Education

Ph. D.	2000		Oceanography	University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Vertical mixing by tidally generated internal solitary waves in the western Gulf of Maine.
M. S.		1994	Oceanography		University of Maine, Orono, Maine Wind stress and subtidal circulation in Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bay. December 1994.
B. S.		1989	Physics		University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.

Professional Experience

2000 -present	Research Associate, Satellite Oceanography Lab, School of Marine Sciences. Processing, analysis, and data management for several streams of remotely sensed data, SeaWiFS, Seawinds, and AVHRR. Conducted research on basin and global scale oceanography and spatial and temporal variability in the four major eastern boundary current regions, the Gulf of Maine, and the Northeast Pacific. Integrated key satellite data into the Gulf of Maine Observing System database. Presented and published results.
1994-1997, 1999-2000	Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Oceanography, University of Maine. Investigated Gulf of Maine internal solitary wave climate and diapycnal turbulent vertical mixing and role in flux of inorganic nutrients. Configured, deployed and recovered oceanographic instruments. Organized and conducted research cruises, and directed sampling operations. Presented results at several national meetings and submitted results to refereed journals.
1997-1999	Fellowship, Maine Space Grant Consortium. Investigated correlation scales of sea surface temperature imagery in the Gulf of Maine. Compiled a multi-year AVHRR SST image data base for the Gulf of Maine and developed a two-dimensional auto-correlation algorithm to identify spatial correlation scales and isotropy of SST image features and interpreted these results within the context of regional circulation.
1991-1994	Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Oceanography, University of Maine. Studied the physical oceanography of Massachusetts Bay. Identified wind-driven response of low-frequency circulation in the near-shore zone and deep basin, and interpreted within the context of theoretical models. Presented results at Ocean Sciences 1994.
1989-1991	Field Service Engineer, Biorad Laboratories Inc., Digilab Division, Maintenance, support, and development of a full product line of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometers (FT-IR), coupled with gas chromatography (GC-IR), microscopy and associated analytical research equipment. Supported a world-wide customer base engaged in industrial, defense and academic research.

Research Interests:

·Physical and biological coupling at multiple scales and stimulation of primary productivity by episodic events.

·Internal solitary wave generation and decay, turbulence in stratified flows and diapycnal mixing.

·Satellite remote sensing of sea surface temperature, internal waves, and ocean color.

·Observation and theoretical studies of continental shelf circulation and coastal boundary layer flows.

Journal Publications

Pettigrew, N. R., D. W. Townsend, H. Xue, J. P. Wallinga, P. J. Brickley and R. D. Hetland. Observation of the Eastern Maine Coastal Current and its offshore extensions in 1994. J. Geophys. Res. 103 (C13), 30, 623-30,639, 1998.

McCleave J D., P. J. Brickley, K. M. O’Brien, D. A. Kistner, M. W. Wong, M. Gallagher, and S. M. Watson. Do leptocephali of the European eel swim to reach continental waters? Status of the question. J. Mar. Biol., 78, 1, 285-306, 1998.

Brickley, P. J., Pettigrew, N. R., and D. W. Townsend, Transient effects of Hurricane Edouard on physical and biological processes in the western Gulf of Maine, Cont. Shelf. Res. (submitted, 2000).

Brickley, P., and A. C. Thomas, Satellite-measured seasonal and interannual variability of chlorophyll in the Northeast Pacific and coastal Gulf of Alaska. Deep-Sea Res. II, (submitted) 2002.

Conference Presentations and Published Abstracts

Brickley, P., A. Thomas, and P. T. Strub, Satellite-measured seasonal and interannual variability of chlorophyll in the Gulf of Alaska. AGU/ALSO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hi, 2002.

Brickley, P. J., N. R. Pettigrew, and D. W. Townsend. A transient phytoplankton bloom initiated in the wake of Hurricane Edouard by wind mixing and inertial waves. AGU/ALSO Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Antonio, Tx., 2000.

Brickley, P. J., D. W. Townsend, N. R. Pettigrew, F. Chai, J. Wallinga, M. Sieracki, C. Garside, C. Sieracki, D. Phinney, and J. Brown, Episodic diapycnal mixing by internal waves in the Gulf of Maine. AGU/ALSO Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, Ca., 1998.

Sieracki, C. K., P. J. Brickley, F. Chai, N. R. Pettigrew, A. Thomas, D. W. Townsend, J. Wallinga, J. Brown, C. Garside, J. Hopkins, D. A. Phinney, D. I. Phinney, M. E. Sieracki, and C. S. Yentsch, Internal waves in the Gulf of Maine: Effects on nutrients, particles, and optics. ASLO, Sante Fe, NM, 1997.

