Sarah Mincks Hardy

University of Alaska, Fairbanks School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences

PO Box 757220, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220

907-***-**** abpqdp@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/directory/faculty/mincks/

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Reproduction, dispersal, and recruitment in benthic invertebrates;

Evolution of life history strategies; Population dynamics, biogeography, and biodiversity of

marine benthos; Application of molecular methods in marine ecology.

EDUCATION

2005 Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, University of Hawai i, Manoa

Benthic-pelagic coupling on the Antarctic continental shelf: Impacts of seasonal phytodetritus deposition

on the benthic community

1998 M.A., Biology (Marine Biology), San Francisco State University

Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of decapods in the Arabian Sea, with implications for

vertical flux

1996 B.A., Biology (Marine Biology), University of California, Santa Cruz

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2009-present Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

2007-2009 Presidential International Polar Year Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Alaska

Reproductive strategies, population dynamics and biodiversity patterns on the Arctic

continental shelf

2006-2007 Royal Society Post-doctoral Fellow, The Natural History Museum, London, UK

Biodiversity on the Antarctic shelf: Global change and links with the deep sea

2005-2006 Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Hawai i

Biodiversity patterns in the Pacific manganese nodule province: Source-sink dynamics

and applications for MPA design

1999-2005 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Hawai i

Coupling of benthic and pelagic ecological processes on the West Antarctic Peninsula

Continental Shelf

1996-1998 Graduate Research Assistant, San Francisco State University

Particle flux and vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arabian Sea

1996 Summer Guest Student, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Ecology of Arabian Sea zooplankton and micronekton

1995-1996 Research Assistant, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Invertebrate recruitment dynamics in California kelp forests

1994-1995 Research Assistant, Long Marine Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz

Reproductive ecology of sub-tidal marine invertebrates

AWARDS, HONORS, AND PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

L Oreal USA Fellowships for Women in Science, Honorable Mention (2007)

University of Alaska Presidential International Polar Year Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007-

2010)

Royal Society (UK) USA/Canada International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2006-2007)

University of Hawaii Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant (2004)

Antarctic Service Medal of the U.S.A. (2002)

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholarship, San

Francisco State University (1997-1998)

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship, San Francisco State

University (1996-1998)

Outstanding Student Employee Award, University of California, Santa Cruz (1995)

Pacific Bell Foundation Scholarship, University of California, Santa Cruz (1993-1995)

FUNDING: CURRENT AND PENDING

University of Alaska Presidential IPY Post-doctoral Fellowship (2007-2010), $223,200.00

Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD) Mini-grant (2008-2009), Barcoding Arctic Benthos:

Applications for Reproductive Ecology and Phylogenetics, $5,000.00

Coastal Marine Institute (2009-2011), Population connectivity in Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort

Sea snow crab populations: Estimating spatial scales of disturbance impacts, $239,552.00

Alaska Sea Grant (pending), Source or sink? Working toward effective protection of crab

populations in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, $174,499.00

TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE

Mentor to undergraduate Experiential Learning fellow, Shelley Woods, UAF (2008-2009)

Invited Lecturer, UAF (Graduate-level Courses: International Polar Year Seminar and

Marine Biology ) (2007)

Co-advisor for MSc student Lenka Nealova, The Natural History Museum, London (2006-

2007)

Head Teaching Assistant/ Laboratory Instructor, University of Hawaii ( Science of the Sea,

OCN 201) (2005)

Science and Math Tutor/Mentor, University of Hawaii, Nagatani Academic Center (2002-

2005)

Invited Lecturer, University of Hawaii (Graduate-level Courses: Marine Microbiology and

Benthic Biological Oceanography ) (2002-2004)

Teaching Assistant, University of Hawaii ( Science of the Sea, OCN 201) (1998-1999)

Laboratory Instructor, San Francisco State University ( General Biology Lab, BIOL 101)

(1998)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING

UAF Scientific Teaching faculty development workshops (2009)

DAN Emergency O2 Provider and Red Cross First Aid & CPR (2009)

