Dr. Mark Sytsma - Curriculum Vitae
Environmental Science and Resources • Portland State University • Portland OR • 97207-0751
sytsmam@pdx.edu / 503.725.3833
Education
Ph.D. 1992 Ecology, University of California-Davis
M.S. 1984 Environmental Science & Engineering, U. Washington
B.S. 1978 Biology, Iowa State University
Employment/Positions
Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. 1998 to present
Research Associate, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland. 2006 to present
Director, Portland State University Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. 1999 to present.
Co-director. Portland State University/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute. 2004 to present.
Co-director. Marine Bioinvasion Education Consortium. 2006 to present
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Portland State University, 1994 to 1998
Aquatic Ecologist, KCM, Inc. 1992 to 1994
Grants and Contracts
IGERT: Environmental Sensing and Decision Science. NSF. Preproposal in review.
Technology in Conservation Initiative. Portland State University and TNC. $250,000
Waldo Lake Limnology. US Forest Service. 2003 – 2008. $418,242.
Dreissenid mussel monitoring in California and Nevada. USFWS. In review. $40,252.
Invasive Aquatic Plants in Lakes and Estuaries. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Agriculture. In review. $100,874.
Hull Fouling Investigations. California State Lands Commission. 2007–2008. $125,000. (with Ian Davidson, PSU, and Greg Ruiz, SERC).
New Zealand Mudsnail Outreach in the Deschutes Basin. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $14,979.
Biological Characterization of Stormwater Facilities. Phase 1. Clackamas County. 2007. $45,000. (with Y. Pan and J. Maser)
Green crab control methods, Phase 2: Evaluating effectiveness and effects of Carcinus maenas removal in Bodega Harbor. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, NOAA, and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2007–2008. $150,000. (with C. deRivera and E. Grosholtz)
Green crab control methods, Phase 1: Green crab control methods. Evaluating factors important for eradication of Carcinus maenas. NOAA and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2006–2007. $250,000. (with C. deRivera and E. Grosholtz)
Dreissenid Veliger Monitoring and Identification. 2007. Metropolitan Water District. $4400.
Aquatic Plant Manual for Alaska. 2007. Alaska Department of Fish and Game and US Fish and Wildlife Service. $54,229.
Diamond Lake Water Quality Sampling. 2007–2008. US Forest Service. $31996.
Inventory and Mapping of Aquatic Plants at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. 2007. US Park Service. $10,000.
Road Ecology Course and Seminar Series. 2007– 2009. Oregon Transportation Initiative. $24,011.
Dreissenid Monitoring in California. 2007–2009. California Department of Fish and Game. $21,983.
Aquatic Weed Database. USGS Florida Integrated Science Center. 10/1/06 – 9/30/08. $45,000.
Dreissenid veliger identification laboratory. USFWS/ Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 8/1/06 – 12/31/06. $12,144.
Hull Fouling Investigations. US Maritime Administration. Multiple contracts totaling $112,727. (with Ian Davidson and Greg Ruiz)
Oregon ANS Plan Implementation. US Fish and Wildlife Service. 9/19/06 – 6/30/08. $67,600.
Hydrilla control program review and research priorities workshop. Western Regional Panel, California Dept. Fish and Game, California Depart. Food and Agriculture. $15,000.
Ballast Water Treatment Workshop. State of Alaska/Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. $17,751. (with Greg Ruiz).
Patterns and processes of species transfers on ship’s hulls: assessing the effect of ship type, operating conditions, and hull husbandry on biofouling communities. Californa State Lands Commission. $100,000. (with G. Ruiz and I. Davidson)
Spartina Response in Oregon. OR Dept. Agriculture. 7/21/04 – 6/30/05. $29,924.
Aquatic Nuisance Species Database. USFWS/Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 6/1/04-12/31/06. $2500.
Mitten Crab Larvae Recruitment. USFWS/ Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 7/1/04 – 6/30/05. $31,084.
