Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies

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Celebrating 30+ Years of Science, Education and Stewardship
San Francisco State University’s
Research and Service Organization
Annual Report - October 2011
By Dr. Newell Garfield
Director and Professor of Geosciences
Romberg Tiburon Center For Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
Highlights of the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year
 Grant activity at the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC) remains
strong with 10 new grants awarded totaling $1.3 million. RTC was very successful in
obtaining new grants this fiscal year despite the current economic conditions.
Additionally, RTC PIs received $2.2 million in supplements to existing grants.
 Major funded projects continue to bring significant acclaim and resources to San
Francisco State University (SF State) and RTC. Examples of the FY 10 – 11 awards are:
National Science Foundation funded Synergistic Effects of Temperature and pH
Variability on Physiology, Transcriptome and Proteome of Porcelain Crabs ($496,000),
California Coastal Conservancy, in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection
Agency, funded the San Francisco Living Shorelines Project ($401,000), and NOAA
funded project The Ecophysiology and toxicity of Heterosigma akashiwo in Puget
Sound: a living laboratory ecosystem approach (~$100,000).
 Increased numbers of undergraduate and graduate students working at RTC have
received numerous prestigious awards and a host of internal scholarships. Of special
mention is that one of our graduate students South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Fellowship,
another received one of the College of Science & Engineering Maxwell Scholarships,
three received CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST)
research awards, and three students have Achievement Rewards for College Scientists
(ARCS) scholarships. We have good reason to be proud of our students and their
accomplishments.
 Seven students completed their master’s degrees.
 The RTC Advisory Board created an Ad Hoc committee to review and restructure the Advisory
Board to increase its effectiveness in community outreach and fund raising.
Introduction
The Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC), the marine and estuarine
research field station of San Francisco State University (SF State), is located approximately
20 miles north of the main campus on a Tiburon Peninsula 36-acre waterfront parcel. A 1978
federal lease of 28 acres and six buildings marked the origin of the Center. Building 36 is the
main research/laboratory and administration facility. Building 39 provides space for teaching
and outreach activities and office space. Building 53 houses the Bay Conference Center
(BCC) and a caretaker apartment. Building 49 houses the facilities shop, marine operations,
and SF State Art Department graduate student studios. Building 50 is used for storage and SF
State Anthropology Department artifacts. Building 20, the Ohrenschall Guest House,
provides lodging for visiting scientists and BCC clients. The lease was completed in 2008
and the property and buildings transferred to the University.
In 2008 the U.S. Department of Commerce deeded the remaining eight waterfront acres and
13 additional buildings to the University. Occupied buildings include: Building 54 physiology, biogeochemical, elemental analysis and monitoring laboratories; Building 74A office space; Building 74 - facilities headquarters and boat/vehicle storage; Building 30 leased by tenants SERC, and Taxon Biosciences; Building 21 - storage; Building 22 Southern Marin Fire Protection District training; and Building 40 - storage for the SF State
Ceramics Department. Five other buildings, Buildings 11, 27, 33, 37, and 79 are unoccupied.
Building 86 is a University building but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) retains usage of the building.
Table 1 provides an overview of the RTC buildings. RTC also owns several boats used for
research including a 38' aluminum hulled vessel, the R/V Questuary; a 21' C-Dory, the Salty
Dog; a Twin V outboard; and a 19' and a 15' Boston Whaler.
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Table 1. Description, location, and amount of space currently occupied at RTC.
Building
Number
Building
Name
Square
Footage
Usage
Occupants
20
Ohrenschall Guest
House
3,600 Residence
Visitors
21
Machine Shop
3780
Storage
RTC
22
Blacksmith Shop/
Carpentry Shop
3644
Training Facility
Southern Marin Fire Protection
District
30
Galley/
Admin Office
8453
Offices, Meeting Rooms, &
Laboratories
RTC & Lease to Taxon
(3,796 sq ft or 45%) &
SERC (1,293
sq ft or 15%)
36
Research Center
27,200 Research Laboratories, Offices,
Meeting Rooms, & Classrooms
RTC & NERR
39
Administration Office
7,080 Offices & Classrooms
RTC & NERR
40
Ceramics
Department Storage
49
Maintenance
Shop/Marine
Operations
16,925 Facilities, Marine Operations,
RTC & SF State
Offices & Art Department Student
Studios
50
Storage
16,925 Storage, Laboratory &
Anthropology Department
Archives
RTC & SF State
53
Bay Conference
Center/
Residence
7,700 Conference Center, Office &
Caretaker Apartment
RTC & Conference Rentals
54
Physiology
Laboratory
7600
Offices & Research Laboratories
RTC
74
Vehicle Warehouse
2000
Boat & Vehicle Storage & Office RTC
Offices
648
Offices
74A
86
Central Warehouse
800
Storage
SF State Art Department
RTC
11,000 Storage
Unoccupied buildings
NOAA
Proposed Usage
11
Caretaker Residence
2705
Residence or removal
RTC
27
Welding Shed
400
Storage
RTC
33
Rockfish Research
Laboratory
4018
Student Dormitory
RTC
37
Dispensary
2000
Student Dormitory
RTC
79
Cinder Block
Building
400
Storage
RTC
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Organizational Description
Administrative responsibility for RTC resides at SF State. RTC is administered by a Director
(Dr. Newell Garfield) who reports to the Dean of the College of Science and Engineering
(COSE) (Dr. Sheldon Axler), the University Provost (Dr. Sue Rosser) and the University
President (Dr. Robert Corrigan). RTC’s scientific staff consists of the Director, five other
tenured or tenure-track faculty with appointments in home departments at SF State, seven
research scientists, one professor emeritus, one SF State faculty associate, one adjunct
faculty, five postdoctoral associates, seven visiting scientists, 14 research
technicians/research assistants, and an on-site staff of 20 persons (four are volunteers). In FY
2010-2011 there were 53 graduate students (Art Department students included), five
undergraduate student assistants, 28 undergraduate interns, 14 undergraduate volunteers,
nine high school student volunteers, and 11 volunteers involved in Center activities.
The RTC campus is well-suited to host research-oriented organizations whose missions
complement RTC through student opportunities and intellectual collaboration. There is one
SF State entity and four tenants on site. RTC tenants are the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center’s (SERC) Invasive Species Program and Taxon Biosciences. These two
tenants are laboratory-based research operations whose missions enhance scientific activity
on the campus. Their combined staffs add 18 scientists and support staff on site. The third
tenant is the Tyee Foundation/Tiburon Salmon Institute, an organization of concerned
citizens interested in preserving San Francisco Bay salmon. The Southern Marin Fire
Protection District uses Building 22 to conduct training.
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (SFB NERR) is a joint federalstate-local partnership program dedicated to improving understanding and management of
the Bay. RTC is the administrative headquarters and active partner of the SFB NERR. The
NERR’s mission is to promote scientific research of remaining Bay wetlands for better
management and successful restoration of these important habitats, and a healthier Bay for
citizens to enjoy. The NERR employs a staff of seven.
While not part of the RSO, three groups from the College of Arts and Humanities, the Art
Department’s Masters in Fine Arts and the Ceramics concentration, and the Anthropology
Department have facilities on the RTC campus. Ten graduate art students and one postgraduate fellow occupied the art studio space.
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Mission and Goals
RTC’s mission is to advance understanding and conservation of marine, estuarine and coastal
environments, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, through the integration of research,
education and outreach.
The Center’s goals are:

To lead in scientific research, monitoring and reporting on the nature and condition of the
world’s marine and estuarine environments.

To train undergraduate and graduate students to become interdisciplinary marine or
estuarine scientists through instruction and participation in innovative, collaborative
research.

To promote public education and appreciation of the San Francisco Bay estuarine
environment and ecosystems.

To provide fundamental scientific information to assist in decision-making and the
stewardship of San Francisco Bay.
Activities Undertaken in Areas of Research, Service, and Teaching
to Meet Our Goals
Students, faculty and researchers studied biodiversity, community ecology, wetland ecology
and restoration, ecological physiology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, molecular
biology, and oceanography. RTC scientists received numerous awards that support their
research, and the findings were published in prestigious scientific journals. RTC has been
instrumental in the implementation of California cooperative science programs including:
IEP, an organization of California and federal institutions and agencies collaborating on San
Francisco Bay and Delta environmental and conservation issues; COAST, the CSU Council
on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology; CeNCOOS, Central and Northern California
Ocean Observing System; and COCMP, Coastal Ocean Currents Monitoring Program. The
latter is a California voter-approved system to monitor coastal circulation in near real time.
RTC faculty and lecturers successfully accomplished their teaching mission both in their
laboratories and in the classroom. During FY 2010-2011, 10 University courses were
conducted at RTC. Our faculty conducted the remainder of their teaching duties in their
home department on the main campus. Undergraduate and graduate students worked on their
research projects in the research laboratories under the direction of RTC scientists. Five
graduate students completed their master’s degrees last year. Students regularly publish their
research results and attend scientific meetings where they make oral and poster research
presentations.
RTC’s educational outreach goals were met in a variety of ways. RTC offers, through the
College of Extended Learning, a Wetlands Science series of short courses aimed at
professional training in wetlands science and management. Three of these courses were
taught at RTC this year. Once a year RTC researchers conduct professional development
workshops on site for high school teachers. RTC researchers also gave presentations
throughout the year at community organizations such as the Rotary Club of Tiburon,
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published articles in local newspapers, and served as judges at the Marin County science
fairs. In October 2010, RTC held its annual open house, Discovery Day, where the general
public is invited on site to interact with scientists and learn more about RTC’s research and
teaching activities. The 2010 event attracted more than 1000 people. In February 2011, RTC
and COSE hosted the central and northern California regional competition for the National
Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). The Sea Lion Bowl, our regional competition, was a great
success and will be repeated at SF State next year. Inaugurated in 1998, the NOSB provides
an educational forum for high school students to excel in math and science and receive
national recognition for their diligence and talents. NOSB has proven that it can generate
student interest and excitement about science and the oceans, giving young people a chance
to examine marine science, both as an in-depth area of study and as a possible career. The
NOSB fosters collegiality and teamwork, competition, imaginative thinking and factual
recollection. It also allows students to work side by side with experts in a wide variety of
settings. Of equal importance, NOSB excites and inspires our nation’s teachers, providing
them with new tools to capture the imagination of their students.
Nature, Source and Amount of Funding
RTC Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-2011 funding was derived from several sources (Table 2). SF
State provided salary support through the COSE budget for almost all of the administrative
staff, ORSP projects provided RRT for teaching faculty and lecturers, and a Special Trust
account provided for the remaining staff salaries and some operating expenses. Income from
the Bay Conference Center and leases to tenant organizations provided for some operating
expenses and maintenance. Charter fees from the R/V Questuary and donations received by
RTC are held at the University Corporation (SF State Foundation). Funding for fiscal years
2006 through 2011 are shown in Table 3. There were 48 RTC active grants, of which 10
started during FY 10 - 11. Table 4 provides specific information on RTC grants and contacts.
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Table 2. Funds managed by the RTC RSO.
