P. V. SUNDARESHWAR, Ph.D.

Institute of Atmospheric Sciences

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

501 East St. Joseph Street

Rapid City, SD 57701

Telephone: (605)-394-2492 (office)

FAX: (605)-394-6061

Email: pvs@sdsmt.edu

 

EDUCATION

Ph.D. 2000                  University of South Carolina, Columbia SC; Biology; Thesis – Phosphorus Dynamics in impacted and non-impacted wetlands of South Carolina: Understanding Linkages between Natural Processes and Anthropogenic Perturbations.

M.S.  1990                   University of Bombay, Bombay, India

B.S.   1988                   University of Bombay, Bombay, India

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005 – Present             State Carbon Scientist

2006 – Present             Program Chair, Atmosphere and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. program

2004 – Present             Director of Biogeochemistry Core Facility

2004 – Present             Technical Advisor, Government of India for the INDOFLUX Program

2003 – Present             Assistant Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

2000 – 2003                Principal Investigator and Research Associate, Duke University Wetland Center.

1993 – 2000                Instructor and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellow, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

1992 – 1993                Research Fellow, Eco-development and Eco-restoration Project for the Tata Electric company (TEC) hydroelectric dams, Maharashtra, India. Private Consultant, Pune, India – Impact assessment and conflict resolution.

1991 – 1992                Research Fellow, The State and the Changing Face of Forests in India with Special Reference to the Paper and Pulp Industry. Indo-Dutch Project for Alternatives in Development, Mumbai, India.

1990 – 1991                Research Fellow, Protected Areas and Wildlife Conservation in Maharashtra. World Bank Forestry Sector Project, Pune, India – Guidelines for an Integrated Protected Areas System (IPAS).

 

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING

10/06 – 11/06              AgCert International Plc.

2005 – Present             C-Lock Technologies Inc. – A wholly owned subsidiary of Evergreen Energy Inc.

 

FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONORS

2007    Named as one of eight scientists from around the world as a  “Revolutionary Mind for 2007” by Seed magazine of the Seed Media Group, NY. The following PDF contains the section  from the October issue on Dr. Sundareshwar and the page explaining the series.

2007    Panel Member, Carbon, climate change and economic opportunities. SD Not-Till Farmers Association, Huron, SD

2006    Principal Organizer, Indo-US Workshop on INDOFLUX. Chennai, India. July 2006.

2006    Keynote speaker Workshop of Natural resources, the State of Chhattisgarh, India

2005    South Dakota Space Grant. Research infrastructure improvement award.

2005    SDSM&T Budget advisory committee award.

2004        Principal Organizer, Symposium titled “In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark – Rediscovering Earth from land to the sea – A Biogeoscience Perspective”.  Themed symposium of the 89^th Ecological Society of America Meeting, August 2 – 6, 2004. Portland, Oregon.

2003    Research Career Award, SDSM&T and the SD EPSCoR.

2003    Nelson Research Initiative Award, SDSM&T.

2003    Visiting Scientist Award, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory, University of South Carolina, Georgetown, SC

2001    Moderator, Session on Coastal Systems, Seventh Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, June 17 – 20 2001, Duke University.

1999    Outstanding Student Poster Award, International Aquatic Sciences meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe.

1999    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) / Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Environmental Science Fellowship, - for outstanding research in environmental science and fostering environmental awareness in general public

1999    Baruch Institute Travel Award

1999    Graduate School Travel Award

1998        Graduate School Award, College of Science and Mathematics, Graduate Student Day

1998    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellowship

1998    W. Gordon Belser Fellowship in Botany

1997    W. Gordon Belser Fellowship in Botany

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

·         Phosphorus forms in prairie pothole wetlands: a ³¹P NMR study. U.S. Geological Survey. 9/2007-8/2008. Pending. PI. $13,750.

·         SGER: An opportunity to study the impact of nutrient pulsing in an oligotrophic forest stream in South Dakota. National Science Foundation. 8/2007 – 7/2008. PI. $75,000.

·         Phosphorus biogeochemistry across land use gradient. National Science Foundation. 01/2008 – 12/2010. Pending. PI. $325,107.

