2008 UNOLS
Council Slate
Elections will be held at the UNOLS Annual meeting
on 2 October to fill expiring Council terms. UNOLS Nominating Committee members Peter Wiebe
(Chair), Bob Collier, and Mary Jane Perry have assembled a slate of candidates
for the UNOLS Council positions to be filled. This election will be held in accordance with
the UNOLS Charter as readopted 12 October 2007.
The slate and information about the candidates can be found below and
by clicking each name.
CHAIR-ELECT (2 year term) – Individual affiliated with
any UNOLS Member Institution
Dr.
Bruce Corliss,
Dr.
Denis Wiesenburg,
OPERATOR REPRESENTATIVE (3
year term) – Individual affiliated with any designated UNOLS Member Operator
Institution
Dr.
Kenneth Coale, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Dr.
Joseph Resing, University of Washington/PMEL
AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE (3
year term) – Individual affiliated with any UNOLS Member Institution
Dr.
Lisa Beal,
Dr.
Douglas Biggs,
Dr.
Robert Pinkel, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Candidates for Council
Chair-Elect Position
Dr. Bruce Corliss,
Statement of Interest for Chair-Elect Position:
Since its creation in 1971, UNOLS has served as an advisory body to
federal agencies dealing with oceanographic research and as a forum for the
oceanographic community. During this
time, UNOLS has developed efficient ship scheduling procedures, safety
regulations for the fleet, enhanced communications for marine operations and
technical services between institutions via the RVOC and RVTEC, and facilitated
sharing of pooled equipment. As a forum
for the marine community, UNOLS has been a driving force in bringing new and
improved ships into the fleet and improving infrastructural support for marine
research and operations.
As we all know, the oceanographic community faces a number of
challenges and many of them deal directly with or impact the oceanographic
fleet. Financial support for the fleet
has eroded, with high fuel prices and increased operational costs. At the same time, funding for marine
operations and oceanographic research in general has become much tighter, with
relatively flat funding in recent years.
Crew recruitment and retention have become critical issues, due in part
to the recent revival of
UNOLS has been a
strong advocate for the marine community and has been in the forefront in
helping to develop plans for the Regional and Ocean Class ship replacements,
the
As a sea-going
oceanographer sailing on a number of UNOLS vessels over a 30-year period, I
appreciate the needs and concerns of scientists using UNOLS vessels. My experience in ship operations and
management of the R/V Cape Hatteras
over the past 7 years, including interactions with federal agencies, as well as
my two terms on the UNOLS Council, have given me a perspective on the
challenges and issues that operators face in carrying out ship operations. I believe that my experience in marine
operations, and as a sea-going scientist, give me a perspective and background
to effectively work with the UNOLS Council and federal agencies to help advance
ocean sciences in the coming years. I
look forward to the opportunity to work with the oceanographic community to
improve our research capabilities and the infrastructure that supports these
important activities.
Biographical
Sketch:
Professional Experience:
1997-Present Professor, Division of Earth and Ocean
Sciences,
2001-Present Director, Duke/University of
2000-01; 2005 Interim Chair, Division of Earth and Ocean
Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment,
1998-2000 Senior Associate Dean,
1990-1996 Chairman, Department of Geology,
1984-1996 Associate Professor (1984-1991) /
Professor (1991-96), Department of Geology,
1979-1984 Assistant Scientist (1979-1983) /
Associate Scientist (1983-84), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Education:
Ph.D., 1978, Oceanography,
M.S., 1973, Oceanography,
B.A., 1971, Geology,
Research Interests: Coastal
Environmental Change; Development of Environmental Proxies for Coastal
Environments; Benthic Ecology; Ecology, Functional Morphology and Geochemistry
of Deep-sea Benthic Foraminifera; Cenozoic Paleoceanography
Seagoing Experience: Since 1972, participated in 23 cruises; 16 as
Chief or Co-chief Scientist. Operations
included work in the North and South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Mediterranean
Sea, North Sea, Sulu and
Professional Memberships and
Current Service:
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
American Geophysical
Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal
Research
Geological Society of
The Oceanography Society
Awards/Honors:
Fellow, American Association for the
Advancement of Science
Publications: Author or co-author of 49 publications, 79 abstracts, and 11 other publications.
