Maureen Trnka
Background
Maureen is originally from Chicago, Illinois. She attended the University of Chicago and Depaul University to gain a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She continued her education at Nova Southeastern University for her Master of Science in Marine Biology. Her thesis was titled “The Spatial Distribution of the Cyanobacteria Lyngbya spp. on the Reefs of Broward County, Florida.” Maureen is a new student to the CMSS Ph.D. program as of Fall 2008.
Contact
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
6300 Ocean Drive, HRI 310
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5869
Email: Maureen.Trnka@tamucc.edu
Research Interests
During her time at Nova Southeastern, Maureen worked for the National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) which allowed her to participate in multiple research projects. These included “Scientific Review, Compilation, and Assessment of Coral Spawning Time in the Atlantic/Caribbean” sponsored by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program & U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and “Land-based Sources of Pollution Local Action Strategy Combined Projects 1 & 2” which came about as part of the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative. Maureen recently completed work as assistant editor for “Coral Reefs of the USA”, the publication for the proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Advisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nunez
Presentations and Publications
Riegl, B. Dodge, R.E. (eds) 2008. Coral Reefs of the USA, v.1 of Coral Reefs of the World; Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, 806 pp.
Trnka, M., K. Logan, and P. Krauss. 2006. Land-based Sources of Pollution-Local Action Strategy Combined Projects 1 & 2. 200 pp. Report prepared for the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative, Miami, Florida, USA.
Kharas, G.B., A.L. Crawford, R. Bernal, L. Kallal, V. Thomas, S. Tokman, M.C. Trnka, L.A. Hyland, P. Hughes, J. Carney, A.M. Trujillo, M. Hanks and K. Watson. 2005. Novel copolymers of vinyl acetate and alkyl ring-substituted methyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates. Designed Monomers and Polymers 8: 135-144.
