Biographical Sketch

Dr. Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds

 

EDUCATION

A.B.                 cum laude in Biology, Harvard University, l996

M.S.                 Biology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2000

Guest Student     Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1996-2004

Ph.D.                 Biological Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, 2006

 

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2007 to present              Research Associate            Applied Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University

2007 to present              Assistant Professor             Graduate Program in Acoustics, The Pennsylvania State University

                                                                              Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University

 

2005-2007                     Postdoctoral  Associate       Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology,

                                                                              University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

 

2005-2006                     Postdoctoral Fellow             Department of Estuarine and Oceanic Sciences, School for Marine Science and

                                                                              Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

2005                             Visiting Lecturer                  Biology Department, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

2004-2005                     Research Scientist               Marine Acoustics, Incorporated


WORKSHOPS, PANELS, AND COMMITTEES

Advisor, Second International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life.   August 16-20, 2010.  Cork, Ireland.

Advisor, Technical Management Committee of the JIP sponsored by the International Oil and Gas Producers.

Committee Member, Women in Acoustics Committee, Acoustical Oceanography Technical Committee, Animals Bioacoustics Technical Committee, Acoustical Society of America.

Committee Member, IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) Technical Committee on Underwater Acoustics.

Organizer and Session Chair, Acoustics in Polar Environments, 159th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.  April 19-23, 2010.  Baltimore, MD.

Conference Session Chair.  Manatees and Alligator Acoustics.  156th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. November 10-14, 2008.  Miami, FL.

Conference Session Chair.  Acoustic Sensing of Animals.  151st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. June 5-9, 2006.  Providence, RI.

Advisory Panel. Workshop on Ocean Ambient Noise Budgets and Long Term Monitoring: Implications for Marine Mammals. NOAA/NMFS Series 2004.  Warwick, RI.

Co-Organizer of SeaBASS, a Marine Bioacoustics Summer School program offered biennially

 

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society

Member, American Fisheries Society

Member, American Geophysical Union

Member, Society for Marine Mammalogy

Member, Acoustical Society of America

Member, P.E.O. Pennsylvania Chapter CM

Member, American Association for University Women (AAUW)

Guest Editor, Northeastern Naturalist

Reviewer, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Reviewer, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Reviewer, Aquatic Mammals

Reviewer, Endangered Species Research

 

HONORS & AWARDS

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Nominee – announced 2012

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award – 2011

NSF Young Investigator Travel Award - 2008

Acoustical Society of America – Young Investigator Travel Grant - 2007

URI Outstanding Dissertation Award in Biological/Life Sciences - 2006

American Association for University Women Fellowship – 2005-2006

Acoustical Society of America Best Student Paper Award – 5/2004, 11/2004

Jane B. Smith Endowed P.E.O. Scholar Award - 2003

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow (NDSEG) – 2002-2005

URI Graduate School of Oceanography Alumni Award – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Colicci Award in Ocean Engineering – 2001, 2005

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Academic Scholarship - 1998, 1999

Lerner Gray Research Grant for Marine Science – 1998

Ford Foundation Research Grant – 1996

Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Certificate of Merit – 1995, 1996

Harvard College Scholar – 1995, 1996

Sigma Xi Research Grant Recipient – 1995

 

OCEANOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

4/2010                         NOAA FOCI mooring cruise.  Bering Sea, AK. R/V Oscar Dyson.

10/2008                       NOAA FOCI mooring cruise.  Bering Sea, AK. R/V Miller Freeman.

9/2007                         Impacts of seismic gun sound on fish hearing.  Scott Reef, Australia.

1/2006 – 6/2007          New England groundfish stock assessment and monitoring using an acoustic-optic platform and AUV.  Massachusetts Bay, MA.  F/V Barbara L. Peters.

4/2003 - 9/2004           Dissertation field-work on the acoustic environment of Florida manatees. Sarasota, FL. Mote Marine Laboratory

8/2002                         Operator of optic profiler on ORCAS NOPP cruise.  Monterey Bay, CA.

9/2001                         Operator of optic profiler on ORCAS NOPP cruise. Pensacola, FL.  R/V Longhorn.

2/2001                         Navy LWAD 01-1 cruise.  Operator of the active sonar for marine mammal mitigation. Southeast US Coast.  R/V Maurice Ewing.

6/2000                         Playback experiments and acoustic heart rate recordings to study the reactions of

                                    bottlenose dolphins to vocalizations, with Peter Tyack, WHOI.  Sarasota, FL.

4/2000                         Digital tag trials to record heart rate of free-swimming beluga whales, with Matthew Grund, WHOI, and John Buck, UMass Dartmouth.  Mystic Aquarium, CT.

6/1998 - 12/1999         Playback experiments and acoustic heart rate recordings to study the reactions of

                                    bottlenose dolphins to conspecific vocalizations.  Mystic Aquarium, CT.

9/1996 – 9/1997          Study of vocal learning of captive and wild dolphins.  Woods Hole, MA. 

5/1995 – 5/1996          Playback and interactive cognition experiments with rhesus macques, Marc Hauser, Harvard University.  Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico.

1/1995- 5/1996            Operant conditioning experiments with cotton-top tamarins, Harvard University.

 

ADVISING

Russell Hawkins, MS advisor, Penn State University, Grad. Program in Acoustics                             present

Laura Madden, MS advisor, Penn State University, Wildlife & Fisheries                                            present

Samuel Denes, PhD advisor, Penn. State University, Grad. Program in Acoustics                               present

Cara Hotchkin, PhD Committee, Penn State University, Ecology                                                       present

Samantha Tufano, Undergraduate Research Assistant, Penn State University                                      present

Michael Bollinger, Undergraduate thesis advisor, Penn State University                                              present

Julia Boyd, WISER adviser, Penn State University                                                                              2011

Michelle Dienz, WISER adviser, Penn State University                                                                        2010

Diana Ioan, MEng advisor, Penn State University, Grad. Program in Acoustics                                    2010

Dawn Grebner, PhD committee, Penn. State University, Grad. Program in Acoustics                           2009

Jeremy Joseph, MS committee, Penn State University, Grad. Program in Acoustics                             2009

Deirdre Yeater, REU student, University of Rhode Island, Grad. School of Oceanography                  2005

Maura Thompson, Intern, Mote Marine Laboratory                                                                            2004