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 2013
Director and Professor of Oceanography
Romberg Tiburon Center For Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
Highlights of Fiscal Year 2012-2013
• Despite the present economic conditions and low agency funding rates, grant activity at
the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC) remains successful with
14 new grant awards totaling $2 million and $700,000 in supplements to existing grants.
Total new funding was $2.7 million.
• Major funded projects continue to bring significant acclaim and resources to SF State and
RTC. Examples of the FY 2012-2013 awards are: four National Science Foundation
grants totaling $1,251,998; two Department of Interior – Bureau of Reclamation
cooperative agreements totaling ($532,785); and, many others from federal, state, and
local agencies.
• In May a $1 million gift to RTC by Barbara and Richard Rosenberg was announced. It
establishes the Barbara and Richard Rosenberg Institute for Marine Biology and
Environmental Studies, which will support three distinct programs, our seminar series, a
new semiannual public forum on marine biology and related topics and our annual open
house, Discovery Day.
• The Romberg Tiburon Center entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
with the Smithsonian Institute (SI) to participate in the establishment of a Marine Global
Ecological Observatory (Marine GEO) in San Francisco Bay. This exciting MOU mesh
SI’s new SF Bay program with ongoing the long-term monitoring program being
conducted by the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, another RTC
partner, and RTC’s long-term water quality and weather monitoring station.
• The University committed $1.2 million to RTC for infrastructure upgrades. Electrical
lines leading to our main research building will be replaced and go underground and
some other site lines will be replaced. Sewer lines will be installed, replacing our septic
system and to be connected to Sanitary District 5, which serves Tiburon and Belvedere.
• The RTC community lost three of our board of advisors, Robert Ohrenschall, Howard
Allen and Judge Henry Broderick. Robert Ohrenschall served 21 years on the board and
was President of the Board for many of those. Howard Allen served 24 years and Henry
Broderick served 10 years. The service and dedication of these men to RTC is truly
appreciated and we all miss them.
• It is with great pride we announce fifteen students completed their master’s degrees this fiscal
year, which is a RTC record. This brings the total number of science masters’ degrees with
research conducted through RTC to 140, with 96 in the last eleven years.
• Increased numbers of undergraduate and graduate students working at RTC have
received numerous prestigious awards and a host of internal scholarships. RTC students
received $104,027 in scholarships or awards this past year. Of special mention are that
one of our graduate students received a Nancy Foster Fellowship, another a Graduate
Fellowship at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Scholarship, two students
were awarded Climate Change Scholarships from the Center for Science and
Mathematics Education, another student received a Research Initiative for Science
Enhancement Awards, and five students received CSU Council on Ocean Affairs,
Science and Technology research awards. We are proud of our students and their
accomplishments.
• A mascot was adopted by RTC to expand our social media outreach and increase
awareness of RTC research. Callie the copepod accompanies our scientists, students and
staff out in the field to observe research projects, attends scientific meetings and
workshops, sits in on a class or two and helps with outreach projects all the time tweeting
about her adventures and what she has learned on Twitter.
• The RTC Advisory Board strategic planning committee made significant steps to refocus the
Advisory Board toward increasing its effectiveness in community outreach and fund raising.
SF STATE FY 2012-2013 RSO Annual Report – Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
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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; a 19' and a 15' Boston Whaler and a skiff.
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Table 1. Description, location, and amount of space currently occupied at RTC.
Building
Building
Number
Name
20
Ohrenschall Guest
House
Square
Footage
Usage
Occupants
3,600 Residence for Short-term Visitors Visitors
21
Machine Shop
3,780 Storage
RTC
22
Blacksmith Shop/
Carpentry Shop
3,644 Training Facility
Southern Marin Fire Protection
District
30
Galley/
Administrative Office
8,453 Offices, Meeting Rooms,
Laboratories
Leased to Taxon
(5,559 sq. ft. or 66%) &
SERC (1,293 sq. ft. or 15%)
36
Main Research Center 27,200 Research Laboratories, Offices,
Meeting Rooms, Classrooms
RTC & NERR
39
Administration Office
RTC & NERR
40
Ceramics
Department Storage
49
Maintenance
Shop/Marine
Operations
16,925 Facilities, Marine Operations,
Offices, Art Department Student
Studios
RTC & SF State
50
Storage
16,925 Storage, Research 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
7,600 Offices, Research Laboratories
RTC
74
Vehicle Warehouse
2,000 Boat & Vehicle Storage, Office
RTC
74A
Offices
7,080 Offices, Classrooms
800
648
86
Central Warehouse
Unoccupied buildings
11
Caretaker Residence
Storage
Offices
11,000 Storage
Proposed Usage
2,705 Caretaker Residence
400
RTC
NOAA
Proposed Occupant
RTC
27
Welding Shed
33
Rockfish Research
Laboratory
4,018 Lease Space
Tenant
37
Dispensary
2,000 Lease Space
Tenant
79
Cinder Block
Building
400
Storage
SF State Art Department
Storage
RTC
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 & Engineering
(COSE) (Dr. Sheldon Axler), the University Provost (Dr. Sue V. Rosser) and the University
President (Dr. Leslie E. Wong).
RTC’s scientific staff consists of the Director, six other tenured or tenure-track faculty with
appointments in four home departments at SF State, eight research scientists, one professor
emeritus, one SF State faculty associate, one adjunct faculty, five postdoctoral associates,
twelve visiting scientists, three visiting students, 23 research technicians/research assistants,
and an on-site staff of 22 persons (four are volunteers). In FY 2012-2013 there were 68
graduate students (57 RTC science students plus 11 Art Department MFA students), two
graduate student interns, three graduate student volunteers, five undergraduate student
assistants, 36 undergraduate interns, 27 undergraduate volunteers, seven high school student
volunteers, and 17 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. Two research tenants are the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s (SERC)
Invasive Species Program and Taxon Biosciences Inc. These two tenants are laboratorybased research operations whose missions enhance scientific activity on the campus. Their
combined staffs add 29 scientists and support staff on site. The third tenant is the Tiburon
Salmon Institute, an organization of concerned citizens interested in preserving San
Francisco Bay salmon. The fourth tenant is the Southern Marin Fire Protection District that
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 Director and a staff of 12.
Additionally, RTC offers facilities to support three departments of SF State’s College of Arts
& Humanities: the Art Department’s Master’s in Fine Arts and Ceramics concentrations and
the Anthropology Department. Eleven graduate art students and one post-graduate fellow
occupy the art studio space.
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Mission and Goals
RTC’s mission is to advance understanding of the world’s complex marine and estuarine
environments through research, education, and outreach, with a focus on San Francisco Bay.
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; and CeNCOOS, Central and Northern California
Ocean Observing System.
RTC faculty and lecturers successfully accomplished their teaching mission both in their
laboratories and in the classroom. During FY 2012-2013, twelve 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. Fifteen
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. Five of these courses were taught
at RTC this year. Two times a year RTC scientists share their research at professional
development workshops on site for high school teachers. RTC researchers also served as
judges at the Marin County science fairs and participate in regular outreach activities such as
private tours of RTC and the Sea Lion Bowl, an academic ocean science competition held at
SF State’s main campus. In October 2012, RTC held its annual open house, Discovery Day,
where the general public is invited on site to interact with scientists and learn more about
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RTC’s research and teaching activities. The 2012 open house, an official event of the Bay
Area Science Festival, attracted more than 900 people. A full-time Outreach Coordinator
organizes RTC participation in these and other community outreach events, and publicizes
RTC events and research in an annual newsletter, the RTC website, and social media sites.
RTC hosted 15 summer interns from the CSU’s STEM Teacher and Researcher program, an
NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, and numerous other college
and high school interns.
Nature, Source and Amount of Funding
RTC Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 funding was derived from several sources (Table 2). SF
State provided salary support through the COSE budget for all of the administrative staff,
ORSP projects provided research release time (RRT) for teaching faculty and lecturers, and a
Special Trust account provides for student assistant salaries and most 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 are
deposited to the Marine Operations fund at the University. Donations received by RTC are
held at the University Corporation (SF State Foundation). Funding for fiscal years 2008
through 2013 are shown in Table 3. There were 64 RTC active grants, of which 14 started
during FY 2012-2013. 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 2012-2013
Revenue:
Actual
University Special Funds Allocation(1)
Other Income
Bay Conference Center (BCC) & Ohrenschall Guest House (OGH)
Property Leases
RRT
Research Vessels
Chargeback, Refunds
Discretionary Funds
Total Revenues
$700,000
$71,231
$127,946
$338,829
$85,125
$17,474
$97,254
$1,437,859
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
Transfer of Funds to Dean’s Office Payroll
Total Expenses
$251,823
$90,535
$12,795
$4,337
$39,999
$101,050
$66,969
$72,713
$36,324
$4,959
$764
$146,172
$154,856
$139,408
$8,448
$222,562
$1,353,734
Net Surplus(2)
$84,125
(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 2008-2013
Category
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
FY 11-12
FY 12-13
$729,935
$1,031,472
$700,000
$1,374,499
$33,225
$1,913,808
$178,270
$1,939,677
$17,363
$2,091,862
$157,838
$54,735
$252,698
$465,271
$260,754
$70,367
$374,557
$705,678
$190,110
$74,003
$306,610
$570,723
$199,177
$85,125
$356,303
$640,605
$33,236
$60,000
$93,236
$124,528
$25,000
$149,528
$20,992
$0
$20,992
$580,012
$0
$580,012
$36,821
$989,313
$1,026,134
$2,545,456
$2,476,415
$2,640,478
$3,090,412
$3,758,601
$1,342,436
$596,017
$1,206,734
$561,229
$729,935(a)
$1,150,648(a
$0
$1,938,453
$93,653
$1,861,616
$193,738
$46,802
$273,227
$513,767
)
support in FY 2010-2011.