·         Phosphorus limitation of soil microbes in a salt marsh ecosystem. National Science Foundation. 01/2008 – 12/2010. Pending. PI. $329,823.

·         Effect of Water, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Phosphorous on Bacterial Communities on Pine Needle Litter. Co-PI. $2700.

·         Establishing a long-term biogeochemical monitoring network in India. Programmatic grant. Funds earmarked in India’s 11^th Five Year Plan through the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. (2007-2012). Lead.  $50 Million.

·         Indo-US Bilateral Workshop on INDOFLUX. Chennai, India. July 2006. $131,171

·         Establishing the Great Plains Center for Atmosphere and Human Health. The Center is a collaborative effort between the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences at SDSM&T, the Black Hills Center for American Indian Health - a premier epidemiological research center, the Black Hills State University, and the Western Research Alliance. NOAA earmark. $1 Million (SDSMT component, $275,000).

·         Enhancing Indo-US collaborations to establish a biogeochemical monitoring network for studying global environmental change. Indo-US Science and Technology Forum. PI. $5000

·         Acquisition of equipment cluster to strengthen a multi-disciplinary regional Biogeochemistry Core Facility for research and training. National Science Foundation. PI. 269,875.

·         Acquisition of laboratory and field instrumentation to enhance research and education. SDSM&T Budget Advisory Committee. PI (Co-PI. Dr. James Stone). $16,870.

·         Composition of communities of methane-oxidizing bacteria in soils of Ponderosa Pine forests and their response to wildfires. Co-PI. (PI. Dr. David Bergman, Black Hills State University [BHSU]). BHSU Faculty Research Committee. 09/01/2004. $2,700.

·         Establishing a Biogeochemistry Core Facility. South Dakota EPSCoR Career Research Award. PI. 2003-2004. $67,000.

·         Research Initiative Award. South Dakota School of Mine and Technology. PI. 2003-2004. $5,000. 

·         Characterization of phosphorus removal metabolisms in wastewater treatment, sediment, and dental environments: an interdisciplinary approach. Center for Environmental Solutions - Small Grants Program. PIs: Drs. A. J. Schuler and P. V. Sundareshwar. 04/19/2002. $9,908.

·         Understanding the Biocomplexity of Differential Nutrient Limitations between Trophic Levels: A Comparison among Biomes. National Science Foundation’s Biocomplexity Program (CBC). Duration: 12 months (effective date 09/15/01). PI: Dr. C. J. Richardson; Co-PIs: Drs. P. V. Sundareshwar, J. T. Morris, J. E. Hobbie, and A. E. Giblin; Senior Personnel: Dr. D. D. Richter. $93,854.

·         Role of sediment processes in regulating water quality of the Cape Fear River. United States Geological Survey (USGS). Administered by Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) 2001 – 2002. PIs: Drs. P. V. Sundareshwar and C. J. Richardson. $61,561.

·         Phosphorus dynamics in impacted and non-impacted coastal wetlands of South Carolina: Are there linkages between natural Processes and Anthropogenic influences. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – OCRM under the National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) Graduate Research Fellowship program, 1998 – 2001. PI: P. V. Sundareshwar, Co-PI:  J. T. Morris. $46,000.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Sundareshwar, P. V., C. J. Richardson, and G. W. Bruland. Nature versus Nurture: Functional assessment of wetland restoration efforts. Science. Being submitted.

C. J. Richardson, J. W. Pahl, J. Vymazal, P. Vaithiyanathan, R. G. Qualls, P.V. Sundareshwar and L. Barber. 2007. Enrichment Gradients in WCA-2A and Northern WCA-3A: Water, Soil, Plant Biomass and Nutrient Storage Responses. In: The Everglades Experiments: Lessons for Ecosystem Restoration. C. Richardson (Ed.). Ecological Studies. Springer, 727p. In Press. Available in print in 2008.

