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June 30, 2007
Highlights
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On June 25, 2007 WNBC aired "Undersea
Dangers for Barnegat Bay" by Brian Thompson, a piece
on Mike Kennish's work on Barnegat Bay. According to Brian
Thompson, new research by RU shows that nitrogen entering
the bay from land runoff, the atmosphere, and groundwater
is polluting bay waters. The nitrogen is stimulating excessive
growth of algae that is detrimental to vital seagrass habitat.
The explosive growth of the algae blocks out sunlight to the
seagrass, which is essential habitat for bay scallops, clams,
and some finfish species. Click on link to view video:
http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=123184 |
| Pictured here: Brian Thompson
& Mike Kennish (image/ WNBC video) |
- Younger Kim gave an invited seminar titled “Effects of
climate change on interannual variation in parasites, pathologies
and population attributes in bivalves from NOAA Status and Trends
'Mussel Watch' Program”
- at the National Fisheries Research & Development
Institute, Busan, SOUTH KOREA, 12 June 2007
- at Fisheries Science Institute, Coastal Research Center
and The Red Tide Research Center, Kunsan National University,
Kunsan, SOUTH KOREA, 13 June 2007
- at School of Applied Marine Science, College of Ocean
Science, Cheju National University, Cheju, SOUTH KOREA,
14 June 2007
- at Department of Marine Biology and Department of Aquatic
Life Medicine, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong
National University, Busan, SOUTH KOREA, 15 June 2007
- Peter Rona presented an invited talk, Volcanoes of the Deep
Sea, and showed the film at the Public Library of Science, Industry
and Business on June 12 in New York City.
- On June 5, 2007, Fred Grassle testified before the Subcommittee
on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans endorsing the passage of H.R.
1834 "The National Ocean Exploration Act and the National
Undersea Research Program Act of 2007."
- Karen Bemis presented a paper coauthored with Peter Rona, "Implications
of lazy plumes for entrainment of vent larvae," at the International
Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Meeting in Perugia, Italy
on 2 July.
- A press release in NSF news email "Nitrate in Lake Superior:
On the Rise," concerns research recently published in Geophysical
Research Letters by our group of Lake Superior researchers. Rob
Sherrell is co-author on the study. You can access the press release
by going to URL : http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pr07064
or click here
to read.
- Alan Robock gave invited talks at the Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, Mexico City, May 28, 2007 on
"Global Warming" and on "Comparing Climatic Response
to Low and High Latitude Volcanic Eruptions."
- Alan Robock filmed an interview for History Channel show on
climate and volcanic eruptions, Yellowstone National Park, June
8, 2007.
- An article commenting on Alan Robock's work, "\'Nuclear
winter\' is still a threat to be avoided," appeared in issue
2607 of New Scientist magazine, 11 June 2007, page 6-7. Click
here
to read. http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19426073.300-nuclear-winter-is-still-a-threat-to-be-avoided.html
Meetings Attended
- Younger Kim, as an invited speaker, presented, "Effects
of climate change on interannual variation in parasites, pathologies
and population attributes in bivalves from U.S. coastline”
and participated in a roundtable discussion on ‘Marine and
Terrestrial Indicators of Climate Change’ at the 15th International
Conference on Environmental Bioindicators held at the City University
of Hong Kong – Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China, 7 - 9 June
2007.
- Fred Grassle attended the Census of Marine Life Scientific Steering
Committee meeting in Quito & Puerto Ayora (Galapagos Is.),
Ecuador on June 26-30. This meeting coincided with the 30th Anniversary
of the discovery of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Galapagos.
To read more, click here.
- John Reinfelder gave a presentation on "Carbon Sequestration,"
at the Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) Second Annual MiniSymposium,
May 24, 2007.
- Alan Robock gave the following presentations:
- The 1982 El Chichón Volcanic Eruption: A Review of
the Aerosol Cloud Distribution and Observed Climatic Effects,
AGU Joint Assembly, Acapulco, México, May 21-25, 2007.
- Served as session chair for the following sessions at the
AGU Joint Assembly, Acapulco, México, May 21-25, 2007:
- Twenty-Five Years After El Chichón: Volcanic
Aerosols and Their Climatic Effects (also convened session)
- Atmospheric Sciences Fellows Lectures
- United Nations Headquarters, New York, June 7, 2007 (On
\'\'Global Warming The IPCC Fourth Assessment\'\'; Non-governmental
organizations briefing)
New Grants
- Able, Ken and Thomas Grothues. City of New York - Parks and
Recreation, " Behavior of Fish Associated with Piers: Responses
in the Lower Hudson River." 06/01/07 - 06/30/09, ($313,572)
- Grothues, Thomas and Ken Able. Hudson River Foundation, "Association
of Adult Fishes with Piers in the Lower Hudson River: Hydroacoustic
Surveys for an Undersampled Resource." 06/01/07 - 05/31/09,
($231,593).
- Liz Sikes, PI with Dr. Brian Popp, Co-PI (University of Hawaii).
