Born 28th April 1951 , Detroit , Michigan , USA . Married; 2 children

EDUCATION

1969 High School Diploma (cum laude), Cranbrook School , Bloomfield Hills , MI , USA  

1974 Bachelor of General Studies (distinction) Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA Concentration in Biology and Mathematics. GPA=3.3

1976 Masters in Science (Biology), Univ. of Michigan, School of Graduate Studies, Ann Arbor, MI, USA GPA=4.0

1981 Doctor of Philosophy (Oceanography), Univ. of Hawaii , Dept of Oceanography, Honolulu , HI USA Dissertation: Phosphate metabolism of coral reef flats.90 pp. Reg. No.TX862-96. GPA= 4.0 

POSITIONS

1969-75 Research Assistant: Great Lakes Research Div, Ann Arbor , MI , USA Field stations: Univ. of Michigan Biological Station , Pellston , MI , USA  

1975-77 Research Assistant: Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst, Dept of Chemistry, Woods Hole, MA, USA Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA, USA

1977-80 Research Assistant: Univ. of Hawaii , Dept of Oceanography, Honolulu , HI , USA

1981 Research Associate IV: Hawaii Inst of Marine Biology, Kaneohe , HI , USA

1982-88 Research Fellow and Research Coordinator: Shark Bay Program (interdisciplinary program between Depts of Botany, Zoology, Organic Chemistry, Civil Engineering), Univ. of Western Australia, Dept of Zoology, Nedlands, WA, AUS

1989-99 Associate Professor: Hawaii Inst of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii , Honolulu , HI , US Tenure awarded 1993.

1998 Adjunct Senior Scientist, Columbia Univ. Biosphere 2, Oracle , AZ , USA

1999 Professor: Hawaii Inst of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii , Honolulu , HI USA  

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Biogeochemistry of coral reefs: nutrient uptake and its relationship to dissipation of energy by reef benthos; productivity measurements; CNP ratios of plant material; food chain budgets.

2. Measurement of fine-structure of oxygen in the ocean: oxygen sensor development and patch structure from biological-physical interactions.

3. Remote sensing of coral reefs: spectral reflectance of coral reef benthos, radiative transfer theory; airborne and satellite mapping of bottom types.

PUBLICATIONS (Peer-Reviewed)

(The number of citations through 1999 are listed in the parenthesis following each reference.

TOTAL=607)

1.   Atkinson, M.J.; S.V. Smith; E.D. Stroup 1981 Circulation in Enewetak Atoll Lagoon. Limnology and Oceanography 26(6):1074-1083. (27)

2.   Atkinson, M.J. 1982 Phosphate flux as a measure of net community productivity of coral reef flats. Proceedings of the 4th International Coral Reef Symposium.Manila , Philippines . May 1981 Vol. 1:417-418. (6)

3.   Atkinson, M.J.; S.V. Smith; E.D. Stroup 1982 Circulation in Enewetak Atoll lagoon. Proceedings of the 4th International Coral Reef Symposium.Manila , Philippines . May 1981 Vol 1:335-338. (2)

4.   Atkinson, M.J.; S.V. Smith 1983 C:N:P ratios of benthic marine plants. Limnology and Oceanography 28(3):568-574. (175)

5.   Smith, S.V.; M.J. Atkinson 1983 Mass balance of carbon and phosphorus in Shark Bay , Western Australia . Limnology and Oceanography 28(4):625-639. (39)

6.   Crossland, C.J.; B.G. Hatcher; M.J. Atkinson; S.V. Smith 1984 Dissolved nutrients of a high latitude coral reef, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 14:159-163. (15)

7.   Smith, S.V.; M.J. Atkinson 1984 Phosphorus limitation of net production in a confined aquatic ecosystem. Nature 307(5952):626-627. (30)

8.   Atkinson, M.J.; R. Grigg 1984 Model of a coral reef ecosystem: Part II Gross and net primary production at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii . Coral Reefs 3:13-22. (33)

9.   Grigg, R.; J.J. Polovina; M.J. Atkinson 1984 Model of a coral reef ecosystem: Part III Community regulation, fisheries yield, and resource management. Coral Reefs 3:23-29. (37)

10. Vink, S; M.J. Atkinson 1984 High dissolved C:P excretion ratios for large benthic marine invertebrates. MarineEcology Progress Series 21: 191-195. (7)

11. Kimmerer, W.J.; A.D. McKinnon; M.J. Atkinson; J. Kessell 1985 Plankton spatial distributions in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Australian Journal Marine and Freshwater Research 36:421-32. (11)

12. Holloway, P.E.; S. Humphries; M.J. Atkinson; J. Imberger 1985 Mechanisms of nitrogen supply to the North West shelf, Australia. Australian Journal Marine and Freshwater Research 36:753-64. (8)

13. Atkinson, M.J. 1987 Low phosphorus sediments in a hypersaline marine bay. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 24:335-348. (16)

14. Atkinson, M.J. 1987 Rates of phosphate uptake by coral reef communities. Limnology and Oceanography 32(2):426-435. (12)

15. Atkinson, M.J.; D.F. Smith 1987 Slow uptake of ³²P over a barrier reef flat. Limnology and Oceanography 32(2):436-441. (6)

16. Atkinson, M.J.; T. Berman; B. Allanson; J. Imberger 1987 Fine-scale oxygen variability in a stratified estuary: patchiness in aquatic ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 36(1):1-10. (6)

17. Atkinson, M.J. 1987 Alkaline phosphatase activity of coral reef benthos. Coral Reefs 6(2):59-62. (6)

18. Atkinson, M.J. 1987 Oceanography of Enewetak Atoll.In: The Natural History Enewetak Atoll.Edited by D.M. Devaney; E.R. Reese; B.L. Burch; P. Helfrich; U.S. Department of Energy, DOE/EV/00703-T1. 1:57-71 (2).