Sundareshwar, P. V., R. Murtugudde, G. Srinivasan, S. Singh, K. J. Ramesh, R. Ramesh, S. B. Verma, D. Agarwal, D. Baldocchi, C. K. Baru, K. K. Baruah, G. R. Chowdhury, V. K. Dadhwal, C. B. S. Dutt, J. Fuentes, Prabhat K. Gupta, W. W. Hargrove, M. Howard, C. S. Jha, S. Lal, W. K. Michener, A. P. Mitra, J. T. Morris, R. R. Myneni, M. Naja, R. Nemani, R. Purvaja, S. Raha, S. K. Santhana Vanan, M. Sharma, A. Subramaniam, R. Sukumar, R. R. Twilley, P. R. Zimmerman. 2007. Environment: Environmental Monitoring Network for India. Science. 316, 204-205.

Sundareshwar P. V., J. T. Morris, E. K. Koepfler, and B. Fornwalt. 2003. Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystem processes. Science. 299:563-565

Morris J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C. T. Nietch, B. J. Kjerfve, D. R. Cahoon. 2002. Response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level. Ecology. 83(10): 2869-2877.

Sundareshwar, P. V. and C. J. Richardson. 2002. Role of sediments in regulating water quality in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina.  Water Resources Research Institute, North Carolina State University. USGS.

Sundareshwar, P. V. and C. J. Richardson. 2001. Present and Historical Water Quality on The Cape Fear River: Effects of Lock And Dam Structures. North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, North Carolina State University.

Sundareshwar, P. V. 2001. Decomposers: Their role in ecosystem functioning. In: Characterization of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin, South Carolina. A peer-reviewed CD-ROM publication of the NOAA Coastal Service Center.

Sundareshwar, P. V., Morris J. T., Pellechia P. J., Cohen H., Porter D. E. and Jones B. C. 2001. Occurrence and ecological significance of pyrophosphate in estuaries. Limnology and Oceanography Vol.46 (6) 1570-1577.

Sundareshwar, P. V. and Morris, J. T. 1999. Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics of Intertidal Marsh Sediments along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient. Limnology and Oceanography Vol.44 (7) 1693-1701.

Sundareshwar, P. V. 1989. A short-term study of the time budget of Ratufa indica. Study conducted during the Vertebrate Ecology Workshop and the report submitted to the Bombay Natural History Society.

 

Publications in Preparation:

Sundareshwar P. V. and C. J. Richardson. Phosphorus dynamics in the Middle Cape Fear River basin. To be submitted to Environmental Science and Technology.

Koepfler E. and Sundareshwar, P. V. It is not just the nitrogen – decadal changes in nutrient and carbon dynamics in a pristine coastal ecosystem. In preparation for Science.

Sundareshwar et al. INDOFLUX: An environmental observation network for the Indian Ocean, and coastal and terrestrial ecosystem. Invited contribution for a book featuring collection of SIBER workshop presentations to be published as an AGU monograph. Editorial responsibilities Drs. Jerry Wiggert, Sharon Smith, Wahij Naqvi, and Raliegh Hood.  In preparation. To be submitted in October 2007.

Sundareshwar P. V. and Morris J. T. Phosphorus Dynamics in Wetlands: A Synthesis. In preparation.

Sundareshwar P. V., Richardson C. J. and Johnson J. Impacted soils as point sources of phosphorus loading in the Florida Everglades. In preparation

 

MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND POPULAR ARTICLES:

·         The footprints of warming. Interview published in a leading national daily in India –The Hindustan Times on May 04, 2007. Media_Coverage\04_05_2007_011_010.jpg

·         India set to Check Environmental Pulse. News @ Nature. April 12, 2007 http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070409/full/070409-12.html. Numerous media articles on this have also been published online.

·         Neglected forms of phosphorus play important role. 2004. Online News – The Latest on the Environment. News of the Week. Environmental Science & Technology. September 8. http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2004/sep/science/jp_phosphorous.html. [Article on the research presented at the 89^th ESA meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 2 – 6 2004.]

