UNOLS COUNCIL ELECTIONS
September
27, 2002
The UNOLS Nominating Committee has assembled the
following slate of candidates for the UNOLS Council positions to be filled at
the 2002 Annual Meeting. This election will
be held in accordance with the UNOLS Charter of November 15, 2001. The current membership of the Council and a
UNOLS Directory are attached.
Nominations may be made from the floor during the
Annual Meeting. Such nominations may be
made only by designated representatives of UNOLS institutions, and must be
accompanied by the nominee's concurrence and qualifications. The nominee must
meet the requirements of the UNOLS Council position he/she is nominated to
fill.
UNOLS COUNCIL SLATE
UNOLS CHAIR (2 year term) –
Individual affiliated with any UNOLS Member Institution:
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UNOLS Chair-Elect (2 year term) - Individual affiliated
with any UNOLS Member Institution:
Dr.
David Hebert – University of Rhode Island
Dr.
Peter Wiebe – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Operator Representative (3
year term) - from among designated UNOLS Member Operator institutions:
Dr. Garry Karner Lamont-Doherty
Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Dr. Peter Ortner University of Miami/Atlantic Oceanographic and
Meteorological Laboratories
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AT-LARGE (3 year term) - Individual affiliated with
any UNOLS Member Institution:
Dr. Denis Wiesenburg University
of Southern Mississippi
Dr. Doug Ricketts University
of Minnesota, Large Lakes Observatory
Dr. Toby Garfield San Francisco State
University, Romberg-Tiburon Center for
Environmental
Studies
VITAE
UNOLS CHAIR (2 year term) –
Individual affiliated with any UNOLS Member Institution:
Dr.
Timothy Cowles (Oregon State University),
Dr.
Marsh J. Youngbluth (Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution)
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Senior Scientist, Principal Investigator for
Water Column Ecology Department, HBOI
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Visiting Scientist, University of Bergen
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Ph.D. (Biology, 1972) Stanford University.
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Research interests include biological
oceanography, emphasis on biodiversity and ecology of midwater zooplankton
particle transport and transformation in mesopelagic regimes.
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Current Research: 1) The predatory role of the
coronate medusa Periphylla periphylla
in a Norwegian fjord; 2) Development of in
situ techniques for quantifying rates for feeding, house production and
house flux of appendicularians; 3) Predation by the physonect siphonophore Nanomia cara; and The Hidden Ocean:
Explorations under the ice of the Western Arctic the pelagic fauna. NOAA Ocean
Exploration.
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Program
Director for Biological Oceanography, NSF (1995-1997)
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Program Director, National Undersea Research
Program, NOAA (1992-3)
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Conducted oceanographic research on HBOI, NOAA,
UNOLS and Norwegian vessels (1969-2002) in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,
including the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas.
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Manned and unmanned submersible experience with
HBOI, MBARI, HURL and IFREMER.
UNOLS Chair-Elect (2 year term) - Individual affiliated
with any UNOLS Member Institution:
Dr. David L. Hebert
(University of Rhode Island)
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Lagrangian
Isopycnal Dispersion Experiment (LIDEX)
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Development
of the next generation of RAFOS floats
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Interaction
between Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound via Vertical Mixing and
Horizontal Exchange
Dr.
Peter H. Wiebe (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Senior
Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Adjunct
Professor, Boston University, 1989-present
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Ph.D., 1968,
Biological Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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Research
Interests: The quantitative population
ecology of zooplankton with emphasis on zooplankton small-scale distribution
and abundance, organic matter transport into the deep-sea, the biology of Gulf
Stream Rings, zooplankton associated with deep-sea hydrothermal vents, dynamics
of populations on Georges Bank and on the continental shelf region of the
Western Antarctic Peninsula, and acoustical determination of zooplankton
biomass, abundance, and size.
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Current
Research Programs:
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Development
and testing of bioacoustical models of zooplankton and micronekton, and
quantitative characterization of the frequency dependence of acoustic
backscattering from zooplankton and micronekton (continuing work with T.
Stanton)
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Participation
in U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program in general and the Southern Ocean GLOBEC
program.
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Development
and use of a system to measure the material properties of zooplankton (with D.
Chu).
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Remote
sensing of the early life stages of the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, using high
frequency acoustics (with D. Chu and T. Stanton).
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Zoogene - a
NOPP/Census of Marine Life Program to establish the genetic identity of
calanoid copepods and euphausiid species inhabiting the world’s oceans (with A.
Bucklin and B. Frost).
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Fleetlink -
a project to develop hardware, software, and real-time telemetry systems for
use by fishing boats to collect and transmit oceanographic and fishery data
from sea to shore (with A. Bucklin and others)
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Seagoing
Experience: Since 1962, participated in
110 Oceanographic Cruises/Expeditions, the majority on UNOLS vessels, in areas
of the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, North and South Pacific, and Southern
Ocean.
