WET labs Inc.
70 Dean Knauss Road,
Narragansett, RI 02882
office phone: (401) 783-1787
cell phone: (401) 290-7156
email: [email protected]
Education
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, (Biology), Ph.D. 2000
Dissertation: The effects of small-scale turbulence on marine dinoflagellates
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, (Biology), M.S. 1993
Thesis: The bioluminescence physiology of Ceratium fusus
Research Interests
Oceanographic instrument development and autonomous sampling platforms. Ocean optics and
sources of optical backscattering. Understanding the biological and physical mechanisms that
control the spatial-temporal distribution of optical fine-structure and phytoplankton populations
in coastal oceans, biophysical responses of phytoplankton to small-scale turbulence and shear.
Recent Professional Activities
Managing Editor, Continental Shelf Research special issue on Thin Layers (2008-9)
Professional Experience
Oceanographer, WET labs, Inc., accepted position 2008
Marine Research Scientist. URI - Graduate School of Oceanography, accepted position 2005
Marine Research Specialist III. URI - Graduate School of Oceanography, 1998 - 2005
Publications
Sullivan, J. M., & M. S. Twardowski (2009) - Angular shape of the volume scattering function
in the backwards direction. In-preparation, Applied Optics.
Sullivan, J. M., P. L. Donaghay & J. E. B. Rines (2009) - Coastal thin layer dynamics:
consequences to biology and optics. Accepted, Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on
the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).
Sullivan, J. M., M. S. Twardowski, J. R. Zaneveld, C. Moore, A. Barnard, P. L. Donaghay & B.
Rhoades (2006) -The hyper-spectral temperature and salinity dependent absorption of pure
water, salt water and heavy salt water (D2O) in the visible and near-IR wavelengths (400 750 nm). Applied Optics, 45(21): 5294-5309.
Sullivan, J. M., M. S. Twardowski, P.L. Donaghay & S. Freeman (2005) – Using optical
scattering to discriminate particle types in coastal waters. Applied Optics, Vol 44 (9): 16671680.
Sullivan, J. M., E. Swift, P. L. Donaghay & J. E. B. Rines (2003) - Small-scale turbulence
affects the division rate and morphology of two red-tide dinoflagellates. Harmful Algae, 2(3),
pp. 183-199.
Sullivan, J. M. & E. Swift (2003) - Effects of small-scale turbulence on the net growth rate and
size of ten species of marine dinoflagellates. J. Phycol, 39(1), pp. 83-94.
Sullivan, J. M., J. E. B. Rines, E. Swift, & P. L. Donaghay (1997) - The effects of small-scale
turbulence on marine dinoflagellates. ICES ASM 1997 (ICES CM 1997/O:06).
Sullivan, J. M. & E. Swift (1995) - Photoenhancement of bioluminescence capacity in natural
and laboratory populations of the autotrophic dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Ehrenb.)
Dujardin. J. Geophys. Res. 100 (C4), pp. 6565-6574.
Sullivan, J. M. & E. Swift (1994) - Photoinhibition of mechanically stimulable bioluminescence
in the autotrophic dinoflagellate Ceratium fusus (Pyrrophyta). J. Phycol, 30(4), pp. 627-633.
Ryan, J. P., M. M. McManus & J. M. Sullivan (2009) - Geophysical and biological forcing of
phytoplankton thin layer variability in Monterey Bay, California. Accepted, Continental
Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).
Rines, J. E. B., M. McFarland, P.L. Donaghay & J. M. Sullivan (2009) - Thin Layers and
Species-Specific Characterization of the Phytoplankton Community in Monterey Bay,
California USA. Accepted, Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue on the ONR LOCO
project (thin layers).
Holliday, D.V., P.L. Donaghay, C.F. Greenlaw, J.M. Napp, & J.M. Sullivan (2009) - Highfrequency acoustics and bio-optics in ecosystems research. ICES Journal of Marine Science,
64.