RTC OPERATING BUDGET Fiscal Year 2010 – 2011
Revenue:
Actual
University Special Funds Allocation(1)
Other Earned Income
Bay Conference Center (BCC) & Ohrenschall Guest House (OGH)
Property Leases
RRT
Research Vessels
Chargeback, Refunds
Total Revenues
729,935
80,712
180,042
358,458
70,367
16,099
$1,435,613
Expenses:
Salaries Paid by RTC Allocation & RRT (includes lecturers)(1)
Benefits Paid by RTC Allocation & RRT (includes lecturers)
Administrative Fees Paid to SF State
Administrative Fees Paid to The University Corp, SF State
BCC & OGH Expenses
Marine Operations (Questuary, insurance, etc.)
Telephones (campus, Centrex, cell)
Utilities (security, garbage, water, pest, electricity, etc.)
Vehicles (gas, service, leases, insurance)
Start-Up (Boyer, Cohen, Komada, Stillman, Carpenter)
Matching Funds to Grants
Services, Supplies, Equipment, Post, Print, PCs, P-cards
RTC Facilities (maintenance, repair, tools, etc.)
Outside Engineering & Maintenance Contracts
Travel
Total Expenses
423,934
153,857
15,104
0
41,466
85,676
75,232
79,041
42,149
1,552
6,998
176,477
157,637
82,005
6,571
$1,347,699
Net Surplus(2)
$87,914
(1) Does not include General Fund Salaries and benefits paid by COSE.
(2) Net surplus includes cash and committed funds on Purchase Orders carried over into the next
fiscal year.
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Table 3. RTC funding amounts including grant awards for the last five fiscal years.
REVENUE SUMMARY 2007-2011
Category
FY 07-08
SF State Special Funds Allocation(a)
COSE Salary Support(a)
COSE Supplies & Expense
SF State Support Subtotal
BCC/Tiburon Properties Revenue
Questuary Revenue
RRT, Chargebacks, Refunds
Other Subtotal
Private Donations
Private Foundation Awards
Donations & Awards Subtotal
TOTAL REVENUE
(a) Moved 6 staff salaries from allocation to COSE salary
FY 08-09 FY 09-10
FY 10-11
$1,545,299
$546,657
$0
$2,091,956
$1,342,436
$596,017
$0
$1,938,453
$1,206,734
$561,229
$93,653
$1,861,616
$729,935
$1,150,648
$33,225
$1,913,808
$182,911
$31,801
$176,570
$391,282
$193,738
$46,802
$273,227
$513,767
$157,838
$54,735
$252,698
$465,271
$260,754
$70,367
$374,557
$705,678
$51,315
$0
$51,315
$33,236
$60,000
$93,236
$124,528
$25,000
$149,528
$20,992
0
$20,992
$2,534,553
$2,545,456
$2,476,415
$2,640,478
support
GRANT AWARD SUMMARY 2007-2011
Category
FY 07-08
Number of New RTC Grants Awarded
Per Fiscal Year
RTC Grant Funding Per Fiscal
Year including Supplements
RTC Expenses Against Active Grants
RTC Indirect Costs Generated Against
All Active Grants
FY 08-09 FY 09-10
13
09
$1,991,658*
$1,143,103*
$3,983,775
$565,665
$3,649,672
$484,279
21
$2,907,585*
$2,576,181
$526,105
FY 10-11
10
$3,468,696
$3,262,737
$676,888
* - during that fiscal year supplement funds for grants were not added.
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Table 4.Fiscal Year 2010-2011 active grant and contract awards (including subcontracts to other institutions).
PI Name
Boyer,Katharyn E
Carpenter,Edward J
Cochlan, William
Cohen, Sarah
Dugdale, Richard
Garfield, Newell
Kimmerer, William
Komada, Tomoko
Parker, Alexander
Stillman, Jonathon
Wilkerson, Frances
RTC Grant Expenditures FY 2010
Start Date
7/1/2008
8/1/2008
9/1/2008
6/7/2010
7/1/2010
7/1/2010
9/10/2010
4/6/2007
9/20/2007
9/1/2008
10/1/2009
10/1/2009
9/15/2009
1/1/2010
9/1/2010
1/1/2011
1/1/2011
9/1/2008
9/1/2009
8/1/2010
1/1/2006
4/16/2007
9/30/2009
11/23/2009
6/1/2010
8/31/2010
11/15/2004
7/1/2008
8/1/2008
4/1/2010
9/1/2010
1/1/2006
7/20/2006
3/1/2007
9/1/2009
6/1/2010
6/1/2010
6/1/2010
5/1/2011
1/1/2007
10/1/2007
10/1/2007
12/1/2009
6/1/2010
10/10/2006
8/15/2009
6/1/2010
9/1/2010
3/14/2011
End Date
8/31/2011
12/31/2010
3/16/2011
8/1/2014
3/31/2014
3/31/2014
12/31/2011
6/30/2011
9/30/2011
8/31/2012
9/30/2012
9/30/2012
9/30/2011
4/30/2011
8/31/2011
6/30/2011
6/30/2011
8/31/2012
8/31/2012
7/31/2011
12/31/2010
12/31/2011
9/29/2010
3/31/2013
12/31/2012
9/30/2011
3/30/2011
6/30/2011
7/31/2012
3/31/2012
7/31/2011
12/31/2010
10/31/2011
6/30/2010
8/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
12/31/2012
4/30/2013
8/31/2010
9/30/2012
9/30/2011
6/30/2011
12/31/2012
6/30/2010
7/31/2011
12/31/2012
8/31/2013
8/30/2012
Funding Agency
The Nature Conservancy
Marin Rod and Gun Club
SFSU Cost Share
Cal Maritime Academy
SFSU Cost Share
California Coastal Conservancy
NOAA
Delta Stewardship Council
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
NOAA
University of Hawaii at Manoa
NOAA
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
National Science Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Delta Stewardship Council
Delta Stewardship Council
United States Geological Survey
San Jose State University Foundation
US Dept. of Interior
United States Geological Survey
California Coastal Conservancy
CSU-Chancellor's Office
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Aquarium
Californa Coastal Commission
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Delta Stewardship Council
UC Regents - Davis
CA Dept of Water & Resources
National Science Foundation
US Dept. of Interior
US Dept. of Interior
US Dept. of Interior
CA SeaGrant
ACS Petroleum Research Fund
National Science Foundation
SFSU Cost Share
United States Geological Survey
US Dept. of Interior
CA Dept of Water & Resources
National Science Foundation
US Dept. of Interior
National Science Foundation
Assocoaition of Bay Area Governments
Project Title
Eelgrass Nursery-BOYER
Pacific Salmonid Project
C/S Eelgrass Nursery
CMA Eelgrass Mitigation
C_Living Shorelines
Living Shorelines
NOAA SAV
Bad Suisun
En-Gen: Microarrays & E. hux
Dry Valleys- Antarctica
Amazon Influence on the Atlantic: Carbon Export from Nitrogen Fixation
Amazon Influence on the Atlantic: Carbon Export from Nitrogen Fixation - REU Supplement
Macronutrient Analysis of Puget Sound & Outer WA State Costal Seawater
High Throughput Screening (HTS) of Algal Strains for Optimal Biomass and Lipid Product
The Ecophysiology and toxicity of Hetrosigma Akashiwo in Puget Sound: A living
Large Scale Production
High Throughput Screening (HTS) of Algal Strains for Optimal Biomass and Lipid Product
Food For Naups
Eelgrass Nursery
Sample Analysis- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Foodweb support for -Dugdale
Bad Suisun
Nutrient Analysis
Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program
Fall Habitat: Distribution
USGS- Nutrient Analysis 2010
COCMP-NC
COAST
CeNCOOS: Long-term monitoring of environmental conditions in support of protecting
Romberg Tiburon Center's Sea Lion Bowl Diveristy Initiative
Sea Lion Bowl 10-11
Foodweb
Monitoring Responses
Zooplankton & Clam Analyses
Food for Naups-Kimmerer
Fall Habitat:Zooplankton
Fall Habitat:Modeling
Fall Habitat:Management
Trophic Relationships
Sediment DOC - PRF
Sediment DOC-NSF
C/S Sediment DOC-NSF
Nutrient Analysis-Kendall
Fall Habitat:Influence
Zooplankton & Clam Analyses 3
ARRA: Larval Physiology
Fall Habitat:Clams
Synergistic Effects
IRWM Revisited
Total Award Amount of
Project
$61,876.00
$45,000.00
$0.00
$65,588.80
$0.00
$401,250.00
$9,800.00
$24,016.00
$1,184,748.00
$399,998.00
$351,355.00
$10,250.00
$11,500.00
$398,347.00
$100,889.00
$140,280.00
$24,999.00
$127,001.00
$23,081.00
$29,000.00
$282,317.00
$814,357.00
$5,445.00
$125,000.00
$266,532.00
$9,680.00
$8,956,434.00
$687,193.00
$404,700.00
$25,000.00
$15,000.00
$847,042.00
$236,017.00
$398,373.00
$396,961.00
$844,067.00
$705,729.00
$148,647.00
$168,876.00
$40,000.00
$409,178.00
$62,741.00
$20,000.00
$300,201.00
$130,228.00
$199,999.00
$289,088.00
$534,038.00
$44,000.00
$20,775,821.80
FY 10 Expenses w/o
IDC
$3,488.33
$8,766.93
$0.00
$24,657.12
$0.00
$13,025.24
$2,416.66
$3,700.65
$152,593.86
$12,205.16
$116,547.17
$4,334.69
$10,450.58
$193,519.44
$1,604.99
$38,395.51
$12,607.62
$14,159.32
$8,197.51
$14,499.04
$26,928.23
$256,438.82
$599.66
$28,901.29
$51,584.38
$0.00
$935,295.31
$280,469.78
$68,330.02
$7,777.66
$14,972.75
$65,233.18
$27,253.88
$10,137.55
$58,383.76
$281,974.20
$184,917.92
$33,654.32
$0.00
$0.00
$62,280.11
$0.00
$0.00
$48,969.86
$80.17
$50,692.59
$93,293.65
$39,398.32
$0.00
$3,262,737.23
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Pertinent Information on RTC Scientists, Students, Staff, and
Others Who Support or Collaborate With the RTC RSO
Community
RTC faculty and senior scientists with descriptions of their areas of research and interest are
listed in Appendix A. All other RTC RSO staff, students and volunteers are listed in Appendix
B. A gender breakdown and ethnic make up of the RTC faculty and senior scientists (PhDs), post
doctoral researchers, technicians, students, volunteers and staff listed in Appendices A and B are
presented in Table 5. Visiting scientists who actively worked at RTC during FY 2010-2011 with
RTC faculty and senior scientists are listed in Appendix C. Appendix D is the list of RTC faculty
and senior scientists peer-reviewed publications and Appendix E is their non-peer reviewed
publications during FY 2010-2011. All completed RTC science research master’s theses are
listed in Appendix F. Those completed in FY 2010-2011 are noted with an asterisk. Courses
taught at RTC during the last five fiscal years (2006-2011) are listed in Appendix G. Courses
taught at SF State by RTC faculty and lecturers during the last five fiscal years are listed in
Appendix H. Information contained in Appendices A through H are summarized in Table 6 with
comparison information for the previous four fiscal years. Collaborators working with RTC
faculty and senior scientists are listed in Appendix I. Art Department faculty and students and
RTC tenants are listed in Appendix J. Appendix K lists the names, titles and organizational
affiliations of persons serving on the RTC Board of Advisors. Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 RTC
Seminar Series presentations are listed in Appendix L.
