Assistant University
Resume:
Sarah Mincks Hardy
University of Alaska, Fairbanks School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences
PO Box 757220, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7220
907-***-**** ******@****.***.***
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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