Carlos E. Del Castillo Ph. D. Oceanographer Senior Professional Staff Ocean Remote Sensing Group Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

EDUCATION:

• 1998 Ph.D.Oceanography, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
• 1991 M.S. Marine Chemistry, Department of Marine Science, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez Campus
• 1987 B.S. Biology, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

• 2005-Present Researcher, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
• 2005-2005 Researcher, NASA Applied Science Directorate Stennis Space Center, MS
• 2004-2005 Program Scientist, NASA Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program. NASA Head Quarters, Washington DC.
• 2000-2004 Researcher, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, John C. Stennis Space Center, MS. Earth Science Applications.
• 1999-2000 Associate in Research, Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida.

RESARCH FIELD EXPERIENCE

Over 200 days at sea during cruises to the Eastern Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, and the Arabian Sea. GC-MS, HPLC, UV-Vis and IR absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, nutrient analysis, TOC, DIC, field optical instrumentation including ac9, acs, SAFIre, XMF, SeaTech and WetStar fluorometers, transmisometers, ECO-VSF, PRR, Hydroscat, GER, and OCR submersible radiometers.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

• Del Castillo, C. E. and R. L. Miller. Determination of dissolved organic carbon fluxes in the Mississippi River Plume using remote sensing of ocean color. Remote Sensing of the Environment. doi: 10.1016/J.rse.2007.06.015
• D Sa, E. J., R. L. Miller, and C.E. Del Castillo. 2006. An Assessment of Short-term Physical Influences on the Bio-optical Properties and Ocean Color Algorithms in Coastal Waters Influenced by the Mississippi River. Applied Optics, 45(28), 7410-7428
• Yuan, J., M. Dagg, and C.E. Del Castillo. 2005 In Pixel Variations of chl a Fluorescence in Northern Gulf of Mexico and Their Implications for Calibrating Remotely Sensed chl a and other Products. Continental Shelf Research. 25(15), 1894-1904
• Conmy, R., P. G. Coble, C. E. Del Castillo. 2004. Performance and Calibration of the WetLabs SAFIre in-situ Fluorometer. Continental Shelf Research 24 (3), 431-442
• Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Environments. Miller, R.L., C.E. Del Castillo, and B. McKee, Editors. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2004
• Del Castillo, C. E. Remote Sensing of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter in Coastal Environments. In Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Environments. Miller R. M., Del Castillo C.E., and B. McKee, Editors. Kluwer Academic Publishes. 2004
• Gilbes, F., F. E. Muller-Karger, and C. E. Del Castillo. 2002. New Evidence for the West Florida Shelf Plume. Continental Shelf Research. 22 (17), 2479-2496
• Miller, R. L., M. Beltz, C. E. Del Castillo, and R. Trzaska. 2002. Determining CDOM Absorption Spectra in Diverse Coastal Environments using a Multiple Pathlenght, Liquid Core Wave-guide System. Continental Shelf Research. 22(9), 1301-1310
• Del Castillo, C. E., P. G. Coble, R. N. Conmy, F. E. Muller-Karger, L. Vanderbloemen, and G. Vargo. 2001. Simultaneous In-situ Measurements of Dissolved Organic Matter and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Seawater: Documenting the Intrusion of the Mississippi River Plume in the West Florida Shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 46(7), 1836-1843
• Del Castillo, C. E., F. Gilbes, P. G. Coble, and F. E. Miller-Karger. 2000. On the Dispersal of Riverine Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) over the West Florida Shelf. Limnology and Oceanography 45(6), 1425-1432
• Del Castillo, C. E., and P. G. Coble. 2000. Seasonal Variability of the Colored Dissolved Organic Matter During the 1994-95 NE and SW Monsoons in the Arabian Sea. Deep-Sea Research II 47, 1563-1579
• Del Castillo, C. E., P. G. Coble, J. Lopez, J. Morel, and J. E. Corredor. 1999. Analysis of the Optical Properties of the Orinoco River Plume by Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Marine Chemistry 66, 35-51
• Coble, P. G., C. E. Del Castillo, and B. Avril. 1998. Distribution of DOM in the Arabian Sea During the SW Monsoon. Deep-Sea Research II 45, 2195-2223
• Powell, M. J., J. N. Sutton, C. E. Del Castillo, and A. T. Timperman. 2005. Marine proteomics: generation of sequence tags for dissolved proteins in seawater using tandem mass spectrometry. Marine Chemistry 95: 183-198
• Del Castillo C. E., J. E. Corredor and J. M. Morell. 1995. Accumulation and Depuration of Hydrocarbons in the Mangrove Oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae. Actes de la 2^me Conference Internationale sur la Purification des Coquillages, Rennes 6-8 avril 1992, IFREMER, 93-96.
• Klekowski, E. J., J. E. Corredor, J. M. Morell, and C. E. Del Castillo. 1994. Petroleum Pollution and Mutations in Mangroves. Marine Pollution Bulletin 28(3), 166-169.
• Corredor, J. E., J. M. Morell, and C. E. Del Castillo. 1990. Persistence of Spilled Crude Oil in a Tropical Intertidal Environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 21(8), 385-388.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Carbon Transport by the Mississippi River - NASA
• On the Use of Ocean Color Data to Estimate Carbon Transport by the Orinoco and Amazon Rivers: Seasonal Effects - NASA
• Rapid Prototyping of VIIRS Ocean Color Data for Coastal Management Applications in the Gulf of Mexico - NASA
• On the Distribution of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter in the Southern Ocean and the Potential for Photoproduction of CO₂and CO - NASA

HONORS

• William Sackett Prize for Innovation and Excellence in Research. Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida (1999)
• NASA John C. Stennis Space Center Special Service Award (2001)
• NASA John C. Stennis Space Center Special Service Award (2002)
• NASA John C. Stennis Space Center Special Service Award (2004)
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers - PECASE (2004)
• Emerald Honors Trailblazer Award - (2007)