Matthew T. Brown, Ph.D

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1 Matthew T. Brown, Ph.D Flagler College Natural Sciences tel: (831) King Street tel: (904) St. Augustine, FL fax: (904) Education: 2009 Ph.D. (Ocean Sciences Chemical Oceanography) University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Dissertation: The distribution and behavior of dissolved and particulate aluminum in coastal waters of the northeast Pacific off Oregon and Washington and in the northern Gulf of Alaska Advisor: Dr. Kenneth W. Bruland 2003 M.Sc. (Oceanography) University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Thesis: Aluminum and iron distributions in the central and western North Pacific Ocean--results from the 2002 Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission cruise Advisor: Dr. Chris Measures 1998 B.Sc. (Chemistry, cum laude) Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Honors and Awards: 2009 UC Santa Cruz Ocean Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student 2002 Winner, University of Hawaii Oceanography Research Presentation Symposium 1998 American Chemical Society Student Achievement Award, Chemistry 1998 Old Dominion University Outstanding Graduating Senior in Chemistry 1996 Old Dominion University National Honor Society Work Experience: 2011-present: Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL provided non-major undergraduate students with a strong background in physical, chemical, environmental, and oceanographic science as well as current areas of pressing research courses taught: NAS 106 (Physical Science), NAS 107 (Environmental Science), NAS 245 (Oceanography) worked with existing Natural Science faculty on proposed courses and major learning field outcomes for Fall 2013 Environmental Science major launch served on Academic Advising Committee to enhance advising procedures and protocols for both students and faculty Work Experience (continued): Brown 1

2 : Postdoctoral scholar, University of California, Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department conducted independent laboratory research on the coastal trace metal biogeochemistry of aluminum and manganese trained and guided junior graduate students and laboratory technicians in trace metal techniques, experimental design, and instrumental analysis presented research at international meetings performed technical reviews of submitted manuscripts for various scientific journals : Adjunct Faculty, Physical Sciences Division, Monterey Peninsula College instructed a laboratory-based introductory oceanography course for community college students guided large groups of students on coastal and sea-going field trips participated in and contributed to regular faculty meetings aimed at improving the quality of education and student success in the earth sciences program : Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department. developed a novel analytical method for the measurement of dissolved aluminum in natural waters, and applied this method to coastal studies in Oregon, Washington State and the Gulf of Alaska published experimental results in quality, peer-reviewed journals served as the graduate student representative to the faculty, and in this capacity contributed to and attended regular faculty meeting and attended regular faculty meetings taught weekly discussion sections and held regular office hours for lower and upper division oceanography and environmental science courses : Oceanographic Research Specialist, University of Hawaii, Department of Oceanography facilitated a field-based oceanographic research effort in conjunction with the CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability )climate change program played a critical role in sample collection and shipboard trace metal analyses on long-duration research cruises, and spearheaded subsequent publication of results guided and mentored graduate students and fellow staff in research project design and laboratory techniques Work Experience (continued): Brown 2

3 : Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Hawaii, Department of Oceanography conducted independent laboratory and sea-going research on effects of atmospheric dust deposition on iron and aluminum biogeochemistry in the northwest Pacific Ocean served as head teaching assistant for a laboratory-based, 200-student general oceanography course, with duties including grading, holding regular office hours and review sessions, and designing laboratory activities : Environmental Research Technician, Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry facilitated and supported chemical oceanographic research in conjunction with water quality studies of the Chesapeake Bay and associated tributaries : Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Old Dominion University, Department of Chemistry one of two upper-division undergraduate chemistry students selected to teach a general chemistry laboratory section Research Interests: Aspects of chemical oceanography and environmental chemistry including: 1. the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements, particularly aluminum, iron, and manganese, and major nutrients in coastal oceans, estuaries, and river/ocean boundaries 2. the delivery of trace elements via atmospheric and riverine inputs to the ocean 3. the development of chemical techniques to analyze for trace metals in natural waters 4. the effects of climate change and anthropogenic inputs on biogeochemical processes in the marine environment 5. science communication and education through web-based technologies and community outreach Service: Reviewer, Marine Chemistry Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research Reviewer, Environmental Science and Technology Reviewer, Analytica Chimica Acta Reviewer, Limnology and Oceanography Methods Faculty Advisor, 2011, Environmental Club of Monterey Peninsula College Physical Oceanography Hire Search Committee member, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2007 Graduate Student Representative to Faculty, University of California, Santa Cruz, Publications and Presentations: a. Articles published in peer-reviewed journals Brown 3

4 Brown, M.T., Lippiatt, S.M., Lohan, M.C., and K.W. Bruland. Trace metal distributions within a Sitka eddy in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Limnology and Oceanography, accepted for publication January Lippiatt, S.M., Brown, M.T., Lohan, M.C., and K.W. Bruland. Reactive iron delivery to the Gulf of Alaska via a Kenai eddy. Deep Sea Research I: Oceanography Research Papers, v. 58, , M.T. Brown and K.W. Bruland (2010). Dissolved aluminum, particulate aluminum, and silicic acid in northern Gulf of Alaska coastal waters: glacial/riverine inputs and extreme reactivity. Marine Chemistry, doi: /j.marchem S.M. Lippiatt, M.T. Brown, M.C. Lohan, C.J.M. Berger, and K.W. Bruland (2010). Leachable particulate iron in the Columbia River, estuary, and near-field plume. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, doi: /j.ecss , in press. M.T. Brown and K.W. Bruland (2009). Dissolved and particulate aluminum in the Columbia River and coastal waters of Oregon and Washington: behavior in near-field and far-field plumes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 84, C.I. Measures, W.M. Landing, M.T. Brown, and C.S Buck (2008). A commercially available rosette system for trace metal clean sampling. Limnology and Oceanography Methods, 6: C.I. Measures, W.M. Landing, M.T. Brown, and C.S. Buck (2008). High-resolution Al and Fe data from the Atlantic Ocean CLIVAR-CO 2 Repeat Hydrography A16N Transect: Extensive linkages between atmospheric dust and upper ocean geochemistry, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, GB1005, doi: /2007/GB M.T. Brown and K.W. Bruland (2008). An improved flow-injection analysis method for the determination of dissolved aluminum in seawater. Limnology and Oceanography Methods, 6, C.I. Measures and M.T. Brown (2005). Dust deposition to the surface waters of the western and central North Pacific inferred from surface water dissolved aluminum concentrations. Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, vol. 6, Q09M03, doi: /2005GC M.T. Brown, W.M. Landing, and C.I. Measures (2005). Dissolved and particulate iron in the central and western North Pacific: Results from the 2002 IOC cruise.. Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, vol. 6. no. 10, Q10001, doi: /2004GC a. Articles published in peer-reviewed journals (cont d): Brown 4

