 1984-1985.
Geologist, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Williamsburg, VA, 1985.
Publications (last 5 years; student co-authors denoted by *):
Kieber, R.J., *Pitt, J., Skrabal, S.A., and Wright, J.L.C., 2010. Photodegradation of the brevetoxin PbTx-2
in coastal seawater. Limnology and Oceanography 55, 2299-2304.
Southwell, M.W., Kieber, R.J., Mead, R.N., Avery, G.B., Jr., and Skrabal, S.A., 2010. Effects of sunlight
on the production of dissolved organic and inorganic nutrients from resuspended sediments.
Biogeochemistry 98, 15-126.
Kieber, R.J., *Parler, N.E., Skrabal, S.A., and Willey, J.D., 2009. Speciation and photochemistry of
mercury in rainwater. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 60, 153-168.
Mead, R.N., Morgan, J.B., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J., *Kirk, A.M., Skrabal, S.A., and Willey, J.D. 2009.
Occurrence of the artificial sweetener sucralose in coastal and marine waters. Marine Chemistry,
116, 13-17.
Willey, J.D., Inscore, M.T., Kieber, R.J., and Skrabal, S.A., 2009. Manganese in coastal rainwater:
speciation, photochemistry and deposition to seawater. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 62: 3143.
Bouillon, R.-C., Kieber, R.J., Skrabal, S.A., and Wright, J.L.C., 2008. Photochemistry and identification
of photodegradation products of the marine toxin domoic acid. Marine Chemistry 110, 18-27.
Witt, M. L.I., Skrabal, S., Kieber, R., and Willey, J., 2007. Photochemistry of Cu complexed with
chromophoric dissolved organic matter: Implications for Cu speciation in rainwater. Journal of
Atmospheric Chemistry 58, 89-109.
*Lail, E.M., Skrabal, S.A., Kieber, R.J., Bouillon, R.-C., and Wright, J.L.C., 2007. The role of particles
on the biogeochemical cycling of domoic acid and its isomers in natural water matrices. Harmful
Algae 6, 651-657.
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Witt, M., Skrabal, S., Kieber, R., and Willey, J., 2007. Copper complexation in coastal rainwater,
southeastern USA. Atmospheric Environment 41, 3619-3630.
Bouillon, R.-C., *Knierim, T.L., Kieber, R.J., Skrabal, S.A., and Wright, J.L.C., 2006. Photodegradation
of the algal toxin domoic acid in natural water matrices. Limnology and Oceanography 51, 321330.
Kieber, R.J., Whitehead, R.F., and Skrabal, S.A., 2006. Photochemical production of dissolved organic
carbon from resuspended sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 51, 2187-2195.
*Shank, G.C., Whitehead, R.F., *Smith, M.L., Skrabal, S.A., and Kieber, R.J., 2006. Photodegradation of
strong copper-complexing ligands in organic-rich estuarine waters. Limnology and.
Oceanography 51, 884-892.
Skrabal, S.A., 2006. Dissolved titanium distributions in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Marine Chemistry, 102,
218-229.
Skrabal, S.A., *Lieseke, K.L., and Kieber, R.J., 2006. Dissolved zinc and zinc-complexing ligands in an
organic-rich estuary: Benthic fluxes and comparison with copper speciation. Marine Chemistry
100, 108-123.
Kieber, R.J., Skrabal, S.A., *Smith, B.J., and Willey, J.D., 2005. Organic complexation of Fe(II) and its
impact on the redox cycling of iron in rain. Environmental Science and Technology 39, 15761583.
Grants (last five years):
Educational Foundation of America (subcontract from North Carolina Coastal Federation/Cape Fear
River Watch), 2010-2011 (with R.N. Mead). Metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments
from the Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina, $28,598.
UNCW Center for Marine Science, 2008-2009. Trace Metal Analysis on a Wire: Development and
Application of Microwire Electrodes for Geochemical Probing of Water and Sediments, $27,980.
National Science Foundation (with G.B Avery, R.J. Kieber, and R.N. Mead), 2008-2011.
Photobiogeochemistry of resuspended sediments in coastal environments: Impacts on organic matter and
trace metal cycling. $582,468.
Lower Cape Fear River Program (UNCW), 2008. Persistent Indicators of Anthropogenic Inputs to Tidal
Creeks in New Hanover County, NC, $1,500.
North Carolina Sea Grant, 2007. Persistent Indicators of Anthropogenic Inputs to Tidal Creeks in New
Hanover County, NC, $1,500.
North Carolina Sea Grant (with R.J. Kieber and J.D. Willey), 2006. Supplemental Student Stipend
Support for Mercury in the Organic-Rich Cape Fear Estuary, $5,232.
North Carolina Sea Grant/NOAA (with R.J. Kieber and J.D. Willey), 2004-2006. Mercury in the
Organic-Rich Cape Fear Estuary, $101,067
UNCW Center for Marine Science, 2004-2005 (with G. Brooks Avery, Jr.), Probing Sediment
Biogeochemistry in the Cape Fear Estuary Using Microelectrode-Based Voltammetry, $25,487.
National Science Foundation (with J.L.C. Wright and R.J. Keiber), 2003-2006. Biogeochemical Cycling
of Domoic Acid in Natural Waters: The Influence of Bioactive Trace Metal Complexation and
Photochemistry, $485,083.
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Bongkeun Song
Associate Professor
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
Center for Marine Sciences
University of North Carolina Wilmington
5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409
Phone (910) 962-2326
Fax
(910) 962-2410
E-mail: songb@uncw.edu
EDUCATION:
2000 - 2004 Postdoctoral Training, Molecular Microbial Ecology, Princeton University, New
Jersey. Advisor: Dr. Bess B. Ward
2000
Ph.D., Environmental Science, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New
Brunswick, New Jersey. Dissertation title: Diversity of bacteria capable of degrading
halobenzoates under denitrifying conditions. Advisor: Dr. Max M. Häggblom
1997
M. S., Environmental Science, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New
Brunswick, New Jersey. Thesis title: Microbial diversity of toluene degraders under
denitrifying conditions Advisor: Dr. Norberto J. Palleroni
1994
B. S., Agriculture Biology, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2010 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology,
University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2004 - 2010
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology,
University of North Carolina Wilmington.
2000 - 2004
Research Associate, Department of Geosciences, Princeton University.
1996 - 2000
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Environmental Science,
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
ACTIVE GRANTS:
2010-2013
NSF Ecosystem: Collaborative Research: Impact of sea level rise on
sedimentary nitrogen removal processes in tidal freshwater ecosystem.
$814,738, PI: B. Song & Co-PI: S. Borretts (UNCW) & C. Tobias
(UCONN)
2010-2013
NSF Geobiology and Low Temperature Geochemistry: Collaborative
Research: Anammox in a shallow coastal aquifer - combining in situ
stable isotope and molecular approaches to examine controls on rates and
communities. $650,000, PI: C. Tobias (UCONN) & Co-PI: B. Song
(UNCW), R. Smith (USGS), J. Bohlke (USGS)
2009-2012
USDA Soil Processes: ANAMMOX: a new sink of N fertilizer in
agricultural fields. $397,048. PI: B. Song & Co-PI: C. Tobias (UCONN)
and J. Heitman (NCSU).
2009-2012
NSF Biological Oceanography: Collaborative research: Implication of
ANAMMOX community structure and microbial interactions in estuarine
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N removal processes. $515,800. PI: B. Song & Co-PI: C. Tobias
(UCONN) and G. O’Mullan (SUNY).
2009-2012
NC Pork Council: Bacterial consortia in swine waste lagoons: The role of
purple phototrophic bacteria and anaerobic ammonium oxidation
(anammox) in odor control and natural products synthesis. $75,000, PI: L.
Cahoon & Co-PI: B. Song.
2009-2011
NC WRRI: Using PCR-based methods to assess microbial contamination
from swine CAFOs in surface and groundwater. $50,000, PI: B. Song &
Co-PI: L. Cahoon and M. Mallin.
2009-2011
NC Biotech: Biodiesel production from hog lagoon microbial
communities. $31,000, PI: B. Song & Co-PI: L. Cahoon.
2008-2011
NOAA North Carolina Sea Grant: Nitrogen removal capacity of NC
estuaries: accessing distribution and control. $142,000, PI: C. Tobias &
Co-PI: B. Song.
COMPLETED GRANTS:
2008-2009
UNCW CMS Pilot Project Grant: Development of multiple nanosensors to
detect toxigenic Karenia brevis and brevetoxins. $41,486, PI: B. Song &
Co-PI: J. Narrs.
2008-2009
Coastal Planning & Engineering of North Carolina Inc: Fecal bacteria
source tracking in Pages Creek. $5,342.40, PI: M. Mallin & Co-PI: B.
Song.
2005-2008
NSF Biological Oceanography: Eukaryotic phytoplankton functional
diversity: dynamics of phytoplankton. $800,000, PI: B. Ward (Princeton
U) & Co-PI: B. Song.
2007-2008
UNC General Administration Research Competitiveness Fund: Microbial
anti-oxidents from swine waste lagoon. $116,507, PI: L. Cahoon & Co-PI:
B. Song.
2006-2008
NOAA North Carolina Sea Grant: Microbial nitrogen cycling in the Cape
Fear River Estuary: attenuation vs. recycling and the effects of a variable
freshwater-saltwater boundary. $156,164, PI: C. Tobias & Co-PI: B.
Song.
2006-2007
NSF Starter Grants for Postdoctoral Fellows in Microbial Biology:
Molecular detection of diverse arsenic transforming prokaryotes and their
activities in anaerobic estuarine sediments. $49,940, PI: B. Song.
2005
UNCW Marine Science Equipment Pilot Projects: High throughput
robotic instrument for genomic and proteomic research. $20,000. PI: B.
Song.
PUBLICATIONS since 2004:
Peer-reviewed journal articles
1. Germaine, K. J., Chhabra, S., Song, B., Brazil, D and D. N. Dowling (2010) Microbes
and sustainable production of biofuel crops: a Nitrogen perspective. J Biofuel Submitted.
2. Hirsh, M. D., Long, Z. T and B. Song (2010) Anammox bacterial diversity in various
aquatic ecosystems based on the detection of hydrazine oxidase genes (hzoA/hzoB)
Microbial Ecol DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9743-1.
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3. Bhadury, P, B. Song, and B. B. Ward (2010) Intron features of key functional genes
mediating nitrogen metabolism in marine phytoplankton. Marine Biotech Submitted.
4. Mallin, M. A., M. I. Haltom, B. Song, M. E. Tavares, and S. Dellies (2010) Bacterial
source tracking guides management of boat head waste in a coastal resort area. J Environ
Management 91: 2748-2753.
5. López-Legentil, S, P. M. Erwin, J. R. Pawlik, and B. Song (2010) Effects of sponge
bleaching on ammonia oxidizing Archaea: Distribution and relative expression of
ammonia monooxygenase genes associated with the barrel sponge Xestospongia muta.
Microbial Ecol DOI: 10.1007/s00248-010-9662-1.
6. López-Legentil, S., B. Song, S., M. DeTure, and D. G. Baden (2010) Characterization
and localization of a hybrid non ribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase
gene from the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Mar Biotechnol 12: 32-41.
7. Dale, O. R., C. Tobias and B. Song (2009) Biogeographical distribution of diverse
anaerobic ammonium oxidizing (ANAMMOX) bacteria in Cape Fear River Estuary.
Environ. Microbiol. 11:1194-1207.
8. Song, B., E. Chyun, P. Jaffe and B. B. Ward (2009) Molecular methods to detect and
monitor dissimilatory arsenate respiring bacteria (DARB) in sediments. FEMS Microbiol
Ecology. 68: 108-117.
9. Erwin, P. M., B. Song and A. M. Szmant (2008) Settlement behavior of Acropora
palmate planulae: effects of biofilm age and crustose coralline algal cover. Proceeding of
the 11th international coral reef symposium. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 7-11 July 2008
Session number 24
10. Chae, J.-C., B. Song and G. J. Zylstra (2008) Identification of genes encoding for
hydrolytic Dehalogenation in the metagenome derived from a denitrifying 4chlorobenzoate degrading consortium. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 281: 203-209.
11. López-Legentil, S., B. Song, S. Mcmurray and J. R. Pawlik (2008) Bleaching and stress
in coral reef ecosystems: Hsp70 expression by the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia
muta. Mol. Ecol. 17: 1840-1849.
12. Rich, J. J., O. R. Dale, B. Song, and B. B. Ward (2008) Anaerobic ammonium oxidation
(anammox) in Chesapeake Bay sediments. Microbial Ecol. 55:311-320.
13. Lear G, B. Song, G.A. Gault, D. A. Polya, and J. R. Lloyd (2007) Molecular analysis of
arsenate-reducing bacteria within Cambodian sediments following amendment with
acetate. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73: 1041-1048.
14. Song, B and B. B. Ward. (2007) Molecular cloning and characterization of high affinity
nitrate transporters in marine phytoplankton. J Phycol 43: 542-552.
15. Park, H., B. Song and F. M. M. Morel (2007) Diversity of the cadmium containing
carbonic anhydrase (CDCA) in marine diatoms and seawater. Environ. Microbiol. 9: 403413.
