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Raphael M. Kudela
Professor of Ocean Sciences

Ocean Sciences Department
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Office: A-461 Earth & Marine Sciences Bldg.
Tel: (831) 459-3290
Fax: (831) 459-4882

Email: kudela@ucsc.edu
Other website(s):    KUDELA WEBSITE   


Curriculum Vitae

Positions Held
Education
Professional Affiliations & Activities
Recent Research
Publications
Field Experience
Invited Talks
Sponsored Student Research
Courses Taught

POSITIONS HELD

2009-present Professor, Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
2005-2009 Associate Professor, Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
1999-2005 Assistant Professor, Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
1996-1999 MBARI Post-Doctoral Fellow
1992-1995 NASA Global Change Fellow, USC
1992-1994 Research Consultant, MBARI
1991 Research Scientist, Oceans Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1991 Research Consultant, The Cousteau Society

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EDUCATION

1995 Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1989 B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Biology/Marine Sciences, Drake University, Des Moines, IA




PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES

2010-2012 Chair, GEOHAB Scientific Steering Committee for the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research / International Oceans Commission (SCOR/IOC; Baltimore and Paris).
2010-2012 Science Steering Committee member, NEWS2USE (International Oceans Commission)
2007-2010 Vice Chair, GEOHAB Scientific Steering Committee
2007-2013 Member, US National HAB Committee
2008-2012 Member, Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System Advisory Board
2008-2010 Member, California Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (CalHABMAP) SSC
2005 Co-Chair, 52nd Annual Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference session “A Satellite Remote Sensing Primer for the New Millenium”, 27-30 September 2005, Stanford Sierra Camp, CA.
2004-2005 Member, National and Regional Organizing Committees for the US HAB Meeting (Asilomar, CA, 2005).
2004

Co-Chair, AGU Ocean Sciences session “Coastal Ocean Processes off the North American West Coast: Physical Dynamics and Biogeochemical Transformations IV”. January 26-30, Portland OR.

2002 Invited Chair, Ocean Optics XVI session “Ecology and Biochemistry II”, November 18-22, Santa Fe, NM
2001-Present Ocean Color Science Team Member (NASA)
1999-2000 Committee member and organizer, TRACER 2000 workshop (WS7: ASLO, Copenhagen; 2000)
1997-2000 SeaWiFS Science Team Member (NASA)

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Overview:  Phytoplankton ecologist who wishes to understand the fundamental question: what controls phytoplankton growth and distribution in the ocean. More specifically, how do the multiple interactions of light, macro- and micronutrients and phytoplankton physiology determine the rates, processes, and patterns we observe in the marine environment? Oceanography is rapidly moving away from observational science towards an understanding of underlying mechanistic processes at all scales, in part because of the wealth of revolutionary new technological and scientific advances. My approach is to combine a suite of 3 tools: (1) remotely sensed data from moorings and satellites in combination with biological models; (2) novel bio-optical methods assaying phytoplankton physiology; and (3) the refinement of stable and radio-tracer isotopes.

Also see:    Kudela WebSite  

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PUBLISHED WRITINGS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES  

(Students/Post-Docs/Technicians denoted with *, thesis committee students denoted with †)

Book Chapters

Kudela, RM 2008. Silicon:nitrogen interactions in the marine environment. In D. Bronk, M. Mulholland, D. Capone and E. Carpenter (eds). Nitrogen in the Marine Environment. Academic Press, pp. 1561-1598. [Invited chapter, peer-reviewed]

Bernard, S, RM Kudela, P Franks, W Fennel, A Kemp, A Fawcett, and GC Pitcher. 2006. The requirement for forecasting harmful algal blooms in the Benguela. In V. Shannon, G. Hempel, P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, C. Moloney and J. Woods (eds.). Large Marine Ecosystems, Vol. 14. Elsevier. [peer-reviewed]

Croll, DA, R Kudela, and BR Tershy. 2006. Ecosystem impact of the decline of large whales in the North Pacific. In J.A. Estes, D.P. DeMaster, D.F. Doak, T.M. Williams, and R.L. Brownell Jr. (eds.). Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems. UC Press, pp. 202-214 [peer-reviewed].

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Articles

Zehr, JP, and RM Kudela. 2011. Nitrogen cycle of the open ocean: from genes to ecosystems. Annu. Rev. Mar. Sci., 3: 5.1-5.29.

Kudela, RM, AR Horner-Devine, NS Banas, BM Hickey, TD *Peterson, RM McCabe, EJ Lessard, E Frame, KW Bruland, DA Jay, JO Peterson, WT Peterson, PM Kosro, SL *Palacios, MC Lohan, and EP Dever. 2010. Multiple trophic levels fueled by recirculation in the Columbia River plume. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2010GL044342.

