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Reef Indicators Lab
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
College of Marine Science

Pamela Hallock Muller, Professor, Biogeological Oceanography

Carolyn Rindosh (left) of the Association of Women Geoscientists presenting the 1999 Outstanding Educator Award to Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller.

Educational Background

• University of Montana, Missoula, B.A. Zoology, June 1969
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, M.S. Oceanography, May 1972
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Ph.D. Oceanography, May 1977

Employment

• 1988-Present, Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1983-1988, Associate Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1978-1983, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Earth Sciences, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas

Areas of Specialization

• Role of nutrients in coral reefs, carbonate sedimentology, and paleoceanography; role of algal symbiosis in carbonate production, community structure, and evolution.
• Use of larger foraminiferal distributions, population dynamics, and functional morphologies in studies of environmental quality, paleoenvironments, and carbonate sedimentation.
• Use of simulation models in paleoecology.

Invited Lecture Topics : 1999-2000

• Larger Foraminifera as Environmental/Paleoenvironmental Indicators.
• Global Change: Implications for Florida’s Reefs.
• Senior Women in Academia: What are Mentors and Role Models Worth?
• Coral Reefs, Nutrients and Global Change.
• Nutrients and Carbonate Sedimentation.

Selected List of Publications

Recent Grants and Contracts

• Biochemistry of Ecosystems in Biscayne Bay, Florida. PI B. Lidz. Component of the Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for Partial Support of Research at the USF/USGS Cooperative Research Center for Coastal Geology. Funding period: 10/02-09/03: $33,302; Funding period 050104 - 043005: $30,000.
• Advanced Remote Sensing Methods for Caribbean Coral Reef Studies, PI J. Brock. Component of the Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for Partial Support of Research at the USF/USGS Cooperative Research Center for Coastal Geology. $34,359; 050104 - 043005; 35,999; 050105 - 043006.
• Quantifying Ecological and Economic Impacts of Tropical Cyclones on Coral Reefs and Coastal Water Quality in South Florida. With T. J. Mason (USF-CPH), NOAA/through FIU International Hurricane Center, Year 1: total $189,875; PHM component: $135,465; 10/01/04-12/31/05; Year 2: total $162,645; PHM component: $149,060); 10/01/05-12/31/07.
• Application of Historic Data Sets and Bioindicators to Assess Status and Ecological Function of Upper Keys Patch Reefs. U.S. EPA Special Studies in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary or Southeast Florida. $49, 989, 01/01/07-12/31/08.
• Foraminifera as Ecosystem Indicators. USEPA - ORD - NCERQA. 10/97 - 9/01. $344,545.
• Foraminifera in lagoon sediments of Glovers Reef Atoll: Have assemblages changed since 1970?" WCS 10/98-4/00; $6,000.
• Biological and Geological Characterization of the Tortugas Banks Area, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary". Sustainable Seas Expeditions, National Geographic Society.
• Bleaching in Reef-Dwelling Foraminifera: Can Stress Symptoms be Induced in Field Experiments? PI. NOAA/NURC UNCW 9922. 1/99 - 12/99, $20,000.
• Assessing the Health of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Florida Keys Using an Integrated Molecular Biomarker System. South Carolina Sea Grant Program. PI: Cheryl Woodley and Eric Lacy, Medical University of South Carolina. Subcontract to USF $41,000; duration: 10/1/00-9/30/02.

Contact Information

University of South Florida
140 Seventh Ave. S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727)553-1567
Fax: (727)553-9189
e-mail: pmuller@marine.usf.edu