GRANT AWARD SUMMARY 2007-2012
Category
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
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
FY 13-14
09
21
10
12
14
$4,529,533
2,698,963
$3,329,941
$740,832
3,452,118
747,509
$1,143,103*
$2,907,585*
$3,649,672
$484,279
$2,576,181
$526,105
$3,468,696
$3,262,737
$676,888
*Supplement funds for grants were not added.
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PI Name
Start Date
End Date
Boyer,Katharyn E
6/7/2010
7/1/2010
8/1/2010
6/1/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
2/1/2012
8/16/2012
9/20/2007
9/1/2008
9/1/2008
10/1/2009
9/1/2010
9/1/2010
7/29/2011
10/1/2011
8/1/2012
9/1/2009
9/1/2009
12/21/2012
12/21/2012
4/15/2013
6/1/2010
1/1/2011
4/1/2011
9/13/2011
1/1/2013
2/2/2013
7/1/2008
6/1/2011
2/1/2012
2/1/2012
5/15/2012
8/8/2011
7/1/2012
5/1/2013
10/1/2008
3/1/2011
9/1/2009
6/1/2010
6/1/2010
6/1/2010
5/1/2011
6/30/2011
7/1/2011
10/1/2011
12/15/2011
1/1/2013
10/1/2007
3/15/2012
3/15/2012
3/15/2012
6/1/2010
6/30/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
12/16/2011
6/1/2010
9/1/2010
9/1/2012
9/15/2012
3/4/2011
7/28/2011
8/1/2014
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
5/31/2013
6/30/2013
6/30/2013
1/31/2015
12/30/2013
9/30/2012
8/31/2013
8/31/2013
9/30/2013
8/31/2014
9/1/2013
2/28/2015
9/30/2014
7/31/2015
8/31/2014
8/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
6/30/2015
12/31/2013
3/31/2014
4/30/2013
12/1/2013
6/30/2014
2/28/2014
6/30/2014
5/31/2014
1/31/2013
1/31/2013
9/30/2013
6/30/2014
6/30/2013
4/30/2015
9/30/2012
2/28/2013
8/31/2014
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
10/31/2013
11/30/2013
6/30/2014
12/31/2014
9/30/2014
12/31/2014
9/30/2012
2/28/2015
2/28/2015
2/28/2015
12/31/2013
11/30/2013
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
9/30/2014
12/31/2013
8/31/2014
8/31/2015
8/31/2013
9/30/2013
6/30/2014
Carpenter,Edward J
Cochlan,William P
Cohen,Cynthia S
Dugdale,Richard C
Garfield,Newell (Toby)
Hines,Ellen M
Janssen,Tim
Kimmerer,William
Komada,Tomoko
Parker,Alexander E.
Stillman,Jonathon
Todgham,Anne
Wilkerson,Frances
RTC Grant Expenditures
FY 2012
Project Title
CMA Eelgrass Mitigation
C/S_Living Shorelines
Living Shorelines
Schneider NOAA GRF
Native SAV- Management
Native SAV Science
Salinity Effects of SAVs
NOAA SAV 2012
En-Gen: Micorarrays & E.hux
Dry Valleys-Antartica
Anacondas Cruise Supplement
Anacondas
Puget Sound ECOHAB
Large Scale Production
Nutrient Stress Algal Lipid
Iron Regulation
FSML:Aquatic Microorganism
Food for Naups - Cohen
Naups REU Supplement
Invasive Tunicates & Pacific H
C/S Invasive Tunicates and Pac
Seagrass Leaf Tissue
Fall Habitat:Distribution
SWAMP
Central San Nutrients
USGS Nutrients 2011 G2041
DASH-Low Salinity
DASH-Transects
COAST
Cencoos RA
COAST Internships
C/S COAST Internships
Weatherflow
Marine Mammals Australian Govt
OPCF HK-Coastal Marine Mammals
Kent Canyon
In-Situ Wave Obervations
Wave Current Interaction
Food for Naups-Kimmerer
Fall Habitat:Zooplankton
Fall Habitat:Modeling
Fall Habitat:Management
Trophic Relationships
Winter Smelt
Microcystis: Zoopolankton
Modeling Smelt
CASCaDE
Zooplankton Distribution
Sediment DOC-NSF
DOC Transformations
DOC Transformations
DOC REU Supplement
Fall Habitat:Influence
Fall X2 Studies
Microcystis: Management
Microcystis: Rates
Microcystis: UCSC & UNC
Kendal Nutrients 2012
Fall Habitat:Clams
Synergistic Effects
GCC & Antarctic Fishes
SICB 2013 Symposium
IRWM Revisited
Nutrient Ratios Glibert
Funding Agency
California Maritime Academy
Cost Share
California Coastal Conservancy
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admininistration
Delta Stewardship Council
Fish & Game, Department of (DFG)
National Science Foundation
Cellana LLC
Cornell University
National Fish and Wildlfe Foundation (NFWF)
National Fish and Wildlfe Foundation (NFWF)
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Department of the Interior
San Jose State University Foundation
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
United States Geological Survey
State Water Contractors
CSU Chancellor's Office
Sonoma State University
University of California, San Diego
Cost Share
WeatherFlow, Inc.
Australian Gov't, Dept. of Sustain, Env, Water, Pop.
Ocean Park Conservation Fund-Hong Kong
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Office of Naval Research
Office of Naval Research
California Sea Grant (MLPA)
Fish & Game, Department of (DFG)
University of Maryland
Total Award Amount FY 12 Expenses w/o
of Project
IDC
$65,588.00
$0.00
$401,250.00
$40,000.00
$9,160.00
$150,840.00
$412,405.00
$16,593.00
$1,184,748.00
$399,998.00
$22,717.00
$351,355.00
$374,122.00
$140,280.00
$321,337.00
$672,291.00
$173,288.00
$23.00
$16,740.00
$31,594.00
$0.00
$40,000.00
$461,270.00
$235,000.00
$40,678.00
$18,990.00
$312,101.00
$70,000.00
$312,894.66
$800,497.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$47,122.00
$15,469.00
$20,000.00
$75,851.00
$128,101.00
$396,961.00
$1,279,026.00
$1,067,673.00
$226,270.00
$168,876.00
$99,833.00
$256,035.00
$277,850.00
$35,599.00
$220,684.00
$409,178.00
$415,153.00
$7,800.00
$7,625.00
$491,886.00
$49,325.00
$49,270.00
$258,230.00
$336,466.00
$15,700.00
$443,230.00
$534,038.00
$594,498.00
$15,000.00
$44,420.00
$358,058.00
$15,435,987
$1,519.54
$0.00
$95,522.87
$20,476.25
$1,357.66
$52,512.01
$88,810.33
$1,935.23
$643.14
$101,107.42
$18,012.85
$11,493.45
$79,868.53
$0.00
$0.00
$155,232.37
$167,842.82
$41,537.30
$10,380.00
$9,507.61
$0.00
$4,063.46
$149,060.98
$73,242.33
$11,443.26
$211.01
$4,000.00
$0.00
$342,345.00
$189,446.79
$10,000.00
($37.50)
$1,278.20
$16,129.00
$15,469.00
$0.00
$707.11
($2,707.31)
$87,914.74
$343,951.16
$268,782.58
$35,164.36
$78,893.39
$28,863.04
$54,643.78
$39,050.00
$10,174.02
$0.00
$1,546.44
$77,415.45
$0.00
$6,043.75
$97,431.23
$38,093.42
$20,782.68
$53,653.12
$139,443.45
$0.00
$122,348.30
$112,613.21
$21,603.50
$13,786.35
$19,031.76
$108,477.69
$3,452,118
Table 4. (Previous page) Fiscal Year 2012-2013 active grant and contract awards (including
subcontracts to other institutions).
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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 research 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 makeup of the RTC faculty and senior research
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 2012-2013 with RTC faculty and senior research scientists are listed in Appendix C.
Appendix D is the list of RTC faculty and senior research scientists’ peer-reviewed publications
and Appendix E is their non-peer reviewed publications during FY 2012-2013. Completed RTC
science research master’s theses are listed in Appendix F. Those completed in FY 2012-2013 are
noted by bolding and with an asterisk. Courses taught at RTC during the last five fiscal years
(2008-2013) 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 research 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 2012 and Spring 2013 RTC Seminar Series presentations are listed in
Appendix L.
