PAUL W. SAMMARCO CURRICULUM VITAE - Science
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PAUL W. SAMMARCO CURRICULUM VITAE - Science 1. Date of Birth: 18 October 1948 2. Personal: Citizenship - USA and Australia (dual) Married - three children, two step-children 3. Education: Academic 1971-1977 State University of New York at Stony Brook, Ph.D. 1977, Ecology and Evolution, Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey S. Levinton, “The Effects of Grazing by Diadema antillarum Philippi on a Shallow-Water Coral Reef Community”, (temp. supervisor, Prof. L.B. Slobodkin). 1972 Fairleigh Dickinson University, West Indies Laboratory, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., Special Problems, Marine Ecology, Summer, 1972. Research Supervisor: John C. Ogden. 1971 Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, Experimental Invertebrate Zoology, Summer. Res. Supervisors: James F. Case, Mar. Sci. Inst., Univ. Cal. Santa ; Thomas J.M. Schopf, Dept. Geophys. Sciences, Univ. Chicago. 1966-1971 Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York B.A., Zoology, 1970; Res. Supervisor: Lowell E. Davis Doctoral student, 1970-1971; Doc. Supervisor: W.D. Russell-Hunter. Management 2010 Dale Carnegie Management Training Workshop, Houma, LA 2009 Joe Waitz (Terrebonne Parish District Attorney) and Jimmy Dagate (Asst. Distr. Atty.), “State of Louisiana Open Meetings, Public Records, and Executive Sessions”, for South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center 1998-1999 Grant-Writing Courses David G. Bauer and Assocs., Univ. Alabama at Huntsville Lynn Miner and Assocs., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA NSF Grant Development Conference, Louisiana State University A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA Claire Cornell, Office of Sponsored Research, Univ. So. Carolina, at Baton Rouge, LA. 1994-1995 National Seminars, Inc. (New Orleans) “How to Prepare and Administer a Budget” “Managing Negativity in the Workplace” “Accounting” 2 1993-1995 Nightingale-Conant, Inc., (Niles, IL; Self-Study) “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” (Covey, Stephen R.) “Principle-Centered Leadership” (Covey, Stephen R.) “The Art of Negotiating” (Dalton, K.) Additional self-study management courses (~12) 1993 Fred Pryor, Inc. (New Orleans) “How to Manage Priorities and Meet Deadlines” 1991 Career Track (New Orleans) “In Search of Excellence” 1990-1991 Public Service Commission (Canberra), 1990-1991 “Senior Executive Development Program” “Building and Managing Effective Teams” “Government Decision-Making Processes” “Human Factors and Workplace Design” “Stress Management and Relaxation” “Physical Fitness Assessment” 1990 Roger Fry and Co. Communication Skills (Canberra) “Handling the Media” “Presentation Skills” 1989 International Business Communications, Inc. (Sydney) “Time Management” “Improving Personal Effectiveness” Queensland Combined Management Schools (Univ. Qld., Griffith Univ., Qld. Univ. Technol. - Schools of Mgt.) “Team Management and Communication Skills” “Managing Change” “Project Management” “Marketing” 4. Affiliations 1995-present Professor 1991-1995 Executive Director Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) 8124 Highway 56 Chauvin, Louisiana 70344 USA Adjunct Professor Positions 1992 – pres. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science Louisiana State University A&M Baton Rouge, LA 70803 1992-2008 Department of Biology University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA 70504 3 1995 - pres. Department of Biology University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148 1996 - pres. Department of Biology Nicholls State University Thibodeaux, LA 1992 – 1999 Department of Biology Louisiana State University A&M Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Other Adjunct Professor positions, Graduate School, (Graduate Student Co-Supervisor) 2008 - pres. Department of Life Sciences Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 2001 – 2004 Department of Oceanography School of Marine Sciences University of Maine at Orono Orono, ME 04469-5782 1997 - 2002 Department of Biology Central Queensland University Rockhampton, Queensland Australia 1997-1999 Departamento de Zoologia Instituto de Biologia Universidade de Campinas Campinas, Sao Paulo Brasil 5. Employment History 1990-1991 Resource Assessment Commission (RAC), Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Principal Assessment Officer, Coastal Zone Inquiry. 1989-1990 Resource Assessment Commission, Director of Environmental Research. 1984-1989 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld., Senior Research Scientist. 1988-1989 McMaster University, Department of Geology, Hamilton, Ontario, (concurrent) Canada. Visiting Professor. 4 1979-1984 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld., Australia. Research Scientist. 1979 State University of New York at Potsdam, Department of Biology, Potsdam, New York. Visiting Assistant Professor, (teaching Tropical Ecology, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands). 