National Science Foundation. "Controls on alkenone temperature
estimates in subtropical and subpolar waters." 10/01/07-09/30/10,
$555,000 total allocated, $324,000 to Rutgers.
- McDonnell, Janice. Monterey Peninsula, "Understanding &
Predicting Change in the Workforce for Ocean Sciences Technology
and Operations." 6/01/06-05/31/08, ($80,000)
- Taghon, Gary. Vanderbilt University, "EcoChip: A Microfluidic
Device to Characterize Microbial Responses to Habitat Structure."
05/01/07-01/31/09, ($29,261)
Publications
- Able, K.W. and T.M. Grothues. 2007. An approach to understanding
habitat dynamics of flatfishes: advantages of biotelemetry. Journal
of Sea Research 58:1-7.
- Coen, L. D., R.D. Brumbaugh, D. Bushek, R. Grizzle, M.W. Luckenbach,
M.H. Posey, S.P. Powers, S.G. Tolley, 2007. Ecosystem services
related to oyster restoration. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
341:303-307.
- Dyhrman, S.T., J.W. Ammerman, and B.A.S. Van Mooy, 2007. Microbes
and the marine phosphorus cycle. Oceanography Magazine.
20(2): 110-116. (Part of a special issue titled "A Sea of
Microbes").
- Fan, Y., G. Miguez-Macho, C. Weaver, R. Walko, and A. Robock,
2007: Incorporating water table dynamics in climate modeling,
Part I: Water table observations and the equilibrium water table.
J. Geophys. Res., 112, D10125, doi:10.1029/2006JD008111.
- Reur, M., B.A. Barnett, M.L. Bender, P.G. Falkowski, B. Hendricks,
2007. New estimates of Southern Ocean biological rates from O2/Ar
ratios and the triple isotope composition of O2. Deep Sea
Research I 54: 951-974.
- Robock, A., O.B. Toon, R.P. Turco, L. Oman, G.L. Stenchikov,
and C. Bardeen, 2007: The continuing environmental threat of nuclear
weapons: Integrated policy responses needed. EOS, 88,
228, 231, doi:10.1029/2007ES001816.
- Robock, A., L. Oman, G.L. Stenchikov, O.B. Toon, C. Bardeen,
and R.P. Turco, 2007: Climatic consequences of regional nuclear
conflicts. Atm. Chem. Phys., 7, 2003-2012. (A Russian
translation of "Climatic Consequences of Regional Nuclear
Conflicts" has been posted on the website of the Moscow Institute
of Physics and Technology Center for Arms Control, Energy and
Environmental Studies:
http://www.armscontrol.ru/pubs/climatic-consequences-of-regional-nuclear-conflicts.pdf)
Student News
| This summer the IMCS is hosting nine undergraduate
interns in faculty labs in New Brunswick, and at the RUMFS
and HSRL in Tuckerton and Bivalve respectively. The interns'
stipends are funded from a variety of sources including IMCS,
NSF/REU supplements awarded to individual faculty, and the
Aresty Research Center. The students, their home institutions,
and their faculty mentors are listed below. Students will
carry out their own research for ten weeks during the summer
and present their results at a poster session in early August. |
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Thomas Evans (Juniata College),
Dave Bushek and Ximing Guo |
| A.J. Francavilla (Lycoming College), Mike
De Luca |
| Emily Israel (Rutgers University), Yair
Rosenthal |
| Caitlin Kennedy (Rutgers University), Ken
Able and Motz Grothues |
| Olga Korenovska (Rutgers University), Kay
Bidle |
| Cliff Kwityn (Rutgers University), Kay Bidle |
| Anna Mei (Barnard College), Gary Taghon |
| Jeff Pydeski (University of West Virginia),
Dave Bushek and Ximing Guo |
| Chava Weitzman (Redlands University), Sybil
Seitzinger and Rosalynn Lee |
Back Row: Cliff Kwityn,
Thomas Evans, Olga Korenovska, Caitlin Kennedy, Emily Israel,
Jeff Pydeski
Front Row: Anna Mei, A. J. Francavilla, Chava Weitzman |
- James Voordeckers successfully defended his Ph.D. Dissertation
on June 29th, 2007. Congratulations Dr. Voordeckers!
- Student Posters, Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry
Annual Meeting, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June,
2007:
- Wright D.D., T.K. Frazer, S.R. Keller, F. Reig, and J.R.
Reinfelder, "Trace Metals in Zooplankton from the Hudson
River Plume."
- Smith, L. and J.R. Reinfelder, "Light-Driven Mercury
Volatilization from Tidally-Exposed Wetland Sediments of Hudson
River Tributaries."
- Zhu, W. and J.R. Reinfelder, "Sulfide-driven arsenic
solubilization from arsenopyrite and pyritic black shale."
Let's Welcome
Ramaydalis Cruz-Matos (Costa Vetriani, advisor): "I graduated
last May from the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez Campus from
Industrial Microbiology. As an undergrad I did research on halophilic
archaea specifically on detection of glycosyl hydroxylases. I am
in the Environmental Sciences Department and I'll be going into
my second year as a graduate student. I started in Costa's lab in
September 2006." (Room 204)
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