16. Song, B. and B. B. Ward. (2005) Genetic Diversity of benzoyl-CoA reductase genes
detected in denitrifying isolates and estuarine sediments. Appl Environ Microbiol 71:
2036-2045.
17. Allen, A. E., B. B. Ward and B. Song (2005) Characterization of diatom
(Bacillariophyceae) nitrate reductase genes and detection of eukaryotic nitrate reductase
genes from marine waters. J Phycol . 41: 95-104.
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Dr. Wade O. Watanabe University of North Carolina Wilmington, Center for Marine Science
601 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28403-5927
Education
B.S.:
M.S.:
Ph.D.:
1973, Zoology, Oregon State University,
Corvallis.
1975, Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
1982, Zoology, University of Hawaii.
Professional Experience
1999-present Research Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington;
Coordinator, Aquaculture Program, Center for Marine Science
Program Leader, Mariculture (MARBIONC, Marine Biotechnology in North
Carolina)
1997-1999
Associate Research Scientist, University of North Carolina Wilmington
1996
Chief Scientist, Sea Change Foundation, Vero Beach, Florida
1991-1994
Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute
of Technology.
1986-1995
Chief Scientist, Caribbean Marine Research Center, Vero Beach, Florida and Lee
Stocking Island, Bahamas.
1982-1985
Marine Biologist, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management
(ICLARM), Manila, Philippines (Rockefeller Foundation Post-Doctoral Research
Fellow)
1983-1984
Visiting Lecturer in fish reproductive physiology, National Sun Yat Sen
University, Kaohsiung and National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
1978-1981
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellow, Oceanic Institute, Hawaii.
Peer –Reviewed Publications (2005­present): Copeland, K.A., W.O. Watanabe and C. Dumas. 2005. Economic evaluation of a small-scale
recirculating system for ongrowing of captive wild black sea bass Centropristis striata in
North Carolina. Journal World Aquaculture Society: 36: 489-497.
Watanabe, W.O., K. Fitzsimmons and Y. Yi. 2006. Farming tilapia in saline waters. Chapter 10.
Tilapia: Biology, Culture, and Nutrition. Editors: C. Lim, and C. D. Webster. Haworth
Press.
Watanabe, W.O. and G. Miller. 2006. Nassau Grouper. Book Chapter in Aquaculture
Compendium 2006 Edition. CAB International. Available on CD-ROM and the Internet.
www/cabicompendium.org/ac
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Watanabe, W.O., Woolridge, C.A. and H.V. Daniels. 2006. Progress toward year-round
spawning of southern flounder broodstock by manipulation of temperature and
photoperiod. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37: 256-272.
Copeland, K.A., Watanabe, W.O. and Yates, J.K. 2006. Light intensity effects on early life
stages of black sea bass, Centropristis striata. Aquaculture Research 37: 1458-1463.
Morgan, A.J., R. Murashige, C.A. Woolridge, J.A. Luckenbach, W.O. Watanabe, R.J. Borski,
and H.V. Daniels. 2006. Effective UV dose and pressure shock for induction of meiotic
gynogenesis in southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) using black sea bass
(Centropristis striata) sperm. Aquaculture 259:290-299.
Mangino, A. and W.O. Watanabe. 2007. Combined effects of turbulence and salinity on growth,
survival and whole-body osmolality of larval southern flounder. Journal World
Aquaculture Society 37: 407-418.
Bentley, C.D., P.M. Carroll, A.M. Riedel and W.O. Watanabe. 2008. Intensive rotifer
production in a pilot-scale continuous culture recirculating system using condensed
microalgae. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 39: 625-635.
Alam, M.S., W.O. Watanabe and P.M Carroll. 2008. Optimum dietary protein level for
maximum growth performance of juvenile black sea bass Centropristis striata. Journal
of the World Aquaculture Society 39: 656-663.
Morris, J.A Jr., T. C. Rezek, N.A. McNeill and W.O. Watanabe. 2008. Aquaculture of the
Atlantic Red Porgy. North American Journal of Aquaculture 70: 184-191.
Alam, M.S., Watanabe W.O., Carroll, P.O., Rezek, T. 2008. Effects of dietary protein and lipid
levels on growth performance and body composition of black sea bass Centropristis
striata during grow out in a pilot scale recirculating system. Aquaculture Research (In
Press).
Alam, M.S., Watanabe, W.O., and Daniels, H.V. 2008. Effect of different dietary protein and
lipid levels on growth performance and body composition of juvenile southern flounder
(Paralichthys lethostigma) reared in recirculating aquaculture system, Journal of the
World Aquaculture Society 40 (4) 513-521.
Bentley, C.D.,W.O. Watanabe,T.C. Rezek, and P.J. Seaton. 2009. Preliminary investigations on
the effects of dietary lipid on the spawning performance and egg quality of black sea bass
Centropristis striata L. Aquaculture Research 2009:1-11 Aquaculture Research 2009:111 40 (16) 1873-1883.
Alam, M. S., W. O. Watanabe, and H. V. Daniels. 2009. Effect of different dietary protein and
lipid levels on growth performance and body composition of Black sea bass Centropristis
striata during grow out in a pilot scale recirculating aquaculture system, Aquaculture
Research 40 (4) 442-449.
Rezek, T.C., W.O. Watanabe, M. Harel and P.J. Seaton. 2010. The effects of dietary
docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) and arachidonic acid (20:4n-6- on growth, survival and
stress resistance in black sea bass (Centropristis striata) larvae.
Daniels, H.V., W.O. Watanabe, R. Murashige, T. Losordo and C. Dumas. 2010. Chapter 5.
Culture of southern flounder, pp. 82-100, In Practical Flatfish Culture and Stock
Enhancement, H.V. Daniels and W.O. Watanabe, editors. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers,
Ames, Iowa. 366 pp.
Watanabe, W.O. and H.V. Daniels. 2010. Chapter 18, Practical Flatfish Culture and Stock
Enhancement: Summary and conclusions, pp. 323-354: In Practical Flatfish Culture and
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Stock Enhancement, H.V. Daniels and W.O. Watanabe, editors. Wiley-Blackwell
Publishers, Ames, Iowa. 366 pp.
Fitzsimmons, K. and W.O. Watanabe. 2010. Chapter 17: Tilapia (Family Cichlidae), pp 374389, In Finfish Aquaculture Diversification (N.R. Le Francois, M. Jobling, C. Carter,
P.U. Blier, and A. Savoie, editors). CABI, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Burpee, J.L., Bardsley, E.L., Dillaman, R.M., Watanabe, W.O. and Kinsey, S.T. 2010.
Scaling with body mass of mitochondrial respiration from the white muscle of three
phylogenetically, morphologically and behaviorally disparate teleost fishes. Journal of
Comparative Physiology B: 2010 May 12 (In Press).
Daniels, H.V. and W.O. Watanabe (Editors). 2010. Practical Flatfish Culture and Stock
Enhancement. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, Ames, Iowa. 366 pp.
Grants and contracts (2005­present): 2005
2006
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2006-2007
2007
2008
2008
2008
2009
Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Controlled breeding, larviculture
and intensive growout of high-value marine finfish species for US agriculture.
$297,123.
Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Controlled breeding, larviculture,
intensive growout and marketing of high-value marine finfish
species for US
agriculture, with C.F. Dumas and M.S. Alam. $293,745.
Grant from the North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant Program: Red porgy
(Pagrus pagrus): evaluation of a new candidate species for intensive mariculture
in North Carolina, with F. Montgomery and J. Morris (NOS). $25,976.
Grant from North Carolina Sea Grant: Commercial production of southern
flounder: control of sex reversal and transfer of technology to industry, with H.V.
Daniels, R.J. Borski, J. Godwin and T.M. Losordo (NCSU). $45,313.
Grant from NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program: commercialization of black sea
bass (Centropristis striata) aquaculture: nursery, growout, and marketing, with
T.M. Losordo, R. Lee, D. Berlinsky, J. Tomasso, M.S. Alam, and C. Dumas.
$634,626.
Grant from the North Carolina Fishery Resource Grant Program: Practical diet
development for intensive cultivation of southern flounder in North Carolina
using an alternative protein source, with S. Longfellow and M. S. Alam. $39,964.
Grant from NC Sea Grant: Enhancing commercial aquaculture of southern
flounder in North Carolina: requisite tools for broodstock husbandry and
expanded all-female fingerling production, with H.V. Daniels and M.S. Alam.
$96,401.
The red porgy (Pagrus pagrus): optimizing prey enrichment and artificial
microdiet applications for expanded hatchery production of fingerlings, with F.
Montgomery and J. Morris (NOS). $49,918.
Controlled breeding, larviculture and intensive growout of high value marine fish
species for U.S. agriculture, with M.S. Alam, $219,350.
Flounder Farming in North Carolina: Developing Improved Strains and
Enhancing Marketability for Economic Success, with H.V. Daniels (NCSU),
Golden Leaf Foundation subaward from NCSU. $21,622.
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2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
Practical diet development for intensive cultivation of red porgy (Pagrus
pagrus) in the southeastern U.S. using alternative protein sources, with
M.S. Alam, National Marine Fisheries Service Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program, $149,165.
Establishing a Pilot Hatchery for Production of Juveniles to Support the
Finfish Mariculture Growout Industry in North Carolina, with C.F.
Dumas, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Regional Development
Grant Program, $66,842.
Controlled breeding, larviculture and intensive growout of high value marine fish
species for U.S. agriculture, with M.S. Alam and C. Dumas. $205,920 .
Species Proflle: Black sea bass. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center. $2,000.
Pilot commercial scale testing of promising diets for intensive
cultivation of southern flounder and black sea bass in NC using an
alternative protein source, with M.S. Alam. $52,162
Optimizing All-Female Southern Flounder Culture in Low Saline Waters, with
M.S. Alam, R. Borski (NCSU) and H. Daniels (NCSU). North Carolina Sea Grant
Sub Award from NCSU. $42,055.
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Joan D. Willey
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5932
Tel. (910) 962-3459
Fax (910) 962-3013
E-mail: willeyj@uncw.edu
Education
Duke University, North Carolina, l965-69, B.Sc. in Chemistry
Duke University, Marine Laboratory, summers of 1968 and 1969
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, 1969-75, Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1974-75, in Geochemistry
National Research Council of Canada Post-doctoral Fellowship, 1976-77, Geological Survey of
Canada, Bedford
Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Appointments
Associate Director for Education, UNCW Center for Marine Science, 1999-present
Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1986-present
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
1994 - present
Interim Dean of the Graduate School, UNCW, 1994-95
Graduate Program Coordinator, UNCW Department of Chemistry, 1988-94
Oceanography Program Coordinator, UNCW Center for Marine Science Research, 1989-94
Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 1982-1986
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, l977-1982
Scholarships and Awards
Exemplary Rating, UNCW Five Year Post Tenure Review, 2001 and 2006
UNCW Graduate Mentor Award 2004
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar 1997-1999
Research Reassignment, August 1995 - May 1996, Guest Investigator at the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution, and the University of Rhode Island
DeLoach Professor of Chemistry, UNCW, 1991-96
UNCW Award for Faculty Scholarship 1994
Five Most Recent Publications
2010 Willey, J.D., Glinski, D.A., Southwell, M., Long, M.S., Avery Jr., G.B. and Kieber, R.J.
“Decadal variations of rainwater formic and acetic acid concentrations in Wilmington, NC,
USA” In press Atmos. Environ.
2010 Kieber, R.J., Smith, J., Mullaugh, K.M., Southwell, M.W., Avery Jr., G.B. and Willey, J.D.
“Influence of Dissolved Organic Carbon on Photochemically Mediated Cycling of Hydrogen
Peroxide in Rainwater” In press J. Atmos.Chem.
2010 Southwell, M.W., Smith, J. D., Kieber, R. J. and Willey, J. D. “Seasonal Variability of
Formaldehyde Production from Photolysis of Rainwater Dissolved Organic Carbon,” Atmos.
Environ. 44, 3638-3643.
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2009 Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Yavari, J.R. “Fe(II) in Coastal Rainwater: Changing
Stability and Concentrations” Aquatic Sciences 71(2), 144-150.
2009 Avery, G.B., Dickson Brown, J.L., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. “Assessment of
Rainwater Volatile Organic Carbon in Southeastern North Carolina, USA” Atmos. Environ.
43(16), 2678-2681.
Five Other Relevant Publications
2009 Miller, C, Gordon, K.G., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D. and Seaton, P.J. “Chemical
Characteristics of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Rainwater” Atmos. Environ. 43,
2497:2502.
2008 Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J., Seaton, P.J. and Miller, C. “Rainwater as a Source of Fe(II)Stabilizing Ligands to Seawater” Limnol. Oceanog. 53(4), 1678- 1684.
2008 Miller, C., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. “Changes in Rainwater Composition During
Tropical Storm Ernesto”, Atmos. Environ.42(5), 846-855.
2006 Willey, J. D., Kieber, R.J. and G. Brooks Avery, Jr. “The Changing Chemical
Composition of Rainwater in the Continental USA” Environ. Sci. Technol. 40, 5675-5680.
2006 Avery, G. B.; Willey, J. D.; and Kieber, R. J. “Carbon Isotopic Characterization of
Dissolved Organic Carbon in Rainwater: Terrestrial and Marine Influences” Atmos. Environ.
