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APPENDIX C
Committee and Staff Biographies
Lynda Shapiro, chair, is a professor emerita of biology at the University
of Oregon's Institute of Marine Biology. Her research interests include
the biology of pelagic marine phytoplankton; distributions and abun-
dances of the eukaryotic ultraplankton, incorporation of these minute cells
into the microbial food web, and the role of associated bacteria on the
nutrition of phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; and sustainable har-
vesting of marine macroalgae. Dr. Shapiro has served on several National
Research Council (NRC) committees including the Committee on Major
U.S. Oceanographic Research Programs, Committee on Fish Stock Assess-
ment Methods, Committee on the Arctic Research Vessel, and Committee
to Review Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, and she has served as a member of the
Ocean Studies Board (OSB). Dr. Shapiro earned her Ph.D. in marine
biology from Duke University in 1974.
Kevin Arrigo is an assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford University.
Dr. Arrigo's research interests include understanding the role marine micro-
algae play in biochemical cycling, with particular emphasis on the scales
of temporal and spatial variability of microalgal biomass and productivity;
understanding how anthropogenic and atmospheric forcing controls the
biogenic flux of CO2 into the oceans and, ultimately, the sediments; remote
sensing; and Antarctic biological oceanography. Dr. Arrigo earned his
Ph.D. in biology from the University of Southern California in 1992.
Don Bowen is a research scientist at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography,
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and an adjunct professor in
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the Biology Department, Dalhousie University. His research has focused
on the life history variation, population dynamics, foraging ecology, and
ecological energetics of marine mammals. Since 1999, he has served as
editor of Marine Mammal Science. He also serves on the Hawaiian Monk
Seal Recovery Team and the Special Committee on Seals in the United
Kingdom. Dr. Bowen previously served on the NRC's Committee to
Review the Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring Program and the Com-
mittee on Bering Sea Ecosystems, and he currently serves on the North
Pacific Research Board's Science Panel. He earned his Ph.D. in zoology
from the University of British Columbia in 1978.
Rognvaldur Hannesson is a professor of economics at the Norges
Handelshoyskole Norwegian School of Economics and Business Admin-
istration. Dr. Hannesson's research interests include fisheries manage-
ment, economics of fish resources, micro- and macroeconomics, petroleum
economics, natural resources economics, growth theory, and property
rights. Dr. Hannesson served on the NRC Committee to Review Indi-
vidual Fishing Quotas. Dr. Hannesson earned his Ph.D. in fisheries
economics from the University of Lund in 1974.
Steven Hare is a quantitative biologist for the International Halibut
Commission in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hare's research interests include
climate variability and its impacts on marine populations; fisheries popu-
lation dynamics modeling and stock assessment; incorporating climate
dynamics into fisheries management strategies; factors influencing the
processes of growth and recruitment; and the North Pacific ecosystem
dynamics and carrying capacity. He serves on the North Pacific Fisheries
Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee. Dr. Hare
earned his Ph.D. in fisheries from the University of Washington in 1996.
David Karl is a professor of oceanography at the University of Hawaii.
His research interests include marine microbial ecology, biogeochemistry,
long-term time-series studies of climate and ecosystem variability, and
the ocean's role in regulating the global concentration of CO2 in the atmo-
sphere. Dr. Karl is a member of the Polar Research Board. He earned his
Ph.D. in oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California, San Diego, in 1978.
Brenda Konar is an assistant professor at the School of Fisheries and
Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Dr. Konar's
research interests include fish assemblages associated with sea lion haul-
outs; utilization of Alaska kelp beds by commercially important fish;
freeze tolerance and survival of intertidal invertebrates; Bering Sea benthic
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amphipod community stability or instability relative to changing oceano-
graphic conditions and increased gray whale predation; comparison of
Barents-Bering Sea trajectories of marine ecosystem response to Arctic
climate change; subtidal, intertidal, and benthic ecology; phycology;
invertebrate biology; research scuba diving; biodiversity; and monitoring
programs. Dr. Konar earned her Ph.D. in biology from the University of
California, Santa Cruz, in 1998.
Robie Macdonald is a research scientist at the Institute of Ocean Sciences,
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. His research focuses on ocean geochemis-
try; contaminant processes; stable isotopes; environmental assessment;
freshwater budgets, shelf processes, and sea-ice formation; and organic
carbon cycling in marine sediments. He has received the University
Medal in Chemistry, the Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award, and
the Chemical Institute of Canada Prize. Dr. Macdonald is a member of
the Polar Research Board. He earned his Ph.D. in oceanography in 1972
from Dalhousie University.
Wieslaw Maslowski is an associate research professor at the Naval Post-
graduate School. Dr. Maslowski's research interests include Arctic ocean-
ography; numerical ocean and sea-ice modeling; ocean circulation and
climate change; physical and polar oceanography; dynamical oceanography
and numerical modeling; climate variability in the Arctic Ocean; and
impacts of mesoscale ocean currents on sea ice in high-resolution Arctic
ice and ocean simulations. Dr. Maslowski earned his Ph.D. from the Uni-
versity of Alaska in 1994.
Julian P. McCreary, Jr., is currently the director of the International Pacific
Research Center (IPRC) at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and
Technology at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. The IPRC's Mission is
"to provide an international, research environment to improve under-
standing of the nature and predictability of climate variability in the Asia-
Pacific sector, including regional aspects of global environmental change."