Kudela, RM, MDA *Howard, B *Jenkins, PE Miller, and GJ Smith. 2010. Using the molecular toolbox to compare harmful algal blooms in upwelling systems. Progress in Oceanography, 85: 108-121.

Kudela, RM, S Seeyave, and WP Cochlan. The role of nutrients in regulation and promotion of harmful algal blooms in upwelling systems. Progress in Oceanography, 85: 122-135.

Hickey BM, Kudela RM, Nash JD, Bruland KW, Peterson WT, MacCready P, Lessard EJ, Jay DA, Banas NS, Baptista AM, Dever EP, Kosro PM, Kilcher LK, Horner-Devine AR, Zaron ED, McCabe RM, Peterson J, Orton P, Pan J, Lohan MC. 2010. River influences on shelf ecosystems: Introduction and synthesis. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115: C00B17, doi:10.1029/2009JC005452.



Zehr, JP and RM Kudela. 2009. Photosynthesis in the open ocean. Science, 326: 945-946.

Kudela, RM and TD *Peterson. 2009. Influence of a buoyant river plume on phytoplankton nutrient dynamics: what controls standing stocks and productivity? Submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research, 114: C00B11, doi:10.1029/2008JC004913 [peer-reviewed].

Ryan, JP, A Fischer, R Kudela, J Gower, S King, R Marin III, and F Chavez. 2009. Influences of upwelling and downwelling winds on red tide bloom dynamics in Monterey Bay, California. Continental Shelf Research 29: 785-795 [peer-reviewed].

Banas, NS, EJ Lessard, RM Kudela, P MacCready, TD *Peterson, BM Hickey, and E Frame. 2009. Correction to “Planktonic growth and grazing in the Columbia River plume region: A biophysical model study” Journal of Geophysical Research, 114: C00B13, doi:10.1029/2009JC005717 [peer-reviewed].

Banas, NS, EJ Lessard, RM Kudela, P MacCready, TD *Peterson, BM Hickey, and E Frame. 2009. Planktonic growth and grazing in the Columbia River plume region: A biophysical model study. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114: C00B06, doi:10.1029/2008JC004993 [peer-reviewed].

Kahru, M, RM Kudela, M Manzano-Sarabia, and BG Mitchell. 2009. Trends in primary production in the California Current detected with satellite data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114: C02004, doi:02010.01029/02008JC004979 [peer-reviewed].
Teo, S, R Kudela, A Rais, C Perle, D Costa, and B Block. 2009, Estimating chlorophyll profiles from electronic tags deployed on pelagic animals, Aquatic Biology, 5: 195-207 [peer-reviewed].

*Palacios, SL, TD *Peterson, and RM Kudela. Development of synthetic salinity from remote sensing for the Columbia River plume. Journal of Geophysical Research. 114, C00B05, doi: 10.1029/2008JC004895.

*Lane, JQ, P Raimondi, and RM Kudela. 2009. The development of a logistic regression model for the prediction of toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia blooms in Monterey Bay, California. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 383: 37-51 [peer-reviewed].

*Anderson, CR, DA Siegel, RM Kudela, and MA Brzezinski. 2009. Empirical models of toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia blooms: potential use as a remote detection tool in the Santa Barbara Channel. Harmful Algae, 8, 478-492. [peer-reviewed].

*Howard, MDA, GJ Smith, and RM Kudela. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of yessotoxin-producing dinoflagellates based on the large subunit and internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75: 54-63, doi:10.1128/AEM.00818-08.

Jessup DA, MA Miller, JP Ryan, HM Nevins, HA Kerkering, A Mekebri, DB Crane, TA †Johnson, and RM Kudela. 2009. Mass stranding of marine birds caused by a surfactant-producing red tide. Public Library of Science—ONE, 4(2): e4550. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004550.

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Litaker RW, Stewart TN, LeEberhardt B-TL, Wekell JC, Trainer VL, Kudela RM, Miller PE, Roberts A, Hertz C, Johnson TA, Frankfurter G, Smith GJ, Schnetzer A, Schumaker J, Bastian JL, Odell A, Gentien P, Le Gal D, Hardison DR, Tester PA (2008) Rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of the algal toxin domoic acid. Journal of Shellfish Research, 27:1301-1310 [peer-reviewed].

Kudela, R.M., JQ *Lane, and WP Cochlan. 2008. The potential role of anthropogenically derived nitrogen in the growth of harmful algae in California, USA. Harmful Algae 8, 103-110 [peer-reviewed].

Cochlan, WP, J Herndon, and RM Kudela. 2008. Inorganic and Organic Nitrogen Uptake by the toxigenic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia australis (Bacillariophyceae). Harmful Algae 8, 111-118 [peer-reviewed].

