Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Peter S. Vroom

Department of Botany

University of Hawai’i at Manoa

3190 Maile Way

Honolulu, HI 96822

day phone: (808) 956-3943

evening phone: (808) 951-6241

fax: (808) 956-3923

e-mail: vroom@hawaii.edu

webpage: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/GradStud/vroom/peter_vroom.htm

Education:
currently, graduation in December 2001	Ph.D. candidate in Botanical Sciences; accepted dissertation title "Natural History and Reproductive Strategies of Tropical Reef Algae, with an emphasis on the green algal order Bryopsidales and the genus Halimeda," University of Hawai'i at Manoa
1995	M.S. in Botanical Sciences, thesis title "Cladistic Analysis of the Bryopsidales: A Preliminary Analysis of Siphonous Algal Phylogeny," University of Hawai’i at Manoa
1992	B.S. in Biological Sciences, honors thesis title "The Development of Form in Red Algae," University of Puget Sound

Professional Experience:
January 2001 - present	Research Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, identification of Northwest Hawaiian Island algae, descriptions of new genera and species
May 2000 – December 2000	Research Assistant, Office of Naval Research documentation of the fouling community in Pearl Harbor, Oah’u, Hawai’i.

January 1996 - present August 1992 - May 1994	Teaching Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Hawai'i at Manoa · Introductory Botany (freshman level) · Functional Morphology (junior level) · Inside Tropical Ecosystems (junior level) · Plant Physiology (senior level) · Phycology (senior level) · Adaptation of Plants to the Marine Environment (senior level) · Systematics and Evolution (graduate level) · Graduate Phycology Seminar (graduate level) Duties included: developing laboratory curriculum, teaching laboratory courses, creating and maintaining websites (see http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/reefalgae), grading student work, occasional lecturing in lecture courses, leading field trips, laboratory preparation, providing student help.
Spring 1998	Lecturer; Department of Botany, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Introductory Botany (freshman level); prepared and presented 9 lectures (200 students/class)
August 1994 – December 1995	Research Assistant, Department of Botany, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, molecular systematics of the Vernonieae (Asteraceae); duties included DNA amplification via PCR, automated DNA sequencing, analysis of sequencing results via Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (PAUP).
August 1990 - May 1992	Teaching Assistant, University of Puget Sound, Ecology; duties included assisting in lab courses, leading field trips, lab preparation, and grading student work.

Published Manuscripts:
Kim, Hyi-Gyung, Sterling C. Keeley, Peter S. Vroom, Robert K. Jansen. (1998) Molecular Evidence for an African Origin of the Hawaiian Endemic Hesperomannia (Asteraceae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 95: 15440-15445. Vroom, Peter S., Celia M. Smith, Sterling C. Keeley. (1998) Cladistics of the Bryopsidales: A Preliminary Analysis. Journal of Phycology 34: 351-360.

Manuscripts in Press:
Vroom, Peter S., Jennifer E. Smith, Celia M. Smith. (2001). Observations of reproduction in Rhipidosiphon javensis (Halimedineae, Bryopsidales) in Hawaii. Phycologia. 40. Manuscripts in Review: Vroom, P. S., L. J. Walters, K. S. Beach, J. A. Coyer, M. J. E. Smith, C. M. Smith. (in review). Hurricane induced macroalgal bloom in the Florida Keys: Dictyota spp. (Phaeophyta) population explosion. Oecologia. Beach K, Walters L, Smith C, Coyer J, Vroom P, Abgrall M, Borgeas H, Byron D, Liss J, Patka A, Wick L. (in review). Effects of Dictyota spp. bloom on biota of Conch Reef, Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science Manuscripts in Preparation: Vroom, Peter S., Celia M. Smith, Cynthia L. Hunter, James A. Coyer, Linda J. Walters, Kevin S. Beach, Jennifer E. Smith, Cassandra Roberts (in prep, to be submitted July 2001). Growth rate and CaCO₃ production of two Halimeda tuna (Bryopsidales, Halimedineae) populations from a sub-tropical Florida reef, USA. Oecologia. Vroom, Peter S. (in prep, to be submitted July 2001). A Taxonomic History of the Bryopsidales. Pacific Science. Vroom, Peter S., Celia M. Smith (in prep, to be submitted July 2001). Algae that redefine eukaryotes? American Scientist? Smith, Jennifer E., Smith, Celia M., Vroom, Peter S., Leichter, James, Miller, Steven (in prep, to be submitted autumn 2001). An experimental analysis of the ecophysiology of Halimeda tuna along a possible natural nutrient gradient in the Florida Keys. Limnology and Oceanography Current Research Underway: Vroom, Peter S., James A. Coyer, Celia M. Smith. (manuscript to be written, autumn 2001). Molecular RAPD analysis reveals genetic structure of two Florida Halimeda tuna populations. Vroom, Peter S., Isabella A. Abbott. (manuscript to be written, autumn 2001). Algae of the French Frigate Shoals, Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

