CURRICULUM VITAE

William T. Gough Graduate Student Hopkins Marine Station 120 Ocean View Blvd Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Telephone: (Cell) 585-281-0788

E-Mail: [email protected]

Date of Birth: June 30, 1992 Birthplace: Rochester, New York

EDUCATION

Undergraduate, Cornell University, New York, August 2010 – May 2014. B.S., Animal Science, Distinction in Research, Cornell University, New York, May 2014 Minors: Marine Biology, Natural Resources Graduate, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, August 2015 – May 2017 M.S., Biology, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, May 2017 (Expected) Graduate, Stanford University, , August 2017 - 2022 PhD., Hopkins Marine Station (Biology), California, 2022 (Expected)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

(1) (2) Physiological (3) Functional Morphology

PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Gough, W.T., Farina, S.C., Fish, F.E. 2015. Aquatic Burst Locomotion by Hydroplaning and Paddling in Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 1632-1638. Gough, W.T., McGuire, B. 2015. Urinary Posture and Motor Laterality in Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) at Two Shelters. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 168: 61-70. McGuire, B., Gough, W.T. 2017. Body size influences urinary posture but not hindlimb laterality in shelter dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research 21: 38-44. Gough, W.T., Fish, F.E., Wainwright, D.K., Bart-Smith, H. 2018. Morphology of the core fibrous layer of the cetacean tail fluke. Journal of Morphology 0: 1-9. Gough, W.T., Segre, P.S., Bierlich, KC, Cade, D.E., Potvin, J., Fish, F.E., Dale, J., Di Clemente, J., Friedlaender, A.S., Johnston, D.W., Kahane-Rapport, S.R., Kennedy, J., Long, J.H., Oudejans, M., Penry, G., Savoca, M.S., Simon, M., Videsen, S.KA., Visser, F., Wiley, D.N. and Goldbogen, J.A. (2019). Scaling of swimming performance in baleen whales. Journal of Experimental Biology. (In Press) Segre, P.S., Potvin, J., Cade, D.E., Calambokidis, J., Di Clemente, J., Fish, F.E., Friedlaender, A.S., Gough, W.T., Kahane-Rapport, S.R., Oliveira, C., Parks, S.E., Penry, G.S., Simon, M., Stimpert, A.K., Wiley, D.N., Bierlick, KC, Madsen, P.T. and Goldbogen, J.A. (2019). Energetic and physical limitations on the breaching performance of large whales. (In Review)

HONORS

2012-2014 – Cornell University Dean’s List 2014 – Morrison Award 2017 – NSF GRFP Honorable Mention

FUNDED GRANTS

2011 – Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels Scholarship, Shoals Marine Laboratory ($500). 2013 – Travel Grant, Department of Undergraduate Biology ($500). 2013 – Travel/Housing Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ($500). 2018 – Travel Grant, Biosciences Office of Graduate Education ($500). 2019 – Lederberg Award – Hopkins Marine Station ($7000).

COMPLETED THESIS

Laterality of the Raised Leg Urinary Posture in Domestic Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Cornell University, 2014. (Major Advisor: Dr. Betty McGuire). Morphology and Compressive Stiffness of the Core Fibrous Layer of the Cetacean Tail Fluke. Masters Thesis, West Chester University, 2017. (Major Advisor: Dr. Frank Fish).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Cornell University (2013) Vertebrate Anatomy, Physiology, and Evolution Teaching Assistant, Shoals Marine Laboratory, Cornell University (2013-2014) Anatomy and Function of Marine Vertebrates Teaching Assistant, Stanford University (2018) Animal and Plant Physiology Teaching Assistant, Stanford University (2018) Bio-logging and Bio-telemetry

MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE

2019 – Xitlaali Castellanos – Salinas High School Internship: Quantifying the swimming performance of humpback whales using a tail-attached tag. 2019 – Hayden Smith – CSUMB REU Summer Program: Quantifying the physics and efficiency of whale movement across scale through the calculation of drag and thrust.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Cornell University (Scent-marking behavior in domesticated dogs, Principle Investigator – Dr. Betty McGuire), September 2012 – June 2015 (assistance with formulation of research objectives and goals; collection of data during dog walks at local SPCA shelters; assistance with data analysis). Research Assistant, Cornell University (Preparation of marine specimens for teaching collections, Principle Investigator – Dr. Willy Bemis), June 2014 – November 2014 (full dissection and preparation of shark and bony fish specimens, laboratory setup and organization). Research Assistant, West Chester University (Kinematics of escape behaviors in Common Eider ducks, Principle Investigator – Dr. Frank Fish), January 2013 – June 2015 (observational data collection at Shoals Marine Laboratory, video data analysis). Laboratory Technician, West Chester University (Analysis of high speed propulsive systems in Cetaceans, Principle Investigator – Dr. Frank Fish), December 2014 – August 2015 (video data collection at The National Aquarium, video analysis, laboratory setup and organization). Research Assistant, West Chester University (Surface hydrodynamics of diving birds, Principle Investigator – Dr. Frank Fish), December 2014 – August 2015 (3D scan collection at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, 3D scan manipulation and analysis). Research Assistant, Stanford University (Biomechanics of large rorqual whales, Principle Investigator – Dr. Jeremy Goldbogen), June 2017 – Present (Tagging using animal-borne data loggers, conversion and storage of data in preparation for analysis)

CONFERNCE PRESENTATIONS (ORAL)

2013. Gough, W.T., Farina, S.C. and Fish, F.E. Burst Locomotion by Hydroplaning and Running in Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX, January 3-7). 2015. Gough, W.T., Fish, F.E. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties of the Sub-Dermal Fibrous Layers in Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, November 7). 2016. Fish, F.E., Gough, W.T., Tennett, K.A., Adams, D.S. and St Leger, J. Flexibility of the Flukes of Free-Swimming Cetaceans. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR, January 3-7). 2016. Gough, W.T., Fish, F.E. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties of the Sub-Dermal Fibrous Layers in Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the 11th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (ICVM-11), Washington, DC, June 29 – July 3rd). 2016. Gough, W.T., Wainwright, D.K. and Fish, F.E. Micro-CT Scanning the Cetacean Tail Fluke. (Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, October 22). 2017. Gough, W.T., Fish, F.E., Lewis, G.A. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties and Anisotropy in the Central Tissue Layer of Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, January 4-8). 2019. Gough, W.T., Segre, P.S., Cade, D.E., Fish, F.E., Kennedy, J.H., Sienkiewicz, R., Potvin, J. and Goldbogen, J.A. Compartive Kinematics and Hydrodynamics of Mysticete Cetaceans: Morphological and Ecological Correlates with Swimming Performance. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL, January 3-7).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (POSTER)

2013. Gough, W.T., Farina, S.C. and Fish, F.E. Aquatic burst locomotion by hydroplaning and running in female Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). (Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Valencia, Spain, July 3-6). 2013. Gough, W.T., Farina, S.C. and Fish, F.E. Aquatic burst locomotion by hydroplaning and running in female Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). (Presented at the 10th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (ICVM-10), Barcelona, Spain, July 8- 12). 2016. Gough, W.T., Fish, F.E. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties of the Sub-Dermal Fibrous Layers in Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Portland, OR, January 3-7). 2017. Adams, D.S., Gallagher, E., Gough, W.T., Tennett, K.A. and Fish, F.E. Passive Spanwise Flexibility of Harbor Porpoise Flukes: Equivalence of Dorsal and Ventral Flexion. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, January 4-8). 2017. Gough, W.T., Fish, F., Wainwright, D., Lewis, G. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties and Anisotropy in the Central Tissue Layer of Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the West Chester University Spring Research Day, West Chester, PA, March 28). 2017. Gough, W.T., Fish, F., Wainwright, D., Lewis, G. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties and Anisotropy in the Central Tissue Layer of Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the West Chester University College of Sciences and Mathematics Poster Session, West Chester, PA, May 5). 2017. Gough, W.T., Fish, F., Wainwright, D., Lewis, G. and Bart-Smith, H. Physical Properties and Anisotropy in the Central Tissue Layer of Cetacean Tail Flukes. (Presented at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 23-27). 2019. Sheehan, M.J., Fish, F., Adams, D.S., Tennett, K.A. and Gough, W.T. A 60/40 Split: Differential Weight Support in Dogs. (Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, FL, January 3-7).

