Michele D. DuRand mdurand@mun.ca My research interests involve diel variability of phytoplankton optical properties, and include the use of individual cell analysis from flow cytometry. If you wish, you can see a list of my publications and presentations.

• Visiting/Postdoctoral Investigator in the Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with Heidi Sosik (1997-present)

• Adjunct Professor at the Ocean Sciences Centre of Memorial University of Newfoundland (1996-present)

• Sessional instructor for a Biology Department field course at MUN (Summers 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

• Postdoctoral Fellow (1996) in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University with John Cullen, Center for Environmental Observation Technology and Research (CEOTR) Chair

• Ph.D. (1995) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Biological Oceanography, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts with Robert Olson . Dissertation: "Phytoplankton Growth and Diel Variations in Beam Attenuation through Individual Cell Analysis."

• B.A. (1987) from Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota

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