Donaghay, P. L., J. M. Sullivan & J. E. B. Rines (2009) - The role of physical, chemical and
biological interactions in controlling the formation of thin layers by vertically migrating
dinoflagellates in northeastern Monterey Bay, CA. Continental Shelf Research. Special Issue
on the ONR LOCO project (thin layers).
McManus, M. A., R. M. Kudela, M. W. Silver, G. F. Steward, P. L. Donaghay & J. M. Sullivan
(2007) - Cryptic blooms: Are thin Layers the missing connection? Estuaries & Coasts, 31(2):
396-401.
Ryan, J. P., H. Dierssen, R. Kudela, C. Scholin, K. Johnson, F. Chavez, J. Sullivan, A. Fischer,
E. Rienecker & P. McEnaney (2005) – Birth of a red tide in a coastal ocean upwelling
ecosystem. Oceanography, 18(2):246-255.
Twardowski, M.S., E. Boss, J. M. Sullivan, & P.L. Donaghay (2004) - Modeling spectral
absorption by chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Mar. Chem. 89: 69-88.
Holliday, D. V., P. L. Donaghay, C. F. Greenlaw, D. E. McGehee, M. M. McManus, J. M.
Sullivan, & J. L. Miksis (2003) – Advances in defining fine- and micro-scale pattern in
marine plankton, Aquatic Living Resources, 16, pp. 131-136.
McManus, M. A., A. L. Alldredge, A. H. Bernard, E. Boss, J.F. Case, T. J. Cowles, P. L.
Donaghay, L.B. Eisner, D.J. Gifford, C. F. Greenlaw, C. M. Herren, D. V. Holliday, D.
Johnson, S. MacIntyre, D. M. McGehee, T.R. Osborn, M. J. Perry, R. E. Pieper, J.E.B. Rines,
D.C. Smith, J. M. Sullivan, M. K. Talbot, M. S. Twardowski, A. Weidemann & R. V.
Zaneveld. (2003) – Characteristics, distribution and persistence of thin layers over a 48 hour
period. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 261, pp. 1-19.
Alldredge, A.L., T. J. Cowles, S. MacIntyre, J.E.B. Rines, P. L. Donaghay, C. F. Greenlaw, D.
V. Holliday, M. M. Dekshenieks, J. M. Sullivan, & R. V. Zaneveld. (2002) Occurrence and
mechanisms of formation of a dramatic thin layer of marine snow in a shallow Pacific fjord,
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 233, pp. 1-12.
Dekshenieks, M. M., P.L. Donaghay, J. M. Sullivan, J. E. B. Rines, T. R. Osborn, & M.S.
Twardowski (2002) - Temporal and spatial occurrence of thin phytoplankton layers in
relation to physical processes. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 223, pp. 61-71.
Rines, J. E. B., P. L. Donaghay, M. M. Dekshenieks, & J. M. Sullivan (2002) - Thin layers and
camouflage: hidden Pseudo-nitzschia populations in a fjord in the San Juan Islands,
Washington, USA. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser, 225, pp. 123-137.
Twardowski, M.S., J. M. Sullivan, P.L. Donaghay & R. V. Zaneveld (1999) - Microscale
quantification of the absorption of dissolved and particulate material in coastal waters with
an ac-9. J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech. 16: 691-707.
Swift, E., J. M. Sullivan, H. P. Batchelder, J. Van Keuren & R. D. Vaillancourt (1995) Bioluminescent organisms and bioluminescence measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean
near latitude 59.5 N, longitude 21 W. J. Geophys. Res., 100 (C4), pp. 6527-6547.
Presentations
Sullivan, J. M., P. Donaghay, J. Rines, M. McFarland & J. Graff. (2008) - Three Years of Thin
Layer Observations in Monterey Bay, CA USA. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando,
FL, Mar. 2-7, 2008.
Sullivan, J. M., M. S. Twardowski, P.L. Donaghay & S. Freeman (2002) - Particulate bulk
refractive index distributions in coastal regions as determined from backscattering ratio
measurements, Ocean Optics XVI, Santa Fe, NM, Nov 18-22.