19. Price, A.R.G.; T.W. Chiffings; M.J. Atkinson; T.J. Wrathall 1987 Appraisal of resources in the Saudi Arabian Gulf.In: Proceeding of the 5th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, May 1987.Seattle, Washington USA. 1:1031-1045. (2)

20. Atkinson, M.J. 1988 Fast-response oxygen sensor for a free-fall CTD. Limnology and Oceanography 33(1):141-145. (6)

21. Burke, C.M.; M.J. Atkinson 1988 Measurement of total alkalinity in hypersaline water: values of f_H. Marine Chemistry 25:49-55. (4)

22. Price, A.R.G.; M.J. Atkinson; H. Felemban; J. McEachern; T.J. Wrathall; L. Zwarts; J.A. Dobbin; H.E. Robertson; B. Humbert-Droz; D.L. Elder 1988 Saudi Arabia: an assessment of biotopes and management requirements for the Saudi Arabian Gulf coastal zone. International Union of the Conservation of Nature, Gland Switzerland . 310 pp.

23. Newton , P.A.; M.J. Atkinson 1991 Kinetics of dark oxygen uptake of Pocillopora damicornis. Pacific Science 45(3):270-275. (2)

24. Atkinson, M.J. 1988 Are coral reef communities nutrient-limited? Proceedings of the 6th International Coral Reef Symposium , Australia . August 1988 Invited Review 1:157-166. (21)

25. Atkinson, M.J. 1990 Dynamics of phosphate in Shark Bay , Western Australia . In: Research in Shark Bay : Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee. Edited by P.F. Berry; S.D. Bradshaw; B.R. Wilson. Western Australian Museum p.49-60. (2)

26. Bilger, R.W.; M.J. Atkinson 1992 Anomalous mass transfer of phosphate on coral reef flats. Limnology and Oceanography 37:261-272. (16)

27. Atkinson, M.J.; R.W. Bilger 1992 Effects of water velocity on P^-uptake in coral reef flat communities. Limnology and Oceanography 37:273-279. (27)

28. Atkinson, M.J. 1992 Productivity of Enewetak Atoll reef flats predicted from mass transfer relationships. Continental Shelf Research 12(7/8):799-807. (8)

29. Atkinson, S.; M.J. Atkinson 1992 Detection of estradiol-17b during a mass coral spawn. Coral Reefs 11:33-35. (11)

30. Dollar, S.J.; M.J. Atkinson 1992 Effects of nutrient subsidies from groundwater to nearshore marine ecosystems off the island of Hawaii . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 35:409-424. (4)

31. Atkinson, M.J.; E. Kotler; P. Newton 1994 Effects of water velocity on ammonium uptake of a Porites compressa community. Pacific Science 48(3):296-303. (8)

32. Tribble, G.W.; M.J. Atkinson; F.J. Sansone; S.V. Smith 1994 Reef metabolism and endo-upwelling in perspective. Coral Reefs 13:199-201. (4)

33. Smith, S.V.; M.J. Atkinson 1994 Mass balance of nutrient fluxes in coastal lagoons. In: Coastal Lagoon Processes. Edited by B. Kjerfve; Elsevier, Amsterdam . pp 133-155.  (2)

34. Bilger, R.W.; M.J. Atkinson 1995 Effects of nutrient loading on mass transfer rates to a coral reef communities. Limnology and Oceanography 40(2):279-289. (12)

35. Atkinson, M.J.; F.I.M. Thomas; N. Larson; E. Terrill; K. Morita; C.C. Liu 1995 A micro-hole potentiostatic oxygen sensor for oceanic CTDs. Deep Sea Research 42(5):761-771. (14)

36. Thomas, F.I.M.; M.J. Atkinson 1995 Field calibrations of a micro-hole potentiostatic oxygen sensor for oceanic CTDs. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 12(2):390-394. (3)

37. Thomas, F.I.M.; C.A. McCarthy; J. Bower; S. Krathapalli; M.J. Atkinson; P. Flament 1995 Response characteristics of two oxygen sensors for oceanic CTDs. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 12(3):687-690. (2)

38. Atkinson, M.J.; B. Carlson; J. Crow 1995 Coral growth in high-nutrient low-pH seawater: A case study of the Waikiki Aquarium. Coral Reefs 14:1-9. (7)

39. Hearn, C.J. and M.J. Atkinson 1995 The application of model SPECIES to Kaneohe Bay , Oahu , Hawaii . In: Estuarine and Coastal Modeling. Edited by M.L. Spawlding; RT. Cheng; American Society of Civil Engineers, New York 355-366. 

