Research Scientist

226 Lake Michigan Center
740 West Shoreline Drive
Muskegon, MI 49441
(616) 331-3978
biddandb@gvsu.edu

AWRI / Teaching Activities:

• Exploration of Submerged Sinkhole Ecosystems in Lake Huron
• Studying the nature of the coupling between autotrophs and heterotrophs in aquatic ecosystems
• Carbon balance in Lake Michigan: Role of terrigenous inputs (land-lake linkages)
• Investigating photochemical and microbial mediation of carbon flux
• Investigating microbial responses to climate change scenarios
• Managing aquatic microbial ecology and carbon biogeochemistry laboratory activities
• Managing the Radio Isotope Laboratory
• Muskegon Lake Long-term Research
• Teaching - Plankton Ecology and Ecosystem Biogeochemistry
• See project webpage for more information

Expertise:

• General Areas -
  1. Aquatic Biology, Limnology and Oceanography.
  2. Microbial Ecology: Role of bacteria in nutrient cycles.
  3. Carbon Cycle at local and global scales.
• Specific Areas -
  1. Aquatic microbial ecology and biogeochemistry of carbon
  2. Photochemical (UV) and microbial transformations of organic matter
  3. Microbial metabolism and bioaccumulation of pollutants
  4. Biological limnology and oceanography: Land - water linkages

General Information:

• Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
• Ph.D. 1987 in Marine Microbial Ecology, University of Georgia
• M.S. 1980 in Marine Biology, Karnatak University, India
• B.S. 1978 in Biology, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore University, India
• Research Associate 2002 in Department of Ecology, University of Minnesota
• Visiting Professor 1998 in Department of Oceanography, University of Rio Grande, Brazil
• Research Scientist Associate 1997 at University of Texas Marine Science Institute
• Post-Doctoral Scientist 1991 at Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
• Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Plankton Research
• Member of American Society of Limnology and Ocenography (ASLO)
• Member of International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
• Member of Ecological Society of America (ESA)