UNOLS Activities:
2002-07 Member, UNOLS Council
2002 Member,
Regional Class Steering Committee, UNOLS
Website: <http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/corliss.html>
Effective operation of the
UNOLS fleet will become increasingly more important at the same time it becomes
more costly, as ocean science is at a critical juncture. Climate
is changing and marine ecosystems are beginning to respond to a warmer, more
acidic ocean. New suites of sensors and
technologies are emerging that will allow us to better measure, understand and
predict the coming changes. The planned
regional and ocean class ships along with the
I have been a seagoing
oceanographer for most of my career, logging almost a year at sea in the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Mediterranean and Norwegian seas, and the
Biographical Sketch:
Recent
Professional Experience:
2004 - present Dean and Professor of Marine Science,
1998 - 2004 Chair
and Professor of Marine Science, Department
of Marine Science, The
1994 – 1998 Director and Associate Professor of Marine
Science, Center for Marine Science, The
Education:
Ph.D., 1980, Department of
Oceanography,
M.S., 1975,
A.B., 1970, Department of
Chemistry,
Research Interests: Nutrient dynamics on continental shelves, processes
at ocean frontal boundaries, dissolved gases in seawater, coastal circulation.
Seagoing Experience: Participant in over 40 oceanographic cruises, 11 as
Chief Scientist, aboard vessels operated by the University of Rhode Island,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Texas
A&M University, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), the
US Navy, and NOAA. One dive in the DSV Alvin in the
Professional
Service and Memberships:
Member, North
Pacific Research Board, State of Alaska Academic Representative, 2005 –
present.
Member, Governance Committee, Alaska Ocean Observing
System, 2004 – present.
Member, Board of Directors,
Member, Board of Governors of the Consortium for
Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) as the Governor representing the
University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004 – 2007
Member, National
Sea Grant Program, Program Assessment Team (PAT) for review of Oregon State
University Sea Grant, May 2005
American Geophysical Union
member since 1979
Member, American Geophysical
The Oceanography Society,
Charter, Lifetime member
Sigma Xi, the Scientific
Research Society
UNOLS
Activities:
1999-2005 Council Member, University-National
Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS)
2002-2003 Member, UNOLS Science
Website: <http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/about/dean/bio.html>
Candidates for Council
Operator Representative Position
Dr. Kenneth Coale, Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories
Statement of Interest:
My oceanographic interest has been in the area of trace element biogeochemistry,
nutrient and carbon cycling, benthic fluxes and hydrothermal systems. All of these interests cross disciplinary
boundaries and all of the cruises on which I have participated have been
multidisciplinary in nature. Over the
last 30 years, I have served as marine technician, graduate student, team
leader and chief scientist on the R/Vs Oconostota, Acania, Cayuse, Wecoma, T.
G. Thompson, Pt. Sur, Sea Watch, Tyro, Sproul, Columbus Iselin, New Horizon,
Melville, Revelle, Nathaniel B. Palmer, and numerous smaller vessels. These
operations range from single small vessel studies, to large multi-ship
operations, utilizing extensive shared use equipment and a wide suite of
over-the-side operations. For the last 10
years I have been Director of the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML), the
graduate program in marine sciences and research facilities serving seven
California State University Campuses.
MLML is a UNOLS operating institution and has been host to the UNOLS
office for the last 8 years.
Although I fully embrace the development and deployment of autonomous
observing platforms and moored sensor arrays, and the invaluable perspective
these systems provide, I believe there will never be a substitute for bringing
students, scientists and teachers to sea, to the frontiers of marine research.
The development of new equipment, recovery of samples and the real-time
discovery enabled by the UNOLS fleet is essential to the advancement of marine
science, a field that is of critical and accelerating societal relevance with
the advancement of climate change. I
would like to help insure that the appropriate, efficient, well staffed, well
equipped and maintained platforms are available for scientists and educators
now and into the future.
Biographical
Sketch:
Recent
Professional Experience:
2001 – present Director, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories,
Moss Landing, CA.
1998 – 2001 Acting Director, Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.
1992 – 1998 Adjunct Professor, Moss Landing Marine
Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.
1991 – 1994 Chemical Hygiene Officer, Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.
1991 – 1992 Senior Research Associate, Moss Landing
Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA.
