Throughout my studies and research career, I have worked on topics related to water resources and climate change. For more on these topics, check out Planetwater, a blog dedicated to water, sustainability and the future of our planet. I occasionally contribute to Planetwater, which is run by my friend and colleague Claus Haslauer.
Education
2008 PhD Geosciences, Princeton University
2005 MA Geosciences, Princeton University
2004 Dipl.-Ing. Umweltschutztechnik, Universität Stuttgart
2002 MSc Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Research
PhD Research
Satellite Observations of Ocean Biology
Modeling the Response of Ocean Biology to Global Warming
Master’s Research
Development of a Sediment Model for New York City Water Reservoirs
Thesis: Incorporation of microbial biomass into a model of early diagenesis
Publications
Peer-reviewed Papers
Schultz, P., Urban, N.R. (2008),
Effects of Bacterial Dynamics on Organic Matter Decomposition and Nutrient Release from Sediments: A Modeling Study.
Ecological Modeling, Volume 210, Issues 1-2, Pages 1-14. Contact me for reprints.
Schultz, P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Dunne, J. P., Hiscock, M. R., Maritorena, S., Sarmiento, J. L., Siegel, D. A., Westberry, T. K. (2007),
A New Perspective on Seasonal Plankton Cycles in the Subarctic Pacific and Atlantic.
in preparation.
Conferences
Schultz, P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Dunne, J. P., Hiscock, M. R., Maritorena, S., Siegel, D. A., Sarmiento, J. L., Westberry, T. W. (2008).
Iron Limitation Obscures Similarities Between Seasonal Plankton Cycles in the Subarctic Atlantic and Pacific (Oral Presentation).
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL.
Schultz, P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Dunne, J. P., Hiscock, M. R., Maritorena, S., Siegel, D. A., Sarmiento, J. L., Westberry, T. W. (2007).
Revisiting Seasonal Plankton Cycles in the Subarctic Pacific and Atlantic (Oral Presentation).
NASA Ocean Color Research Team Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Schultz, P., Hiscock, M. R., Dunne, J. P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Sarmiento, J. L. (2007).
Testing Ecosystem Model Algorithms with Satellite Observations: A Case Study in the Subarctic Oceans (Poster Presentation).
NASA Modeling, Analysis, and Prediction Program Science Team Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Schultz, P., Jacobson, A. R., Hiscock, M. R., Sarmiento, J. L., Behrenfeld, M. J. (2006).
Regimes, Biomes and Ecotones: The Role of Light and Nutrient Limitation for Ocean Ecosystem Structure (Poster Presentation).
Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Schultz, P., Jacobson, A. R., Sarmiento, J. L., Behrenfeld, M. J. (2005).
Observing Large-Scale Ocean Ecosystem Structure from Space (Poster Presentation).
2nd SOLAS Summer School 2005, Cargese, Corsica, France.
Schultz, P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Jacobson, A. R., Sarmiento, J. L. (2005).
Investigating the Balance between Phytoplankton Growth and Loss from Space (Oral Presentation).
ASLO Summer Meeting 2005, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Schultz, P., Behrenfeld, M. J., Jacobson, A. R.,Sarmiento, J. L. (2005).
Satellite Observations of Phytoplankton Carbon Biomass and Growth Rate as New Constraints for Ocean Ecosystem Model Development (Oral Presentation).
Advances in Marine Ecosystem Modeling Research Symposium, Plymouth, UK.
Schultz, P., Slater, R. D., Jacobson, A. R.,Sarmiento, J. L. (2004).
Modeling Ocean Biology in a Warming Climate (Poster Presentation).
U.S. JGOFS Synthesis and Modeling Project Workshop, Woods Hole, MA.
Schultz, P., Slater, R. D., Jacobson, A. R.,Sarmiento, J. L. (2004).
Response of Ocean Ecosystems to Global Warming (Poster Presentation).
1st International CLIVAR Science Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Schultz, P., Slater, R. D., Jacobson, A. R.,Sarmiento, J. L. (2004).
Ocean Biology in a High-CO2 World (Poster Presentation).
IOC/SCOR Symposium The Ocean in a High-CO2 World, UNESCO, Paris.
Schultz, P., and Urban, N. R. (2002).
Effects of microbial biomass on sediment nutrient release (Oral Presentation).
Midwest Environmental Chemistry Workshop, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Schultz, P., and Urban, N. R. (2002).
A mechanistic model for microbial decomposition of organic matter in sediments (Poster Presentation).
IAGLR 2002, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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