John Cullen

University Research Professor
Oceanography

Education
1970-1974 A.B., Honors in Biology, General College Honors, University of California (Cowell College), Santa Cruz
1980 Ph.D. University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Awards
American Men and Women of Science 2008, Canadian Who's Who 2008
Fellow of The Oceanography Society, 2005
Member, Faculty of 1000 Biology: Ecosystem, 2005
ISI Highly Cited Researcher, 2004
Killam Chair in Ocean Studies '06-'10
Killam Prof. of Oceanography, '00-'05
Luigi Provasoli Award for Outstanding Publication in Journal of Phycology, '96
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 1993

62 Invited Presentations since 1994

129 Publications: www.ceotr.ca/publications/

  
Dynamics in the Ocean

John Cullen’s research interests include the physiology and ecology of marine phytoplankton, ocean observation and prediction systems, and the culture of microalgae for fuels and protein. He shared leadership of a real-time coastal observatory in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (2002 - 2008). This project applied his research on a wide variety of optical measurements for automated descriptions of plankton dynamics in the ocean. His interest in oceanographic interpretations of optical measurements continues. Cullen is recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher; many of his publications focus on the influence of environmental conditions (for example, nutrient supply or ultraviolet radiation) on marine phytoplankton. This led to his selection as Fellow of The Oceanography Society in 2005.