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 2012
Director and Professor of Geosciences
Romberg Tiburon Center For Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University
Cover photo credits, clockwise from upper left: Andrew Kalmbach, A.M. Randall, Andrew Kalmbach, Tomoko
Komada, Mike Godsey, Jamie Lee, Andrew Kalmbach, Phyllis Wong.
Highlights of Fiscal Year 2011-2012
• Despite the present economic conditions and low agency funding rates, grant activity at
the Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies (RTC) remains successful with
12 new grant awards totaling $3.8 million and $724,000 in supplements to existing
grants. Total new funding was $4.5 million.
• Major funded projects continue to bring significant acclaim and resources to SF State and
RTC. Examples of the FY 2011-2012 awards are: a Delta Stewardship Council grant The
Role of Microcystis Blooms in the Delta Food Web: A Functional Approach ($900,000);
National Science Foundation grants Collaborative Research: Iron Regulation of the Food
Quality of Phytoplankton in Acidified Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems ($672,191);
and Collaborative Research: Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) transformations in deep
sub-surface sediments and its role as a source of “old” DOC to the water column
($422,778); and, a Department of Fish & Game grant Salinity Effects on Native and
Introduced Submerged Aquatic Vegetation of Suisun Bay and the Delta ($412,405).
• Two SF State faculty moved their research programs to RTC. Dr. Tim Janssen is a
physical oceanographer and Dr. Ellen Hines is a marine mammal ecologist and
biogeographer. Unfortunately Dr. Janssen decided to leave the University, leaving us shy
a physical oceanographer. Dr. Hines brings GIS expertise to the Center.
• After 27 years of excellent service, Dennis Huggins retired as a facilities mechanic.
Claudio Diaz was hired as the replacement. Operations Director Linda Mayo left the
University and the Operations Director position remains unfilled.
• The RTC community lost one of its own this year with the death of laboratory technician
Al Marchi.
• Intralab collaborations, enabled by joint and synergistic funding, increased over previous
years. Delta science and wetlands restoration are the two areas with increased
collaboration and they point to the increased recognition of RTC as an important science
center.
• A major infrastructure project to convert heating of RTC buildings from Diesel or
propane fuel to natural gas was initiated. The 4,000-gallon Diesel tank was removed and
the site was trenched and pipelines were laid to bring natural gas to our buildings. A
donation of $450,00 is allowing installation of solar panels above our parking area. These
two projects help upgrade our utilities infrastructure and reduce the Center’s carbon
footprint.
• Nine students completed their master’s degrees, bringing the total number of masters’ degrees
with research conducted through RTC to 128, with 84 in the last decade.
• Increased numbers of undergraduate and graduate students working at RTC have
received numerous prestigious awards and a host of internal scholarships. RTC students
received $142,623 in scholarships or awards this past year; $48,540 more than last year.
Of special mention are that one of our graduate students received a NERR Graduate
Research Fellowship, three students were awarded Climate Change Scholarships from
CSME, another student received a College of Science & Engineering Maxwell
Scholarship, eight students received CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and
Technology (COAST) research awards, and two students have Achievement Rewards for
College Scientists (ARCS) scholarships. We are proud of our students and their
accomplishments.
• 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 2011-2012 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
(3,796 sq ft or 45%) &
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
Offices
RTC
74A
Offices
7,080 Offices, Classrooms
800
648
86
Central Warehouse
Unoccupied buildings
11
Caretaker Residence
Storage
SF State Art Department
11,000 Storage
NOAA
Proposed Usage
2,705 Caretaker Residence
RTC
27
Welding Shed
400
33
Rockfish Research
Laboratory
4,018 Lease Space
Tenant
37
Dispensary
2,000 Lease Space
Tenant
79
Cinder Block
Building
400
Storage
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. Robert Corrigan). This year, RTC added two faculty to our group. Dr. Tim
Janssen, a physical oceanographer arrived at RTC at the beginning of the fiscal year and Dr.
Ellen Hines, marine mammal ecologist and biogeographer joined the group in June 2012. At
the end of the fiscal year, Dr. Janssen decided to leave the University, leaving the position of
physical oceanographer vacant.
As a result of these additions, RTC’s scientific staff consists of the Director, seven other
tenured or tenure-track faculty with appointments in four home departments at SF State,
seven research scientists, one professor emeritus, one SF State faculty associate, one adjunct
faculty, seven postdoctoral associates, nine visiting scientists, 25 research
technicians/research assistants, and an on-site staff of 23 persons (four are volunteers). In FY
2011-2012 there were 60 graduate students (Art Department students included), five graduate
student interns, two graduate student volunteers, five undergraduate student assistants, 29
undergraduate interns, 12 undergraduate volunteers, eight high school student volunteers, and
18 volunteers involved in Center activities. The RTC campus is well suited to host researchoriented 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 laboratory-based research
operations whose missions enhance scientific activity on the campus. Their combined staffs
add 28 scientists and support staff on site. The third tenant is the Tyee Foundation/Tiburon
Salmon Institute, an organization of concerned citizens interested in preserving San
Francisco Bay salmon. The 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 staff of 11.
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 2011-2012, eight 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. Nine
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 to three times a year RTC researchers present their research at
professional development workshops on site for high school teachers. RTC researchers also
gave presentations throughout the year at community organizations including the Rotary
Club of Tiburon, published articles in local newspapers, and served as judges at the Marin
County science fairs. They also 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
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main campus. In October 2011, RTC held its annual open house, Discovery Day, where the
general public is invited on site to interact with scientists and learn more about RTC’s
research and teaching activities. The 2011 open house, an official event of the Bay Area
Science Festival, attracted more than 750 people.
Nature, Source and Amount of Funding
RTC Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-2012 funding was derived from several sources (Table 2). SF
State provided salary support through the COSE budget for almost all of the administrative
staff, ORSP projects provided RRT for teaching faculty and lecturers, and a Special Trust
account provided for the remaining staff salaries and some operating expenses. Income from
the Bay Conference Center and leases to tenant organizations provided for some operating
expenses and maintenance. Charter fees from the R/V Questuary and donations received by
RTC are held at the University Corporation (SF State Foundation). Funding for fiscal years
2007 through 2012 are shown in Table 3. There were 76 RTC active grants, of which 12
started during FY 2011-2012. 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 2011-2012
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
$729,935
$66,977
$123,133
$285,555
$74,003
$21,055
$125,000
$1,425,658
Expenses:
Salaries Paid by RTC Allocation & RRT (includes lecturers)(1)
Benefits Paid by RTC Allocation & RRT (includes lecturers)
Administrative Fees Paid to SF State
Administrative Fees Paid to The University Corp, SF State
BCC & OGH Expenses
Marine Operations (Questuary, insurance, etc.)
Telephones (campus, Centrex, cell)
Utilities (security, garbage, water, pest, electricity, etc.)
Vehicles (gas, service, leases, insurance)
Start-Up (Boyer, Cohen, Komada, Stillman, Carpenter)
Matching Funds to Grants
Services, Supplies, Equipment, Post, Print, PCs, P-cards
RTC Facilities (maintenance, repair, tools, etc.)
Outside Engineering & Maintenance Contracts
Travel
Total Expenses
$420,778
$160,040
$12,313
$490
$59,927
$97,407
$66,557
$83,481
$44,076
$3,305
$839
$157,390
$220,837
$10,916
$10,372
$1,348,728
Net Surplus(2)
$76,930
(1) Does not include General Fund salaries and benefits paid by COSE.
(2) Net surplus includes cash and committed funds on Purchase Orders carried over into the next
fiscal year.
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Table 3. RTC funding amounts including grant awards for the last five fiscal years.
