Professor, University of South Florida
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 553- 1594
kaf@usf.edu
Education
Colorado School of Mines, B.S., Chemistry, 1964
Harvard University, Biochemistry, 1963-64
University of Rhode Island, Ph.D., Oceanography, 1973
Areas of Specialization
- Chemical oceanography
- Oceanic nutrients
- Radioisotopes in the sea
- Submarine geothermal springs
Research Expeditions
- 18 open ocean cruises (each 1-8 weeks long) to the North Atlantic, the Equatorial Pacific, the Southern Ocean, the Barents Sea, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean aboard the following research vessels: Alaminos, Trident, Gyre, Knorr, Atlantis II, Researcher, Polar Star, Senja and Andenes (Norwegian), and Columbus Iselin.
- 8 local cruises to Eastern Gulf of Mexico aboard R/V Bellows and R/V Suncoaster, R/V Pelican, and R/V F. Walton Smith.
Professional Organizations
- AGU, ASLO, Geoch. Soc., TOS
- Invited Investigator, Norwegian Research Program for Marine Arctic Ecology (PROMARE), 1986 to 1988
- Invited Member, Committee on Seabed Utilization in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. National Research Council Marine Board, Feb., 1987-1990
- Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans), 1992-present
- Invited Participant, Nitrogen Dynamics in the North Atlantic Basin , Block Island, RI., 8-14, May 1994, Convenors: R.W. Howarth and J.N. Galloway. Expenses paid by World Meterol. Org. of U.N. and the Mellon Foundation.
Recent Collaborators
CaribeVent cruises
Dr. Wm. Johns, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Sci., U. of Miami
Dr. Claes Rooth, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Sci., U. of Miami
WOCE P-13 Leg
Dr. John Bullister, PMEL, NOAA, Seattle, WA
JGOFS Arabian Sea and Antarctic Process cruises (nutrients and hydrography)
Dr. Louis Codispoti, Horn Point Marine Laboratory, University of Maryland
FSLE cruises
Dr. R. Wanninkhof, AOML, NOAA
Dr. R. Garwood, US Naval Postgraduate School
Post Doctorate Fellow, University of South Florida
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 553- 1646
masserin@mail.usf.edu
Education
University of Tampa, B.S., Chemistry and Marine Science, 1993
University of South Florida, Chemistry graduate program, 1993-94
University of South Florida, Ph.D., Marine Science . 2005
Areas of Specialization
- Chemical oceanography
- In situ chemical sensors and chemistry development
- Nutrient chemistry
Research expeditions
- 5 open ocean cruises (each 3-7 weeks long) to the Indian and Southern Oceans aboard the following research vessels: R/V Thomas G. Thompson, R/V. Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V. Roger Revelle.
- 10 local cruises to Eastern Gulf of Mexico aboard the R/V F. Walton Smith, R/V Suncoaster, R/V Pelican, R/V. Malcolm Baldrige, and R/V. Gyre.
Professional Organizations
AGU
Awards and Scholarships
- Received Gulf Oceanographic Charitable Trust Fellowship in 2002.
- Received Jack Lake Fellowship in 2001.
- Received Jack Lake Fellowship in 2000.
- Received Gulf Oceanographic Charitable Trust Fellowship in 1999.
- Received Von Rosenstiel Award for first year graduate student research excellence for high sensitivity nutrient chemistry method development in 1994.
- Four year recipient of a Presidential Academic Scholarship at the Univ. of Tampa.
Graduated Cum Laude from the Univ. of Tampa