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
Vulnerability of coral reefs to bioerosion from land-based sources of pollution
Seafloor fluid seeps on Kimki Ridge, offshore southern California: Links to active strike-slip faulting
Seasonal variability in particulate matter source and composition to the depositional zone of Baltimore Canyon, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight
The use of passive membrane samplers to assess organic contaminant inputs at five coastal sites in west Maui, Hawaii
Rare earth element behavior during groundwater – seawater mixing along the Kona Coast of Hawaii
Observations of nearshore groundwater discharge: Kahekili Beach Park submarine springs, Maui, Hawaii
Groundwater-derived nutrient and trace element transport to a nearshore Kona coral ecosystem: Experimental mixing model results
Growth rates and ages of deep-sea corals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Insights into methane dynamics from analysis of authigenic carbonates and chemosynthetic mussels at newly-discovered Atlantic Margin seeps
Tracking millennial-scale Holocene glacial advance and retreat using osmium isotopes: Insights from the Greenland ice sheet
Reconstructing surface ocean circulation with 129I time series records from corals
Impact of Deepwater Horizon Spill on food supply to deep-sea benthos communities
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
Vulnerability of coral reefs to bioerosion from land-based sources of pollution
Seafloor fluid seeps on Kimki Ridge, offshore southern California: Links to active strike-slip faulting
Seasonal variability in particulate matter source and composition to the depositional zone of Baltimore Canyon, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight
The use of passive membrane samplers to assess organic contaminant inputs at five coastal sites in west Maui, Hawaii
Rare earth element behavior during groundwater – seawater mixing along the Kona Coast of Hawaii
Observations of nearshore groundwater discharge: Kahekili Beach Park submarine springs, Maui, Hawaii
Groundwater-derived nutrient and trace element transport to a nearshore Kona coral ecosystem: Experimental mixing model results
Growth rates and ages of deep-sea corals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Insights into methane dynamics from analysis of authigenic carbonates and chemosynthetic mussels at newly-discovered Atlantic Margin seeps
Tracking millennial-scale Holocene glacial advance and retreat using osmium isotopes: Insights from the Greenland ice sheet
Reconstructing surface ocean circulation with 129I time series records from corals
Impact of Deepwater Horizon Spill on food supply to deep-sea benthos communities
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.