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Appendix A. Names of faculty and senior research 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; monitors sounds from fish and ships in the San Francisco Bay and uses xband radar to study erosion from waves on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach.
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 sea grass 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.
Ellen Hines, Marine Mammal Ecologist and Biogeographer, Marine and Coastal GIS and Remote Sensing;
studies the habitat distribution and abundance of coastal marine mammals, marine and coastal species modeling,
and the conservation of marine endangered species.
William 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.
Alexander 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.
Lindsay J. Sullivan, Biological Oceanography; studies growth and predation processes in zooplankton,
interactions between fish and zooplankton, and human impacts on estuarine ecosystems.
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
biogeochemical cycling in coastal and estuarine ecosystems with a focus on diatom ecology.
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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
Sarah Blaser
Jim Fuller
Vickie Hogue
Adam Pimenta
Christina Buck
Allison Johnson
Jamie Lee
Shannon Strong
Nicole Travis
Alicia Floch’lay
Justin Principie
Joy Li
King Cada
Adrian Gerretson
Ashley Grose
Kristofer Kaufman
Bryce Riegel
Daniel Pham
Dr. Anne Todgham
Dr. Nathan Miller
Chelsea Chen
Eric Armstrong
Brittany Bjelde
Sara Boles
Daniel Chase
Rachel Dorfman
Erin Flynn
Katherine McLean
Haydee Medina
Adam Paganini
Tessa Page
Elize Papineau
Christina Pasparakis
Claudia Tomas Miranda
Dian Li
Karen Bueno
Janet Garcia
Carley Turner
Heather Schneider
Monica Tang
Rickey Olivares
Maddah Shima
Thomas Yockachonis
Dr. Ali Ger
Dr. Julien Modern
Valerie Greene
Toni Ignoffo
Sean Rohtla
Anne Slaughter
Jessica Donald
Status
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Intern Graduate Student
Volunteer Undergraduate
Graduate Student
Student Assistant Undergraduate
Volunteer
SF State Faculty Associate
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
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer Graduate Student
Intern Undergraduate
Volunteer High School Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Post Doc
Post Doc
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Research Field/Role
Bio Oceanography/Phytoplankton
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
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
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Rita duMais
Aaron Johnson
Karen Kayfetz
Bobby Vogt
Amalia Borson
Kyla BradyLong
Claire Hoffman
William Hilton
Jorge Ruiz
Carrie Sharitt
Steven Westbrook
Tracy Chan
Rene Jerez
Geneva Gondak
Caroline Kostecki
Janice Wondolleck
Gabriel Cortez
Laurel Ballanti
Andrea Dransfield
Caot;om Kemsem
Jennifer McGowan
Raymond Rothwell
Timothe Vincent
Eli Waggoner
Dr. Vanessa Miller-Sims
Ariel Tang
Benson Chow
Darragh Clancy
Carrie Craig
Danielle Desmet
Anastasia Ennis
Vanessa Guerra
Alyssa Lai
Kathryn Nuessly
Beth Sheets
Ashley Smith
Joseph Spaulding
Catie Alves
Ashley Contreas
Damion Delton
Peter Drell
Scott Gablenz
Edgar Garcia
Elizabeth Gutierrez
Esther Martinez
Gabriel Ortiz
Erica Perry
Julia Smith
Riley Smith
Abby Vander Linden
Alejandro Bellon
Jennifer Cade
Laura Heidenreich
Noah Jaffe
Hyee Ryun (Leah) Lee
Christina Lew
Alexandria Lufting
Sarah Miller
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Post Doc
Research Assistant
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation
Marine Ecology and Evolution
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Nyri Scalon
Margot White
Juliana Wu
Daniel Goodwin
Adam McWilliams
Jackie Prasad
Meghan Chow
Abigail Dunn
Kate Whittingham
Dr. Ina Benner
Joelle Tirindelli
Roy Bartal
Andrew Kalmbach
Morgan Meyers
Kristine Okimura
Heather Richard
Romain Bachot
Bingyan Shi
Julian Herndon
Chris Ikeda
Tiare Schiller
Maribel Albarran
Jake Barrett
Melissa DuBose
Cayla Bronicheski
Michelle Gantos
Julia Matheson
Aimee Good
Dr. Krista Kamer
Beth Pardieck
Jim Pettigrew
Chris Raleigh
Maeve Daugharty
Jordan Jo
Guarav Rele
Jessi Craft
Ace Crow
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Akela Kuwahara
Jennifer Miller
Evyan Borgnis
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Jeff Lewis
Cassie Pinnell
Gwen Santos
Lauren Scheinberg
Rosa Schneider
Kevin Stockmann
Whitney Thornton
Linett Rasmussen
Carly Bott
Mckenna Bristow
Brandi Campbell
Linda Dinneen
Nicholas Fico
Lyle Rapp
Nyri Scanlon
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Post Doc
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Research Technician/Program
Coordinator
Director
Program & Outreach Coordinator
Research Technician
Equipment Specialist
Graduate Student
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography/COAST
Physical Oceanography/COAST
Physical Oceanography/CeNCOOS
Physical Oceanography/CeNCOOS
Physical Oceanography
Underwater Acoustics
Underwater Acoustics
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
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Benjamin Snead
Daniel Chase
Adam Bayardo
Ryan Birkett
Jessi Craft
Natasha Dunn
Leanna Lytle
Krant Malik
Wilfredo Riveracontreras
Elizabeth Ross
Rachel Cantor
Kristen Chan
Elizabeth Cunningham
Rebecca Hilton
Glen Schneider
Jeff Sloane
Heather Thams
Grant Willison
David Bell
Erin Blackwood
Doreen Britton
Carrie Craig
Alex Dexter
Claudio Diaz
Jose Flores
Dennis Huggins
John Kern
Scott Kern
Brita Larsson
Linda Mayo
David Morgan
Adria O’Dea
Raman Paul
Mark Peaslee
Gabriel Ortiz
Chris Raleigh
Chanh Rattana
Donna Shadowens
Beth Sheets
Jennifer Viale
Volunteer/High School Student
Volunteer/High School Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Marine Superintendent
Education/Outreach Coordinator
Financial Coordinator
OGH Caretaker/Volunteer
BCC Student Assistant
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Information Technology Tech
Facilities Volunteer
Facilities Volunteer
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Laboratory Coordinator
Operations Director
Marine Operations Manager
Marketing/Graphics Coordinator
Grants Administrator
Admin Student Assistant
BCC Student Assistant
Caretaker/Volunteer
Facilities Maintenance Worker
BCC/Events Manager
Lab Coordinator Student Assistant
Administrative Coordinator
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
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Table 5. Male and female breakdown and ethnic makeup of RTC faculty and senior
research scientists (PhDs), post doctoral fellows, technicians, students, volunteers and staff
listed in Appendices A and B.
Groups
PhDs
SF State
Faculty
Associate
Post Docs
Research
Technicians
/Assistants
Grad
Students
Intern/Grad
Student
Assistants
/Undergrad
Intern/
Undergrad
Volunteer/
Grad
Volunteer/
Undergrad
Volunteer
High
School
Student
Staff
Totals
1
2
#
17
Male
9
Female
8
White
16
1
5
3
1
2
1
5
23
8
15
571
1
14
5
African American
Asian
1
Hispanic
19
3
1
43
1
46
1
6.5
3
3
2
3
1
1
36
12
24
23
2.5
8.5
3
2
1
2
27
17
10
7
17
10
18.5
15
7
222
221
1
12
81
6
10
140
4
16
169.5
1
Native
American
Pacific
Island
1.5
1
1
1
1
3
6
1
1.5
2
1
25
1
3
19
1
1
3.3
Art Department students are not included. Ethnicity data are not requested of these students.
Four staff positions are volunteers.
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Appendix C. Visiting scientists who actively worked at RTC during the Fiscal Year 20122013 with faculty members or senior research scientists.
Jeff Alexander, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Biological Oceanography
Eric Armstrong, University of California, Berkeley – Ecological Physiology
Jeff Cornwell, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Biological Oceanography
Dr. Patricia Glibert, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Biological Oceanography
Dr. Gretchen Coffman, University San Francisco – Wetland Ecology Research
Tim DeGraff, Wetland Research Associates – Wetland Environmental Management
Greg Kamman, Kamman Hydrology and Engineering – Hydrology
Rachel Kamman, Kamman Hydrology and Engineering – Hydrology
Dr. Vincent Leignel, Universite du Maine, Le Mans, France – Ecological Physiology
Sue Murasko, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Biological Oceanography
Mike Owens, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science – Biological Oceanography
Dr. Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Institute – Invasive Species Studies Research
Romain Bachot – Visiting Student from France – Carpenter Laboratory
Alicia Floch’lay – Visiting Student from France – Wilkerson Laboratory
Natasha Zozlowski – Visiting Student from Alaska – Cohen Laboratory
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Appendix D. Peer-reviewed publications by RTC faculty and research scientists including
books, journal articles, and reports and reprints.