INVITED LECTURES

2015. Dynamics and Construction with Regard to Flexibility in the Propulsors of Cetaceans. (Presented at the ONR-MURI Meeting: Hydrodynamics of non-traditional propulsion bio-inspired flexible propulsors for fast, efficient swimming: What physics are we missing? Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, September 21-22). 2016. Morphological Design and Flexibility in the Flukes of Cetaceans. (Presented at the ONR -MURI Meeting: Hydrodynamics of non-traditional propulsion bio-inspired flexible propulsors for fast, efficient swimming: What physics are we missing? West Chester University, West Chester, PA, March 8-9). 2016. Morphology and Physical Properties of the Cetacean Tail Fluke (Presented at the ONR -MURI Meeting: Hydrodynamics of non-traditional propulsion bio-inspired flexible propulsors for fast, efficient swimming: What physics are we missing? Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, September 29-30). 2017. Structural Mechanics of Dolphin Flukes (Presented at the ONR-MURI Meeting: Hydrodynamics of non-traditional propulsion bio-inspired flexible propulsors for fast, efficient swimming: What physics are we missing? University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, March 9-10).

MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH RECOGNITION

2016. Eider duck photograph accepted for the month of July in the Journal of Experimental Biology Annual Calendar.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Wildlife Rehabilitator, Khulula Care for Wild, South Africa, June 2012 - July 2012 (daily care of a diverse set of species, including: lion, serval, caracal, white rhinoceros, eland, bushbuck, grey common duiker, plains zebra, ostrich, galago, olive baboon; hand-raising of orphaned animals; engineering new enrichment for animal enclosures; creation of new rhinoceros enclosure). Veterinary and Research Assistant, Wildlifevets, South Africa, (Tranquilization and renarcotization during game capture and release, Project Director - Dr. Cobus Raath), June 2012 – July 2012 (assistance with tranquilization of wildebeest; monitoring of vital signs; collection of blood samples from tranquilized animals).

PUBLIC SERVICE

2013. Assisted with Cornell University’s Expand Your Horizons program. 2014. Led humpback whale segment of Cornell University’s Expand Your Horizons program. 2015. Taught marine locomotion to adults and children at the AMNH’s Milstein Science Series. 2019. Assisted with Science Saturday at the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2014-Present) Division of Comparative Biomechanics Division of Vertebrate Morphology Division of Animal Behavior Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society (2016-Present) Society for Marine Mammalogy (2017-Present)

REFEREE/REVEWER STATUS

Journal of Experimental Biology – 1 Short Communication

RELEVANT COURSES TAKEN

Cornell University (2010-2014) Domestic Animal Biology Domestic Animal Nutrition Domestic Animal Reproduction Canine Reproduction Feline Reproduction Exotic Avian Husbandry and Propagation Parental Behavior General Chemistry I & II Organic Chemistry I & II Biopsychology Microbiology Vertebrate Anatomy, Physiology, and Evolution Anatomy and Function of Marine Vertebrates Animal Immunology Animal Comparative Animal Genomics Seminar Applied Population Ecology Environmental Conservation Global Ecology and Management Biological Oceanography Physics I Statistics West Chester University (2015-Present) Epidemiology Biocomputing Biomechanics Experimental Design and Analysis Marine Mammal Biology Conservation Physiology Stanford University (2017-Present) Evolution of the Marine Environment Statistical Modeling

CERTIFICATIONS

Hunting – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Open Water Diving – Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)