40. Atkinson, M.J.; F. Thomas; N. Larson 1996 Effects of pressure on oxygen sensors. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 13(6):1267-1274. (1)

41. Thomas, F.I.M.; M.J. Atkinson 1997 Ammonia uptake of coral reefs: effects of surface roughness and water velocity on mass transfer. Limnology and Oceanography 42(1):81-88. (7)

42. Baird, M.; M.J. Atkinson 1997 Measurement and prediction of mass transfer to coral reefs. Limnology and Oceanography. 42(8):1685-1693. (2)

43. Larned, S.; M.J. Atkinson 1997 Effects of water velocity on ammonium and phosphate uptake and nutrient-limited growth in the macroalga, Dictyosphaeria cavernosa. Marine Ecology Progress Series 157:295-302. (3)

44. Atkinson, M.J.; C. Bingman 1997 Elemental composition of commercial seasalts. Journal of Aquariculture and Aquatic Sciences 8:39-43. (1)

45. Crow, G.L.; M.J. Atkinson; B. Ron; S. Atkinson; A.D.K. Skillman; G.T.F. Wong 1998 Relationships of water chemistry to serum thyroid hormones in captive sharks with goitres. Aquatic Geochemistry. 4:469-480.  (1)

46. Atkinson, M.J.; H. Barnett; H. Anderson; C. Langdon; S.J. Carpenter; T. McConnaughey; E. Hochberg; M. Smith; B. Marino 1998 The Biosphere 2 Coral Reef Biome. Ecological Engineering 13:147-171. (2)

47. Tarrant, A.M.; S. Atkinson; M.J. Atkinson 1998 Estrone and estradiol-17b concentration in tissue of the scleractinian coral, Montipora verrucose. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A122:85-9.  (1)

48. Langdon, C.;T. Takahashi; F. Marubini; M.J. Atkinson;C. Sweeney; H. Aceves; H. Barnett; D. Chipman; J. Goggard; 1999 Effect of calcium carbonate saturation state on calcification rate of an experimental coral reef. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 14: 639-654. (1)

49. Atkinson, M.J. 1999 Topographical relief as a proxy for friction factors of reefs: estimates of nutrient uptake into coral reefs benthos. Proceeding of the Hawaii Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop, Honolulu , June 9-11.

50. Marubini, F.; M.J. Atkinson 1999 Effects of lowered pH and elevated nitrate on coral calcification.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 188:117-121.

51. Hochberg, E.J.; M.J. Atkinson 2000 Spectral discrimination of coral reef benthic communities.  Coral Reefs.  19(2): 164-171.

52. Marubini, F; H. Barnett; C. Langdon; M.J. Atkinson 2000  Dependence of calcification on light and carbonate ion concentration for the hermatypic coral Porites compressa. Marine Ecology Progress Series 220: 153-162.

53. Atkinson, M.J. 2000 Kanoehe Bay . In: Coral Reefs, mangroves and seagrasses: a sourcebook for managers. Edited by: F. Talbot and C. Wilkinson. Science Communications AIMS

54. Hearn, C.; M.J. Atkinson 2000 Effects of sea-level rise on the hydrodynamics of a coral reef lagoon: Kaneohe Bay , Hawaii . In: Sea-Level Changes and Their Effects. J Noye (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore , pp. 25-48. 

55. Tarrant, A.; M.J. Atkinson; S. Atkinson 2001 Uptake of estrone from the water column by a coral community. Marine Biology 139:321-325.

56. Hearn, C.J.; M.J. Atkinson 2001 Some influences of local sea-level rise on the hydrodynamics of a coral reef lagoon: Kaneohe Bay , Hawaii . Coral Reefs (In Press).

57. Falter, J.L.; M.J. Atkinson; C. Langdon 2001 Production-Respiration relationships at different time-scales within the Biosphere 2 coral reef biome. Limnol. Oceanogr. 46(7):1653-1660.

58. Atkinson, M.J.; J.L. Falter; C.J. Hearn 2001 Nutrient dynamics in the Biosphere 2 coral reef mesocosm: water velocity controls NH₄ and PO₄ uptake. Coral Reefs 20(4):341-346.

59. Hearn C.J.; M.J. Atkinson; J.L. Falter 2001 A physical derivation of nutrient-uptake rates in coral reefs: effects of roughness and waves. Coral Reefs 20(4):347-356.

60. Andréfouët S.; C. Payri; E. J. Hochberg; L.Mao Che;  M. J. Atkinson 2001 Airborne hyperspectral detection of microbial mat pigmentation in Rangiroa atoll (French Polynesia). Limnol. Oceanogr. 48: 426-430.

61. Hearn, C.J.; M.J. Atkinson; J.L. Falter 2002 Response to a comment on "A physical derivation of nutrient-uptake rates in coral reefs: effects of roughness and waves." Coral Reefs 21:319-321.

62. Hochberg, E.; M.J. Atkinson; S. Andrefouet 2003  Spectral reflectance of coral reef bottom types worldwide and implications for coral reef remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment 85:159-173.

63. Hochberg, E.; M.J. Atkinson 2003 Capabilities of remote sensors to classify coral, algae and sand as pure and mixed spectra. Remote Sensing of Environment. 85: 174-189.

64. Tarrant, A.M.; C.H. Blomquist; M.J. Atkinson; S. Atkinson 2003 Metabolism of estrogens and androgens by Scleractinian corals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B. Vol 136/3 pp 473-485.