Bergman, B., G. Sandh, S. Lin, J. Larsson, and E.J. Carpenter. 2012. Trichodesmium, a widespread marine
cyanobacterium with unusual nitrogen fixation characteristics. FEMS Micro Rev. doi: 10.1111/j.15746976.2012.00352.x.
Bill, B.D., W.P. Cochlan, and V.L. Trainer. 2012. The effect of light on growth rate and primary productivity in
Pseudo-nitzschia australis and Pseudo-nitzschia turgidula. Proceedings of the 14th International
Conference on Harmful Algae.
Stillman, J.H. 2012. Review of “The Flexible Phenotype: A body-Centred Integration of Ecology, Physiology, and
Behavior” by Theunis Piersma and Jan A. van Gils, Oxford Univ. Press 2011, 238pp. J. Exp. Mar. Biol.
Ecol. 426-427: 109-110.
Trainer, V.L., S.S. Bates, N. Lundholm, A.E. Thessen, W.P. Cochlan, N.G. Adams, and C.G. Trick. 2012. Pseudonitzschia physiological ecology, phylogeny, toxicity, monitoring and impacts on ecosystem health. Harmful
Algae 14: 271-300.
Whitfield K.E., G. Weidner, R.J. Thorpe, and C.L. Edwards. 2012. Cultural aspects of health psychology. In AM
Nezu, CM Nezu, PA Geller (eds.), Health Psychology 2nd edition, Volume 9 of the Handbook of
Psychology. Editor in Chief: IB Weiner. New York: Wiley & Sons. pp. 538-563.
Auro, M.E., and W.P. Cochlan. 2013. Nitrogen utilization and toxin production by two diatoms of the Pseudonitzschia pseudodelicatissima complex: P. cuspidata and P. fryxelliana. J. Phycology 49: 156-169.
Benner I., R.E. Diner, S.C. Lefebvre, D. Li., T. Komada, E.J. Carpenter, and J.H. Stillman. 2013. Emiliania
huxleyi increases calcification but not expression of calcification-related genes in long-term exposure to
elevated temperature and pCO2. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 368,
doi:10.1098/rstb.2013.0049.
Bittar, T.B., L.R. Sassano, B.J. Wheeler, S.L. Brown, W.P. Cochlan, and Z.I Johnson. 2013. Carbon allocation
under light and nitrogen resource gradients in two model marine phytoplankton. J. Phycology 49: 523535.
Bjelde, B.E. and A.E. Todgham. 2013. Thermal physiology of the fingered limpet Lottia digitalis under emersion
and immersion. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 2858-2869.
Bunyamin V, H. Spaderna, and G. Weidner for the Waiting for a New Heart Study Group. 2013. Health behaviors
contribute to quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure independent of psychological and
medical patient characteristics. Quality of Life Research, 22(7): 1603-1611.
Burdige D. J. and T. Komada. 2013. Using ammonium pore water profiles to assess stoichiometry of deep
remineralization processes in methanogenic continental margin sediments. Geochemistry Geophysics
Geosystems 14: 1626-1643.
Carter H.A., L.O. Ceballos, N. Miller and J.H. Stillman. 2013. Impact of ocean acidification on the metabolism
and energetics of early life stages in the intertidal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes. J. Exp. Biol. 216:
1412-1422.
Ceballos, L.O., H.A. Carter, N. Miller and J.H. Stillman. 2013. Effects of ocean acidification on early life-history
stages of the intertidal porcelain crab Petrolisthes cinctipes. J. Exp. Biol. 216: 1405-1411.
Dugdale, R., F. Wilkerson, and A. Parker. 2013. A biogeochemical model of phytoplankton productivity in an
urban estuary: the importance of ammonium and freshwater flow. Ecological Modeling 263: 291-307.
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Hines, E., C. Jumchumpoo, A. Ilangakoon, L. Ponnampalam, and J. Jackson-Ricketts. 2013. Coastal cetaceans in
Trat Province, Eastern Thailand. Final Report to Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Hong Kong.
Hubbard, M*, D. Barrick, N. Garfield, J. Pettigrew, C. Ohlmann, and M. Gough. 2013. A new method for
estimating high-frequency radar error using data from Central San Francisco Bay. Ocean Science Journal
48 (1): 105-116. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1007/s12601-013-0009-y.
Kimmerer, W. and M. J. Weaver. 2013. Vulnerability of Estuaries to Climate Change. In Roger Pielke (ed) Climate
Vulnerability: Understanding and Addressing Threats to Essential Resources. Elsevier Inc., Academic
Press, pp. 271–292.
Komada T., D.J. Burdige, S.M.Crispo, E.R.M. Druffel, S. Griffi, and L. Johnson. 2013. Dissolved organic carbon
dynamics in anaerobic sediments of the Santa Monica Basin. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 110: 253273.
McGowan, J., E. Hines, M. Elliott, J.Howar, A. Dransfield, N. Nur, and J. Jahncke. 2013. Using seabird habitat
modeling to inform marine spatial planning in Central California's National Marine Sanctuaries, PLoS ONE
8(8): e71406. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071406.
Miller, N.A., A.W. Paganini , and J.H. Stillman. 2013. Differential thermal tolerance and energetics trajectories
during ontogeny in porcelain crabs, genus Petrolisthes. J. Therm. Biol. 38: 79-85.
Miller, N. and J.H. Stillman. 2013. Role of salinity and temperature in Corbula amurensis energetics in the upper
San Francisco Bay Estuary. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 476: 129-139.
Rose, K.A., W. Kimmerer, K. Edwards, and W. Bennett. 2013. Individual-Based Modeling of Delta Smelt
Population Dynamics in the Upper San Francisco Estuary: I. Model Description and Baseline Results.
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142(5): 1238-1259.
Rose, K.A., W. Kimmerer, K. Edwards, and W. Bennett. 2013. Individual-Based Modeling of Delta Smelt
Population Dynamics in the Upper San Francisco Estuary: II. Alternative Baselines and Good versus Bad
Years. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142(5): 1260-1272.
Sullivan L.J., and W.J. Kimmerer. 2013. Egg development times of Eurytemora affinis
and Pseudodiaptomus forbesi (Copepoda, Calanoida) from the upper San Francisco Estuary with notes on
methods. Journal of Plankton Research; doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbt076.
Spaderna H., G. Weidner, D. Zahn, J. Pretsch , S.L. Connor, A. Zittermann, S. Schulte-Schleithoff, K. Bramstedt,
and J.M.A.Smits for the Waiting for a New Heart Study Group. 2013. Dietary habits are related to outcomes
in patients with advanced heart failure awaiting heart transplantation. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 19(4): 24050.
Weidner G., M. Hemmersbach, J.M.A. Smits, T. Kubiak, U. Schulz, J. Gummert, M. Weyand, and H. Spaderna,
Prognosis of patients listed for a heart transplant during the pre-transplant period – does diabetes matter?
Diabetes Care, 36(4): 45-46.
Weidner G. and H. Spaderna. 2013. Emotions and cardiovascular disease. In M.B. Goldman, R. Troisi, K.M.
Rexrode (eds), Women and Health, 2nd edition, San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 991-1002.
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Appendix E. Non-peer reviewed publications by RTC faculty and senior research scientists.
Trick, C., V. Trainer, M. Wells, and W.P. Cochlan. 2012. Completion of the PICES Seafood Safety Project –
Indonesia. PICES Press 20 (2): 44-46.
Page T. and J.H. Stillman. 2013. The Quest for Coral Color: Understanding coral bleaching. Reef Hobbyist
Magazine 7(1): 16-21.
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Appendix F. All research master’s theses completed by RTC graduate students.
* and bold indicates the fifteen theses completed in AY 2012-2013.
Archbald, Gavin. 2011. Evaluating the Potential for Spread of an Invasive Forb, Limonium ramosissimum, in San
Francisco Bay Salt Marshes. Katharyn 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 Expression 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
Nanoparticles. 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? William Kimmerer, Advisor.
Blaser, Sarah. 2011. The Effect of Herbicide Additions on Phytoplankton in the San Francisco Estuary. Frances
Wilkerson, Advisor.
*Bjelde, Brittany. 2013. Physiological Performance of Lottia digitalis: Thermal Sensitivity and Limits to Intertidal
Conditions. Anne Todgham, Advisor.
Bogan, Mark. 1997. Sulfide Detoxification by Catalyzed Oxidation in the Marine Worm Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp,
Advisor.
*Boles, Sara. 2013. Physiological Cost of Climate Change in the Native Olympia Oyster, Ostrea lurida. Anne
Todgham, Advisor.
Bouley, Paola. 2005. The Ecology of a Highly Abundant, Introduced Estuarine Copepod in the Low Salinity Zone of
the San Francisco Estuary. William Kimmerer, Advisor.
Brey, Stacy. 2006. Population Distribution and Behavior Study of Golden Gate Freshwater Turtles. Carlos Crocker,
Advisor.
Briggs, Allegra. 2009. Mitochondrial COI Analysis of Tortanus dexrilobatus. William 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.
