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Charles E. Tilburg
Marine Science Center
Department of Chemistry and Physics
University of New England
Biddeford, ME 04093
Ph: 207-602-2422
Fax: 207-602-5945
E-mail: ctilburg@une.edu
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Professional Experience:
2007-Present: Assistant Professor. Department of
Chemistry and Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of New England,
Biddeford, Maine
2003-2007: Assistant Professor. Department of
Marine Sciences, School of Marine Programs, University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia
2001-2003: Associate Scientist. Graduate College
of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
2000-2001: Postdoctoral Fellow. Center for Ocean-Atmospheric
Prediction Studies, Department of Oceanography, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida
1997-2000: Graduate Fellow. Department of Defense,
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship, Department of
Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1996-1997: Teacher. Brent School, Baguio City, Philippines
1994-1996: Research Engineer. INTERA, Inc., Austin,
Texas
1992-1994: Research/Teaching Assistant. College
of Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Education:
2000: Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography. Florida
State University, Tallahassee, Florida Dissertation: Ocean dynamics
around New Zealand Advisor: James J. O'Brien
1994: Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering. The
University of Texas, Austin, Texas Thesis: Determination and characterization
of dense nonaqueous phase liquids in saturated porous media using
inverse modeling Advisor: Daene C. McKinney
1992: Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. The
University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Awards, Grants, and Honors
2007: University of New England - Marine Science Center Award,
Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Planktonic Community of Saco Bay: Relationships
with the Physical Flow Field, $10k, 1 year.
2007: University of New England - College of Arts and Sciences
Mini-Grant, Tidal mixing fronts in the Saco River: A novel observational approach,
$2k, 1 year.
2005: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea Grant
Program, Validation of the Management Model System for the Satilla River Estuary,
$91k, 2 years.
2005: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea
Grant Program, A spatial distribution of blue crab larvae in a
Georgia estuary, $10k, 1 year.
2004: University of Georgia Research Foundation - Junior
Faculty Award, Measurement of mixing and transport properties
in a Georgia estuary, $7k, 1 year.
2004: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea
Grant Program, Supply of Larvae to Georgia Estuaries: A Physical Process Model for Blue
Crabs in Coastal Georgia, $10k, 1 year.
2003: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea
Grant Program, Supply of larvae to estuarine nursery habitat:
Development of a predictive model for Blue Crabs. $263k, 2 years.
2002: National Science Foundation - Physical Oceanography
Program, Mixing and circulation in a buoyant, coastal plume.
$800k, 4 years.
2000: Florida State University - Outstanding graduate
student in Physical Oceanography.
Service:
Manuscript Reviewer, Marine Ecology Progress Series,
Geophysical Research Letters, Deep Sea Research, Journal of Physical
Oceanography, Progress in Oceanography, and Limnology and Oceanography
Proposal Reviewer, National Science Foundation,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Coastal Ocean Program),
Maryland Sea Grant
Review Panelist, National Science Foundation
Publications:
Tilburg, C. E., C. D. Kernehan, A. Andon, and C. E. Epifanio, Modeling the Supply
of Blue Crab Larvae to Juvenile Habitat: Effects of Temporal Patterns in Larval Release,
Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science, [submitted], 2007.
H. E. Hurlburt, P. J. Hogan, E. J. Metzger, C. E. Tilburg,
J. F. Shriver, and O. M. Smedstad, Pathways of upper ocean currents and fronts: Steering by
the topographically-constrained abyssal circulation and the role of flow instabilities,
Dynamics of Atmospheres and Ocean, [in revision], 2007.
Tilburg, C. E., R. W. Houghton, and R. W. Garvine,
The mixing of a dye tracer in the Delaware plume: Comparison of observations and simulations,
Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, [in press], 2007.
Zamudio, Z., H. E. Hurlburt, E. J. Metzger, and C.E.
Tilburg . Tropical waves induce oceanic eddies at Cabo
Corrientes and the Maria Islands , Mexico , Journal of
Geophysical Research , [in press], 2007.
Tilburg, C. E., A. I. Dittel, and C. E. Epifanio,
Retention of crab larvae in a coastal null zone, Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science,
72, 570-578, 2007.
