James M. Sullivan, Ph.D.

WET Labs, Inc.
Department of Research
70 Dean Knauss Dr., Narragansett, RI  02882
ph: (401)783-1787
fax: (401)783-0309
e-mail: jims@wetlabs.com

Education
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, (Biology), Ph.D. 2000
Dissertation: The effects of small-scale turbulence on marine dinoflagellates
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, (Biology), M.S. 1993
Thesis: The bioluminescence physiology of Ceratium fusus

Research Interests
Oceanographic instrument development and autonomous sampling platforms. Ocean optics and sources of optical backscattering. Understanding the biological and physical mechanisms that control the spatial-temporal distribution of optical fine-structure and phytoplankton populations in coastal oceans, biophysical responses of phytoplankton to small-scale turbulence and shear.

Recent Professional Activities
Managing Editor, Continental Shelf Research special issue on Thin Layers (2008–9)

Professional Experience
Oceanographer, WET Labs, Inc., accepted position 2008
Marine Research Scientist . URI - Graduate School of Oceanography, accepted position 2005
Marine Research Specialist III . URI - Graduate School of Oceanography, 1998–2005

Publications
Sullivan , J. M., & M. S. Twardowski. 2009. Angular shape of the volume scattering function in the backwards direction. Applied Optics, 48(35):6811–6819 .

Sullivan , J. M., P. L. Donaghay & J. E. B. Rines (2009) - Coastal thin layer dynamics: consequences to biology and optics. Accepted, Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).

Sullivan, J. M., M. S. Twardowski , J. R. Zaneveld, C. Moore, A. Barnard, P. L. Donaghay & B. Rhoades (2006) -The hyper-spectral temperature and salinity dependent absorption of pure water, salt water and heavy salt water (D 2 O) in the visible and near-IR wavelengths (400 - 750 nm). Applied Optics, 45(21): 5294-5309.

Sullivan , J. M., M. S. Twardowski, P.L. Donaghay & S. Freeman (2005) – Using optical scattering to discriminate particle types in coastal waters. Applied Optics , Vol 44 (9): 1667-1680.

Sullivan , J. M., E. Swift, P. L. Donaghay & J. E. B. Rines (2003) - Small-scale turbulence affects the division rate and morphology of two red-tide dinoflagellates. Harmful Algae, 2(3), pp. 183-199.

Sullivan , J. M. & E. Swift (2003) - Effects of small-scale turbulence on the net growth rate and size of ten species of marine dinoflagellates. J. Phycol, 39(1), pp. 83-94.

Sullivan , J. M., J. E. B. Rines, E. Swift, & P. L. Donaghay (1997) - The effects of small-scale turbulence on marine dinoflagellates. ICES ASM 1997 (ICES CM 1997/O:06).

Sullivan , J. M. & E. Swift (1995) - Photoenhancement of bioluminescence capacity in natural and laboratory populations of the autotrophic dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Ehrenb.) Dujardin. J. Geophys. Res. 100 (C4), pp. 6565-6574.

Sullivan , J. M. & E. Swift (1994) - Photoinhibition of mechanically stimulable bioluminescence in the autotrophic dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Pyrrophyta). J. Phycol, 30(4), pp. 627-633.

Ryan, J. P., M. M. McManus & J. M. Sullivan (2009) - Geophysical and biological forcing of phytoplankton thin layer variability in Monterey Bay, California. Accepted, Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).

Rines, J. E. B., M. McFarland, P.L. Donaghay & J. M. Sullivan (2009) - Thin Layers and Species-Specific Characterization of the Phytoplankton Community in Monterey Bay, California USA. Accepted, Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).

Holliday, D.V., P.L. Donaghay, C.F. Greenlaw, J.M. Napp, & J.M. Sullivan (2009) - High-frequency acoustics and bio-optics in ecosystems research. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64.

Donaghay, P. L., J. M. Sullivan & J. E. B. Rines (2009) - The role of physical, chemical and biological interactions in controlling the formation of thin layers by vertically migrating dinoflagellates in northeastern Monterey Bay, CA. Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).

McManus, M. A., R. M. Kudela, M. W. Silver, G. F. Steward, P. L. Donaghay & J. M.  Sullivan (2007) - Cryptic blooms: Are thin Layers the missing connection? Estuaries & Coasts, 31(2): 396-401.