Anderson, D., J. Burkholder, W. Cochlan, P. Glibert, C. Gobler, C. Heil, R. Kudela, M. Parsons, J. Rensell, D. Townsend, V. Trainer, and G. Vargo (2008), Harmful algal blooms and eutrophication: Examples and linkages from selected coastal regions of the United States, Harmful Algae, 8, 39-53 [peer-reviewed].

Kudela, RM, NS Banas, JA Barth, ER Frame, D Jay, JL Largier, EJ Lessard, TD *Peterson, and AJ *Vander Woude. 2008. New insights into the controls and mechanisms of plankton productivity along the US West Coast. Oceanography, 21(4): 46-59.

Penta, B, Z Lee, R Kudela, S *Palacios, D Gray, J Jolliff, and I Shulman. 2008. An underwater light attenuation scheme for marine ecosystem models. Optics Express, 16(21): 16581-16592.

*Howard, M., Silver, M., & Kudela, R. (2008) Yessotoxin detected in mussel (Mytilus californicus) and phytoplankton samples from the US west coast. Harmful Algae, 7, 646-652, doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2008.01.003. [peer-reviewed]

Ryan, JP, JFR Gower, SA King, WP Bissett, AM Fischer, RM Kudela, Z Kolber, FM Mazzillo, EV Rienecker, and FP Chavez. 2008. A coastal ocean extreme bloom incubator. Geophysical Research Letters 35, L12602, doi:10.1029/2008GL034081 [peer-reviewed].

Glibert, PM, R Azanza, M Burford, K Furuya, E Abal, A Al-Azri, F Al-Yamani, P Andersen, DM Anderson, J Beardall, GM Berg, L Brand, D Bronk, J Brookes, JM Burkholder, A Cembella, WP Cochlan, J Collier, Y Collos, R Diaz, M Doblin, T Drennen, S Dyhrman, Y Fukuyo, M Furnas, J Galloway, E Granéli, DV Ha, G Hallegraeff, J Harrison, PJ Harrison, C Heil, K Heimann, R Howarth, C Jauein, AA Kana, TM Kana, H Kim, R Kudela, C Legrand, M Mallin, M Mulholland, S Murray, J O’Neil, G Pitcher, Y Qi, N Rabalais, R Raine, S Seitzinger, PS Salomon, C Solomon, DK Stoecker, G Usup, J Wilson, K Yin, M Zhou, and M Zhu. 2008. Ocean urea fertilization for carbon credits pose high ecological risks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56, 1049-1056 [peer-reviewed].

Kudela, R, J Ryan, M *Blakely, J *Lane, and T *Peterson. 2008. Linking the physiology and ecology of Cochlodinium to better understand harmful algal bloom events: A comparative approach. Harmful Algae, 7, 278-292 [peer-reviewed].

McManus, M, R Kudela, M Silver, G Steward, P Donaghay, and J Sullivan. 2008. Cryptic blooms: Are thin layers the missing connection? Estuaries and Coasts. 31(2), 396-401 [peer-reviewed].

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Kudela, RM and SL Palacios. 2007. Optical characterization and age estimates of river plumes on the US west coast. Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6680, 66800L, doi: 19.1117/12.735959.

Hare, C, K Leblanc, G DiTullio, R Kudela, Y Zhang, P Lee, S Riseman, and D Hutchins. 2007. Consequences of increased temperature and CO2 for phytoplankton community structure in the Bering Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 352, 9-16 [peer-reviewed].

†Simmons, SE, DE Crocker, RM Kudela, and DP Costa. 2007. Linking foraging behaviour of the northern elephant seal with oceanography and bathymetry at mesoscales. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 346, 265-275 [peer-reviewed].

†Fawcett, A, GC Pitcher, S Bernard, AD Cembella, and RM Kudela. 2007. Contrasting wind patterns and toxigenic phytoplankton in the southern Benguela upwelling system. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 348: 19-31 [peer-reviewed].

*Howard, MDA, N Ladizinsky, WP Cochlan, and RM Kudela. 2007. Nitrogenous preference of toxigenic Pseudo-nitzschia australis (Bacillariophyceae) from field and laboratory experiments. Harmful Algae, 6, 206-217 [peer-reviewed].

†Anderson, CR, MA Brzezinski, L Washburn, and R Kudela. 2006. Mesoscale circulation effects on a toxic diatom bloom in the Santa Barbara Channel, California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327, 119-133 [peer-reviewed].