UAF Ethical Conduct in Research faculty development workshop (2008)

PRIMER Software and Ecological Statistics training course (2007), UAF

Molecular Biology training course (2007), The Natural History Museum, London, UK

Analyzing Biodiversity and Life History Strategies (2006), Marine Genomics Europe summer

course

Comparative Invertebrate Embryology (2000), University of Washington summer field course

NAUI Openwater I SCUBA certification (1991)

Verbal and written proficiency in Spanish

OUTREACH, VOLUNTEER, AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Demonstrator, I m going to college 2009 Program for elementary schools, Fairbanks, AK

(2009)

Manuscript reviewer: Deep Sea Research I and II, Journal of Marine Systems, Zootaxa, Marine

Ecology Progress Series, Limnology & Oceanography

Proposal reviewer: NOAA Ocean Exploration

Judge, UA-IPY Young Researchers Network What s your Alaska? Photo and Video Contest

(2009)

Science Judge, National Ocean Science Bowl, Alaska (2009)

Contributor, Arctic Ocean Diversity (ArcOD) website (www.arcodiv.org) (2008)

Presentation of research in University of Alaska, Fairbanks IMS Seminar Series (2007)

Presentation of research to University of Alaska Board of Regents (2007)

Proposal reviewer for Global Change Student Research Grant competition, UAF (2007)

Consulting Scientist (volunteer), The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, HI (2005)

Session Moderator, Hawaii Academy of Science Pacific Student Symposium for Science and

Sustainability (2001)

Graduate Student Representative to Faculty Committees, University of Hawai i

Faculty Search Committee (2003-2004)

Committee to Address Student Attrition Rates (2002-2004)

Na Kama Kai Graduate Student Organization, University of Hawai i

Student Space Coordinator (2002-2003)

New Student Liaison (1999-2000)

PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)

Nealova, L., S.L. Mincks, C.R. Smith, A.G. Glover (in prep) Species diversity of Antarctic shelf

polychaetes and the influence of food availability. To be submitted to Marine Ecology Progress

Series.

Mincks, S.L., C. McClain, C.R. Smith (in prep) Sources and sinks in the abyss and their potential

influence on biodiversity and evolution. To be submitted to Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Bluhm, B., S.L. Mincks, K. Iken, B. Sirenko (in prep) Epibenthic megafauna on the Chukchi shelf:

Environmental influences on community structure. To be submitted to Polar Biology.

McClain, C., S.L. Mincks, A.G. Glover (in prep) Species ranges, scales of dispersal, and population

connectivity in the abyss. To be submitted to Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Mincks, S.L., P. Dyal, G.L.J. Paterson, C.R. Smith, A.G. Glover (2009) A new species of Aurospio

(Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Antarctic shelf, with analysis of its ecology, reproductive biology

and evolutionary history. Marine Ecology 30: 181-197.

Mincks, S.L., C.R. Smith, R.M. Jeffreys, P.Y.G. Sumida (2008) Trophic structure on the West Antarctic

Peninsula shelf: Detritivory and benthic inertia revealed by 13C and 15N analysis. Deep-Sea

Research II 55: 2502-2514.

Smith, C.R., S.L. Mincks, D.J. DeMaster (2008) The FOODBANCS Project: Introduction and sinking

fluxes of organic carbon, chlorophyll-a and phytodetritus on the western Antarctic Peninsula shelf.

Deep-Sea Research II 55: 2404-2414.

Glover, A.G., C.R. Smith, S.L. Mincks, P.Y.G. Sumida, A. Thurber (2008) Macrofaunal abundance and

composition on the West Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf: evidence for a sediment food

bank and similarities to deep-sea habitats. Deep-Sea Research II 55: 2491-2501.

Mincks, S.L., C.R. Smith (2007) Recruitment patterns in Antarctic shelf sediments: Evidence of

decoupling from seasonal phytodetritus pulses. Polar Biology 30: 587-600.

Smith, C.R., S.L. Mincks, D.J. DeMaster (2006) A synthesis of bentho-pelagic coupling on the Antarctic

Shelf: Food banks, ecosystem inertia and global climate change. Deep-Sea Research II 53: 875-

894.

