Chester B Zarnoch
Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Natural Sciences
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Email Address: chester.zarnoch@baruch.cuny.edu
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Chester B. Zarnoch is a Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY) and is Graduate Faculty in the Biology Program at CUNY’s Graduate Center. He has been an active researcher in marine ecology and aquaculture since 2001 and has published papers on shellfish biology, sediment nitrogen cycling, salt marsh ecology, and intensive aquaculture. His current research aims to describe the biological and physical processes that influence ecosystem services derived from restored habitats in urban estuaries. Zarnoch holds a Ph.D. in Biology (The Graduate Center - CUNY, 2006).
Education
Ph.D., Biology, CUNY Grad. Ctr.
M.A., Biology, Brooklyn College
M.A., Philosophy of Biology, CUNY Grad. Ctr.
B.S., Biology, Southampton College, LIU
Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
---|---|---|---|
Spring 2024 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2024 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2024 | BIOL | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
Spring 2024 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2024 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Fall 2023 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2023 | BIOL | 90000 | Dissertation Supervision |
Fall 2023 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2023 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2023 | ENV | 5001 | Independent Study ENV II |
Fall 2023 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Spring 2023 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2023 | IDC | 4010H | Hon: Intdis Caps in Env Sust & |
Spring 2023 | IDC | 4010 | Susan Locke Intd Caps ENV Sust |
Spring 2023 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2023 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2023 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2023 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Fall 2022 | ENV | 4005 | Ecosystem Sustainability |
Fall 2022 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Fall 2022 | BIOL | 89800 | Advanced Study |
Spring 2022 | BIOL | 89800 | Advanced Study |
Fall 2021 | BIOL | 89800 | Advanced Study |
Spring 2021 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2021 | IDC | 4010H | Hon: Intdis Caps in Env Sust & |
Spring 2021 | IDC | 4010 | Susan Locke Intd Caps ENV Sust |
Spring 2021 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2021 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2021 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Fall 2020 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2020 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2020 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2020 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2020 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2020 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2020 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2020 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2020 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2020 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2020 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Fall 2019 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Fall 2019 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2019 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2019 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2019 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2019 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2019 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Spring 2019 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2019 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Spring 2019 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2019 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Fall 2018 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2018 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2018 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Fall 2018 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2018 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2018 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2018 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2018 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Spring 2018 | BIO | 6002H | Honors Biology II |
Spring 2018 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2018 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2018 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2018 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Fall 2017 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2017 | BIO | 6001H | Biology Honors I |
Fall 2017 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Fall 2017 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2017 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Spring 2017 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 1003L | Fundamentals of Ecology |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 5001 | Independent Study ENV II |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 5001 | Independent Study ENV II |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2017 | ENV | 1004 | Fund Of Ecol Research |
Fall 2016 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotation |
Fall 2016 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2016 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2016 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Spring 2016 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2016 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2016 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Spring 2016 | BIOL | 71101 | Lab Rotn Cell/Mole/Devel Biol |
Fall 2015 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2015 | ENV | 1003L | Fundamentals of Ecology |
Fall 2015 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2015 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2015 | ENV | 1003L | Fundamentals of Ecology |
Spring 2015 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2015 | ENV | 5000 | Independent Study ENV I |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 1003L | Fundamentals of Ecology |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 1003L | Fundamentals of Ecology |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 1004 | Fund Of Ecol Research |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 1004 | Fund Of Ecol Research |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2014 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2013 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2013 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2013 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Spring 2013 | ENV | 1020H | Honors Principles of Ecology |
Spring 2013 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2012 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2012 | ENV | 3020 | Bio of Invertebrates |
Fall 2012 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2012 | BIO | 3020 | Biology of Invertebrates |
Fall 2012 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Summer 2012 | BIO | 5000 | Independent Study Biology I |
Spring 2012 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Spring 2012 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2012 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2011 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2011 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Fall 2011 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Spring 2011 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Spring 2011 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2010 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2010 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2010 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Spring 2010 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Spring 2010 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2009 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2009 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Fall 2009 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Spring 2009 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Spring 2009 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Spring 2009 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2008 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2008 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2008 | IDC | 3002H | Hon Sci & Tech NYC |
Spring 2008 | ENV | 1020H | Honors Principles of Ecology |
Fall 2007 | ENV | 1020L | ENV 1020 Lecture |
Fall 2007 | ENV | 4900 | Capstone: Env Scienc |
Fall 2007 | ENV | 3001 | Intro To Environ Sci |
Fall 2007 | ENV | 1020 | Principles of Ecology |
Journal Articles
(2023). Composition of Estuarine Sediment Microbiome from a Chronosequence of Restored Urban Salt Marshes. Microbial Ecology, 15.
