CURRICULUM VITAE

DANIEL W. SCHAR

 

 

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology                                        Phone: (808) 236-7416

46-007 Lilipuna Rd.                                                                FAX:   (808) 236-7443

P.O.Box 1346                                                                         Email: schar@hawaii.edu

Kaneohe, HI 96744                           

 

EDUCATION:

Ph.D.,     2008    Biological Sciences, UC Los Angeles (Specialty area: Chemosensory Ecology) 

B.A.,      1995                               Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina (Emphasis: Marine Biology)

                         

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:

 

2004-             Junior Researcher, Marine Sensor Engineer, Nutrient Analysis Specialist. 

Present           Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology.  Alliance for Coastal Technologies

                       technical coordinator.

                       Subject area:  Marine sensor evaluation, coral reef processes.

 

1996-             Predoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles.

2004              Subject areas: The roles of hydrodynamics and chemical cues in mediating

                       Cannibalism by the California newt, Taricha torosa.

 

1996-               Teaching Assistant, University of California, Los Angeles.    

 2004               Undergraduate courses: Animal phylogeny, evolution and biodiversity; Introduction to marine biology; Experimental invertebrate biology, Marine ecology, Chemical Communication.

 

1994-               NSF-REU Undergraduate Research Fellow. University of South Carolina. 

1995                Subject area: Chemosensory mechanisms regulating predation, using bioassay-guided fractionation to isolate and identify prey attractants. 

 

1994-               Engineer: Database Design. 20th Century Fox News Film Archive, Columbia, SC.

1996                Subject area: Redesign and programming of data base for 20th Century Fox’s News Film Archive.  Served as in-house technical support for vintage film equipment.  Merged an out of date database with a networked PC based multi-user system. 

 

1991-               Lab Assistant, University of South Carolina. 

1994                Subject area: Responsible for larval cultures and maintenance of computer-video

Interfaced equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SKILLS:

·         Multi-parameter nutrient analyses.

·         Expertise in the usage of Dissolved Oxygen, Dissolved CO2, PAR, Fluorometry, Trubidity and Nutrient sensor technology. Including deployment, calibration and repair.

·         Usage of CTDO and Wav gauge, calibration and repair.  Deployment of devices in adverse conditions on barrier reef flats.

·         Applied acoustic doppler velocimetry, hot-film anemometry, and electromagnetic current meters to examine advection and turbulent mixing in mountain streams.  Usage of large scale Acoustic sensors for measurement of turbulence over coral reef flat environments.  Fabrication and use of warm-bead thermister flow probes for microscale measurements in aquatic habitats.

·         Developed microelectrodes for measuring conductivity to characterize concentration

            boundary layers of conservative salt tracers in mountain streams.

·         Designed and fabricated flumes for investigating odor plume tracking by amphibian larvae.

·         Systems administration for UNIX, Linux and windows based networks.  Workstation design, construction and support for SPARC and PC based systems.

 

PUBLICATIONS:    

 
Falter J.L., Lowe R.J., Atkinson M.J., Monismith S.G., and Schar D.W. Continuous measurements 
of net production over a shallow reef community using a modified Eulerian approach, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans

Schar, D.W., and R.K. Zimmer.  Chemical information in flow: The dynamics of odor plumes in a

complex natural habitat.  In preparation for Limnology and Oceanography

Schar, D. W. and R.K. Zimmer.  High resolution microsensors for characterization of novel tracers

and boundary layers in close proximity to surfaces.  In preparation for Limnology and Oceanography

Zimmer, R.K., D.W. Schar, R.P. Ferrer, P.J. Krug, L.B. Kats, and W.C. Michel.  2006. The scent of

            danger:  tetrodotoxin (TTX) as an olfactory cue of predation.  Ecological Monographs. 

            76(4), 585-600.

Zimmer-Faust, R.K., P.B. O'Neill, and D.W Schar.  1996.  The relationship between predator

           activity state and sensitivity to prey odor. Biological Bulletin. 190: 82-87.