40(39), 7539-7545.
Research Grants, Last Ten Years
Five National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions Grant, Atmospheric
Chemistry, with R. J. Kieber , $297,833, 1998-2001; with R. J. Kieber and S. A. Skrabal
$414,775, 2001-2004; with R. J. Kieber and R.F. Whitehead, $499,189, 2004-2007;
with R. J. Kieber, G.B. Avery and R.F. Whitehead, $532,752, 2007-2010; with R. J.
Kieber, G. B. Avery, R. N. Mead $622,400, 2010 - 2013.
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Scholar/Fellow Program for Undergraduate Institutions,
$60,000, 1997-1999
Sea Grant, with R. J. Kieber and S. A. Skrabal, $111,720, 2002-2004; with R. J. Kieber and S.
A. Skrabal, $203,000, 2004-2006.
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Publications
Graduate Student or Graduates Names are in Bold
2010
Stuercke, B. & D.W. Freshwater. 2010. Two new species of Polysiphonia (Ceramiales,
Florideophyceae) from the western Atlantic. Botanic Marina 53:301-311
Kieber, R.J., Pitt, J., Skrabal, S.A. and Wright, J.L.C. Photodegradation of the Brevetoxin PbTx-2 in
Coastal Seawater. Limnol. Oceanogr. 55, 2299-2304.
Hirsh, M. D., Long, Z. T and B. Song (2010) Anammox bacterial diversity in various aquatic
ecosystems based on the detection of hydrazine oxidase genes (hzoA/hzoB) Microbial Ecol DOI:
10.1007/s00248-010-9743-1.
Tatters, A. O., Muhlstein, H. I., Tomas, C. R. (2010). The hemolytic activity of Karenia selliformis
and two clones of Karenia brevis throughout a growth cycle. Journal of Applied Phycology. 22, 435442.
Lekan, D. and C. R. Tomas (2010) The brevetoxin and brevenal composition of three Karenia brevis
clones at different salinities and nutrient conditions. Harmful Algae. 9 (2010) 39–47
Van Wagoner, R. M., Deeds, J. R., Tatters, A. O., Place, A. R., Tomas, C. R., Wright, J. L.C.
(2010). Structure and Relative Potency of Several Karlotoxins from Karlodinium veneficum. Journal
of Natural Products (in press).
2009
Morris, J.A., J.L. Akins, A. Barse, D. Cerino, D.W. Freshwater, S. Green, R. Muñoz, C. Paris & P.
Whitfield. 2009. Biology and ecology of the invasive lionfishes, Pterois miles and Pterois volitans.
Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 29:409-414.
Freshwater, D.W., A. Hines, S. Parham, A.E. Wilbur, M. Sabaoun, J.L. Woodhead, L. Akins, B.
Purdy, P.E. Whitfield & C.B. Paris. 2009. Mitochondrial control region sequence analyses indicate
dispersal from the US East Coast as the source of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans
in the Bahamas. Marine Biology 156(6):1213-1221. DOI 10.1007/s00227-009-1163-8.
Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and Yavari, J.R. Fe(II) in Coastal Rainwater: Changing Stability and
Concentrations. Aquatic Sci. 71, 144-150.
Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J. and Taylor, K. Nitrogen Release From Surface Sand of a High Energy
Beach Face Along the Southeastern Coast of North Carolina, USA. Biogeochem. 89, 357-365.
Avery, G.B., Dickson Brown, J.L., Willey, J.D. and Kieber, R.J. Assessment of Rainwater Volatile
Organic Carbon in Southeastern North Carolina, USA. Atmos. Environ. 43, 2678-2681.
Toothman, B.R., L.B. Cahoon and M.A. Mallin. 2009. Phosphorus and carbohydrate limitation of
fecal coliform and fecal enterococcus within tidal creek sediments. Hydrobiologia. 636:401-412.
Toothman, B.R., L.B. Cahoon, and M.A. Mallin. 2009. Phosphorus and carbohydrate limitation of
fecal coliform and fecal enterococcus within tidal creek sediments, Hydrobiologia. 636:401-412.
2008
Stuercke, B. & D.W. Freshwater. 2008. Consistency of morphological characters used to delimit
Polysiphonia sensu lato species (Ceramiales, Florideophyceae): Analyses of North Carolina, USA
specimens. Phycologia. 47:541-559.
Kieber, R.J., Parler, N.E., Skrabal, S.A. and Willey, J.D. Speciation and Photochemistry of
Mercury in Rainwater. J. Atmos. Chem. 60, 153 - 168.
Casazza, T.L. and S.W. Ross. 2008. Fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum and nonstructured, open-water habitats in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina, USA. Fish. Bull. 106: 348363.
Stewart, C. B. and F. S. Scharf. 2008 Estuarine recruitment, growth, and first year survival of age-0
juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in North Carolina. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society 137: 1089-1103.
2007
Hamner, R.M., D.W. Freshwater & P.E. Whitfield. 2007. Mitochondrial cytochrome b analysis
reveals two invasive lionfish species with strong founder effects in the western Atlantic. Journal of
Fish Biology. 71:214-222.
Kapraun, D.F., K.S. Braly & D.W. Freshwater. 2007. Nuclear DNA content variation in the
freshwater red algal orders Batrachospermales and Thoreales (Florideophyceae, Nemaliophycidae).
Phycologia. 46:54-62
Loucaides, S., L.B. Cahoon, and E.J. Henry. 2007. Urbanization impacts on dissolved silica loading
in stormflow. Journal of the American Water Research Association 43:841-849.
MacPherson, T.A., L.B. Cahoon and M.A. Mallin. 2007. Biochemical and sediment oxygen flux:
Patterns of oxygen depletion in tidal creeks. Hydrobiologia. 586:235-248.
Mallin, M.A., L.B. Cahoon, B.R. Toothman, D.C. Parsons, M.R. McIver, M.L. Ortwine, R.N.
Harrington. 2007. Impacts of a Raw Sewage Spill on Water and Sediment Quality in an Urbanized
Estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54:81-88.
Mallin, M.A., L.B. Cahoon, B.R. Toothman, D.C. Parsons, M.R. McIver, M.L. Ortwine and R.N.
Harrington. 2007. Impacts of a raw sewage spill on water and sediment quality in an urbanized
estuary. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54:81-88.
Ross, S.W., T.L. Casazza, A.M. Quattrini and K.J. Sulak. 2007. Anguilliform larvae collected off
North Carolina. Mar. Biol. 150(4): 681-695.
Yates, J.K., W.O. Watanabe, C.F. Dumas, and T.M. Losordo. Production economics of summer
flounder Paralichthys dentatus aquaculture in a marine recirculating system. Journal of the World
Aquaculture Society.
2006
Freshwater, D.W., F. Montgomery, J.K. Greene, R.M. Hamner, M. Williams & P.E. Whitfield. 2006.
Distribution and identification of an invasive Gracilaria species that is hampering commercial fishing
operations in southeastern North Carolina, USA. Biological Invasions. 8:631-637
Copeland, K.A., Watanabe, W.O. and Yates, J.K. 2006. Light intensity effects on early life stages
of black sea bass, Centropristis striata. Aquaculture Research. 37: 1458-1463.
Cahoon, L.B., J.C. Hales, K.R. Rowland, E.S. Carey, S. Loucaides, and J.E. Nearhoof. 2006.
Shellfishing closures in southwest Brunswick County, North Carolina: Septic tanks vs. storm water
runoff as fecal coliform sources. J. Coastal Research. 22 (2):319-327.
Knowles, J.E., L.B. Cahoon, and S.M.K. Gill. 2006. Sediment-associated phosphorus in drainage
features in southeastern North Carolina. J. N.C. Academy of Science. 122: 39-48.
Mallin, M.A., V.L. Johnson, S.H. Ensign and T.A. MacPherson. 2006. Factors contributing to
hypoxia in rivers, lakes and streams. Limnology and Oceanography. 51:690-701.
Halls, Joanne N., Courtney L. Hanby, and Laela S. Sayigh, 2006. Where are the Dolphins? A
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dolphins in Southeastern North Carolina. In, Papers of the Applied
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Freshwater, D.W., S.K. Braly, B. Stuercke, R.M. Hamner & R.A. York. 2005. Phylogenetic analyses
of North Carolina Rhodymeniales. I. The genus Asteromenia. Journal of the North Carolina
Academy of Sciences 121: 49-55.
Kieber, R.J., Long, M.S. and Willey, J.D. Factors Influencing Nitrogen Speciation in Coastal
Rainwater. J. Atmos. Chem. 52, 81-99.
Mallin, M.A., M.R. McIver, H.A. Wells, D.C. Parsons and V.L. Johnson. 2005. Reversal of
eutrophication following sewage treatment upgrades in the New River Estuary, North Carolina.
Estuaries 28:750-760.
Posey, M.H., T.D. Alphin, H. Harwell and B. Allen. 2005. Importance of low salinity areas for juvenile
blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, in river-dominated estuaries of southeastern United States.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 319: 81-100.
Casazza, T.L., S.W. Ross, A.M. Necaise and K.J. Sulak. 2005. Reproduction and mating behavior
of the Atlantic flyingfish, Cheilopogon melanurus (Exocoetidae), off North Carolina. Bull. Mar. Sci.
77(3): 363-375.
2004
Whitfield, P.E., W. J. Kenworthy, M. J. Durako, K. K. Hammerstrom, and M. F. Merello. 2004.
Recruitment of Thalassia testudinum seedlings into physically disturbed seagrass beds. Mar. Ecol.
Prog. Ser. 267: 121-131.
Mallin, M.A., S.H. Ensign, D.C. Parsons, V.L. Johnson, J.M. Burkholder and P.A. Rublee. 2004.
Relationship of Pfiesteria spp. and Pfiesteria-like organisms to environmental factors in tidal creeks
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Vargo, (Eds.) XHAB, Proceedings of the Tenth Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, 2002, Florida
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Mallin, M.A., D.C. Parsons, V.L. Johnson, M.R. McIver and H.A. CoVan. 2004. Nutrient limitation
and algal blooms in urbanizing tidal creeks. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
298:211-231.
Quattrini, A.M., S.W. Ross, K.J. Sulak, A.M. Necaise, T.L. Casazza and G.D. Dennis. 2004. Marine
Fishes new to continental United States waters, North Carolina, and the Gulf of Mexico. SE Nat.
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Relevant Graduate Classes Added Since 2004
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
BIO 530. Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology (3) The study of adaptation and diversity
from both a micro- and macro evolutionary perspective. Principles of population genetics,
molecular evolution, phylogeny and systematics are among the topics that will be addressed in
lecture and readings. Applications in behavior, physiology, ecology, medicine and conservation
are stressed throughout. Three lectures per week. May be taken more than once for credit under
different topics.
BIOL 530. Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology Lab (1) Co- or pre-requisite BIO 530.
An introduction to analysis and interpretation of experimental and comparative work in
evolution. Generation of new data sets, analysis of new and/or existing data sets and computer
simulations will be used in laboratory studies of micro- and macro evolution. Three laboratory
hours each week. May be taken more than once for credit under different topics.
BIO 601. Oceanography and Environmental Science (2-3) Prerequisite: BIO 564 or
permission of instructor. Topics and methods in biological oceanography and environmental
science. Required of all Ph.D. candidates. May be repeated under different subtitles.
BIO 602. Ecology (2-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topics and methods in marine
ecology. May be repeated under different subtitles.
BIO 603. Physiology and Biochemistry (2-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topics and
methods in the physiology and biochemistry of marine organisms. May be repeated under
different subtitles.
BIO 604. Cellular and Molecular Biology (2-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topics
and methods in the cellular and molecular biology of marine organisms. May be repeated under
different subtitles.
BIO 605. Evolution and Diversity (2-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Topics and
methods in the evolution and diversity of marine organisms. May be repeated under different
subtitles.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry:
CHM 512. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (2) Prerequisite: Two semesters of
organic chemistry. Interpretation and acquisition of proton and carbon, one and two dimensional
NMR spectra. Molecular structure elucidation of organic molecules using NMR spectroscopy.
One hour of lecture and two hours of lab per week.
The following two courses while still in the catalogue are no longer offered due to low
enrollment or retirement of faculty
CHM 574. Aquatic Chemistry (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. The chemistry of
aqueous solutions, including use of activity coefficients, acid-base and buffer concepts, gas
solubility, results of carbon dioxide dissolution, trace metal speciation, oxidation-reduction
processes, photochemistry and mineral solubility. Concepts will be applied to laboratory
solutions and natural waters.
CHM 578. (478) Aquatic Toxicology (3) Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry. Topics in aquatic
toxicology, including toxicity testing; transport, transformation and ultimate distribution and fate
of chemicals in the aquatic environment; and the performance of hazard risk assessments on
aquatic ecosystems exposed to chemical insult.
Department of Environmental Studies
EVS 505. Advanced Environmental Studies (3) Interdisciplinary examination into the scope of
environmental studies. Emphasis will be placed upon integrated analysis of environmental
principles through investigation of current environmental issues.