Dike, J., and C. E. Tilburg, Climatic time scale temperature
and precipitation increases on Long Island, New York, Atmosphere-Ocean, 45, 93-105,
2007.
Tilburg, C. E. , L. T.
Houser, C. N. Steppe, R. W. Garvine, and C. E. Epifanio, Effects of coastal transport
on larval patches: Models and Observations, Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science,
67, 145-160, 2006.
Zamudio, L., H. E. Hurlburt, E. J. Metzger, S. L. Morey,
J. J. O'Brien, C. E. Tilburg , and J. Zavala-Hidalgo,
On the interannual variability of Tehuantepec eddies, Journal
of Geophysical Research , 111, Art. No. C05001, 2006.
Tilburg, C. E., J. T. Reager, and
M. M. Whitney, The physics of blue crab larval recruitment in Delaware
Bay: A model study, Journal of Marine Research ,63, 471-495, 2005.
Petrone, C., L. B. Jancaitis, M. B. Jones, C. C. Natunewicz, C.
E. Tilburg , and C. E. Epifanio, Dynamics of larval patches:
Spatial distribution of fiddle crab larvae in Delaware Bay and adjacent
waters, Marine Ecological Progress Series , 293, 177-190, 2005.
Houghton, R. W., C. E. Tilburg, R.
W. Garvine, and A. Fong, Delaware River plume response to a strong
upwelling favorable wind event, Geophysical Research Letters ,
31(7) Art. No. L07302 , 2004.
Tilburg, C. E. and R. W. Garvine,
A simple model for sea level prediction, Weather and Forecasting ,
19, 511-519, 2004.
Tilburg , C. E., Across-shelf
transport on a continental shelf: Do across-shelf winds matter?, Journal
of Physical Oceanography , 33, 2675-2688, 2003
Tilburg, C. E. and R. W. Garvine, Three-dimensional
flow in a coastal upwelling zone: Convergence and divergence on the
New Jersey Shelf, Journal of Physical Oceanography , 33,
2113-2125, 2003.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, J.
J. O'Brien, and J. F. Shriver, Remote topographic forcing of a baroclinic
western boundary current: An explanation for the Southland Current
and the pathway of the Subtropical Front east of New Zealand, Journal
of Physical Oceanography , 32, 3216-3232, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E. and J. J. O'Brien,
A comparison of climatic wind and sea surface temperature data sets
using a numerical model, CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation,
Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling , World
Meteorological Organization, ed. H. Ritchie, 32, 2.27-2.28, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E., B. Subrahmanyam, and
J. J. O'Brien, Ocean color variability in the Tasman Sea, Geophysical
Research Letters , 2 9(10) 10.1029/2001GL014071, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, J.
J. O'Brien, and J. F. Shriver, The dynamics of the East Australian
Current System: The Tasman Front, the East Auckland Current, and the
East Cape Current, Journal of Physical Oceanography , 2917-2943,
2001.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, and
J. J. O'Brien , The Southern Hemisphere Subtropical
Front east of New Zealand, CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical
Experimentation, Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling ,
World Meteorological Organization, ed. H. Ritchie, 31, 8.19-8.20,
2001.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, and
J. J. O'Brien, The role of New Zealand in the separation of the East
Australian Current, CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation,
Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling , World
Meteorological Organization, ed. H. Ritchie, 30, 8.37-8.38, 2000.
Jin, M., M. Delshad, V. Dawarakanath, D. C. McKinney,
G. A. Pope, K. Sepehrnoori, C. E. Tilburg and R.
E. Jackson, Partitioning tracer test for detection, estimation, and
remediation performance assessment of subsurface nonaqueous phase
liquids, Water Resources Research , 31(5), 1201-1211, 1995.

Presentations and Contributed Abstracts:
Tilburg, C. E., A. I. Dittel, and C. E. Epifanio, Retention
of crab larvae in a coastal null zone, Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Providence,
RI, 2007.
Tilburg, C. E., The physics and biology of blue crab transport in Delaware
Bay, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August 22, 2007.
Hsu, M. T., and C. E. Tilburg, Comparison of the effects of two vertical
mixing parameterizations in a coastal ocean model, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Semiannual
Meeting, Pine Knoll Shores, NC, 2007.
