Curriculum Vitae for Benitez-Nelson, Claudia

Biographical Profile Interest Background International Activity Professional Preparation Memberships & Professional Activities Positions & Appointments Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

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Claudia Benitez-Nelson
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Benitez-Nelson, Claudia

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One of the leading questions that I am currently seeking to answer is "What are the processes that dominate natural and/or anthropogenically induced climate change." My present research focuses on understanding the biogeochemical cycling of phosphorus (P)in the ocean and what controls particle formation and organic carbon(C)fluxes from the surface ocean to the deep floor.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
School of Earth, Ocean & Env.
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Teaching, Service
Countries
China, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela
Institutional Focus Areas
Environmental Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
No
Speaks Non-English Language
No

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Climate change, oceanography, carbon cycling, nutrients, particle formation and export, radionuclides, harmful algal blooms
Institutional Focus Areas
Environmental Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Chemical Oceanography/Marine Biogeochemistry, Radiochemistry, Climate Change

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
02/1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program Woods Hole, MA Ph.D. Oceanography
05/1992 University of Washington Seattle, WA B.S. Chemistry & Oceanography

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership American Geophysical Union
Membership Geological Society of America
Membership Ecological Society of America
Membership American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Membership Oceanography Society
Membership American Chemical Society
Membership South Carolina Marine Educators Association

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1989 - 1991 Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Washington
1993 - 1998 Graduate Research Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1998 - 2001 SOEST Young Investigator/Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii
1998 - 2000 NOAA/UCAR Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate and Global Change, University of Hawaii
1999 - 2005 Associate Faculty, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii
2002 - 2006 Assistant Professor, Marine Science Program & Department of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina
2005 - 2008 Director of Undergraduate Studies, Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina
2006 - 2010 Associate Professor with tenure, Marine Science Program & Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences), University of South Carolina
2010 Professor, Marine Science Program & Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences (formerly Geological Sciences), University of South Carolina
2010 Director, Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina
1991 Summer Student Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1996 Teaching Assistant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1993 Award Office of Naval Research Graduate Fellowship
1996 Award Environmental Protection Agency STAR Graduate Fellowship
1998 Award SOEST Young Investigator, University of Hawaii
1998 Award NOAA/UCAR Postdoctoral Fellow in Climate and Global Change
2005 Award Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Awards University of South Carolina
2008 Award Marie Curie Incoming International Fellow (Spain)
2009 Award Fulbright Scholar Fulbright Foundation
2013 Award Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year Award University of South Carolina
2016 Award Ada B. Thomas Advisor Award University of South Carolina
2019 Award Carolina Distinguished Professorship University of South Carolina
Award Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellow
Award NSF Minority Graduate Fellowship, Graduate Recruitment Fellowship, University of Washington
Award USC Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award Finalist
Award Ocean Sciences Early Career Award, American Geophysical Union
Award SCAMP Outstanding Research Mentor, University of South Carolina
Award Named one of USC's Rising Stars
Award Faculty of the Year, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)
Award Freshman Advocate Award, University of South Carolina
Award USC Mungo Graduate Teaching Award Nominee
2015 Fellowship American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Assn. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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