Abbas, A., Cardenas, A., LaFond, D., Guasaquillo, B., Alldred, M., & Zarnoch, C. (2023). Loss of Salt Marsh Plants Impacts Ribbed Mussels (Geukensia demissa) Size, Density, and Influence on Sediment Nitrogen Cycling. Wetland Ecology and Management, 14. In Progress.
Kahn, B., Lowell, A., DeLany, F., MacGregor, J., Peterson, B., & Zarnoch, C. B. (2023). Acidification alters sediment nitrogen source-sink dynamics in eelgrass (Zostera marina (L.)) beds. Biogeochemistry,
Govinda, N., Groffman, P., Durand, S., Zarnoch, C. B., & Elkins, W. (2023). Denitrification Potential of Surface Soils of Constructed Wetlands in Newtown Creek, an Urban Superfund Site. Journal of Environmental Quality,
Ayvazian, S., Mulvaney, K., Zarnoch, C., Palta, M., McNally, S., Reichert-Nguyen, J., Pilaro, M., Jones, A., McCarthy, G. J., Terry, C., & Fulweiler, R. W. (2021). Beyond bioextraction: the role of oyster-mediated denitrification in nutrient management. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(21). 14457-14465.
Fitzgerald, A., Wallace, W., & Zarnoch, C. (2020). Spatial and temporal trends in physiological biomarkers of adult eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, within an urban estuary. Marine Environmental Research, 161. 105122.
Zarnoch, C., Hossain, N., Fusco, E., Alldred, M., Hoellein, T., & Perdikaris, S. (2020). Size and density of upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea sp., and their impact on benthic fluxes in a Caribbean lagoon. Marine Environmental Research, 154. 104845.
Alldred, M., Borrelli, J., Hoellein, T., Bruesewitz, D., & Zarnoch, C. (2020). Marsh plants enhance coastal marsh resilience by changing sediment oxygen and sulfide concentrations in an urban, eutrophic estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, 43. 801-813.
Zhu, J., Zarnoch, C., Gosnell, S., Alldred, M., & Hoellein, T. (2019). Ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) enhance nitrogen-removal services but not plant growth in restored eutrophic salt marshes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 631. 67-80.
Mass Fitzgerald, A., Zarnoch, C., & Wallace, W. (2019). Examining the relationship between metal exposure (Cd and Hg), subcellular accumulation, and physiology of juvenile Crassostrea virginica. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(25). 25958-25968.
Rosenzweig, B. R., Groffman, P. M., Zarnoch, C., Branco, B. F., Hartig, E. K., Fitzpatrick, J., Forgione, H. M., & Parris, A. (2018). Nitrogen regulation by natural systems in ‘unnatural’ landscapes: denitrification in ultra-urban coastal ecosystems. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 4(9). 205-224.
Zarnoch, C., Hoellein, T., Furman, B., & Peterson, B. (2017). Eelgrass meadows, Zostera marina, facilitate the ecosystem service of nitrogen removal during simulated nutrient pulses in Shinnecock Bay, New York, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 124(1). 376-387.
Hoellein, T. J., Zarnoch, C., Bruesewitz, D. A., & DeMartini, J. (2017). Contributions of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to nutrient cycling in an urban river: filtration, recycling, storage, and removal. Biogeochemistry, 135(3). 307-324.
Lindemann, S., Zarnoch, C., Castignetti, D., & Hoellein, T. (2016). Effect of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and seasonality on nitrite reductase gene abundance (nirS, nirK, nrfA) in an urban estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, 39. 218-232.
Hoellein, T., Zarnoch, C., & Grizzle, R. (2015). Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) filtration, biodeposition, and sediment nitrogen cycling at two oyster reefs with contrasting water quality in Great Bay Estuary (New Hampshire, USA). Biogeochemistry, 122. 113-129.
Zarnoch, C., Kraeuter, J., Beal, B., Bricelj, M., Flimilin, G., & Buhek, D. (2015). Geographic origin and culture method influence the overwinter mortality of juvenile hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria (L.). Aquaculture, 440. 48-59.
Hoellein, T. J., & Zarnoch, C. (2014). Effect of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on sediment carbon and nitrogen dynamics in an urban estuary . Ecological Applications, 24. 271-286.