REVENUE SUMMARY 2007-2012
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 07-08
FY 08-09
FY 09-10
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
$1,545,299
$546,657
$0
$2,091,956
$1,342,436
$596,017
$0
$1,938,453
$1,206,734
$561,229
$93,653
$1,861,616
$729,935(a)
$1,150,648(a)
$33,225
$1,913,808
$182,911
$31,801
$176,570
$391,282
$193,738
$46,802
$273,227
$513,767
$157,838
$54,735
$252,698
$465,271
$260,754
$70,367
$374,557
$705,678
$190,110
$74,003
$306,610
$570,723
$51,315
$0
$51,315
$33,236
$60,000
$93,236
$124,528
$25,000
$149,528
$20,992
$0
$20,992
$580,012
$0
$580,012
$2,534,553
$2,545,456
$2,476,415
$2,640,478
$3,090,412
$729,935
$1,031,472
$178,270
$1,939,677
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 07-08
FY 08-09
FY 09-10
FY 10-11
FY 11-12
13
09
21
10
12
$1,991,658*
$1,143,103*
$2,907,585*
$3,983,775
$565,665
$3,649,672
$484,279
$2,576,181
$526,105
$3,468,696
$3,262,737
$676,888
$4,529,533
$3,329,941
$740,832
*Supplement funds for grants were not added.
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PI Name
Start Date
End Date
Boyer, Katharyn E
8/1/2008
9/1/2008
9/1/2008
6/7/2010
7/1/2010
8/1/2010
9/10/2010
6/1/2011
6/1/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
2/1/2012
4/16/2007
9/20/2007
9/1/2008
10/1/2009
10/1/2009
10/1/2009
9/1/2008
9/15/2009
1/1/2010
9/1/2010
9/1/2010
1/1/2011
10/1/2011
9/1/2008
9/1/2009
9/1/2009
8/1/2010
1/1/2006
4/16/2007
6/1/2010
8/31/2010
1/1/2011
4/1/2011
9/13/2011
11/15/2004
7/1/2008
8/1/2008
4/1/2010
9/1/2010
6/1/2011
5/15/2012
10/1/2008
10/1/2009
1/1/2010
1/1/2010
3/1/2011
1/1/2006
7/20/2006
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
10/1/2007
10/1/2007
3/15/2012
3/15/2012
12/1/2009
6/1/2010
6/30/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
7/1/2011
12/16/2011
8/15/2009
6/1/2010
9/1/2010
3/4/2011
7/28/2011
12/31/2010
9/30/2011
6/16/2011
8/1/2014
3/31/2014
3/31/2014
12/31/2011
5/31/2013
5/31/2013
6/30/2013
6/30/2013
1/31/2015
3/31/2012
9/30/2012
8/31/2013
9/30/2013
9/30/2012
9/30/2012
12/30/2011
9/30/2011
4/30/2011
8/31/2013
9/1/2013
6/30/2011
9/30/2014
9/30/2011
8/31/2013
8/31/2013
12/31/2011
12/31/2010
3/31/2012
12/31/2013
12/30/2011
3/31/2014
4/30/2013
12/1/2013
3/30/2011
6/30/2013
7/31/2012
3/31/2012
7/31/2011
5/31/2013
9/30/2013
9/30/2012
9/30/2012
12/31/2013
12/31/2011
2/28/2013
12/31/2010
5/30/2011
8/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2013
4/30/2013
1/21/2013
6/30/2014
12/31/2014
9/30/2013
9/30/2012
9/30/2012
2/28/2015
2/28/2015
6/30/2011
12/31/2013
1/21/2013
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
6/30/2014
9/30/2013
7/31/2011
12/31/2013
8/31/2013
1/31/2013
6/30/2014
Carpenter, Edward J
Cochlan, William P
Cohen, Cynthia (Sarah)
Dugdale, Richard C
Garfield, Newell (Toby)
Janssen, Tim
Kimmerer, William
Komada, Tomoko
Parker, Alexander E.
Stillman, Jonathon
Wilkerson, Frances
RTC Grant
Expenditures FY
2011
Project Title
Pacific Salmonid Project
Eelgrass Nursery-BOYER
C/S Eelgrass Nersery
CMA Eelgrass Mitigation
C/S_Living Shorelines
Living Shorelines
NOAA SAV
Schneider NOAA GRF
CS Schneider NOAA GRF
Native SAV- Management
Native SAV Science
Salinity Effects of SAVs
Bad Suisun- Carpenter
En-Gen: Micorarrays & E.hux
Dry Valleys-Antartica
Anacondas
REU ANACONDAS
REU ANACONDAS 2011
Cellana Algal Biofuels
NOAA Macronutrient Analysis
SFSU-Cellana Nutrient Stress
Puget Sound ECOHAB
Large Scale Production
Nutrient Stress 2011
Iron Regulation
Eelgrass Nursery-COHEN
Food for Naups - Cohen
Naups REU Supplement
DFG Alaska
Foodweb support for -Dugdale
Bad Suisun
Fall Habitat:Distribution
USGS Nutrient Analysis 2010
SWAMP
Central San Nutrients
USGS Nutrients 2011 G2041
COCMP-NC
COAST
CeNCOOS MPA
Whale Tail- Diversity
Sea Lion Bowl 10-11
Cencoos RA
Weatherflow
In-Situ Wave Obervations
Wave-mud Interactns across LA
Modeling Wind Wave Evolution
Wave Currents in Coastal Inlet
Wave Current Interaction
Foodweb support - KIMMERER
Monitoring Responses
Food for Naups-Kimmerer
Fall Habitat:Zooplankton
Fall Habitat:Modeling
Fall Habitat:Management
Trophic Relationships
Winter Smelt
Microcystis: Zoopolankton
Modeling Smelt
CASCaDE
Sediment DOC-NSF
Sediment DOC-NSF C/S
DOC Transformations
DOC REU Supplement
Nutrient Analysis-Kendall
Fall Habitat:Influence
Fall X2 Studies
Microcystis: Management
Microcystis: Rates
Microcystis: UCSC & UNC
C/S MICROCYSTIS
Kendal Nutrients 2012
ARRA: Larval Physiology
Fall Habitat:Clams
Synergistic Effects
IRWM Revisited
Nutrient Ratios Glibert
Funding Agency
Marin Rod and Gun Club
The Nature Conservancy
California Maritime Academy
California Coastal Conservancy
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Delta Stewardship Counsel
Fish and Game, Department of (DFG)
Bay-Delta Authority (CALFED)
National Science Foundation
Cellana LLC
University of Hawaii at Manoa
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Department of the Interior
United States Geological Survey
San Jose State University Foundation
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
California Coastal Conservancy
CSU Chancellor's Office
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research
Coastal Commission, California
Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Sonoma State University
Weatherflow, Inc
Office of Naval Research
Regents of the University of California
California Sea Grant (MLPA)
Fish and Game, Department of (DFG)
University of Maryland
Total Award Amount
FY 11 Expenses w/o IDC
of Project
$45,000.00
$61,876.00
$68,762.00
$65,588.00
$37,854.00
$401,250.00
$9,800.00
$40,000.00
$17,148.00
$9,160.00
$150,840.00
$412,405.00
$24,016.00
$1,184,748.00
$399,998.00
$351,355.00
$10,250.00
$5,500.00
$404,876.00
$11,500.00
$398,347.00
$374,122.00
$140,280.00
$24,999.00
$672,291.00
$23,081.00
$127,001.00
$16,740.00
$29,000.00
$282,317.00
$814,357.00
$461,270.00
$9,680.00
$235,000.00
$23,025.00
$18,990.00
$8,956,434.00
$977,031.00
$404,700.00
$25,000.00
$15,000.00
$474,497.00
$4,970.00
$75,851.00
$42,550.00
$238,843.00
$52,264.00
$128,101.00
$847,042.00
$236,017.00
$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
$17,542.00
$409,178.00
$62,741.00
$415,153.00
$7,625.00
$20,000.00
$491,886.00
$46,533.00
$49,270.00
$258,230.00
$336,466.00
$33,957.00
$15,700.00
$199,999.00
$443,230.00
$534,038.00
$44,420.00
$358,058.00
$134.91
$0.00
$0.00
$8,247.95
$0.00
$67,311.56
$5,428.10
$15,884.54
$665.00
$4,544.91
$60,057.76
$9,882.17
$0.00
$160,654.50
$91,667.31
$83,402.59
$0.24
$4,639.75
$0.00
$0.00
$11,928.69
$168,543.35
$24,869.62
$3,678.39
$37,906.69
($379.71)
$33,968.66
$3,332.00
$11,859.11
($340.58)
$41,130.68
$109,683.82
$8,748.89
$80,120.60
$14,935.79
$11,021.90
$2,490.74
$333,582.60
$112,355.20
$16,124.40
$27.25
$69,649.22
$0.00
$14,853.65
$14,224.00
$28,582.53
$2,262.61
$18,536.58
$343.98
$3,336.48
$68,048.43
$365,609.24
$296,095.07
$44,812.71
$64,824.67
$57,041.22
$88,256.99
$206.54
$0.00
$19,020.68
($0.33)
$18,317.05
$0.00
$0.01
$154,014.63
$0.00
$10,068.30
$74,425.11
$43,186.58
$0.00
$60.91
$557.30
$135,913.55
$150,702.25
$7,514.15
$41,367.89
$27,357,276
$3,329,941
Table 4. (Previous page) Fiscal Year 2011-2012 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 2011-2012 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 2011-2012. Completed RTC
science research master’s theses are listed in Appendix F. Those completed in FY 2011-2012 are
noted with an asterisk. Courses taught at RTC during the last five fiscal years (2007-2012) 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 2011 and Spring 2012 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; studies underwater acoustical monitoring using sonar signals to measure
water temperature and current speed circulation patterns in San Francisco Bay.
