David C. Fugate Post  Doctoral Researcher Institute of Marine and Coastal Science Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Phone off (732) 932-6555 x233 fax (732) 932-8578 Email

        Education

• B.S., 1983, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Biostatistics
• M.S., 1996, College of William & Mary, School of Marine Science, Marine Biology
• Ph.D., 2002, College of William & Mary, School of Marine Science, Physical Sciences  

  Research Interests

      My interest in sediment transport spans physical, geological and ecological aspects.  My recent research explores particle aggregation dynamics and particle constituents in urban and relatively unindustrialized estuaries.  These processes involve the physical energy of the estuaries as well as the benthic fauna. I am also studying the effects of dredging in urban estuaries on sedimentation rates and evolution of tidal channels through the sediment stratigraphy.  My masters thesis explored the geomorphodynamics of tidal creeks and its relation to tidal energy, topograpy, and biological habitat as expressed by the sinuousity of the tidal creek patterns.   I am also involved in an interdisciplinary project that compares the importance of physical mixing and flushing to biologically mediated nitrogen flux rates in a shallow lagoon.  The median residence time is measured by numerical modeling with a 2D finite element hydrodynamic model coupled with a drogue tracking module. 
   
   

  Selected Publications and Abstracts

• Fugate, D.C., and R.J. Chant, 2005, Near Bottom Stresses in a Small Highly Stratified Estuary, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, C03022,doi 10.1029/2004JC002563
• Fugate, D.C., and R.J. Chant, in press, Aggregate settling velocity of mixed storm water and sewage outflow in Flushing Bay, NY, Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, in revision, Estimation of Residence Time in a Shallow Back Barrier Lagoon, Hog Island Bay, Virginia, USA
• Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, submitted, The role of lateral shoals in sediment transport processes in the ETM region of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Gonzalez, L.M., Fugate, D.C., El uso de equipos opticos para la medicion de sedimento suspendido, submitted to Tecnociencia.
• Hunt, H.L., and Maltais, M.J., Fugate, D.C., and Chant, R.J., Spatial and temporal variability in juvenile bivalve dispersal:  effects of sediment transport and flow regime, submitted to Environmental and Marine Biology.
• Kuehl, S.A., Brunskill, G.J., Burns, K., Fugate, D.C. , and Kniskern, T., 2004. Nature of sediment dispersal off the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea:  Preliminary sediment budget and implications for margin processes.  Continental Shelf Research 24, 2417-2429.
  
• Sanford, L.P., P.J. Dickhudt, L. Rubaiano-Gomez, M. Yates, S.E. Suttles, C.T. Friedrichs, D.C. Fugate and H. Romine, 2005. Variability of suspended particle concentrations, sizes and settling velocities in the Chesapeake Bay turbidity maximum. In: I.G. Droppo, G.G. Leppard, P. Liss, and T. Milligan (eds.) Flocculation in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
  
• Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2003. Controls on suspended aggregate size in partially mixed estuaries. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 58: 389-404.
• Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2003. Versatility of the Sontek ADV: measurements of sediment fall velocity, sediment concentration, and TKE production from wave contaminated velocity data.  The Fifth International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Process, Proceedings, May 18-23, 2003,  East Meets West productions. 
  
• Fugate, D.C., C.T. Friedrichs, and L.P. Sanford, 2003. Atypical bottom shear stress asymmetry in a partially stratified estuary. Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Meeting, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, 16-17 October.
  
• Fugate, D.C., and C.T. Friedrichs, 2002. Determining concentration and fall velocity of estuarine particle populations using ADV, OBS and LISST. Continental Shelf Research 22, pp. 1867-1886. 
  
• Fugate, D.C., C.T. Friedrichs, L.C. Schaffner, and G.M. Battisto, 2000.  Tidally varying suspended particle populations in lower Chesapeake Bay.  Proceedings, Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, 10th International Biennial Conference, Sponsored by Old Dominion University and the College of William and Mary, Norfolk, VA, USA, 7-11 October 2000, p. 217-220.
  
• Fugate, D.C., C. Friedrichs, I. Anderson, A. Bilgili, and B. Zelenke, 2002, Determining residence time in Hog Island Bay using a 2-D finite element model allowing for dewatering of intertidal flats. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 83 (Suppl.). 
  
• Fugate, D. and C. Friedrichs, 2001, Determining characteristics and dynamics of multiple particle subpopulations in estuaries using optical and acoustic instruments.  Estuarine Research Federation 16 th Biennial International Conference, St. Pete Beach, 4-8 November 2001.
  
• Fugate, D.C., C.T. Friedrichs, L.C. Schaffner and G.M. Battisto, 2000. Suspended sediment particle populations in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 81 (No. 48, Suppl.): F634.
  
• Conrad, C.F., Chisholm-Brause, C.J., Daus, J., Fugate, D.C. , Kuehl, S.A., 2000. Historical trends in trace metal contaminants of the Elizabeth River Subestuary, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, American Chemical Society, 220th National Meeting in Washington , 20-24, August 2000.
  
• Fugate, D.C., 1999. Comparison of sedimentary patterns in marsh systems of dredged and natural estuaries, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 1-5 February, 1999.
  
• Fugate, D.C. and C.T. Friedrichs, 1999.  Fate and transport of particle adherent contaminants in an urban estuary.  Estuarine Research Federation 15th Biennial International Conference, New Orleans, 25-30 September 1999.
   

 Mentoring and Training

 
•  Summer 2001, Comentored undergraduate student Brian Zelenke
•  Fall/Spring 2000, Comentored undergraduate student Michele Venanzi
• 1987-1992, Provided formal training courses in Job Control Language and IBM operating systems.
• 1985-1992, Provided computational user’s service and statistical consulting within the population research field.
   

Grants Awarded

• 1995, VIMS Minigrant, “Enquiry into the fractal nature of tidal creeks”
• 1999,  VIMS Faculty Grant, “Sediment dynamics and stratigraphy in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River”
• 1999, Student Minor Research Faculty Grant, “Sediment dynamics and stratigraphy in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River”
 
 

Professional Experience

 
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, 9/03-present.  Research in coastal sediment transport, bottom boundary layer dynamics, and particle aggregate dynamics.
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 4/02-8/03.  Research in sediment transport, numerical modeling of estuarine hydrodynamics, particle aggregate dynamics, geochronology.
• Research Assistant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 8/92 - 3/02.  Research into sediment transport, particle aggregate dynamics, geochronology, geomorphology, remote sensing of chlorophyll, wetland remediation, GIS analysis of SAV’s, and salt marsh nutrient dynamics.
• Programmer Analyst, Carolina Population Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2/85 - 7/92. Senior programmer for the Cebu Infant Mortality study, a longitudinal study of pregnancy and infant health.  Supervised and trained programmers and research assistants.
• Social Science Analyst, Center for Population and Policy Studies, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. 2/84 -1/85. Technical assistance for longitudinal population trends analyses.
• Programmer, Population Laboratories, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 5/83 - 1/84. Managed and analyzed large data files for the East Java Population Survey.
• Assistant Statistician, Lipids Research Program, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 5/81 - 5/83. Exploratory analysis and report preparation on dietary predictors of serum HDL and triglyceride levels.
  

Professional Membership Committees

• American Geophysical Union
• Estuarine Research Federation