*Buck, Christina. 2012. The Influence of Coastal Nutrients on Phytoplankton Productivity in Drakes Estero,
California. Frances Wilkerson, 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. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Carter, Hayley. 2012. Effects of CO2 on the Metabolism of Porcelain Crab Larvae. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
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Cayenne, Andrea. 2010. Identifying Novel Protein Stabilizers by Co-immunoprecipitation in Porcelain Crabs, Genus
Petrolisthes. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Ceballos, Lina. 2012. Effects of Ocean Acidification on Larval Development of Porcelain Crabs, Genus:
Petrolisthes. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Chamberlain, Sarah. 1995. Comparison of Methods of Control Spartina alterniflora in San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Chen, Xi (Chelsea). 2011. 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.
Clay, Tansy. 2003. Effects of Thin Layers on the Vertical Distribution of Larval Herring (Clupea pallasi). Stephen
Bollens. Advisor
Cleave, Autumn. 2012. Effects of Invasive Limonium ramosissimum on Native Salt Marsh Communities in a
Changing Environment. Katharyn Boyer, 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.
De Souza, Yvonne. 1981. Relationship of Salinity to Morphological and Physiological Variation in 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. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Dorman, Jeff. 2002. Euphausiids of the Northern California Upwelling System. Stephen Bollens, Advisor
*Dransfield, Andrea. 2012. Where The Whales Are: Using habitat modeling to inform marine spatial planning in
Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, central California. Ellen Hines, 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.
William 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.
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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
the Upper San Francisco Estuary. William Kimmerer, Advisor.
Greene, Valerie. 2010. Grazing Impact of the Overbite Clam on the Microzooplankton Assemblage of the Northern
San Francisco Estuary. William 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. William Kimmerer, Advisor.
Harris, Holly. 2004. Distribution and Limiting Factors of Ostrea conchaphila in San Francisco Bay. Michael
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.
Herndon, Julian. 2003. Nitrogen Uptake by Heterosigma akashiwo: A Laboratory and Field Based Study. William
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.
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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.
*Kiriakopolos, Stephanie. 2012. Herbevory Selects for Semelparity in a Typical Iteroparous Plant Species Zostera
marina. Katharyn Boyer, 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.
Kress, Erica. 2012. Nutrient Loading Effects on Phytoplankton Community Structure and Biomass in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Lake, David. 2011. Molecular Analysis of the Parasite Fauna of Two Genera (Nutricola and Gemma) of Benthic
Bivalves. Sarah Cohen, 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.
*Lewis, Jeffery. 2013. Effects of Eelgrass-Associated Epifaunal Invertebrates and Factors Controlling Their
Distribution. Katharyn Boyer, 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.
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.
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.
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*McGowan, Jennifer. 2012. Intersections at Sea: using marine spatial planning to inform oil spill response. Ellen
Hines, Advisor.
*McLean, Katherine. 2013. Effect of Food Availability on Stress Tolerance of Juvenile Dungeness Crabs. Anne
Todgham, Advisor.
McKinnon, Rodney. 1988. The Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) as A Vector of Nutrition in Larval 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. Edward 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.
*Okimura, Kristine. 2013. The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Extracellular Release in Multiple Strains of
Emiliania huxleyi. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Padron, Mariana. 2011. Phylogeography of Two Sympatric Seahorses from the Caribbean: Using Mitochondrial and
Nuclear DNA Variation for Conservation. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
*Paganini, Adam. 2013. Physiological Responses of Porcelain Crabs to Ocean Acidification and Warming.
Papastephanou, Kathy. 2005. Cross-Shelf Distribution of Copepods in the Central California Upwelling Zone.
Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
*Pasparakis, Christina. Effects of Repeated High Temperature Events and Recovery on Thermal Tolerance of
Lottia digitalis. Anne Todgham, Advisro.
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. Michael
McGowan, Advisor.
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. William Kimmerer,
Advisor.
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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
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. Katharyn
Boyer, Advisor.
Sanford, Ukina. 2006. The Effects of Anoxia on Cardiac Output and Cerebral Blood Flow in Sliders, Trachemys
scripta. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
*Santos, Gwen. 2012. Nutrient Dynamics and Production in San Francisco Bay Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds.
Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
*Schneider, Rosa. 2013. Investigating Rarity in an Endemic Thistle Katharyn Boyer, 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.
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.
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.
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Tang, Xuman (Ariel). 2012. The Identification of Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Patterns of Eelgrass (Zostera
marina) in San Francisco Bay. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Tirindelli, Joelle. 2006. Immunogenetic Variation in Estuarine Fish from Habitats with Varying Chemical
Contaminant Loads. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
*Tomas Miranda, Claudia – 2013 - Cardiac transcriptome responses to heat stress in the porcelain crab,
Petrolisthes cinctipes. Jonathon Stillman, 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.
*Vogt, Robert. 2013. Feeding Capabilities and Limittions in the Nauplii of Two Pelagic Estuarine Copepod
Species Pseudodioptamus marinus and Oithona davisae. William Kimmerer, 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. Ed Carpenter, Advisor.
Zaremba, Katie. 2002. Comparison of Native and Non-native Cordgrass and Hybrids in San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Theses currently in progress:
Bartal, Roy. Evidence to the Functions of the Coccoliths in Emiliania hyxleyi. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Borgnis, Evyan. Predicting Impacts of Global Climate Change on Native and Invasive Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation in the San Francisco Estuary. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Chase, Daniel. Competition, Growth, and Stress Hormone Levels of the Tidewater Goby When in the Presence of
the Non-native Rainwater Killifish and the Native Three-spine Stickleback. Anne Todgham, Advisor.
Chow, Benson. Juvenile Performance Variation in Marine Invertebrates: Effects of Source and Local Environment.
Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Clancy, Darragh. Examining Genetic Diversity and Fusion Abilities of an Invasive Colonial Ascidian. Sarah Cohen,
Advisor.
Craig, Carrie. A Molecular Approach to Diet Analysis of Larval and Adult Copepods. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Diner, Rachel. Physiological and Molecular Responses of Calcifying Marine Phytoplankton to Ocean Acidification.
Donald, Jessica. Population Dynamics of Three Invasive Hydrozoan Jellyfish in the Upper San Francisco Estuary.
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duMais, Rita. Reproductive Success of the Calanoid Copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi in the Presence of Sublethal
Levels of the Toxic Cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. William Kimmerer, Advisor.
Flynn, Erin. Impacts of Global Ocean Change on Early Stages of Cold-Adapted Fish. Anne Todgham, Advisor.
Greig, Nathan – Spatial Distribution and Habitat Use of Antillean Manatees at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Ellen Hines,
Advisor.
Guerra, Vanessa. Population Genetic Diversity of the Cryptogenic Invasive Ciona spp. on the Pacific Coast of
America. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Ikeda, Chris. The Effects of Nutrient Limitation on the Production of the Glycocalyx by Heterosigma akashiwo.
William Cochlan, Advisor.
Jensen, Caitlin – Spatial and Temporal Variability in Shipping Traffic Around San Francisco Bay. Ellen Hines,
Advisor.
Johnson, Aaron. The Influence of Prey Abundance and Composition on Spawning Migrations of Delta Smelt.
Johnson, Allison. Effects of Salinity and Temperature on Phytoplankton Community Composition in the San
Francisco Estuary. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Kalmbach, Andrew. Dissolved Organic Carbon Excretion Along Environmental Gradients in the Amazon River
Plume. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Kayfetz, Karen. Ecology of the Calanoid Copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi in the San Francisco Estuary. William
Kimmerer, Advisor.
Lai, Alyssa. Use of Genetics to Resolve Phylogenetic Relationships for the Conservation of Endemic Bermuda
Killifish (Fundulus bermudae/relictus). Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Lee, Jamie. Nitrogen Uptake by Microcystis aeruginosa in the San Francisco Bay. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Meyers, Morgan. Effects of Ocean Acidification on Nutritional Quality of Phytoplankton for Copepod
Reproduction. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Nuessly, Kathryn. Leptasterias spp. As a Sentinel Species for Local Effects of Environmental Change. Sarah Cohen,
Advisor.
Page, Tessa. The Effects of Lowered pH on the Exoskeleton Mineralogy of Porcelain Crabs. Jonathon Stillman,
Advisor.
Papineau, Elize. Transcriptomic Analysis of Daphnia Responses to Multi-stressors. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Pinnell, Cassie. The Effectiveness of Restored Eelgrass Beds in Providing Habitat for Aquatic Invertebrates in the
San Francisco Bay. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Richard, Heather. Seasonal and Spatial Patterns of Microplastic in the San Francisco Bay. Edward Carpenter,
Advisor.
Scheinberg, Lauren. Feeding Preference and Population Structure of the Herbivorous Amhipod, Ampithose valida:
A Bicoastal Comparison. Katharyn 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
Stockmann, Kevin. Fish Utilization of the Living Shorelines Project’s Restoration Reefs in San Francisco Bay.
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Strong, Shannon. Nitrogen and Chlorophyll a Flux Between a Restored Tidal Marsh and an Adjacent Bay in San
Francisco Estuary. Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Thornton, Whitney. Biotic and Abotic Factors that Influence the Restoration Success of a Dominant Native Plant.