*Armstrong, MD, and R Kudela. 2006. Evaluation of California isolates of Lingulodinium polyedrum for the production of yessotoxin. African Journal of Marine Science. 28(2), 399-402 [peer-reviewed]

Hickey, B, A MacFadyen, W Cochlan, R Kudela, K Bruland, and C Trick. 2006. Evolution of chemical, biological, and physical water properties in the northern California Current in 2005: Remote or local forcing? Geophysical Research Letters 33, L22S02, doi: 10.1029/2006GL026782. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM, WP Cochlan, TD *Peterson, and CW Trick. 2006. Impacts on phytoplankton biomass and productivity in the Pacific Northwest during the warm ocean conditions of 2005. Geophysical Research Letters 33, L22S06, 2833-28498. [peer-reviewed]
Kudela RM, N Garfield, and KW Bruland. 2006. Bio-optical signatures and biogeochemistry from intense upwelling and relaxation in coastal California. Deep-Sea Research II, 53, 2999-3022. [peer-reviewed]

Largier JL, CA Lawrence, M Roughan, DM Kaplan, EP Dever, CE Dorman, RM Kudela, SM Bollens, FP Wilkerson, RC Dugdale, LW Botsford, N Garfield, B Kuebel-Cervantes, and D Koracin. 2006. WEST: a northern California study of the role of wind-driven transport in the productivity of coastal plankton communities. Deep-Sea Research II, 53, 2833-2849. [peer-reviewed]

*Vander Woude AJ, JL Largier, and RM Kudela. 2006. Nearshore retention of upwelled waters north and south of Point Reyes (northern California): patterns of surface temperature and chlorophyll observed in CoOP WEST. Deep-Sea Research II, 53, 2985-2998. [peer-reviewed]

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†Weise, MJ, DP Costa, and RM Kudela. 2006. At-sea movement and diving behavior of male California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) during 2004 and 2005. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L22S10, doi:10.1029/2006GL027113. [peer-reviewed]

Dierssen, HM, RM Kudela, JP Ryan, and RC Zimmerman. 2006. Red and black tides: Quantitative analysis of water-leaving radiance and perceived color for phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments. Limnology and Oceanography, 51(6): 2646-2659. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, R, G Pitcher, T Probyn, F Figueiras, T Moita, and V Trainer. 2005. Harmful Algal Blooms in coastal upwelling systems. Oceanography 18(2): 184-197. [peer-reviewed]

Ryan, JP, HM Dierssen, RM Kudela, CA Scholin, KS Johnson, JM Sullivan, AM Fischer, EV Rienecker, PR McEnaney, and FP Chavez. 2005. Coastal ocean physics and red tides: An example from Monterey Bay, California. Oceanography 18(2): 214-223. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM, WP Cochlan, and A *Roberts. 2004. Spatial and temporal patterns of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. in central California related to regional oceanography. Harmful Algal Blooms 2002. Steidinger, K. et al. (Eds.). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp. 347-349. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM, A *Roberts, and M *Armstrong. 2004. Laboratory Analyses of Nutrient Stress and Toxin Production in Pseudo-nitzschia spp. from Monterey Bay, California. Harmful Algal Blooms 2002. Steidinger, K. et al. (Eds.). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp. 136-138. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 2004. The impact of coastal runoff on ocean color during an El Niño year in central California. Deep-Sea Research II, 51, 1173-1185. doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.04.002. [peer-reviewed]

Coale KH, Johnson KS, Chavez FP, Buesseler KO, Barber RT, Brzezinski MA, Cochlan WP, Millero FJ, Falkowski PG, Bauer JE, Wanninkof RH, Kudela RM, Altabet MA, Hales BE, Takahashi T, Landry MR, Bidigare RR, Wang X, Chase Z, Strutton PG, Friederich GE, Gorbunov MY, Lance VP, Hilting AK, Hiscock MR, Demarest M, Hiscock WT, Sullivan KF, Tanner SJ, Gordon RM, Hunter CN, Elrod VA, Fitzwater SE, Jones JL, Tozzi S, Koblizek M, *Roberts AE, Herndon J, Brewster J, Ladizinsky N, Smith G, Cooper D, Sheridan CC, Twining BS, Johnson ZI. 2004. Southern Ocean Iron Enrichment Experiment: Carbon cycling in high- and low-Si waters. Science 304:408-414. [peer-reviewed]

Berelson, W, J McManus, K Coale, K Johnson, D Burdige, T Kilgore, D Colodner F Chavez, R Kudela, J Boucher. 2003. A time series of benthic flux measurements from Monterey Bay, CA. Continental Shelf Research, 23: 457-481. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM, N Garfield, L Kaupp, G Smith, and KW Bruland. 2002. Bio-optical signatures from intense upwelling and relaxation in coastal California. SPIE, Ocean Optics XVI (CD-ROM distribution).