Dr. McCreary's research interests include equatorial ocean dynamics,
coastal ocean dynamics, ocean circulation, coupled ocean-atmosphere
models of climate dynamics, and ecosystem modeling. Dr. McCreary is a
member of the Ocean Studies Board. He received his Ph.D. in oceanography
from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, in 1977.
Caleb Pungowiyi is a Yup'ik Eskimo who was born and raised on
Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. He has extensive experience as a spokes-
person and advocate for Native concerns and traditional knowledge in
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regional, national, and international policy matters. Pungowiyi is cur-
rently president of the Robert Aqqaluk Newlin, Sr., Memorial Trust in
Kotzebue, Alaska. He currently serves as the Marine Mammal Com-
mission's special advisor on native affairs. He is a former president and
CEO of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference. He currently serves on the
Bering Straits Regional Commission and the Committee of Scientific
Advisors for the Marine Mammal Commission. Pungowiyi also serves on
the Bering Sea Impact Study (a subcommittee of the International Arctic
Science Committee), the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States,
and the Indigenous People's Council for Marine Mammals. Past service
has included the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs
Advisory Committee, the Inuit Circumpolar Conference Executive Council,
the Steering Committee of the Alaska Native Science Commission, the
Polar Research Board Committee on Bering Sea Ecosystems, the Advisory
Panel on Arctic Impacts from Soviet Nuclear Contamination, the Native
American Rights Fund, the Alaska Coastal Policy Council, and the Alaska
Conservation Foundation.
Vladimir Radchenko is the director of the Sakhalin Research Institute of
Fisheries and Oceanography in Russia. Dr. Radchenko has more than
15 years of experience in fisheries research in the Bering Sea. His research
interests focus on the composition, structure, and dynamics of nekton
communities of the Bering Sea epipelagic layer; seasonal spatial distribu-
tion dynamics; and historical trends of fisheries and stocks condition of
Pacific salmon. He currently serves as member and chair of the PICES
Biological Oceanography Committee. Dr. Radchenko earned his Ph.D. in
fisheries research from the Pacific Scientific Research Fisheries Center in
Vladivostok in 1994.
STAFF
Sheldon Drobot has been a program officer at the Polar Research Board
and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate since December 2002.
He received his Ph.D. in geosciences (climatology specialty) from the Uni-
versity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Drobot has directed NRC studies on
Climate Data Records from Operational Satellites and A Vision for the International
Polar Year 20072008. His research interests include sea ice-atmosphere
interactions, microwave remote sensing, statistics, and long-range climate
outlooks. Dr. Drobot currently is researching interannual variability and
trends in Arctic sea-ice conditions and how low-frequency atmospheric
circulation affects sea-ice distribution; short-range forecasting of Great
Lakes ice conditions; and biological implications of sea-ice variability.
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Joanne C. Bintz has been a program officer at the Ocean Studies Board
since June 2001. She received her Ph.D. in biological oceanography from
the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. Dr. Bintz
has conducted research on the effects of decreasing water quality on eel-
grass seedlings and the effects of eutrophication on shallow macrophyte
dominated coastal ponds using mesocosms. She has directed NRC studies
that led to the following reports: Review of the Florida Keys Carrying
Capacity (2002), Chemical Reference Materials: Setting the Standard for Ocean
Science (2002), and Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for
Oceanographic Science (2004). Her interests include coastal ecosystem ecol-
ogy and function, marine technology, seagrass ecology and restoration,
oceanographic education, and coastal management and policy.
Terry Schaefer is a program officer at the Ocean Studies Board where he
has been since August 2001. He received his Ph.D. in oceanography and
coastal sciences from Louisiana State University in 2001 and a Master's
degree in biology and coastal zone studies from the University of West
Florida in 1996. In 1998, Dr. Schaefer served as a John A. Knauss Marine
Policy Fellow in the Office of the chief scientist, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. Since joining the Ocean Studies Board, he
has directed Science and its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service
(2002). Previously, Dr. Schaefer worked for the U.S. Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. His interests include
recruitment dynamics of marine populations, experimental statistics,
coastal zone management, and marine policy.
Ann Carlisle is an administrative associate with the Polar Research Board
and has been with the Division on Earth and Life Studies for over six
years. While working for the Board, she has assisted with the completion
of several studies including: A Century of Ecosystem Science: Planning Long-
Term Research in the Gulf of Alaska (2002), The Oil Spill Recovery Institute--
Past Present and Future Directions (2003), and Frontiers in Polar Biology in the
Genomic Era (2003).
Byron Mason serves as a senior project assistant for the Division on Earth
and Life Studies. He received a B.A. in anthropology from the University
of Florida. During his tenure, he has assisted with the completion of two
reports: Implementing Climate and Global Change Research (2004) and A
Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone: National Needs for Coastal Map-
ping and Charting (2004).
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Sarah Capote is a project assistant with the Ocean Studies Board. She
earned her B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in
2001. During her tenure with the Board, Ms. Capote worked on the
following reports: Exploration of the Seas: Voyage into the Unknown (2003),
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay (2004), and Future Needs in Deep
Submergence Science: Occupied and Unoccupied Vehicles in Basic Ocean
Research (2004).
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