EVS 515. Field Methods in Environmental Studies (3) A survey of methods, techniques and
instrumentation used in environmental fieldwork. Focus is upon data gathering, analysis,
interpretation and application to environmental management. Required field trips.
EVS 518. Research Methods in Environmental Studies (3) Prerequisite: STT 501 or
permission of Instructor. Introduction to select research processes used in environmental studies,
throughout project development, research implementation, data analysis and reporting. Scientific
ethics, quality assurance and investigator safety will be emphasized. Students will gain
experience in both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research.
EVS 520. Foundations of Coastal Management (3) Interdisciplinary investigation into the
relationship between human society and coastal ecosystems, focusing upon the political,
economic, socio-cultural and scientific challenges facing coastal managers. Core principles of
coastal management will be used to develop potential solutions to contemporary coastal issues.
Required field trips.
EVS 525. Foundations of Environmental Education and Interpretation (3) Principles,
philosophies and methodologies of environmental education and interpretation are examined
within both formal and informal educational settings. Extensive field-based opportunities will
allow students to not only develop foundational knowledge but to gain practical experience in
developing, implementing and evaluating environmental education and interpretation
programming. Required field trips.
EVS 530. Tropical Environmental Ecology (3) An in-depth introduction to the issues, debates,
and conservation of tropical environments, especially focusing on current ecological, social, and
economic environmental problems. Emphasis will be on the Neotropics, located in Central and
South America and the Caribbean, though all tropical locations, Asian, African, Australian, and
Polynesian will be covered.
EVS 540. Foundations of Environmental Management (3) Policies and processes related to
environmental management are examined within the context of the political, economic, sociocultural and scientific challenges facing environmental managers today. Both regulatory and
non-regulatory approaches to environmental management are examined within the public and
private sectors. Required field trips.
EVS 554. Remote Sensing For Environmental Management (3) Prerequisite: GGY 520 or
GGY 522 or Permission of Instructor. Principles of remote sensing and its use in assessing and
enhancing environment management. Students will learn concepts pertaining to remote sensing,
principal sensors, data available, utility of the data for environmental management, data
acquisition and processing, output data interpretation and use for management decision-making.
EVS 555. Geospatial Analysis for Environmental Management (3) Prerequisite: GGY 520 or
GGY 522 or EVS 554 or Permission of Instructor. A problem-based approach to GIS, wherein
students develop a GIS, manage data acquired from different sources, create new data, derive
data and generate desired/required outputs. Students will enhance/develop geospatial analysis
skills, ranging from basic GIS analysis to use of different extensions and remote sensing data
while working on their own projects. Students will cover all aspects of a geospatial project,
ranging from elaboration of a proposal, to presenting their results to the public.
EVS 560. (EVS 460) Using Advanced Technologies to Teach About the Environment (3)
This course will focus on the use of new technologies to teach about the environment; current
issues and trends in environmental education; the development, implementation, and assessment
of new technologies; and effective instructional strategies to teach key environmental principles
and concepts.
EVS 564. Natural Resource Policy (3) Existing natural resource laws, institutions and programs
are summarized in their historical context and in relation to current natural resource issues.
Philosophical underpinnings of policy positions are examined and discussed to facilitate greater
understanding of implicit goals. Class presents models of policy creation, implementation, and
reform, with specific examples focusing on natural resource management.
EVS 570. Advanced Environmental Law and Policy (3) Prerequisite: EVS 501. Analysis of
issues related to the regulatory process, including research methods and current topics in
environmental law and policy. Methodology and impacts of current and proposed policies will
also be reviewed.
EVS 572. Coastal Protected Areas Management (3) Prerequisite: EVS 520 or permission of
Instructor. Study of resource management focused on protected areas maintained by government
agencies and by private non-profit organizations. Emphasis will be on natural area significance,
site selection, management plan development, policy formulation, protection options, use
conflicts and public relations.
EVS 577. Environmental Site Assessment (3) Study of ASTM guidelines for environmental
site assessment. Emphasis on historic overview, regulations, and preparation methods associated
with environmental site assessment. Lecture and field trips.
EVS 578. (EVS 478) Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HazWOpER)
(3) Study of the physical and chemical hazards present at hazardous waste sites and those
encountered during environmental clean-ups, as well as OSHA regulations pertaining to those
sites. The class will meet the 40 CFR 1910.120 requirements for 40+ hours of training and
OSHA certification will be issued.
EVS 580. Research Diving (3) Prerequisite: SCUBA certification, medical exam and
permission of Instructor. Training in advanced diving, research diving enriched air nitrox, rescue
diving and oxygen administration techniques. Students will receive AAUS (American Academy
of Underwater Science) Completion of Training Certificate.
EVS 597. Practicum in Environmental Studies (1-6) Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
Advanced field placement and experience in non-profit, governmental or private sector. Provides
extended opportunities for fieldwork, research or creative projects and includes related theory to
practical applications.
Substantively revised since 2004
EVS 501. Introduction to Environmental Problems and Policy (3) Introduction to critical and
practical skills necessary to identify, analyze, and assess environmental problems. Includes study
and review of environmental policy issues.
EVS 595. Seminar/Final Project (3) Field, laboratory or literature-based research on selected
topics in environmental planning and policy developed, implemented and presented in
collaboration with selected faculty, staff and/or environmental professionals.
To be added to 2011-12 catalog (awaiting approval)
EVS 576. Issues for a Sustainable Society (3) Current topics in sustainability will be analyzed
in relation to sociocultural, economic and political frameworks. Individual and societal responses
to environmental issues, ranging from local to global, will serve as the foundation for examining
future trends and issues in sustainability.
Department of Geography and Geology
GLY 573. Isotope Geochemistry (3) Prerequisite: Two semester of college calculus and two
semesters of college chemistry. Introduction to the use of radio and stable isotopes for studying
environmental processes; radio decay and the applications of radioisotopes at daily to earthhistory timescales; isotopic fractionation, and applications of stable isotopes in modern and
paleo-environments. Three lecture hours per week.
GGY 520. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3) Purpose, use, and
development of GIS. Theoretical basis for spatial data models and the integration of these data to
solve problems. Two lecture and two laboratory hours each week.
GGY 524. (424) Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4) Prerequisite: GGY 328 or
GGY 520 or consent of instructor. Advanced theory and application of the use of Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), spatial data collection, data structures, data management and
relational databases, spatial analysis, and display of geographic information in a computer-based
environment. Lectures, demonstrations, and lab exercises. Two lecture and three laboratory
hours each week.
GGY 526. (426) Environmental Geographic Information Systems (4) Prerequisites: GGY
328 or GGY 520 or consent of instructor. Overview of environmental applications of GIS and
completion of a GIS project; planning a GIS project; development and analysis of the data, and
oral and written presentation of the results. Research topics may include atmospheric studies,
oceanographic, hydrology, ecology, biology, resource management, and hazard risk assessments.
Two lecture and three laboratory hours each week.
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography
PHY 550. Fluid Mechanics (3) Permission of Instructor. A comprehensive account of fluid
dynamics that emphasizes fundamental physical principles. Fluid statistics; fluid kinematics;
integral and differential forms of the conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy;
Bernoulli equation; laminar flows; potential flows; vorticity dynamics; dynamic similarity;
boundary layers; turbulence.
PHY 577. (477) Observational Methods and Data Analysis in Physical Oceanography (3)
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course will supply the student with a working
knowledge of the use and operation of various physical oceanographic instruments and data
reduction and analysis techniques.
PHY 578. (478) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (3) Prerequisite: PHY 550, Corequisite: PHY
475 or 575. The fundamental principles governing the flow of a density-stratified fluid on a
rotating planet, with applications to the motions of the ocean and atmosphere. Equations of state,
compressibility, Boussinesq approximation. Geostrophic balance, Rossby number. Poincare,
Kelvin, Rossby waves, geostrophic adjustment.
PHY 579. (479) Ocean Circulation Systems (3) Prerequisite: PHY 475 or 575. Course focuses
on results of World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), a multi-national, multi-decadal
program designed to observe the global ocean. Explores large-scale circulation and properties of
the ocean to lay the foundation for the challenge of understanding the future of the world oceans
and their role in climate change.
PHY 580. (480) Coastal and Estuarine Systems (3) Prerequisite: PHY 475 or 575. An
introduction to the physical processes operating within coastal and estuarine systems. The focus
of the course will be on the dynamical description of topics such as gravity waves, surf zone
hydrodynamics, storm surge, tides, estuarine hydraulics, sediment transport and
morphodynamics.
Appendix IV – Equipment Available to Students in this Program
A. Center for Marine Science
DNA Analysis Core Facility – Dr. Wilson Freshwater
Core Description: The DNA Analysis Core Facility provides the UNCW community with the
infrastructure and expertise to generate and analyze DNA data for research and education. The
facility also buys BigDye sequencing chemistry in bulk, which saves users over $300/tube. Dr.
D. Wilson Freshwater is the Core Leader and has one of his graduate students helping with
instrument maintenance, but there is no technician for the facility. Just over 23,000 reactions
were analyzed on the facilities main instrument during 2009.
Approx # of users/Student Training: Twelve UNCW PIs have utilized the main instrument
during the first 5 months of this fiscal year, and additional PIs have used other instruments in the
facility. The vast majority of DNA Core facilitated research is being carried out by students (it is
a rare site to see PIs using the instruments). The DNA Core also important for student training
through its use by graduate and undergraduate classes.
IRMS Core Facility – Dr. BK Song
Core Description: The IRMS facility is for stable isotope analysis, which is maintained by Dr.
Song as an interim leader and Kim Duernberger as a lab technician. Kim’s position will be
terminated by the end of March due to lack of funding.
Approx # of users and or other metric of use: So far, there are five user groups including BK
Song, Steve Emslie, Chris Finelli, Steve Ross, and Patricia Kelly.
Student training: At least 8 graduate students were trained to use the IRMS facility.
CMS Nutrient Core Facility – Dr. Alina Szmant
Core Description: The nutrient analysis core facility at CMS is supervised by Dr. Alina
Szmant. Dr. Rob Whitehead is responsible for management and operation of the lab as well as
training and supervision of the lab’s users. The lab houses seven main instruments for nutrient
and organic analyses: a Bran+Luebbe AutoAnalyzer III, a Shimadzu TOC 5050, an Antek
9000N, an Antek 7000 NoxBox, a CE Elantech NC2100, a Shimadzu UV1410
spectrophotometer and a Turner 10AU fluorometer. Most of these instruments are equipped with
autosamplers, which greatly contribute to the lab’s productivity.
Approx # of users/Student Training: Currently at least eight different research groups use the
facility and more than 10,000 discrete samples are analyzed annually. The major users are the
Lower Cape Fear River Program, Song Lab, Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry Research
Laboratory, Benthic Lab, and Coral Reef Ecology. The lab is a valuable training facility and
most of the samples are analyzed by students as part of their research work in Marine Science,
Chemistry and Biology. Students are also trained in the lab during CHM 576 “Chemical and
physical analysis of seawater”.
Oceanographic Instrumentation Core Facility – Dr. John Morrison
Core Description: Oceanographic Instrumentation Core Group encompassing side scan sonar,
sub-bottom profiler, rosette and MET suite. Faculty lead is John Morrison with John Murray as
lead tech.
Approx # of users/Student Training: Past recent use has generally been as a teaching aid in
the Marine Geo and Physical Oceanography lab trips. Due to the extensive set up and fickleness
of the software students haven't been involved in the set up or use of this equipment. I could see
training students to help the tech with this and post processing of data gathered.
Student training for a single use would be difficult due to the complexity of the systems. If the
equipment were to be used for a research project or thesis with multiple uses this might be more
appropriate.
B. Biology and Marine Biology Department
Asset Description
Mfr
Bioanalyzer system Laptop and Electrophoresis
set
Agilent
Analyzer system, Iatroscan MK-6 TLC-FID
Iatroscan
Luminometer
Turner BioSystems
Biodoc-It Imag 3DR-M-20
UVP
Photometer, Multiskan Ascnt
Acqd Date
Total Amt
8/3/2005
21,861.60
10/27/2005
27,960.00
4/6/2006
7,077.50
4/21/2006
5,223.25
Thermo
5/1/2006
6,430.80
Lambda 25 UV VIS Fixed Res
Perkin Elmer
5/1/2006
10,180.26
Hypobaric Chamber
Engineering
Innovations, LLC
5/26/2006
23,218.91
6/6/2006
5,392.92
4/12/2007
16,568.00
TCD with Power Field
Aquadopp Profiler 2MHz
Nortek AS
Freezer, VWR CH 20cu
VWR
6/1/2007
7,654.67
1MicroADV 16MHz Autonomous System
SonTek
6/1/2007
16,800.00
Fume Hood Assembly
Fisher Hamilton
6/21/2007
10,618.00
MJ Research PCR System, Used
MJ Research
10/9/2007
7,050.00
Ion Chromatography System
Dionex
10/1/2007
17,035.00
Knife, Ulston Untrasonic 30MM
Diatome
12/14/2007
6,200.00
Fluorometer, Trilogy w/ Chlorophyll kit
Turner Design
3/28/2008
6,022.89
Sterilizer, Steam, Scientific Lab
Steris
4/1/2008
37,760.00
Fluorometer, 10-AU
Turner Design
5/19/2008
15,583.41
Freezer CH 20CF-86C 115V 5721
VWR
6/17/2008
9,441.98
Centrifuge, Allegra 6R SG A37908
Beckman Coulter
9/9/2008
6,786.59
C2000 Calorimeter System
IKA
10/2/2008
17,935.20
C1000 Thermal Cycler 48/48 SYS
Bio-Rad
10/2/2008
7,252.66
10/1/2009
9,978.70
1/15/2010
9,302.03
Axoclamp 900A Microelectrode Amplifier
Refurbished Axopatch Microelectrode Amp, Cap
Axopatch
Biology and Marine Biology – Cont.