·         Control of Coastal Ecosystems: or Denitrification Demystified. April 2003. Environmental Review. 10 (4): 8-16. http://environmentalreview.org/archives/vol10/SudareshwarAbstract.html

·         “Study Says Wetlands Management Requires Integrated Approach”. March 2003. Forestry Source. A publication of the Society of American Foresters. http://www.safnet.org/periodicals/forestrysource/highlights03.cfm

·         Bacterial growth limited by phosphorus. February 27, 2003. Environmental Science & Technology, Science New. Access at  http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2003/feb/science/an_phosphorus.html

·         New study highlights need to control both excessive nitrogen & phosphorus for healthy water ecosystems.

·         Study finds controlling phosphorus pollution in wetlands more important than believed. Duke News and Communications. News release, Published on January 24, 2003. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/01/030128075641.htm

·         Linking historical changes in landuse and nutrient dynamics behind three lock and dam on the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. 2000. Wetland Wire. 3(3): 5.

 

Presentations and Conference Proceedings:

2007    Invited for Showcase of select Conservation Innovation Grants awarded by USDA – Natural resource Conservation Service (NRCS). K. Updegraff, P. Zimmerman, P. Kozak, and Sundareshwar, P. V. C-Lock Pilot Project to Quantify and Market CO₂ Emission Offsets from Farmlands. Soil and Water Conservation Society. 2007 Annual Conference. July 21 – 25. Tampa, FL. Also won an Honorable Mention – Best Poster Award.

2007    Invited. Sundareshwar P. V., Global Environmental Change – Facts and Myths. National American University. Rapid City South Dakota.

2007    Karen Updegraff, Patrick Zimmerman, Patrick Kozak, and P.V. Sundareshwar. Farm-Specific Modeling can Provide Better Value to Soil-based GHG Offset Buyers and Sellers. The Fourth USDA Greenhouse Gas Conference. Baltimore, MD. February 6 -8.

2007    Invited. Sundareshwar P. V., P. Zimmerman, K. Updegraff, and P. Kozak. Soil Carbon sequestration and climate change – opportunities for rural communities. South Dakota Agricultural and Rural leadership Program. Rapid City, SD

2007    Invited. Sundareshwar P. V., P. Zimmerman, K. Updegraff, and P. Kozak. Soil Carbon sequestration to mitigate climate change and earn money. South Dakota No-Till Farmers Association.  Huron, SD.

2006    Keynote address. Sundareshwar P. V. Global Change, resource management and economic opportunities for the State of Chhattisgarh.

2006    Invited. Sundareshwar, P. V., G. Srinivasan, and S. Singh. Establishing an INDOFLUX: A Long-Term Biogeochemical Monitoring Network in India. International Workshop on "Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical and Ecological Research (SIBER)" National Institute of Oceanography, Dona-Paula, Goa-403004, India 3-6 October, 2006

2006    Invited. Sundareshwar, P. V., Koepfler, Eric, Morris, James, Neubauer, Scott, Pinckney, James, Smith, Erik. Effect of differential nutrient limitation on carbon sequestration in a North Inlet, SC, salt marsh. ESA 91^st International Meeting. Memphis, Tennessee.

2005    Invited Sundareshwar P.V., G Srinivasan, and Shambhu Singh. Establishing a long-term Monitoring network in India to study global environmental change. 1^st INDOFLUX planning workshop. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune.

2005    Invited. Sundareshwar P. V. Global Change and the Millennium Development Goals. Indian Young Professionals Network launch. UN Plaza, NY.

2005    Invited Sundareshwar, P. V. Establishing the INDOFLUX. At the following institutions: The Department of Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Science, National Institute of Oceanography, National Physical Laboratory, Anna University,

2005    Invited. Sundareshwar, P. V., Phosphorus a Master Element?!. Marine Science Institute. University of Texas at Austin.

2005    Invited Sundareshwar, P. V. Establishing a long-term biogeochemical monitoring network in India. Address to the Governing Board of the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, MIT, Ma.

2005    Richardson, C. J., P. V. Sundareshwar, W. H. Hartman, and G. H. Bruland. Chemical Speciation of Phosphorus as an Index of Alterations in Ecosystem Structure and Function. 9^th International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. March 20 – 23.