Education:
Ph.D., 1988, Biology,
B.A., 1977, Biology,
Research Interests:
a) Trace element
biogeochemistry in the California Current and North and
Participation in Oceanographic
Cruises: Participant
in 50 oceanographic cruises; 17 as Chief or Co-Chief Scientist. Cruises included operations aboard many UNOLS
and non-UNOLS vessels. Field
operations have included work in the North Pacific, Equatorial Pacific, and
Southern Ocean/Ross Sea,
Professional Memberships:
American Geophysical
American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography, 1983
International Humic Substances Society,
1983
Oceanography Society, 1988
American Chemical Society, 1991
American Association for the Advancement
of Science, 1999
Honors:
Appointed Fellow of the
Publications: Author or co-author of over 100 abstracts and invited presentations, 94 papers, and 8
articles.
Website: <http://www.mlml.calstate.edu/pg/Faculty-Info-Kenneth-H-Coale/>
Dr. Joseph Resing, University of Washington/PMEL
Statement
of Interest:
My name is Joseph Resing. I work for a
Joint Institute that exists between the NOAA-Pacific Marine Environmental
Laboratory and the
I have been going to sea for 20 years now
and I must say that the state of the ships has improved in a most visible
manner. The crews are harder working, happier, and far more accommodating than
when I started going to sea. This must be a testament of the efforts of UNOLS,
the UNOLS council, and the host institutions. That said, however I think that
there are still improvements to be made. I have a variety of reasons for
wanting to be on the UNOLS council. These reasons include ship scheduling, ship
comfort, and ship design. However, first and foremost I would like to see that
our major oceanographic assets are used to the best of their abilities to serve
science and not their host institutions, per se.
My primary motivator, however is ship
scheduling and the carbon footprint of the oceanographic fleet. Having watched
the scheduling dance over the last several years, I worry that schedules are
made to please the host institutions without regard to the carbon foot print of
the fleet or the needs of the scientists.
It is my belief that we need to start
scheduling ships for global oceanographic projects 18 months or more in advance
of those projects and that we need to better link together projects in
geographical regions. Obviously there are a lot of factors that go into
scheduling, and the flexibility to slip schedules by several weeks with in the
upcoming year’s time frame is important. However, at the moment ships are
making major transits across ocean basins to accommodate single cruises. You
can examine the schedules of any of the major ships over the last several years
and you will see this to be true. For example, if you look at the Knorr’s
2007 schedule it transits back and forth and up and down the Atlantic resulting
in four transits longer than 10 days and more than 70 days of transit within
that year’s schedule (>30% of science). Given the relatively large amount of
fuel consumed and CO2 produced combined with the price of fuel, this mode of
science is soon to be obsolete, and it should be because it does not display
responsible use of resources nor proper stewardship of the environment. In
addition, on lengthy expensive cruises, the most efficient and best science are
more likely to be accomplished when scientists spend at least a year in
preparation for such cruises. At the moment, schedules aren’t settled. Not
within a year, and not even within 6 months!!
Not only do I think that we can do better,
I think that we must. I am willing to be part of the process.
Thank you for your consideration,
Joseph Resing
Biographical Sketch:
Recent Profession Experience:
2001-present
Affiliate Assistant Professor,
Department of Oceanography,
1999-present
Research Scientist, Joint Institute for
the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean,
1997-1999 National Research Council Post-Doctoral
Fellow. National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration, PMEL,
1988-1996 University of
Education:
Ph.D., 1997, Chemical Oceanography,
M.S., 1992, Chemical Oceanography,
B.S., 1986, Chemistry,
Research Interests: Primary area of research is on the distributions and
chemical characteristics of submarine hydrothermal vents and how they relate to
the geophysical settings in which they reside. The setting of these systems has
important implications on the geochemical mass-balances for a variety elements
in the oceans. The proximity of many submarine arc volcanoes to the oceans
surface has important implications for the delivery of micro- and
macro-nutrients to the photic zone.
Seagoing Experience:
Over 500 days at sea on various research ships including R/V Polar
Duke, NOAA ships, and UNOLS vessels.
