KEYNOTE PRESENTErs

Keynote 1

"Estuarine Science in a Changing Climate: Taking Action Come Hell or High Water"

John Tiedemann
Director, Monmouth University Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy Program

Bio: John Tiedemann is the Assistant Dean in the Monmouth University School of Science and Director of the University’s Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy Program.  He currently teaches courses in marine and environmental biology and policy and coastal zone management.

Mr. Tiedemann received a B.S. in Physics and Planetary Sciences from Upsala College in 1976 and an M.S. in Biological Oceanography from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1980.  A lifelong resident of New Jersey, he has been professionally employed in the marine and environmental field since 1979 and has worked in the public and private sectors as well as academia throughout his career.

His work has addressed a breadth of marine and environmental science and management issues in New Jersey’s coastal waters including monitoring and management of ocean dumping activities, assessments of the impacts of coastal development on water quality and living marine resources, implementation of best management practices for controlling sources of coastal pollution, preservation of traditional maritime industries, and conservation and management of marine recreational fisheries.

When not at work he can be found surfing or fishing along New Jersey’s northern coast.

Keynote 2

"The Mid-Atlantic's Changing Climate"

Dr. Anthony Broccoli
Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers

Bio: Dr. Anthony Broccoli is Professor of Atmospheric Science and Chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Rutgers Climate Institute. His primary research interest is climate dynamics, especially the simulation of past climates and climate change. He has recently served as Co-Chief Editor of the Journal of Climate, and he has been a contributor and reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prior to coming to Rutgers, Dr. Broccoli spent 21 years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, one of the leading climate modeling centers in the world. He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Keynote 3

"Nature-Based Investments for Climate Resilience: the Ecological Manhattan Project"

Dr. Danielle Kreeger
Senior Science Director, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Bio: Danielle Kreeger is an ecologist with >35 years of experience working as a research scientist and educator. She is the science director for the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, which coordinates the National Estuary Program that protects and restores natural resources in the lower Delaware River Basin. She also serves as associate research professor at Drexel University where she has taught and trained students since 1994. Danielle’s research interests are broad, covering climate adaptation, bivalve shellfish, and wetlands. She previously worked as a scientist for the Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the United Kingdom and associate curator for the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Her academic training was as a Nittany Lion (B.S., Marine Biology, Penn State), Blue Hen (M.S., Marine Studies, University of Delaware), and Beaver (Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State).