Education
| Florida State University (PhD Oceanography) | 2015 – 2020 | Dissertation |
| Florida State University (MS Oceanography) | 2015 – 2018 | Thesis |
| Boston College (BS Biochemistry) | 2010 – 2014 |
Research Experience
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Research Assistant Professor | 2023 – present |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021 – 2023 |
| Florida State University | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2021 – 2022 |
| Florida State University | Research Associate | 2015 – 2020 |
Recent Publications (prior 3 years)
- O’Daly S.H., Hennon G.M.M., Kelly T.B., Strom S.L., McDonnell A.M.P. in revision. Strong and efficient biological carbon pump in the Northern Gulf of Alaska during summer. Limnology and Oceanography. 2024.
- McGillicuddy D.J.Jr, Morton P.L., Brewton R.A., Hu C., Kelly T.B., Solow A.R., Lapointe B.E. in press. Nutrient and arsenic biogeochemistry of Sargassum in the western Atlantic. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41904-4.
- Kehinde O., Bourassa M., Kranz S., Landry M.R., Kelly T.B., Stukel M.R. 2023. Lateral advection of particulate organic matter in the Eastern Indian Ocean and its role as a nitrogen source. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. DOI: 10.1029/2023JC019723
- Stukel MR., Irving J.P., Kelly T.B., Ohman M.D., Fender C.K., Yingling N., 2023. Carbon sequestration by multiple biological pump pathways in a coastal upwelling biome. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37771-8
- Decima M., Stukel M., Nodder S., Gutierrez-Rodriguez A., Selph K., Lopes dos Santos A., Safi, K., Kelly T.B., Deans F., Morales S., Baltar F., Latasa M., Gorbunov M., and Pinkerton M., 2023. Salp blooms drive strong increases in passive carbon export in the Southern Ocean. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35204-6
- Gerard, T., Lamkin, J.T., Kelly, T.B., Knapp, A.N., Laiz-Carrion, R., Malca, E., Selph, K.E., Shiroza, A., Shropshire, T.A., Stukel, M.R., Swalethorp, R., Yingling, N., Landry, M.R., 2022. Bluefin larvae in oligotrophic ocean foodwebs, investigations of nutrients to zooplankton: Overview of the BLOOFINZ-Gulf of Mexico program. Journal of Plankton Research. DOI:
10.1093/plankt/fbac038
Awards, Fellowships & Grants
| 2024 | Organic matter sources and cycling in the glacially-influenced marine environment of the Northern Gulf of Alaska, CICOES | 50,000 |
| 2023 | Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER Phase 2, National Science Foundation | $6,375,000 |
| 2023 | Extending UxS-based ecosystem monitoring across trophic levels in support of Alaska Fisheries management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $496,668 |
| 2023 | Immersive Experiences in Alaskan STEM Education, North Pacific Research Board | $10,000 |
| 2022 | Trophic Ecology of Southern Bluefin Tuna Larvae in the NE Indian Ocean, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation | None Requested |
| 2022 | OCE Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation | $303,000 |
| 2022 | A Sea-scale Effort to Assess Sensitivity to Change in Nutrients and Ecosystems within the Pacific Arctic, North Pacific Research Board | $\\$618,877$ |
| 2021 | Enhancing ocean color remote sensing tools to better constrain fishing forecasting models in a critical subarctic system, National Aeronautical and Space Administration | $\\$730,877$ |
| 2018 | Winchester Scholar, Winchester Foundation | $\\$26,000$ |
Outreach & Professional Development
Field Experience
| 2023 (45 days) | NGA LTER | Pacific Ocean |
| 2022 (46 days) | NGA LTER | Pacific Ocean |
| 2022 (48 days) | BLOOFINZ-IO | Indian Ocean |
| 2021 (32 days) | NGA LTER | Pacific Ocean |
| 2020 (46 days) | Palmer LTER | Southern Ocean |
| 2019 (35 days) | CCE LTER | Pacific Ocean |
| 2019 (30 days) | SalpPoop | Pacific Ocean |
| 2018 (26 days) | BLOOFINZ-GOM | Gulf of Mexico |
| 2017 (26 days) | BLOOFINZ-GOM | Gulf of Mexico |
| 2017 (30 days) | CCE LTER | Pacific Ocean |
| 2016 (12 days) | NSF Chief Scientist Training | Pacific Ocean |
| 2016 (15 days) | CalCOFI | Pacific Ocean |
| 2016 (30 days) | CCE LTER | Pacific Ocean |
Service
- URSA Awards – Reviewer
- Siberian DBO Workshop – Representative
- Pelagic Imaging Group – Organizer
- Alaska Marine Science Symposium – Session Chair
- Student Committee – MS, PhD, PhD
- CFOS Mentorship Program – Volunteer
- Southeastern Biogeochemical Symposium – Organizer
Outreach
- UAF Educational Showcase 2024 – Exhibitor
- Classroom Visits for Alaska Science Stories – Lead
- Alaska Tribal Conference for Environmental Management – Exhibitor
- AK Hurricane Bowl – Volunteer Judge
- Lean County Science Fair – Volunteer Judge