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- Fred Dobbs
- Professor
- Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
- 443 OceanographyandPhysics Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-5329
- fdobbs@odu.edu
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Education
- Florida State University,
1987
- Major: Oceanography
- Degree: Ph. D.
- The University of Connecticut,
1981
- Major: Zoology
- Degree: M.S.
- Franklin & Marshall College,
1976
- Major: Biology
- Degree: A.B
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Articles
- Lyons, M. M., Ward, J. E., Gaff, H., Hicks, R., Drake, J., and Dobbs, F. (2010). Theory of island biogeography on a microscopic scale: Are organic aggregates islands for aquatic pathogens?. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 60, (pp. 1-13).
- Lyons, M. M., Ward, J. E., Gaff, H., Hicks, R., Drake, J., and Dobbs, F. (2010). Theory of island biogeography on a microscopic scale: organic aggregates as islands for aquatic pathogens. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 60 (1),
- Tang, Y. Z., Lu, X. P., Laroussi, M., and Dobbs, F. (2008). Sublethal and killing effects of atmospheric-pressure, nonthermal plasma on eukaryotic microalgae in aqueous media. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 5, (pp. 552-558).
- Dobbs, F. (2007). Après le déluge: Microbial landscape of New Orleans after the hurricanes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, 104, (pp. 9103-9104).
- Doblin, M. A., Coyne, K. J., Rinta-Kanto, J. M., Wilhelm, S. W., and Dobbs, F. (2007). Dynamics and short-term survival of cyanobacteria species in ballast water—implications for HAB invasions. Harmful Algae, 6, (pp. 519-530).
- Tang, Y. Z., and Dobbs, F. (2007). Green autofluorescence in dinoflagellates, diatoms, and other microalgae and its implications for vital staining and morphological
study. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 73, (pp. 2306-2313).
- Tang, Y. Z., and Dobbs, F. (2007). Green autofluorescence of dinoflagellate cysts can be used instead of primuline staining for cyst visualization and enumeration
in sediments. J. Phycol., 43, (pp. 65-68).
- Drake, L. A., Doblin, M. A., and Dobbs, F. (2007). Potential microbial bioinvasions via ships’ ballast water, sediment, and biofilm. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 55, (pp. 333-341).
- Heinemann, S., and Dobbs, F. (2006). Microbiological 'bottle effects' are not to be ignored (a comment on Mimura et al. 2005). Mar. Pollut. Bull, 52, (pp. 1310).
- Doblin, M. A., and Dobbs, F. (2006). Setting a size-exclusion limit to remove toxic dinoflagellate cysts in ships’ ballast water. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 52, (pp. 259-263).
- Laroussi, M., Minayeva, O., Dobbs, F., and Woods, J. (2006). Spores survivability after exposure to low-temperature plasmas. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci., 34 (4), (pp. 1253-1256).
- Drake, L. A., and Dobbs, F. (2005). Do viruses affect the fecundity and survival of the copepod Acartia tonsa Dana?. J. Plankt. Res., 27 (2), (pp. 167-174).
- Drake, L. A., Jenkins, P. T., and Dobbs, F. (2005). Domestic and international arrivals of NOBOB (no ballast on board) vessels to lower Chesapeake Bay. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 50, (pp. 560-565).
- Drake, L. A., Meyer, A. E., Forsberg, R. L., Baier, R. E., Doblin, M. A., Heinemann, S., Johnson, W. P., Koch, M., Rublee, P. A., and Dobbs, F. (2005). Potential invasion of microorganisms and pathogens via 'interior hull fouling': Biofilms inside ballast-water tanks. Biol. Invas., 7, (pp. 969-982).
- Dobbs, F., and Rogerson, A. (2005). Ridding ships’ ballast water of microorganisms. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39 (12), (pp. 259A-264A).