(2012). Growth and reproduction of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in a New York City estuary; Implications for restoration. Urban Habitats, 7(1).
Tzafrir-Prag, T., Schreibman, M., & Zarnoch, C. (2010). Preliminary Studies of Energy and Protein Requirements of Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus polyphemus, Grown in Captivity. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 41(6). 874-883.
(2010). Overwinter mortality and spring growth in selected and non-selected juvenile Mercenaria mercenaria. Aquatic Biology , 11. 53-63.
Zarnoch, C., Schreibman, M., Colesante, R., & Timmons, M. (2010). Growth performance of Walleye, Sander vitreus, in recirculating aquaculture systems. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 22. 285-296.
(2008). Influence of temperature and food availability on the biochemical composition and mortality of juvenile Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) during the over-winter period. Aquaculture, 274. 81-91.
(2008). Influence of triploidy on the biochemical composition and fiber size of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians; Lamarck) adductor muscle. Dynamic Biochemistry, Process Biotechnology and Molecular Biology , 2(1). 68-71.
Book Chapters
Handel, S. N., Marra, J., Kaunzinger, C., Bricelj, V., Zarnoch, C., Burger, J., Camhi, M., Rosenbaum, H. C., Colon, C. P., Jensen, O. P., & Schlesinger, M. D. (2016). Ecology of Jamaica Bay: History, Status, and Resilience. In Sanderson, E. W., Solecki, W. D., Waldman, J. R., & Parris, A. S. (Eds.), Prospects for Resilience: Insights from New York City’s Jamaica Bay (p. 304). Island Press.
Landau, B., Jones, D., Zarnoch, C., & Botton, M. (2015). Development of aquaculture methods to enhance horseshoe crab populations: An example from Delaware Bay. In Botton, M., Shin, P., Cheung, S. G., & Carmichael, R. (Eds.), Changing Global Perspectives on Biology, Conservation and Management of Horseshoe Crabs (pp. 513-536). New York, NY. Springer.
Schreibman, M., & Zarnoch, C. (2009). Aquaculture methods and early growth of juvenile horseshoe crabs (Limulus Polyphemus).. In Botton, M., Tanacredi, J., & Smith, D. (Eds.), Biology and Conservation of Horseshoe Crabs (pp. 501-511). New York,US. Springer Ltd.
Schreibman, M., & Zarnoch, C. (2009). Urban Aquaculture: using New York as a model. In Burrell, G., & Allan, G. (Eds.), New Technologies in Aquaculture (pp. 1148-1162). Cambridge,UK. Woodhead Publishing Limited.
Schreibman, M. P., & Zarnoch, C. (2005). Urban Aquaculture in Brooklyn, NY USA. In Edwards, P., Baker, D., & Desbonnet, A. (Eds.), Urban Aquaculture (pp. 207-221). Cambridge, MA.,USA. CABI Publishing.
Presentations
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, January 28). Monitoring and Ecosystem Functioning of the Gansevoort Peninsula Salt Marsh, HRPT. Estuarine Sanctuary Management Plan. New York, NY: Hudson River Park Trust.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, November 28). Response to the State of the Estuary 2023 Report. 2023 NY-NJ HEP State of the Estuary Conference. Jersey City, NJ: NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, December 28). Nature-based approaches for improving water quality. Natural and Nature-Based Features workshop. Virtual: New York Sea Grant (NOAA) and Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, November 28). Salt marsh restoration in New York City; Can restored marshes provide ecosystem services. Secret Science CLub. New York, NY
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, September 28). Climate Stress on Wetlands. Climate Stress Across the Biosphere. New York, NY: Advanced Science Research Center, CUNY.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, May 28). Salt marsh restoration in New York City; Can restored marshes provide ecosystem services?. Earth and Environmental Sciences Seminar. Brooklyn, NY: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, April 28). Addressing challenges to urban estuaries using nature-based approaches. Department of Biology Seminar. Bronx, NY: Department of Biology, Lehman College.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, November 28). Surge Barriers and the Ecology of Jamaica Bay. Breakfast Talks. Virtual: Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center.
Zarnoch, C. B. (2024, December 28). Understanding the role of habitat structure and function in urban restoration. Department of Earth and Environmental Science Seminar. Brooklyn, NY: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Brooklyn College.
Zarnoch, C. (2021, August 31). Addressing water quality issues through ecosystem restoration. Oyster Restoration. Cedarhurst, NY: Garden Club of America - Lawrence Chapter.