Katharyn E. Boyer, Wetland and Coastal Community Ecologist; studies the role of species interactions in
ecosystem functioning, invasive species, nutrient dynamics, and restoration in wetland and 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.
Tim Janssen, Physical Oceanographer: studies non-linear wave dynamics in coastal areas.
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.
Gerdi Weidner, Psychobiologist; studies the contribution of environmental, behavioral, and psychological
factors to non-communicable chronic diseases.
Frances P. Wilkerson, Marine Biologist/Biological Oceanographer; studies the role of phytoplankton in
nitrogen cycling in coastal and estuarine ecosystems with a focus on diatom ecology and also marine symbiosis.
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Appendix B. Names of SF State faculty associates, post doctoral fellows, research
technicians, graduate students, undergraduate student assistants, undergraduate interns,
undergraduate volunteers, high school students and administration and facilities staff
directly contributing to the RSO who are on the RSO’s payroll, participate through
assistantships, fellowships, or traineeships, or are otherwise involved in the RSO’s work.
Staff Member
Sarah Blaser
Jim Fuller
Vickie Hogue
Allison Johnson
Al Marchi
Adam Pimenta
Sarah Blaser
Christina Buck
Erica Kress
Jamie Lee
Shannon Strong
Dash Stander
Joy Li
King Cada
Adrian Gerretson
Travis Lauro
Kristofer Kaufman
Dr. Anne Todgham
Dr. Stephane Lefebvre
Dr. Nathan Miller
Chelsea Chen
David Hurt
Brittany Bjelde
Sara Boles
Hayley Carter
Lina Ceballos
Daniel Chase
Chelsea Chen
Rachel Dorfman
Katherine McLean
Haydee Medina
Adam Paganini
Christina Pasparakis
Michael Garland
Melanie Schiffer
Dian Li
Karen Bueno
Corrine Calhoun
Leore Geller
Carley Turner
Heather Schneider
Sophie McGuiness
Jeanne Shepard
Ryan Fields
Howaida Gabr
Melissa May
Tessa Page
Dr. Pascale Rossignol
Dr. Ali Ger
Dr. Julien Modern
Status
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer
High School Volunteer
Graduate Student
Intern/Undergraduate
Volunteer/Undergraduate
SF State Faculty Associate
Post Doc
Post Doc
Research Technician
Berkeley PhD Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Intern/Graduate Student
Volunteer/Graduate Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Post Doc
Post Doc
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
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Eco Physiology
Estuarine Zooplankton Ecology
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Dr. Lindsay Sullivan
Michael Esgro
Valerie Greene
Toni Ignoffo
Sean Rohtla
Anne Slaughter
Jessica Donald
Rita duMais
Aaron Johnson
Karen Kayfetz
Bobby Vogt
Amalia Borson
Jorge Ruiz
Steven Westbrook
Bistra Barzakov
Alexa Boesel
Annie DeLancie
Caroline Kostecki
Janice Wondolleck
Jennifer McGowan
Eli Waggoner
Dr. Ina Benner
Joelle Tirindelli
Roy Bartal
Andrew Kalmbach
Kristine Okimura
Romain Bachot
Michael Biggel
Celine Posseme
Oscar Steiner
Robert Hausman
Julian Herndon
Chris Ikeda
Itamar Gnatt
Ceslie Mulholland
Melissa DuBose
Dr. Vanessa Miller-Sims
Benson Chow
Darragh Clancy
Carrie Craig
Vanessa Guerra
Alyssa Lai
David Lake
Mariana Padron
Kathryn Nuessly
Beth Sheets
Ashley Smith
Ariel Tang
Benson Chow
Joseph Spaulding
Catie Alves
Garrett Benjamin
Damion Delton
Eric Dexter
Meredyth Duncan
Jason Hayes
Tren Kauzer
Erica Perry
Post Doc
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Technician
Research Assistant
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Post Doc
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Volunteer
Research Technician
Graduate Student
Student Assistant/Undergrad
Volunteer
Post Doc
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Student Assistant
Research Assistant
Land Use Planning
Land Use Planning
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology
Marine Microbiology/Oceanography
Marine Ecology and Evolution
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Julia Smith
Riley Smith
Abby Vander Linden
Zachary Sturbaum
Jennifer Cade
Hyee Ryun (Leah) Lee
Alexandria Lufting
Sarah Miller
Nyri Scalon
Daren Engel
Anastasia Ennis
Gabriel Peixoto
Kelsey Cawdrey
Noah Jaffe
Aimee Good
Dr. Krista Kamer
Beth Pardieck
Jim Pettigrew
Chris Raleigh
Sang Wook Pak
Jordan Jo
Guarav Rele
Daniel Cuneo
Lindsey Carr
Ace Crow
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Jennifer Miller
Diana Singh
Evyan Borgnis
Autumn Cleave
Stephanie Kiriakopolos
Jeff Lewis
Cassie Pinnell
Gwen Santos
Lauren Scheinberg
Rosa Schneider
Kevin Stockmann
Whitney Thornton
Cheyenne Anderson
Brandi Campbell
Linda Dinneen
Nyri Scanlon
Adam Bayardo
Jessi Craft
Natasha Dunn
Leana Lytle
Elizabeth Ross
Glen Schneider
Jeff Sloane
Heather Thams
Grant Willison
Linda Mayo
Gavin Archbald
Carmen Barefield
David Bell
Erin Blackwood
Doreen Britton
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Research Technician/Program
Coordinator
Director
Program & Outreach Coordinator
Research Technician
Equipment Specialist
Graduate Student
Volunteer/Graduate Student
Volunteer
Research Technician
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
Graduate Student
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
Operations Director
OGH Caretaker/Volunteer
OGH Caretaker Asst./Volunteer
Marine Superintendent
Education/Outreach Coordinator
Financial Coordinator
COAST
COAST
COAST
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography/CeNCOOS
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
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Wetlands Ecology
Administrative Staff
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Ace Crow
Alex Dexter
Claudio Diaz
Jose Flores
Dennis Huggins
Karen Kayfetz
John Kern
Scott Kern
Brita Larsson
David Morgan
Adria O’Dea
Raman Paul
Mark Peaslee
Jackie Prasad
Chris Raleigh
Chanh Rattana
Donna Shadowens
Jennifer Viale
BCC/Facilities Worker
BCC Student Assistant
Facilities Maintenance Mechanic
Information Technology Tech
Facilities Volunteer
OGH Caretaker/Volunteer
Facilities Volunteer
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Laboratory Coordinator
Marine Operations Manager
Marketing/Graphics Coordinator
Grants Administrator
Admin Student Assistant
BCC Student Assistant
Caretaker/Volunteer
Facilities Maintenance Worker
BCC/Events Manager
Administrative Coordinator
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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.
