Rowan University
Professor of Biological Sciences
Rowan University Sep 2006 - Aug 2014
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Nov 2008 - Nov 2011
Research Associate
Smithsonian Institution 2009 - 2010
Senior Fellow
Education:
Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center 1999 - 2001
University of South Carolina 1991 - 1998
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Biology, Marine Science
Swarthmore College 1987 - 1991
Bachelors, Biology
Princeton Day School 1982 - 1987
Université Stendhal
Skills:
Ecology Science Higher Education University Teaching Biology Teaching Research Statistics Environmental Science Scientific Writing Evolutionary Biology Grant Writing Microscopy Lifesciences Student Development Molecular Biology Life Sciences Water Environmental Awareness Science Communication Field Work Student Affairs
An Interactive Mobile Aquatic Probing and Surveillance system. The system includes a remote aquatic or amphibious agent which is controlled by a typically land-based computer host. The agent is a field robot in the form of a comparatively small and inexpensive, untethered, self-propelled, aquatic or amphibious, non-submersible vehicle that preferably carries physical and water characteristic sensors, as well as other operational equipment for use on relatively small bodies of water and wetlands. The host interacts with a human operator and provides control commands to and receives data from the agent in real time via a wireless communication between the agent and the host. The control commands include guidance commands including navigational and propulsion commands as well as commands for operating the sensors and various other equipment carried by the agent.