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 2002. Multi-platform remote sensing of new production in central California during the 1997-1998 El Niño. Progress in Oceanography 54: 233-249.. [peer-reviewed]

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Kudela, RM and WP Cochlan. 2000. Nitrogen and Carbon Uptake Kinetics and the Influence of Irradiance for a Red Tide Bloom Off Southern California. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 21: 31-47. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 2000. Modeling the impact of the 1992 El Niño on new production in Monterey Bay, California. Deep-Sea Res. II 47: 1055-1076. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and RC Dugdale. 2000. Nutrient regulation of phytoplankton productivity in Monterey Bay, California. Deep-Sea Res. II 47: 1023-1053. [peer-reviewed]

Wilkerson, FP, RC Dugdale, FP Chavez, and RM Kudela. 2000. Biomass and productivity in Monterey Bay, CA: contribution of the large phytoplankton. Deep-Sea Res. II 47:1003-1022. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 1999. Changes in phytoplankton structure during the 1997-1998 El Niño in central California. SPIE, Ocean Optics XIV (CD-ROM distribution).

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 1997. Estimating new production from the quantum yield of nitrate uptake. SPIE Vol. 2963, Ocean Optics XIII, 471-476.

Kudela, RM, WP Cochlan and RC Dugdale. 1997. Carbon and nitrogen uptake response to light by phytoplankton during an upwelling event. J. Plankton Res. 19: 609-630. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and RC Dugdale. 1996. Estimation of new production from remotely sensed data in a coastal upwelling regime. Adv. Space Res.18: 91-97. [peer-reviewed]

Kudela, RM and FP Chavez. 1996. Bio-optical properties in relation to an algal bloom caused by iron enrichment in the equatorial Pacific. Geophys. Res. Letters, 23: 3751-3754. [peer-reviewed]

Coale, KH, KS Johnson, SE Fitzwater, RM Gordon, S Tanner, FP Chavez, L Ferioli, C Sakamoto, P Rogers, F Millero, P Steinberg, P Nightingale, D Cooper, W Cochlan, MR Landry, J Constantinou, G Rollwagen, A Trasvina and R Kudela. 1996. A massive phytoplankton bloom induced by an ecosystem-scale iron fertilization experiment in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Nature 383: 495-501. [peer-reviewed]

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Published Proceedings

Chien, S, Doubleday, J, Tran, D, Thompson, D, Mahoney, D, Chao, Y, Castano, R, Ryan, J, Kudela, R, Palacios, S, Foley, D, Balasuriya, A, Schmidt, H, Schofield, O, Arrott, M, Meissinger, M, Mandl, D, Frye, S, Ong, L, and Cappelaere, P. 2009. Towards an autonomous space in-situ marine sensorweb. AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference, 6-9 April 2009, Seattle, WA. AIAA 2009-1986.

Kudela, RM, 2006. Linking the physiology and ecology of the harmful red tide organism Cochlodinium to better understand bloom events. Recent progress on the research and management of Cochlodinium blooms pp. 51-56, Cheju National University, Republic of Korea.

Cochlan, WP and RM Kudela. 2005. The Southern Ocean iron enrichment experiment: the nitrogen uptake response. In: Report of the 2004 Workshop on In Situ Iron Enrichment Experiments in the Eastern and Western Subarctic Pacific. PISCES Scientific Report 31.

Ryan, J, F Chavez, J Bellingham, E Rienecker, H Dierssen, R Kudela, A Vander Woude, and R Maffione. 2002. Environmental processes in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: Studies integrating AVIRIS and synoptic in situ sensing. Proceedings of the 2004 JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA.. JPL Publication 87-38.

Other

MacCready, P and R Kudela. 2007. Update: River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems—RISE. Newsletter of Coastal Ocean Processes, Issue 2, August 2007.

Pitcher, G, F Figueiras, R Kudela, T Probyn, T Moita, S Sanchez, V Trainer, E Urban, and H Enevoldsen. 2006. GEOHAB Core Research Project—HABs in upwelling systems: call for participants. Harmful Algae News, 31: 9-11.

Pitcher, G, T Moita, V Trainer, R Kudela, P Figueiras, and T Probyn. 2005. GEOHAB Core Research Project: HABs in upwelling systems. SCOR and IOC, Baltimore and Paris.

Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms: A Research Plan. 2001. Submitted to the United States Congress by the National Sea Grant Program.

Kudela, RM 2000. New applications for satellite oceanography in WEST. Newsletter of Coastal Ocean Processes, Issue 12, December 2000.

Kudela, RM 1995. Characterization and Prediction of Planktonic Nitrogenous Nutrition and New Production in Monterey Bay, California: Nutrient and Physiological Interactions. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Southern California.