African
Native
Groups
#
Male Female White American Asian Hispanic American
PhDs
16
10
6
15
1
SF State
Faculty
Associate
1
1
1
Post Docs
7
4
3
7
Research
Technicians
/Assistants
25
10
15
23
1
Grad
Students
491
13
36
34.5
9
5
.5
Intern/Grad
5
3
2
5
Student
Assistants
/Undergrad
5
2
3
2
1
1
Intern/
Undergrad
29
12
17
22.5
1.5
1.5
2.5
Volunteer/
Grad
2
1
1
1
1
Volunteer/
Undergrad
12
5
7
8.5
1
2.5
Volunteer
18
8
10
18
High
School
Student
8
2
6
8
Staff
232
14
9
16
1
2
2
1
Totals
200
84
116
161.5
4.5
19
9.5
1.5
1
Art Department students are not included. Ethnicity data are not requested of these students.
2
Four staff positions are volunteer.
Pacific
Island
1
1
1
1
4
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Appendix C. Visiting scientists who actively worked at RTC during the Fiscal Year 20112012 with faculty members or senior research scientists.
Dr. Gretchen Coffman, University San Francisco – Wetland Ecology Research
Tim DeGraff, Wetland Research Associates – Wetland Environmental Management
David Hurt, University of California, Berkeley – Ecological Physiology
Greg Kamman, Kamman Hydrology and Engineering – Hydrology
Rachel Kamman, Kamman Hydrology and Engineering – Hydrology
Dr. Don Reed, California State University, San Jose – Physical Oceanography
Dr. Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Institute – Invasive Species Studies Research
Richard Stabler, County of Sonoma – Plant Ecology
Betsy Wells, University of California, Davis – Wetland Ecology Research
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Appendix D. Peer-reviewed publications by RTC faculty and research scientists including
books, journal articles, and reports and reprints.
Boyer, K. E. and W. J. Thornton. 2012. Natural and restored tidal marsh communities. Chapter 17 in A. Palaima,
ed., Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Tidal Marshes: The San Francisco Estuary. University of
California Press.
Brooks, M. L., E. Fleishman, L. R. Brown, P. W. Lehman, I.Werner, N. Scholz, C. Mitchelmore, J. R. Lovvorn, M.
L. Johnson, D. Schlenk,, S. V. Drunick, J. I. Drever, D. M. Stoms, A. E. Parker, and R. Dugdale. 2012. Life
Histories, Salinity Zones, and Sublethal Contributions of Contaminants to Pelagic Fish Declines, Illustrated
with a Case Study of San Francisco Estuary, California, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 35: 603-621.
Brzezinski, M.A., S. Baines, F. Chai, W. M. Balch, R. C. Dugdale, J. W. Krause, M. R. Landry, A., C. I. Measures,
D. M. Nelson, A. E. Parker, K. E. Selph, P. Strutton, A. G. Taylor, B. S. Twining, and C. Beucher. 2011. Colimitation of diatoms by iron and silicic acid in the equatorial Pacific. Deep Sea Research II. 58 (3-4): 493512.
Burdige, D. J. and T. Komada 2011. Anaerobic oxidation of methane and the stoichiometry of remineralization
processes in continental margin sediments. Limnology and Oceanography 56:1781-1796.
Cleve, C., J. Perrine, B. Holzman, and E. Hines. 2011. Addressing biased occurrence data in predicting potential
Sierra Nevada red fox habitat for survey prioritization. Endangered Species Research 14:179-191.
Cloern, J. E., A. D. Jassby, J. Carstensen, W. A. Bennett, W. Kimmerer, R. Mac Nally, D. H. Schoellhamer, M.
Winder. 2012. Perils of correlating CUSUM-transformed variables to infer ecological relationships (Breton
et al. 2006; Glibert 2010). Limnol. Oceanogr. 57: 665-668.
Cohen, C. S., L. McCann, T. Davis, L. Shaw, and G. Ruiz. 2011. Discovery and significance of the colonial tunicate
Didemnum vexillum in Alaska. Aquatic Invasions, 6 (3):263-271.
Dick, D. M. and E. M. Hines. 2011. Development and implementation of distance sampling techniques to determine
bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) abundance at Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Marine Mammal Science:
27(3): 606-621.
Dugdale, R., F. Wilkerson, A. Parker, A. Marchi, and K. Taberski. 2012. River flow and ammonium discharge
determine spring phytoplankton blooms in an urbanized estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 113:
1-13.
Dugdale, R. C., M. Brzezinski, D. Nelson, F. Chai, C. Measures, A. E. Parker, and F. Wilkerson. 2011. The
regulation of Equatorial Pacific pCO2 by diatoms. Deep Sea Research II 58 (3-4): 477-493.
Dugdale, R.C., M. Brzezinski, D. Nelson, F. Chai, C. Measures, A. E. Parker, and F. Wilkerson. 2011. The
regulation of Equatorial Pacific pCO2 by diatoms. Deep Sea Research II 58 (3-4): 477-493.
Hines, E. 2011. Conservation of the Dugong along the Andaman Coast of Thailand: An Example of the Integration
of Conservation and Biology in Endangered Species Research. VDM Verlag, Germany (published
dissertation).
Hines, E., C. Parsons, and J. Cigliano. 2011. Making marine science matter-a special issue highlighting the first
International Marine Conservation Congress (Introduction). Bulletin of Marine Science 87(2).
Hines, E. and contributors. 2012. Dugongs in Asia. In Sirenian Conservation: Issues and Strategies in Developing
Countries, ed. E. Hines, E., J. Reynolds, A. Mignucci-Giannoni, L. V. Aragones and M. Marmontel, 5876. Gainesville Fl, University Press of Florida.
Hines, E., D. Domning, L. Aragones, M. Marmontel, A. Mignucci-Giannoni, and J. Reynolds. 2012. In The role of
scientists in sirenian conservation in developing countries, ed. E. Hines, J. Reynolds, A. MignucciGiannoni, L. V. Aragones, and M. Marmontel, 243-245. Gainesville, Fl, University Press of Florida.
Hines, E. 2012. A framework for sirenian science and conservation in developing countries. In Sirenian
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Conservation: Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries, ed. E. Hines, J. Reynolds, A. MignucciGiannoni, L. V. Aragones, and M. Marmontel, 246-253. Gainesville, Fl, University Press of Florida.
Johnson, L. and T. Komada. 2011. Determination of radiocarbon in marine sediment porewater dissolved organic
carbon by thermal sulfate reduction. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 9:485-498.