Zarnoch, C. (2021, May 31). Monitoring ecosystem functioning in restored salt marshes. Wetlands Management: Practitioners Meeting. New York: New York City Parks/Natural Areas Conservancy.
Zarnoch, C. (2020, October 28). Blue carbon in living shorelines. Bronx, New York: City Island Oyster Reef.
Zarnoch, C. (2020, July 29). The promise of blue carbon. New York, NY: New York Restoration Project.
Zarnoch, C. (2019, November 13). Ribbed mussels increase nitrogen removal in a Jamaica Bay salt marsh. Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting. Queens, NY: American Littoral Society.
Zarnoch, C. (2019, November 1). Potential for carbon sequestration in New York salt marshes. Lessons Learned for a Changing Future: Restoration Conference 2019. New York City, NY: NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program.
Zhu, J., Zarnoch, C., Gosnell, J. S., Alldred, M., & Hoellein, T. (2019, April 30). Potential of ribbed mussels (Geukensia demissa) to enhance growth and nitrogen-removal services in restored salt marshes. Annual spring meeting. York, Maine: New England Estuarine Research Society.
Other Scholarly Works
Hoellein, T. J., & Zarnoch, C. (2014). Photo Gallery - Effect of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on sediment carbon and nitrogen dynamics in an urban estuary. 9582-84.
Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
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Species interactions may enhance resilience and ecosystem services within an urban living shoreline project | PSC-CUNY 51 | 07/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 04/17/2020 | 5925.2 | Completed |
WRI Institute Program: Study of the addition of ribbed mussels to a living shoreline project in the Harlem River | US Geological Survey | 03/01/2020 | 12/31/2021 | 03/01/2020 | 19681 | Completed |
Measuring Ecosystem Services of Living Shoreline at Sherman Creek Park | New York Restoration Project | 09/01/2020 | 08/31/2022 | 06/22/2020 | 8250 | Completed |
Will freshwater mussel communities increase nutrient retention in an urban river? | PSC-CUNY 50 | 07/01/2019 | 12/31/2020 | 04/13/2019 | 5979.31 | Completed |
Evaluating ecosystem services of nitrogen removal and carbon sequestration in the Harlem River’s restored wetlands | PSC-CUNY 48 | 07/01/2017 | 06/30/2018 | 04/14/2017 | 5895.2 | Completed |
Quantifying the ecosystem services of nitrogen removal and carbon sequestration in restored urban tidal wetlands | New York State Water Institute at Cornell | 03/01/2017 | 02/28/2018 | 08/24/2017 | 19675 | Completed |
Understanding the role of ecological feedbacks in urban salt marsh restoration | PSC-CUNY 47 | 07/01/2016 | 06/30/2017 | 04/15/2016 | 5840 | Completed |
Mechanisms of nutrient retention in restored salt marshes: Will marsh restoration in eutrophic ecosystems provide ecosystem services of nitrogen removal and carbon sequestration? | Hudson River Foundation | 05/15/2015 | 02/15/2018 | 06/19/2015 | 197974 | Completed |
Understanding the impacts of restored oyster reefs on nitrogen cycling in eutrophic environments | PSC-CUNY 46 | 07/01/2015 | 06/30/2016 | 04/17/2015 | 5295.78 | Completed |
Assessing ecosystem services and resilience of urban salt marshes: effects of eutrophication, climate change, and restoration | PSC-CUNY 45 | 07/01/2014 | 06/30/2015 | 04/15/2014 | 5930 | Completed |
Ecosystem response to enhanced nutrient loadings following Hurricane Sandy n the Long Island South Shore Estuary:increased nitrogen removal or availability. | New York Sea Grant | 02/15/2013 | 02/14/2014 | 03/05/2013 | 24731 | Completed |
Assessing ecological functioning of benthic habitats within a tropical lagoon; Implications for conservation and restoration. | PSC-CUNY 44 | 07/01/2013 | 06/30/2014 | 04/15/2013 | 6000 | Completed |
Impacts of the invasive clam | PSC-CUNY 43 | 07/01/2012 | 06/30/2013 | 04/17/2012 | 3440 | Completed |
The Influence of Oyster Restoration on Nitrogen Cycling in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary | Hudson River Foundation | 06/01/2011 | 06/01/2013 | 6093 | Completed | |
The influence of oysters on sediment nitrogen cycling: an ecosystem approach | National Science Foundation | 06/01/2010 | 05/31/2011 | 11950 | Completed | |
Novel Methodologies to Overwinter Cultured Hard Clams in the Northeast U.S. | Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center | 09/01/2010 | 08/31/2011 | 18264 | Completed | |
An integrative approach and management t | PSC-CUNY 40 | 07/01/2009 | 06/30/2010 | 3600 | Completed | |
The influence of Oysters on Sediment Nitogen Cycling: An Ecosystem Approach | National Science Foundation | 07/01/2009 | 06/30/2010 | 276020 | Completed | |
Quantifying the influence of oyster restoration on sediment nitrogen cycling: An Ecosystem Approach | HUD | 07/01/2009 | 06/30/2011 | 281995 | Completed | |
A physiological comparison of clams | PSC-CUNY 39 | 07/01/2008 | 12/31/2009 | 2861.75 | Completed | |