Travis, Nicole. PhytoFlashTM Active Fluorescence Probe: Application in a Turbid Estuary, San Francisco, Bay, CA.
Frances Wilkerson, Advisor.
Vincent, Timothe – Habitat Use of Finless Porpoises in Hong Kong. Ellen Hines, Advisor.
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Appendix G. Course information and enrollments for classes taught at RTC for the five
academic years between 2008 and 2013.
COURSE
RTC Fall 08
Biol 582
Biol 863
Biol 883
Chem 680
Biol 9350
Biol 9395
TITLE
Biological Oceanography
Marine Symbiosis
Current Research at RTC
Wetland Plant Indicator
Species
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
RTC Spring 09
Biol 502/702
Biology of the Algae
Biol 534
Wetland Ecology
Biol 631/731
Animal Physiology Lab
Biol 833
Current RTC Research
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
Total AY 2008-2009 RTC Enrollment
RTC Fall 09
Biol 582
Biol 586
Biol 863
Biol 865
Biol 883
Biol 9350
Biol 9395
Marine Ecology Lab
Ecosystems Ecology
Environmental Physiology
Wetland Plant Indicator
Species
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
RTC Spring 10
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Wetland Ecology
Biol 631/731
Biol 863
Plankton Ecology
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Komada
Komada
Vasey
4
2
2
3
1.6 CEU
23
8
11
10
8
Coffman
1.6 CEU
8
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Stillman
Coffman
3
4
4
1
4 CEU
12
17
12
11
11
131
Carpenter
Cohen
Wilkerson
Stillman
Komada
Vasey
4
2
2
2
2
1.6 CEU
22
10
8
7
20
7
Coffman
1.6 CEU
7
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
3
4
4
2
1
4 CEU
ENROLLMENT
7
16
8
10
20
9
151
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RTC Fall 10
Biol 344/844
Biol 582
Biol 556
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 883
Research Skills
Natural History of Marine
Invertebrates
Ecophysiology of HABs
Marine Symbiosis
Adaptations of Coastal
Environments
RTC Spring 11
Biol 502/702
Biol 863
Plankton Ecology
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
Biol 9100
GIS for Wetlands
Stillman
Carpenter
Cohen
2
4
4
18
11
8
Cochlan
Wilkerson
Stillman
2
2
2
6
6
7
Komada
2
19
3
2
1
4 CEU
1.6 CEU
8
9
21
16
7
136
Wilkerson
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
Archbald/Hiatt
RTC Fall 11
Biol 344/844
Biol 582
Biol 863
Biol 883
Research Skills
Ecosystems Ecology
Cochlan
Carpenter
Wilkerson
Komada
2
4
2
2
13
17
9
17
RTC Spring 12
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Biol 863
Biol 833
Wetland Ecology
Plankton Ecology
Wilkerson
Boyer
Carpenter
Stillman
3
4
2
1
18
16
6
17
Coffman
Coffman
1.6 CEU
.08 CEU
5
14
DeGraff
Stabler
Kamman
2.0 CEU
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
10
6
_____4_____
152
RTC Spring 12 CEL
Biol 9395
Wetland Restoration Ecology
Biol 9396
Wetland Restoration
Monitoring Techniques
Biol 9016
Advanced Delineation
Biol 9008
Vernal Pools
Biol 9100
Hydrology
Total AY 2011-1012 RTC Enrollments
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RTC Fall 12
Biol 344/844
Biol 582
Biol 586
Biol 863
Cochlan
Carpenter
Cohen
Stillman
2
4
2
2
18
18
12
14
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 883
Research Skills
Marine Ecology Lab
Adaptions to Coastal
Environments
Ecophysiology of HAB’s
Marine Symbiosis
Cochlan
Wilkerson
Komada
2
2
2
10
9
22
RTC Spring 13
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Biol 631/731
Biol 863
Biol 833
Wetland Ecology
Plankton Ecology
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Carpenter
Stillman
3
4
4
2
1
10
17
14
6
12
Coffman
DeGraff
Kamman
Vasey
Coffman
4.0 CEU
4.0 CEU
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
2.9 CEU
RTC AY 2012-2013 CEL
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
Biol 9100
Wetland Hydrology
Biol 9350
Wetland Plant Indicator Sp.
Biol 9395
Wetland Restoration Ecology
Total AY 2011-1012 RTC Enrollments
13
12
6
11
5
209
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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 2008 and 2013.
COURSE
Fall 08
Biol 532
Biol 630
Biol 863
Chem 320
TITLE
Restoration Ecology
Animal Physiology
Aquatic Communities
Quantitative Analysis Lab
Spring 09
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Chem 340
Environmental Pollution
Total AY 2008-2009 Enrollment
Fall 09
Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 586
Biol 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
Fall 10
Biol 160
Biol 630
Chem 380
Chem 680
Marine Biology
Animal Physiology
Spring 11
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 585
Marine Ecology
Biol 586
Marine Ecology Lab
Ocn 410/710 Coastal Processes
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
ENROLLMENT
Boyer
Stillman
Boyer
Komada
3
3
2
2
32
69
5
22
Carpenter
Komada
3
3
125
61
314
Carpenter
Boyer
Cohen
Stillman
Boyer
3
3
3
3
2
163
43
26
67
9
Carpenter
Cochlan
Wilkerson
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_____
325
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Fall 11
Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 580
Biol 863
Chem 320
Chem 380
Marine Biology
Restoration Ecology
Limnology
Aquatic Communities
Quantitative Analysis
Cochlan
Boyer
Carpenter
Boyer
Komada
Komada
3
3
3
2
3
3
72
46
5
18
18
40
Miller-Sims
Komada
3
3
53
33
Komada
3
11
296
Marine Biology
Restoration Ecology
Limnology
Current Topics In Evolution
Quantitative Analysis Lab
Cochlan
Boyer
Carpenter
Cohen
Komada
Komada
3
3
3
2
2
3
75
36
9
12
15
40
Introduction to GIS
Environmental Management
Hines
Hines
3
3
16
10
Cohen
Komada
4
3
20
44
Spring 12
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Chem
380/Envs
380
Chem 680
Fall 12
Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 580
Biol 862
Chem 322
Chem 380
Envs 380
Geog 603
Geog 751
Spring 13
Biol 555
Marine Invert Zoology
Chem
380/Envs
380
277
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Table 6. Summary of RTC RSO information found in Appendices A through H for Fiscal
Year 2012-2013 and with similar summary information for the previous four fiscal
years.
Appendix
Category
2008-2009
Total
Number
13
2009-2010
Total
Number
14
2010-2011
Total
Number
14
2011-2012
Total
Number
16
2012-2013
Total
Number
17
1
1
1
1
A
Faculty & Senior Research
Scientists
B
SF State Faculty Associate1
B
Postdoctoral Associates
8
7
5
7
5
B
Research Technicians
14
16
19
25
23
B
Graduate Students (including art
students)
42
43
53
60
68
B
Interns/Graduate Students
1
1
5
1
B
Volunteers/Graduate Students
2
3
B
Student Assistants/Undergraduates
14
6
5
5
5
B
Interns/Undergraduates
13
31
28
29
36
B
Volunteers/Undergraduates
7
11
14
12
27
B
Volunteers/High School Students
4
7
9
8
7
B
Volunteers
7
10
11
18
17
2
2
222/3
B
Staff
16
19
C
Visiting Scientists
7
8
7
9
12
D
E
Peer Reviewed Publications
Non Peer Reviewed Publications
23
26
35
38
27
5
0
2
5
2
F
20
2/3
23
Theses Completed by
104
109
116
125
RTC Students (total to date)
131
151
136
G
RTC Enrollments
152
H
Campus Enrollments for RTC
314
637
325
296
Faculty
1
New program for SF State faculty to do collaborative research at RTC established in FY 2009-2010.
2
Four staff positions are volunteers.
3
Three staff positions are Student Assistants.