Ryan, J. P., H. Dierssen, R. Kudela, C. Scholin, K. Johnson, F. Chavez, J. Sullivan , A. Fischer, E. Rienecker & P. McEnaney (2005) – Birth of a red tide in a coastal ocean upwelling ecosystem. Oceanography, 18(2):246-255.

Twardowski, M.S., E. Boss, J. M. Sullivan , & P.L. Donaghay (2004) - Modeling spectral absorption by chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Mar. Chem. 89: 69-88.

Holliday, D. V., P. L. Donaghay, C. F. Greenlaw, D. E. McGehee, M. M. McManus, J. M. Sullivan , & J. L. Miksis (2003) – Advances in defining fine- and micro-scale pattern in marine plankton, Aquatic Living Resources, 16, pp. 131-136.

McManus, M. A., A. L. Alldredge, A. H. Bernard, E. Boss, J.F. Case, T. J. Cowles, P. L. Donaghay, L.B. Eisner, D.J. Gifford, C. F. Greenlaw, C. M. Herren, D. V. Holliday, D. Johnson, S. MacIntyre, D. M. McGehee, T.R. Osborn, M. J. Perry, R. E. Pieper, J.E.B. Rines, D.C. Smith, J. M. Sullivan , M. K. Talbot, M. S. Twardowski, A. Weidemann & R. V. Zaneveld. (2003) – Characteristics, distribution and persistence of thin layers over a 48 hour period. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 261, pp. 1-19.

Alldredge, A.L., T. J. Cowles, S. MacIntyre, J.E.B. Rines, P. L. Donaghay, C. F. Greenlaw, D. V. Holliday, M. M. Dekshenieks, J. M. Sullivan , & R. V. Zaneveld. (2002) Occurrence and mechanisms of formation of a dramatic thin layer of marine snow in a shallow Pacific fjord, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 233, pp. 1-12.

Dekshenieks, M. M., P.L. Donaghay, J. M. Sullivan , J. E. B. Rines, T. R. Osborn, & M.S. Twardowski (2002) - Temporal and spatial occurrence of thin phytoplankton layers in relation to physical processes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 223, pp. 61-71.

Rines, J. E. B., P. L. Donaghay, M. M. Dekshenieks, & J. M. Sullivan (2002) - Thin layers and camouflage: hidden Pseudo-nitzschia populations in a fjord in the San Juan Islands, Washington, USA. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 225, pp. 123-137.

Twardowski, M.S., J. M. Sullivan , P.L. Donaghay & R. V. Zaneveld (1999) - Microscale quantification of the absorption of dissolved and particulate material in coastal waters with an ac-9. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech. 16: 691-707.

Swift, E., J. M. Sullivan , H. P. Batchelder, J. Van Keuren & R. D. Vaillancourt (1995) - Bioluminescent organisms and bioluminescence measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean near latitude 59.5 N, longitude 21 W. J. Geophys. Res., 100 (C4), pp. 6527-6547.

Presentations
Sullivan , J. M., P. Donaghay, J. Rines, M. McFarland & J. Graff. (2008) - Three Years of Thin Layer Observations in Monterey Bay, CA USA. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, Mar. 2-7, 2008.

Sullivan , J. M., M. S. Twardowski, C. Moore, B. Rhodes, R. Zaneveld, R. Miller & S. Freeman (2004). Field and laboratory characterization of a new hyper-spectral ac meter (the AC-S). ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Meeting, Honolulu, HI, Feb 15-20.

Sullivan , J. M., M. S. Twardowski, R. Zaneveld, C. Moore, B. Rhodes & R. Miller. (2004). The hyper-spectral temperature and salinity dependent absorption coefficients of pure water. Ocean Optics XVII, Fremantle, AU. Oct 25-29.

Sullivan , J. M., P. L. Donaghay, C. Moore, J. R. Zanevald, A. K. Hanson, K. Davis-Lunde, R. M. Greene, & A. D. Weidemann. (2002) - Ocean Response Coastal Analysis System (ORCAS) – a novel moored autonomous profiler. AGU-ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, Feb 11-15.

Sullivan , J. M., M. S. Twardowski, P.L. Donaghay & S. Freeman (2002) - Particulate bulk refractive index distributions in coastal regions as determined from backscattering ratio measurements, Ocean Optics XVI, Santa Fe, NM, Nov 18-22.

Sullivan , J. M., P. L. Donaghay, & M. M. Dekshenieks (1999) - Examination of the temporal and spatial coherence of optical thin-layers using autonomous profilers. ASLO - Santa Fe, NM, Feb.1-5.