Taking the Pulse of our Changing Planet
A public lecture and professional development series at Liberty Science Center
Pulse Bios: Kay Bidle
Kay Bidle is an Assistant Professor at IMCS, Rutgers University . Kay is one of several IMCS scientists who extensively study microbes in the oceans, especially phytoplankton. He came to Rutgers in 2001 from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla , CA where he received his PhD in Marine Biology. Kay won the 2005 Raymond A. Lindeman Award, an international recognition given by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, for the best scientific research paper by a young oceanographer. Originally from Severna Park, Maryland (near Annapolis ), Kay grew up along the Chesapeake Bay , which fostered his interest in marine sciences. Kay currently lives in Lawrenceville , NJ with his wife Kelly (Associate Professor of Biology, Rider University ) and three young boys.