Research work on UNOLS vessels has included operations aboard Kilo Moana,
Melville, Thompson, Wecoma, New Horizon, and Atlantis II with the
submersible
Professional Memberships and Service:
American Geophysical
Advisory Committee, NSF-Marine Geology and
Geochemistry Data Systems (2007-2010)
Steering Committee, NSF-Ridge 2000
(2006-2009)
Session co-chair Fall 2006 AGU Meeting:
“Recent Deep-Sea Eruptions” (2006)
Convener: 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting:
“Chemical Oceanography: Metals” (2002)
Vice President, Oceanography student
association,
Student-Faculty Representative, Dept. of
Oceanography, UH. (1992)
President, Oceanography student
association (1991)
Publications: Author or co-author of 44 publications in peer reviewed journals and over
80 abstracts, titles, and presentations.
Candidates for Council
At-Large Position
Dr. Lisa Beal,
Statement
of Interest:
As an observational physical oceanographer
I am a regular user of UNOLS vessels, having participated in twelve scientific
cruises, with a total of 261 days at sea, since becoming a graduate student in
the field. Of those days, 89 have been as Chief or Co-chief Scientist. I have
experience aboard a number of different UNOLS vessels (Knorr, Melville,
Seward Johnson), and have participated in several cruises on a NOAA vessel,
a British vessel, and one on a South African vessel. In my research I collect
and study velocity measurements from Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP),
both vessel-mounted and lowered, as well as CTDO2 and moored current meter and
microcat (temperature, salinity, pressure) measurements. In 2004 I chaired a
review panel of the Shipboard Technical Services (STS) at Scripps Institution
of Oceanography.
My interest in the UNOLS Council is to
participate and contribute towards savvy stewardship of the UNOLS fleet in a
time of increasing unmanned observations and funding pressures. As a young(ish)
scientist I am still very much looking forward in my career, and research
vessels are a central resource to my science. The particular strengths of
research vessels over other, less expensive, measurement techniques will need
to be highlighted and prioritized when moving forward to modernize the fleet. I
believe some of those strengths, for the realm of physical oceanography, lie in
measurements in regions of intense currents, such as the Southern Ocean and
western boundary currents, targeted and repeatable measurement capability (in
time and space), and measurement of multiple parameters (can carry many
scientists and their instrumentation). I am concerned about sustaining the
fleet and about maintaining and developing the capabilities that will best
serve the next generation of oceanographers.
Biographical Sketch:
Recent Professional Experience:
2008-present Assistant
Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science,
2002-2008 Research Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel
1999-2002 Postgraduate Research Oceanographer,
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
1997-1999 Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, CU
1995-1996 Teaching Assistant, Oceanography Dept.,
Education:
Ph.D., 1997, Oceanography, Southampton
Oceanography Centre,
B.Sc., 1993, 1st Class Hons., Physics with
Oceanography,
Research Interests: Monitoring
western boundary current (WBC) variability through scientific programs and
ships of opportunity, as a component of the world ocean observing system.
Understanding the physical processes of the Agulhas Current System, its fluxes
and water masses and their wider impact. Velocity and vorticity structure of
WBC's, and their volume, heat, and freshwater transports. Using Lowered ADCP
data to enhance hydrographic data sets, particularly in intense boundary
currents. The role of Red Sea Water in the global thermohaline circulation.
Estimates and measurements of basin-scale horizontal and overturning
circulations. The nature of cross-frontal intrusions and their impact on
mixing.
Seagoing Experience: Over
250 days at sea on 12 research cruises; 6 cruises as Chief or Co-Chief
Scientist. Ships have included NOAA,
foreign vessels and UNOLS ships. Research
work aboard UNOLS vessels have included operations from Seward Johnson,
Knorr, and Melville.
Professional Memberships and Recent
Service:
Awards:
Publications: Author or co-author of over 50 publications and invited talks (including 19
refereed publications)
Website: <http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/divs/mpo/People/Faculty/Beal/>
Dr. Douglas Biggs,
Statement
of Interest:
I am a seagoing oceanographer. Beginning with my grad student days, I’ve averaged
going to sea at least once a year on oceanographic research cruises. I’ve been Chief or Co-Chief Scientist on 25
cruises and a participant in 16 others, on UNOLS research vessels of
intermediate and global class and on US Coast Guard icebreakers, and on French,
Mexican, and Argentine vessels. And I
take my grad students to sea. Nine MS
and ten PhD students that I’ve Chaired or Co-Chaired at TAMU went to sea with
me on one or more cruises to the Southern Ocean or Gulf of Mexico, and each of
their theses or dissertations drew heavily on data collected on these
cruises. I was a founding member of the
UNOLS Research Vessel Technical Enhancement Committee (RVTEC) and I served
UNOLS as Vice Chair of RVTEC, 1992-1993.