65. Atkinson, M.J.; J. Falter 2003 Biogeochemistry of coral reefs. In. Biogeochemistry of Marine Ecosystems, Eds. K. Black and G. Shimmield; Blackwell Publishing, CRC  Press pp.40-64.

66. Atkinson, S.; M.J. Atkinson; A.M. Tarrant 2003 Estrogens from sewage in coastal marine environments. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(4):531-535.

67. Ribes, M.; R.Coma; M.J. Atkinson; R.A. Kinzie III 2003 Particle removal by coral reef communities: picoplankton is a major source of nitrogen. Marine Ecology Progress Series 257:13-23.

68. Andrefouet, S.; E.J. Hochberg; C. Payri; M.J. Atkinson; F.E. Muller-Karger; H. Ripley 2003 Multi-scale remote sensing of microbial mats in atoll environments. International Journal of  Remote Sensing 24: 2661-2682.

69. Steven, A.D. L.; M.J. Atkinson 2003 Nutrient-uptake by coral-reef microatolls. Coral Reefs  22:197-204.

70. Hochberg, E.; M.J. Atkinson; A. Apprill; S. Andrefouet 2004 Spectral reflectance of coral. 

     Coral Reefs 23:84-95.

71. Andréfouët, S.; C. Payri; E.J. Hochberg; C. Hu; M.J. Atkinson; F.E. Muller-Karger 2004 Use of in situ and airborne reflectances for scaling–up spectral discrimination of coral reef macroalgae from species to communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series (In Press).

72. Tarrant, A.M.; M.J. Atkinson; S. Atkinson 2004 Effects of steroidal estrogens on coral growth and reproduction. Marine Ecology Progress Series 269:121-129.

73. Ribes, M.; R. Coma; R.A. Kinzie III;  M.J. Atkinson  2004 The importance of sponges and ascidians in removal of picoplankton from coral reef water. Ecology (Under Revision)

74. Falter, J.L.; M.J. Atkinson; C. F-M. Coimbra 2004 Effects of roughness and flow environment on nutrient mass transfer to coral reefs: evidence from the dissolution of plaster forms. Limnol. Oceanogr. (In Press)

75. Falter, J. L.; M.J. Atkinson; M.A. Merrifield. 2004. Mass-transfer limitation of nutrient uptake by a wave-dominated reef flat community. Limnol. Oceanogr. 49: 1820-1831.

76. Langdon, C; M.J. Atkinson 2004 Reduction of coral calcification from carbonate decreases by the mid-21^st century. J. Geophysical Research (Accepted).

77. Lowe R.J.; J.L. Falter; M.D. Bandet; G. Pawlak; M.J. Atkinson; S.G. Monismith; J.R. Koseff  (Submitted) Spectral wave dissipation over a barrier reef. J. Geophys. Res.

78. Falter J.L.; M.J. Atkinson; J.H. Fleming; M.M. Bos; R.J. Lowe; J.R. Koseff; S.G. Monismith  (Submitted) A new mesocosm for simulating the effects of wave-driven water motion on the biogeochemistry of benthic reef communities. Limnol. Oceanogr. Methods

79. Tribollet, A.; C. Langdon; S. Golubic; M.J. Atkinson 2005 The boring micro-flora in coral reefs: a dominant primary producer. Limnol. Oceanogr. (Submitted)

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS AND REPORTS

1.   Atkinson M.J.; S.V. Smith; E.D. Stroup 1979 Water circulation of Enewetak Atoll lagoon. Department of Energy Report Contract No. EY-77-5-08-1529; 40pp.

2.   Showers W.J.; M.J. Atkinson 1979 Functional morphology, biometry and life history of the Foraminifera, Rosalina globularis. Mid-Pacific Research Lab Report for FY 1979 pp.80-90.

3.   Atkinson, M.J. 1981 Phosphate exchange between coral reef communities and the water column. Dissertations Symposium on Chemical Oceanography.Honolulu , Hawaii USA . March 1981 1:23-25.

4.   Atkinson, M.J.; S.V. Smith 1982 Mass balance of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in benthic marine ecosystems.Australian Marine Science Association Bulletin 79:25.

5.   Smith, S.V.; M.J. Atkinson 1982 Mass balance of carbon and phosphorus in Shark Bay , Western Australia . Australian Marine Science Association Bulletin 79:24.

6.   Atkinson, M.J. 1983 Proposed postgraduate degree in Marine Science at University of Western Australia . Australian Marine Science Association Bulletin 83:29.

7.   Atkinson, M.J.; D.H. Edward 1983 Macroinvertebrate contribution to community metabolism in Peel-Harvey Estuary.Report to Department of Conservation and Environment. 40pp.

8.   Atkinson, M.J. 1983 Phosphorus in coral reef ecosystems. Proceedings of the first Great Barrier Reef Conference, Townsville, AUS.Edited by J.T. Baker; R.M. Carter; P.W. Sammarco; K.P. Stark. 1:271-275.

9.   Atkinson, M.J.; R.W. Grigg 1983 Model of a coral reef ecosystem. II Gross and net benthic primary production at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii . In: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Resource Investigations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, University of Hawaii , Honolulu , HI . Edited by R.W. Grigg; K.Y Tanoue

10. Atkinson, M.J. 1984 Shark Bay Program.Report to the University of Western Australia Shark Bay Program Steering Committee. 30pp.

