Nancy Prouty
Research Oceanographer with the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Professional Experience
Oct. 2009-present - Research Oceanographer, United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA. Lead PI on groundwater and land-based pollution coral reef ecosystem studies. Design and implement field experiments on geochemical impacts of groundwater and land-based pollution on coral reefs. Lead PI on deep-sea coral paleo-ecology multi-agency project.
July ‘10-Nov.’10 - Science Program Coordinator Advisor, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo Alto, CA Served as liaison between the individual scientific researchers and the Institute to implement and execute a scientific strategy. Managed complex, scientific planning efforts involving scientists, engineers, marine operations personnel, technicians, and other support staff.
2007-2009 - Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA. Lead investigator on 2-year Federal scientific research program to investigate the link between sedimentation and coral reef ecosystem health. Collaborated with investigators at multiple Federal agencies and academic institutions.
2004-2007 - Cooperative Institute for Climate and Ocean Research Postdoctoral Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA. Lead investigator on multidisciplinary initiative to develop new tools to assess coral response to environmental stressors from both anthropogenic and natural perturbations.
Summer 2004 - University Instructor, University of California, Berkeley, CA. Developed innovative student centered curriculum for an 8-week intensive summer course on oceanography.
2000-2004 - Graduate Research Environmental Fellow, Department of Energy (DOE), Stanford University. Lead investigator of international coral reef project in Kenya and Sumatra.
Education and Certifications
2004: Ph.D., Oceanography, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1997: M.S., Climate Change Research Center, Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
1993: B.A., Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
Science and Products
IMMeRSS-- Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps
Near-shore seawater-column measurements of excess radon (Rn-222) and water levels, Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa, August 2018
Water-column environmental variables and accompanying discrete CTD measurements collected offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic
Radiocarbon dating of deep-sea black corals collected off the southeastern United States
CTD profiles and discrete water-column measurements collected off California and Oregon during NOAA cruise RL-19-05 (USGS field activity 2019-672-FA) from October to November 2019
Geochemical analysis of seeps along the Queen Charlotte Fault
Biomarker analysis of cold seeps along the United States Atlantic Margin
Geochemical analysis of authigenic carbonates and chemosynthetic mussels at Atlantic Margin seeps
Olowalu chronology and geochemistry time-series, West Maui
Sediment trap and water column chemistry, Baltimore Canyon, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight
Coral growth parameters and seawater chemistry from Kahekili, west Maui, Hawaii
Expanding the repertoire of electron acceptors for the anaerobic oxidation of methane in carbonates in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
Focused fluid flow and methane venting along the Queen Charlotte fault, offshore Alaska (USA) and British Columbia (Canada)
Cascadia Margin cold seeps: Subduction zone fluids, gas hydrates, and chemosynthetic habitats
Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the California continental margin and associated features from the California-Oregon border to Ensenada, Mexico
Molecular indicators of methane metabolisms at cold seeps along the United States Atlantic margin
Pulse sediment event does not impact the metabolism of a mixed coral reef community
Coral skeleton δ15N as a tracer of historic nutrient loading to a coral reef in Maui, Hawaii
Molecular characterization of Bathymodiolus mussels and gill symbionts associated with chemosynthetic habitats from the U.S. Atlantic margin
A 50-year Sr/Ca time series from an enclosed, shallow-water Guam coral: In situ monitoring and extraction of a temperature trend, annual cycle, and ENSO and PDO signals
Carbonate system parameters of an algal-dominated reef along west Maui
Uptake and distribution of organo-iodine in deep-sea corals
Deepwater Program: Lophelia II, continuing ecological research on deep-sea corals and deep-reef habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
IMMeRSS-- Interagency Mission for Methane Research on Seafloor Seeps
Near-shore seawater-column measurements of excess radon (Rn-222) and water levels, Faga'alu Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa, August 2018
Water-column environmental variables and accompanying discrete CTD measurements collected offshore the U.S. Mid- and South Atlantic
Radiocarbon dating of deep-sea black corals collected off the southeastern United States
CTD profiles and discrete water-column measurements collected off California and Oregon during NOAA cruise RL-19-05 (USGS field activity 2019-672-FA) from October to November 2019
Geochemical analysis of seeps along the Queen Charlotte Fault
Biomarker analysis of cold seeps along the United States Atlantic Margin
Geochemical analysis of authigenic carbonates and chemosynthetic mussels at Atlantic Margin seeps
Olowalu chronology and geochemistry time-series, West Maui
Sediment trap and water column chemistry, Baltimore Canyon, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight
Coral growth parameters and seawater chemistry from Kahekili, west Maui, Hawaii
Expanding the repertoire of electron acceptors for the anaerobic oxidation of methane in carbonates in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
Focused fluid flow and methane venting along the Queen Charlotte fault, offshore Alaska (USA) and British Columbia (Canada)
Cascadia Margin cold seeps: Subduction zone fluids, gas hydrates, and chemosynthetic habitats
Mapping, exploration, and characterization of the California continental margin and associated features from the California-Oregon border to Ensenada, Mexico
Molecular indicators of methane metabolisms at cold seeps along the United States Atlantic margin
Pulse sediment event does not impact the metabolism of a mixed coral reef community
Coral skeleton δ15N as a tracer of historic nutrient loading to a coral reef in Maui, Hawaii
Molecular characterization of Bathymodiolus mussels and gill symbionts associated with chemosynthetic habitats from the U.S. Atlantic margin
A 50-year Sr/Ca time series from an enclosed, shallow-water Guam coral: In situ monitoring and extraction of a temperature trend, annual cycle, and ENSO and PDO signals
Carbonate system parameters of an algal-dominated reef along west Maui
Uptake and distribution of organo-iodine in deep-sea corals
Deepwater Program: Lophelia II, continuing ecological research on deep-sea corals and deep-reef habitats in the Gulf of Mexico
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.