Colleen Mouw Explained

Colleen Mouw
Alma Mater:University of Rhode Island
Thesis Title:Bio-optical and remote sensing investigation of phytoplankton community size structure
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:2009

Colleen Beckmann Mouw is an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island known for her work on phytoplankton ecology and increasing retention of women in oceanography.

Education and career

Mouw received a B.S. from Western Michigan University in 2000, and an M.S. (2003) and a Ph.D. (2009) from the University of Rhode Island. Following her Ph.D. she was a postdoctoral investigator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, until she moved to Michigan Technological University in 2012. In 2016, she moved back to the University of Rhode Island.[1]

Research

Mouw's early research used satellite data to study phytoplankton from space,[2] [3] with a particular focus on the challenges in using satellite data in coastal[4] and open ocean environments.[5] In the Great Lakes, Mouw used a combination of optical measurements[6] [7] [8] and satellite data[9] to characterize phytoplankton blooms. In 2011 Mouw observed that a combination of rain and the increased presence of zebra mussels may have allowed higher growth of the phytoplankton Microcystis, culminating in an algal bloom in Lake Erie that was visible from space.[10] [11] Mouw has defined the impact of phytoplankton size on the flux of carbon in the ocean,[12] and worked with Jennifer Miksis-Olds to link fin whale behavior with environmental conditions.[13] She has also examined the consequences of construction in the coastal environment using satellite data,[14] and tracked harmful algal blooms using flow cytometry.[15]

Mouw is co-lead at the MPOWIR program (Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention),[16] and has evaluated the impact of programs to retain women in physical oceanography MPOWIR.[17]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