11. Dunlop, R.W.; M.J. Atkinson 1985 Appraisal of existing environment and assessment of the impact of the proposed development on a coral reef. Report to Kinhill Stearns , Victoria Park, WA, AUS for No. I: Harriet Oil Field Development, NW-Shelf , WA , AUS

12. Atkinson, M.J. 1986 Biogeochemical interactions between carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in wetlands.In: Proceedings of a seminar on Benthic Microbes in Wetland Management, pp. 8-9.Neville Stanley Microbiology Field Station, Mandurah WA, AUS Edited by C. Burke and B. Knott

13. Atkinson, M.J. 1986 Processes affecting the distribution of biotopes of the Saudi Arabian Gulf Coast.Chapter 2 of Saudi Arabia marine conservation program synoptic report. International Union Conservation of Nature Report pp.6-32.

14. Atkinson, M.J. 1988 Assessment of seawater intake system. Report to Atlantis Marine Park , Yanchep Sun City, Perth , WA , AUS30pp.

15. Atkinson, M.J. 1988 Assessment of water-quality for Capel marron farm.Report to Commercial Freshwater Lobster, Inc. Capel, WA, AUS 10pp.

16. Atkinson, M.J. 1988 Evaluation of a macroalgal culture to remove nutrients from aquarium water. Report to Atlantis Marine Park , Yanchep Sun City, Perth , 32pp.

17. Atkinson, M.J.; E. Kotler; G. Muckenhaupt; P. Newton 1990 Club Lanai expedition report.Univ. Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Report, 37pp.

18. Mackey, D.; A. Zirino; D. Turner; M. Atkinson; A. Herman; Y. Sorokin 1991 SCOR Working Group 90: Chemical and Biochemical Oceanographic Sensor Technology. Report of Hobart Meeting, TAS, AUS June 3-7, 1991 . 15pp.

19. Atkinson, M.J. 1992 Toward a kinetic understanding of coral reef metabolism.7^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam . Abstracts: 5C

20. Atkinson, M.J. 1993A potentiostatic solid-state oxygen sensor for oceanic CTDs. The Oceanography Society Meeting, Seattle WA , USA

21. Atkinson, M.J. 1993 Effects of stream discharge on carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus of macroalgae in Kaneohe Bay . Kaneohe Bay Workshop Symposium Honolulu, HI, USA Vol 1:xx-xx.

22. Laws, E and M.J. Atkinson 1994 A study of nutrient inputs, nutrient limitation, and their implications for commercial fish production in Kaneohe Bay , Oahu . Report to Hawaii State Dept Land Natural Resources 20pp.

23. Atkinson, M.J.; C. Hearn; J. Fleming 1995 Water Circulation Model of Kaneohe Bay , Oahu . Report to Hawaii State Dept of Land and Natural Resources, Div of Aquatic Resources, 60pp.

24. Hearn, C.J.; M.J. Atkinson 1995 The application of model SPECIES to Kaneohe Bay , Oahu , Hawaii . 4th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling. San Diego CA , USA

25. Atkinson, M.J. 1996 Factors controlling nutrient uptake. 8th International Coral Reef Symposium , Panama City, Panama.1:9

26. Mooradian, G.; R. Holasek; M. Voelker; J. Sunshine; S. Tompkins; C. Warren; D. Even; M. Fene; M. Atkinson; E. Hochberg 1996 Characterization of coral reefs using the advance airborne hyperspectral imaging system (AAHIS). 8th International Coral Reef Symposium. 1:136

27. Thomas, F.I.M.; M.J. Atkinson 1996 Ammonia uptake by coral reefs: effects of surface roughness. 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama City , Panama 1:195

28. Atkinson, M.J. 1996 Modeling nutrient uptake into coral reefs. SOEST 1995-96 Biennium Report: 11-13

29. Atkinson, M.J. 1996 Emphasis on education: Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program. SOEST 1995-96 Biennium Report: 61-62

30. Crow, G.L.; M.J. Atkinson; B. Ron; S. Atkinson; A.D.K. Skillman; G.T.F. Wong 1998 Relationships of water chemistry to serum thyroid hormones in captive sharks with goitres. American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting, Seattle WA , USA

31. Atkinson, M.J.; E.J. Hochberg; R.E. Holasek 1999 Bathymetry and digital remote sensing of coral reef monitoring. Hawaii Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop, Honolulu , HI , USA p.11

32. Hochberg, E.J.; M.J. Atkinson; R.E. Holasek 1998 Airborne hyperspectral remote sensing of a coral reef in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii. 5th International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments. October 1998, San Diego , CA , USA

33. Atkinson, M.J. 1998 Processes limiting nutrient uptake to coral reefs. CO₂ cycling and metabolism in coral reefs. Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth workshop, Kyoto , Japan .

34. Langdon, C.L.; T. Takahashi; F. Marubini; M. Atkinson. 1998 Studies of carbon cycling in  a Coral reef mesocosm at the Biosphere 2 Center. CO₂ cycling and metabolism in coral reefs. Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth workshop, Kyoto , Japan .

35. Dollar S.; M.J. Atkinson; S. Atkinson 1999 Investigations on the relation between cesspool nutrients and abundance of Hypnea musciformis, West Maui, Hawaii. Final Report to Dept. Health, State of Hawaii

36. Atkinson, M.J. 2000 Remote sensing, nutrient dynamics and calcification of coral reefs. Proceeding of the Jamstec International Conference on Coral Reefs. Tokyo , Japan 2-2000 .