Townsend D. W., N. R. Pettigrew, P. J. Brickley, J. Wallinga, F. Chai, A. Thomas, C. S. Yentsch, M. E. Sieracki, C. Garside, D. Phinney, and J. Brown, Internal wave climate and implication for diapycnal mixing in the Gulf of Maine. Poster presented at: Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Dynamics Workshop, St. Andrews, N.B., 1996.

Brickley, P. J., J. P. Wallinga, D. W. Townsend, N. R. Pettigrew, and F. Chai. Internal wave processes in the Gulf of Maine, nutrient flux, and biophysical coupling. ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1996.

Pettigrew, N. R., D. W. Townsend, J. P. Wallinga, and P. J. Brickley, The effects of internal waves on light available to phytoplankton in the western Gulf of Maine. ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1996.

Hetland, R. D., N. R. Pettigrew, J. P. Wallinga, and P. J. Brickley. The Eastern Maine Coastal Current and spatial scales in the eastern Gulf of Maine. ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting San Diego, CA, 1996.

Brickley P. J., and N. R. Pettigrew. Wind stress and subtidal circulation in Massachusetts Bay. Poster presented at: ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1994.

Oceanographic Research Experience

Oceangoing:

Participant on a total of 14 cruises between 1993-1999 with 90+ days at sea. Participant in the following projects: ECOHAB, GLOBEC, EGOMCE, IWEX, PENBAY.

Chief Scientist on two cruises: April, 1994 (EGOMCE), and September, 1996 (IWEX).

Experienced with mooring design, deployment, and recovery. Experienced with a wide variety of instrumentation, including SeaBird 911 and 25 CTD's, SBE 16 Seacats, Neil Brown CTD systems, RDI narrow and broadband 150/300 kHz ADCP's, towed and undulating CTD systems, SeaTech transmissometer, Chelsea Instruments Fluorometer, WetLabs WetStar, Licor PAR sensors, Microsystems GPS. Experienced with internal wave theory, its application to field work, and sampling of non-linear solitary waves and other short spatial and temporal perturbations.

Data Analysis Techniques:

·Time series analysis, spectral analysis (WOSA and multi-taper), EOF analysis, hydrographic analysis.

·Numerical modeling of the surface mixed layer (MY 2.5) and continental shelf circulation.

·Processing and analysis of several data streams from AVHRR, SeaWiFS, QuikSCAT satellite sensors. Analysis includes spatial and temporal variability of remotely sensed primary productivity (SeaWiFS) in eastern boundary current regions (north and south hemispheres), the Northeast Pacific, and the Gulf of Maine. Experienced with analysis of ERS-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery.

Technical Experience

·UNIX system administration: DEC Alpha OSF, Sun Solaris, Linux.

·System administration of SeaSpace Terascan HRPT receiving station for the Satellite Oceanography Data Laboratory, University of Maine. Wrote scripts for automated data reception and archiving.

·Extensive programming in MATLAB and IDL. Numeric analysis and visualization tools: ENVI, EASI/PACE.

·Experience with FORTRAN, C, Java, PERL, and shell-scripting

·Implementation of processing and database management schemes for satellite data (AVHRR, SeaWiFS, and QuikSCAT) products integrated into the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (www.gomoos.org).

Teaching Experience

Currently appointed to a graduate student advisory committee (2001-present).

Lecturer for Physical Oceanography OCE 541, a graduate level course. Various dates, 1995-1999, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469.

Visiting scientist with Sea Education Association aboard SSV Corwith Cramer C-134, July 22-August 2, 1994, S.E.A., Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543. Helped organize the sampling plan and data collection. Lectures included Gulf of Maine circulation, and inflow and fate of Atlantic Slope Water in the Gulf of Maine.

Awards and Scholarships

1997-1999

Maine Space Grant Consortium Fellow. A NASA fellowship awarded through the Maine Science and Technology Foundation, Augusta, Maine to support a study Gulf of Maine sea surface temperature imagery.

1998 May

Visiting Scholar, Canadian-American Center, Orono, Me. Support for analysis of synthetic aperture radar imagery of internal waves at the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Canada.

1993-1994

Center for Marine Studies Fellowship. Center for Marine Studies, Coburn Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469.

Societies and Affiliations

American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society

References

Dr. Neal R. Pettigrew, Professor. School of Marine Sciences, 5741 Libby Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5741, 207 581-4381, nealp@maine.edu

Dr. David W. Townsend, Associate Professor. School of Marine Sciences, 5741 Libby Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5741, 207 581-4381, davidt@maine.edu

Dr. Andrew Thomas, Associate Research Professor. School of Marine Sciences, 5741 Libby Hall, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5741, 207 581-4381, thomas@maine.edu