1977-1979 Clarkson University, Department of Biology, Potsdam, New York. (concurrent) Assistant Professor 1974 Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory, Jamaica, W.I., SUNY at Stony Brook Overseas Academic Program. Teaching Assistant 1971-1977 State University of New York at Stony Brook, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook, New York. Teaching Assistant. 1970-1971 Syracuse University, Department of Biology, Syracuse, New York. Teaching Assistant. Non-Academic Employment 1969 Manager, Exxon Service Station, Syracuse, NY 1968 Beach Attendant, City of Asbury Park, NJ Ice Cream Salesman/Driver, Carnival Bar Inc., E. Brunswick, NJ 1957-1979 Exxon Service Station (father’s), Rutherford & Lyndhurst, NJ, service, mechanic, and co-manager in later years 6. Honors and Awards 2013 Biographee, Sterling Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Sterling Publ., Ronkonkoma, NY Lifetime Achievement Award, Remington Registry, John Ficarra, Inc., Bohemia, NY, Google-Books. 2012-2014 Biographee, Remington Registry of Outstanding Professionals, John Ficarra, Inc., Bohemia, NY, Google-Books. 2011-2012 Liaison with and inclusion in an IMAX movie regarding “Save the Blue”, w. Black Elk Energy, Producer/Director – Mr. Soames Summerhayes, partially regarding my research. 2011- Donation and installation of 24/7 live video cameras on HI-A-370 with telemetry to a land-base, by Black Elk Energy, for scientific monitoring by our research program at LUMCON and other interested parties, donation. 2011- Marine Science Research Representative, NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Scientific Advisory Committee, Artificial Reefs Working Group Biographee, Leading Scientists of the World, Int. Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK 2010- Honorary Member, Phi Mu Alpha – Omicron Beta Chapter, National Music Fraternity 2009- Chairperson, Louisiana State Commission (elected), South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, Houma, LA Commissioner, Louisiana State Commission (state legislative 5 appointment), South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, Houma, LA 2009-2011 Executive Director, Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC), encompassing 30 labs from 19 countries in the W. Atlantic Co-Organizer, 35th Conference of the AMLC, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica Commissioner, Louisiana State Commission (state legislative appointment), South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center, Houma, LA 2010-2011 Biographee, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 11th ed., Marquis Publ. 2010 Plenary Speaker, Climate Change, Conference, Int. Soc. Environmental Indicators, Conference, Hefei, China. Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 64th ed., Marquis Publ. 2009 Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 63rd ed., Marquis Publ. 2008 Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 62nd ed., Marquis Publ. Biographee, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 10th ed., Marquis Publ. 2007-2009 Executive-Director-Elect, Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC), 2-yr ramp-up phase. 2007 Biographee, Leading Scientists of the World, Int. Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK Ratified Member, Int. Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 61st ed., Marquis Publ. Biographee, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 33rd ed., Marquis. Nominee, Metropolitan Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals - “Honors Edition”, Metropolitan Who’s Who, Islip, NY 2006 Nominee, Laureate, The Excellence Award, Global Year of Excellence, Intl. Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK Biographee, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 9th ed., Marquis Publ. Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 60th ed., Marquis. Biographee, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 32nd ed., Marquis. Biographee, Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, Inaugural Ed., Int. Biographical Centre, UK Nominee, International Scientist of the Year, Int. Biographical Centre, UK Biographee, Leading Scientists of the World, Int. Biographical Centre, UK Nominee, Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century Award, Int. Biographical Centre, UK 2005 Cover article, All at Sea (Caribbean Watersports Magazine), Nov. Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 59th ed., Marquis Publ. 6 Biographee, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 8th ed., Marquis Biographee, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 31st ed., Marquis. 2004-2005 Member, Louisiana State Governor’s Oil/Gas Platforms to Mariculture Task Force, Louisiana (sole non-state-agency scientific representative); member Legislative Working Group, Environmental Working Group 2004 Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 58th ed., Marquis Biographee, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 7th ed., Marquis Biographee, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 30th ed., Marquis. Biographee, Who’s Who in the World, 21st ed., Marquis Publ. 2003 Biographee, Who’s Who in America, 57th ed., Marquis Publ. Biographee,