140
209
277
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Appendix I. RTC RSO research 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:
(RB = Roger Bland; KB = Kathryn Boyer; EC = Edward Carpenter; WC = William Cochlan; SC = Sarah Cohen;
RD = Richard Dugdale; EH = Ellen Hines: NG = Newell Garfield; WK = William Kimmerer;
TK = Tomoko Komada; AP = Alexander Parker; DR = Dale Robinson; JS = Jonathon Stillman;
LS = Lindsay Sullivan; GW = Gerdi Weidner; FW = Frances Wilkerson)
Hussain Abdulla, Old Dominion University – TK
Kanjana Adulyanukosol, Phuket Marine Biological Center – EH
Andy Allen, J. Craig Venter Institute – JS, EC
Lemnuel Aragones, University of the Philippines – EH
Maureen Auro, Woods Hole Oceanography Institution – WC
Xuemei Bai, Cellana LLC, Hawaii – WC
Richard Barber, Duke University – RD, FW
Ryan Bartling, California Department of Fish and Wildlife - SC
Dan Barrick, CODAR Ocean Systems – NG
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
Liz Blackburn, University of California, San Francisco - GW
Denise Breitburg, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – WK
Frances Brewster, State and Federal Water Contractors – RD, FW, AP
Larry Brown, U.S. Geological Survey – WK, FW, AP
Susan Brown, University of Hawaii – WC
Riccardo Brunetti, Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia, Venezia, Italy - SC
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
Jeff Chanton, Florida State University – TK
Craig Cary, University of Delaware – EC
Fei Chai, University of Maine – RD, FW
Yi Chao, University of California, Los Angeles – RD
Marnie Chapman, University of Alaska, SE – SC
Francisco Chavez, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – RD
Keun-Hyung Choi, Anyang University, Korea – WK
Ratana Chuenpagdee, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada – EH
Jim Cloern, U.S. Geological Survey – RD, FW, WK, AP
Kenneth Coale, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory – NG, DR
Risa Cohen, Georgia Institute of Technology – FW, AP, EC
Victoria Coles, University of Maryland – EC
Curt Collins, Naval Postgraduate School – NG
Sonia Connor, Oregon Health and Sciences University - GW
Jeff Cornwell, University of Maryland Center of Environmental Studies – FW,RD,AP
Natalie Cosentino-Manning, NOAA Restoration Center – KB, WK
John Cullen, Dalhousie University, Canada – WC
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, Universtiy of York, UK - RB
Eric Danner, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz – RD
Rosana M. da Rocha, Universidade Federal do Parana, PR, Brasil - SC
Curtiss O. Davis, Oregon State University – RD
Phillip Dearden, University of Victoria – EH
Susan Wainwright de la Cruz, U.S. Geological Survey – KB
Rodolph Devilliers, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada – EH
Daryl Domning, Howard University, Washington, DC – EH
Phaedra Doukakis, Pew Institute for Ocean Science – EH
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Ellen Druffel, University of California, Irvine – TK
Dave Duffus, University of Victoria, Canada – EH
Emmet Duffy, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences – KB
Peter Edmunds, California State University, Northridge – JS
Elissa Epel, University of California, San Francisco - GW
Rusty Fairey, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory – RD
Bessy Fan, Cellana LLC & Shell Global Solutions – WC
Erica Fleishman, University of California, Davis – WK
Peggy Fong, University of California, Los Angeles – KB
Rachel Foster, MPI Bremen Germany – EC
Bob Foy, NOAA/NMFS, Kodiak , AK – JS
Janet Franklin, San Diego State University – EH
Ruth Gates, University of Hawaii – JS
Carmela Gissi, Dip. Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy - SC
Patricia Glibert, University of Maryland – RD, FW, AP
Tricia Goulding, University of California, Merced – SC
Kathleen Grady, Northwestern University School of Medicine – GW
John Graybeal, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – DR
Francesca Griggio, Dip. Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy - SC
Peter Groffman, The Ecosystems Center - WK
Ted Grosholz, University of California, Davis – WK, KB
Ed Gross, Resource Modeling Associates – NG, WK
Healy Hamilton, California Academy of Sciences – SC
Allan Hastings, University of California, Davis – RD
Sharon Herzka, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico – WK
J.T. Hollibaugh, University of Georgia – WK
Raleigh Hood, University of Maryland – EC
Ed Houde, University of Maryland – WK
Mark Huntley, Cornell University – WC
Anouk Illangakoon, IUCN Cetacean Specialists Group, Sri Lanka – EH
Jaime Jahncke, PRBO Conservation Science – EH
Alan Jassby, University of California, Davis – WK
Zackary Johnson, Duke University – WC
Karen Kalamuck – San Francisco Exploratorium - SC
Carol Kendall, U.S. Geological Survey – FW, RD. AP
Sung Yong Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - NG
Mimi Koehl, University of California, Berkeley – JS
Raphael Kudela, University of California, Santa Cruz – WC, RD, NG, FW, DR, AP, WK
Isao Kudo, Hokkaido University, Japan – WC
Rikk Kvitek, California State University Monterey Bay – NG
Donna Kwan, Department of the Environment, Australia – EC
Gretchen Lambert, University of Washington - SC
John Largier, University of California, Davis – RD, NG, FW, DR, WK
Marilyn Latta, California Coastal Conservancy – KB, WK
Steve Le, Science Applications International Cooperation – DR
Kelly Lee, University of California, Davis – SC
Stephane Lefebvre, J. Craig Venter Institute – JS, EC
Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University – EH
Joan Lindberg, University of California, Davis - LS
Steven Lindley, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz – RD
Sam Luoma, University of California, Davis – WK
Lisa Lucas, U.S. Geological Survey – WK
Cedric Magen, Florida State University – TK
Ralph Mac Nally, Monash University, Australia – WK
Michael MacWilliams, Delta Modeling Associates – WK
Somchai Mananunsap, Thailand Department of Fisheries – EH
Miriam Marmontel, Instituto Mamiraua, Brazil – EH
Helene Marsh, James Cook University, Australia – EH
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Francesco Mastrototaro, Dip. Biologia, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy - SC
Linda McCann, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – SC
Erica McFee-Shaw, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory, CA – NG, DR
Lester McKee, San Francisco Estuary Institute – RD, FW, KB
George McManus, University of Connecticut – WK, AP
Nancy Mendell, Stony Brook Unversity - GW
Antonio Mignucci, University of Puerto Rico – EH
Katherine Miller, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Juneau – SC
Scott Miller, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Juneau - SC
Cecile Mioni, U.S. Geological Survey – AP
Mark Moline, University of Delaware – 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – SC
Ken Newman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – WK
Karina Nielson, Sonoma State University – NG, JS, DR
Alyssa Novak, University of New Hampshire – EH
Nadav Nur, PRBO Conservation Science – EH
Patrick O’Grady, University of California, Berkeley – JS
Susumu Ohtsuka, Hiroshima University, Japan – WK
Charley O’Kelly, Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington – WC
Brian Ort – University of California, Berkeley - SC
Mark Outerbridge, Bermuda Natural History Survey – SC
Jeff Paduan, Naval Postgraduate School – NG
Mariana Padron, California Academy of Sciences – SC
Leslee Parr, San Jose State University – EH
Chris Parsons, George Mason University – EH
Hans Pearl, University of North Carolina – FW, RD, AP
Mark Page, University of California, Santa Barbara – WK
Louisa Ponnampalam, University of Malaya, Malaysia – EH
Mary Power, University of California, Berkeley – JS
Donald Redalje, University of Southern Mississippi – WC
Tim Reed, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, CA – DR
John Reynolds, Mote Marine Lab, Sarasota, FL – EH
J. E. Jack Rensel, Rensel Associates Aquatic Sciences – WC
Vince Resh, University of California, Berkeley – JS
Kenny Rose, Louisiana State University – WK
Leslie Rosenfeld, Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) – NG, DR
Pascale Rossinol, Yale University – JS
Greg Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – SC, WK
Yasunori Saito, Shimoda Marine Laboratory, Tsukuba University, Japan – SC
Sergio Sañudo-Wilhelmy, University of Southern California – EC
Korie Schaeffer, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – KB
Noa Shenkar, Tel Aviv University, Israel - SC
Stuart Siegel, Wetlands and Water Resources, Inc. – RD, FW
Monika Sieverding, Heidelberg University - GW
Jonathon Sharp, University of Delaware – AP
Frank Shaughnessy, Humboldt State University – NG, DR
Linda Shaw, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – SC
Fred Short, State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources – EH, SC
Brian Smith, Wildlife Conservation Society – EH
Jaqueline Smits, Eurotransplant Medical Foundation, Netherlands – GW
Ted Sommer, CA Dept. of Water Resources – RD, AP, WK
Erik Sotka, College of Charleston, SC, KB
Sami Souissi, University of Lille, France – WK
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Heike Spaderna, Mainz University, Germany – GW
Mark Stacey, University of California, Berkeley – NG
Debbie Steinberg, Virginia Institute of Marine Science – EC
Ajit Subramaniam, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, NY – EC
Karen Taberski, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board – RD, FW, AP
Shey May Tam, Monash Taylor’s University, Malaysia – SC
Swee Teh, University of California, Davis – WK
Julie Thomas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography – NG
Jim Thomson, Monash University, Australia – WK
Janet Thompson, U.S. Geological Survey – WK
Lars Tomanek, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – JS
Robert Toonen, University of Hawaii – RD
Maria Ana Tovar-Hernandez, GEOMAR, Mexico - SC
Vera Trainer, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA – WC
Charles Trick, University of Western Ontario, Canada – WC
Dennis Trizna, Image Science Research, Burke, VA - RB
Brian Tsukimura, California State University, Fresno – JS
Tracy Villareal, University of Texas – EC
Verena Wang, University of North Carolina – SC
Mark Wells, University of Maine – WC
Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, University of Washington – KB, SC
Patricia Yager, University of Georgia – EC
Joanna York, University of Delaware – WK
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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.