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Appendix A. Names of faculty and senior scientists actively engaged in the RSO’s research
and scholarly and creative activities, or its supervision, and their areas of research.
Roger Bland, (Emeritus), Physicist; studies underwater acoustical monitoring using sonar signals to measure
water temperature and current speed circulation patterns in SF Bay.
Katharyn E. Boyer, Wetland and Coastal Community Ecologist; studies the role of species interactions in
ecosystem functioning, invasive species, nutrient dynamics, and restoration in wetland and seagrass systems.
Edward J. Carpenter, Biological Oceanographer; studies the ecology of marine phytoplankton, particularly
cyanobacteria, and factors affecting primary productivity, phytoplankton species composition, and nutrient
cycling in the sea.
William P. Cochlan, Marine Microbial Ecologist/Biological Oceanographer; studies the physiology and
ecology of phytoplankton and bacteria, including Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).
Sarah Cohen, Ecological Evolutionary Biologist and Population Geneticist; studies connectivity of marine
populations, human impacts on aquatic systems, immunogenetics and recognition systems.
Richard C. Dugdale, Biological Oceanographer/Biogeochemist; studies distributions and effects of nutrients
(including anthropogenic impacts) on oceanic productivity in estuarine, coastal, and equatorial upwelling areas.
Newell Garfield, RTC Director and Physical Oceanographer; studies oceanic circulation in coastal regions and
over continental margins.
Wim Kimmerer, Biological Oceanographer; studies growth and predation processes in zooplankton, computer
modeling of ecological systems, and analysis of human impacts on estuarine and marine ecosystems.
Tomoko Komada, Biogeochemist; studies the dynamics of organic matter in marine and freshwater systems,
with focus on the factors affecting the long-term organic carbon cycle.
Alex E. Parker, Biological Oceanographer/Estuarine Biogeochemist; studies the impacts of urbanization and
associated stressors on primary producers and heterotrophic bacteria.
Dale Robinson, Phytoplankton Ecologist and Physiologist; examines changes in ocean productivity and
photosynthesis that result from variations in the physical environment.
Jonathon H. Stillman, Marine Ecological Physiologist; studies adaptations of marine organisms to
environmental stress, including temperature stress and the effects of climate change.
Gerdi Weidner, Psychobiologist; studies the contribution of environmental, behavioral, and psychological
factors to non-communicable chronic diseases.
Frances P. Wilkerson, Marine biologist/Biological Oceanographer; studies the role of phytoplankton in
nitrogen cycling in coastal and estuarine ecosystems with a focus on diatom ecology and also marine symbiosis.
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Appendix B. Names of SF State faculty associates, post doctoral fellows, research
technicians, graduate students, undergraduate student assistants, undergraduate interns,
undergraduate volunteers, high school students and administration and facilities staff
directly contributing to the RSO who are on the RSO’s payroll, participate through
assistantships, fellowships, or traineeships, or are otherwise involved in the RSO’s work.
Staff Member
Jim Fuller
Vickie Hogue
Al Marchi
Adam Pimenta
Sarah Blaser
Christina Buck
Erica Kress
Omar Abi-Chahine
Kervi Ramos
Allison Johnson
Dash Stander
Jan Davidson-Drexel
Leah Johnson
Kristen Keller
Dug Mei
Dr. Anne Todgham
Dr. Stephane Lefebvre
Dr. Nathan Miller
Jean Claude Breach
David Hurt
Brittany Bjelde
Sara Boles
Hayley Carter
Lina Ceballos
Chelsea Chen
Rachel Dorfman
Haydee Medina
Adam Paganini
Claudia Ramos
Tyler Wasterson
Corrine Calhoun
Leore Geller
Shamaila Kahn
Audrey Nickles
Jackie Prasad
Cheyenne Snavely
Amy Eberle
Garren Piccolo
Sophie McGuiness
Melissa May
Dr. Pascale RossignolLefebvre
Dr. Lindsay Sullivan
Toni Ignoffo
Anne Slaughter
Jessica Donald
Aaron Johnson
Karen Kayfetz
Bobby Vogt
Status
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Volunteer
High School Volunteer
Volunteer
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Volunteer
Undergraduate Volunteer
SF State Faculty Associate
Post Doc
Post Doc
Research Technician
Berkeley PhD Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Student Intern
Student Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Volunteer/Undergraduate
Volunteer/Undergraduate
Volunteer/High School
Volunteer
Volunteer
Research Field/Role
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
Chemical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Post Doc
Research Technician
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
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Alexa Boesel
Sean Robtla
Janice Wondolleck
Ben Colteaux
Dr. Ina Benner
Joelle Tirindelli
Michelle Drake
Andrew Kalmback
Kristine Okimura
Erin Russell
Teresa Eichenlaub
Celine Posseme
Brandon Russell
David Campbell
Robert Hausamn
Julian Herndon
Brian Bill
Chris Ikeda
Anh Van Pham
Itamar Gnatt
Ceslie Mulholland
Jacquline Tay
Melissa DuBose
Dr. Brian Ort
Darragh Clancy
Carrie Craig
Tricia Goulding
Vanessa Guerra
Alyssa Lai
David Lake
Mariana Padron
Beth Sheets
Ashley Smith
Ariel Tang
Verena Wang
Benson Chow
Richard Coleman
Christy Bedayan
Garrett Benjamin
Damion Delton
Eric Dexter
Meredyth Duncan
Jacqueline Hill
Tren Kauszer
Michelle Wray
Joseph Spaulding
Barbara Villines
Emily Ng
Kelsey Cawdrey
Noah Jaffe
Carmen Yu
Max Hubbard
Aimee Good
Krista Kamer
High School Volunteer
High School Volunteer
High School Volunteer
Volunteer
Post Doc
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Intern
Undergraduate Volunteer
Volunteer
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Student Assistant/Undergraduate
Student Assistant/Undergraduate
Student Intern
Undergraduate/Intern
Undergraduate Volunteer
Volunteer
Post Doc
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Student Assistant/Undergraduate
Student Assistant/Undergraduate
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Student Intern
Volunteer/Undergraduate
Volunteer/Undergraduate
Volunteer/Undergraduate
High School Volunteer
High School Volunteer
High School Volunteer
Research Technician
Research Technician/Program
Coordinator
Program & Outreach Coordinator
Matt Gough
Research Technician
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Marine Ecology and Evolution
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography/COCMP
Physical Oceanography/
COCMP/COAST
Physical Oceanography/COCMP
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Jim Pettigrew
Chris Raleigh
Sang Wook Pak
Daniel Cuneo
Mary Dournace
Nastassia Patin
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Diana Singh
Gavin Archbald
Autumn Cleave
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Jeff Lewis
Gwen Santos
Rosa Schneider
Kevin Stockmann
Whitney Thornton
Ace Crow
Hilary Finck
Theresa Lagman
Clemens Roessner
Joseph Spaulding
Brandy Campbell
Nicole Clark
Adam Damon
Grant Willison
Sahana Kribakaran
Rosalie de Lisle
Sargunjot Kaur
Elise Morrison
David Shay
Matthew Snyder
Marissa Weitzman
Linda Mayo
Gavin Archbald
Carmen Barefield
David Bell
Erin Blackwood
Doreen Britton
Ace Crow
Jose Flores
Dennis Huggins
John Kern
Scott Kern
Brita Larsson
David Morgan
Adria O’Dea
Raman Paul
Mark Peaslee
Chanh Rattana
Chris Raleigh
Donna Shadowens
Jennifer Viale
Research Technician
Equipment Specialist
Graduate Student
Student Intern
Student Intern
Graduate Student
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Intern/Undergraduate
Intern/Undergraduate
Intern/Undergraduate
Intern/Undergraduate
Intern/Undergraduate
Undergraduate Volunteer
Undergraduate Volunteer
Undergraduate Volunteer
Undergraduate Volunteer
High School Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Operations Director
OGH Caretaker/Volunteer
OGH Caretaker Assistant/Vol.
Marine Superintendent
Education/Outreach Coordinator
Financial Coordinator
BCC/Facilities Worker
Information Technology Tech
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Facilities Volunteer
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Laboratory Coordinator
Marine Operations Manager
Marketing/Graphics Coordinator
Grants Administrator
Student Assistant
Facilities Maintenance Worker
Caretaker/Volunteer
BCC/Events Manager
Administrative Coordinator
Physical Oceanography/COCMP
Physical Oceanography/COAST
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Taxon
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
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Table 5. Male and female breakdown and ethnic make up of RTC faculty and senior
scientists (PhDs), post doctoral fellows, technicians, students, volunteers and staff listed in
Appendices A and B.
African
Native
Groups
#
Male Female White American Asian Hispanic American
PhDs
14
9
5
13
1
SF State
Faculty
Associate
1
1
1
Post Docs
5
3
2
5
Research
Technicians
/Assistants
19
9
10
18
Grad
12
31
31
5.5
6
.5
Students
431
Intern/Grad
1
1
1
Student
Assistants
/Undergrad
5
4
1
1
.5
3
Intern/
Undergrad
28
12
16
22.5
2.5
1
1
Volunteer/
Undergrad
14
8
6
11
2
1
Volunteer
11
4
7
10
1
High
School
Student
9
3
6
7
2
2
Staff
20
12
8
16
2
1
1
Totals
156
67
89
123.5
3
16.5
9
1.5
1
Art Department students are not included. Ethnicity data are not requested of these students.
2
Three staff positions are volunteer ones.
Pacific
Island
1
.5
1
2.5
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Appendix C. Visiting scientists who actively worked at RTC during the Fiscal Year 20102011 with faculty members or senior research scientists.
Dr. Gretchen Coffman, University San Francisco – Wetland Ecology Research
Dr. Seth Hiatt, Institute for Geographic Information Science, SF State - GIS Research
April Ridlon, University of California, Davis – Wetland Ecology Research
Dr. Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Institute – Invasive Species Studies Research
Norah Saarman, University of California, Santa Cruz – Invasive Species Research
Betsy Wells, University of California, Davis – Wetland Ecology Research
Heidi Weiskel, University of California, Davis – Wetland Ecology Research
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Appendix D. Peer-reviewed publications by RTC faculty and research scientists including
books, journal articles, and reports and reprints.
Boyer, K. E. and A. P. Burdick. 2010. Control of Lepidium latifolium (perennial pepperweed) and recovery of native plants in
tidal marshes of the San Francisco Estuary. Wetlands Ecology and Management 18:731-743.
Carr, L. A., K. E. Boyer, and A. Brooks. 2011. Spatial patterns in epifaunal community structure in San Francisco
Bay eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds. Marine Ecology 32:88-103.
Chainani-Wu, N., G. Weidner, D. Purnell, S. Frenda, T. Merritt-Worden, C. Kemp, E. Kersh, and D. Ornish. 2010. Relation of
B-Type natriuretic peptide levels to body mass index following comprehensive lifestyle changes. American Journal of
Cardiology, 105(11):1570-1576.
