Recent News:

Research/Expedition/Field Work:

1. Lucia Upchurch is on A20 Repeat Hydrogrphy cruise in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean.
2. The CFC system is being renovated for SF6 capability. Lucia Upchurch joins the team again for this task.

Supervising:

1. PhD student Il-Nam Kim successfully finished his PhD disrertation defense and final oral exam on 5/2 (Dissertation title: Ocean Biogeochemistry In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, The East/Japan Sea, And The South Pacific With A Focus On Denitrification).
2. I co-advise postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Jianhong Xue

Teaching:

1. Summer 2012 teaching plan: MNSf152S Undergraduate Seminar in Marine Science and MNSs354Q Marine Environmental Science
2. Spring 2012: MNS191 (Student Research Presentation) in Port Aransas
3. The course blogs by the students of the Introduction to Oceanography (11F), Marine Environmental Science (11Su), and Principles of Marine Science: Seminar (11Su) are posted on my Teaching page.
4. Fall 2011: MNS/GEO 307 (Introduction to Oceanography) in Austin, co-teaching with Karin Akre
5. Summer 2011: MNSf354Q (Marine Environmental Science) in Port Aransas, co-teaching with G. Chris Shank
6. Summer 2011: MNS f152S (Undergraduate Seminar in Marine Science) in Port Aransas

'Guidelines for Ethical Research Conduct' proposed by the MNS191 (2006 Spring) class is now
formally accepted  by MSI, and the guideline is widely distributed (see guidelines).

Recent Presentations:

1. Min, D.-H. and J. Xue, Decadal-scale dissolved oxygen changes in the three mid-latitude marginal seas, Ocean Sciences
         Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012.
2. Kim, I.-N. and D.-H. Min, Variability of summertime denitrification rates at the "Dead Zone" of northern Gulf of Mexico:
         A modeling study using the extended OMP analysis, Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2012.
3. Min, D.-H. and J. Xue, Have there been significant decadal-scale dissolved oxygen changes in the Gulf of Mexico?,
         American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2011.
4. Min, D.-H., Wave and current characteristics at the Aransas Pass tidal inlet, Port Aransas, Texas, Texas Bays and
         Estuaries Meeting, Port Aransas, TX, 2011.
5. Min, D.-H., Understanding decadal-scale changes of ocean ventilation: A case study at the East Sea (Sea of Japan), Dept.
         Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 2011.
6. Min, D.-H., Nature of water exchange processes at the Aransas Pass tidal inlet, TX observed by simultaneous currents and
         water property measurements, 2011 Texas Academy of Science meeting, Austin, TX, 2011

Recent Publications:

1. Kim, I.-N., D.-H. Min, D.-H. Kim and T. Lee, Investigation of the physicochemical features and mixing of East/Japan Sea Intermediate Water: An isopycnic analysis approach, Journal of Marine Research, 68, 799-818, 2010.
2. Kim, I.-N., D.-H. Min, and T. Lee, Estimates of basin-specific oxygen utilization rates (OURs) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan), The Sea, Journal of the Korean society of oceanography, 15 (2), 86-96, 2010.
3. Min, D.-H., M.J. Warner, and J.L. Bullister, Estimated rates of carbon tetrachloride removal in the thermocline and deep waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), Marine Chemistry, 121, 100-111, doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2010.03.008, 2010.

Projects:

1. NSF-sponsored "Global Ocean Repeat Hydrography, Carbon, and Tracer Measurements, 2009-2014" project in progress.
2. TWDB-sponsored "Gulf Inlet Monitoring (Aransas Pass)" project has launched (collaboration with Tony Amos) - 2009, 2010, 2011.

Service:

1. Meeting with the Lake Travis Middle School Oceanography Club (4/30/12)
2. Judge for Outstanding Student Papers Award at AGU Fall Meeting (2011)
3. Schweppe Lecture Seires Committee (Chair): 2010-present

Travel Schedule:
02/20-02/24/12: Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT

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