Asset Description
Mfr
Microscope & A
ZEISS
Colorimeter Scanning
Acqd Date
Total Amt
7/1/1972
6,000.00
PERKIN
7/16/1982
6,500.00
Microscope/Bhs Labatory
OLYMPU
6/28/1984
25,342.08
Microscope System Inverted
DIAVER
10/31/1984
7,253.03
Microscope Olympus Model
OLYMPU
2/21/1985
5,873.11
Spectrophotometer Thermal Analyzer Sys
GILFOR
6/30/1987
12,600.00
Spectrometer Scientillation
LKB
6/22/1987
18,524.62
Ultramicrotome Model #701704
REICHE
12/21/1987
22,039.50
Microscope Camera System
OLYMPU
3/10/1988
11,089.05
Lab-Line Environ-Shaker
ENVIRO
5/12/1988
6,318.51
Microscope Inverted
OLYMPU
8/25/1988
16,930.57
Microscope Szh Binocular
OLYMPU
12/13/1989
7,011.95
Centrifuge Model J2-21 W/Rota
BECKMA
12/31/1989
21,000.98
Videoscope Image Intensifier
OPELCO
12/13/1989
16,030.35
Blood Flow Meter
TRANSO
12/10/1990
6,631.80
Hplc Pump Model 2350 W/Column
ISCO
1/31/1991
6,489.46
Abs Detector W/ Recorder
ISCO
1/29/1991
5,251.12
Microprocessor W/Counter Unit
COULTE
3/5/1991
12,660.03
Pump Hplc W/Injection Lc1110
ICI IN
3/11/1993
6,493.84
Detector Variable Lc1200 Uv
ICI IN
3/11/1993
5,282.97
Dna Thermal Cycler Model 480
PERKIN
10/10/1991
7,070.20
Microscope Sz W/Photography
OLYMPU
12/3/1991
9,128.46
Pipette Puller Model 753
CAMPDE
9/17/1992
5,023.44
Microscope Confocal Tamden
TRACOR
5/4/1989
40,376.60
Dna Thermal Cycler Model 480
PERKIN
2/16/1993
7,011.37
Microplate Reader W/Printer
SIGMA
6/1/1993
5,936.00
Fluorometer 10-Au
TURNER
11/23/1993
9,462.63
Freezer Ultralow
REVCO
11/17/1993
5,225.31
Biology and Marine Biology – Cont.
Asset Description
Mfr
Trailer Modular Double-Wide
Acqd Date
Total Amt
10/28/1993
46,540.12
6/20/1995
8,840.56
Water Quality Monitor M #6000
YSI
Microscope Stereo Sv6
ZEISS
2/8/1996
9,294.19
Camera Mc 100
ZEISS
2/8/1996
5,409.94
Freeze Dryer W/Vacuum Pump
LABCON
5/9/1996
5,388.38
Spectramax 250 Mac System
MOLECU
5/23/1996
17,680.80
Dynamic Test System W/Labview
INSTRO
4/25/1996
57,848.60
Sterilizer Model #3522
CASTLE
4/12/1996
27,124.34
Spectrometer M #3110 Atomic
PERKIN
5/28/1996
19,248.70
Office System Furniture Aveni
STEELC
9/13/1996
7,059.82
Spectrophotometer Ultrospec 3
PHARMA
10/15/1996
7,470.51
Microscope Compound 20h Axios
ZEISS
10/10/1996
11,846.40
Cryostat
LEICA
10/10/1996
12,950.00
Office System Furniture Aveni
STEELC
9/13/1996
7,059.82
Microscope Bmax W/Attachments
OLYMPU
10/17/1996
29,542.99
Thermal Cycler Hb-60
MJ RES
11/19/1996
5,115.56
Spectrophotometer Ultraspec
PHARMA
2/12/1998
12,181.24
Freezer Ultracold Ult 790-3-A
REVCO
5/26/1998
5,382.46
Wavelength Detector 500 Vari
DRACHO
5/27/1998
5,724.00
Hood Class Ii Tc
LABCON
6/9/1998
7,047.44
Analyzer Photosynthesis Yeild
WALZ
6/16/1998
11,437.40
System Gel Documentation 2000 Pci 120v
BIO-RAD
10/27/1998
7,584.95
Oscilloscope Digitizing 4 Channel
TEKTRONIX
12/21/1998
5,653.73
System Geneamp Pcr System 9600
PERKIN ELMER
6/16/1999
11,347.30
Unitop Used 40l
VIRTIS
6/30/1999
10,848.65
Freezemobile W/ Vacuum Pump
VIRTIS
6/30/1999
13,992.98
Thermal Controller Programmable
MJ RESEARCH INC
6/30/1999
5,109.20
Thermal Controller Programmable
MJ RESEARCH INC
6/30/1999
5,109.20
Biology and Marine Biology – Cont.
Asset Description
Mfr
Acqd Date
Total Amt
Robocycler 96 Gradient Cycler W/ Hot Top
STRATAGENE
6/30/1999
8,161.66
Freezer Ultima (-80c)
REVCO
6/30/1999
7,070.68
Microscope Electron Scanning
PHILIPS
12/9/1999
346,613.26
Freezer Ultma Ii Legaci 3.1 Cu Ft
REVCO
12/20/1999
5,760.63
Spectrophotometer Scanning Used Micropla
BIO-TEK
INSTRUMENTS
INC
5/9/2000
8,000.00
Sputter Coater Turbo
CRESSINGTON
5/30/2000
25,420.00
Camera Digital -Microscope
OPELCO
6/8/2000
8,921.49
Centrifuge Refrigerated
JOUAN
6/19/2000
6,407.00
Microscope Bx60 Research
OLYMPUS
7/18/2000
30,039.93
Optronics Camera Digital
OPTRONICS
1/23/2001
8,825.99
Lens 12 Degree Thermal Imaging
AGEMA
8/28/2001
5,000.00
Gradienet Controller W/ Hplc Pump Vaccuu
DRACHROM
9/18/2001
11,150.00
Freezedryer 3.3xl Virtis Benchtop
VIRTIS BENCHTOP
2/5/2002
5,779.80
Ion Analyzer W/ Line Cord Dx-80
DIONEX
4/18/2002
13,420.00
Boat 198 Bateau 19ftw/ Lg Console
JONES BROTHERS
5/23/2002
6,179.45
Chromatography System/2110 Fraction Coll
BIO-RAD
10/22/1998
6,026.27
Spectormeter Fiberoptic 2000
OCEAN OPTICS
6/24/1998
5,474.66
Gel Documentation System Bio-Doc-It-Syst
UVP
3/17/2003
5,319.68
Thermal Cycler Mastercycler Gradient
EPPENDORF
3/13/2003
5,185.49
Camera Digital Spot Color Mosaic
DIAGNOSTIC
INSTRUMENTS
6/5/2003
6,367.00
Diving-Pam Underwater Flurometer
WALZ
3/4/2004
16,929.54
Microplate Reader Btelx800uv Universal
BIO-TEK
INSTRUMENTS
INC
3/23/2004
5,133.44
Microscope Electron Cm12
PHILLIPS
2/3/2004
26,631.00
Treadmill Modular Enc Metabolic For Mice
COLUMBUX
INSTRUMENTS
5/18/2004
7,594.37
Biology and Marine Biology – Cont.
Asset Description
Mfr
System Vacufuge
EPPENDORF
Flourometer Turbidity Sensor Eco Combo
WET LABS
Chromatograph Gas Cp3800gc
VARIAN
System Micropressure 900a W/ Vac Pump
Acqd Date
Total Amt
5/20/2004
5,019.64
1/8/2004
5,476.35
6/22/2004
39,098.87
WORLD
PRECISION
INSTRUMENTS
10/26/2004
10,540.00
Dna Engine Chassis And Engine Ptc-0200
MJ RESEARCH
11/23/2004
6,540.00
System Water Quality Multi-Parameter
YSI
2/22/2005
8,538.18
Chamber Anaerobic Type A 110v Unheated
COY
LABORATORY
PRODUCTS
BRINKMAN
3/8/2005
9,398.14
3/1/2005
10,005.35
Autoclave Desk-Top #58619-060
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Item Description
Agilent 1290 UHPLC/Bruker AmaZon SL ion trap
Agilent 1290 UHPLC/Bruker MicrOQTOF
Bruker 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer
Differential Scanning Calorimeter (TA)
Isothermal Calorimeter (TA)
Perkin Elmer ICP-OES Optima 2100
Horiba Fluorolog-3 Fluorometer
Chirascan Circular Dichroism (applied Photophysics)
Thermo Nicolet 6700 FTIR
NMR Workstation w/Topspin
Varian Cary 100 Bio UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Varian Saturn 3800/2200 GC/MS
PQS Quantum Cube Linux cluster with PQS and Gaussian
03 software
Agilent HPChem 10.0 Software upgrade
Tekran 2600 CVAFS Mercury Analyzer
Brooks/Rand Methyl Mercury Analyzer
Ocean Optics Fiber Optic UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Dionex DX-600 Gradient IC w/Workstation
ThermoNicolet IR-100 Infrared Spectrophotometer
Jobin Yvon Fluoromax-3 3D Fluorometer
SLM Spectrofluorometer
HPLC Fluorescence Detector
Hyperchem molecular modeling software site license
SGI O2 R12000 Workstation
HPLC Diode-Array Detector
HPLC Quaternary Pump with Degasser
Tekmar Headspace Autosampler 7000
Autolab PGStat 12 Electroanalyzer
Perkin-Elmer GC-MS with Autosampler
Metrohm Electrochemical Stand VA 663
SGI O2 200MHz Workstation
Turner Luminometer
Pharmacea UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Beckman Centrifuge J2-21
Autolab PG Stat 10 electrochemical Analyzer
Millipore Water system
HP Variable Wavelength Spectrophotometer
Purchase
Cost
$637,000
$800,000
$80,000
$80,000
$72,000
$30,000
$70,000
$35,000
$6,000
$14,000
$78,170
$17,000
$7,500
$35,000
$15,000
$12,000
$35,856
35,000
$8,335
$8,475
$9,785
$10,043
$12,494
$15,000
$16,038
$29,100
$7,248
$7,292
$7,944
$9,063
$9,116
$12,678
$3,118
$5,068
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Purchased
2010 pending
order
2009
2009
2009
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2005
2004
2004
2003
2003
2003
2001
2001
2001
2001
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1997
1997
Chemistry and Biochemistry – Cont.
Item Description
Lieber UPS Station
HP Autosampler For HP6890 GC
HP Software
HP Diode-Array Detector
HP1100 Autosamplers (two)
Buchi Rotary Evaporators (nine)
HP Quaternary Pump with Degasser (three)
HP Chromatograph Mainframe (two)
Bruker 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer
Photo-Oxidation Apparatus
LCP-200 Electrochemical Analyzer
HP Autosampler For HP5890 GC
Shimadzu Fluorescence Detector RF-551
Portable Salinometer
SGI Indigo2 250 MHz Workstation
HP GC #5890a
Perkin-Elmer AAS #3110
Rainin Auto Peptide Synthesizer
Fisher Marathon Centrifuge
Gas Chromatograph M #8610
Microtox Toxicity Analyzer
Varian Cary UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Polarimeter
Gowmac Gas Chromatograph
Millipore Water System Package
Perkin-Elmer AAS 1100b
HP Gas Chromatograph
Milton Spectronic 1001 with Flow Cell
Savant Speed Vac System I with Pump
Perkin-Elmer Autosampler AS-40
EG&G Potentiostat/Galvanostat
Mattson Polaris IR Spectrophotometer
LKB Densitometer System
Vacuum Lab Drier
HGA Graphite Furnace AAS
Vreeland Spectroscope Model 7 D/R
Camag Elcam 84 Electrophoresis
Dionex Chromatography System
Turner Designs Trilogy Fluorometer
Spectral Energy solar simulator
Spectral Energy monochromatic irradiation system
Purchase
Cost
$5,407
$8,677
$8,847
$10,929
$16,572
$17,793
$31,482
$37,008
$354,347
$6,544
$7,017
$8,920
$10,998
$14,029
$15,546
$16,858
$17,711
$20,887
$5,500
$8,432
$11,045
$12,951
$18,309
$6,466
$8,256
$31,747
$10,926
$7,599
$5,960
$12,649
$11,873
$34,180
$17,715
$5,497
$8,252
$5,836
$6,000
$17,426
$6,000
$35,000
$25,000
Year
Purchased
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1997
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1996
1995
1995
1995
1995
1995
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1990
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1989
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1985
2008
1999
1999
Department of Geology and Geography Instrument list
X-ray diffractometer
side scan sonar
ground penetrating radar
high precision GPS
surveying equipment.
assorted light microscopes
rock preparation equipment
Physics Instrument Inventory
Instrument
Make
Model
CORMP Instrumentation
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
RD Instruments
300 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
1200 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
1200 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
1200 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
1200 kHz Workhorse Sentinel
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 16 plus IM
SBE 37 SM
SBE 37 SM
SBE 37 SM
SBE 37 SM
SBE 37 SM
SBE 37 SM
Physics Instrument Inventory – Cont.
