43Robert Howard Condon
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology and Marine Biology
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
601 South College Rd., Wilmington NC 28403
Phone: +1 251 654-3464
Skype: mnemiopsis007
Email: [email protected]
Date of Birth: 27 May 1974
Nationality & Resident Status: Australian, US Permanent Resident
Professional Preparation
2010: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
2008 – 2009: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)
2002 – 2008: Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), College of William & Mary
1992 – 1997: B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Melbourne, Australia
Scientific Appointments
2014 – Assistant Professor, UNCW
2010 – 2013: Research Senior Marine Scientist, DISL
2009 – 2010: Assistant Research Scientist, BIOS
2008: Senior Research Scientist, VIMS
2001 – 2002: Faculty Research Assistant II, Horn Point Laboratory, University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
1999 – 2001: Faculty Research Assistant I, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES
Research Interests
Biological and chemical oceanography and plankton ecology
Global jellyfish blooms, societal perceptions and effects on socio-economics and role in
biogeochemical cycles
Global oil spills and effects on food web processes, ecosystem resilience and functioning
Role of phytoplankton, microbes and zooplankton in carbon export, food web processes, and
ecosystem metabolism. Feeding ecology and metabolism of planktonic communities.
Marine science outreach programs with early childhood and elementary school students
Scientific Experience and Skills