In 2016, Mouw received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).[18] [19] In 2019, Western Michigan University honored Mouw with an Alumni Achievement Award.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mouw CV. January 8, 2022.
  2. Mouw. Colleen B.. Yoder. James A. 2005. Primary production calculations in the Mid-Atlantic Bight, including effects of phytoplankton community size structure. Limnology and Oceanography. 50. 4. 1232–1243. 10.4319/lo.2005.50.4.1232. 2005LimOc..50.1232M. 12122971 . 0024-3590.
  3. Mouw. Colleen B.. Yoder. James A.. 2010-12-07. Optical determination of phytoplankton size composition from global SeaWiFS imagery. Journal of Geophysical Research. 115. C12. 10.1029/2010jc006337. 2010JGRC..11512018M. 0148-0227. free.
  4. Mouw. Colleen B.. Greb. Steven. Aurin. Dirk. DiGiacomo. Paul M.. Lee. Zhongping. Twardowski. Michael. Binding. Caren. Hu. Chuanmin. Ma. Ronghua. Moore. Timothy. Moses. Wesley. 2015-04-01. Aquatic color radiometry remote sensing of coastal and inland waters: Challenges and recommendations for future satellite missions. Remote Sensing of Environment. en. 160. 15–30. 10.1016/j.rse.2015.02.001. 2015RSEnv.160...15M. 0034-4257.
  5. Mouw. Colleen B.. Hardman-Mountford. Nick J.. Alvain. Séverine. Bracher. Astrid. Brewin. Robert J. W.. Bricaud. Annick. Ciotti. Aurea M.. Devred. Emmanuel. Fujiwara. Amane. Hirata. Takafumi. Hirawake. Toru. 2017. A Consumer's Guide to Satellite Remote Sensing of Multiple Phytoplankton Groups in the Global Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. 41. 10.3389/fmars.2017.00041. 2296-7745. free. 10871/38257. free.
  6. Moore. Timothy S.. Mouw. Colleen B.. Sullivan. James M.. Twardowski. Michael S.. Burtner. Ashley M.. Ciochetto. Audrey B.. McFarland. Malcolm N.. Nayak. Aditya R.. Paladino. Danna. Stockley. Nicole D.. Johengen. Thomas H.. 2017. Bio-optical Properties of Cyanobacteria Blooms in Western Lake Erie. Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. 300. 10.3389/fmars.2017.00300. 2296-7745. free.
  7. Web site: Donovan. Jennifer. February 12, 2014. One-celled plants key to understanding changes in the great lakes. live. 2022-01-09. phys.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20140215134651/http://phys.org/news/2014-02-one-celled-key-great-lakes.html . 2014-02-15 .
  8. Menden-Deuer. Susanne. Susanne Menden-Deuer. Morison. Françoise. Montalbano. Amanda L.. Franzè. Gayantonia. Strock. Jacob. Rubin. Ewelina. McNair. Heather. Mouw. Colleen. Marrec. Pierre. 2020. Multi-Instrument Assessment of Phytoplankton Abundance and Cell Sizes in Mono-Specific Laboratory Cultures and Whole Plankton Community Composition in the North Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7. 254. 10.3389/fmars.2020.00254. 2296-7745. free. 11250/2730642. free.
  9. Wang. Guoqing. Lee. Zhongping. Mouw. Colleen. 2017-12-15. Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Pigment Absorption Properties in Cyanobacteria Bloom Waters: A Regional Example in the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Remote Sensing. 9. 12. 1309. 10.3390/rs9121309. 2017RemS....9.1309W. 2072-4292. free.
  10. Web site: 2011-10-22. See Toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie from space Earth EarthSky. 2022-01-09. earthsky.org. en-US.
  11. Web site: 2011-10-13. Sediment and Algae Color the Great Lakes. 2022-01-09. earthobservatory.nasa.gov. en.
  12. Mouw. Colleen B.. Barnett. Audrey. McKinley. Galen A.. Galen McKinley. Gloege. Lucas. Pilcher. Darren. 2016. Phytoplankton size impact on export flux in the global ocean. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 30. 10. 1542–1562. 10.1002/2015gb005355. 2016GBioC..30.1542M. 132464413 . 0886-6236. free.
  13. Miksis-Olds. Jennifer L.. Jennifer Miksis-Olds. Harris. Danielle V.. Mouw. Colleen. 2019-11-15. Interpreting Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Call Behavior in the Context of Environmental Conditions. Aquatic Mammals. 45. 6. 691–705. 10.1578/AM.45.6.2019.691. 209455501.
  14. Smith. Leland. Cornillon. Peter. Rudnickas. Don. Mouw. Colleen B.. 2019. Evidence of Environmental Changes Caused by Chinese Island-Building. Scientific Reports. en. 9. 1. 5295. 10.1038/s41598-019-41659-3. 2045-2322. 6438962. 30923331. 2019NatSR...9.5295S.
  15. Web site: Detz. Jo. May 13, 2021. Tiny Toxic Organisms Cause Problems in Narragansett Bay, Close Shellfisheries. live. 2022-01-09. ecoRI News. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513115832/https://www.ecori.org/narragansett-bay/2021/5/4/these-tiny-ocean-organisms-close-shellfisheries-risk-public-health . 2021-05-13 .
  16. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award # 1756633 - Collaborative Research: Further Continuity and Enhancement of MPOWIR. 2022-01-09. nsf.gov. en.
  17. Mouw . Colleen B. . Clem . Sarah . Legg . Sonya . Sonya Legg . Stockard . Jean . 2018 . Meeting Mentoring Needs in Physical Oceanography: AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MPOWIR . Oceanography . 31 . 4 . 171–179 . 10.5670/oceanog.2018.405 . 1042-8275 . 26544304 . 133862760. free .
  18. Web site: 2016-02-18. President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists. 2022-01-08. whitehouse.gov. en.
  19. Web site: Gaertner. Eric. 2016-02-22. Michigan scientist studying marine plants to receive presidential award. live. 2022-01-09. mlive. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814151905/https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2016/02/michigan_scientist_studying_ma.html . 2020-08-14 .
  20. Web site: 2019-10-02. 2019 Alumni Achievement Awards. 2022-01-08. Western Michigan University. en.

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