Conference Presentations
Vroom, Peter S. (August 2001). The Natural History of Halimeda tuna on Conch Reef, Florida Keys. 7th International Phycological Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece. Vroom, Peter S. (1995). Cladistic Analysis of the Bryopsidales: A Preliminary Study into Siphonous Algal Taxonomy. Journal of Phycology. 33S: 9.

Professional Memberships:
2001 - present	American Society of Plant Physiologists
1998 - present	Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology program, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
1996 - present	Sigma Xi
1994 - present	Phycological Society of America

Honors, Awards, Recognition:
2000 - present 1994 - 1995	competitively based research assistantships
1996 - 2000 1992 - 1994	competitively based teaching assistantships
1995	Hoshaw Travel Award, Phycological Society of America
1992	Coolidge Otis Chapman Honors Scholar, University of Puget Sound
1991	Recipient of Murdock Summer Science Research Program grant for undergraduate research, University of Puget Sound

Field Experience:
1999 - 2000	Logistics coordinator, Florida Keys Natural Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, Florida. Halimeda Reef Ecology (C. M. Smith, PI, National Underwater Research Center, UNCW); duties include designing and carrying out field-based and laboratory experiments, coordinating dayboat operations with other marine station researchers, managing dayboat diving team.

1996 - 2000	Scientific Diver, Florida Keys Natural Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, Florida. Halimeda Reef Ecology (C. M. Smith, PI, National Underwater Research Center, UNCW); duties include underwater data collection, in situ and laboratory experimental manipulations, data entry, data analysis, report writing.

1999	Scientific Diver, Florida Keys Natural Marine Sanctuary, Key Largo, Florida. Dictyota Reef Ecology, (L. J. Walters, PI, National Underwater Research Center, UNCW); duties include underwater data collection, in situ and laboratory experimental manipulations, data entry, data analysis.

Volunteer Positions:
1998	Kaneohe Bay, Oah’u, Hawai’i field exercise coordinated with the Youth Conservation Corps, Department of Land and Natural Resources; duties included aiding with collection and identification of marine algae.
1996 - 1998	Waikiki Aquarium, Interpreter, Edge of the Reef Exhibit; duties included teaching aquarium visitors about native Hawaiian marine flora and fauna and conservation techniques, handling live exhibits, and occasionally assisting with aquarium-lead "reef-walks."

Major Supervisors:
Dr. Celia M. Smith, M.S. advisor, current Ph.D. advisor
Dr. Kathy Ann Miller, B.S. advisor

Select References:
Dr. Celia M. Smith, Professor Department of Botany University of Hawai’i at Manoa 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-6947 celia@hawaii.edu	Dr. Sterling Keeley, Chair Professor Department of Botany University of Hawai’i at Manoa 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-3930 sterling@hawaii.edu	Dr. Isabella Abbott, Professor Emerita Department of Botany University of Hawai’i at Manoa 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 (808) 956-8073 iabbott@hawaii.edu