2005    Invited. Sundareshwar, P. V., E. Koepfler, and C. J. Richardson. Role of phosphorus in assessing ecosystem response to anthropogenic perturbations and global environmental change studies. 9^th International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. March 20 – 23.

2005    Koepfler, E., P. V. Sundareshwar, E. Smith, and O. Akman. Pelagic Nutrient and Organic Matter Response to Climate Change in the North Inlet Ecosystem. ERF.

2005    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V. Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystems. South Dakota State University. February 25.

2004    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V. The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge / Tribal Lifeways in Coupled Natural and Human Systems. Addressing Tribal Traditional Lifeways in EPA Risk Assessment policies and procedures. National EPA-Tribal Science Council meeting, Duluth, MN, November 8- 10.

2004    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V. Exploring Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems in South Dakota – 2 Case Studies. A Colloquium on Biocomplexity and Bioprocessing Research hosted by the Western Research Alliance. Rapid City, South Dakota. 17^th September.

2004    Sundareshwar, P. V., W. Hartman, G. Bruland, and C. Richardson. Phosphorus speciation as a tool for assessing anthropogenic impact and ecosystem restoration efforts. The 89^th ESA meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2 – 6 August.

2004    Hartman, W., P. V. Sundareshwar, G. Bruland, R. Vilgalys, and C. J. Richardson. Linking microbial diversity and soil biogeochemistry across wetland disturbance gradients. The 89^th ESA meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2 – 6 August.

2004        Symposium, Sundareshwar P. V. and C. J. Richardson. Phosphorus Transformations. Presentation made during the Symposium titled “In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark – Rediscovering Earth from Land to the Sea – A Biogeoscience Perspective.” The 89^th ESA meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2- 6 August. [An article on this presentation has been published in Environmental Science & Technology - access at http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2004/sep/science/jp_phosphorous.html]

2004        Symposium, Sundareshwar, P.V. and J. J. Elser. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark – Rediscovering Earth from Land to the Sea – A Biogeoscience Perspective. The 89^th ESA meeting, Portland, Oregon, 2 – 6 August

2004    Invited, Richardson, C. J. and P. V. Sundareshwar. Phosphorus availability and limitations in the Everglades: An Assessment of controls. The 7^th  INTECOL International Wetlands Conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands. 25 – 30 July

2004    Pahl, J. W., C. J. Richardson, and P. V. Sundareshwar. Fire and Physical disturbance as Mechanisms to Limit the Expansion of Typha domingensis in the northern Everglades. The 7^th  INTECOL International Wetlands Conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands. 25 – 30 July.

2003     Richardson, C. J. and P. V. Sundareshwar. Phosphorus in wetlands: an assessment of mechanisms controlling storage, availability and transport. Eighth International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands, September 14-17, 2003. Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.

2003    Sundareshwar, P.V. and C. J. Richardson. Role of Sediment Processes in Regulating Water Quality of the Cape Fear River.  17^th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, Sept 14 – 18, 2003. Seattle, Washington.

2003    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V. Phosphorus a Master Element?!. Black Hills State University. Fall 2003.

2003    Sundareshwar P. V., E. T. Koepfler, J. T. Morris, B. Fornwalt, and C. J. Richardson. Phosphorus limitation of coastal ecosystem processes – biogeochemical implications of differential nutrient limitations. 88^th Ecological Society of America meeting held jointly with International Society for Ecological Modeling North America Chapter. August 3 – 8, 2003. Savannah, Georgia.

2003    Invited, Morris, J. T. and P. V. Sundareshwar, Effect of nitrogen loading on salt marsh metabolism and sedimentation: interactions with rising sea level.  88^th Ecological Society of America meeting held jointly with International Society for Ecological Modeling North America Chapter. August 3 – 8, 2003. Savannah, Georgia.

2003    Hartman, W. H., P. V. Sundareshwar, R. Vilgalys, G. L. Bruland, and C. J. Richardson. Linking microbial diversity and ecosystem functions across land use patterns. 88^th Ecological Society of America meeting held jointly with International Society for Ecological Modeling North America Chapter. August 3 – 8, 2003. Savannah, Georgia.