Dr. Gail Dawson
Karrie Hovey
Rebecca Andrews
Beckey Chapman
Laura Fischer
Genevieve Hastings
Markham Johnson
Lauren McKeon
Brittany Powell
Laurel Prieto
Randy Sarafan
Centa Schumacher
Nyssa Zinn
Melanie Dorson
Nif Hodgson
Dr. Gail Ashton
Linda McCann
Dr. Chela Zabin
Dr. Andy Chang
Dr. Haizea Jimenez
Dr. Caroline Kostecki
Arianne Balsom
Ruth DiMaria
Eilana McCann-Smith
Dr. Matt Ashby
Chris Belnap
Christine Clarke
Denise Gonzalez
Isabel Jones
Victor Kunin
Ulrika Lidstrom
Jennifer Nhok
Norman Pitt
Natalya Shestakova
Justin Wong
Helen Wu
James Zaininger
Ladonna Wood
Allison Johnson
Aren Lorenson
Vanessa Gonzales Pettit
Jennifer Kern
Juliana Morgan
Michael Seely
Karen Upson
Professor
Fellow
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer Press Project
Volunteer
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Post Doc Researcher
Post Doc Researcher
Post Doc Researcher
Visiting Research Scientist
Visiting Research Scientist
High School Intern
President/Chief Science
Officer
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Assistant Scientist
Student Intern
Bookkeeper
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant
Development
Controller
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Art Department
Smithsonian (SERC)/Invasive Species
TAXON/Microbial Diversity
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Appendix K. Names, titles, and organizational affiliations of persons serving on the RTC
Board of Advisors for AY 2012-2013.
Chairman of the Board: Ed Ueber
Vice Chairman: Dr. Terrence Gosliner
Name
Howard Allen
Committee Assignment
Fundraising
Affiliation/Business
Belvedere Land Company
Scott Anderson
Facilities
Town of Tiburon
Annelies Atchley
Fundraising
Artist/Educator
Eleanor Bloch
Fundraising, Nominations
& Governance
Marin Commission on Aging
George Brewster
Nominations & Governance
UBS Wealth Management
Dr. Margaret Burke
Research & Education,Strategic
Planning
California Academy of Sciences
Dr. Terrence Gosliner
Research & Education, Strategic
Planning
Brooke Halsey
Tiburon Salmon Institute
Stacy Holzman
Facilities
Seidel/Holzman
Russell D. Keil, Jr.
Fundraising
Keil Estate Management Co.
Dr. Michael W. Keran
Facilities
Intermittent Economic Advisor
John H. Kern
Facilities, Fundraising
Professional Engineer
Don Lollock
Research & Education
BCDC/Retired from California
Department of Fish and Game
Michael McComish
Presidio Bank
Robert Ohrenschall
Fundraising
Emeritus Addison Design (formerly
Soyster & Ohrenschall, Inc.)
Dr. Mark D. Reynolds
Research & Education
The Nature Conservancy
Peter K. Scott
Fundraising, Strategic Planning
Glacier Point Capital
E. Payson Smith
Fundraising, Research & Education
FLG Partners
Ed Ueber
Strategic Planning
Gulf of the Farallones/Cordell Bank
Effie Westervelt
Fundraising
Cassie Pinnell
Ex-Officio
President, RTC Student Association
Dr. Sheldon Axler
Ex-Officio
Dean, College of Science and
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Engineering, SFSU
Dr. Newell Garfield
Ex-Officio
Director, RTC
Professor of Oceanography/SFSU
Dr. Jaime Kooser
Ex-Officio
Director, SF Bay NERR
Dr. Alissa Arp
Honorary Board Member
Dean, Southern Oregon University
Dr. Sarane Bowen
Retired SF State Professor
Henry Broderick
Retired Marin Co. Superior
Court Judge
Phyllis Faber
Botanist
Dr. Marty Griffin
Physician
Dr. Robert Heller
Federal Reserve Board
Bettina Hughes
Educator
Dr. Millie Hughes-Fulford
Medical Principal Investigator
Retired NASA Astronaut
Gabriella Isaacson
Dr. Mike Josselyn
Dr. James Kelley
Retired SF State College of Science
& Engineering Dean
Doug McConnell
Bay Area Backroads
Dr. John McCosker
Betsy Scarborough
John Silcox
Retired Chevron
Dr. Thomas Spencer
David Werdegar
James G. Wilson, AIA
Consultant
Architect (AIA)/Professional
Engineer
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Appendix L. The list of seminars presented in the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 RTC Seminar
Series.
RTC Fall 2012 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Title
Host
Aug 29
Dr. Mark Laidre
UC Berkeley
From sea to land: behavior, ecology, and evolution of marine and terrestrial hermit crabs.
Stillman
Sept 5
Dr. Nate Miller
SF State University
Seasonal and spatial variation in the energetics of the invasive clam, Corbula amurensis,
in the upper San Francisco Estuary.
RTC Internal
Sept 12
RTC Graduate Students:
Eric Armstrong (Stillman Lab)
A Tale of Two Methodologies: The Influence of Phytoplankton Community Structure on
Carbon Export in the Subtropical and Subarctic North Pacific.
RTC Students
Andrew Kalmbach (Carpenter Lab)
Primary production and carbon excretion in a tropical river plume.
Sept 19
Dr. Marissa Baskett
UC Davis
Evaluating alternative strategies for minimizing unintended fitness consequences
Hatcheries and aquaculture.
Boyer
Sept 26
Dr. Steven Monismith
Stanford University
Hydrodynamics of Suisun Bay: X2, stratification, mixing and all that jazz.
Kimmerer &
Dugdale
Oct 3
Dr. Scott Fay
UC Berkeley
Function and dynamics of eukaryotic microbial communities.
Ashby
Oct 10
Dr. Jeremy Long
San Diego State University
Plant-herbivore interactions: novel hip hop explorations of space and time variation.
Ferner
Oct 17
7th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference: http://scienceconf.deltacouncil.ca.gov/
Oct 24
Dr. Douglas Fudge
University Guelph
Oct 31
Sara Boles (Todgham Lab)
Physiological cost of climate change on larval development in the Olympia oyster.
Jamie (Wilkerson Lab)
Nitrogen uptake by Microcystis aeruginosa in the San Francisco Estuary Delta
Aaron Johnson (Kimmerer Lab)
Feeding of adult delta smelt during their yearly spawning migration into the upper San
Francisco estuary.
Katie Nuessly (Cohen Lab)
The impact of temperature on brooding, dispersal, and distribution in the Leptasterias
sea star.
Dr. Wim Kimmerer
SF State University
A bug's-eye view: lessons from two decades of research on pelagic foodwebs of the San
Francisco Estuary.
Nov 7
Nov 14
Nov 21
Hagfish Slime Unraveled.
Todgham
RTC Students
RTC Students
RTC Internal
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Nov 28
Dr. Luke Miller
Stanford Univesity
Temperature effects on intertidal consumers under current and future climates
Stilllman
Dec 5
Dr. Alex Parker
SF State University
Carbon and nitrogen uptake rates associated with cyanobacterial blooms in the San
Francisco Delta.
RTC Internal
Dec 12
Dr. Julien Moderan
SF State University
Zooplankton community structure and trophic ecology in estuarine systems: insights from
stable isotope analysis in highly turbid european estuaries and ongoing research in the San
Francisco estuary.
RTC Internal
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
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RTC Spring 2013 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Jan 30
Chris Ikeda (Cochlan Lab)
Title
Growth and toxicity of Heterosigma akashiwo as a function of nutrients, temperature and
salinity.
Predicting impacts of global climate change to native and invasive submerged aquatic
vegetation in the San Francisco Estuary.
Evyan Borgnis (Boyer Lab)
Feb 6
Cancelled
Feb 13
Cancelled
Feb 20
ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting http://aslo.org/neworleans2013/
Feb 27
Cancelled
Mar 6
Rita duMais (Kimmerer Lab)
Sublethal effects of the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa on the copepod
Pseudodiaptomus forbesi.
The impacts of eelgrass restoration on aquatic invertebrate communities.
Cassie Pinnell (Boyer Lab)
Mar 13
Mar 20
Host
RTC
Students
RTC
Students
No Seminar
Dr. Peter Roopnarine
Ecology, evolution and the tragedy of the commons.
Mar 27
No Seminar – Spring Break
Apr 3
RTC Poster Social (with RTC Advisory Board)
RTCSA
Apr 10
Dr. Luke Mackinder
Carnegie Institution for Science
Disentangling the impact of CO2 and pH on the mechanisms of photosynthesis and
calcification in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi.
RTCSA
Apr 17
Dr. Francisco Chavez
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research
Institute
Ecosystem dynamics along coastal central California in relation to large scale changes in
climate and ocean circulation.
Dugdale
Apr 24
Dr. Kenneth Coale
Moss Landing Marine Laboratory
The role of open ocean iron fertilization in science, society and nature. Development of a
simple hypothesis with complex implications.
Cochlan
May 1
Dr. Andrew Oliphant
Observations of surface-atmosphere interactions using the CSU-MAPS, a mobile
atmospheric profiling system.
Carpenter
May 8
Dr. David Senn
San Francisco Estuary Institute
The more the merrier: Seaweed biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Parker
May 15
Drs. William Keener and Jonathon
Stern
Harbor porpoises re-occupy San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Cetacean Research and
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
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