Technical Advisory Board
Introducing Turner Designs' Technical Advisory Board. This notable list of scientists consists of researchers from around the world with a diverse background in freshwater, marine, planktonic, and optical expertise. As Turner Designs grows with the changing aquatic research and monitoring needs, we will work closely with our Board to ensure we design cutting edge sensors.
Dr. Bruce R. Hargreaves
Dr. Hargreaves is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Dr. Hargreaves' research interests include eco-physiology and bio-optics in aquatic ecosystems, with a special focus on developing new electronic field instruments and new research applications for instruments. His current research project focuses on the spatial and temporal relationships between phytoplankton, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), and sunlight within the water column of clear deep lakes in Oregon and California, and shallower and more humic lakes in Pennsylvania. In addition, Dr. Hargreaves is researching the application of a new instrument for measuring the spectral absorption of sunlight by phytoplankton, both in lakes and as part of a Southern Ocean project (GASEX-III). Dr. Hargreaves is also exploring the relationship between lake ecosystems and regional climate change using a combined watershed-water column approach for lakes in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Jacco Kromkamp
Dr. Kromkamp is a Senior Researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research in the Netherlands. His field research focuses mainly on primary production of phytoplankton and benthic microalgae in estuaries and coastal marine systemsHis laboratory work investigates how unicellular algae photoacclimate to different environmental conditions using a variety of techniques. Dr. Kromkamp also works on optical properties of water and intertidal sediments in order to develop bio-optical models and techniques for estimating algal biomass and production and use remote sensing to obtain these variables on the scale of an entire mudflat or estuary.
Dr. Raphael Kudela
Dr. Kudela is an Associate Professor in the Ocean Sciences Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focuses on phytoplankton ecology, specifically on phytoplankton growth and distribution in the ocean. Dr. Kudela is interested in how multiple interactions of light, macro- and micronutrients and phytoplankton physiology determine the rates, processes, and patterns observed in the marine environment. His current research consists of several projects ranging from multi-institutional projects on Harmful Algal Bloom research in the laboratory and field, ocean observing systems, coastal productivity utilizing bio-optical sensors and the development of physiological nutrient models.
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Dr. Christopher J. Madden
Dr. Madden is Lead Scientist with the Everglades Division at South Florida Water Management, the agency responsible for managing water resources in the southern district of Florida, the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys. He also has appointments at the University of Maryland, Florida Atlantic University and the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. His research in estuarine and coastal ecology is focused on ecosystem dynamics and ecological modeling, addressing how watershed and coastal processes influence water quality, primary production and ecosystem function in Florida and in diverse coastal habitats around the world. Related projects include field studies on seagrass dynamics and phytoplankton bloom processes and the development of computer simulation models that characterize ecosystem response to restoration and management actions. Dr. Madden is a leader in the development of Dataflow© instrumentation, technology, software and research protocols for high-speed, spatially extensive water quality mapping of aquatic systems.