5 R.N. Sambrotto, A. Matsuda, R. Vaillancourt, M. T. Brown, C. Langdon, S. S. Jacobs, and C.I. Measures (2003). Summer plankton production and nutrient consumption patterns in the Mertz Glacier Region of East Antarctica. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 50, b. Presentations at conferences or institutions (Speaker underlined) M.T. Brown, K.W. Bruland, and Geoffrey J. Smith. Dissolved aluminum in the N. Atlantic and N. Pacific: Results from the 2008 and 2009 GEOTRACES Intercalibration Cruises. February 2010, Portland, Oregon. C.I. Measures, W.M. Landing, C. Buck, M.T. Brown, W.M. Hiscock, M. Grand, M. Hatta, K. Gosnell. Global patterns of dust deposition deduced from dissolve Al in the surface ocean. V.M. Goldschmidt Conference. July, 2008 Vancouver, Canada. M.T. Brown and K.W. Bruland. Dissolved Al in the northern Gulf of Alaska: Glacial/river Inputs and extreme reactivity. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida. January C.I. Measures, M.T. Brown, W.M. Landing, C.S. Buck. Trace element distributions along P16S show the effect of Australian continental dust inputs. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California. December, C.I. Measures, W.M. Landing, M.T. Brown, C.S. Buck. Geochemical insights from high resolution trace element sections in the Atlantic and Pacific. International Ocean Research Conference. Paris, France. June, W.M. Landing, C.I. Measures, C.S. Buck, M.T. Brown. Sections of dissolved iron and aluminum in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific: results from the CLIVAR Repeat Hydrography A16N and P02 expeditions. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California. December, W.M. Landing, C.I. Measures, C.S. Buck, M.T. Brown. A North Atlantic Section for Dissolved Fe and Al. ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii. February C.I. Measures, W.M. Landing, C.S. Buck, M.T. Brown. The influence of eolian deposition on dissolved Al and Fe distributions in the North Atlantic during the CLIVAR A16N Cruise. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California. December, M.T. Brown and C.I. Measures. Dissolved Al and Fe in the central and western North Pacific Ocean: Results from the 2002 IOC Cruise. IUGG General Assembly Meeting, Sapporo, Japan. July M.T. Brown, C.I. Measures, and S. Vink. Dissolved Fe in the central and western North Pacific. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. December Brown 5

6 M.T. Brown and J.R. Donat. The distribution of platinum in the South Atlantic Ocean. Virginia Academy of Science Annual Meeting. Old Dominion Univ., June Oceanographic Research Expeditions: 2008 GEOTRACES Intercalibration Cruise, R/V Knorr, Norfolk, VA to St. Georges, Bermuda, 21 days, intercalibration exercise to test GEOTRACES rosette, onboard aluminum analysis 2007 Gulf of Alaska Eddy Cruise, R/V Thompson, Seattle, WA to Dutch Harbor, AK, 42 days, study of influence of coastal inputs of trace metals and offshore eddy transport 2006 RISE Cruise, R/V Wecoma, Newport, OR to Newport, OR, 21 days, upwelling and Columbia river plume studies off coastal Oregon and Washington 2005 CLIVAR P16S Repeat Hydrography Cruise, R/V Revelle, Papeete, Tahiti to Wellington, New Zealand, 42 days, on-board aluminum and iron analyses 2004 CLIVAR P2 Repeat Hydrography Cruise, R/V Melville, Yokohama, Japan to San Diego, CA, 76 days, on-board aluminum and iron analyses 2004 Drake Passage BWZ Antarctic Cruise, R/V Lawrence M. Gould, Puntarenas, Chile-Puntarenas,Chile, 42 days, on-board aluminum, iron, and manganese analyses examining metal input into blue water region from the Shackleton Fracture Zone off of the Antarctic peninsula 2003 CLIVAR A16N Repeat Hydrography Cruise, R/V Ronald Brown, Charleston, SC to Reyjkavik, Iceland, 10 days, setup on-board analytical systems for aluminum and iron determinations prior to main cruise 2002 IOC Cruise, R/V Melville, Osaka, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, 35 days, on-board aluminum and iron analyses to examine role of atmospheric dust inputs of metals to the western and central north Pacific References: Dr. Ken Bruland, Professor of Ocean Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, ; Dr. Alfred Hochstaedter, Professor of Earth Sciences, Monterey Peninsula College, , Dr. Adina Paytan, Associate Research Scientist, University of California, Santa Cruz, (831) , Dr. Ana Aguilar-Islas, Assistant Professor, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska- Fairbanks,; , Brown 6

7 Personal Interests: surfing, yoga, meditation, traveling, scuba diving (PADI certified) Brown 7