DIANE ADAMS
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MS 34, Redfield 1-20
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 289-3679, dadams@whoi.edu
http://www.whoi.edu/people/dadams
EDUCATION:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ph.D candidate, MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Biological Oceanography, expected Apr 2007.
Thesis: Temporal and spatial variability in larval supply and in genetic structure of benthic
invertebrates: implications for connectivity.
University of California, Santa Barbara
B.S., Aquatic Biology, summa cum laude, June 2001.
Honors Thesis: Role of lipid stores in the annual variability of Antarctic krill fecundity.
RESEARCH INTERESTS: larval dispersal via physical oceanographic events; application of
genetic approaches to understanding mechanisms facilitating and impeding connectivity;
hydrothermal vents; post-settlement selection
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
WHOI, Department of Biology
2001-present
Advisor: Lauren Mullineaux
Woods Hole, MA
− Experimentally investigate the role of post-settlement selection on the connectivity and
reproductive success of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, in estuaries and open-ocean habitats.
- Redesign published and develop new microsatellite loci.
- Field studies of survivorship of laboratory reared mussels.
− Genetically and morphologically identify deep-sea gastropod larvae.
− Field study of currents and temporal variability in vent gastropod larvae to infer retention and
larval sources at hydrothermal vents.
− Investigate the role of mesoscale eddies in larval dispersal and population connectivity in the
deep-sea using primitive equation modeling, numerical modeling and field observations.
− Population genetics of the vent shrimp, Rimicaris exoculata, along the Northern Mid-Atlantic
Ridge.
University of Hawaii, Manoa, Department of Oceanography
2000
Advisor: Craig Smith
Honolulu, HI
NSF REU Summer Student Fellowship
Investigate the affinity between southern California whale falls and seeps using direct
macrofauna species comparisons.
UCSB, Department of Geological Sciences
1999-2001
Advisor: Rachel Haymon
Santa Barbara, CA
Temperatures during initial hydrothermal vent chimney formation based on fluid inclusions.
UCSB, Marine Science Institute
1999-2001
Advsiors: Robin Ross & Langdon Quetin
Santa Barbara, CA
NSF Polar Research Experience for Undergraduates
Colorometrically determined total lipid content of reproductive female krill, Euphausia
superba, to assess the correlation between lipid reserves and field measurements of
reproductive output.
WHOI, Dept. of Biology
1999
Advisors: Rob Olson & Heidi Sosik
Woods Hole, MA
Minority Summer Student Fellowship
Laboratory experiments on the effects of nitrogen and iron limitation on marine diatoms.
UCSB, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
Advisor: Barbara Prezelin
Effects of UV on the pigmentation of coastal marine phytoplankton.
1998-1999
Santa Barbara, CA
AT SEA: 9 cruises for 218 days.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
Ocean Venture Fund Award, WHOI (2005)
Student Poster Honorable Mention, Symposium on Hydrothermal Vent and Seep Biology La
Jolla, CA (2005).
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2001).
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (declined, 2001).
Departmental Honors, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology (2001).
Barry M. Goldwater Fellowship (2000).
UCSB Foundation Award for Undergraduate Research (2000).
Regents Scholarshp, UCSB (1997).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
WHOI, Dept. of Biology
Biological Oceanography (Graduate). Teaching Assistant.
Responsible for recitation and grading for half of the semester.
2003
Santa Barbara High School & Middle School
Community Teaching Fellowship in Math and Sciences
10th and 7th grade Biology. Student Teacher.
Responsible for teaching lab component of classes for one semester at each school.
Fellowship program included instruction on teaching philosophy and techniques.
2000
SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
Student Representative, Women’s Committee, WHOI (2005-present)
Student Representative, Department of Biology, WHOI (2003-2004)
Shoreline Preservation Fund Board Member, Associated Student Body, UCSB (2000-2001)
OUTREACH & COMMUNITY SERVICE:
YMCA, Massachusetts Youth and Government
Advisor to 5-20 high school students. Teach the legislature process.
2005-present, 2002
WHOI, Communicating Ocean Science Course
2006
Teach six ocean science lessons to 4th graders. Course included exploring teaching pedagogy.
WHOI & Morse Pond Middle School, Falmouth, MA
Develop and lead a lab on changes of state though making ice cream.
2005
Culver City High School, Culver City, CA
Guest lectures on deep-sea communities for six science classes.
2005
Ocean Science Bowl
Science Judge for Blue Lobster Bowl.
2004, 2005
YMCA, California Youth and Government
Advisor to 10-20 high school students. See above.
2000-2001
Culver-Palms YMCA, Camp Whittle
1998
Co-director of week-long residence camp for middle school children. Jointly responsible for
planning and logistics; and solely responsible for 50+ children and managing 10+ counselors.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Adams, D.K. and L.S. Mullineaux. Daily variability in larval supply to two hydrothermal
vents on the East Pacific Rise. In prep for submission to Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Adams, D.K., S.W. Mills, and L.S. Mullineaux. Morphological and molecular identification of
gastropod larvae from hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise, near 9°N. In prep for
submission to Marine Biology.
Poehls, D.K. and L.S. Mullineaux. Effects of a Mesoscale Eddy on Larval Dispersal at
Hydrothermal Vents. Oral presentation at the Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI.
February 2006.
Poehls, D.K., L.S. Mullineaux, and T.M. Shank. Investigating Vent Gastropod Dispersal
Mechanisms Using Time-Series Observations of Currents and of Larval Abundance in
Sediment Traps. Poster presented at the 3rd Symposium for Hydrothermal Vent and Seep
Biology. La Jolla, CA. September 2005.
Poehls, D.K., and T.M. Shank. Geographic and Temporal Genetic Structure within Rimicaris
exoculata along the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Poster presented at the RIDGE 2000 MidAtlantic Ridge Workshop. Providence, RI. March 2004.
Poehls, D.K., and R.M. Haymon. Bio 9 Chimney: Formation of multiple anhydrite layers.
Poster presented at The Ridge 2000 Integrated Studies Community Workshop, Long Beach,
CA. Feb 2002.
Poehls, D.K., Quetin, L.B, and R.M. Ross. Interannual comparison of lipid reserves in the
Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba. Poster presented at the American Society of Limnology
and Oceanography meeting, Albuquerque, NM. Feb. 2001.
Poehls, D.K., Smith, C.R. and A.R. Baco. Epifauna community structure of the San Clemente
Cold Seep: a diverse assemblage with moderate whale fall affinities. Poster presented at the
Second International Symposium on Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent Biology, Brest, France.
October 2001.
Poehls, D.K., R. Olson and H. Sosik. The physiological effects of iron and nitrogen limiation
on marine diatoms. Poster presented at the Colloquium for Undergraduate Research, Special
Programs UCSB, May 2000; and at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research,
Missoula, Montana. April 2000.