| Great Lakes NOBOB Project |
Principal InvestigatorsDr. Thomas Johengen: Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Co-Program Manager; responsible for coordinating fieldwork; responsible for water quality analyses in ballast water and residuals; photographic and descriptive documentation of NOBOB tank conditions; project database management. Dr. David Reid: Senior Physical Scientist, NOAA/GLERL, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Co-Program Manager; responsible for overall project planning and coordination; photographic and descriptive documentation of NOBOB tank conditions; project database management, development of Great Lakes vessel patterns and ballast operations database. Dr. Hugh MacIsaac: Professor, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Responsible for characterization of invertebrate biota in NOBOB tanks, experimental design to evaluate the presence of invertebrate resting eggs; experimental design of Great Lakes ballast tank mesocosm experiments; collaborator on invasion modeling. Dr. Gary Fahnenstiel: Senior Ecologist, NOAA/GLERL, Muskegon, Michigan. Responsible for characterization of phytoplankton in NOBOB tanks; experiments to evaluate the presence of phytoplankton resting stages and cysts; experimental design of Great Lakes ballast tank mesocosm experiments and ballast exchange studies. Dr. Fred Dobbs: Associate Professor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Responsible for characterization of microbial communities in NOBOB tanks; experimental design and measurements of microbiological dynamics during Great Lakes ballast tank mesocosm experiments and ballast exchange studies. Dr. Martina Doblin: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. Responsible for characterization of microbial communities in NOBOB tanks; experimental design and measurements of microbiological dynamics during Great Lakes ballast tank mesocosm experiments and ballast exchange studies. Dr. Gregory Ruiz: Research Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland. Overall responsibility for the planning and experimental design of ballast exchange effectiveness studies; invertebrate dynamics during freshwater ballast exchange; vessel traffic patterns database integration. Philip T. Jenkins: President, Philip T. Jenkins and Associates Ltd., Fonthill, Ontario, Canada. Overall liaison with the shipping industry (owners/operators, vessel crew, agents); responsible for identifying and scheduling ship boarding, tank entries, on-board experiments; management practices survey and assessment of residual volume and water/sediment distribution.
Last updated: 2005-03-30 js |
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