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FIELD EXPERIENCE (Major field programs)

October 2009 MB09 Program (R/V John Martin, Monterey Bay)
March 2008 Lamberts Bay, South Africa
August-Sept 2007 Gulf of Alaska Cruise (R/V Thompson)
September 2006 Coastal Ocean Applications and Science Team (COAST, NOAA: R/V John Martin)
June, August 2005 River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems (NSF CoOP; R/V Wecoma)
July 2004 River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems (NSF CoOP; R/V Wecoma)
August-Sept 2003 Bering Sea Cruise (R/V Kilo Moana, UCSC; collaboration with Dr. K. Bruland)
August 2002 Shelf-Break Krill Study (R/V Zephyr, MBARI; collaboration with Dr. J. Ryan)
July 2002 Wind to Whales (monthly cruises, Monterey Bay; R/V John Martin)
June 2002 Chief Scientist, Wind-Driven Ecosystems and Shelf Transport (NSF CoOP; R/V Point Sur)
May-June 2001 Wind-Driven Ecosystems and Shelf Transport (NSF CoOP; R/V Point Sur)
September 2000 Class cruise, Ocea 130/230, R/V Point Sur
May-June 2000 Wind-Driven Ecosystems and Shelf Transport (NSF CoOP; R/V Point Sur)
March 1999 NOAA/NMFS Cruise (in support of NASA grant # NAG5-7632)
1997-1999 Studies of Ecological and Chemical Responses to Environmental Trends (SECRET)
  R/Vs New Horizon, Point Sur, Western Flyer, Central California (8 cruises)
May-June 1995 Iron-Ex II,  R/V Melville, Equatorial Pacific
April 1995 Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP),  R/V Point Sur, Central California
March 1995 Orange Coast College  R/V Marda, Newport Beach, California
March 1994 World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), NOAA ship R/V Discoverer, Eq. Pacific
1992-1993 Shift-Up Program R/V Point Sur, Central California (6 cruises)
1990-1991 Flow Around Abrupt Changes in Topography (TOPO)
  R/Vs Thomas G. Thompson, New Horizon, western Pacific (2 cruises)
1990-1991 Monterey Bay Food Web Scavenging Project  R/V Point Sur (9 cruises)
April-May 1990 EPOCS  NOAA ship R/V Malcolm Baldridge, Equatorial Pacific
May 1989 Search for Cold Water  R/V Pt Lobos, Monterey Bay

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INVITED SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

"Harmful Algal Blooms and Climate Change,” Ocean Studies Board (The National Academies) 67th Meeting,
Moss Landing, CA, 10 July 2009.

“An overview of Harmful Algal Blooms, Research, and Monitoring in California”. West Coast Regional Summit on Harmful Algal Blooms,
Portland, OR, 10-12 February 2009.

“The future of the Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (GEOHAB) program”.
Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) 50th Anniversary Symposium, Woods Hole, MA, 19-21 October, 2008.

“How to make a Red Tide—and what happens when you do”. Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series, 15 February 2008.

“How to make a Red Tide—and what happens when you do”. University of Southern California Seminar Series, 12 December 2007.

“Status of marine mortalities and domoic acid in Central California: Is 2007 unusual?”
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Regional Advisory Panel, 11 May 2007.

“From Genomes to Satellites: An Integrated Approach to Improving Monitoring and Detection of Harmful Algae”,
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Symposium, Sanctuary Currents 2007, "The Ocean Revealed: Observing Systems for Healthy Oceans".
3 March 2007, Monterey, California.

“Linking the physiology and ecology of the harmful red tide organism Cochlodinium to better understand bloom events”,
Recent progress on the research and management of Cochlodinium blooms workshop, 22-24 May, 2006, Cheju National University, Republic of Korea.

“Harmful Algal Blooms in upwelling systems: physical-biological coupling underlying HABs”.
International Workshop on Forecasting and Data Assimilation in the Benguela and Comparable Systems, Cape Town, 8-11 November 2004.

“Light-nutrient interactions in a not so steady ocean” Carnegie Institute for Global Ecology Seminar Series December 2003.

“Lessons learned from the harmful diatom Pseudo-nitzschia—Can we really predict what will happen in the ocean?” 
Stanford Seminar Series November 2003.

"Modeling the Biological Impacts of El Niños in Central California". Water Resources Seminar Series, USGS Menlo Park, April 2002.

“Estimating the Impact of El Niños / La Niñas in Central California Using Remote Sensing”.
University of California Santa Cruz, Remote Sensing Seminar Series, Winter 2002.

“Silicon, Nitrogen, Iron and Light: What Really Controls Diatom Production?” Moss Landing Marine Labs public lecture, January 2002.

“Silicon Limitation of Phytoplankton: More Important Than You Might Think”, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, November 1, 2000.

