Research Interests

Investigations for utilizing pteropods as bioindicators of environmental change

Professional Experience

• 2010-Present, Adjunct Science Faculty at St. Petersburg College
• 2011-Present, Marine Science Advisory Committee President
• 2011-Present - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists Member
• 2007-Present, Owner & Photographer, Suprenand Photographic Adventures
• 2010, 2011 Teaching Assistant for graduate course Scanning Electron Microscope
• 2009, 2010, Science Mentor, Oceanography Camp for Girls
• 2003-2008, Lead Senior Associate in Cell Culture, Amgen Biotechnology
• 2007-2008, GIS Intern for the Conservation Biology Department, Denver Zoo
• 2005-2007, Bat & Raptor Monitor, City of Boulder, Open Space Mountain Parks
• 2006-2007, Research Assistant Intern for Dr. Kleypas, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• 2003-2004, Assistant Aquarist and SCUBA Diver, Downtown Aquarium
• 2002-2003, Aquatic Toxicologist, Kelly Scientific

Research/Field Experience

Suprenand Photographic Adventures, Research

• Chief Scientist training for University-National Oceanography Laboratory research vessels
• 150+ Dives: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Colorado, Costa Rica, Ecuador/Galapagos, Florida, Mexico, New Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Thailand & the Virgin Islands
• Sailed aboard the RVIB Nathanial B. Palmer for 7-weeks to collect marine samples from the western Antarctic Peninsula
• Estuarine diving for core samples, sediment samples, and pore-water samples off of the North & South coasts of Puerto Rico
• Blue-water diving off of the R/V Knorr, Eastern Tropical Pacific, to collect zooplankton
• Sailed aboard the R/V Knorr for 4-weeks to measure ocean chemistry in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, NSF Grant# 0526545
• Surface Support Research Diver, 99th Aquarius Mission in the Florida Keys - 2008, 2009
• Artificial Reef Experiment off of the island of San Salvador, Bahamas
• Monitored endangered animals in the Rocky Mountains
• Hard coral propagation by fragmentation, conservation research project at the Downtown Aquarium
Honors and Awards: • Carl Riggs Fellowship in Marine Science, 2011/2012
• Carl Riggs Fellowship in Marine Science, 2010/2011
• Marine Technology Society Scholarship, 2010/2011
• Paul L. Getting Memorial Endowed Fellowship, 2009/2010
• MINI Grant, Institute for the Study of America and the Caribben (ISLAC), travel to the Galapagos, 2009
• Seaspace Corporation Scholarship, 2009/2010
• National Scholars Honor Society, 2009
• USGS Fellowship, 2008/2009
• USF Peter R. Betzer Endowed Fellowship, 2008-2011
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, 2006/2007
• Paros-Digiquartz Marine Technology Society Scholarship, 2006/2007
• CV Starr Endowment Fund Scholarship, 2005

Professional and Public Presentations and Publications

• Suprenand, P.M., Torres, J.J., 2011. Distribution of gymnosomatous pteropods in western Antarctic Peninsula shelf waters during Austral fall. (In progress)
• Suprenand, P.M., Torres, J.J., 2011. Physiology of gymnosomatous pteropods along the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf (In progress)
• Suprenand, P.M., 2011. The US GLOBEC Program: Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems. Current: The Journal of Marine Education 27 (2), 1-41.
• Suprenand, P.M., 2011. University of South Florida Magazine 53, No. 1, Tampa, Florida.
• 11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, 2011
• The Studio@620 Antarctic Exhibit and Presentation of my Photography, 2011
• Friendship Force Antarctic Presentation, 2011
• Sierra Club Antarctic Presentation, 2011
• Suprenand, P.M., 2010. Stress caused by ocean acidification endangers marine organisms. St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida.
• Safety Harbor Library Antarctic Presentation, 2010

Community and Extra-curricular Activities

• USF Diving Control Board Student Representative for the Marine Science Advisory Committee
• USF Photographer
• Photographer for the College of Marine Science
• Chief Photographer for 2010 Antarctic Expedition
• University of South Florida STREAMS Scholar Mentor for Allison (Allie) Nall
• T-shirt Designer for the College of Marine Sciences
• Reef Laboratory's Website Designer

Certifications

• PADI Rescue Diver, 2008
• USF American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scientific Diver, Blue-water Certified, 2008
• International Association of Nitrox & Technical Divers (IANTD), EANx Certified, 2008
• DAN Oxygen Provider
• First Aid & CPR