As the national and international oceanographic community receives ever
more data from ocean observatories, access to the ocean via research vessels
needs to continue to go hand-in-hand with access via OOI coastal and global
nodes and via remote sensing from aircraft and from earth orbit.
Biographical Sketch:
Current Position: Professor, Department of Oceanography, TAMU,
since 1996.
Education:
Ph.D.,
1976, Oceanography, MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography
A.B.,
1972, magna cum laude, Biology,
Primary Research Interests:
-
Nutrient
enhanced coastal ocean productivity;
-
Biogeochemical
processes in mesoscale cyclonic and anticyclonic eddies;
-
Zooplankton
stock estimation from ADCP backscatter intensity;
-
Physical
and biological habitat use by sperm whales and other apex predators.
Seagoing Experience: Chief or Co-Chief Scientist on
25 cruises and a participant in 16 others, on UNOLS research vessels of
intermediate and global class and on US Coast Guard icebreakers, and on French,
Mexican, and Argentine vessels.
Professional Memberships:
The Oceanography Society
American Geophysical
American Society of Limnology and
Oceanography
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
Marine Technology Society
Sigma Xi
Phi Beta Kappa
Publications: First or co-author of 60 publications in
refereed journals or books and 50+ published abstracts; for recent publications
see:
Website: <http://oceanography.tamu.edu/Directory/Faculty/Bio/biggs.html>
Dr. Robert Pinkel, Scripps Institution
of Oceanography
Statement
of Interest:
Ideally, the growth and replacement of the
While the possible reduction in global, general-purpose, capability is
daunting, there are also opportunities to broaden the user-base of our newer,
more specialized vessels. For example,
exciting physical oceanography can be done using
In terms of experience, I have participated in numerous research
cruises on UNOLS vessels, on the R.P. FLIP, and in arctic ice-camps. In 1992-4,
I chaired the SOONS (Scientific Opportunities on Nuclear Submarines)
sub-committee of the UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee. The report that was
produced contributed, in some measure, to the eventual creation of the SCICEX
series of Arctic scientific cruises on 637 class submarines. From 1999-2004, I
served as Chair of the SIO Marine Operations Committee, the group of
researchers that oversees Scripps marine operations.
UNOLS operates within a complex web of agency, scientific and fiscal
constraints. The learning curve is
steep. As a second-term, at-large
representative, I hope to apply lessons learned to better serve the community.
Biographical Sketch:
Recent Professional Experience:
1987-present Professor
of Oceanography, Marine Physical Laboratory,
1993-present Associate
Director, Marine Physical Laboratory,
Education:
Ph.D., 1974, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Physical Oceanography
M.S., 1969, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Physical Oceanography
B.A., 1968,
Research Activities: Physical
Oceanography. Observations of internal wave propagation in the upper ocean at
low and mid latitudes, and in the
Ocean Technology Developments: Repeated profiling CTD systems,
Doppler sonars for use in measuring internal wave motions, surface scattering
Doppler sonar for measurements of surface wave propagation, sector-scan
multibeam Doppler sonar for sea surface and upper-ocean studies (1990-Present),
and “Wirewalker” (ocean wave powered) technology as a low cost method of
enhancing the versatility of moored array systems.
Seagoing Experience: Extensive seagoing experience on both conventional research vessels and on
the Research Platform FLIP.
Professional Memberships
and Service:
Phi Beta Kappa
Acoustical Society of
American Geophysical
American Meteorological Society
International Association of Acoustic Remote Sensing
The Oceanography Society
Applied Ocean Science Group Curricular Coordinator, SIO
Marine Operations Committee, SIO, Chair 1999-2004
Hawaii Ocean Mixing Experiment, Program Coordinator 1997-present
Global Ocean Mixing, Co-convener, Ocean Sciences Meetings, 2002-4
Awards & Honors:
UNOLS Activities:
2005-2008 UNOLS
Council
1992-1994 Scientific
Opportunities of Nuclear Submarines (SOONS); Subcommittee of the UNOLS Fleet
Improvement Committee, Chair
Website:
<http://www-sio.ucsd.edu/Profile/?who=rpinkel>