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UNOLS
Involvement: Attendance at UNOLS
sponsored meetings to discuss ships and ship construction. These include the August 2000 Workshop on
Future Science Needs for the Academic Fleet, the October 2001 RVOC meeting as
an invited speaker on "Future science needs", and the January 2002
UNOLS Wire Meeting, "Next generation wire: establishing science mission
requirements". Participation in
the preliminary design phase for the Alaska Region Research Vessel.
Operator Representative (3
year term) - from among designated UNOLS Member Operator institutions:
1)
Multi-phase tectonic history responsible for the development and architecture
of sedimentary margins and basins from the preserved stratigraphy (in
particular, the stratal patterns and the age and distribution of
unconformities); 2) Tectonic significance of the preserved stratigraphy within
basins using a knowledge of the first-order processes responsible for both the
deformation of the lithosphere and the transport and deposition of sediments;
3) Basal heat-flow, source maturation, over-pressures, and regional migration
pathways consistent with the reconstructed tectonic and geologic development
for both two- and three-dimensional basin systems; and 4) Quantify and
ground-truth the fundamental processes responsible for the deformation of the
lithosphere and the development of sedimentary basin architecture and infill
stacking patterns and how these processes vary as functions of space, time, and
scale.
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Director,
Arctic Center for Applied Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Professor,
Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Affiliate
Faculty, University of Hokkaido, Sea Ice Research Laboratory, Mombetsu, Japan
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Ph.D.,
1974, Chemical Oceanography, University of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
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Professional
Experience: 40 years of professional
experience devoted to research in Polar Regions and research
administration. Currently involved in
teaching and research in the area of applied oceanography, marine and fresh
water acoustics, atmospheric and oceanic and trace gas (primarily carbon
dioxide) topics, environmental radioactivity and contaminants.
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Director,
Polar Ice Coring, Office, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (1989–1995)
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Director,
Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, Barrow, Alaska and Associate Professor,
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, (1997-1980)
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Program
Manager for Meteorology and Oceanography, Division of Polar Programs, NSF
(1974-1976)
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Chairman,
North Slope Borough Science Advisory Committee
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Ph.D., 1978, Biological
Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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Division Director, Ocean
Chemistry Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
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Adjunct Full Professor and Member
Graduate Faculty, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science, Marine Biology and Fisheries
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University of Miami, School of Law, Adjunct Faculty
1994-present
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Research
Interests - Trophic relationships in marine plankton communities; phytoplankton
physiology, nutrient uptake and trace metal interactions; zooplankton
biochemistry; fisheries oceanography, marine sources of biogenic volatiles;
zooplankton sampling technology particularly optical and acoustic; physical
regulation of biological systems; ecosystem restoration science and policy;
coastal zone and fisheries management science and policy.
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Special Programs Director,
Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation (1987-1988)
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Sea Going Experience
(1971-present) - Participant in over eighty research cruises aboard UNOLS and
NOAA vessels. Chief Scientist on more
than thirty cruises.
AT-LARGE (3 year term) - Individual affiliated with any
UNOLS Member Institution:
Dr. Toby Garfield (Romberg Tiburon
Center, San Francisco State University)
Dr. Richard Douglas
Ricketts (Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota)
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Ph.D.,
1996, Geology, Duke University
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Research
Associate and Adjunct Assistant
Professor, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
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Research
Interests: Currently studying the
stable isotope and trace element composition of ostracods and inorganic
carbonates from Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, in order to understand past climate
change in the region. Also involved in modeling
the isotopic composition of Ethiopian crater-lake waters to gain insights into
the paleoclimate of the Ethiopian Highlands.
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Ship's Manager for the R/V BLUE HERON, a UNOLS
vessel. Responsibilities include cruise scheduling, supervising the marine technical
staff and writing proposals to fund ship operations.
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Professor
of Marine Science, University of Southern Mississippi
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Chair,
Department of Marine Science, University of Southern Mississippi
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Ph.D.,
Oceanography, 1980, Texas A&M University
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Research
interests include geochemical processes in coastal waters, at ocean fronts and
upwelling areas; sediment geochemistry; interactions of physical and biological
processes in the ocean; dynamics of coastal ecosystems; dissolved gases in sea
water. He and his graduate students have also studied the influence of the
Mississippi river nutrient outflow on distributions of phytoplankton on the
Texas-Louisiana continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico and used satellite
imagery to detect and monitor harmful algae blooms in coastal waters.
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Participated
on more than 40 research cruises since 1973, has been chief scientist on UNOLS vessels R/V GYRE, R/V NEW HORIZON, R/V
ATLANTIS II and R/V PELICAN with 512 days at sea including a DSV ALVIN
dive and five days in the Navy nuclear research submersible NR-1.
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Conducted research
cruises on the east and west coasts of the U.S., in the north and south Atlantic Ocean, north
Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea and Norwegian Sea.
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UNOLS Council member since 1999.