Instrument
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Make
Seabird Electronics
Model
SBE 37 SM
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Falmouth Scientific
/TRDI
Falmouth Scientific
/TRDI
Fluorometer (chlorophyll a)
Fluorometer (chlorophyll a)
Fluorometer (chlorophyll a)
Fluorometer (chlorophyll a)
Wetlabs
Wetlabs
Wetlabs
Wetlabs
WetStar
WetStar
WetStar
WetStar
Acrobat
The Acrobat includes
SeaSciences
Towed Undulating Vehicle
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Dissolved Oxygen
PAR
Fluorometer
CDOM
Turbidity
Nitrate
Laser Optical Plankton Counter
Flow Meter
Seabird Electronics
Seabird Electronics
Biospherical
Sea-Point
Sea-Point
Sea-Point
Satlantic
Brooke-Oceans
General Oceanics
Other Instruments
Salinometer
Guildline
Portasal
Current Profiler
Nortek
Aquadopp High Resolution
Conductivity Temperature Sensor
Digital OEM/ CTS-EK
Digital OEM/ CTS-EK
SBE-4 (conductivity), SBE-3
(temperature), SBE-29 (pressure)
SBE-43
QSR-2200 and QSP-2200
ISUS-v3
LOPZ-660-Z
2031H
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MARINE SCIENCE PROGRAM REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON March 31­April 1, 2011 INTRODUCTION A review of the Master of Science in Marine Science (MSMS) Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington was carried out on March 31 and April 1, 2011 to evaluate the structure and function of the program and to make suggestions on its future development. During the review, the review committee, consisting of Professor Fred Dobbs, Old Dominion University, and Professor Bruce Corliss, Duke University, met with university and marine science administrators, faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni of the program. Observations and recommendations of this review are presented in three sections: Strengths, Needs, and Challenges. The Master of Science in Marine Science Program was created in 1998 and has averaged >10 graduates per year since 2002. There are currently ca. 35 graduate students and 38 faculty members that make up the program. Facilities used by the program include the Center for Marine Sciences (CMS), located 7 miles from the main campus, and facilities within the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Physical Oceanography, Environmental Studies, and Geography and Geology. STRENGTHS 1. The program is characterized by a high level of collegiality between faculty and students within the program, and with faculty and administrators outside of the program. This spirit of collaboration and commitment to a graduate program is exemplary. 2. The faculty research activities and the associated student research are very broad and cover many different topics in marine science. In parallel with this, the course offering in the program is also very broad. 3. We noted a high level of institutional loyalty amongst students, faculty, and alumni of the program. This characteristic stood out in many conversations we had during our visit. All of the students we spoke with impressed us with their commitment, motivation, and appreciation for the educational experience they were receiving. 4. The MSMS Program gives students a holistic view of the oceans and an earth system perspective, which is highly valuable. At the same time, students learn job skills in their courses or research experiences, and most students are employed in the field of marine science after graduation. 1 5. Students have diverse research opportunities and experiences, reflecting the diversity of faculty interests, and ready access to state of the art equipment in CMS and various facilities in the departments. The availability of shared facilities with technical support is a huge asset for students in the program. 6. Students take advantage of several “value added” certificates, e.g., in GIS, marine education, and marine policy. These relatively short educational sequences enhance their learning and eventual marketability. 7. The age structure of the program’s faculty advisors is such that most (>80%) have been at UNCW for fewer than 20 years (Fig. 1). We see no looming “retirement crisis” evinced in these data. Figure 1. Age structure of UNCW MSMS advisors. The histogram indicates the year of hire for faculty members who serve as advisors for current marine science graduate students or who have been advisors for graduates of the program since 2004 (data from pp. 23—25 of the 2011 review document). 2 NEEDS The MSMS Program is a strong educational unit that works well and is a credit to the University of North Carolina Wilmington. In our review, we did find certain needs that exist and, if addressed, would improve the program. They include: 1. Increased Interaction: We believe that increasing the interactions within the marine science community would benefit faculty, staff, and students and foster a stronger sense of community. These interactions might include a Friday afternoon seminar at CMS on a general topic of interest. It is our understanding that this was done some years ago and was quite successful. Once a month, the home departments would not schedule a seminar and instead would organize a seminar at CMS. A social event would follow the seminar and be supported by CMS or the Marine Science Program. In addition, we think it important to have bus service established for this event, in addition to the transportation system currently being planned. There was strong enthusiasm from faculty and students for this idea in our discussions. A second idea we discussed was to have a student‐organized lunch seminar, in which students would give, once a year, a short (20‐30 minute) summary of their research plans (if in year 1) or research progress (>1 year in residence). Lunch would either be a brown‐bag seminar or be provided by the Marine Science Program. Again, the students were enthusiastic about pursuing this idea. The aquaculture facility at Wrightsville Beach is remote from other facilities associated with the MSMS program. We suggest some combination of the above two ideas (or other ones) will increase interaction with that facility’s faculty and graduate students. A third idea to promote interaction is to have a 2 or 3 day cruise for the incoming students. Especially if done as a credit‐earning exercise (1 credit?), there is nothing like a cruise to get to know fellow students and create a common experience. This experience, however, must await acquisition of a suitable coastal vehicle (see our suggestion later in this report.). Finally, we think it is important to re‐start some sort of routine transportation system between the main campus and CMS. It is our understanding that this will be done in the near future, and we highly support this as a way to foster more interactions. 2. Assistant Director: The review document stressed the need for administrative support for Dr. Willey, director of the MSMS program. We concur wholeheartedly. The need is pressing not only to relieve Dr. Willey of increasing day‐to‐day tasks and expand the size of the program, but also to prepare for the future. She will retire eventually, so it is important to codify her knowledge and understanding of the MSMS program to facilitate its eventual transfer to someone else. In the 3 “Leadership” section of the “Challenges” portion of this report (below), we consider the strategic reasons for appointing an Assistant Director. 3. Communications: As with any organization, lines of communication could be improved within the MSMS program and more expansively, among MSMS, CMS, and the program’s affiliated academic departments. We have two specific suggestions: Revisit the Graduate Student Handbook: We understand the Marine Science Graduate Student Association is finishing a revision to its handbook, a laudable effort that will help students better to understand the workings of the University. In this and future iterations of the handbook, we encourage the graduate students to make clear to their fellow students which administrator or faculty member is to be contacted about this or that question. Codify the money flow for students: Faculty members are urged to make clear to themselves, and subsequently to the students, how graduate‐student support is determined and distributed. This task will require coordinating the “philosophies” of the MSMS program, affiliated academic departments, and CMS. 4. Miscellaneous: Parking and Access Issues for Graduate Students: The parking policy for graduate students at CMS is convoluted and inhibits the interaction suggested above. More importantly, perhaps, access issues largely preclude students engaging in late night and weekend research. We suggest the CMS Director and Graduate School Dean consult with the Provost, change this policy, and allow grad students parking privileges at CMS and card access to the facility after hours. This would be a small, but very significant improvement for the graduate students. Redundant courses: Students feel Biol 501 was a frustrating course, redundant to Dr. Willey’s marine science equivalent, but not as applicable. CHALLENGES 1. Academic Structure: The present MSMS program consists of a large group of marine scientists who have tenure in home departments and collaborate on academic issues related to the Master of Science Program. This approach has worked very well; faculty members receive TA support from their home departments and the students in the Marine Science program have the same opportunities as students in the home departments. But, the question arises whether this is the best structure for the long‐term evolution of marine sciences at UNCW? The present structure does not allow the diverse marine scientists to develop and execute a faculty development plan, but instead, they must rely on convincing home departments that a particular hire is desirable and should be given priority. In 4 addition, the present structure focuses entirely on the MSMS Program, but does not provide as much of an opportunity to develop a marine science community, as would be the case if there were a marine science department. We considered this situation with faculty during our visit and found that they were, for the most part, open to a discussion of restructuring the marine sciences. We emphatically do not envision that all marine scientists would be moved into a new department, but rather that new tenure‐track appointments could be made to a department and faculty that did want to migrate into the new department would be allowed to do so. Other faculty would remain in home departments, but could have joint or secondary appointments in the marine science department. Marine science faculty would continue to teach in home departments, as well as developing new courses in the marine science departments, and graduate students would continue to teach in the home departments and receive TA support. We think this idea is worthy of consideration, as a distinct academic unit would give more visibility and autonomy to UNCW’s marine scientists. During our discussions, one suggestion presented to us was to start a marine science program with a director or chair, with the idea that this program would be a precursor to a department within a few years. This approach seems reasonable, as it would provide adequate time to resolve some of the questions raised by faculty and chairs of the home departments. 2. Leadership: Dr. Joan Willey has done an outstanding job as director of the MSMS program. She has universal support from faculty and students and has worked tirelessly to make this program a success. Students and alumni all are appreciative of her efforts on their behalf. Her commitment and hard work is a significant factor in the success of the program. Given her accomplishments, it is important for the Administration to think about a transition to a new MSMS Director when Dr. Willey steps down, possibly two years hence. As indicated earlier in this report, we support the review document’s request to appoint a faculty member as assistant director to Dr. Willey. This faculty member might or might not become director of the MSMS program in the future, but the appointment would facilitate transfer of program information that Dr. Willey has accumulated. It would also help to increase documentation of the program and related procedures. This has been done to some extent, but a number of students noted that some information (e.g., who to see for a wide range of questions or problems) was not clear and the default was to go to Dr. Willey. In a similar vein, Dr. Baden has provided outstanding and exemplary leadership in developing the Center for Marine Science and has been successful at building excellent analytical and laboratory facilities. When he steps down from the Director’s position, there will be a critical leadership position to fill. If a marine science department exists at that time, it would be worthwhile to consider having someone appointed as CMS director and chair of the department. This approach has worked very well in other venues, for example, at the Duke University Marine Laboratory. 5 3. Stipends: All parties acknowledge that graduate‐student stipends are low in comparison to other marine‐science programs with which we are familiar. Indeed, this very same concern was expressed by the external reviewers in 2004. Since that time, there has been a $1,000 increase per academic year, but this increase is largely inconsequential in light of increased tuition costs and the high fees assessed graduate students. The review document, as well as faculty members with whom we met, noted stipends were low across the UNCW graduate‐student community and the MSMS program was, therefore, not atypical. Here, we offer some suggestions for increasing stipends in particular and the overall level of support for MSMS graduate students in general. a) Increase IDC funds distributed by CMS to the MSMS program. IDC allocations from CMS have decreased from $60K in previous years to $49K in the past two years. It is in CMS’s best interests to have the best possible MSMS graduate students contributing to its research operations. Therefore, we suggest CMS revert to $60K per year (or more) of IDC investment in graduate education in the most research‐
intensive unit at UNCW. b) Redistribution of Merrit Fellowship support. Fully $32K of the annual allotment from CMS is used to support two Merritt Fellows ($16K each), leaving only $17K to be distributed among tens of potential and existing students to offset tuition and other expenses. More students would be better supported were the Merritt Fellowships pooled and distributed evenly to raise all stipends. The downside of this strategy is that MSMS’s most attractive inducement to top‐tier students would be lost. However, we believe that it would be more desirable for the program to raise the tuition support for all students at this time and to revisit funding Merrit Fellowships in the future. c) Explore philanthropy. There can be no expectation that state support will increase in the next several years, so new venues need be found for new money. We encourage the MSMS program to explore philanthropy as an option. Such support is deserved and should be forthcoming; the program has much to boast about and its goals are fully congruent with UNCW’s as a whole. Indeed, the University’s mission statement invokes the words “marine” and “coastal” once and twice, respectively (see http://uncw.edu/planning/mission.htm). There were concerns raised both by the CMS Director and some faculty about the “entitlement” mentality other faculty members displayed about research assistantships. These concerns were directed principally at faculty members who identify little to no outside funds and, thus, are unable to support students adequately (or at all) during the summer. We urge the UNCW upper‐level administration to raise its expectation that graduate students be supported during the summer on grants. Doing so is the first step in a transition toward a norm of funding students year‐round on grants. There was discord among students regarding the equity of stipends paid to teaching assistants and those paid to research assistants. Furthermore, there seemed to be 6 substantial differences among stipends awarded to research assistants. At least some of these differences result from different expectations as to the students’ time commitment. We suggest making more transparent the stipends and time commitments for all graduate assistantships and, furthermore, putting into place a mechanism for monitoring and enforcing equity. If such a mechanism already exists, then it needs to be re‐examined; it seems not to be working. 4. Coastal Research Vessel: UNCW/CMS currently owns the R/V Cape Fear, but due to its age, the vessel needs to be replaced. The faculty has identified the need for a reliable and safe vessel that can work on the continental shelf out to the Gulf Stream, as well as in the shallow coastal regions, and be able to carry out a wide range of oceanographic missions. An initial attempt to fund such a vessel through the state was unsuccessful, but the proposal highlighted the need for a fast, capable coastal vessel. The needs documented by the UNCW marine scientists are very similar to those of other UNC and Duke coastal facilities. Given these commonalities, we suggest the acquisition and operation of a new coastal vessel be carried out as part of the Duke/University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC). DUNCOC is charged with operating the NSF‐owned Cape Hatteras and promoting marine science in the State of North Carolina. It has the expertise and infrastructure to operate a coastal vessel, which would benefit all of the consortium members. We believe that a new vessel would be a tremendous asset to the consortium and would provide access for coastal oceanography over the next 20‐30 years. 5. Ph.D. Program in Coastal and Marine Science: MSMS has proposed to develop a Ph.D. program that would expand their educational activities and strengthen their overall educational program. We believe this is highly desirable and support moving forward with this initiative. It is in the best interests of UNCW to pursue developing this new program with UNC‐GA as soon as possible. SUMMARY We are very impressed with the quality of the MSMS Program, and the progress that has been made over the last thirteen years. The commitment of the faculty, together with the wide range of research experiences and facilities available to graduate students, have created a strong and diverse academic program that serves UNCW well. Our observations and suggestions are made in the spirit of contributing to the continued evolution of this impressive program. We appreciated the hospitality given to us by all those that we met during our two‐day visit and thank UNCW for the invitation to participate in this review. Sincerely, Fred C. Dobbs Professor, Old Dominion University 7 Bruce H. Corliss Professor, Duke University CMS Education Committee Response to Reviewers’ Comments
UNCW Master of Science in Marine Science Program Review
Joan D. Willey, Committee Chair and Associate Director Education, CMS
A review of the Master of Science in Marine Science (MSMS) Pro gram at the University
of North Carolina Wilmington was carried out on March 31 and April 1, 2011 to evaluate the
structure and function of the program and to make suggestions on its future development. During
the review, the review team, consisting of Professor Fred Dobbs, Old Dominion University, and
Professor Bruce Corliss, Duke University, met with university and marine science administrators,
faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni of the program. Observations and
recommendations by these reviewers were presented in three sections: Strengths, Needs, and
Challenges. The CMS Education Committee prepared the original review document , participated
in the review, and prepared the response to reviewers’ comments. This committee consists of
faculty members from the Department of Biology and Marine Biology (Drs. Larry Cahoon, Ron
Sizemore, Carm Tomas, and Ami Wilbur), Chemistry and Biochemistry (Drs. Brooks Avery,
Steve Skrabal and Joan Willey, committee chair)), Environmental Studies (Dr. Jeff Hill),
Geography and Geology (Drs. Nancy Grindlay, Joanne Halls and Richard Laws), Physics and
Physical Oceanography (Drs. Fred Bingham and John Morrison) and CMS research faculty Dr.