 

2002    Invited, Sundareshwar, P.V. Role of Sediment Processes in Regulating Water Quality of the Cape Fear River.  2001 – 2002 Water Resources Research Seminar Series, Water Resources Research Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, May 28

2002    Invited, Sundareshwar P. V. Present And Historical Water Quality on The Cape Fear River: Effects of Lock And Dam Structures. North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute Annual Meeting, Raleigh, April 9

2001    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.  Nutrient Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands. Duke University Marine Laboratory Seminar Series. September 20, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC 

2001    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V.  Phosphorus Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands. The Seventh International Symposium on Biogeochemistry in Wetlands. June 17-20, Duke University, Durham, NC 

2001    Sundareshwar, P. V., Morris, J. T, Koepfler, E., and Fornwalt, B. Phosphorus Control of Nitrogen Transformations in Coastal Wetlands. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2001 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 12-16, Albuquerque, NM

2001    Morris J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C. T. Nietch, B. J. Kjerfve, D. R. Cahoon. Response of coastal wetlands to rising sea level. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2001 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 12-16, Albuquerque, NM.

2000    Invited, Sundareshwar, P. V., and C. J. Richardson. Present and Historical Water Quality on the Cape Fear River:  Effects of Lock and Dam Structures. Joint Technical Committee Meeting of the Cape Fear River Assembly. Clinton, NC, November 1.

2000    Morris, J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C. Nietch, and D. Cahoon.  The role of sea level cycles in controlling the net exchange of materials between embayments and the coastal ocean.  Presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Copenhagen, June 6.

1999    Sundareshwar, P. V., J. T. Morris. Anthropogenic signatures in phosphorus species and phosphatase activity as indicators of trophic status of coastal wetlands. 15^th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30.

1999    Morris, J. T., P. V. Sundareshwar, C. Nietch, D. Cahoon. The tracking of sea level change by coastal wetlands. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30.

1999    Kinsey, S. T., J. Vollenweider, P. V. Sundareshwar. Phosphorus compounds distribution in estuarine sediments of southeastern North Carolina. 15th Biennial International Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-30.

1999    Sundareshwar, P. V. Differential nutrient limitation in a salt marsh estuary: Understanding Coastal Wetland processes and their response to anthropogenic influences. South Carolina Academy of Sciences meeting, Greenwood, SC.

1999    Sundareshwar, P. V. and Morris J. T. Differential Nutrient Limitation among Trophic Groups in a Pristine Salt marsh Estuary, South Carolina, USA. Poster, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Aquatic Science meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Best Poster Award.

1998    Sundareshwar, P. V., Paludan, C., Morris J. T., Pellechia P. J., and Cohen H. Phosphorus Speciation and Distribution in Wetland Sediments along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient on the Urbanized Cooper River Estuary, South Carolina, USA. Poster, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography / Ecological Society of America Joint meeting, St. Louis.

1998    Sundareshwar, P. V. and Morris J. T. Phosphorus Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands of South Carolina. Graduate Student Day Presentations, University of South Carolina.

1998    Sundareshwar, P. V.  Phosphorus Dynamics in impacted and non-impacted Coastal Wetlands of South Carolina: Are there Linkages between Natural Processes and Anthropogenic influences. Presentation during the evaluation of South Carolina's ACE Basin NERR.

1997    Sundareshwar P. V. and Morris J. T.  Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics of Intertidal Marsh Sediments along an Estuarine Salinity Gradient. 14^th Biennial Estuarine Research Federation International Conference – “The State of our Estuaries”, Providence, Rhode Island, October 12 – 16, 1997.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

·         Developing an innovative pedagogical model to enhance participation and retention of Native American Students in graduate research and education.

·         Principles of Ecology (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

·         Global Environmental Change (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

·         Global Carbon Cycle (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

·         Biogeochemistry (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)

·         Wetland Field Skills (Duke University)

·         Nutrient Biogeochemical Cycling in Estuarine Wetlands (Duke University)

·         Coastal zone ecology and management (Duke University)

·         Estuarine Ecology (Duke University)

·         Introduction to Environmental Science (University of South Carolina)