Chainani-Wu N., G. Weidner, D.M. Purnell, S. Frenda, T. Merritt-Worden, C.R. Pischke, R. Campo, C. Kemp, E.S. Kersh, and
D. Ornish. 2011. Changes in emerging cardiac biomarkers after an intensive lifestyle intervention. American Journal of
Cardiology 108(4):498-507.
Cohen, C.S., McCann, L, Davis, T., Shaw, L., Ruiz, G. 2011. Discovery and significance of the colonial tunicate Didemnum
vexillum in Alaska. Aquatic Invasions: 6 (3): 363-371.
Dod, H.S., R. Bhardwaj, V. Sajja, G. Weidner, G.R. Hobbs, G.W. Konat, S. Manivannan, W. Gharib, B.E. Warden, N.C. Nanda,
R.J. Beto, D. Ornish, and A.C. Jain. 2010. Effect of intensive lifestyle changes on endothelial function and on
inflammatory markers of atherosclerosis. American Journal of Cardiology, 105(3):362-367.
Dorgan, K.M., S. Lefebvre, J.H. Stillman, M.A.R. Koehl. 2011. Energetics of burrowing by the cirratulid polychaete,
Cirriformia moorei. J. Exp. Biol. 214: 2202-2214.
Drake, J., E.J. Carpenter, M. Cousins, K.L. Nelson, A. Guido-Zarate, & K. Loftin. 2010. Effects of light and nutrients on
seasonal phytoplankton succession in a temperate eutrophic coastal lagoon. Hydrobiologia 654:1177-192.
Gould, A.L. and Kimmerer, W.J., 2010. Development, growth, and reproduction of the cyclopoid copepod Limnoithona
tetraspina in the upper San Francisco Estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 412:163-177.
Greene, V.E., L. J. Sullivan, J.K. Thompson, and W.J. Kimmerer. 2011. Grazing impact of the invasive clam Corbula
amurensis on the microplankton assemblage of the northern San Francisco Estuary. In Press, Marine Ecology Progress
Series 431:183-193.
Hoffman, M. D., N. Garfield, and R. W. Bland. 2010. Frequency synchronization of blue whale calls near Pioneer Seamount. J.
Acoust. Soc. Am. 128(1) 490-494.
Kim, S., E. J. Terrill, B. D. Cornuelle, B. Jones, L. Washburn, M. A. Moline, J. D. Paduan, N. Garfield, J. L. Largier, G.
Crawford, and P. M. Kosro. 2011. Mapping the U.S. West Coast surface circulation: A multiyear analysis of highfrequency radar observations. J. Geophys. Res. 116 C03011, doi:10.1029/2010JC006669.
Kimmerer, W. and Gould, A. 2010. A Bayesian approach to estimating copepod development times from stage frequency data.
Limnology and Oceanography-Methods, 8:118-126.
Kimmerer, W. J. 2011. Modeling Delta Smelt Losses at the South Delta Export Facilities. San Francisco Estuary and
Watershed Science 9: Article 2.
Knox S.S., X. Guo, Y. Zhang, G. Weidner, S. William S, and R.C. Ellison. 2010. AGT M235T Genotype/Anxiety Interaction
and Gender in the HyperGEN Study. PLoS ONE 25(5):E8-E15.
Kropuenske, L. R., M. M. Mills, G. L. van Dijken, A.-C. Alderkamp, G. M. Berg, D. H. Robinson, N. A. Welschmeyer, and K.
R. Arrigo. 2010. Strategies and rates of photoacclimation in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Phaeocystis
antarctica (Haptophyta) and Fragilariopsis cylindrus (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology. DOI: 10.1111/j.15298817.2010.00922.
Lipa, B., D. Barrick, S. Saitoh, Y. Ishikawa, T. Awaji, J. Largier, and N. Garfield. 2011. Japan Tsunami Current Flows
Observed by HF Radars on Two Continents. Remote Sens. 3(8): 1663-1679.
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Mac Nally, R., Thomson, J., Kimmerer, W., Feyrer, F., Newman, K., Sih, A., Bennett, W., Brown, L., Fleishman, E.,
Culberson, S. and Castillo, G., 2010. An analysis of pelagic species decline in the upper San Francisco Estuary
using Multivariate Autoregressive modelling (MAR). Ecological Applications, 20:1417-1430.
McGaw, I.J. and J.H. Stillman. 2010. Cardiovascular system of the Majidae (Crustacea: Decapoda). Arthropod Structure and
Development 39: 340-349.
Mills, M. M., L. R. Kropuenske, G. L. van Dijken, D. H. Robinson, A. C. Alderkamp, G. M. Berg, N. Welschmeyer, K. R.
Arrigo. 2010. Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Photosynthesis and growth of
Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus under simulated mixed layer irradiance. Journal of Phycology: DOI:
10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00923.
Orth-Gomer K, G. Weidner, D.E. Anderson, and M.A. Chesney. 2010. Psychosocial influences on the heart: epidemiology of
cardiovascular diseases. In M.H. Crawford, J.P. DiMarco, and W.J. Paulus (eds), Cardiology, 3rd Edition, Edinburgh:
Mosby, pp. 1819-1824.
Paganini, A.W., W.J. Kimmerer, J.H. Stillman. 2010. Metabolic responses to environmental salinity in the invasive clam
Corbula amurensis. Aquatic Biology 11:139-147.
Pischke, C.R., M. Elliott-Eller, M. Li, D. Ornish, and G. Weidner. 2010. Clinical events in heart disease patients with an
ejection fraction of less than 40%: 3 year follow-up results. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 25(5):E8-E15.
Pischke, C.R., S. Frenda, D. Ornish, and G. Weidner. 2010. Lifestyle changes are related to reductions in depression in persons
with elevated coronary risk factors. Psychology & Health, 25(9): 1077-1100.
Rais, A., N. Miller and J.H. Stillman. 2010. No evidence for homeoviscous adaptation in intertidal snails: analysis of membrane
fluidity during thermal acclimation, thermal acclimatization, and across thermal microhabitats. Marine Biology 157: 24072414
Reynolds, L. K. and K. E. Boyer. 2010. Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium): properties of invaded tidal
marshes. Invasive Plant Science and Management 3:130-138.
Sohm, J.A.,, A. Subramaniam, T. Gunderson, E. J. Carpenter, and D. G. Capone. 2011. Nitrogen fixation by Trichodesmium
and unicellular diazotrophs in the north Pacific subtropical gyre. Journal of Geophysical Research 116:1-12.
Spadena, H., D. Zahn, S. Schulze Schleithoff, T. Stadlbauer, L. Rupprecht, J.M.A. Smits, H.W. Krohne, T. Muenzel, and G.
Weidner. 2010. Depression is related to reduced physical activity regardless of disease severity – The Waiting for a New
Heart Study. Transplant International, 23:814-822.
Spadena, H., N.R. Mendell, D. Zahn, Y. Wang, J.Kahn, J.M.A. Smits, and G. Weidner. 2010. Social isolation and depression
predict 12 month outcomes in the Waiting for a New Heart Study. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 29:247252.
Stillman, J.H., M. Denny, D.K. Padilla, M.H. Wake, S. Patek, B. Tsukimura. 2011. Grand Opportunities: Strategies for
Addressing Grand Challenges in Organismal Animal Biology. Int. Comp. Biol. doi: 10.1093/icb/icr052.
Thomson, J., Kimmerer, W., Brown, L., Newman, K., Mac Nally, R., Bennett, W., Feyrer, F. and Fleishman, E., 2010.
Bayesian change-point analysis of abundance trends for pelagic fishes in the upper San Francisco Estuary. Ecological
Applications, 1431 -1448:1431 -1448.
Weidner G. and F. Kendel. Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. 2010. In J.M. Suls, K.W. Davidson, and R.M. Kaplan (eds),
Handbook of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, New York, NY: Guilford Press, pp. 354-369.
Weidner G. 2011. Sustainability in medicine – a case for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases. The
Environmentalist. DOI 10.1007/s10669-011-9344-7.
Weidner G., D. Zahn, N.R. Mendell, J.M.A.Smits, M.C. Deng, A. Zittermann, and H. Spaderna for the Waiting for a New Heart
Study Group. 2011. Gender and emotional support as predictors of death and clinical deterioration in the Waiting for a
New Heart Study: Results from the 1-year follow-up. Progress in Transplantation 21:106-114.
Zahn D., G. Weidner, J. Beyersmann, J.M.A. Smits, M. Deng, I. Kaczmarek, U. Mehlhorn, H.C. Reichenspurner, F.M. Wagner,
S. Meyer, and H. Spaderna. 2010. Combined risk scores and depression as predictors for competing waiting-list outcomes
in the Waiting for a New Heart Study. Transplant International 23(12):1223-1232.
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Appendix E. Non-peer reviewed publications by RTC faculty and senior scientists.
Boyer, K. E. and S. Wyllie-Echeverria. 2010. Eelgrass Conservation and Restoration in San Francisco Bay: Opportunities and
Constraints. Report for the San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project. 84 pp. Included as Appendix 8-1.
http://www.sfbaysubtidal.org/report.html.
Stillman JH. 2010. “Ocean Acidification.” Reef Hobbyist Magazine 4(1): 22-25.
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Appendix F. All research master’s theses completed by RTC graduate students.
** Indicates the five theses completed in AY 10-11
Archbald, Gavin. 2011. Evaluating the Potential for Spread of an Invasive Forb, Limonium ramosissimum,
in San Francisco Bay Salt Marshes. Kathy Boyer, Advisor.**
Auro, Maureen 2007. Nitrogenous Nutrition and Toxicity of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata: A Laboratory and Field
Based Experiment. William Cochlan, Advisor.
Barada, Laila 2006. Nitrogen Assimilation in Diatoms Epression of GLNII During Eutrophication and Simulated
Upwelling. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Baesman, Shaun 2008. The Use of Tellurium Oxyanions by Anaerobic Bacteria with the Formation of Elemental
Te Nanoparticals. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Bill, Brian. 2010. Carbon and Nitrogen Uptake of Toxigenic Diatoms: Pseudo-nitzschia australis and Pseudonitzschia turgidula. William Cochlan, Advisor.**
Bills, Jena 2004. Is Mid-Ocean Exchange Effective in Preventing the Invasion of Estuaries by Zooplankton from
Ships’ Ballast Tanks? Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Bogan, Mark 1997. Sulfide Detoxification by Catalyzed Oxidation in the Marine Worm Urechis caupo. Alissa
Arp, Advisor.
Bouley, Paola 2005 The Ecology Of A Highly Abundant, Introduced Estuarine Copepod in the Low-Salinity Zone
of the San Francisco Estuary. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Brey, Stacy 2006. Population Distribution and Behavior Study of Golden Gate Freshwater Turtles. Carlos
Crocker, Advisor.
Briggs, Allegra 2009. Mitochondiral COI Analysis of Tortanus dexrilobatus. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Brown, Harmon 2001. The Effects of Warm Water Intrusions on the Macrozooplankton and Micronekton of
Georges Bank. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Buchholz, James 1982. Nitrogen Flux Between a Developing Salt Marsh and South San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Callaway, John 1990. The Introduction of Spartina alterniflora in South San Francisco Bay. Michael Josselyn,
Advisor.