Mike Mallin. Committee responses to reviewers’ comments are written in italics.
The Master of Science in Marine Science Program was created in 1998 and has averaged
>10 graduates per year since 2002. There are currently ca. 35 graduate students and 38 faculty
members that make up the program. Facilities used by the program include the C enter for Marine
Sciences (CMS), located 7 miles from the main campus, the UNCW Aquaculture Facility at
Wrightsville Beach, and facilities on main campus within the Departments of Biology and
Marine Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics and Physical Oceanography,
Environmental Studies, and Geography and Geology.
Reviewers’ Assessment of STRENGTHS
1. The program is characterized by a high level of collegiality between faculty and students
within the program, and with faculty and administrators outside of the program. This spirit of
collaboration and commitment to a graduate program is exemplary.
2. The faculty research activities and the associated student research are very broad and cover
many different topics in marine science. In parallel with this, the course offerings in the program
are also very broad.
3. We noted a high level of institutional loyalty amongst students, faculty, and alumni of the
program. This characteristic stood out in many conversations we had during our visit. All of the
students we spoke with impressed us with their commitment, motivation, and appreciation for the
educational experience they were receiving.
4. The MSMS Program gives students a holistic view of the oceans and an earth system
perspective, which is highly valuable. At the same time, students learn job skills in their courses
or research experiences, and most students are employed in the field of marine science after
graduation.
5. Students have diverse research opportunities and experiences, reflecting the diver sity of
faculty interests, and ready access to state of the art equipment in CMS and various facilities in
the departments. The availability of shared facilities with technical support is a huge asset for
students in the program.
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6. Students take advantage of several "value added" certificates, e.g., in GIS, marine education,
and marine policy. These relatively short educational sequences enhance their learning and
eventual marketability.
7. The age structure of the program's faculty advisors is such that most (>80%) have been at
UNCW for fewer than 20 years. We see no looming "retirement crisis" in these data.
Committee response: The CMS Education Committee appreciates the recognition of these
strengths, and will continue to work to preserve them.
Reviewers’ Assessment of NEEDS
1. Increased Interaction: We believe that increasing the interactions within the marine
science community would benefit faculty, staff, and students and foster a stronger sense of
community. These interactions might include a Frida y afternoon seminar at CMS on a general
topic of interest. It is our understanding that this was done some years ago and was quite
successful. Once a month, the home departments would not schedule a seminar and instead
would organize a seminar at CMS. A social event would follow the seminar and be supported
by CMS or the Marine Science Program. In addition, we think it important to have bus service
established for this event, in addition to the transportation system currently being planned.
There was strong enthusiasm from faculty and students for this idea in our discussions. A
second idea we discussed was to have a student -organized lunch seminar, in which students
would give, once a year, a short (20-30 minute) summary of their research plans (if in year 1)
or research progress (>1 year in residence). Lunch would either be a brown-bag seminar - or be
provided by the Marine Science Program. Again, the students were enthusiastic about pursuing
this idea.
The aquaculture facility at Wrightsville Beach is remo te from other facilities associated with
the MSMS program. We suggest some combination of the above two ideas (or other ones) will
increase interaction with that facility's faculty and graduate students.
A third idea to promote interaction is to have a 2 or 3 day cruise for the incoming students.
Especially if done as a credit-earning exercise (1 credit?), there is nothing like a cruise to get
to know fellow students and create a common experience. This experience, however, must
await acquisition of a suitable coastal vehicle (see our suggestion later in this report.).
Finally, we think it is important to re-start some sort of routine transportation system between
the main campus and CMS. It is our understanding that this will be done in the near future, an d
we highly support this as a way to foster more interactions.
Committee response: The Committee agrees that more interaction would be beneficial, and
several actions have been taken. The recently formed MS Marine Science Graduate Student
Association has organized research luncheons, where graduate students talk informally about
their research with each other and faculty. The first was October 3 and was held at the
Aquaculture Facility. The pizza lunch was hosted by CMS, and a tour of the facility follow ed
lunch. Four of the students who work at the Aquaculture facility then gave short talks on their
research. This first session was attended by 13 students (out of a total of 30 resident students).
The students were very pleased with this event. A second event was held at CMS in November
and was also very well attended.
The topic of seminars in marine science was discussed at a CMS Internal Advisory Committee
(IAC) meeting on September 21, 2011. CMS hosts four Planet Ocean seminars per year in
which renowned scientists give presentations to a general audience in the evening. The IAC
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recommended that a separate seminar could be scheduled for the graduate students during the
day, since the evening sessions are full. The seminar could be preceded by a lunch for
graduate students and the speaker. The first seminar and lunch was November 15, 2011 with
speaker Dr. Terry Hazen from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley , who
spoke on “Microbial Ecogenomic Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - New Insights to Old
Problems.” This event was very well attended, with approximately 15 graduate students and several
faculty members in attendance. The practice of having a seminar for graduate students by Planet Ocean
speakers will be continued in the future. The individual departments also agree to do a better job
of advertising existing opportunities to marine science students.
We agree that an introductory research cruise for new students would be a good experience;
we also agree that a new vessel is needed before this can be done.
We also strongly agree that routine transportation between CMS and the main campus is
important for communication, and a shuttle now runs between the campuses throughout the day
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Carpooling could also help. A mechanism for coordinating this
needs to be developed, however this is beyond the responsibility of the CMS Education
Committee.
2. Assistant Director: The review document stressed the need for administrative support for
Dr. Willey, director of the MSMS program. We concur wholeheartedly. The need is pressing
not only to relieve Dr. Willey of increasing day -to-day tasks and expand the size of the
program, but also to prepare for the future. She will retire eventually, so it is important to
codify her knowledge and understanding of the MSMS program to facilitate its eventual
transfer to someone else. In the "Leadership" section of the "Challenges" portion of this report
(below), we consider the strategic reasons for appointing an Assistant Di rector.
Committee response: The committee (especially Dr. Willey) concurs with this recommendation.
The vacant administrative assistant position has now been filled with a very capable person
(Melissa Dionesotes), and after a transition period, she will be able to better assist the MS
marine science program. Dr. Willey, along with Ms. Dionesotes, is currently exploring ways
that Melissa will be able to contribute. Tasks may include responding to potential new student
inquiries, conducting degree audits for students about to graduate, sending out information to
graduate students about departmental seminars and student thesis presentations, and filling
out tuition forms. Melissa is already interacting well with the graduate student organization.
Dr. John Morrison, Associate Director for Academic Planning, CMS, has agreed to take over
all assessment responsibilities including SACS, and also management of fellowships, which
include the Public Service Fellowship, the Merritt Fellowship (which is in transition), summer
research stipends for graduate students, and the CMS Postdoctoral Fellowship .
3. Communications: As with any organization, lines of communication could be improved
within the MSMS program and more expansively, among MSMS, CMS, and the program's
affiliated academic departments. We have two specific suggestions:
Revisit the Graduate Student Handbook: We understand the Marine Science Graduate Student
Association is finishing a revision to its handbook, a laudable effort that will help students
better to understand the workings of the University. In this and future iterations of the
handbook, we encourage the graduate students to make clear to their fellow students which
administrator or faculty member is to be contacted about this or that question.
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Committee response: The CMS Graduate Student Handbook was revised in the spring of 2010
and so is current: http://www.uncw.edu/mms/docs/2010.GradHandbook.pdf
Codify the money flow for students: Faculty members are urged to make clear to themselves,
and subsequently to the students, how graduate-student support is determined and distributed.
This task will require coordinating the "philosophies" of the MSMS program, affiliated
academic departments, and CMS.
Committee response: The Committee discussed this extensively and has put together a two
page document entitled “UNCW MS Marine Science Student-Mentor Philosophy” which is attached to
this document and will be placed on the mms web page for new and current students. This document
explains that every graduate student funding situation is unique, depending upon the source of
the funding. It also defines the student and faculty responsibilities that come with various types
of support.
The initial allocation of TAs and tuition support is often a part of our recruiting effort, and so
depends on the quality of the application, the area of expertise and the timing of the
application (earlier is better). RA support depends on grants to individual faculty members and
so does vary from student to student and even f rom year to year for the same student. In
addition, students, especially when they are in the application process, often do not know how
funding works or what questions to ask. Faculty advisors are encouraged to take responsibility
for support for their students, and in general, they do so.
4. Miscellaneous:
Parking and Access Issues for Graduate Students: The parking policy for graduate students at
CMS is convoluted and inhibits the interaction suggested above. More importantly, perhaps,
access issues largely preclude students engaging in late night and weekend research. We
suggest the CMS Director and Graduate School Dean consult with the Provost, change this
policy, and allow grad students parking privileges at CMS and card access to the facility after
hours. This would be a small, but very significant improvement for the graduate students.
Committee response: The MS Marine Science Graduate Student Association has agreed to look
into this and give a report to this committee. Access may be a problem at fa cilities other than
CMS in addition to CMS.
Redundant courses: Students feel Bio 501 was a frustrating course, redundant to Dr. Willey's
marine science equivalent, but not as applicable.
Committee response: The course outlines for BIO 501 and MSC 595 do overlap considerably,
however the course outlines for CHM 501, EVS 501 and GLY 501 do not, so MSC 595 cannot
be significantly altered without content loss for the majority of the students in the program.
There are several additional problems with the 501 c ourses in general. There is no PHY 501.
Students who enter in January (approximately one third of all students) take a 501 course in
their second semester, after their first summer of rese arch. At that point in the programs,
students should already be immersed in their research programs and at home at UNCW, and
the 501 course is not as useful to them as it is to the August cohort. Therefore, the committee
recommends that taking a 501 course (BIO, CHM, or GLY) be recommended rather than
required. The faculty advisor could assist the student in making the decision of whether this
would be a useful course for the individual student.
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Reviewers’ Assessment of CHALLENGES
1. Academic Structure: The present MSMS program consists of a large group of marine
scientists who have tenure in home departments and collaborate on academic issues related to
the Master of Science Program. This approach has worked very well; faculty members receive
TA support from their home departments and the students in the Marine Science pr ogram have
the same opportunities as students in the home departments. But, the question arises whether
this is the best structure for the long-term evolution of marine sciences at UNCW?
The present structure does not allow the diverse marine scientists to develop and execute a
faculty development plan, but instead, they must rely on convincing home departments that a
particular hire is desirable and should be given priority. In addition, the present structure
focuses entirely on the MSMS Program, but does not provide as much of an opportunity to
develop a marine science community, as would be the case if there were a marine science
department.