Mitten Crab and Ballast Water Sampling for Genetic Markers. US EPA. 9/10/04 – 9/9/05. $31,284.
Macrophyte Survey of Diamond Lake. USFS. 9/13/04 – 9/30/05. $12,983.
West Coast Regional Ballast Water Reporting Pilot Project. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 1/1/04 – 6/30/07. $251,893.
Fragment production and dispersal of cordgrass. San Francisco Estuary Institute. 1/5/04 – 2/28/05. $35,024
Egeria densa Biology and Ecology in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. California Bay Delta Authority. 11/1/03 – 10/30/05. $327,937.
Oregon ANS Plan Implementation. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 7/1/03 – 9/30/05. $117,000.
Evaluation of the Morphoedaphic index to infer pre-settlement total P concentration in lakes. EPA and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 5/1/03 – 6/30/05. $96,961.
Aquatic Weed Surveys in Coastal Lakes. Siuslaw National Forest. 7/22/03 – 12/31/05. $21,322.
Biological Invasion of the Columbia River Associated with Shipping Activities. US Coast Guard. 9/4/02 – 11/1/05. $500,000.
Outreach and education on mitten crabs. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 9/1/04 – 9/30/05. $15,000.
Implementation of the Oregon Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan. US Fish and Wildlife Service. 6/17/02 – 12/1/06. $311,654.
Columbia River Aquatic Nuisance Species Survey. US Coast Guard and US Fish and Wildlife Service. 8/1/01 – 6/30/06. $307,677.
Evaluation of the Morphoedaphic index to infer pre-settlement total P concentration. EPA and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. $96,961.
Skamania County Aquatic Vegetation Management Planning. Skamania County, WA. $23,990.
Detection of Spartina spp. on the Oregon Coast. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $21,647.
Aquatic vegetation management planning for Blue Lake. Oregon Department of Environmental Quallity and METRO. $75,398.
Seasonal variation in carbohydrate concentration in Egeria densa. Washington Department of Ecology. $15,000.
Limnological monitoring of Waldo Lake. Willamette National Forest. (with Roy Koch, Richard Petersen, John Reuter, and Scott Wells). $215,756.
Aquatic weed surveys in coastal lakes. Siuslaw National Forest. $18,000.
Biological Invasion of the Columbia River Associated with Shipping Activities. US Coast Guard. $500,000.
Outreach and education on mitten crabs and zebra mussels. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. $30,000.
Review of Oregon Ballast Water Management Program Compliance and Efficacy. PSU Faculty Development Grant and Columbia River Steamship Operators Association. $16,700.
TMDL Development for Clatsop Plains Lakes. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. $164,500.
Implementation of the Oregon Aquatic Nuisance Species Management Plan. US Fish and Wildlife Service $162,800.
Mitten Crab Risk Assessment of West Coast Estuaries. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. $50,000.
Lake Nutrient Criteria Development. $96,961. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission and US EPA
Columbia River Aquatic Nuisance Species Survey. US Coast Guard and US Fish and Wildlife Service. $275,000.
Egeria densa Biology and Impacts. Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation. $24,000.
Survey and Rapid Response Plan for Spartina in Oregon. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $24,341.
Outreach and education on mitten crabs and zebra mussels. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, and Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation. $45,000.
Nutrient criteria for reservoirs in EPA Region 10. US EPA. $98,000.
Aquatic Invasive Species Management in the Columbia Basin. Bonneville Power Administration/Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2000-2001. $25,000.
Lake Inventory. US EPA. $50,000. US EPA and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. 2001. $50,000.
Lake Nutrient Criteria Development. US EPA. 2000-2001. $75,000.
Propagule bank in Devils Lake. Devils Lake Water Improvement District. 2000-2001. $2,500.
Lake Nutrient Criteria Development. US EPA. 1999-2000. $59,878.