Carr, Lindsey 2008. Food Chain Interactions in San Francisco Bay Eelgrass (Zostra marina) Beds: Implications
for Restoration. Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Cayenne, Andrea 2010. Identifying Novel Protein Stabilizers by Co-immunoprecipitation in Porcelain Crabs,
Genus Petrolisthes. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Chamberlain, Sarah 1995. Comparison of Methods of Control Spartina alterniflora in San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Clay, Tansy 2003. Effects of Thin Layers on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Herring (Clupea pallasi). Stephen
Bollens. Advisor
Coffman, Gretchen 1998. Natural and Restored Salt Marsh Soil Seed Banks in San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Cohen, Sahrye 2006. Growth of Native and Non-Indigenous Juvenile Fishes in Restored Versus Reference Tidal
Marsh Wetlands. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Cotter, Karen 1991. Removal of Delairea odorata and Recovery of Vegetation on San Francisquito Creek.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Crumb, Esa 2009. Mating System Characteristics of Two Unique Populations of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in San
Francisco Bay. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
De Souza, Phillip 1981. Lignicolous Marine Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
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De Souza, Yvonne 1981. Relationship of Salinity to Morphological and Physiological Variation is Estuarine
Populations of Gracilaria verrucose. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Drake, Jeana 2008. Community Structure and Dynamics of Phytoplankton Blooms in Rodeo Lagoon, Golden Gate
National Recreation Area. Ed Carpenter, Advisor.
Dorman, Jeff 2002. Euphausiids of the Northern California Upwelling System. Stephen Bollens, Advisor
Duffield, Joan 1986. Waterbird Use of an Urban Stormwater Wetland System in Central California, USA.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Durand, John. 2010. Determinants of Seasonal Abundance in Key Zooplankton of the San Francisco
Estuary. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.**
Encomio, Vincent 1998. Effects of Sulfide and Hypoxia on the Respiratory Physiology of Urechis caupo. Alissa
Arp, Advisor.
Eberl, Renate 2005. Macrosetella gracilis: Copepod Abundance, Population-Structure and Association with the
Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Federline Dean, Amy 2004. Marshes as a Source or Sink of an Estuarine Mysid: Demographic Patterns and Tidal
Flux of Neomysis kadiakensis at China Camp Marsh, San Francisco Estuary. Stephen Bollens, Advisor
Fiorillo, Adele 1994. Effects of Crab Burrowing on Growth of Spartina in San Francisco Bay. Michael Josselyn,
Advisor.
Fulmer, Julia 2004 Ecology of Chaetognaths and Larval Hake in a Temperate Fjord (Dabob Bay, WA) Stephen
Bollens, Advisor.
Fuller, James 2010. Using Estuarine Phytoplankton to Study the Physiological Effects of Elevated Atmospheric
pCO2 on Algal Growth. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Gewant, Darren 2003. The Distribution and Composition of Macrozooplankton and Micronekton in San Francisco
Bay. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Gifford, Scott 2006. The Ecology of Planktonic Protozoa in Restored Versus Reference Tidal Marsh Wetlands.
Stephen Bollens and Gretchen Rollwagon Bollens, Co-Advisors.
Glassi, Eric 2008. Thermal Influences on Gene Expression in the Intertidal Porcelain Crab , Petrolisthes cinctipes.
Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Goulding, Tricia. 2011. Examining the Phylogeography of Profilicollis altmani, an Acanthocephalan Parasite
of Mole Crabs. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.**
Gough, Matthew 2008. An Analysis of HF-Radar Measured Surface Currents, Gulf of the Farallones, California.
Newell Garfield, Advisor.
Gould, Alison 2009. Growth and Fecundity of Limnoithona tetraspina: the Success of an Introduced Copepod in
Upper San Francisco Estuary. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Green, Valerie 2010. Grazing Impact of the Overbite Clam on the Microzooplankton Assemblage of the Northern
San Francisco Estuary. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Greer, Philip 1998. Seed Depth, Elevation and Sedimentation Effects on Spartina foliosa Germination, Growth
and Mortality. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Grimaldo, Lenny 2004. Diets and Carbon Sources of Fishes from Open-water, Edge, and SAV Habitats in
Restored Freshwater Wetlands of San Francisco Estuary. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Harris, Holly 2004. Distribution and Limiting Factors of Ostrea conchaphila in San Francisco Bay. Mike
McGowan Advisor.
Harrison, Kateri 2003. Disturbance and Food-web Structure: 14 Streams in the San Francisco Bay Watershed. Neo
Martinez, Advisor.
Hernandez, John 2000. Blood Characteristics of the Marine Echiuran Worm Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
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Herndon, Julian 2003. Nitrogen Uptake by Heterosigma akashiwo: A Laboratory and Field Based Study, William
P. Cochlan, Advisor.
Hogue, Vickie 2000. The Effects of Ultraviolet-B Radiation on Natural Phytoplankton Assemblages in Central San
Francisco Bay. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Hooff, Rian 2002. Ecology of the Invasive, Predatory Copepod Tortanus dextrilobatus, in San Francisco Bay.
Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Hubbard, Maxwell 2010. Verification and Harmonic Analysis of San Francisco Bay Surface Currents Utilizing HF
Radar. Newell Garfield, Advisor.
Huntington, Brittany 2006. Is a macroalga bloom threatening seagrass survival? Responses of seagrass to
increased macroagal dominance in a northern California bay. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Huybrechs, Catherine 2006. Detecting Egeria densa using a knowledge engine and spatio-contexual information.
Patricia Foschi, Advisor.
Ignoffo, Toni 2004. Behavioral Responses of Microzooplankton to Vertical Heterogeneity (Thin Layers) in the
Ocean. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Johnson, Amber 2004. The effect of Temperature on Silicification in Diatoms. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Johnson, Leah. 2010. Determination of Radiocarbon in Porewater Dissolved Organic Matter Using Thermal
Sulfate Reduction. Tomoko Komada, Advisor.**
Johnson, Tessa 2002. The Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Larval Herring in Estuarine Tidal Fronts. Stephen
Bollens, Advisor.
Kertesz, Johanna 2006. The role of biodiversity in a fluctuating environment. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Kieu, Le 2004. Seasonal Influence of Salt Marsh Plant on Methylmercury Production and Degradation over Small
Spatial Scales in South San Francisco Bay. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Kleckner, Amy 2009. The Role of an Invasive Bivalve, Corbula amurensis, in the Suisun Bay Nitrogen Cycle.
Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Koch, Florian 2005. Exploring the Use of 32Si in an Urban Estuary: the Fate of Silicate in San Francisco Bay.
Richard Dugdale, Advisor.
Larsson, Brita 1996. A Comparative Investigation of Accretion Rates in Spartina alterniflora and Spartina foliosa.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Lassiter, Adria 2003. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Phytoplankton Species in a Coastal Upwelling
Ecosystem. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Lew, Kevin 2007. Methods Development to Apply the CytoSense Flow Cytometer to Evaluating Natural
Phytoplankton Community Structure, Richard Dugdale, Advisor.
Lidstrom, Ulrika 2009. Primary Production, Biomass and Species Composition of Phytoplankton in the Low
Salinity Zone of the Northern San Francisco Estuary. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Long, Regan 2004. Northern California Shelf Circulation During January 2003: Possible Implications for Shelf
Retention. Newell Garfield, Advisor.
Lorenzi. Allison 2006. Primary Productivity and rbcL gene expression in Central San Francisco Bay. Frances
Wilkerson, Advisor.
Los Hertos, Marc 1992. Controls on Patterns of Seasonal Wetland Vegetation, South San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Lougee, Ladd 2000. The Effects of Haloclines on Zooplankton in San Francisco Bay. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Martin, Bill 1999. Comparison of Benthic Productivity: Restored and Natural Tidal Marshes, San Francisco Bay.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Martindale, Molly 1987. Salicornia europa I. and Salicornia virginica I. on a San Francisco Bay Salt Marsh: A
Study of Factors Contributing to Their Zonation Pattern. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
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Matsumoto, Yukari 2004. The Spatial Patterns and Growth Rates of an Invasive Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)
and the Influences on Sedimentation in Alameda Marsh. Patricia Foschi, Advisor.
McKinnon, Rodney 1988. The Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) as A Vector of Nutrition in Laval Rearing. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Melton, Lee 1998. Computer-assisted Classification of Suburban Areas in Satellite Imagery Through the Use of
Artificial Neural Networks. Patricia Foschi, Advisor.
Mills, Camra 2006. Survey and analysis of the Prevalence and Intensity of Helminth Parasite Infections in
Stranded California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Mincks, Sarah 1998. Distribution, Abundance and Feeding of Decapods in the Arabian Sea. Stephen Bollens,
Advisor.
Murphy, Jennifer 2008. Salt Marsh Soil Amendments and Their Effect on Spartina foliosa Restoration around the
San Francisco Bay. Ed Carpenter, Advisor.
Murray, Alison 1994. Community Fingerprint Analysis – A Molecular Method for Studying Marine
Bacterioplankton Diversity. James Hollibaugh, Advisor.
Nguyen, Rosalee 2006 Effects of Different Substrates on Foraging Behavior and Growth Rate of larval green
sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Odaya, Mami 2005. Biomass Estimation of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Techniques, A Test Study in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Northern California. Patricia Foschi, Advisor.
Papastephanou, Kathy 2005. Cross-Shelf Distribution of Copepods in the Central California Upwelling Zone.
Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Patin, Nastasia 2011. Effects of OUT Clustering and Sequencing Artifacts on Microbial Community
Diversity Estimates. Matthew Ashby, Advisor. **
Pearson, Jennifer 2000. Fish and Mysids in Two Creeks/Estuary Systems in Marin County, California. Advisor
Michael McGowan.
Pence II, William 1985. The Effects of Saline Agricultural Drainage Effluent on the Growth of Selected Species of
Estuarine Macroalgae of Northern San Francisco Bay. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Perron-Burdick Anya 2007. Integrated Management Techniques for the Eradication and Control of Lepidium
latifolium (Perennial Peppergrass) in the San Francisco Estuary. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Perez, Rick 1981. Salt Marsh Restoration from Former Salt Evaporators: Changes in Sediment Properties.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Peterson, Heather 2002. Long-term Benthic Community Changes in a Highly Invaded Estuary. Wim Kimmerer,
Advisor.
Piechnik, Denise 2002. Food Web Assembly During a Classic Biogeographic Study: Fractions of Trophic
Specialists Increase over Time. Neo Martinez, Advisor.
Polly, Jonathon 2009. Harnessing Natural C Isotopes to Understand Organic Matter Transformations in Marine
Sediments. Tomoko Komada, Advisor.
Puleston, Cedric 2003. Structural Analyses of the Food Web of Mirror Lake, New Hampshire. Neo Martinez,
Advisor.
Purkerson, David 2000. Selenium in San Francisco Bay Zooplankton. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Radan, Regina 2008. Nutrient Uptake and Toxicity of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidate: A Laboratory and Field Based
Experiment. William Cochlan, Advisor.
Reed, Tim 2003. Analyzing SeaWIFS Using GIS: Phytoplankton Blooms in the Bering Sea, Dale Robinson,
Advisor.
