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Nicholas Baetge
Microbial oceanographer that collects and synthesizes biogeochemical, bio-optical, and experimental data to address questions in plankton ecology and carbon cycling.
Education
Ph.D., Marine Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
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2014 - 21
Thesis: The bioavailability of seasonally accumulated dissolved organic carbon and its contribution to export in the western North Atlantic
Committee: Dr. Craig Carlson (Chair), Dr. Alyson Santoro, Dr. Dave Siegel
B.S., Aquatic Biology (Distinction in the Major)
University of California, Santa Barbara
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2009 - 13
Thesis: Mucosal microbial assemblages of wild and cultured intertidal finfish
Advisors : Dr. Peter Collins and Dr. Craig Carlson
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Oregon State University
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2023 - Present
Postdoctoral Scholar
Oregon State University
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2021 - 23
Junior Research Specialist
University of California, Santa Barbara
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2013 - 14
Fellowships and Awards
National Science Foundation Ocean Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Smoke on the water: the impacts of wildfire ash deposition on surface ocean biology ($300K)
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2023 - 25
University of California Ship Funds Program
Ship time aboard R/V Sally Ride (AGOR-28)
Co-I: Dr. Kelsey Bisson ($250K)
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2017
NASA
Group Achievement Award, North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES)
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2019
University of California, Santa Barbara Coastal Fund
Across the Channel: Investigating Diel Dynamics ($12K)
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2017
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Sydney L Wright Fellowship ($1K)
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2017
University of California, Santa Barbara Coastal Fund
Across the Channel: Investigating Diel Dynamics ($12K)
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2017
United States Congress
Antarctic Service Medal
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2014
University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Geography
Leal Ann Kerry Mertes Scholarship ($1.5K)
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2013
University of California, Santa Barbara Coastal Fund
Growth, bacterial resilience, and mucosal microbial assemblages of wild and cultured intertidal finfish along the California coast ($3.5K)
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2013
University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Award ($1K)
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2011, 2012
Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals
Physiological and interspecific factors determine diel changes in phytoplankton bio-optical properties
Baetge, N., Halsey, K.H., Graff, J.R., Ver Wey, B., Westberry, T.K., Appel, A.E., Bourdin, G., Begouen Demeaux, C., Boss, E., Behrenfeld, M.J. (2024) Limnology and Oceanography, (69)2, 390-407.
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2024
Bacterioplankton Response to Physical Stratification following Deep Convection
Baetge, N., Bolaños, L., Della Penna, A., Gaube, P., Liu, S., Opalk, K., Graff, J., Giovannoni, S., Behrenfeld, M., Carlson, C. (2022) Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 10(1), 00078.
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2022
Bacterioplankton communities reveal horizontal and vertical influence of an Island Mass Effect
Comstock, J., Nelson, C., James, A., Wear, E., Baetge, N., Juknavorian, A., Carlson, C. (2022) Environmental Microbiology. 24(9), 4193-4208.
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Characterization of Sea Surface Microlayer and Marine Aerosol Organic Composition using STXM-NEXAFS Microscopy and FTIR Spectroscopy.
Lewis, S., Russel, L., Saliba, G., Quinn, P., Baters, T., Carlson, C., Baetge, N., Aluwihare, L., Boss, E., Haetjens, N., Frossard, A., Bell, T., Behrenfeld, M. (2022). ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 6(7), 1899-1913.
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Investigating atmospheric inputs of dissolved black carbon to the Santa Barbara Channel during the Thomas Fire (California, USA).
Wagner, S., Harvey, E., Baetge, N., McNair, H., Arrington, E., Stubbins, A. (2021). Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 126(8), e2021JG006442.
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The Seasonal Flux and Fate of Dissolved Organic Carbon through the Food Web in the Westen North Atlantic.
Baetge, N., Behrenfeld, M., Fox, J., Halsey, K., Mojica, K., Novoa, A., Stephens, B., Carlson, C. (2021). Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 669883.
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Seasonality of the microbial community composition in the western North Atlantic.
Bolaños, L., Choi, C.J., Worden, A., Baetge, N., Carlson, C., Giovannoni, S. (2021). Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 624164.
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Role of Sea Surface Microlayer Properties in Cloud Formation.