37. Atkinson, M.J. 2000 Effects of waves on nutrient uptake into the Biosphere 2 mesocosm. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p70

38. Hearn, C. ; M.J. Atkinson 2000 Obtaining information on coral reef friction and some implications for nutrient uptake. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p71

39. Tarrant, A.M.; M.J. Atkinson; S. Atkinson 2000 Uptake of estrogens by reef-building corals. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p109

40. Falter, J.L.; M.J. Atkinson; C. Langdon 2000 Production and respiration in the Biosphere 2 reef mesocosm. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p138

41. Hochberg, E.J.; M.J. Atkinson 2000 Spectral reflectance characteristics of coral reef benthic communities. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p234

42. Tomasetti, R.J.; M.J. Atkinson 2000 Analyzing pigment compositions and reflectance spectra of corals in high nitrate water. Abstracts of 9^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia . p240

43. Atkinson, M.J.; Y. Birk; H. Rosenthal 2001 Evaluation of Pollution in the Gulf of Eilat . Report for the Ministries of Infrastructure, Environment and Agriculture. 40 pp

44. Hearn, C.; M.J. Atkinson; J. Falter 2002 Friction, roughness, turbulence, and nutrient uptake by coral reefs. American Geophysical Union and Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu 2-02.

45. Lucey, P.G.; M.J. Atkinson; E.J. Hochberg; J. Porter; B.Speer; R Holasek; K. Scott; R. Kellogg 2002 CRESPO: A mission to map the global abundance of live coral.  American Geophysical Union and Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu 2-02.

46. Science Advisory Panel 2002 The Impact of cruise ship wastewater discharge on Alaska waters. Alaska Depart. Environmental Conservation 237 pp.

47. Atkinson, M.J.; Y. Birk; H. Rosenthal 2004 Evaluation of Fish Cages in the Gulf of Eilat . Report for the Ministries of Infrastructure, Environment and Agriculture. 22 pp

GRANTS 

1982 Macroinvertebrates of the Peel-Harvey estuary (co-PI with D. Edwards). West Aus Dept Conser and Environ: $3,000 

1982-1984 Carbon production of macrophyte communities. Aus Mar Sci Tech Grant: $39,700

1983-1984 Univ. Western Australia , Shark Bay Program. Zoology: $32,000

1985-1987 Effects of stratification on primary production and biogeochemical fluxes in estuaries (J.Imberger was co-PI). Aus Mar Sci Tech Grant: $125,800 

1987 The importance of autotrophy and heterotrophy to stream community function (co-PI with D. Edwards). Aus Water Res Adv Council: $78,500 

1989-1990 Nutrient budget of a subtropical estuary. NOAA Sea Grant and HI State DLNR:$79,855

1989-1992 Solid-state potentiostatic oxygen sensor for CTDs (R. Lukas was co-PI). NSF: $300,000 

1991 Mass balance analysis of nutrient fluxes in the mangrove forests of Pohnpei.  NOAA Sea Grant: $6,125 USDA Forest Ser: $2,880

1991-1992 Young scholars science and engineering studies of the Ala Wai canal, an urban estuary in Honolulu (PI was P. Fryer; Icollaborated on the proposal and participated in the program as a "mentor."). NSF: $200,000

1992 Undergraduate faculty enhancement program in biology and ecology of corals and coral reefs (PI was D. Krupp, Windward Comm College ; I contributed to the program as an instructor). NSF: $78,000

1992-1993 Calibration stability of two new oxygen sensors for CTD's. NSF: $98,535

1993-94 Friction coefficients and roughness of coral reef communities (PI was F.I.M. Thomas.I was faculty "mentor" for this grant). NSF: $17,622

1993-1994 A study of nutrient inputs, nutrient limitation, and their implications for          commercial fish production (co-PI with E. Laws). Hawaii State Dept Land Natural Resources: $48,000

1993-1994 Nutrient uptake kinetics of coral reefs. NOAA Sea Grant and Hawaii State Dept    Land Natural Resources: $64,230

1994-1995 Water circulation model of Kaneohe Bay , Hawaii State Dept Land Natural Resources: $7,950

1995 Pauley Foundation HIMB Summer Course: Biogeochemistry of Coral Reefs $65,000

1995-1996 Metabolic response of coral reef communities to nutrient loading. NOAA Sea Grant and Hawaii State Dept Land Natural Resources: $79,026. 1997-98 Mapping hyperspectral data for Kaneohe Bay . Hawaii State Dept of Business, Economic Development and Tourism: $20,611

1997-1998 Management of Ocean Research Team Biosphere 2. Tucson Arizona , Columbia University : $20,000

1997-1998 Field verification of mass-transfer nutrient uptake model. NOAA Sea Grant and Hawaii State Dept Land Natural Resources: $132,000

1996-1999 Steroid hormones in coral. Fellowship for A. Tarrant. National Defense Science and Engineering: $68,542

1997-1999 Investigations on the relation between human activities and abundance of Hypnea musciformis, West Maui, Hawaii (co-PI with S. Dollar) $150,081

1998-2001 Hyperspectral remote sensing of coral reefs in a tropical estuary. NASA:$225,998