Mincks, S.L., C.R. Smith, D.J. DeMaster (2005) Persistence of labile organic matter and microbial

biomass in Antarctic shelf sediments: Evidence of a sediment food bank . Marine Ecology

Progress Series 300: 3-19.

Mincks, S.L., S.M. Bollens, L.P. Madin, E.Horgan, M. Butler, P.M. Kremer, J.E. Craddock (2000)

Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of decapods in the Arabian Sea, with implications for

vertical flux. Deep-Sea Research II 47: 1475-1516.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Smith, C.R., S.L. Mincks (2006) Initial synthesis of the significance of benthic biological data to

understanding habitat distributions, biogeographical patterns and the general ecological

environment within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) and Adjoining Areas. Geological Model

Phase II, Final Report to the International Seabed Authority.

Mincks, S.L., C.R. Smith (2006) Critical Review of Benthic Biological Data from the Clarion-Clipperton

Zone (CCZ) and Adjoining Areas. Geological Model Phase II, Report to the International Seabed

Authority.

Mincks, S.L., C.R. Smith (2005) Summary of Benthic Biological Data Availability from the Clarion-

Clipperton Zone and Adjoining Areas (including collection techniques, geographic locations, major

geographic gaps, and potentially untapped data sources). Geological Model Phase I, Report to the

International Seabed Authority.

Smith, C.R., J. Drazen, S.L. Mincks (2006) Deep-sea biodiversity and biogeography : perspectives from

the Abyss. Report to the International Seabed Authority, Seamount Biodiversity Symposium.

PRESENTATIONS AT (INTER) NATIONAL MEETINGS

2009 Invited: CeDAMar workshop on Productivity-Diversity Relationships in the Abyss,

Friday Harbor, WA

2009 Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK

2008 World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain

2007 Invited: Pew Fellows Program workshop on Designing Marine Protected Areas for

Seamounts and the Abyssal Nodule Province in Pacific High Seas, Honolulu, HI

2007 Invited: Polar Barcode of Life Initiative (POLARBOLI) Workshop, Trondheim, Norway

2007 CeDAMAR Abyssal Polychaete Inter-calibration Project Symposium, London, UK

2007 9th International Polychaete Conference, Darling Marine Center, ME (poster)

2006 11th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Southampton, UK

2006 AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI

2004 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice

Zone (EASIZ) Final Symposium, Kor ula, Croatia

2004 ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu, HI

2003 10th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Coos Bay, OR

2003 FEMS Workshop on Cold Adaptations of Aquatic Microorganisms, Max Planck Institute

for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany (poster)

2002 AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI

2001 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

1998 AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA

1997 Western Society of Naturalists Meeting, Monterey, CA

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Western Society of Naturalists (1997 to 2001)

American Geophysical Union (1997 to present)

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (2000 to present)

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (2006 to present)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007 to present)

Association for Women in Science (2007 to present)

RESEARCH CRUISE PARTICIPATION

Accumulated ship time 228 days:

Feb. 2008 ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD, West Antarctic Peninsula

Sept. 2007 NOAA R/V OSCAR-DYSON, Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas

Aug. 2007 OSHORO-MARU, Chukchi Sea

Mar. 2004 WESTERN FLYER/ ROV TIBURON, Southern California Borderland Basins

Nov. 2002 KA IMIKAI-O-KANALOA/ DSV PISCES, Loihi hydrothermal vents, Hawaii

Mar. 2001 ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD, West Antarctic Peninsula

Oct. 2000 ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD, West Antarctic Peninsula

June 2000 ARSV NATHANIEL B. PALMER, West Antarctic Peninsula

Feb. 2000 ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD, West Antarctic Peninsula

Nov. 1999 ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD, West Antarctic Peninsula

Oct. 1999 ATLANTIS/ DSV ALVIN, Southern California Borderland Basins

May 1997 POINT SUR, San Francisco Bay

Mar. 1997 WESTERN FLYER, Monterey Bay

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