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

• 2001-Present, Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1988-2001, Professor, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida
• 1983-1988, Associate Professor, Department 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

• Coral Reefs in the 21st Century: Is the Past the Key to the Future?
• Goldilocks and the Three Biogenic Carbonate Minerals: What Determines “Just Right”?
• Senior Women in Academia: What are Mentors and Role Models Worth?
• Careers in Marine Science - A Lot More than Manatees and Dolphins.

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