Evaluating ecosystem structure and functioning of created tidal wetlands in Hudson River Park | City University of New York | 06/11/2023 | 01/31/2024 | 06/12/2023 | 10000 | Funded - In Progress |
Mussel reestablishment as a best management practice: scaling their nutrient effects from the individual to the stream | The Resource Protection Group | 01/01/2023 | 12/31/2027 | 01/25/2023 | 209961 | Funded - In Progress |
West Pond Living Shoreline Post-Construction Monitoring | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy | 06/01/2022 | 12/31/2026 | 53408 | Funded - In Progress | |
WATER QUALITY RESEARCH: ALLEY CREEK WETLAND PATHOGEN REDUCTION AND BERGEN AND THURSTON BASINS RIBBED MUSSELS PERFORMANCE | New York City Department of Environmnetal Protection | 09/01/2022 | 12/31/2025 | 398501 | Funded - In Progress | |
Professor | PSC CUNY 53 | 07/01/2022 | 12/31/2023 | 04/15/2022 | 5816.88 | Funded - In Progress |
Research, Conceptual Design, and Implementation of Ribbed Mussel Pilot Installations | New York City Department of Environmnetal Protection | 01/01/2022 | 12/31/2022 | 09/20/2022 | 90000 | Funded - In Progress |
Evaluating the Potential for Mutualistic Species Interactions to enhance restoration Success and Ecosystem Services in Urban Salt Marshed | Plattsburg SUNY | 01/01/2020 | 12/31/2022 | 04/13/2020 | 37339 | Funded - In Progress |
Degrading Marshed May Contribute Reactive Nitrogen to Urban Estuaries: Implications for Eutrophication and Sea Level Rise | Hudson River Foundation | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 20000 | Submitted for Review | |
Building Community Capacity to Evaluate Habitat Restoration Coastal Resiliency Projects in Jamaica Bay, New York | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | 06/01/2023 | 11/30/2025 | 44845 | Submitted for Review | |
Degrading marshes may contribute reactive nitrogen to urban estuaries: Implications fo eutrophication and sea level rise | Hudson River Foundation | 09/01/2023 | 08/31/2024 | 20000 | Submitted for Review | |
Ribbed mussel growth, elemental content, and feeding behaviors in Jamaica Bay | HDR Inc | 01/01/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 49704 | Submitted for Review | |
Ribbed Mussel Denitrification in Jamaica Bay | HDR Inc | 01/01/2023 | 12/31/2025 | 208075 | Submitted for Review | |
Focused CoPe: HARMONY: Harmonizing the hazards of nitrogen in science, management, and planning through knowledge coproduction in an urban estuary | National Science Foundation | 09/01/2022 | 08/31/2027 | 363797 | Submitted for Review |
Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
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Gowanus Canal Student Research Award with Distinction | Awarded by the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation | 2004 | |
Martin T Dalton Award | Biology Department of Brooklyn College, CUNY | 2002 | Outstanding research in the Jamaica Bay estuary |
University Science Fellow at the Graduate School and University Center | 2001-2003 |
College
Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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Environmental Studies, Department of Natural Science | Present | ||
National Science Foundation's Regional Grants Conference | Attendee, Meeting | Present | |
Department of Natural Science | Faculty Advisor | Present | |
Department of Natural Science | Faculty Advisor | Present | |
Baruch Fellowships Advisory Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Environmental Studies, Department of Natural Science | Committee Member | Present | |
Provost's Office for Undergraduate Research Advisory Council | Committee Member | Present | |
Honors Admission Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Department of Natural Science | Present | ||
Baruch College Representative to the New York Marine Science Consortium | Committee Member | Present | |
WSAS Executive Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Environmental Studies, Department of Natural Science | Committee Member | Present | |
ALAC International Endowed Scholarship in Environmental Sustainability | Present | ||
Department of Natural Science | Coordinator for Environmental Studies Program | Present | |
Department of Natural Science | 12/31/2018 | ||
ENV Faculty Search Committee | Committee Chair | 12/31/2018 | |
ENV Faculty Search Committee | Committee Chair | 12/31/2017 | |
Search committee for multiple searches in the office of Sponsored Programs and Research | Committee Member | 6/30/2017 | |
Department of Natural Science | Secretary | 12/31/2014 | |
ENV Faculty Search Committee | Committee Chair | 12/31/2014 | |
Baruch College Representative for CUNY Council on Undergraduate Research | Attendee, Meeting | 4/28/2012 |
University
Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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PSC-CUNY | Grant Proposal Reviewer, Internal | Present | |
Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Level I exams | 1/1/2009 | Present | |
Executive Committee for Biology PhD Program | Committee Member | 8/1/2013 | Present |
Advisory Board for Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior, Biology Ph.D. Program | Committee Member | 9/1/2015 | Present |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Nathan Morris | Committee Member | 1/1/2017 | Present |
Mentor for Beryl Kahn | Faculty Advisor | 8/1/2020 | Present |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Mark Gormley | Committee Member | 1/1/2020 | Present |
Biology Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee | Committee Member | 10/1/2017 | Present |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Kristine Erskine | Committee Member | 11/1/2016 | 12/31/2020 |
Master's Committee for Shannon Jenkins (Brooklyn College) | Committee Member | 1/1/2017 | 12/31/2018 |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Annesia Lamb | Committee Member | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2018 |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Allison Mass | Committee Member | 1/1/2008 | 12/31/2013 |
Doctoral Dissertation Committee for Tami Cloherty | Committee Member | 1/1/2009 | 12/31/2011 |
Guttman Community College working committee on the City Seminar and Professional Studies program | Committee Member | 1/1/2009 | 12/31/2010 |
Guttman Community College working committee on the Environmental Science major program | 1/1/2010 | 12/31/2010 | |
Grant Review Panel Member | 1/1/2008 | 12/31/2008 |
Professional
Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
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Hudson River Foundation | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | Present | ||||
Freshwater Science | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2017 | Present | |||
Urban Assembly New York Harbor School | Committee Member | 11/1/2011 | Present | |||
Aquaculture Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2012 | Present | |||
National Park Service, Department of Interior | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 1/1/2014 | Present | |||
Marine Ecology Progress Series | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2014 | Present | |||
Center for Environmental Research and Coastal Oceans Monitoring at Molloy College | Board of Advisors of a Company | 1/1/2014 | Present | |||
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, Environmentor Program | Program Organizer | 10/1/2014 | Present | |||
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | Member | 10/1/2014 | Present | |||
Billion Oyster Project, New York Harbor Foundation | Board of Advisors of a Company | 10/1/2015 | Present | |||
Environmental Science and Technology | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2016 | Present | |||
NOAA, Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 1/1/2017 | Present | |||
Biogeosciences | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2017 | Present | |||
NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program, Oyster Restoration Working Group | Member | 10/20/2010 | Present | |||
Science and Technical Advisory Committee for the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary Program | Committee Member | 10/1/2017 | Present | |||
Plos One | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2018 | Present | |||
NOAA, Aquaculture Program | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 1/1/2018 | Present | |||
Estuaries and Coasts | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2018 | Present | |||
Barnegat Bay Partnership (NJ) | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | 1/1/2018 | Present | |||
Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2019 | Present | |||
Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay | Committee Member | 9/1/2019 | Present | |||
Water Research | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2020 | Present | |||
Marine Environmental Research | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2020 | Present | |||
Journal of Environmental Quality | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 1/1/2020 | Present | |||
New York Marine Science Consortium | Conference-Related | Present | ||||
National Science Foundation | Reviewer, Grant Proposal | Present |
Public
Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
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Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation | Member | Present | ||||
New England Estuarine Research Society | Member | Present | ||||
East Coast Shellfish Growers Association | Member | 1/1/2011 | Present | |||
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance Environmentor Program | 1/1/2015 | Present | ||||
Oceanside High School Research Program | 1/1/2014 | Present | ||||
CUNY College Now Program | 1/1/2016 | Present |