Shelly D. Carpenter

University of Washington
School of Oceanography
Box 357940 . Seattle, WA 98195 USA
Tel: (206) 685-1626
Fax :(206) 543-0275
E-mail: seashell@u.washington.edu

Education

1987 B. Science, Microbiology, Magna cum laude, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
1990 M. Science, Botany (Molecular Biology), Suma cum laude, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Laboratory Experience

1986-87 Biochemistry Technician I, Dr. Robert Blankenship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1987-90 Molecular Biology Technician II, Dr. Wim Vermaas, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
1990-2003 Oceanographer II, Dr. Jody Deming, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
2003-present Research Scientist/Engineer IV, Dr. Jody Deming, UW, Seattle, WA.

Field Experience

1991 Santa Catalina Basin, Pacific Ocean 13°N, R/V Atlantis II with DSV Alvin
1992-93 Northeast Water (NEW) Polynya, Arctic Ocean 80°N, USCGC Polar Sea
1993-97 Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean 47°N, R/V Clifford A. Barnes
1995 Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean 47°N, Hart-Crowser, Inc. contract vessel
1995 Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean 23°N, R/V Nadir with DSV Nautile
1997 California Continental Shelf (Palos Verdes), Pacific Ocean 33°N, Ogden Environmental contract vessel
1998 North Water (NOW) Polynya, Arctic Ocean 78°C, CCG Pierre Radisson
1999 Main Endeavor Field, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Pacific Ocean 48°N, R/V Atlantis II with DSV Alvin
2000-02 Texan Continental Shelf and Slope, Gulf of Mexico 26°N, R/V Gyre
2004 Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES), 70°N, CCGS Amundsen

Publications

Carpenter, S.D., and W.F.J. Vermaas. 1988. Synechocystis 6803 mutants with a CP43 protein from spinach. In: Light Energy Transduction in Photosynthesis: Higher Plant and Bacterial Models (D.A. Bryant and S.E. Stevens, Jr., eds.), Waverley Press, pp. 327-331.

Vermaas, W.F.J., S. Carpenter, and C. Bunch. 1988. Specific mutagenesis as a tool for the analysis of structure/function relationships in photosystem II. In: Photosynthesis: Molecular Biology and Bioenergetics (G.S. Singhal, Barber, J., Dilley, R.A., Govindjee, Haselkorn, R. and Mohanty, P., eds.), pp. 21-35, Narosa, New Delhi.

Carpenter, S.D., and W.F.J. Vermaas. 1989. Directed mutagenesis to probe the structure and function of photosystem II. Plysiologia Plantarum 77(3), pp. 436-443.

Carpenter, S.D., J. Charité, B. Eggers, and W.F.J. Vermaas. 1990. Characterization of site-directed and hybrid psbC mutants of Synechocystis 6803. In: Current Research in Photosynthesis. Vol I. (M. Baltscheffsky, ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Stockholm, pp. I.2.359-362.

Carpenter, S.D., J. Charité, B. Eggers, and W.F.J. Vermaas. 1990. The psbC start codon in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. FEBS Letters 260(1): 135-137.

Carpenter, S.D., I. Ohad, and W.F.J. Vermaas. 1993. Analysis of chimeric spinach/cyanobacterial CP43 mutants of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: The chlorophyll-protein CP43 affects the water splitting system of Photosystem II. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1144: 204-212.

Qian, Y., M.H. Engel, S.A. Macko, S. Carpenter, and J.W. Deming. 1993. Kinetics of peptide hydrolysis and amino acid decomposition at high temperature. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 57: 3281-3293.

Smith, C.R., H.L. Maybaum, A.R. Baco, R.H. Pope, S.D. Carpenter, P.L. Yager, S.A.Macko, and J.W. Deming. 1998. Sediment community structure around a whale skeleton in the deep Northeast Pacific: Macrofaunal, microbial and bioturbation effects. Deep-Sea Research Part II, 45:335-364.

Relevant Training/Skills

Managing Laboratory Chemicals and Spill Clean-up, University of Washington. 2004
Shipping & Transporting Hazardous Materials Training, University of Washington, 2004
First Aid and CPR Certification Training, University of Washington, 2004
Laboratory Fire Safety Training, University of Washington, 2002
Fire Extinguisher Training, University of Washington, 2002
Floor Warden/Building Evacuation Training, University of Washington, 2001
Radiation Safety Training, Texas A&M University, 2000
HAZWOP Refresher Training, EPA 1997
Hazardous Waste Site Operations Training, Hart Crowser, Inc. 1995
Respiratory Protection and Mask Fitting, University of Washington, 1995
Openwater I SCUBA Certification, NAUI, 1992
Radiation Safety Training, University of Washington, 1990

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