Professor Emeritus
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, Ga. 31411
Office: (912) 598-3340
Fax: (912) 598-2310
Email: Jim.Sanders@skio.uga.edu
Education:
B.S. Zoology, Duke University, 1973.
M.S. Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975.
Ph.D. Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978.
Professional Background:
2018-Present Professor Emeritus, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia
2016-2018 Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia
2013-2016 Executive Director and Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia
2001-2013 Director and Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
2002-2013 Professor, School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
2002-2013 Adjunct Professor, Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2003-Present Adjunct Professor, Savannah State University, Savannah, GA
1999-2001 Department Chair and Professor, Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, VA
1983-1999 Center Director, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center, St. Leonard,
MD
1990-1999 Curator, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Estuarine Research Center
1985-1990 Associate Curator, 1981-1985 Assistant Curator
1985-1989 Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD
1981-1985 Adjunct Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Trace element biogeochemistry. Physiological ecology of phytoplankton. Dynamics of phytoplaknton species composition and species succession; ineractions with anthropogenic compounds.