Righetti-Judah, Linda 2002. Phytoplankton Community Structure and Seasonal Succession in Tomales Bay, CA.
Frances Wilkerson, Advisor
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Roe, Russell 1999. Mapping Cover Classes of Baccharis pilularis with Landsat TM Imagery. Patricia Foschi,
Advisor.
Roepke, Troy 2001. A New Model for Sulfide Exposure Using the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Alissa Arp,
Advisor.
Rogoff, Dana 2006. Identification and Characterization of Microbes in South San Francisco Bay Solar Salt Ponds:
An Application for Restoration. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Ryan, Amelia 2009. Salinity and Nitrogen Interactions in Sarcocornia pacifica Dominated Salt Marshes. Kathy
Boyer, Advisor.
Sanford, Ukina 2006. The Effects of Anoxia on Cardiac Output and Cerebral Blood Flow in Sliders, Trachemys
scripta. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Seto, Shelley 1997. Excretion of Sulfide Oxidation Endproducts in Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
Shellem, Bernie 1981. Physiological Ecology of Entromorpha clathrata (Roth.) Grev. On a Salt Marsh Mudflat.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Silva, Javier 2008. Hemo Catecholamine Responses in Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) Due to Air
Exposure. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Speekmann, Christa 2000. The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Vertical Distribution and Mortality of
Zooplankton. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Spicher, Douglas 1984. The Ecology of Caespitose Cordgrass (Spartina sp.) Introduced to San Francisco Bay.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Statile, Jennifer 2004. H2S Producing Activity in Marine Invertebrate Tissues. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
Stoltz, Gretchen 2002. The Biology and Natural History of Pleurobrachia pileus on Georges Bank, Stephen
Bollens, Advisor.
Stierwalt, Robin 1998. Relationships Between Physiological Response and Shell Morphology in Three Species of
Littorine Snails of the Central California Coast. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Tirindelli, Joelle 2006. Immunogenetic Variation in Estuarine Fish from Habitats with Varying Chemical
Contaminant Loads. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Vaccaro, Erin 2003. Structural Analyses of the Lake Tahoe Food Web. Neo Martinez, Advisor.
Ver Steeg, Juliana 1981. Contributions to the Taxonomy and Morphology of Cryptopleura
(Rhodophyta:Delesseriaceae). Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Visintainer, Tammie 2003. Community Composition and Diet of Fishes as a Function of Tidal Channel Order: A
Field Study in China Camp Marsh, San Francisco Estuary. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Wang, Verena. 2011. Investigating Recent Invasions of a Colonial Tunicate Using a Polymorphic Fusion
Locus. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.**
Waters, Wayne G. 1985. The Effects of Restoration/Management Projects on the Essential Habitat of Five
Endangered Wildlife Species Utilizing the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
White, Brendan 1995. The Shorebird Foraging Response to the Eradication of the Introduced Cordgrass, Spartina
alterniflora. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Willsie, Julia 1999. Sulfite and Thiosulfate are Products of Detoxification in Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
Wunderlich, Veronica 2006. Effects of Elevated Temperature on Hypoxia on Growth of Age-0 Green Sturgeon,
Acipenser medirostris. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Yorty, Jennifer 2007. Nitrogen Fixation at Six San Francisco Bay Tidal Wetlands. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Zaremba, Katie 2002. Comparison of Native and Non-native Cordgrass and Hybrids in San Francisco Bay.
Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
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Theses in progress:
Blaser, Sarah. The effect of herbicide additions on phytoplankton in the San Francisco Estuary. Frances Wilkerson,
Advisor.
Buck, Christina. Phytoplankton community responses to nutrient regimes in Drakes Estero Marine Conservation
Area, CA. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Hayley Carter. Effects of CO2 on the metabolism of porcelain crab larvae. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Lina Ceballos. Effects of ocean acidification on larval development of porcelain crabs, genus: Petrolisthes.
Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Chen, Xi Chelsea. Multi-Generational Analysis of Synergistic Effects of Temperature and Salinity Variability On
Metabolic Rate and Acute Thermal and Salinity Tolerance in Daphnia pulex. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Cleave, Autumn. Effects of invasive Limonium ramosissimum on native salt marsh communities in a changing
environment. Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Craig, Carrie. Feeding of larval and adult copepods determined by genetic identification of prey in the gut. Sarah
Cohen, Advisor.
Donald, Jessica. Population dynamics of three invasive hydrozoan jellyfish in the upper San Francisco Estuary.
Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
Guerra, Vanessa. Population genetic diversity of the cryptogenic invasive Ciona spp on the Pacific coast of
America. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Johnson, Aaron. The Influence of Prey Abundance and Composition on Spawning Migrations of Delta Smelt. Wim
Kimmerer, Advisor.
Kayfetz, Karen. Ecology of the calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi in the San Francisco Estuary. Wim
Kimmerer, Advisor.
Kiriakopolos, Stephanie. The Role of Environment and Depth in Driving Phenotypic Variation in Zostera marina.
Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Kress, Erica. Nutrient Loading Effects on Phytoplankton Community Structure and Biomass in the Sacramento and
San Joaquin Rivers. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Lai, Alyssa. Use of genetics to resolve phylogenetic relationships for the conservation of endemic Bermuda killifish
(Fundulus bermudae/relictus). Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Lake, David. Molecular Analysis of the Parasite Fauna of Two Genera (Nutricola and Gemma) of Benethic
Bivalves. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Lewis, Jeffery. Effects of eelgrass-associated epifaunal invertebrates and factors controlling their distribution.
Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Okimura, Kristine. The effect of ocean acidification on extracellular release in multiple strains of Emiliania huxleyi.
Ed Carpenter, Advisor.
Padron, Mariana. Phylogeography of two sympatric seahorses from the Caribbean: using mitochondrial and nuclear
DNA variation for conservation. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Paganini, Adam. Physiological Costs of Being a Porcelain Crab Larvae. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Santos, Gwen. Nutrient dynamics and production in San Francisco Bay eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds: food web
and restoration implications. Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Schneider, Rosa. Investigating causes of rarity in a wetland endemic plant. Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Sheets, Beth. Using a candidate allorecognition locus to investigate population structure of the colonial tunicate
Botrylloides nigrum. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Smith, Ashley. The Influence of Hydrodynamics on the Reproductive Ecology of the Brooding Sea-star,
Leptasterias aequalis. Sarah Cohen, Advisor
Stockman, Kevin. Fish utilization of the Living Shorelines Project's restoration reefs in San Francisco Bay. Kathy
Boyer, Advisor.
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Tang, Ariel. The identification of asexual and sexual reproduction patterns of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in San
Francisco Bay. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Whitney Thornton. Biotic and abotic factors that influence the restoration success of a dominant native plant.
Kathy Boyer, Advisor.
Vogt, Robert. The use of spectrofluorometric methods to compare feeding between adult and larval stages of the
copepod species Pseudodioptamus marinus. Wim Kimmerer, Advisor.
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Appendix G. Course information and enrollments for classes taught at RTC for the five
academic years between 2006 and 2011.
COURSE
RTC Fall 06
Biol 582
Biol 586
Biol 862
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 865
Biol 9350
TITLE
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
ENROLLMENT
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology Lab
Topics in Evolution
Aquatic Communities
Marine Symbiosis
Environmental Physiology
Wetland Plant Identification
Carpenter
Cohen
Cohen
Stillman
Wilkerson
Stillman
Vasey
4
1
2
2
2
2
2 CEU
21
5
4
16
10
8
14
RTC Spring 07
Biol 502
Biol 534
Biol 631
Biol 863
Biol 833
Chem 677
Biology of the Algae
Wetland Ecology
Animal Physiology Lab
Plankton Ecology
Current RTC Research
Chemical Oceanography
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Carpenter
Garfield
Komada
3
4
2
2
1
3
10
15
11
4
13
11
Biol 9001
Biol 9007
Biol 9002
Wetland Delineation
Ecology of Invasive Species
Tidal Wetland Hydrology
Coffman
Boyer/Zabin
Kamman/
Kamman
4 CEU
.8 CEU
1.6 CEU
18
11
17
RTC Summer
No classes given
07
Total AY 06-07 RTC Enrollment
RTC Fall 07
Biol 582
Biol 862
188
Biol 862
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 883
Ocn 465/765
Biol 9395
Biol 9100
Biological Oceanography
Molecular Evolution &
Conservation
Vegetation Patterns and Processes
Ecophysiology of HAB’s
Ecosystem Ecology
Current Research at RTC
Physical Oceanography
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
GIS for Wetlands
Carpenter
Cohen
Foschi
Cochlan
Wilkerson
Stillman
Garfield/Edwards
Coffman
Nickel
RTC Spring 08
Biol 315
Biol 585
Biol 586
Biol 631
Biol 863
Ecology of San Francisco Bay
Marine Ecology Lecture
Marine Ecology Lab
Animal Physiology Lab
Plankton Ecology
Blackwood
Cohen
Cohen
Stillman
Carpenter
4
2
19
8
2
2
2
2
4
4 CEU
1.6 CEU
8
5
13
14
6
6
7
NC
3
2
3
2
6
18
16
8
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Biol 833
Biol 9001
Current RTC Research
Wetland Delineation
Komada
Coffman
1
4 CEU
Total AY 07-08 RTC
Enrollment
161
RTC Fall 08
Biol 582
Biol 863
Biol 883
Chem 680
Biol 9350
Biol 9395
Biological Oceanography
Marine Symbiosis
Current Research at RTC
Chemical Oceanography
Wetland Plant Indicator Species
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Komada
Komada
Vasey
Coffman
RTC Spring 09
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Biol 631/731
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Biology of the Alage
Wetland Ecology
Animal Physiology Lab
Current RTC Research
Wetland Delineation
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Stillman
Coffman
RTC Fall 09
Biol 582
Biol 586
Biol 863
Biol 865
Biol 883
Biol 9350
Biol 9395
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology Lab
Ecosystems Ecology
Environmental Physiology
Current Research at RTC
Wetland Plant Indicator Species
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
Carpenter
Cohen
Wilkerson
Stillman
Komada
Vasey
Coffman
RTC Spring 10
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Biol 631/731
Biol 863
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Biology of the Alage
Wetland Ecology
Animal Physiology Lab
Plankton Ecology
Current RTC Research
Wetland Delineation
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
4
2
2
3
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
3
4
4
1
4 CEU
Total AY 08-09 RTC
Enrollment
Total AY 09-10 RTC
Enrollment
8
12
4
2
2
2
2
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
3
4
4
2
1
4 CEU
23
8
11
10
8
8
12
17
12
11
11
_____________
131
22
10
8
7
20
7
7
7
16
8
10
20
9
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RTC Fall 10
Biol 344/844
Biol 582
Biol 556
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 883
RTC Spring 11
Biol 502/702
Biol 863
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Biol 9100
Total AY 10-11 RTC
Enrollment
Research Skills
Biological Oceanography
Natural History of Marine
Invertebrates
Ecophysiology of HABs
Marine Symbiosis
Adaptations of Coastal
Environments
Current Research at RTC
Stillman
Carpenter
Cohen
2
4
4
18
11
8
Cochlan
Wilkerson
Stillman
2
2
2
6
6
7
Komada
2
19
Biology of the Alage
Plankton Ecology
Current RTC Research
Wetland Delineation
GIS for Wetlands
Wilkerson
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
Archbald/Haitt
3
2
1
4 CEU
1.6 CEU
8
9
21
16
7
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Appendix H. Course information and enrollments for classes taught by RTC faculty and
staff on campus for the five academic years between 2006 and 2011.
