CV David T Elliott – October 2009
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: David Thomas Elliott
Office Address: CBH S-113
Phone: 804-684-7887
Mailing Address: PO Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
E-mail: delliott@vims.edu
Webpage: http://www.vims.edu/about/directory/students/elliott.php
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Candidate Marine Science, College of William and Mary, USA.
Anticipated graduation August 2010
M.S. Marine Science, University of San Diego, USA. 2005
B.S. Biological Science, Oklahoma State University, USA. 2001
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
2006-2009
Graduate Research Assistant, SMS/VIMS, College of William and Mary
2005-2006
Research specialist, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
2004-2005
Coordinator of Mission Bay water quality and pelagic biology monitoring
program, San Diego Baykeeper
2002-2005
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Marine Science and
Environmental Studies, University of San Diego
2001-2002
Lab technician, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology,
Oklahoma State University
TEACHING/MENTORING EXPERIENCE:
2009
100+ hours of class and field instruction and interaction, 10-12 grades,
VIMS, GK-12 PERFECT (http://www.vims.edu/education/teaching/gk12)
2009
Invited instructor to marine science field techniques workshop, VIMS,
DREAMS (http://sites.google.com/site/vimsdreams/)
2005
Invited instructor to graduate level lab class (501L) in YSI sonde use,
SMS/VIMS, College of William and Mary
CV David T Elliott – October 2009
2004-2005
Instructor to numerous “citizen water monitor volunteers” in lab/field
safety and techniques for water quality monitoring in San Diego
watershed, San Diego Baykeeper
2003
Coordinator of “intertidal field day” for middle school aged science
students, Sacred Heart Academy, San Diego
2002-2005
Direct laboratory and field supervisor to undergraduate researchers,
Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies, University of
San Diego
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
2005-2007
Participating researcher in Antarctic ESCAP Project. Duties included
logistic support as well as experimental design and implementation
http://web.vims.edu/phae/?svr=www
PERTINENT EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:
Data management and analysis,
 Fluent in use of R, Minitab, SPSS, MS Excel, CANOCO, CANODRAW
 Can use SAS, FORTRAN, MS Access, AutoCAD, Corvid Expert Systems
Various other skills
 Development and enhancement of field and lab study methods
 Independent management of large data sets
 Thorough statistical analysis of ecological data
 Preparation of results for publication in scientific meetings or journals
 VIMS certified boat and trailer operator
 Design and construction of field and laboratory instrumentation (e.g. plankton
pump designed for in situ non-destructive sampling of zooplankton)
FELLOWSHIPS:
2009-2010
GK-12 PERFECT Fellowship – Awarded to 9 VIMS/SMS students during
the 2009-2010 academic year. Based on credentials (application package).
2006-2007
VIMS Graduate Research Assistantship – Awarded to several incoming
graduate students annually. Based on credential (application package to
school).
2004-2005
Hannon Fellowship – awarded to several graduate students annually by the
USD Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies. Based on
credentials (all students) and progress toward thesis completion (returning
students).
CV David T Elliott – October 2009
PRESENTATIONS:
Elliott, D.T., K.W. Tang The occurrence and fate of copepod carcasses in the York
River Estuary over an annual cycle- oral presentation at the Atlantic Estuarine Research
Society spring 2009 meeting in Ocean City, Maryland.
Elliott, D.T., R.S. Kaufmann. Dynamics of the Zooplankton Community in Mission
Bay, San Diego, California. Poster Presentation, ASLO Meeting, Summer 2004.
(poster available online: http://home.sandiego.edu/~kaufmann/missionbay.html)
Informal:
Using Neutral Red to Estimate the Abundance of Dead Copepods and Its
Applications- Invited Presentation (with C. S. Freund), 2009 DREAMS Seminar
Series, Hampton University
The occurrence and fate of copepod carcasses in the York River Estuary- Presented
orally at 2009 VIMS Biological Sciences Seminar
Population dynamics of York River copepods- Presented orally at 2008 VIMS
Biological Sciences Seminar
Zooplankton & Me: West to East Coasts, Past, Present, and Future- Presented orally
at 2007 VIMS Biological Sciences Seminar
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Mission Bay Zooplankton: Relationship to the
Environment- Thesis defense oral presentation, 2005
Dynamics of the Zooplankton Community in Mission Bay- Presented orally at the
2004 Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies annual graduate
colloquium
A study on the zooplankton community and environment of Mission Bay- Presented
orally at the 2003 Department of Marine Science and Environmental Studies annual
graduate colloquium
PUBLICATIONS:
10. Elliott, D.T., Tang, K.W. (in prep) Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Copepod
Carcasses in the Lower Chesapeake Bay.
9. Elliott, D.T., Harris, C.H., Tang, K.W. (in prep) Dead in the water: The fate of
copepod carcasses in the York River estuary, Virginia. Submitted to Limnology and
Oceanography
CV David T Elliott – October 2009
8. Elliott, D.T., Tang, K.W. (2009) Simple staining method for differentiating live and
dead marine zooplankton in field samples. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 7
585-594.
7. Tang, K.W., Smith, W.O. Jr, Shields, A.R., Elliott D.T. (2009) Survival and recovery
of Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) from prolonged darkness and freezing.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276 81-90.
6. Elliott, D.T., Tang, K.W, Shields, A.R. (2008) Mesozooplankton beneath the summer
sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: Abundance, species composition, and DMSP
content. Polar Biology 32 113-122.
5. Tang, K.W., Smith, W.O. Jr, Elliott, D.T., Shields, A.R. (2008) Colony size of
Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) as influenced by zooplankton grazers.
Journal of Phycology 44 1372-1378.
4. Elliott, D.T., Kaufmann, R.S. (2007) Spatial and Temporal Variability of
Mesozooplankton and Tintinid Ciliates in a Seasonally Hypersaline Estuary.
Estuaries and Coasts 30 418-430.
3. Elliott, D.T. (2006) A Study on the Zooplankton Community and Environment of
Mission Bay. University of San Diego, Masters Thesis
2. Elliott, N.C., Tao, F.L., Fuentes-Granados, R., Giles, K.L., Elliott, D.T., Greenstone,
M.H., Shufran, K.A., Royer, T.A. (2006) D-vac sampling for predatory arthropods in
winter wheat. Biological Control 38 325-330.
1. Elliott, N.C., Royer, T.A., Giles, K.L., Kindler, S.D., Porter, D.R., Elliott, D.T.,
Waits, D.A. (2004) A Web-Based Decision Support System for Managing Greenbugs
in Wheat. Crop management Available @ http://www.cropmanagement.org.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Estuarine Research Federation (ERF)
Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS)
American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)