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| Dr. Peter M. Rowe is Director, New Jersey Sea Grant Extension Program and Associate Director, New Jersey Sea Grant College Program. Dr. Rowe joined NJSGEP in 2004 with over twenty years of experience in research, teaching and K-12 outreach. Dr. Rowe’s primary academic interests are in larval ecology and fisheries oceanography. In particular he has conducted research on the interaction of biological and physical processes affecting larval transport and on the determination of essential fish habitat of marine recreational and commercial finfish and shellfish in estuarine and coastal waters of New Jersey and Delaware. He has presented his research at numerous regional, national and international scientific meetings and authored more than a dozen journal articles, abstracts and reports. He is a member of American Fisheries Society, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and Estuarine Research Federation. Dr. Rowe graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry from Gettysburg College and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a Master’s degree in Marine Studies and a Doctorate in Oceanography from the University of Delaware. | |
Dr. Jon Miller
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Dr. Jon Miller is a research assistant professor of coastal
and ocean engineering at the Davidson Laboratory of Stevens Institute
of Technology in Hoboken and a Coastal Processes Specialist for the New
Jersey Sea Grant Extension Program. As a Coastal Processes Specialist, Dr.
Miller helps promote a greater understanding of our coastal resources
which helps facilitate more informed decision making and long term
sustainability. He is currently a member of the New Jersey Coastal
Protection Technical Assistance Service, formed in 1993, charged with
providing scientific expertise to the State of New Jersey regarding
all coastal issues.
His teaching and research interests include nearshore hydrodynamics,
coastal processes, and shoreline responses to extreme events, such
as hurricanes and nor′easters. Dr. Miller received a Bachelor of Engineering
degree in Civil Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and
Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida
in Coastal Engineering. During his academic career, Dr. Miller has
been recognized as both a National Defense Science and Engineering
Graduate Fellow (2001-2004) and 2004 Fulbright Post-graduate Fellow
(Australia).
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Gregory Rusciano
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Gregory Rusciano is a Program Associate in Water Resources
for Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension and a Water Resources
Agent of the New Jersey Sea Grant Extension. Gregory received a B. S.
in Bioresource Engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey in 2004. He received his M. S. in Bioresource Engineering from
Rutgers in 2006. His research focuses on storm water management planning
and structural storm water best management practices, including the
analysis of water quality trading feasibility.
As a Water Resources Agent Mr. Rusciano helps promote a greater understanding of water resources and the impact of its use on coastal marine ecosystems in order to facilitate more informed decision making and long term sustainability. Some of his current activities include coordinating the Restore a Waterway initiative, which provides technical assistance to watershed-based volunteer groups; developing programs for the New Jersey Education for Municipal Officials (NJ–EMO) initiative, which assists municipalities in addressing environmental issues; and conducting outreach and education programs for citizens as part of the Storm water Management in Your Backyard initiative, which provides information about storm water management solutions for homeowners.
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Michael J. Danko
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Michael J. Danko is the Marine
Fisheries Agent for the New Jersey Sea Grant Extension Program. He
received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology from the Richard
Stockton College of New Jersey in 1993 and has been employed with
the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium since 1993.
Michael has participated in numerous coastal zone management, fishery, sediment, water quality and bathymetry projects. He has served as the New Jersey project manager of a 5-year, multi-million dollar National Coastal Assessment project which will provide a picture of the condition of our coastal waters and additional tools for use in ecosystem monitoring. Mike was instrumental with the design and implementation of the New Jersey Clean Vessel Act Program Plan, which included educational materials for recreational boaters on the environmental impacts of boating. He currently serves as chair of the New Jersey Clean Vessel Act Steering Committee. For information on Mike's projects please visit Current Activities of the New Jersey Sea Grant Extension Program. |
Jenny McCormick
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Jenny McCormick is the Coastal Communities Agent & Program Associate for the New Jersey Sea Grant College Program. She has been working with the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium since graduation in 2001 from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Miss MCCormick holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Marine Science with a Minor in Writing and a Master of Science degree in Professional and Technical Communications from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Ms McCormick has been involved with several ecotourism projects that promote the wise management and sustainable development of New Jersey’s coastal communities including working with both the Belmar and Bradley Beach Environmental Commissions to develop interpretive educational signs for beach goers. She is currently coordinating the development of a Traveler’s Guide to New Jersey Coastal & Maritime Heritage which will feature historic coastal towns and ports, early cultures, lighthouses, port commerce, fishing, coastal defense and other maritime related topics and points of interest. Ms McCormick was honored in 2003 with an APEX Grand Award for Publication Excellence for her participation in creating Catch and Release: A Guide to Ethical Angling, an educational outreach tool distributed to recreational anglers. In 2004 she received another APEX Award for her contribution to NJ’s Strange and Ugly Fishes poster project. |
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