1998-2001 CISnet: Linkages between a tropical watershed and reef ecosystem (co-Investigator with R. Kinzie). NOAA: $595,390

1999-2000 Computer modeling of Biosphere 2 coral reef biome. Biosphere 2: $25,000

1999-2001 Relative effects of seawater carbonate chemistry and nutrients on coral reef calcification.NOAA Sea Grant: $101,988, UH match: $15,865, Biosphere 2 match: $95,679

1999-2001 Impacts of endocrine disruptors on reproduction of coral from the Hawaii costal environment (co-PI with S. Atkinson) NOAA Sea Grant: $88,022, UH match: $55,008

1999-2004 Cottonwoods and Corals: Investigating CO₂ impacts on ecosystem processes using experimental approaches. Co-PI with W. Broecker, J. Berry, K. Griffin, Packard Foundation: $1,000,000

2000-2005 Coral Reef Ecosystem SpectroPhotometric Observatory. CRESPO. NASA: $291,000

2000-2003 Steroid hormones in coral. EPA Fellowship for Ann Tarrant. EPA: $100,000

2000-2004 Calibration support for Hawaiian coral reef mapping. NOAA: $273,261

2001-2004 Mass transfer due to oscillatory flow over coral reefs. NSF $314,736

2004-2005 Hyperspectral Imager of a Coastal Ocean – HICO. Co PI with P. Lucey DOD: $1,100,000; HIMB portion is $322,765

2003-2005 Alliance for Coastal Technology – Hawaii Partner  NOAA: $615,655

2004 Sub-contract with R. Carpenter: Productivity measurements of Kaneohe Bay Barrier Reef NSF: $18,000

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

LECTURE COURSES  (Evaluation is 0-5, high)

Introductory Oceanography - OCEAN 201: Teaching Assistant  

Aquatic Biology - ZOOL 365: Course Instructor  

Invertebrate Biology/Coral Reefs - ZOOL 715: Team Taught  

Chemical Oceanography - OCEAN 623: Team Taught 

Biogeochemistry of Coral Reefs - OCEAN 643: Course Instructor   

Coral Reef Seminar - OEST 694 & OEST 698: Team Taught  

Ocean Policy, Global Climate Change - OCEAN 770: Team Taught  

Directed and Thesis Research - OCEAN 699 + OCEAN 700

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

NSF Young Scholars Program

1992 NSF Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Program: The Biology and Ecology of Corals and Coral Reefs  

Marine Option Program:  

MS & PhD COMMITTEES SERVED (listed by year of graduation)

1988 Chris Burke UWA Zoology PhD

1989 Peter Davies UWA Zoology PhD

1991 Jennifer Saitz UH Zoology MS

1992 Gregory Muckenhaupt UH Ocean MS (chairperson); Terri Rust UH Ocean MS; Ed Parnell UH Ocean MS

1993 Colleen Allen UH Ocean MS; Anond Snidvongs UH Ocean PhD 

1994 Allison Smith UH Ocean MS (chairperson); Paul Haberstroh UH Ocean PhD; Sue Vink UH Ocean PhD

1995 Brad Gould UH Ocean MS

1996 Patrick Demers UH Ocean MS; Deborah Avent UH Ocean MS; Mark Baird UH Ocean MS (chairperson) 

1998 Eric Hochberg UH Ocean MS (chairperson); Ann Tarrant UH Ocean (chairperson); Jim Falter UH Ocean MS (chairperson); Chris Lowe UH Zoology PhD

2002 Eric Hochberg UH Ocean PhD (chairperson; Ann Tarrant UH Ocean (chairperson); Jim Falter UH Ocean PhD (chairperson); James Goodman UC Davis Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing PhD

2003 Melissa Bos  UH Ocean MS (chairperson)

2004 Amy Apprill Ocean MS;

STUDENTS AND TECHNICIANS FUNDED FROM RESEARCH GRANTS

Elaine Kotler: Ocean GA 10/91-9/92

Gregory Muckenhaupt: Ocean GA 1/91-8/91

Rich Muller: RCUH Technician 10/89-6/91

Paul Newton: Ocean GA 6/89-12/90

Allison Smith: Ocean GA 1/91-7/93

Florence Thomas: UC Berkley, RCUH Res. Assoc. IV 5/91-10/92

HIMB Junior Researcher 12/92-8/96

Eric Terrill: UC San Diego 9/90 & 1/91

Mark Baird: Ocean GA 8/94-4/96

Catherine Combelles: Zoology GA 3/95-12/95

Patrick Demers: Stipend 6/95-8/95

Russell Perkins: Stipend 5/97-12/97

Leon Geschwind: Student Assistant 4/98-2/99

Erika Laforteza: Student Assistant 9/98-12/99

Mark Carmichael: HIMB Junior Researcher 4/99-8/00

Jim Falter: Ocean GA 1/99-pres

Eric Hochberg: Stipend 6/95-3/96; Ocean GA 4/96-9/02; Assist. Researcher  9/02-pres

Ann Tarrant: Ocean GA 9/96-9/02

Robert Tomasetti GA 8/00-1/01

Melissa Bos Ocean GA 5/02-12/03

Dan Bos Student Assistant 5/02-12/03

Ellen Jacobson: Ocean 1/03 - pres

Grant Susner: Ocean 1/03 - pres

Amy Apprill: Ocean 9/02 -12/03

COMMUNITY SERVICE

1982 Member of Shark Bay Research Steering Committee and Coordinator of Univ. of Western Australia, Shark Bay Display

1983 Member of Dept of Zoology Computer Committee / Abrolhos Island Workshop, Perth,WA, AUS / Western Fisheries Research Committee Meeting, Perth,WA, AUS