Kimmerer, W. J., A. E. Parker, U. Lidström, and E. J. Carpenter. 2012. Short-term and interannual variability in
primary production in the low-salinity zone of the San Francisco Estuary. Estuaries Coast 35 (4): 913-929.
Komada T., J. A. Polly, and L. Johnson. (2012) Transformations of carbon in anoxic marine sediments: Implications
from Δ14C and δ13C signatures. Limnology and Oceanography 57:567-581.
LaCommare, K.S, C. Self-Sullivan, E. Hines, and S. Brault. (2012) Trend detection in a boat-based method for
monitoring sirenians: Antillean manatee case study. Biological Conservation 152:169-177.
Lefebvre, S.C., I. Benner, M. K. Drake, P. E. Rossignol, K. M. Okimura, T. Komada, J. H. Stillman, A. E.
Parker, and E. J. Carpenter. 2012. Nitrogen source and pCO2 synergistically affect carbon allocation,
growth and morphology of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Global Change Biology. 18(2):493-503.
Long, Regan, D. Barrick, J. Largier, N. Garfield, 2011. Wave Observations from Central California: SeaSonde
Systems and In-Situ Wave Buoys. Journal of Sensors. Volume 2011, Article ID 728936, 18 pages
doi:10.1155/2011/728936.
Luo, Y. W., S. C. Downey, S. Bonnet, D. Bottjer, D. G. Capone, E. J. Carpenter, M. J. Hurch, L. I. Falcon, R.A.
Foster, K. Furya, S. Kitajima, R. M. Letelier, P. H. Moisander, C. M. Moore, J.A. Needoba, K.M. Orcutt,
A. J. Poulton, P. Raimbault, A. P. Rees, T. Shiozaki, A. Subramaniam, T. Tyrrell, K. A. Turk, A. E. White,
and J. P. Zehr. 2012. Database of diazotrophs in Global Ocean: Abundances, Biomass and nitrogen fixation
rates. Earth System Science Data. 4:47-73 doi:10.5194 essd-4-47-2012
Merrified, M. S., E. M. Hines, X. Liu, and M. W. Beck. 2011. Building regional threat-based networks for estuaries
in the western United States. PLoS ONE 6(2): e17407. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017407.
Niederberger, T. D., J. A. Sohm, J. Tirindelli, T. Gunderson, D.G. Capone, E. J. Carpenter and S. Craig Cary.
2012. Diverse and highly active diazotrophic assemblages inhabit ephemerally wetted soils of the Antarctic
Dry Valleys. FEMS Microbiology Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01390
Ort, B. S., C. S. Cohen, K. E. Boyer, and S. Wyllie-Echeverria. 2012. Population structure and genetic diversity
among eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds and depths in San Francisco Bay. Journal of Heredity 103:533-546.
Ortega, A., E. Hines, and J. Calvimontes. 2012. Using interviews as a research tool.
In Sirenian Conservation: Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries, ed. Hines, E., Reynolds, J.,
Mignucci-Giannoni, A, Aragones, L.V. and M. Marmontel, 109-115. Gainesville, FL, University Press of
Florida.
Parker, A. E., V. E. Hogue, F. Wilkerson, and R. C. Dugdale. 2012. The effect of inorganic nitrogen speciation on
primary production in San Francisco Estuary. Coastal Estuarine and Shelf Science. 104-105:91-101.
Parker, A. E., W. J. Kimmerer, U. Lidstrom. 2012. Re-evaluating the generality of empirical models for lightlimited primary production in the San Francisco Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts. 35(4):930-942.
Parker, A. E., F. P. Wilkerson, and R. C. Dugdale. 2012. Elevated ammonium concentrations from wastewater
discharge depress primary productivity in the Sacramento River and the northern San Francisco Estuary.
Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64(3):574-586
Parker, A. E., F. Wilkerson, R. C. Dugdale, V. Hogue, A. Marchi. 2011. Understanding spatial patterns in
nitrogen uptake and phytoplankton in the equatorial Pacific upwelling zone (110ºW - 140ºW) during 2004 and
2005. Deep Sea Research II. 58 (3-4): 417-433.
Reynolds, L. K., L. A. Carr, and K. E. Boyer. 2012. A non-native amphipod consumes eelgrass inflorescences in
San Francisco Bay. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 451:107–118.
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A. B. Ryan, and K. E. Boyer. 2012. Nitrogen further promotes a dominant salt marsh plant in an increasingly saline
environment. Journal of Plant Ecology. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rts001.
Spaderna, H., G. Weidner, K. C. Koch, I. Kazcmarek, F. M. Wagner, and J. M. A. Smits, for the Waiting for a New
Heart Study Group. Medical and psychosocial predictors of mechanical circulatory support device
implantation and competing outcomes in the waiting for a new heart study. Journal of Heart and Lung
Transplantation, 2012. 31:16-26
Strutton, P.G., A. Palacz, R. Dugdale, F. Chai, A. Marchi, A. E. Parker, V. Hogue, and F. Wilkerson. 2011. The
impact of equatorial Pacific tropical instability waves on hydrography and nutrients: 2004-2005. Deep Sea
Research II. 58 (3-4): 284-296.
Weidner, G. Sustainability in medicine – a case for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases.
Environmentalist, 2012. 32:353-359
Weidner, G., and H. Spaderna. The role of the Heart Failure Survival Score and psychosocial stress in predicting
event-free survival in patients referred for heart transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation,
2012. 31(4): 436-438
Yeung, L. Y., W. M. Berelson, E. D. Young, M. G. Prokopenko, V. J. Coles, J. M. Montoya, E. J. Carpenter, and
P. L. Yager. 2012. Impact of diatom-diazotroph associations on carbon export in the Amazon River plume.
Geophysical Research Letters. 39: LI8609, doi:10.1029/2012GLO53356.
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Appendix E. Non-peer reviewed publications by RTC faculty and senior research scientists.
Blaser, S., A. E. Parker, and F. P. Wilkerson. 2011. Effect of two herbicides (diuron and imazapyr) on estuarine
phytoplankton carbon assimilation in an experimental study. Interagency Ecological Program for the San
Francisco Estuary Newsletter, 24(3):2-11.
Kress, E., A. E. Parker, F. P. Wilkerson, and R. C. Dugdale.. 2012. Assessing phytoplankton communities in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers using microscopic and indirect analytical approaches. IEP Newsletter
25 (2): 43-55.
Hines, E. 2011. Threats to coastal dolphins from oil exploration, drilling and spills off the coast of Belize. In:
Palomares, M.L.D., Pauly, D. (eds.), Too Precious to Drill: the Marine Biodiversity of Belize, pp. 14-18.
Fisheries Centre Research Reports 19(6). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia [ISSN 11986727].
Parker, A. E. and R. Cohen. 2011. Nutrients and Phytoplankton in Suisun and adjacent Salt Marsh Habitats. In: A
Profile of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA Office of Coastal Resource
Management, Estuarine Reserves Division, Washington, D.C. Ferner, M.C. (editor).
Werme, C., K. Taberski, L. McKee, R. Dugdale, T. Hall, M. Connor. 2011. A growing concern: potential effects of
nutrients on bay phytoplankton. The Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life, 48-66, SFEI,
Richmond, CA.
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Appendix F. All research master’s theses completed by RTC graduate students.
*Indicates the nine theses completed in AY 2011-2012.
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.
Bogan, Mark. 1997. Sulfide Detoxification by Catalyzed Oxidation in the Marine Worm Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp,
Advisor.
Bouley, Paola. 2005. The Ecology of a Highly Abundant, Introduced Estuarine Copepod in the Low Salinity Zone of
the San Francisco Estuary. 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.