Hendrickson, B., Brooks, S., Thornton, D., Moore, R., Crosbie, E., Ziemba, L., Carlson, C., Baetge, N., Mirrielees, J., and Alsante, A. (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science. 7, 596225.
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Net Community Production, Dissolved Organic Carbon Accumulation, and Vertical Export in the Western North Atlantic.
Baetge, N., Graff, J. R., Behrenfeld, M. J., & Carlson, C. A. (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science. 7, 227.
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2020
California Wildfire Burns Boundaries Between Science and Art.
Bisson, K. M., Baetge, N., Kramer, S. J., Catlett, D., Girling, G., McNair, H., Arrington, E., Hayes, D., Jacobs, C., James, A., Closset, I., Fischer, A., Wagner, S., Reading, M., Comstock, J., Amiri, S., Harvey, E., Carlson, C. Gaube, P., Drushka, K., Valentine, D. (2020). Oceanography. 33(1), 16-19.
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Different carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules proxy compounds select distinct bacterioplankton for oxidation of dissolved organic matter in the mesopelagic Sargasso Sea.
Liu, S., Parsons, R., Opalk, K., Baetge, N., Giovannoni, S., Bolaños, L. M., Kujawinski, E.B., Longnecker, K., Lu. Y, Halewood, E., Carlson, C. A. (2020). Limnology and Oceanography. 65(7), 1532-1553.
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Stable isotope probing identifies bacterioplankton lineages capable of utilizing dissolved organic matter across a range of bioavailability.
Liu, S., Baetge, N., Comstock, J., Opalk, K., Parsons, R., Halewood, E., English, C., Giovannoni, S., Bolanos, L., Nelson, C., Vergin, K., Carlson, C. (2020) Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 2364.
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Seasonal Differences and Variability of Concentrations, Chemical Composition, and Cloud Condensation Nuclei of Marine Aerosol over the North Atlantic.
Saliba, G., Chen, C., Lewis, S., Russell. L, Quinn, P., Bates, T., Bell, T., Lawler, M., Saltzman, E., Sanchez, K., Moore, R., Shook, M., Rivellini, L., Lee, A., Baetge, N., Carlson, C., Behrenfeld, M. (2020). Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 125(19).
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Factors driving the seasonal and hourly variability of sea-spray aerosol number in the North Atlantic.
Saliba, G., Chen, C. L., Lewis, S., Russell, L. M., Rivellini, L. H., Lee, A. K., Quinn, P.K., Bates, T.S., Haëntjens, N., Boss, E.S., Karp-Boss, L., Baetge, N., Carlson, C., Behrenfeld, M. (2019). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(41), 20309-20314.
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2019
The North Atlantic aerosol and marine ecosystem study (NAAMES): science motive and mission overview.
Behrenfeld, M. J., Moore, R. H., Hostetler, C. A., Graff, J., Gaube, P., Russell, L. M., Chen, G., Doney, S.C., Giovannoni, S., Liu, H., Proctor, C., Bolaños, Baetge, N., Davie-Martin, C., Westberry, T.K., Bates, T.S., Bell, T.G., Bidle, K.D.,, Boss, E.S., Brooks, S.D., Cairns, B., Carlson, C., Halsey, K., Harvey, E.L., Hu, Chuanmin, Karp-Boss, L., Kleb, M., Menden-Deuer, S., Morison, F., Quinn, P.K., Scarino, A.J., Anderson, B., Chowdhary, J., Crosbie, E., Ferrare, R., Hair, J.W., Hu., Y., Janz, S., Redemann, J., Saltzman, E., Shook, M., Siegel, D.A., Wisthaler, A., Marting, M.Y., Ziemba, L. (2019). Frontiers in Marine Science. 6, 122.
