Michael William Lomas
Senior Reseach Scientist
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
17 Biological Lane, St. George's GE01  BERMUDA

 Phone 1-441-297-1880 x703     Fax  1-441-297-8143
Email  Michael.Lomas@bios.edu

(complete CV as PDF)


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Professional Appointments:

2008 - pres.    Senior Research Scientist, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

2007 - pres.      Associate Professor, Oregon State University - College of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

2006 – pres.     Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island - Graduate School of Oceanography
 
2003 – 2008     Associate Research Scientist, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

2001 – 2003    Assistant Research Scientist, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

2001 – pres.     Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

2000 – 2002     Assistant Research Professor, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental            Science

1999 – 2000     Assistant Research Scientist, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental             Science


Research Interests:            

                - Nitrogen and phosphorus controls on marine phytolankton rate processes

                - Development of flow cytometry as tool in marine phytoplankton ecological studies

                - Role of phytoplankton biodiversity in coupling/uncoupling ocean biogeochemical cycles
         
                - Use of tracers in the study of oceanic export production

                - Physiological ecology and nuisance and harmful algal species

                - Physical/biological interactions and marine biogeochemical cycles




















Society Memberships:

American Geophysical Union

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography

Estuarine Research Federation

International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae

Phycological Society of America

The Oceanography Society



























Education:

            1999-2000    Assistant Research Scientist.  Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental                                     Science.

            1999            PhD., Biological Oceanography. University of Maryland, College Park.  Thesis Advisor, Dr. Patricia                                        Glibert.  Thesis Title : Nitrate metabolism and the cellular energy balance: contrasting patterns of nitrate                                    uptake, reduction and release in marine diatoms and flagellates.

            1994            B.S. Marine Biology and Marine Chemistry, Southampton Campus of Long Island University.















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Abstracts and Presentations of some of my recent talks
(please feel free to download these presentations, but please acknowledge them properly)
Lomas, M.W. 2006. Taxon-specific carbon and nitrogen utilization by Sargasso Sea picoplankton: Do natural populations of Prochlorococcus contrubute to new production? University of Rhode Island, Invited Seminar. (4.9Mb; presentation)

Lomas, M.W. 2006.  Taxon-specific carbon and nitrogen utilization by Sargasso Sea phytoplankton.  Do natural populations of Prochlorococcus use nitrate?  Louisiana State University, Invited Seminar. (6.0Mb; presentation)

Casey, J.R., and Lomas, M.W., 2006. Taxon-specific nitrogen and carbon uptake by marine phytoplankton in the Sargasso Sea.  Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. (abstract)

Krause, J.W., Nelson, D.M. and Lomas, M.W. 2006. Diatom response to short-lived winter storms and subsequent stratification events in the Sargasso Sea.  Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI. (abstract)

Lomas, M.W. 2005.  Ocean Plankton Diversity Revisited: New Technologies for Biological Oceanography.  University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  Recent Advances in  Limnology and Oceanography Seminar Series.  (3.6Mb; presentation)

 Lomas, M.W., Knap, A.H., and Bates, N.R. 2005.  Potential Controls on Interannual Partitioning of Organic Carbon During the Winter/Spring Phytoplankton Bloom at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) Site. Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Lomas, M.W., Lipschultz, F., Nelson, D.M., Bates, N.R., and Knap, A.H. 2004.  Storms in the Sargasso Sea: Winter mixing and carbon export.  Fall AGU Meeting, San Francisco, California.  (abstract) (4.5Mb; presentation)

 Lomas, M.W. 2003.  The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) in the Sargasso Sea: Current understanding and future research.  Southampton College - Long Island University, McGrath Endowed Lecture Series.  (5.2Mb; presentation)

 Lomas, M.W. 2003.  Shallow remineralization and phytoplankton  structure at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study: What is the role of mineral ballasting?  Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.  (5.3Mb; presentation)