Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Pinckney, James Linehan
Professor
My work over the past 20 years has emphasized investigations of the ecophysiology of benthic & phytoplanktonic communities & their contribution to ecosystem function. Current research is being conducted in local estuarine, riverine, & intertidal habitats, as well as in pelagic systems in the Gulf of Mexico & hypersaline lagoons in the Bahamas.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Biological Sciences
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Oceanography, Marine Biology, Estuary, Ecology, Phytoplankton
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Marine Ecology
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | College of Charleston | M. Sci. | Biology | |
| 1992 | Univ. South Carolina | Ph.D. | Ecology | |
| 1983 | College of Charleston | B. Sci. | Biology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 - 1995 | US Department of Energy Global Change Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow and Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill (H. Paerl, Advisor) | |
| 1995 - 1998 | Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill | |
| 1996 - 1998 | Graduate Faculty Appointment, Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill | |
| 1998 - 2004 | Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station | |
| 2004 - 2005 | Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station (tenure) | |
| 2005 | Associate Professor, Marine Science Program and Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Award | Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar Award | Texas A&M University |
| 2002 | Award | College of Geosciences Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty Teaching, Texas A&M University | |
| 2003 | Award | Texas A&M Association of Fromer Students Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching (University Level Award), Texas A&M University | |
| 2003 | Award | Outstanding Reviewer for the journal Limnology and Oceanography | |
| 2021 | Award | Breakthrough Leadership in Research Award Recipient | University of South Carolina |
| 2022 | Award | Carolina Trustee Professorship Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2020 | Fellowship | American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
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