We considered this situation with faculty during our visit and found that they were, for the most
part, open to a discussion of restructuring the marine sciences. We emphatically do not envision
that all marine scientists would be moved into a new department, but rather that new tenure -track
appointments could be made to a department and faculty that did want to migrat e into the new
department would be allowed to do so. Other faculty would remain in home departments, but
could have joint or secondary appointments in the marine science department. Marine science
faculty would continue to teach in home departments, as well as developing new courses in the
marine science departments, and graduate students would continue to teach in the home
departments and receive TA support. We think this idea is worthy of consideration, as a distinct
academic unit would give more visibility and autonomy to UNCW's marine scientists. During our
discussions, one suggestion presented to us was to start a marine science program with a director
or chair, with the idea that this program would be a precursor to a department within a few years.
This approach seems reasonable, as it would provide adequate time to resolve some of the
questions raised by faculty and chairs of the home departments.
Committee response: The committee agrees that exploration of ways to strengthen the
continuing development of the marine science program at UNCW is worthwhile, however
formation of a department, if it were housed in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), would
not bring increased visibility to marine science because it would be one of 23 departments .
CAS of necessity has many interests and directions, and marine science is not a high priority ,
as indicated by the lack of consultation with marine science faculty in the recent proposed
merger of the Departments of Geography and Geology and Physics and Physical
Oceanography, and the lack of consideration for the potential impact of this merger on the
ability of physical oceanography to contribute to marine science at UNCW. A related
challenge is the current proliferation of marine science programs within CAS. There are
marine science-oriented degrees that already exist in other departments (B.S ., M.S and Ph.D.
in Marine Biology in the Dept. of Biology and Marine Biology , a B.S. in Oceanography in the
Dept. of Geography and Geology, an M.A. in Environmental Studies with a concentrat ion in
coastal management in the Department of Environmental Studies, and an M.P.A in Public
Administration with concentrations in coastal management or marine policy in the Department
of Public and International Affairs).
The committee agrees that the topic of the structure of marine science at UNCW is extremely
important and should be pursued in an organized fashion. It may be that the CMS Education
Committee or the IAC could have more input into new faculty hires through some other avenue
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than formation of a new department. Perhaps a school of marine science could be created at
UNCW that would allow faculty to maintain affiliation with home departments, but also show
commitment to development of marine science at UNCW , for example as joint appointments. A
school of marine science would add visibility and cohesiveness to marine science at UNCW.
2. Leadership: Dr. Joan Willey has done an outstanding job as director of the MSMS program.
She has universal support from faculty and students and has worked tir elessly to make this
program a success. Students and alumni all are appreciative of her efforts on their behalf. Her
commitment and hard work is a significant factor in the success of the program. Given her
accomplishments, it is important for the Administration to think about a transition to a new
MSMS Director when Dr. Willey steps down, possibly two years hence. As indicated earlier in
this report, we support the review document's request to appoint a faculty member as assistant
director to Dr. Willey. This faculty member might or might not become director of the MSMS
program in the future, but the appointment would facilitate transfer of program information that
Dr. Willey has accumulated. It would also help to increase documentation of the program and
related procedures. This has been done to some extent, but a number of students noted that some
information (e.g., who to see for a wide range of questions or problems) was not clear and the
default was to go to Dr. Willey.
Committee response: This has been discussed in part in a previous section of this report.
There have been some changes to help with this issue . Transfer of information and increased
documentation however have not been addressed by these changes, and these are important
issues. Perhaps this could be discussed at an IAC meeting to see if any of the department
chairs could free up some faculty time for increased participation by interested individuals , or
perhaps some alternative mechanism could be developed for funding a partial release for a
faculty member, until the budget situation improves to allow an assistant director position to
be formed.
In a similar vein, Dr. Baden has provided outstanding and exemplary leadership in developing
the Center for Marine Science and has been successful at building excellent analytical and
laboratory facilities. When he steps down from the Director's position, there will be a critical
leadership position to fill. If a marine science department exists at that time, it would be
worthwhile to consider having someone appointed as CMS director and chair of the department.
This approach has worked very well in other venues, for example, at the Duke University Marine
Laboratory.
Committee response: The committee agrees that Dr. Baden has provided exemplary lead ership
for CMS. Decisions about filling his position when he decides to step down will be made by the
UNCW upper administration based on the situation and needs at that time.
3. Stipends: All parties acknowledge that graduate-student stipends are low in comparison to
other marine-science programs with which we are familiar. Indeed, this very same concern was
expressed by the external reviewers in 2004. Since that time, there has been a $1,000 increase
per academic year, but this increase is largely inconsequential in light of increased tuition costs
and the high fees assessed graduate students. The review document, as well as faculty members
with whom we met, noted stipends were low across the UNCW graduate -student community and
the MSMS program was, therefore, not atypical. Here, we offer some suggestions for increasing
stipends in particular and the overall level of support for MSMS graduate students in general.
a) Increase IDC funds distributed by CMS to the MSMS program . IDC allocations from
CMS have decreased from $60K in previous years to $49K in the past two years. It is in CMS's
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best interests to have the best possible MSMS graduate students contributing to its research
operations. Therefore, we suggest CMS revert to $60K per year (or more) of IDC inv estment in
graduate education in the most research intensive unit at UCW.
Committee response: The $60K mentioned is not indirect cost funds ; it is money allocated as
general funds by the state for support of the MS marine science program. The full amount of
$60K has been restored for this year; the future is uncertain because it depends on the state
budget. CMS IDC funds do support graduate students in marine science in this program as
well as in the departmental programs through the funding of pilot proj ects, which usually
include graduate student support.
b) Redistribution of Merritt Fellowship support . Fully $32K of the annual allotment from
CMS is used to support two Merritt Fellows ($16K each), leaving only $17K to be distributed
among tens of potential and existing students to offset tuition and other expenses. More students
would be better supported were the Merritt Fellowships pooled and distributed evenly to raise all
stipends. The downside of this strategy is that MSMS's most attractive inducemen t to top-tier
students would be lost. However, we believe that it would be more desirable for the program to
raise the tuition support for all students at this time and to revisit funding Merrit t Fellowships in
the future.
Committee response: The committee discussed this topic extensively, and there is agreement
that a change is needed. The Merritt Fellowship amount of $16K per academic year plus
tuition expenses (tuition expenses in part through Graduate School tuition remissions) is no
longer an attractive offer, so although top-tier students are applying, they are not accepting
this Fellowship. For the last three of four years, the third student offered the Fellowship was
the one that accepted it, and these students, although well qualified, were not out standing
relative to the other incoming students. As the reviewers stated, funding these two Fellowships
consumes most of the available student support. Nevertheless, there is some benefit in having a
named Fellowship in terms of program visibility and att racting top students. The committee
therefore proposes the following change:
The Merritt Fellowship would continue to exist as a named fellowship, however it would be
awarded to a second year student, based upon performance in their first year, including
coursework, performance on comprehensive exams , advisor recommendation and
development of a research prospectus. One Merritt Fellowship would be awarded each year
to a second year student, at a rate of $25K per calendar year plus tuition. Tuition expenses
for second year students would be small, and Gra duate School tuition remissions could help
with this for out-of-state students. This would decrease the expenditure of student support
funds to approximately $26K (one $25K Fellowship plus $1000 tuition per year) from
approximately $34.5K (two Fellowships plus first year in-state tuition per year) and it
would free up an additional $5K in tuition and stipend support (Graduate School and CMS).
This approach would keep the visibility of the Fellowship on the we b page to attract high
quality students, but leave somewhat more support for other students. The student selected
would have demonstrated superior performance at UNCW, and so would be known to be
outstanding. Any funds remaining could be used to provide summer stipend support for
graduate students.
c) Explore philanthropy . There can be no expectation that state support will increase in the next
several years, so new venues need be found for new money. We encourage the MSMS program to
explore philanthropy as an option. Such support is deserved and should be forthcoming; the
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program has much to boast about and its goals are fully congruent with UNCW's as a whole.
Indeed, the University's mission statement invokes the words "marine" and "coastal" once and
twice, respectively (see http://uncw.edu/planning/mission.htm).
Committee response: Dr. Baden has been active in this arena, much more so than the UNCW
Advancement Office. He has a commitment from a private donor for a $10K Fellowship for a
graduate student. We propose that this Fellowship be named after the donor, and be given to
an incoming student in addition to whatever other support is offered to that student (TA, RA
and tuition). Adding this amount on to our typical offer will make the offer much more
competitive, and would allow us to add another named fellowship to our web page .
There were concerns raised both by the CMS Director and some faculty about the "entitlement"
mentality other faculty members displayed about research assistantships. These concerns were
directed principally at faculty members who identify little to no outside funds and, thus, are
unable to support students adequately (or at all) during the summer. We urge the UNCW upper level administration to raise its expectation that graduate students be supported during the
summer on grants. Doing so is the first step in a transition toward a norm of funding students
year-round on grants.
Committee response: The committee agrees that faculty need to provide support for their
graduate students, however we also acknowledge that grant support is difficult to obtain in
today’s budget climate. Several investigators who have a long history of providing support for
students have struggled in recent times. Preventing faculty who lack support from advising
students does not seem like a valid approach because it diminishes the expertise pool and
research opportunities available to students.
There was discord among students regarding the equity of stipends paid to teaching assistants
and those paid to research assistants. Furthermore, there seemed to be substantial differences
among stipends awarded to research assistants. At least some of these differences result from
different expectations as to the students' time commitment. We suggest making more transparent
the stipends and time commitments for all graduate assistantships and, furthermore, putting into
place a mechanism for monitoring and enforcing equity. If such a mechanism already exists, th en
it needs to be re-examined; it seems not to be working.
Committee response: There are differences in stipend amounts awarded to individual students
depending on the source of the support, especially RA support. There are also different
expectations in research labs. In some labs, like the Aquatic Ecology Lab and the Aquaculture
facility, students are paid a stipend to work 20 hours per week on projects not related to their
own research. This slows their progress on their own research, however they do le arn different
things and build their resumes. Other students work only on their own research projects. The
committee sees this as the nature of research in marine science, and not really as a problem,
except perhaps in communication of relative benefits to students of the various approaches.
The document previously mentioned “UNCW MS Marine Science Student-Mentor Philosophy” was
designed to clarify this question for students.
Coastal Research Vessel: UNCW/CMS currently owns the R/V Cape Fear, but due to its age,
the vessel needs to be replaced. The faculty has identified the need for a reliable and safe vessel
that can work on the continental shelf out to the Gulf Stream, as well as in the shallow coastal
regions, and be able to carry out a wide range of oceanographic missions. An initial attempt to
fund such a vessel through the state was unsuccessful, but the proposal highlighted the need for a
fast, capable coastal vessel. The needs documented by the UNCW marine scientists are very
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similar to those of other UNC and Duke coastal facilities. Given these commonalities, we suggest
the acquisition and operation of a new coastal vessel be carried out as part of the
Duke/University of North Carolina Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC). DUNCOC is
charged with operating the NSF-owned R/V Cape Hatteras and promoting marine science in the
State of North Carolina. It has the expertise and infrastructure to operate a coastal vessel, which
would benefit all of the consortium members. We believe that a new vessel would be a
tremendous asset to the consortium and would provide access for coastal oceanography over the
next 20-30 years.
Committee response: The committee agrees enthusiastically with this recommendation. The
state of North Carolina needs a vessel to support res earch in the vast and complex coastal
regions of North Carolina, especially with potential environmental challenges like offshore
drilling and wind farm development in the near future. Through operation of the RV Cape Fear
and smaller vessels over many years, UNCW has demonstrated the expertise and infrastructure
to operate a new coastal vessel, with Wilmington as home port. This vessel ideally could be
shared with the Duke UNC Oceanographic Consortium, and perhaps with Cape Fear
Community College.
5. Ph.D. Program in Coastal and Marine Science: UNCW has proposed to develop a Ph.D.
program that would expand their educational activities and strengthen their overall educational
program. We believe this is highly desirable and support moving forward with this initiative. It is
in the best interests of UNCW to pursue developing this new program with UNC -GA as soon as
possible.
Committee response: The committee completely agrees with this comment, and we urge the
UNCW administration to keep this as a very high university priority. The committee would very
much like to see forward progress on this Ph.D. proposal.
SUMMARY
We are very impressed with the quality of the MSMS Program, and the progress that has been
made over the last thirteen years. The commitment of the faculty, together with the wide range of
research experiences and facilities available to graduate students, have created a strong and
diverse academic program that serves UNCW well. Our observations and suggestions are made
in the spirit of contributing to the continued evolution of this impressive program. We
appreciated the hospitality given to us by all those that we met during our two -day visit and
thank UNCW for the invitation to participate in this review.
Committee response: The CMS Education Committee would like to express our appreciation
and gratitude to the external reviewers, Dr. Fred C. Dobbs, Professor, Old Dominion University
and Dr. Bruce H. Corliss, Professor, Duke University for their thorough and constructive review
of the last seven years of the UNCW MS marine science program. They were enthusiastic and
conscientious throughout the review process. It was a pleasure for us to able to host them on our
campus.
Submitted January 2012
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