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.
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.
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*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
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
*Padron, Mariana. 2011. Phylogeography of Two Sympatric Seahorses from the Caribbean: Using
Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Variation for Conservation. Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Papastephanou, Kathy. 2005. Cross-Shelf Distribution of Copepods in the Central California Upwelling Zone.
Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Patin, Nastasia. 2011. Effects of OUT Clustering and Sequencing Artifacts on Microbial Community Diversity
Estimates. Matthew Ashby, Advisor.
Pearson, Jennifer. 2000. Fish and Mysids in Two Creeks/Estuary Systems in Marin County, California. 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.
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.
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Sanford, Ukina. 2006. The Effects of Anoxia on Cardiac Output and Cerebral Blood Flow in Sliders, Trachemys
scripta. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Seto, Shelley. 1997. Excretion of Sulfide Oxidation Endproducts in Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
Shellem, Bernie. 1981. Physiological Ecology of Entromorpha clathrata (Roth) Grev. on a Salt Marsh Mudflat.
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.
*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.
Vaccaro, Erin. 2003. Structural Analyses of the Lake Tahoe Food Web. Neo Martinez, Advisor.
Ver Steeg, Juliana. 1981. Contributions to the Taxonomy and Morphology of Cryptopleura (Rhodophyta:
Delesseriaceae). Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Visintainer, Tammie. 2003. Community Composition and Diet of Fishes as a Function of Tidal Channel Order: A
Field Study in China Camp Marsh, San Francisco Estuary. Stephen Bollens, Advisor.
Wang, Verena. 2011. Investigating Recent Invasions of a Colonial Tunicate Using a Polymorphic Fusion Locus.
Sarah Cohen, Advisor.
Waters, Wayne G. 1985. The Effects of Restoration/Management Projects on the Essential Habitat of Five
Endangered Wildlife Species Utilizing the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
White, Brendan. 1995. The Shorebird Foraging Response to the Eradication of the Introduced Cordgrass, Spartina
alterniflora. Michael Josselyn, Advisor.
Willsie, Julia. 1999. Sulfite and Thiosulfate Are Products of Detoxification in Urechis caupo. Alissa Arp, Advisor.
Wunderlich, Veronica. 2006. Effects of Elevated Temperature on Hypoxia on Growth of Age-0 Green Sturgeon,
Acipenser medirostris. Carlos Crocker, Advisor.
Yorty, Jennifer. 2007. Nitrogen Fixation at Six San Francisco Bay Tidal Wetlands. Ed Carpenter, Advisor.
Zaremba, Katie. 2002. Comparison of Native and Non-native Cordgrass and Hybrids in San Francisco Bay. Michael
Josselyn, Advisor.
Theses in progress:
Bjelde, Brittany. Physiological Performance of Lottia digitalis: Thermal Sensitivity and Limits to Tidal Conditions.
Anne Todgham, Advisor.
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Boles, Sara. Physiological Cost of Climate Change in the Native Olympia Oyster, Ostrea lurida. Anne Todgham,
Advisor.
Borgnis, Evyan. Predicting Impacts of Global Climate Change on Native and Invasive Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation in the San Francisco Estuary. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Buck, Christina. Phytoplankton Community Responses to Nutrient Regimes in Drakes Estero Marine Conservation
Area, CA. Frances Wilkerson, 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.
Donald, Jessica. Population Dynamics of Three Invasive Hydrozoan Jellyfish in the Upper San Francisco Estuary.
Dorfman, Rachel. Physiological and Molecular Responses of Calcifying Marine Phytoplankton to Ocean
Aidification. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
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.
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.
Johnson, Aaron. The Influence of Prey Abundance and Composition on Spawning Migrations of Delta Smelt.
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.
Kiriakopolos, Stephanie. The Role of Environment and Depth in Driving Phenotypic Variation in Zostera marina.
Katharyn Boyer, 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.
Lewis, Jeffery. Effects of Eelgrass-associated Epifaunal Invertebrates and Factors Controlling Their Distribution.
McLean, Katherine. Effect of Food Availability on Stress Tolerance of Juvenile Dungeness Crabs. Anne Todgham,
Advisor.
Nuessly, Kathryn. Leptasterias spp. As a Sentinel Species for Local Effects of Environmental Change. Sarah Cohen,
Advisor.
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Okimura, Kristine. The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Extracellular Release in Multiple Strains of Emiliania
huxleyi. Edward Carpenter, Advisor.
Paganini, Adam. Physiological Costs of Being a Porcelain Crab Larvae. Jonathon Stillman, Advisor.
Pasparakis, Christina. Effects of Repeated High Temperature Events and Recovery Period on Thermal Tolerance of
the Limpet, Lottia digitalis.
Pinnell, Cassie. The Effectiveness of Restored Eelgrass Beds in Providing Habitat for Aquatic Invertebrates in the
San Francisco Bay. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Santos, Gwen. Nutrient Dynamics and Production in San Francisco Bay Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Beds: Food Web
and Restoration Implications. Katharyn Boyer, Advisor.
Schneider, Rosa. Investigating Causes of Rarity in a Wetland Endemic Plant. 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.
Thornton, Whitney. Biotic and Abotic Factors that Influence the Restoration Success of a Dominant Native Plant.
Vogt, Robert. The Use of Spectrofluorometric Methods to Compare Feeding Between Adult and Larval Stages of
the Copepod Species Pseudodioptamus marinus. William Kimmerer, Advisor.
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Appendix G. Course information and enrollments for classes taught at RTC for the five
academic years between 2007 and 2012.
COURSE
RTC Fall 07
Biol 582
Biol 862
Biol 862
Biol 863
Biol 863
Biol 883
Ocn 465/765
Biol 9395
Biol 9100
TITLE
Biological Oceanography
Molecular Evolution &
Conservation
Vegetation Patterns & Processes
Ecophysiology of HAB’s
Ecosystem Ecology
Current Research at RTC
Wetlands Restoration Ecology
GIS for Wetlands
RTC Spring 08
Biol 315
Ecology of San Francisco Bay
Biol 585
Marine Ecology Lecture
Biol 586
Marine Ecology Lab
Biol 631
Animal Physiology Lab
Biol 863
Plankton Ecology
Biol 833
Current RTC Research
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
Total AY 2007-2008 RTC Enrollment
RTC Fall 08
Biol 582
Biol 863
Biol 883
Chem 680
Biol 9350
Biol 9395
Marine Symbiosis
Wetland Plant Indicator Species
RTC Spring 09
Biol 502/702
Biology of the Algae
Biol 534
Wetland Ecology
Biol 631/731
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
ENROLLMENT
4
2
19
8
2
2
2
2
4
4 CEU
1.6 CEU
8
5
13
14
6
6
7
Blackwood
Cohen
Cohen
Stillman
Carpenter
Komada
Coffman
NC
3
2
3
2
1
4 CEU
6
18
16
8
7
8
12
161
Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Komada
Komada
Vasey
Coffman
4
2
2
3
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
23
8
11
10
8
8
Carpenter
Cohen
Foschi
Cochlan
Wilkerson
Stillman
Garfield/Edwards
Coffman
Nickel
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Stillman
Coffman
3
4
4
1
4 CEU
12
17
12
11
11
131
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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
RTC Spring 10
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Wetland Ecology
Biol 631/731
Biol 863
Plankton Ecology
Biol 833
Biol 9001
Wetland Delineation
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
RTC Fall 11
Biol 344/844
Biol 582
Biol 863
Biol 883
Research Skills
Ecosystems Ecology
Carpenter
Cohen
Wilkerson
Stillman
Komada
Vasey
Coffman
Wilkerson
Boyer
Stillman
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
4
2
2
2
2
1.6 CEU
1.6 CEU
3
4
4
2
1
4 CEU
22
10
8
7
20
7
7
7
16
8
10
20
9
151
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
2
4
2
2
13
17
9
17
Wilkerson
Carpenter
Stillman
Coffman
Archbald/Hiatt
Cochlan
Carpenter
Wilkerson
Komada
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RTC Spring 12
Biol 502/702
Biol 534
Biol 863
Biol 833
RTC Spring 12 CEL
Biol 9395
Biol 9396
Wetland Ecology
Plankton Ecology
Wetland Restoration Ecology
Wetland Restoration Monitoring
Techniques
Biol 9016
Advanced Delineation
Biol 9008
Vernal Pools
Biol 9100
Hydrology
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
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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 2007 and 2012.