Seay, J. E., T. D. Bishop, H. L. Miller, P. Christian, and C. E. Tilburg,
Horizontal and vertical spatial distribution of fiddler crab (Uca spp.) and green porcelain crab
(Petrolisthes armatus) larvae over two tidal cycles in the Satilla River estuary, Georgia, Atlantic
Estuarine Research Society Semiannual Meeting, Pine Knoll Shores, NC, 2007.
Tilburg, C. E., Larval recruitment to a Mid-Atlantic estuary: Physics, Biology,
and Modeling, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, May 25, 2006.
Seay, J. E., T. D. Bishop, and C. E. Tilburg, Spatial and temporal variations
in fiddler crab (Uca spp.) larval abundance in a Georgia estuary, Southeastern Estuarine Research
Society Semiannual Meeting, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 2006.
H. E. Hurlburt, E. J. Metzger, P. Hogan, and C. E. Tilburg, The impact of upper
ocean ? topographic coupling via flow instabilities on upper ocean current pathways: A clear
distinction between eddy-permitting and eddy-resolving ocean models, Rosenstiel School of Marine and
Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, February 13, 2006.
Tilburg, C. E., L. T. Houser, C. N. Steppe, R. W. Garvine, and C. E. Epifanio,
Effects of coastal transport on larval patches: models and observations. Estuarine Research Federation
Meeting, Norfolk, VA, 2005.
Houser, L. T., C. E. Epifanio, and C. E. Tilburg,
Field investigation of the patch dynamics of larval crabs, ASLO Summer
Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, 2005.
Houser, L. T., C. E. Epifanio, and C. E. Tilburg,
Can larval crabs alter their horizontal swimming behavior in response
to biochemical cues?, ASLO Ocean Sciences Conference, Savannah, GA,
2004.
Tilburg, C. E., Development of hydrodynamic models
for carrying capacity studies, National Fisheries Research and Development
Institute, Busan, South Korea, 2004.
Houghton, R. W., C. E. Tilburg, R. W. Garvine,
and A. Eguiluz, The Impact of Coastal Upwelling Circulation on Mixing
of a Freshwater Plume with Coastal Sea water: A dye tracer study, AGU
Ocean Sciences Conference, Portland, Oregon, 2004.
Tilburg, C. E., R. W. Houghton, R. W. Garvine,
and A. Fong, Response of the Delaware River plume to a strong upwelling
wind event using a dye tracer, Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography
and Meteorology Meeting, Dartmouth, MA, 2003.
Tilburg, C. E. and R. W. Garvine, Biological recruitment
in buoyancy driven coastal systems: Do across-shelf winds matter?,
AGU Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2003.
Tilburg, C. E., Across-shelf transport from across-shelf
winds: A modeling study, Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography
and Meteorology Meeting, Norfolk, VA 2002.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, J. J. O'Brien,
and J. F. Shriver, Remote topographic forcing of a baroclinic western
boundary current: An explanation for the Southland Current, Western
Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, J. J. O'Brien,
and J. F. Shriver, Investigation of the flow field around New Zealand
using an ocean general circulation model, Western Pacific Geophysics
Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E. and R. W. Garvine, Three-dimensional
flow in a coastal upwelling zone: Convergence and divergence on the
New Jersey Shelf, AGU Ocean Sciences Conference, Honolulu, HI, 2002.
Tilburg, C. E. and R. W. Garvine, Three-dimensional
flow on the New Jersey Shelf, Mid-Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography
Meeting, Groton, CT, 2001.
Tilburg, C. E., H. E. Hurlburt, J. J. O'Brien,
and J. F. Shriver, The dynamics surrounding New Zealand, AGU Fall
Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2000.
Tilburg, C. E., T. L. Jones, and L. C. Meigs, Integration
of single-well and convergent-flow tracer tests to determine subsurface
parameters in the Culebra dolomite at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP), AGU Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD, 1996.
Jackson, R. E., Butler, G. W., and C. E. Tilburg,
Development and testing of a conceptual model of a DNAPL zone, Second
Tracer Workshop, Center for Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering,
Austin, Texas, 1994.

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