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Christopher A. Edwards
Assistant Professor of Ocean Sciences

Ocean Sciences Department
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel: (831) 459-3734
Fax: (831) 459-4882
Email: cedwards@ucsc.edu

Research Interests: Physical Oceanography, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics, Ocean Observing Systems.

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Curriculum Vitae

Employment History
Education
Professional Activities
Professional Affiliations
Publications
Teaching Assignments
Mentoring

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2002-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
1999-2002 Assistant Research Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut
1997-1999 Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
1997 Research Engineer, Electromagnetics and Remote Sensing, SRI International
1993-1997 Research and Teaching Assistant, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT
1991-1993 Research Assistant, Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
1988-1991 Member of Technical Staff, Photonics and Lightwave Devices, AT&T Bell Laboratories

EDUCATION

1988 B.A. in Physics (with Honors), Haverford College.
1997 Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

April 2006 National Science Foundation, Review Panel (core Physical Oceanography)
March 2006 EPA Fellowship Review Panel
December 2005 National Ocean Sciences Bowl, Technical Advisory Panel
February 2005 EPA Fellowship Review Panel
February 2004 EPA Fellowship Review Panel
September 2003 Participant in ONR/NSF sponsored Workshop on Ocean Data Assimilation
April 2003 NOPP Review Panel
October 2001 NSF/NOAA Review Panel
  Reviewer for NSF, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Journal of Marine Research, Journal of Geophysical Research, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Ocean Modeling, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Geophysical Union
American Meteorological Society

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PUBLICATIONS

Submitted to Peer-Reviewed Journals

Fiechter, J., A. M. Moore, C. A. Edwards, K.W. Bruland, E. Di Lorenzo, C. V. W. Lewis, T. M. Powell, E. N. Curchitser, and K. Hedstrom, (2007), A simple approach to model iron limitation on primary production in the coastal Gulf of Alaska, submitted to Deep Sea Research.

Goebel, N. L., C. A. Edwards, K. M. Achilles, J. P. Zehr (2007) Growth and carbon content of three different sized diazotrophic cyanobacteria observed in the subtropical North Pacific, submitted to Journal of Phycology.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Goebel, N. L., C. A. Edwards, M. J. Church, and J. P. Zehr (2007), Modeled Contributions of Three Types of Diazotrophs to Nitrogen Fixation at Station ALOHA, The International Society of Microbial Ecology Journal, accepted for publication.

Rabouille, S., C. A. Edwards, and J. P. Zehr (2007), Modelling the vertical distribution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus in the North Pacific Subtropical Ocean, Environmental Microbiology. In press, online early: doi:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01376.x.

Goebel, N. L., J. N. Kremer, C. A. Edwards (2006). Primary Production in Long Island Sound. Estuaries and Coasts. 29(2):232-245.

Gay, P. S., J. O'Donnell, C. A. Edwards, Correction to “Exchange between Long Island Sound and adjacent waters”, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C10007, doi:10.1029/2004JC002660, 2004.

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Gay, P. S., J. O'Donnell, and C. A. Edwards, Exchange between Long Island Sound and adjacent waters, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C06017, doi: 10.1029/2004JC002319, 2004.

Edwards, C. A., T. A. Fake, and P. S. Bogden, Spring-summer frontogenesis at the mouth of Block Island Sound: Part 1, a numerical investigation into tidal and buoyancy-forced motion, J. Geophys. Res.,109, C12021, doi:10.1029/2003JC002132, 2004.

Edwards, C. A., T. A. Fake, D. L. Codiga and P. S. Bogden, Spring-summer frontogenesis at the mouth of Block Island Sound: Part 2, combining ADCP records with a GCM to investigate the impact of subtidal forcing, J. Geophys. Res., 109, C12022, doi:10.1029/2003JC002133, 2004.

Iskandarani M., D. B. Haidvogel, J. C. Levin, E. Curchister, C. A. Edwards, Multiscale geophysical modeling using the spectral element method, Computing in Science and Engineering, 4, pp. 42-48, 2002.

Bogden, P. S., and C. A. Edwards, Surface-wind driven circulation, in Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Academic Press, London, 2002.

Batchelder, H. P., C. A. Edwards, and T. M. Powell, Individual-based models of zooplankton populations in coastal upwelling regions: implications of diel vertical migration on demographic success and nearshore retention,  Progress in Oceanography, 53, pp. 307-333, 2002.

Bogden, P. S., and C. A. Edwards, Wind-driven circulation, in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, edited by J. H. Steele, K. K. Turekian, and S. A. Thorpe, Academic Press, London, 2001.

Edwards, C. A., T. M. Powell, and H. P. Batchelder, The stability of a NPZ model subject to realistic levels of ocean mixing,  Journal of Marine Research, 58, pp. 37-60, 2000.

Edwards, C. A., H. P. Batchelder, and T. M. Powell, Modeling microzooplankton and macrozooplankton dynamics within a coastal upwelling system,  Journal of Plankton Research, 22, pp. 1619-1648, 2000.

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Miller, A. J., J. C. McWilliams, N. Schneider, J. S. Allen, J. A. Barth, R. C. Beardsley, T. Chereskin, C. A. Edwards, R. Haney, K. A. Kelly, J. Kindle, L. Ly, J. Moisan, M. Noble, P. P. Niiler, L. Y. Oey, F. Schwing, K. Shearman, and M. S. Swenson, Observing and Modeling the California Current System: Purposes, Achievements, and Aspirations, Eos, Transactions, 80, pp. 533-539, 1999.

Edwards, C. A., and J. Pedlosky, Dynamics of nonlinear cross-equatorial flow. Part I: transformation of potential vorticity, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28, pp. 2382-2406, 1998.