COURSE
Fall 07
Biol 160
Biol 160
Biol 630
Biol 863
Chem 320
Chem 380
TITLE
Marine Biology
Marine Biology
Animal Physiology
Adaptations to Coastal Environments
Modern Methods of Quantitative Chemistry
Environmental Pollution
Spring 08
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Biol 300
Nature Study
Total AY 2007-2008 Enrollment
Fall 08
Biol 532
Biol 630
Biol 863
Chem 320
Restoration Ecology
Animal Physiology
Aquatic Communities
Quantitative Analysis Lab
Spring 09
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Chem 340
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
INSTRUCTOR
UNITS
ENROLLMENT
Carpenter
Cochlan
Stillman
Stillman
Komada
Komada
3
3
3
2
2
3
75
111
64
6
21
35
Carpenter
Wilkerson
3
3
112
23
447
Boyer
Stillman
Boyer
Komada
3
3
2
2
32
69
5
22
Carpenter
Komada
3
3
125
61
314
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
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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
Coastal Processes
410/710
Fall 11
Biol 160
Biol 532
Biol 580
Biol 863
Chem 320
Chem 380
Marine Biology
Restoration Ecology
Limnology
Aquatic Communities
Quantitative Analysis
Spring 12
Biol 160
Marine Biology
Chem
380/Envs
380
Chem 680
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
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
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Table 6. Summary of RTC RSO information found in Appendices A through H for Fiscal
Year 2011-2012 and with similar summary information for the previous four fiscal
years.
Appendix
Category
2007-2008
Total
Number
15
2008-2009
Total
Number
13
2009-2010
Total
Number
14
2010-2011
Total
Number
14
2011-2012
Total
Number
16
1
1
1
A
Faculty & Senior Research
Scientists
B
SF State Faculty Associate1
B
Postdoctoral Associates
9
8
7
5
7
B
Research Technicians
16
14
16
19
25
B
Graduate Students (including art
students)
44
42
43
53
60
B
Interns/Graduate Students
1
1
5
B
Volunteers/Graduate Students
B
Student Assistants/Undergraduates
15
14
6
5
5
B
Interns/Undergraduates
8
13
31
28
29
B
Volunteers/Undergraduates
11
7
11
14
12
7
9
8
10
11
2
2
2
B
Volunteers/High School Students
2
4
B
Volunteers
7
7
232/3
B
Staff
14
16
19
C
Visiting Scientists
8
7
8
7
9
D
E
Peer Reviewed Publications
Non Peer Reviewed Publications
12
23
26
35
38
0
5
0
2
5
F
20
18
Theses Completed by
97
104
109
116
RTC Students (total to date)
161
131
151
136
G
RTC Enrollments
H
Campus Enrollments for RTC
447
314
637
325
Faculty
1
New program for SF State faculty to do collaborative research at RTC established in FY 2009-2010.
2
Four staff positions are volunteer.
3
Three staff positions are Student Assistant.
125
152
296
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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:
(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;
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
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
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
Andrew Brooks, University of California, Santa Barbara – KB
David Burdige, Old Dominion University – TK
Lisa Campbell, Texas A&M University – EC
Douglas Capone, Wrigley Institute for Environmental Science, University of Southern California – EC
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
Richard Coleman, University of Hawaii – SC
Victoria Coles, University of Maryland – EC
Curt Collins, Naval Postgraduate School – NG
Natalie Cosentino-Manning, NOAA Restoration Center – KB, WK
John Cullen, Dalhousie University, Canada – WC
Eric Danner, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz – RD
Curtiss O. Davis, Oregon State University – RD
Tammy Davis, Alaska Department of Fish and Game – SC
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
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
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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
Mark Fonseca, NOAA/NOS, Beaufort, NC – 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
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
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
Patrick Hatcher, Old Dominion University – TK
Sharon Herzka, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico – WK
Eric Hoffman, University of Central Florida – SC
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
Carol Kendall, U.S. Geological Survey – FW, RD. AP
Sarah Knox, West Virginia Medical School – GW
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
Thomas Kubick, Mainz University, Germany - GW
Rikk Kvitek, California State University Monterey Bay – NG
Donna Kwan, Department of the Environment, Australia – EC
John Largier, University of California, Davis – RD, NG, FW, DR, WK
Marilyn Latta, California Coastal Conservancy – KB
Steve Le, Science Applications International Cooperation – DR
Kelly Lee, University of California, Davis – SC
Stephane Lefebvre, J. Craig Venter Institute – JS, EC
Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University – EH
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
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
Antonio Mignucci, University of Puerto Rico – EH
Cecile Mioni, U.S. Geological Survey – AP
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Mark Moline, University of Delaware – NG, DR
Stephen Monismith, Stanford University – RD, WK
Joseph Montoya, Georgia Institute of Technology – EC
Jeff Mount, University of California, Davis – WK
Peter Moyle, University of California, Davis – WK, KB
Anke Mueller-Solger, Interagency Ecological Program – RD, WK, AP, FW
Diane Nacci, NHEERL 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
Peggy Olofson, Coastal Conservancy San Francisco Invasive Spartina Project – KB
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 – KB, 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
Laura Reynolds, University of Virginia – KB
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
Stuart Siegel, Wetlands and Water Resources, Inc. – RD, FW
Jonathon Sharp, University of Delaware – AP
Frank Shaughnessy, Humboldt State University – NG, DR
Linda Shaw, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration – SC
Fred Short, University of New Hampshire – EH
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
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 University, Australia – 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
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Robert Toonen, University of Hawaii – RD
Vera Trainer, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA – WC
Charles Trick, University of Western Ontario, Canada – WC
Brian Tsukimura, California State University, Fresno – JS
Tracy Villareal, University of Texas – EC
Linda Walters, University of Central Florida – SC
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, KB
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Appendix J. The SF State Art Department utilizes one floor in Building 49 and two
research groups lease laboratory and office space (Building 30) at RTC. The names of these
students and researchers and their staff are listed below along with their affiliations.
Dr. Gail Dawson
Michael Namkung
Karrie Hovey
Rebecca Andrews
Beckey Chapman
Amberly Culley
Laura Fischer
Sarah Fraizer
Genevieve Hastings
Nif Hodgson
Kana Namura
Laurel Prieto
Kim Snyder
Nyssa Zinn
Dr. Gail Ashton
Christopher Brown
Linda McCann
Dr. Chela Zabin
Dr. Andy Chang
Dr. Haizea Jimenez
Benson Chow
Jason Hayes
Michelle Repetto
Erin Swift
Dr. Matt Ashby
Chris Belnap
Christine Clarke
Denise Gonzalez
Topher Judd
Victor Kunin
Ulrika Lidstrom
Jennifer Nhok
Norman Pitt
Natalya Shestakova
Maria Vizcarra
Justin Wong
Helen Wu
Ladonna Wood
Emily Tung
Juliana Morgan
Michael Seely
Karen Upson
Professor
Lecturer
Fellow
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Graduate Student
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
Post Doc Researcher
Post Doc Researcher
Intern
Intern
Intern
Intern
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
Research Scientist
Student Intern
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
Smithsonian (SERC)/Invasive Species
TAXON/Microbial Diversity
TAXON/Microbial Dive
TAXON/Microbial Dive
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Appendix K. Names, titles, and organizational affiliations of persons serving on the RTC
Board of Advisors.