1984 Consultant to Australian Heritage Commission and Australian Conservation Commission: Shark Bay as World Heritage site /Consultant to Kinhill Stearns , Victoria Park, WA, AUS: assessment of the impact of an oil pipeline on a coral reef / Western Fisheries Research Committee Meeting, Perth , AUS / Workshop for Marine Management of Rottnest Island, Perth , AUS

1986 Consultant to IUCN, Saudi Arabian Gulf Coast Marine Assessment / Consultant to Center of Applied Business Research , Univ. Western Australia : technical assessment of finfish mariculture facility

1988 Consultant to Atlantis Marine Park , Yanchep , WA : assessment of seawater?intake system, design of flowing seawater system and advice on the educational program / Technical advisor to Commercial Freshwater Lobster Inc. Capel, WA, AUS 

1989 Member of SCOR Working Group 90: Chemical and Biochemical Oceanographic Sensor Technology/ Member of Oceanography Degree Program Committee / Member of Search Committee for a position in Biological Oceanography / Member of Search Committee for a position in Physical Oceanography / Lecturer in Oceanography at Oahu State Prison 

1991 SCOR Working Group 90 meeting in Hobart, TAS, AUS / Invited Speaker, Kailua         Town Meeting: sewage dumping in Kailua Bay / Consultant to Mackey Martin and Associates and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Pty, Ltd, AUS: nearshorewater quality model for use in the proposed Ewa Marina, HI, USA / Hawaii Department of Health Workshop, Honolulu, HI 

1992 Member of HIMB Committee to move Naval Ocean Systems Center Research / Member of HIMB Space Coordinator / HIMB Boat Supervisor / Hawaiian Malacological Society, Lecture: "Coral reef metabolism."

1993 Member of SOEST Selection Committee for Young Investigators Program / Member of SOEST faculty evaluation committee / HIMB Space Coordinator / Invited mentor,Upward Bound Community Service Program / Invited expert, Community Forum, What are the risks to health and the environment in Hawaii? / Member of Pacific Regional Marine Research Board / Invited speaker and panel member, Interagency Water Quality Training Workshop, Honolulu HI / Invited panel member, Marchem Workshop, Steamboat Springs, CO /External PhD examiner for Carolyn Oldham, Univ. Western Australia, Dept Civil Engineering / ARCS Tour of Coconut Island

1994 Invited speaker and panel member, Hawaii stream restoration symposium, Honolulu HI/University Press Report of Sea Grant Investigators / Panel member for Marine Research, Workshop for Waikane-Waihole Ditch: impact on Kanehoe Bay / Member of SOEST Research Council. / HIMB Space Coordinator / Member of HIMB Computer Network Committee / ARCS Tour of Coconut Island / OTTED Tour of Coconut Island  

1995 Member of SOEST Research Council / HIMB Space Coordinator /HIMB Computer Network Coordinator / Biosphere 2 Coral Reef Workshop, Oracle, AZ, USA / Sea Grant Site Review Video / Boy Scouts Troop 304: Oceanography Merit Bad

1996 Mentor to Kahuku High School Honors Marine Biology Class / Member of Commission on Water Resource Management: potential impacts of increased ground-water withdrawal in Koolaupeko, Oahu on Kaneohe Bay / Spokesperson for Univ. Hawaii Sea Grant site visitation / Member of Workshop on Fuzzy Logic Model for Coral Reefs Impact /Member of SOEST Research Council / Invited speaker, Marine Aquarium Conference of North America No. 8, Kansas KS, USA

1997 Biosphere 2 Advisory Committee, Oracle AZ / Biosphere 2 Executive Committee,           Oracle, AZ / Mentor to Central Oahu District Reef Jam 97 / Invited speaker, 15th         Annual Pacific Island Coastal Zone Management Conference 

1998 Invited speaker, Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop Hawaii State, Dept Land Natural Resources / Biosphere 2 Executive Advisory Committee / Biosphere 2 Coral Reef Workshop, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades , NY , USA / Invited Speaker CO₂ cycling and metabolism in coral reefs JAPAN

1999 Biosphere 2 Executive Advisory Committee / NASA-NOAA-EPA CIS network planning meeting, Sarasota Springs , FL , USA

2000 Biosphere 2 Executive Advisory Committee/ ALOHA Delegation: Hawaii Governors delegation on technology exchange between Hawaii and Japan .

2001 Biosphere 2 Executive Advisory Committee/ ALOHA Delegation: Hawaii Governors delegation on technology exchange between Hawaii and Japan / Advisor to State of Israel on Gulf of Eilat Management  

2002 Biosphere 2 Executive Advisory Committee/ Scientific Advisory Panel to Alaska Dept of Environment and Conservation on wastewater discharge by cruise ships.

2003 Partner on National Committee for Alliance for Coastal Technology

2004 Advisor to State of Israel on Gulf of Eilat Management/ Panel Member for International Ocean Conservation and  Tourism Alliance/ Partner on National Committee for Alliance for Coastal Technology/ Scientific Committee for 10^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa Japan