Colleen Beckmann Mouw is an associate professor at the
University of Rhode Island known for her work on phytoplankton ecology and increasing retention of women in oceanography.
October 2011 algal bloom visible from space using NASA's
Aqua satellite.
Mouw's early research used satellite data to study phytoplankton from space,[2][3] with a particular focus on the challenges in using satellite data in coastal[4] and open ocean environments.[5] In the Great Lakes, Mouw used a combination of optical measurements[6][7][8] and satellite data[9] to characterize phytoplankton blooms. In 2011 Mouw observed that a combination of rain and the increased presence of
zebra mussels may have allowed higher growth of the phytoplankton
Microcystis, culminating in an algal bloom in Lake Erie that was visible from space.[10][11] Mouw has defined the impact of phytoplankton size on the flux of carbon in the ocean,[12] and worked with
Jennifer Miksis-Olds to link fin whale behavior with environmental conditions.[13] She has also examined the consequences of construction in the coastal environment using satellite data,[14] and tracked harmful algal blooms using
flow cytometry.[15]
Mouw is co-lead at the MPOWIR program (Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention),[16] and has evaluated the impact of programs to retain women in physical oceanography MPOWIR.[17]
Colleen Beckmann Mouw is an associate professor at the
University of Rhode Island known for her work on phytoplankton ecology and increasing retention of women in oceanography.
October 2011 algal bloom visible from space using NASA's
Aqua satellite.
Mouw's early research used satellite data to study phytoplankton from space,[2][3] with a particular focus on the challenges in using satellite data in coastal[4] and open ocean environments.[5] In the Great Lakes, Mouw used a combination of optical measurements[6][7][8] and satellite data[9] to characterize phytoplankton blooms. In 2011 Mouw observed that a combination of rain and the increased presence of
zebra mussels may have allowed higher growth of the phytoplankton
Microcystis, culminating in an algal bloom in Lake Erie that was visible from space.[10][11] Mouw has defined the impact of phytoplankton size on the flux of carbon in the ocean,[12] and worked with
Jennifer Miksis-Olds to link fin whale behavior with environmental conditions.[13] She has also examined the consequences of construction in the coastal environment using satellite data,[14] and tracked harmful algal blooms using
flow cytometry.[15]
Mouw is co-lead at the MPOWIR program (Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention),[16] and has evaluated the impact of programs to retain women in physical oceanography MPOWIR.[17]