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
Benjamin Barnes
Nominations & Governance
FCB
Laurence Bekins
Fundraising
Dow Jones and Company
Eleanor Bloch
Fundraising
Marin Commission on Aging
George Brewster
Nominations & Governance
UBS Wealth Management
Henry Broderick
Dr. Margaret Burke
Retired Marin Co. Superior
Court Judge
Research & Education,
Strategic
Planning
Margaret A. Elliot
California Academy of Sciences
College of Marin
Dr. Terrence Gosliner
Research & Educatio, Strategic
Planning
Stacy Holzman
Facilities
Seidel/Holzman
Russell D. Keil, Jr.
Fundraisin
Keil Estate Management Co.
Dr. James Kelley
Retired SF State College of Science
& Engineering Dean
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
Robert Ohrenschall
Fundraising
Emeritus Addison Design (formerly
Soyster & Ohrenschall, Inc.)
Dr. Mark D. Reynolds
Peter K. Scott
Fundraising, Strategic Planning
Glacier Point Capital
E. Payson Smith
Fundraising,
FLG Partners
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Ed Ueber
Strategic Planning
Gulf of the Farallones/Cordell Bank
Effie Westervelt
Fundraising
James G. Wilson, AIA
Facilities
Karen Kayfetz
Ex-Officio
Dr. Sheldon Axler
Ex-Officio
Dean, College of Science and
Engineering, SFSU
Dr. Newell Garfield
Ex-Officio
Director, RTC
Professor of Oceanography/SFSU
Brooke Halsey
Associate to the Board
Tiburon Salmon Institute
Dr. Jaime Kooser
Ex-Officio
Director, SF Bay NERR
Dr. Alissa Arp
Honorary Board Member
Dean, Southern Oregon University
Dr. Sarane Bowen
Retired SF State Professor
Randy Brown
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
Doug McConnell
Bay Area Backroads
Dr. John McCosker
Betsy Scarborough
John Silcox
Retired Chevron
Dr. Thomas Spencer
David Werdegar
Architect (AIA)/Professional
Engineer
President, RTC Student Association
Consultant
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Appendix L. The list of seminars presented in the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 RTC Seminar
Series.
RTC Fall 2011 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Title
Aug 24
Dr. Tim Janssen
SF State University
Wave coherent structures and riddles of the San Francisco Bay.
Aug 31
Dr. Patrick Robinson
UC Santa Cruz
Foraging behavior and navigation ability of the northern elephant seal.
Sept 7
Dr. Kathy Boyer
SF State University
Ecological insights and puzzles along the path to seagrass restoration.
Sept 14
Dr. John Largier
Bodega Marine Lab
Studies in the transport of plankton and pollutants along upwelling coasts.
Sept 21
Host
Buck
Kimmerer
No Seminar – State of the Estuary Conference
Sept 28
Dr, Patrick Krug
CSU Los Angeles
"No, your limits" -- A fluctuating range boundary between two sea slugs driven by
environmental gradients, local adaptation, mating interference and larval supply.
Chang
Oct 5
Dr. Nann Fangue
UC Davis
Physiological and behavioral approaches to study aquatic species of conservation concern
in California.
Todgham
Oct 12
Dr. Terry Gosliner
Discovering biodiversity at the apex of the Coral Triangle.
Cohen
Oct 19
Dr. Uta Passow
UC Santa Barbara
Ocean acidification & the biological carbon pump: the role of transparent exopolymer
particles (TEP).
Benner
Oct 26
Dr. Dan Barshis
Sanford University
Evolution of climate change resilience in American Samoan corals: adaptation and
acclimatization to extreme temperatures.
Stillman
Nov 2
Dr. Caitlin Crane
Marsh ecology across landscape-scale estuarine gradients: a baseline for conservation.
Boyer
Nov 9
Dr. Victoria Orphan
Cal Tech
Microbial partnerships and methane-oxidation in the deep sea.
Ashby
Nov 16
Dr. Jarrett Byrnes
National Center for Ecological Analysis
And Synthesis
Causes and consequences of complexity in southern California kelp forests.
Ferner
Nov 23
Nov 30
THANKSGIVING BREAK
RTC Graduate Students:
Rosa Schneider (Boyer Lab)
Britt Bjelde (Todgham Lab)
Dec 7
Investigating causes of rarity in an endemic wetland thistle
Cardiac performance and metabolism of an intertidal limpet under conditions of emersion
and immersion.
Dr. Sarah Lee
Interactive effects of propagule supply and productivity in marine systems.
Stanford University
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
Boyer
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RTC Spring 2012 Seminar Series
Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in the Bay Conference Center unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments to follow.
Date
Speaker
Title
Host
Jan 25
Dr. Tom Suchanek
USGS Western Ecological Research
Center
Projected climate change impacts in California and the San Francisco Bay Region: 2C or
not 2C ? - that is the question.
Cohen
Feb 1
Dr. Mary Power
UC Berkeley
Food webs in river networks: towards predictive mapping.
Stillman
Feb 8
Dr. Frank Cipriano
SF State University
Market surveys and genetic monitoring of the whale meat trade.
Cohen
Feb 15
Dr. Ellen Hines
SF State University
Coastal marine mammals along the eastern gulf coast of Thailand.
Boyer
Feb 22
No Seminar – Ocean Sciences Meeting
Feb 29
Dr. Vanessa Miller-Siims
SF State University
Olfactory homing and dispersal of coral reef fishes in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Cohen
Mar 7
Dr. Eric Berlow
UC Merced
Simplicity on the other side of complexity.
Schneider/
Boyer
Mar 14
Dr. Don Reed
CSU San Jose
Bringing COAST research to the undergraduate classroom across the CSU.
Garfield
Mar 21
Mar 28
No Seminar – Spring Break
Dr. Marc Los Huertos
CSU Monterey Bay
Apr 4
Apr 11
Apr 18
Apr 25
Addressing the biogeochemistry and policy challenges to improve water quality in
California.
Cleave/Boyer
RTC Student Poster Social with RTC Advisory Board Members and SF State President
Garfield
Jessica Donald (Kimmerer Lab)
Hydromedusae in the northern San Francisco Estuary: Possible ecological impacts and
Distribution.
Bobby Vogt (Kimmerer Lab)
A novel approach to estimate copepod feeding through gut fluorescence.
Karen Kayfetz (Kimmerer Lab)
Feeding ecology and salinity tolerance of the calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus forbesi in
the San Francisco Estuary.
Whitney Thornton (Boyer Lab)
The role of donor population and restoration site constraints in the reintroduction of native
Pacific Cordgrass.
Beth Sheets (Cohen Lab)
Using a multi-gene approach to investigate global population structure of the colonial
ascidian Botrylloides nigrum.
Kevin Stockman (Boyer Lab)
Fish use of restored oyster reefs and eelgrass beds.
May 2
Dr. Susan Williams
Bodega Marine Laboratory
The more the merrier: Seaweed biodiversity and ecosystem function.
May 9
Rachel Dorfman (Stillman Lab)
The effects of nitrogen source on growth and calcification in Emiliania huxleyi.
Population genetic diversity of the invasive Ciona spp. On the Pacific coast of America.
Vanessa Guerra (Cohen Lab)
This seminar series is funded in part by generous funding from the members of the RTC Board.
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