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Public Lecture or Forum Participation

Guest on the Oregon Public Broadcasting (public radio) show “Think Out Loud”, October 27 2009.
Panelist and Speaker, West Coast Summit on Harmful Algal Blooms Public Forum. Portland, OR, 10 February 2009.

Guest on the KUSP (public radio) show “Talk of the Bay” with Rachel Ann Goodman, 22 February 2009.

“An overview of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary”, 20 June 2008, MBNMS Advisory Council Meeting, Santa Cruz, CA.

“Harmful Algal Blooms in upwelling systems”. 10 April 2008, Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Annapolis, MD.

Robison, R.J., L. Beach, R. Kudela, H. Kerkering, G. Griggs. The Center for Integrated Marine Technologies:
Long-term Coastal Zone 07: Brewing Local Solutions to Your Coastal Issues. Portland, OR. 22-26 July 2007.

Guest on the KUSP (public radio) show “Talk of the Bay” with Robert Polli, 18 May 2007.

Guest on the Community Television of Santa Cruz County show “Voices” for the “State of the Ocean’s Health” episode,
hosted by Ariana Gossfeld, 3 May 2007.

“From genomes to satellites: An integrated approach to improving monitoring and detection of harmful algae”,
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Conference, March 3, 2007, Monterey Bay CA.

Robison, R., D. Hoover, L. Rosenfeld, Y. Chao, G. Griggs. The Center for Integrated Marine Technologies Observing Ocean Health in Monterey Bay.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium; Theme: Ocean Observing. Monterey, CA. 3 March 2007.

Guest on the Community Television of Santa Cruz County show “EcoReview”, 30 January 2007.

Guest on the KUSP (public radio) show “Talk of the Bay” with Robert Polli, 26 January 2007.

“Do Pristine Coastal Waters Exist? The Role of Naturally Occurring Toxins in California”, 2006 Spring Symposium,
Northern California Society of Toxicology, 28 April 2006, Half Moon Bay CA.

Invited speaker, Inaugural Lecture Series at Seymour Center, Long Marine Lab. “Phytoplankton Dynamics – The Grass of the Sea”, April 18, 2000.

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SPONSORED STUDENT & POSTDOCTURAL RESEARCH

Post-Doctoral Scholars

Clarissa Anderson: 2008-2010

Tawnya D. Peterson: 2005-2008
Current Position: Research Assistant Professor. Science & Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction.
Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR

Bethany Jenkins: 2000-2004 (co-advised with Jon Zehr)
Current Position: Assistant Professor Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Graduate School of Oceanography

Past Graduate Students

Demetres Koutroukides: M.S. (2003)
Thesis Title: “Modeling chlorophyll in San Francisco and Bodega Bays Using SeaWiFS”
Dr. Earl H. and Ethel M. Myers Oceanography and Marine Biology Trust Fellowship recipient (2001)

Andrea Vander Woude: Ph.D., December 2006
Current Position: Post-doctoral scientist, University of Minnesota Duluth
Thesis Title: “Coastal retentive embayments north and south of Point Reyes, California: existence, time scales and carbon significance”
Goddard Coastal Research Graduate Fellowship Program participant, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Maryland (June-August, 2002)
Dr. Earl H. and Ethel M. Myers Oceanography and Marine Biology Trust Fellowship recipient (2002)
EU Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) Summer School participant, Italy (summer 2003).
STEPS Institute Research Award, 2005
Center for Remote Sensing Research Award, 2006

Meredith Armstrong: Ph.D., June 2007
Current Position: Post-doctoral scientist, University of Southern California and the Southern California Coastal Water Resources Panel
Thesis Title: “Harmful algal blooms on the U.S. west coast: new insights into domoic acid production and identification of yessotoxin,
        a new marine toxin detected in California coastal waters”
Marilyn C. Davis Memorial Scholarship, 2005
Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative Graduate Student Fellowship, 2005
Outstanding Student Achievement Award, 2004
Ida Benson Lynn Fellowship, 2004
Sea Grant Rapid Response Grant, 2004
Ocean Science Outstanding Teaching Assistant Nominee
Ocean Science Research and Travel Award, 2002, 2003
Earl and Ethyl Myers Trust Grant, 2001
STARS Scholarship, 2001

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Current Graduate Students

Ph.D. Students

Michelle Benoit Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, admitted Fall 2001
Co-Founder, FishWise non-profit group
EU Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) Summer School participant, Italy
Leave of absence, Winter 2007-Winter 2008

Melissa (Misty) Blakely M.S. student in Ocean Sciences, admitted Fall 2006
Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, Fall 2007 (transferred from MS program)
CDELSI Graduate Fellowship recipient 2008

