Stephan Zeeman

Curriculum Vitae

Current

Professor - University of New England since 1987, teaching courses ranging in Oceanography, Physical Geology, Ecology and Plants of New England.

Research conducted in phytoplankton physiology and ecology. Research - studying the effects of UV-radiation on marine life.

Employment

1987 to present - University of New England. Assistant Professor, promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and currently Full Professor in the Department of Life Sciences.

1984-1986 - Everglades Center Outdoors. Director at environmental education center in the Everglades, Florida

1982-1984 - Post doctoral researcher at Harbor Branch Oceanographic institution in Fort Pierce, Florida.

Education

Ph.D. in Marine Science, 1982 - University of South Carolina, Columbia

Dissertation: Phytoplankton photosynthesis and its relation to light intensity in a turbid estuary and the near shore coastal ocean.

M.S. in Botany, 1977 - University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Thesis: Size-fractionated primary production in Lake Michigan near the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant.

B.A. in Environmental Biology, 1973 - University of California, Santa Barbara

A.A. Biology, 1971 - Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Current Grant Support

* 2003 - NSF-funded study Collaborative Proposal: Cross-Shelf Transport and Post-Bloom New Production near the Pribilof Islands (OPP-0326415)

* 2003 - NASA-funded project to develop a Joint NASA Center for Remote Sensing at UNE

* 2002 - NSF-funded project, Students and Scientists: Together Advancing Science Knowledge, in conjunction with the Maine Math and Science Alliance (ESI-0222740) designed to develop teaching tools relating to Urban Atmospheres and Coastal Ecosystems.

Past-Grant Support

2002 - Saco Bay Scallop Stock Enhancement Project, Northeast Consortium

2001 - Characterization of Steller Sea Lion foraging habitat in the Aleutian Islands. Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research

2001 - Climate-driven bottom-up processes and killer whale abundance as factors in Steller Sea Lion population trends in the Aleutian Islands. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2000 - Equipment to Enhance Coastal Biogeochemistry Research and Training Maine Science and Technology Foundation

2000 - Phytopia: Showcasing our oceans' smallest life forms in a multimedia environment. National Science Foundation

2000 - Improving Biology Education for Non-science Majors: Environmental Change and Carbon Dynamics as the Focus of Inquiry-based Laboratories. National Science Foundation

1999 - A new generation Flow Cytometer/Cell Sorter for the J.J. MacIsaac Facility at Bigelow Maine Science and Technology Foundation

1999 - Prolonged Production and Trophic Transfer to Predators: Processes at the Inner Front of the Southeastern Bering Sea. National Science Foundation

1998 - Remote Sensing Applications in Oceanography, JOVE Augmentation Award NASA/JOVE

1997 - Prolonged Production and Trophic Transfer to Predators: Processes at the Inner Front of the Southeastern Bering Sea. National Science Foundation

1997 - Dynamic Practices in Math and Science: Learning About Learning. Maine Math and Science Alliance

1995 - Remote sensing application in oceanography - NASA/JOVE

1993 - Non-point source pollution and surrogates water mass tracers. EOSAT Corp.

1993 - Water mass tracers in the Gulf of Maine, International Geographic Information Foundation

1992 - Funds to support a student intern in science for the summer. Maine Math and Science Alliance, MERITS Program

1991 - Funds for personnel to administer the MEDUSA consortium of colleges promoting undergraduate science and research. Co-P/I. National Science Foundation, EPSCoR

1990 - To establish a consortium of colleges for promoting undergraduate research Co-P/I. National Science Foundation, EPSCoR Program

1990 - Benthic Carbon Processes in the St. Lawrence Polynya. Maine Faculty Enhancement Program

1988 - Funds for ship time, travel and equipment shipping to participate in joint Soviet/American research in Bering and Chukchi Seas, U.S. Dept. Interior and Soviet Academy for Hydrometeorology.

Teacher Education

Engaged in teacher education through participation in summer academies for K-12 teachers in fields such as computer technology, energy and ecosystems, and in 1997, health and environment

August 10, 2003 invited panelist at the School Leadership, New Technology and Planning for the Future Institute, funded by the Gates Foundation, at Colby College.

Active Member on the Education Committee of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography