Eileen E. Hofmann is a professor and eminent scholar at Old Dominion University who is known for her research linking biological and physical interactions in marine systems. In 2013, Hofmann was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union who cited her "for her pioneering work in modeling physical-biological interactions".[1]

Eileen Elizabeth Hofmann
Alma materNorth Carolina State University
Scientific career
ThesisAnalysis and modelling of a bottom intrusion in Onslow Bay, North Carolina (1980)

Education and career

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Hofmann has a B.S. from Chestnut Hill College (1974), an M.S. (1976) and a Ph.D.(1980) from North Carolina State University.[2] Following her Ph.D., Hofmann was a postdoctoral scientist at Florida State University and North Carolina State University before she moved to Old Dominion University in 1989.[3][4]

From 2017 until 2019, Hofmann served as the president of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union.[5] Hofmann is co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Marine Systems[6]

Research

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Hofmann is known for her research using models to link biological and physical interactions in marine systems. She has used models to define the movement of water masses in the global ocean,[7][8] to examine the flux of nutrients on the continental shelf,[9][10] and to characterize the life history of Antarctic krill.[11][12] Hofmann has examined how predation in marine systems is connected to environmental change[13] and fisheries.[14] Her research includes work on the disease in Eastern oysters caused by Perkinsus marinus,[15][16][17] and she co-led a special issue focused on marine disease in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.[18][19] Hofmann coordinated the United States and international field work as part of the Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC) project.[20]

Selected publications

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Awards and honors

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  • Fellow, American Geophysical Union (2013)[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hofmann". Honors Program. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Eileen Hofmann". Old Dominion University. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. ^ "Eileen Hofmann – Ecology of Infectious Marine Diseases RCN". www.eeb.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. ^ A Guide to NASA's Earth Science Enterprise and the Earth Observing System, NP-1999-08-134-GSFC, 1999 EOS Reference Handbook. 1999.
  5. ^ "Professor Eileen E. Hofmann has been elected President of the Ocean Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union". Old Dominion University. October 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ^ "Editorial Board - Journal of Marine Systems - Journal - Elsevier". journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  7. ^ Hofmann, E. E.; Busalacchi, A. J.; Q'Brien, J. J. (1981-10-30). "Wind Generation of the Costa Rica Dome". Science. 214 (4520): 552–554. Bibcode:1981Sci...214..552H. doi:10.1126/science.214.4520.552. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17838402. S2CID 21336465.
  8. ^ Hofmann, Eileen E. (1985). "The large-scale horizontal structure of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current from FGGE drifters". Journal of Geophysical Research. 90 (C4): 7087–7097. Bibcode:1985JGR....90.7087H. doi:10.1029/JC090iC04p07087. ISSN 0148-0227.
  9. ^ Hofmann, Eileen E.; Pietrafesa, Leonard J.; Klinck, John M.; Atkinson, Larry P. (1980). "A time-dependent model of nutrient distribution in continental shelf waters". Ecological Modelling. 10 (3–4): 193–214. doi:10.1016/0304-3800(80)90059-9.
  10. ^ Hofmann, Eileen E.; Cahill, Bronwyn; Fennel, Katja; Friedrichs, Marjorie A.M.; Hyde, Kimberly; Lee, Cindy; Mannino, Antonio; Najjar, Raymond G.; O'Reilly, John E.; Wilkin, John; Xue, Jianhong (2011-01-15). "Modeling the Dynamics of Continental Shelf Carbon". Annual Review of Marine Science. 3 (1): 93–122. Bibcode:2011ARMS....3...93H. doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-120709-142740. ISSN 1941-1405. PMID 21329200.
  11. ^ Hofmann, E. E.; Klinck, J. M.; Paffenhöfer, G.A. (1981). "Concentrations and vertical fluxes of zooplankton fecal pellets on a continental shelf". Marine Biology. 61 (4): 327–335. doi:10.1007/BF00401572. ISSN 0025-3162. S2CID 84822360.
  12. ^ Hofmann, Eileen E.; Capella, Jorge E.; Ross, Robin M.; Quetin, Langdon B. (1992-07-01). "Models of the early life history of Euphausia superba—Part I. Time and temperature dependence during the descent-ascent cycle". Deep Sea Research Part A. Oceanographic Research Papers. 39 (7–8): 1177–1200. Bibcode:1992DSRA...39.1177H. doi:10.1016/0198-0149(92)90063-Y. ISSN 0198-0149.
  13. ^ Fraser, WR; Hofmann, EE (2003). "A predator's perspective on causal links between climate change, physical forcing and ecosystem response". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 265: 1–15. Bibcode:2003MEPS..265....1F. doi:10.3354/meps265001. ISSN 0171-8630.
  14. ^ Hofmann, E. E.; Powell, T. M. (1998). "Environmental Variability Effects on Marine Fisheries: Four Case Histories". Ecological Applications. 8 (sp1): S23–S32. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(1998)8[S23:EVEOMF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1939-5582.
  15. ^ Powell, EN; Klinck, JM; Hofmann, EE (1996). "TI Modelling diseased oyster populations .2. Triggering mechanisms for Perkinsus marinus epizootics". Journal of Shellfish Research. 15 (1).
  16. ^ HOFMANN, EE; POWELL, EN; KLINCK, JM; SAUNDERS, G (1995). "MODELING DISEASED OYSTER POPULATIONS .1. MODELING PERKINSUS-MARINUS INFECTIONS IN OYSTERS". Journal of Shellfish Research. 14 (1).
  17. ^ Burge, Colleen A.; Mark Eakin, C.; Friedman, Carolyn S.; Froelich, Brett; Hershberger, Paul K.; Hofmann, Eileen E.; Petes, Laura E.; Prager, Katherine C.; Weil, Ernesto; Willis, Bette L.; Ford, Susan E. (2014-01-03). "Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society". Annual Review of Marine Science. 6 (1): 249–277. Bibcode:2014ARMS....6..249B. doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135029. ISSN 1941-1405. PMID 23808894.
  18. ^ "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 371, No 1689". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. doi:10.1098/rstb. S2CID 239177881. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  19. ^ "World Oceans Day: Marine diseases hidden beneath the waves incur high economic, ecological costs". www.nsf.gov. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  20. ^ "Eileen E. Hofmann". www.ccpo.odu.edu. Archived from the original on 1999-11-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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