COURSE
Fall 06
Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 863
Chem 320
Chem 380
Metr 200
Metr
465/765
TITLE
Marine Biology
Restoration Ecology
Aquatic Communities
Modern Methods of Quantitative Chemistry
Environmental Pollution
Introduction to Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Spring 07
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 585
Marine Ecology
Biol 630
Animal Physiology
Total AY 06-07 Enrollment
Fall 07
Biol 160
Biol 160
Biol 630
Biol 863
Chem 320
Chem 380
Marine Biology
Marine Biology
Animal Physiology
Adaptations to Coastal Environments
Modern Methods of Quantitative Chemistry
Environmental Pollution
Spring 08
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 300
Nature Study
Total AY 07-08 Enrollment
Fall 08
Biol 532
Bio 630
Biol 863
Chem 320
Restoration Ecology
Animal Physiology
Aquatic Communities
Quantitative Analysis Lab
Spring 09
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Chem 340
Environmental Pollution
Total AY 08-09 Enrollment
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
ENROLLMENT
Carpenter
Boyer
Boyer
Komada
Komada
Garfield
Garfield
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
122
22
12
25
14
16
7
Carpenter
Cochlan
Cohen
Stillman
3
3
3
3
109
67
21
65
480
Carpenter
Cochlan
Stillman
Stillman
Komada
Komada
3
3
3
2
2
3
75
111
64
6
21
35
Carpenter
Wilkerson
3
3
112
23
447
Boyer
Stillman
Boyer
Komada
3
3
2
2
32
69
5
22
Carpenter
Komada
3
3
125
61
314
Fall 09
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Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 586
Bio 630
Biol 863
Marine Biology
Restoration Ecology
Marine Ecology
Animal Physiology
Aquatic Communities
Spring 10
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 200
Nature Study
Chem 320
Quantitative Analysis
Chem 340
Environmental Pollution
Total AY 09-10 Enrollment
Fall 10
Biol 160
Bio 630
Chem 380
Chem 680
Marine Biology
Animal Physiology
Environmental Pollution
Chemical Oceanography
Spring 11
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 585
Marine Ecology
Biol 586
Marine Ecology Lab
Onc410/710 Coastal Processes
Total AY 10-11 Enrollment
Carpenter
Boyer
Cohen
Stillman
Boyer
3
3
3
3
2
163
43
26
67
9
Carpenter
Cochlan
Wilkrson
Komada
Komada
3
3
2
3
3
128
54
23
22
102
637
Carpenter
Stillman
Komada
Komada
3
3
3
3
63
53
34
19
Carpenter
Cohen
Cohen
Janssen
3
3
2
3
103
28
17
8
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Table 6. Summary of RTC RSO information found in Appendices A through H for Fiscal
Year 2010-2011 and with similar summary information for the previous four fiscal
years.
Appendix
Category
2006-2007
Total
Number
2007-2008
Total
Number
2008-2009
Total
Number
15
15
13
20092010
Total
Number
14
2010-2011
Total
Number
1
1
14
A
Faculty & Senior Scientists
B
SF State Faculty Associate1
B
Postdoctoral Associates
7
9
8
7
5
B
Research Technicians
16
16
14
16
19
B
Graduate Students (including art
students)
41
44
42
43
53
B
Intern/Graduate Student
1
1
B
Student Assistants/Undergrads
17
15
14
6
5
B
Interns/Undergraduates
1
8
13
31
28
B
Volunteers/Undergraduates
10
11
7
11
14
B
Volunteers
8
7
7
10
11
B
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3
2
4
7
9
B
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21
14
16
19
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Visiting Scientists
18
8
7
8
2
12
23
26
Peer Reviewed Publications
26
Non Peer Reviewed
0
5
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Theses Completed by
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104
109
89
RTC Students (total to date)
161
131
151
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RTC Enrollments
188
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447
314
637
480
Faculty
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New program for SF State faculty to do collaborative research at RTC established in FY 09-10.
2
Four staff positions are volunteer ones.
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Appendix I. RTC RSO collaborators from other CSU campuses, universities, government
organizations, industry and non-governmental organizations.
Names and Affiliations of Off Campus Co-Principal Investigators that Collaborate with RTC PI’s:
(KB = Kathy Boyer; EC = Edward Carpenter; WC = William Cochlan; SC = Sarah Cohen; RD = Richard Dugdale;
NG = Newell Garfield; WK = Wim Kimmerer; TK = Tomoko Komada; AP = Alex Parker; DR = Dale Robinson; JS
= Jonathon Stillman; GW = Gerdi Weidner; FW = Frances Wilkerson)
Anna Armitage, Texas A&M, Galveston – KB
Maureen Auro, Woods Hole Oceanography Institute - WC
Richard Barber, Duke University – RD, FW
Dan Barrick, CODAR Ocean Systems - NG
Daniel Barshis, University of Hawaii – JS
Bill Bennett, University of California, Davis – WK
Birgitta Bergman, Botanical Institute, Stockholm University – EC
William Berelson, University of Southern California – EC
Robert Bidigare, University of Hawaii – WC
Brian Bill, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA - WC
Chuck Birkland, University of Hawaii – JS
Denise Breitburg, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center - WK
Frances Brewster, State and Federal Water Contractors – RD, FW, AP
Larry Brown, USGS – WK, FW, AP
Susan Brown, University of Hawaii – WC
Andrew Brooks, University of California, Santa Barbara – KB
David Burdige, Old Dominion University – TK
Lisa Campbell, Texas A&M University – EC
Douglas Capone Wrigley Institute for Environmental Science, University of Southern California – EC
John Colburne, Indiana University – JS
Craig Cary, University of Delaware – EC
Fei Chai, University of Maine – RD, FW
Marnie Chapman, University of Alaska, SE – SC
Keun-Hyung Choi, Anyang University, Korea – WK
Jim Cloern, United States Geologic Survey – RD, FW, WK, AP
Kenneth Coale, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory – NG, DR
Risa Cohen, Georgia Tech – FW, AP
Richard Coleman, University of Hawaii - SC
Victoria Coles, University of Maryland - EC
Curt Collins, Naval Postgraduate School – NG
Richard Connon, University of California, Davis - WK
Natalie Cosentino-Manning – NOAA Restoration Center – KB, WK
John Cullen, Dalhousie University, Canada – WC
Tammy Davis, Alaska Department of Fish and Game – SC
Susan Wainwright de la Cruz, U.S. Geological Survey – KB
Micky de Salvo, University of California, Merced – JS
Jesse Dillon, California State University, Long Beach – TK
Carmen Domingo, San Francisco State University - SC
Ellen Druffel, University of California, Irvine – TK
Rusty Fairey, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory – RD
Bessy Fan, Cellana LLC & Shell Global Solutions – WC
Erica Fleishman, University of California, Davis – WK
Chris Foe, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board – RD, FW, AP
Peggy Fong, University of California, Los Angeles – KB
Mark Fonseca, NOAA/NOS, Beaufort, North Carolina – KB
Ruth Gates, University of Hawaii – JS
Patricia Glibert, University of Maryland – RD, FW, AP
Tricia Goulding, University of California, Merced - SC
John Graybeal, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – DR
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Peter Groffman, The Ecosystems Center - WK
Ted Grosholz, University of California Davis – WK, KB
Ed Gross, Bay Modeling – NG, WK
Allan Hastings, University of California, Davis – RD
Healy Hamilton, California Academy of Sciences – SC
Mike Healey, University of British Columbia – WK
Barbara Hickey, University of Washington – WC
Eric Hoffman, Univeristy of Central Florida - SC
J.T. Hollibaugh, University of Georgia – WK
Ed Houde, University of Maryland – WK
Mark Huntley, Cornell University – WC
Alan Jassby, University of California, Davis – WK
Zackary Johnson, Duke University – WC
Jason Keller, Chapman University – TK
Carol Kendall, United State Geologic Survey – FW, RD. AP
Heather Kerkering, Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) – NG, DR
Sung Youg Kim, Scripps Institute of Oceanography - NG
Mimi Koehl, University of California, Berkeley - JS
Raphael Kudela, University of California, Santa Cruz – WC, RD, NG, FW, DR
Isao Kudo, Hokkaido University – WC
Dietmer Kultz, University of California, Davis – JS
Rikk Kvitek, California State University Monterey Bay – NG
John Largier, University of California, Davis – RD, NG, FW, DR, WK
Marilyn Latta, California Coastal Conservancy - KB
Steve Le, Science Applications International Cooperation – DR
Kelly Lee, University of California, Davis - SC
Evelyn Lessard, University of Washington – WC
Erika Lindquist, Joint Genome Institute – JS
Jere Lipps, University of California, Berkeley – JS
Sam Luoma, University of California, Davis - WK
Lisa Lucas, USGS – WK
Ralph Mac Nally, Monash University – WK
Linda McCann, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – SC
Erica McFee-Shaw, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory – NG, DR
Lester McKee, San Francisco Estuary Institute – RD, FW. KB
George McManus, University of Connecticut – WK, AP
Patricia Medeiros, University of Georgia – TK
Monica Medina, University of California, Merced – JS
Mark Moline, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo – NG, DR
Stephen Monismith, Stanford University – RD, WK
Joseph Montoya, Georgia Institute of Technology – EC
Jeff Mount, University of California, Davis – WK
Peter Moyle, University of California, Davis – WK, KB
Anke Mueller-Solger, Interagency Ecological Program – RD, WK, AP, FW
Diane Nacci, NHEERL EPA – SC
Ken Newman, US Fish and Wildlife Service – WK
Karina Nielson, Sonoma State University – NG, JS, DR
Susumu Ohtsuka, Hiroshima University - WK
Peggy Olofson, Coastal Conservancy SF Invasive Spartina Project – KB
Charley O’Kelly, University of Washington, FHL – WC
Mark Outerbridge, Bermuda Natural History Survey – SC
Jeff Paduan, Naval Postgraduate School – NG
Mariana Padron, California Academy of Sciences - SC
Hans Pearl, University of North Carolina – FW, RD, AP
Mark Page, University of California, Santa Barbara – KB
Lisa Pickell, Cellena LLC - WC
Stephen Ramp, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – DR
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Betsy Read, California State University, San Marcos – JS
Donald Redalje, University of Southern Mississippi – WC
Tim Reed, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary – DR
J.E. Jack Rensel, Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences – WC
Laura Reynolds, University of Virginia – KB
Kenny Rose, Louisiana State University – WK
Leslie Rosenfeld, Naval Post Graduate School - NG
Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – SC, WK
Korie Schaeffer, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administraation - KB
Sami Souissi, University of Lille – WK
Sergio Sañudo-Wilhelmy, University of Southern California – EC
Frank Shaughnessy, Humboldt State University – NG, DR
Linda Shaw, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration - SC
Brent Sinclair, University of Western Ontario – JS
Jaqueline Smits, Eurotransplant Inc., Leiden, Netherlands - GW
George Somero, Stanford University – JS
Ted Sommer, CA Dept of Water Resources – RD, AP, WK
Heike Spaderna, Mainz University, Germany - GW
Mark Stacey, University of California, Berkeley – NG
Debbie Steinberg, Virginia Institute of Marine Science – EC
Ajit Subramaniam, LDEO – EC
Yasunori Saito, Shimoda Marine Laboratory, Tsukuba University – SC
Karen Taberski, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board – RD, FW, AP
Shey May Tam, Monash University- SC
Swee Teh, University of California, Davis – WK
Julie Thomas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - NG
Jim Thompson, Monash University – WK
Janet Thomson, United States Geologic Survey – WK
Anne Todgham, San Francisco State University – JS
Lars Tomanek, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo - JS
Robert Toonen, University of Hawaii – JS, RD
Vera Trainer, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA – WC
Charles Trick, University of Western Ontario – WC
Linda Walters, University of Central Florida – SC
Verena Wang, University of North Carolina - SC
Mark Wells, University of Maine - WC
Christine Whitcraft, California State University, Long Beach – TK
Monika Winder, University of California, Davis – WK
Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Washington – KB, SC
Patricia Yager, University of Georgia – EC
Joanna York, University of Delaware – WK, KB
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Appendix J. The SF State Art Department utilizes one floor in Building 49 and two
research groups lease laboratory and office space (Building 30) at RTC. The names of these
students and researchers and their staff are listed below along with their affiliations.