Jenny Quay Lane Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, admitted Fall 2006
STEPS Graduate Research Award, 2007
CDELSI Graduate Fellowship recipient 2006
CDELSI Graduate Fellowship recipient 2008

Sherry Palacios Ph.D. student in Ocean Sciences, admitted Fall 2003
Advanced to Candidacy, Fall 2006
2007 Ocean Sciences Outstanding Student Award
2008-09 UCSC Dissertation Fellowship Award
M.S. Students

Anna Rubin M.S. student in Ocean Sciences, admitted Fall 2006
Friends of Long Marine Lab Award/Global Oceans Award recipient, 2007
Center for Remote Sensing Award recipient, 2008

Other

Graduate Student Thesis Committees:

Daniel Atwater M.S. in Ocean Sciences
Sibel Bargu Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2001)
Carolyn Berger M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2006)
Kristen Buck Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2006)
Christy Caldwell M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Olivia Cheriton Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Itchung Cheung M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2007)
Aaron Cozen Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Eric Danner Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2006)
Angela Gibson M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2004)
Katie Griffith Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Bill Henry Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Luis Huckstadt Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tyler Johnson Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Laura Lessin M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2002)
Amy Little M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2003)
Katie London M.S. in Ocean Sciences
Allison Luengen Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology (completed in 2007)
Erin McCarthy M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2007)
Kelly Newton M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Ryan Paerl Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences
Kory Pennebaker M.S. in Ocean Sciences
Anna Pfeiffer-Hoyt M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2005)
Leslie Roland M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2007)
Daria Siciliano Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2005)
Samantha Simmons M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2003)
Samantha Simmons Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2008)
Andi Stephens Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2005)
Cristy Sutherland M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2008)
Andreas Walli Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2007)
Shaye Wolf M.S. in Ocean Sciences (completed in 2002)
Shaye Wolf Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2007)
Victoria Welborn M.S. in Ocean Sciences
Michael Wiese Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (completed in 2006)
Dana Wingfield Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences

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Non-UCSC Graduate Student Thesis Committees


Clarissa Anderson Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology (UC Santa Barbara; completed 2007)
Alexandra Fawcett M.Sc., University of Cape Town, South Africa (external reviewer; completed 2006)
Regina Radan M.S. in Biology (San Francisco State University, completed 2008)
Erich Reinecker M.S. in Oceanography (Moss Landing Marine Laboratory)

Undergraduate Mentoring

Senior Thesis advior, Morgaine McKibben, Biology Department (in progress).
Senior Thesis advisor, Meiling Roddam, Biology Department (in progress).
Senior Thesis advisor, Cassandra Hertz, Chemistry Department. “Identification of domoic acid in an unidentified Pseudo-nitzschia species”. 2007.
Senior Thesis advisor, Sheri Ledbetter, Biology Department. “Domoic acid concentrations in blood samples from randomly tagged California sea lions,
     Zalophus californianus”. 2005.
Senior Thesis advisor, Andrew Ohana Richardson, Biology Department.
      “Determination of extent of cultural eutrophication on marine coastal waters surrounding the Pajaro River", 2004.
Senior Thesis advisor, Jenny Quay, Biology Department.
      “Determinant oceanographic conditions for domoic acid production by a resident diatom (Pseudo-nitzschia australis) in Monterey Bay, California”, 2004.
Research Education Opportunities for Undergraduates (REU) supplement from National Science Foundation,
      in support of Sheri Ledbetter, 2003- 2006.
Research Education Opportunities for Undergraduates (REU) supplement from National Science Foundation,
      in support of Mary Ahn, January 2002 – December 2002.
Senior Thesis reader, Kristina Danielsson (Merrill College), July 2002
Summer Research Intern, Lauren Kaupp (working in Kudela’s laboratory under K.W. Bruland’s mentorship), summer 2002.

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COURSES TAUGHT (At University of California, Santa Cruz)

Course Number Course Name
OCEA 01 The Oceans
OCEA 101 Marine Environment
OCEA 130/230+BIOL 159 (BIOE 168) Biological Oceanography
OCEA 290H
Topics in Ocean Optics
OCEA 292 Ocean Sciences Seminar
OCEA 293 Graduate Research Seminar
OCEA 299
Thesis Research
Other courses
 
BIOL 195
Sr. Thesis Research
BIOL 199
Tutorial
CHEM 180B
Senior Research

Other Teaching at UCSC

Guest Lecturer, PISCO summer course, 2008
Guest Lecturer, PISCO summer course, 2007
Guest Lecturer, Oceanography (ES1), Spring 2004
Guest Lecturer, Oceanography (OS1), Winter 2002
Guest Lecturer, Microbial Ecology (OS 150), Spring 2000
Guest Lecturer, Life in the Sea (OS80), Fall 2000
Guest Lecturer, Oceanography (OS1), Fall 2000

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