- Aridgides, L. J., Doblin, M. A., Berke, T., Dobbs, F., Matson, D. O., and Drake, L. A. (2004). Multiplex PCR allows simultaneous detection of pathogens in ships’ ballast water. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 48, (pp. 1096-1101).
- Dobbs, F., Zimmerman, R. C., and Drake., L. A. (2004). Occurrence of intracellular crystals in leaves of Thalassia testudinum. Aquat. Bot., 80, (pp. 23-28).
- Doblin, M. A., Drake, L. A., Coyne, K. J., Rublee, P. A., and Dobbs, F. (2004). Pfiesteria species identified in ships' ballast water and residuals: a possible vector for introductions to coastal areas. Harmful Algae 2002. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography, and Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (pp. 317-319).
- Doblin, M.A, M. A., Popels, L. C., Coyne, K. J., Hutchins, D. A., Cary, S. C., and Dobbs, F. (2004). Transport of the harmful bloom alga Aureococcus anophagefferens by ocean-going ships and coastal boats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 70, (pp. 6495-6500).
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Presentations
- Conference Name: Blair Middle School, Norfolk, VA
- Sponsoring Organization: Blair Middle School, Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Dobbs, F.
- Conference Name: Virginia Living Museum; Larchmont United Methodist Church, ; Cape Henry Collegiate School,
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Living Museum; Larchmont United Methodist Church, ; Cape Henry Collegiate School,
- Location: Norfolk, VA; Virginia Beach, VA resp.
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Dobbs, F.
- Conference Name: Larchmont Elementary School, Norfolk, VA; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Copenhagen (Denmark); Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory
- Sponsoring Organization: Larchmont Elementary School, Norfolk, VA; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Copenhagen (Denmark); Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Dobbs, F.
- Conference Name: All Scientist Meeting, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service; US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center,
Seattle
- Sponsoring Organization: All Scientist Meeting, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service; US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center,
Seattle
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Dobbs, F.
- Conference Name: Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, and Eastern Virginia Medical School; Millersville University
- Sponsoring Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, and Eastern Virginia Medical School; Millersville University
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
- Ships' ballast as a potential vector for the transfer of antibiotic-resistance genes of Vibrio cholerae
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gent, Belgium
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Thompson, F. Presenter & Author
Heinemann, S. A. Presenter & Author
Hynes, W. L. Presenter & Author
Dobbs, F. Presenter & Author
- Conference Name: Estuarine Research Federation; US Coast Guard; Pacific Marine States Fisheries Commission; United Nations ICES/IOC/IMO Working
Group on Ballast and other Ship Vectors
- Sponsoring Organization: Estuarine Research Federation; US Coast Guard; Pacific Marine States Fisheries Commission; United Nations ICES/IOC/IMO Working
Group on Ballast and other Ship Vectors
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
- Conference Name: Johns Hopkins University; American Institute of Biological Sciences (Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.); Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory; Hampton University
- Sponsoring Organization: Johns Hopkins University; American Institute of Biological Sciences (Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.); Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory; Hampton University
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
- Member, Committee on Assessing Numeric Limits for Living Organisms in, National Research Council
- 2009 Nominee: Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award
- Visiting Scientist, USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle, WA
- Nominee, Tonelson Teaching Award, , Old Dominion University
- Visiting Scientist, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
- Affiliate Faculty, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii
- Nominee, Hirschfield Faculty Excellence Award, Old Dominion University
- Alexander Hollaender Fellowship, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (offer declined to accept SOEST Post Doctoral Fellowship)
- Danish Bicentennial Fund Award, American-Scandinavian Foundation
- SOEST Post Doctoral Fellowship (School of Ocean, Earth, and Science), University of Hawaii
- Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research
- University Fellowship, The Florida State University
- NASA Planetary Biology Internship , NASA
- President's Fellowship, American Society for Microbiology
- Marshall Vickland Scholarship, The Florida State University
- Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research
- Dean's List, Franklin & Marshall College, Franklin & Marshall College
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research