Lake Lytle Eurasian Watermilfoil Control-Year 2. 2001. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $41,057.
Lake Lytle Eurasian Watermilfoil Control-Year 1. 1999-2000. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $12,822.
Mitten Crab Education and Outreach. 2000. US Fish and Wildlife Service. $14,400.
Zebra Mussel Survey in Western USA. 2000. Fish and Wildlife Foundation. $17,000.
Technical Assistance in Management of Invasive Aquatic Plants. 2000-2001. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $50,000.
Phenology and Ecology of Egeria densa in Oregon. 1999-2001. Bureau of Land Management. $10,000. (PI)
A WWW-based Information Matrix for Aquatic Nuisance Species in the Western USA. 1999-2000. California Department of Food and Agriculture. $6,000.
Aquatic Vegetation in US Army Corps of Engineers Reservoirs. 1999. US Army Corps of Engineers. $18,540.
Center for Lakes and Reservoirs. Oregon. 2000-2001. Watershed Enhancement Board. $135,000.
Integrated Aquatic Vegetation Management in Southern Oregon Irrigation Canals. Phase 2. 1999-2000.
Talent Irrigation District and US Bureau of Reclamation. $31,130.
Citizen Lake Watch. Oregon DEQ. 1998. $75,000. (Co-PI with Richard Petersen).
Laurance Lake Limnology and Management. 1998. Mt. Hood National Forest. $6,545.
Coordination of Aquatic Non-indigenous Species Management in Coastal Pacific and Northwestern States. 1998-2001. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, California Department of Water Resources, Oregon Department of Agriculture, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Bureau of Reclamation, and Bonneville Power Authority. $185,000.
Guide to Development of Aquatic Plant Management Plans. 1999-2001. Governor’s Watershed Enhancement Board. $42,288.
Citizen Lake Watch. Oregon DEQ. 1997-1998. $30,000 (Co-PI with Richard Petersen) .
Integrated Aquatic Plant Management in Irrigation Systems. 1998. Talent Irrigation District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. $43,263.
Combination Treatment of Parrotfeather with Triclopyr and Fluridone. Washington Commission on Pesticide Registration. 1997-1998. $44,915.
Invasion and Genetic Structure of Nonnative Aquatic Plant Populations in Oregon Lakes. PSU Faculty Development Grant. $6,009.
Detection and Management of Hydrilla verticillata. 1996-1997. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $15,000.
Oregon Lake Watershed Watch. 1996-1997. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. $78,000.
Fern Ridge Lake Citizen Monitoring. 1995-1996. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. $5,650.
Bull Run Reservoir No. 2 Macrophyte Management. 1995-1996. Portland Water Bureau. $5,039.
Revegetation Study and Water Quality Analysis of Devils Lake. Devils Lake Water Improvement District. 1995-1996. $10,275.
Hydrilla Surveillance and Contingency Plan Development. 1995. Oregon Department of Agriculture. $17,056.
Professionally-related Service
Promotion and Tenure Review for Dr. Marnie Chapman, Australian Maritime University
North Pacific Marine Science Organization Invasive Species Working Group 21
Guest Editor, Journal of Aquatic Plant Management special issue on aquatic plant research priority workshop
Peer reviewer for Journal of Aquatic Plant Management, The Prairie Naturalist, and Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management
West Coast Ballast Water Outreach Project Advisory Committee
Idaho Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan Technical Advisory Committee
EPA STAR Grant Review Panel
ANS Task Force Monitoring and Detection Committee
Oregon Ballast Water Legislation (HB 2170) Committee
Oregon Invasive Species Council, Founding member and Chair
National New Zealand Mudsnail Management Plan Committee
Chair Pacific Northwest Economic Region Invasive Species Committee
Oregon Noxious Weed Management Funding Working Group
Aquatic Plant Management Society, Board of Directors and Associate Editor
Oregon Ballast Water Task Force, Chair
Executive Committee of the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
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