Edwards, C. A., and J. Pedlosky, Dynamics of nonlinear cross-equatorial flow.  Part II: the tropically enhanced instability of the western boundary current, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 28, pp. 2407-2417, 1998.

Edwards, C. A., and J. Pedlosky,  The influence of distributed sources and upwelling on the baroclinic structure of the abyssal circulation,  Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25, pp. 2259-2284, 1995.

Edwards, C. A., H. M. Presby, and C. Dragone,  Ideal microlenses for laser to fiber coupling,  Journal of Lightwave Technology, 11, pp. 252-257, 1993.

Edwards, C. A., and H. M. Presby,  Coupling-sensitivity comparison of hemispheric and hyperbolic microlenses,  Applied Optics, 32, pp. 1573-1577, 1993.

Edwards, C. A., H. M. Presby, and L. W. Stulz,  Effective reflectivity of hyperbolic microlenses, Applied Optics, 32, pp. 2099-2103, 1993.

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Presby, H. M. and C. A. Edwards,  Near 100% efficient fibre microlenses,  Electronics Letters, 28, pp.582-584, 1992.

Presby, H. M. and C. A. Edwards,  Efficient coupling of polarization-maintaining fiber to laser diodes,  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 4, pp. 897-899, 1992.

Presby, H. M. and C. A. Edwards,  Packaging of glass waveguide Silicon devices,  Optical Engineering, 31, pp. 141-143, 1992.

Presby, H. M., S. Yang, A. E. Willner, and C. A. Edwards,  Connectorized integrated star couplers on Silicon,  Optical Engineering, 31, pp. 1323-1327, 1992.

Dragone, C., C. A. Edwards, and R. C. Kistler,  Integrated optics NxN multiplexer on Silicon,  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 3, pp. 896-899, 1991.

Willner, A. E., A. A. M. Saleh, H. M. Presby, D. J. DiGiovanni, C. A. Edwards,  Star couplers with gain using multiple Erbium-doped fibers pumped with a single laser,  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 3, pp. 250-252, 1991.

Presby, H. M., A. F. Benner, and C. A. Edwards,  Laser micromachining of efficient fiber microlenses, Applied Optics, 29, pp. 2692-2695, 1990.

Willner, A. E., E. Desurvire, A. M. Presby, C. A. Edwards, J. R. Simpson,  Use of LD-pumped Erbium-doped fiber preamplifiers with optimal noise filtering in a FDMA-FSK 1 Gb/s star network,  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2, pp. 669-672, 1990.

Rubio, M. A., C. A. Edwards, A. Dougherty, and J. P. Gollub,  Self-affine fractal interfaces from immiscible displacement in porous media,  Physical Review Letters, 63, pp. 1685-1688, 1989.

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Technical Reports

J. O’Donnell, D. Ullman, M. Spaulding, E. Howlett, T. A. Fake, P. Hall, I. Tatsu, C. A. Edwards, E. Anderson, T. McClay, J. Kohut, A. Allen, S. Lester, and M. Lewandowski, Integration of Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar (CODAR) and Short-Term Predictive System (STPS) Surface Current Estimates into the Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS). U.S. Coast Guard Technical Report DTCG39-00-D-R00008/HSCG32-04-J-100052 (2005).

Ullman, D., J. O’Donnell, C. A. Edwards, T. A. Fake, D. Morschauser, M. Sprague, and A. Allen, LCDR B. Krenzien, Use of Coastal Ocean Dynamics Application Radar (CODAR) Technology in U. S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Planning, US Coast Guard report CG-D-09-03 (2003).

Book Reviews

Edwards, C. A., review of “Global Environmental Change: Modelling and Monitoring,” by K. Y. Kondratyev, V. F. Krapivin, and G. W. Philips, Springer-Verlag, in EOS, Transactions, 84, p. 249, 2003

Other Publications

Paduan J., S. Benson, K. Bruland, F. Chavez, D. Costa, D. Croll, A. DeVogelaere, C. A. Edwards, G. Griggs, C. King, R. Kudela, J. Harvey, B. Lipphardt, S. Lonhart, P. Mantey, B. Marinovic, M. McManus, L. Rosenfeld and J. Vesecky. 2003.
Ocean Observing and modeling System Developments around Monterey Bay. California and the Worlds Oceans Conference Proceedings. pp. 19.

Edwards, C. A., and H. P. Batchelder, Coupled Three-Dimensional Biophysical Interactions, in an Information Technology Infrastructure Plan to Advance Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation and Office of Naval Research, p. 22, 2002.


TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS

 The Oceans  (OCEA 01)
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Physical Oceanography  (OCEA 200)
•  Ocean Data Analysis  (OCEA 264)
•  Geo Fluid Dynamics  (OCEA 272 & EART 172/272)
•  Ocean Sciences Seminar  (OCEA 292)
 Graduate Student Seminar  (OCEA 293)
 Teaching in Ocean Sciences  (OCEA 296)
 Independent Study (OCEA 297) and other disciplines
 Thesis Research  (OCEA 299)

MENTORING

Postdoctoral Researchers

Milena Veneziani, UCSC Postdoctoral Scientist, 2006-
Christine Petersen, NOAA NMFS Postdoctoral Scientist (with S. Ralston), 2005-2007
Sophie Rabouille, UCSC Postdoctoral Scientist (with J. Zehr and R. Kudela), 2005-
Nicole Goebel, UCSC (with J. Zehr and R. Kudela), 2006-
Nicole Goebel, University of Connecticut, Postdoctoral Scientist (with J. Kremer), 2002-2004

Graduate Students

Peter Rovegno, UCSC Ph.D. student, 2006-

Undergraduate Students

Maitreyi Ellison, UCSC undergraduate student, 2006-2007, thesis completed 8/2007
Rika Shiraki, UCSC undergraduate student, 2006

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