Uta Passow

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Uta Passow
Alma materInst. für Meereskunde, Abt. Marine Planktologie, Kiel
Scientific career
Thesis Vertikalverteilung und Sedimentation von Phytoplanktonarten in der mittleren Ostsee während des Frühjahres 1986  (1990)

Uta Passow is a marine scientist known for her work on the biological carbon pump. She is a Canadian Research Chair at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the 2022 recipient of the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences.

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Education and career

Passow has a bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from University of Freiburg. [1] Passow received her diplom (1985) [2] and Ph.D. (1989) [3] from Kiel University. She then moved to the University of California, Santa Barbara where she remained until 2000 when she moved to the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. In 2001 she received her habilitation, and became a full professor. In 2008 she moved back to the University of California, Santa Barbara where she remained until 2018 when she became a Canada Research Chair at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. [4]

Research

Passow's early research examined the spring bloom [5] and the abundance of organic particles in the ocean. [6] [7] She developed a means to use dyes to quantify transparent exopolymer particles [8] and went on to define the processes forming these particles. [9] [10] Passow also examined carbon cycling in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [11]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

In 2022 Passow received the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Uta Passow: Ocean Sciences". Memorial University of Newfoundland. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ↑ Passow, Uta. Wechselwirkungen zwischen Pelagial und Benthal während der Herbstblüte in der Kieler Bucht Hydrographie, Planktonsukzession und Primärproduktion. search.worldcat.org (Thesis) (in German). Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ↑ Passow, Uta. Vertikalverteilung und Sedimentation von Phytoplanktonarten in der mittleren Ostsee während des Frühjahres 1986. search.worldcat.org (Thesis) (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Uta Passow | Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science | UC Santa Barbara". www.igpms.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  5. ↑ Smetacek, Victor; Passow, Uta (1990). "Spring bloom initiation and Sverdrup's critical-depth model". Limnology and Oceanography. 35 (1): 228–234. Bibcode:1990LimOc..35..228S. doi:10.4319/lo.1990.35.1.0228.
  6. ↑ Passow, U.; Alldredge, A. L. (1994). "Distribution, size and bacterial colonization of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in the ocean". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 113 (1/2): 185–198. Bibcode:1994MEPS..113..185P. doi:10.3354/meps113185. ISSN   0171-8630. JSTOR   24849588.
  7. ↑ Passow, Uta; Alldredge, Alice L.; Logan, Bruce E. (1994-02-01). "The role of particulate carbohydrate exudates in the flocculation of diatom blooms" . Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 41 (2): 335–357. Bibcode:1994DSRI...41..335P. doi:10.1016/0967-0637(94)90007-8. ISSN   0967-0637.
  8. ↑ Passow, U.; Alldredge, A. L. (1995). "A dye-binding assay for the spectrophotometric measurement of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP)" . Limnology and Oceanography. 40 (7): 1326–1335. Bibcode:1995LimOc..40.1326P. doi:10.4319/lo.1995.40.7.1326. ISSN   0024-3590.
  9. ↑ Passow, U (2000). "Formation of transparent exopolymer particles, TEP, from dissolved precursor material". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 192: 1–11. Bibcode:2000MEPS..192....1P. doi:10.3354/meps192001. ISSN   0171-8630.
  10. ↑ Passow, U (2002). "Production of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) by phyto- and bacterioplankton". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 236: 1–12. Bibcode:2002MEPS..236....1P. doi:10.3354/meps236001. ISSN   0171-8630.
  11. ↑ Frost, Emily. "Five Questions with Uta Passow, How An Oil Spill Affects the Movement of Carbon In the Ocean | Smithsonian Ocean". ocean.si.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  12. ↑ "2022 recipient: UtaPassow". huntsmanaward.org. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
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