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Field and Sea Experience
Redfield Ratio
Oregon State University
R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, 28 days
31 - 36˚N, 117 - 123˚W
2023
Across the Channel: Investigating Diel Dynamics (ACIDD)
University of California
R/V Sally Ride (AGOR-28), 6 days
32˚N, 119˚W
2017
Served as Co-Chief Scientist
BIOS-SCOPE
Simons Foundation International
R/V Atlantic Explorer, 2 expeditions x 4 days each
31˚N, 64˚W
2016 - 17
North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES)
NASA
R/V Atlantis (AGOR-25), 3 expeditions x 26 days each
39˚N - 57˚N, 40˚W
2015 - 18
KM14-16
Moorea Coral Reef-Long Term Ecological Research Network
R/V Kilo Moana (T-AGOR-26), 11 days
17˚S, 150˚W
2014
P16S
US Global Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program
R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer (icebreaker), 46 days
17˚S - 67˚S, 149˚W
2014
Conference Presentations
(Poster) Diel variability in phytoplankton backscattering and cell composition
TOS Ocean Optics
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Oct 2022
(Lightning poster) Dissolved organic carbon accumulation and export potential in the Western North Atlantic
AGU/ASLO/TOS Sciences Meeting
San Diego, CA
Feb 2020
(Talk) DOC bioavailability and evidence of priming effect in the western North Atlantic
AGU/ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Meeting, student travel award
Portland, OR
Feb 2018
(Talk) Estimating DOC bioavailability with marine bioreactors
ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting, student travel award
Honolululu, HI
Feb 2017
Departmental Presentations
(Talk) Smoke on the water: the impacts of wildfire ash deposition on surface ocean biology
Department of Microbiology Seminar
Oregon State University
Feb 2024
(Talk) Illuminating the path: phytoplankton production and its vertical fate
Department of Microbiology Seminar
Oregon State University
May 2023
(Talk) Net community production, dissolved organic carbon and export in the Western North Atlantic
Department of Geography Biogeosciences Group Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara
Nov 2019
(Talk) ROAM-ing on ACIDD
Department of Geography 264 Seminar
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jan 2019
Science Team Meeting Presentations
(Talk) DOM accumulation driven by ecosystem state
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting (50+ participants)
NASA Langley Research Center, VA
Jun 2019
(Talk) DOC bioavailability, bacterial production and carbon demand
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting (74 participants)
Oregon State University
Jun 2018
(Poster) Bacterial remineralization of DOM
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting
Oregon State University (74 participants)
Jun 2018
(Poster) Bacterial carbon and growth efficiencies in the North Atlantic
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting (67 participants)
NASA Langley Research Center
May 2017
(Poster) Bioavailability and fate of DOM
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting (58 participants)
Oregon State University
Oct 2016
(Poster) NAAMES DOM dynamics, characterization, and bioavailability
NAAMES All-Scientists Meeting (60+ participants)
NASA Langley Research Center
Oct 2015
Student Trainees
Parker Hansen (BSc)
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Oregon State University
2023 - Present
Amanda Appel (BSc, Thesis)
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Oregon State University
2021 - 22
Ruby Korpics (BSc, Thesis)
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University of California, Santa Barbara
2018 - 19
Teaching
Mentor and Co-Coordinator
Pernot Microbiology High School Summer Camp
Oregon State University
Jul 2022 - 23
Lead Teaching Assistant
Marine Microbiology Laboratory (EEMB 144L)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Fall 2018 - 20
Teaching Assistant
Introductory Biology Laboratory (EEMB 3L)
University of California, Santa Barbara
Fall 2015 - 16
Mentor
UCSB Summer Sessions: Research Mentorship Program
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jul - Aug 2012
Professional Service
Field Support
NASA EXPORTS (EXport Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing) Expeditionary Alternate
North Atlantic
2021
Ad-hoc Peer Review
Science Advances (1), Aquatic Microbial Ecology (1), ISME (1), mbio (1), Marine Chemistry (1), JGR Biogeosciences (1)
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Departmental Service
Graduate Student Representative Election Working Group
Marine Science Institute Search Committee
University of California, Santa Barbara
2020 - 21
Committee Member
Graduate Student Advisory Committee
University of California, Santa Barbara
2016 - 18
Coordinator
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science Seminar Series
University of California, Santa Barbara
2016 - 17
Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Member
Core Values Committee
Oregon State University
2022 - 23
Member
Marine Science DEI Working Group
University of California, Santa Barbara
2020 - 21
Participant
Unlearning Racism in the Geosciences (URGE)
University of California, Santa Barbara
2020 - 21
Public Outreach
University of California Graduate Student Delegate to California State Assembly
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Sacramento, CA
Mar 2019
NASA Earth Observatory Notes from the Field Contributor
North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES)
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2016 - 18
Social Chair
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Marine Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
2014 - 17