Gail Dawson
Michael Namkung
Karrie Hovey
Rebecca Andrews
Shenny Cruces
Amberly Culley
Laura Fischer
Sarah Fraizer
Nif Hodgson
Kana Namura
Jordan Perkins-Lewis
Jeff Ray
Kim Snyder
Nyssa Zinn
Dr. Gail Ashton
Christopher Brown
Andy Chang
Linda McCann
Dr. Chela Zabin
Benson Chow
Vanessa Guerra
Jason Hayes
Luke Hedge
Kristine Lesyna
Jennifer McGowan
John O’Neil
Michelle Repetto
Laura Tang
Erin Swift
Verena Wang
Dr. Matt Ashby
Savanna Baker-Leyva
Christine Clarke
Scott Cunningham
Denise Gonzalez
Alison Gould
Henok Haile
Topher Judd
Victor Kunin
Ulrika Lidstrom
Norman Pitt
Emily Tung
Justin Wong
Ladonna Wood
Karen Upson
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Smithsonian (SERC)/Invasive Species
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TAXON/Microbial Diversity
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Appendix K. Names, titles, and organizational affiliations of persons serving on the RTC
Board of Advisors.
ROMBERG TIBURON CENTER BOARD OF ADVISORS
Chairman of the Board: Hank Broderick/Ed Ueber
Vice Chairman: Robert Ohrenschall
Director: Dr. Newell Garfield
Name
Howard Allen
Committee Assignment
Fundraising Committee
Affiliation/Business
Belvedere Land Company
Scott Anderson
Facilities Committee
Town of Tiburon
Annelies Atchley
Artist/Educator
Benjamin Barnes
Nominating & Governance
Committee
FCB
Laurence Bekins
Fundraising Committee
Dow Jones and Company
Eleanor “Ellie” Bloch
Board & Community
Engagement Committee
Marin Commission on Aging
George Brewster
Nominations & Governance
Committee
UBS Wealth Management
Henry “Hank” Broderick
Government Affairs Committee
Retired Marin Co. Superior
Court Judge
Dr. Margaret “Meg” Burke
Research and Education
Committee
California Academy of Sciences
Margaret A. Elliot
College of Marin
Dr. Terrence Gosliner
Research and Education
Committee
California Academy of Sciences
Robert Heller
Fundraising Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Stacy Holzman
Russell D. Keil, Jr.
Seidel/Holzman
Government Relations
Committee
Dr. James Kelley
Keil Estate Management Co.
Retired SF State College of Science
& Engineering Dean
Dr. Michael W. Keran
Facilities Committee
Intermittent Economic Advisor
John H. Kern
Facilities Committee
Professional Engineer
Don Lollock
Research & Education
Committee
BCDC/Retired from California
Department of Fish and Game
Robert Ohrenschall
Fundraising Committee
Emeritus Addison Design (formerly
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Soyster & Ohrenschall, Inc.)
Dr. Mark D. Reynolds
Research & Education
Committee
The Nature Conservancy
Peter K. Scott
Fundraising Committee
Glacier Point Capital
E. Payson “Skip” Smith
Fundraising Committee
FLG Partners
Ed Ueber
Gulf of the Farallones/Cordell Bank
Effie Westervelt
Fundraising Committee
James G. Wilson, AIA
Facilities Committee
Karen Kayfetz
Ex-Officio
Dr. Sheldon Axler
Ex-Officio
Dean, College of Science and
Engineering, SFSU
Dr. Newell Garfield
Ex-Officio
Director, RTC
Professor of Oceanography/SFSU
Brooke Halsey
Associate to the Board
Tiburon Salmon Institute
Dr. Jaime Kooser
Ex-Officio
Director, SF Bay NERR
Dr. Alissa Arp
Honorary Board Member
Dean, Southern Oregon University
Dr. Sarane Bowen
Honorary Board Member
Retired SF State Professor
Randy Brown
Honorary Board Member
Phyllis Faber
Honorary Board Member
Botanist
Dr. Marty Griffin
Honorary Board Member
Physician
Bettina Hughes
Honorary Board Member
Educator
Dr. Millies Hughes-Fulford
Honorary Board Member
Medical Principal Investigator
Retired NASA Astronaut
Gabriella Isaacson
Honorary Board Member
Dr. Mike Josselyn
Honorary Board Member
Doug McConnell
Honorary Board Member
Bay Area Backroads
Dr. John McCosker
Honorary Board Member
California Academy of Sciences
Betsy Scarborough
Honorary Board Member
Architect (AIA)/Professional
Engineer
President, RTC Student Association
Retired SF State Professor
Consultant
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John Silcox
Honorary Board Member
Retired Chevron
Dr. Thomas Spencer
Honorary Board Member
Retired SF State Professor
David Werdegar
Honorary Board Member
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Appendix L. The list of seminars presented in the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 RTC Seminar
Series.
RTC Fall 2010 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Title
Aug 25
Toby Garfield
Brita Larsson
Welcome to a New Year at RTC!
RTC Orientation
Sept 1
Dr. Jonathon Stillman
SF State University
Gene expression profiles can be temperature data loggers.
Sept 8
Dr. Steven Morgan
Bodega Marine Lab
Larval advection and control regulating recruitment in an upwelling system.
Stillman
Sept 15
Dr. Rachel Barnett-Johnson
Bureau of Reclamation
Salmon on the edge: the role of spatial structure and life history diversity for Chinook
salmon conservation in California.
Kimmerer
Sept 22
Dr, Ruth Gates
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Coral dinoflagellate endosymbiosis - the good, the bad, the ugly.
Stillman
Sept 29
Host
NO SEMINAR: Bay-Delta Science Conference
Oct 6
Dr. Kelly Dorgan
UC Berkeley
Worms in Jell-O: Biomechanics of burrowing in muddy sediments.
Lefebvre
Oct 13
Dr. James Glegg
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Desiccation Tolerance: how organisms dry, but not die.
Stillman
Oct 20
RTC Graduate Students:
Jeff Lewis (Boyer Lab)
Effects of epifaunal grazer species on eelgrass (Zostera marina) in SF Bay.
Hayley Carter (Stillman Lab)
Physiological effects of ocean acidification on early life stages of porcelain crab
Petrolisthes cinctipes.
Oct 27
RTC Graduate Students:
Nastassia Patin (Ashby Lab)
David Lake (Cohen Lab)
Microbial Ecology of Methane Hydrates: Using metagenomics to connect phylogeny and
function.
Phylogenetic Analysis of the Bicoastal Trematode Fauna in the Three Bivalve Species.
Nov 3
Dr, Vance Vredenburg
SF State University
Can symbiotic skin microbes save frogs from epidemic-driven
extinction?
Boyer
Nov 10
Dr. Brian Tsukimura
CSU Fresno
The comings and goings of Chinese mitten crab.
Stillman
Nov 17
Dr. James Cloern
USGS
The Altered States of San Francisco Bay: Ecological Surprises from 3+ Decades of
Observation.
Kimmerer
Nov 24
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 1
Dr. Karen Crow
SF State University
Dec 8
RTC Graduate Students:
Autumn Cleave (Boyer Lab)
Lina Ceballos (Stillman Lab)
Marina Padron (Cohen Lab)
The evolution of novelty and diversity in ray-finned fishes.
Wilkerson
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
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RTC Spring 2011 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Title
Jan 26
Tomoko Komada
RTC
Understanding organic matter recycling in ocean sediments: a radiocarbon perspective
Feb 2
Peter Moyle
30 years in Suisun Marsh: tales of fish, alien invaders, and constant change
Kimmerer
Feb 9
Terry Gosliner
California Academy of Sciences
Cancelled
Cohen
Feb 16
Feb 23
Host
ASLO – no seminar
RTC Graduate Students:
Carrie Craig (Cohen lab)
Kristine Okimura (Carpenter lab)
Prey DNA in copepod nauplii stomachs: determining the diet of an important life stage and
exploring genetic diversity in taxa with large population sizes in SFBay
The Science of Phytoplankton Pee: The effect of ocean acidification on extracellular release
in multiple strains of Emiliania huxleyi
Mar 2
Judit Hersko
CSU San Marcos
Pages from the book of the unknown explorer
Carpenter
Mar 9
Piero Calosi
Plymouth Marine Lab
Inter- and intra-population physiological variation in understanding responses to global
climate change
Stillman
Mar 16
RTC Graduate Students:
Christina Buck (Wilkerson lab)
Erica Kress (Wilkerson lab)
Mar 23
Kimberly Tanner
SF State Biology
Mar 30
Seasonal fluctuations in phytoplankton and nutrient levels within a low inflow estuary
(Drakes Estero marine conservation area, CA)
Thermal and Salinity Stress Effects on Estuarine Ecophysiology
Phytoplankton abundance and community structure in the Sacramento and San Joaquin
Rivers
Investigating novice to expert transitions in undergraduate biology education:
misconceptions, knowledge structures & the emerging discipline of biology education
research
Wilkerson
Spring recess
Apr 6
Andy Aguilar
UC Merced
Evolutionary diversification of the California freshwater ichtyofauna
Cohen
Apr 13
Katherine Suding
UC Berkeley
Running with the Red Queen: species invasion and restoration in a changing world
Boyer
Apr 20
Patricia Schulte
University British Columbia
From molecules to behavior: an integrated approach to understanding environmental
adaptation in fish
Stillman
Apr 27
Jeff Dorman
UC Berkeley
Model krill distribution in the California Current from 1990-2005
Garfield
May 4
Gretchen Coffman
UC Santa Barbara
Wetland creation for wildlife in Laos, SE Asia
Boyer
May 11
Kerstin Wasson
NERR, UC Santa Cruz
Ferner
Estuarine conservation science at Elkhorn Slough
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
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