CURRICULUM VITAE

 

BONNER, James S., Ph.D., P.E.                                         PROFESSIONAL LICENSE:                                                       

Executive Director, Shoreline Environmental                 Registered Professional Engineer

Research Facility  (SERF)                                                       Texas No. 78992

Texas A&M University System

US Citizenship

 

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

 

Biodegradation kinetics for hazardous organic wastes; Coastal processes & oceanographic observations; Transport, fate and effects modeling; Physical, chemical and biological processes; Aquatic chemistry; Environmental hazard assessment and site remediation; Water resources

 

EDUCATION:

 

Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, 1985

            M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology, 1980

            B.A., Biology, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 1976

 

EXPERIENCE:

 

Executive Director of the Shoreline Environmental Research Facility (Research Institute for the Gulf Coast Near-shore Environment) 1997-Present

Executive Director of the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, 1997-2005

Regional Director of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, 1997-2005

Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2005-Present

River and Estuaries Center Research & Partnership Working Committee, Hudson River Beacon Hills NY, 2005-Present

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1992-2005

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986-1992

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 1985-1986

Computer Sciences Corporation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, Rhode Island, 1983-1985

Instructor, Clarkson College of Technology, 1981-1983

Research Assistant, Clarkson College of Technology, 1977-1981

Fisheries Technician, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 1977

 

EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:

 

Director of the Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Pipeline recruiting underrepresented students from majority/minority institutes.

Co-Founder WALDEN (University Consortia involving faculty from Virginia Tech., Michigan Tech., Princeton and Texas A&M University to study and promote Web Assisted Learning Development for the Environment).

Directed distance learning program for Engineering using WAN.

Courses taught and developed: Introductions to Computing for Engineers;

Environmental Measurements; Undergraduate Water Quality Modeling;

Numerical Methods; Senior Seminar for Environmental Science; Graduate Water

Quality Modeling; Physical Processes (Grad.); Bioprocesses (Grad).

           

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS:

 

Director of CBI: Used synergy approach to reestablish friendly and productive work environment and restored fiscal solvency (CBI was in contract default 2.4 million dollars). Current status no default, 16 million dollar research infrastructure and 4 million dollar research budget.
Director of Facilities: Shoreline Environmental Research Facility (SERF) with wastewater treatment plant (5 million dollars - 4 environmental permits); Wetland Research Facility (0.5 million dollars - 1 environmental permit); Environmental Analysis Laboratory (4 million dollars).

 

STUDENT RESEARCH ADVISING:

 

A.          M.S. Students (graduated)

Sharon Ducharme, “Design and Validation of a Settling Column for Particle Transport Studies,” May 1989.

Stephanie Saunders, “Vertical Transport and Dynamic Size Distribution of New Bedford Harbor Sediments,” August 1990.

Ravindra Malali, “Flocculation Potential of New Bedford Sediments,” August 1991.

Daniel Hernandez, “The Determination of Settling Velocities for Sewage Sludge Disposed at 106-Mile Site,” December 1991.

Timothy Green, “Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography Using a Lee Scientific Series 600 SFE/SFC System,” May 1992.

Marc A. Mills, “Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Aqueous and Sediment Environments,” August 1994.

Kameswara Ayalasomayajula, “Monitoring the Extent of Petroleum Biodegradation,” May 1993.

Beatrice Lambert, “Acute Toxicity of the Water Soluble Fraction of West Texas Crude Oil Enhanced by Biosurfactant,” May 1995.

Shahrukh Kanga, “Solubilization of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Biosurfactants” December 1995.

Salvador Aldrett-Lee, “Microbial Petroleum Degradation Enhancement by Oil Spill Bioremediation Products” August 1996.

Andrew Waite, “The Usefulness of Solid Oxidants for Biostimulation, Determined by Their Kinetics and Stoichiometry” December 1996.

Jeffrey Bauguss, “Accelerated Solvent Extraction of Petroleum Contaminated Sediments” May 1997.

Cord Harris, “Nutrient Dynamics in Marsh Sediments Contaminated by an Oil Spill Following a Flood” May 1997.

Cheryl Page, “Enhanced Solubility of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Biosurfactants” May 1997.

Jason Leik, M.S., “Subsurface Characterization of the San Jacinto River Research Site,” August 1998.

    Danica Mueller, M.S., “Toxicity of Oiled Wetland Sediments Influenced by Natural and Enhanced Bioremediation” December 1998.

Richard T. Townsend, M.S., “The Effect of Bioremediation on Microbial Populations in an Oil-Contaminated Coastal Wetland,” December 1999.

Frank L. Stephens, M.S., “Thin Layer Chromatography – Flame Ionization Detection Analysis Of In-Situ Petroleum Biodegradation,” August 2004.

 

B.    M.S. Students (active)

Anne Williams – TAMUCC (co-chair)

Gerardo Arrambide – TAMUCC (co-chair)

 

C.   M.E. Students (graduated)

Laurie Schreiber, “Fate and Transport of PCB’s in the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site,” August 1993.

Heather Coryea, “PCBs as Environmental Pollutants:  With an Emphasis on Hudson River Contamination,” August 1994.

Jason K. Christian, “Extracellular Enzymatic Systems of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium,” December 1994.

Barbara Sylvester, “Dispersion in the Upper Hudson River,” December 1994.

Sandra L. Lorfing, “Microbial Interactions for the Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Compounds,” December 1994.

Nimish Katwala, “Solubilization of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Biosurfactants:  A Literature Review,” May 1996.

Sanjay Singh, “Microbial Petroleum Degradation Enhancement by Oil Spill Bioremediation Products,” August 1996.

Mary E. Carder, “The Role of Contaminant Partitioning and Mass Transport on Subsurface Biodegradation,” December 1996.

Brian Levin, “Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater at a Petrochemical Facility through Natural Attenuation and Source Control,” May 1997.

Jennifer Ham, Environmental Site Assessment and Conceptual Remediation Design for Dredge Island,” May 1998. 

John Hickman, “Sediment Transport in the Hudson River,” December 1999.

 

D.  Ph.D. Students (graduated)

Andrew N.S. Ernest, “A Mathematical Model of Particle Mediated

Transport of Hazardous Materials in Aqueous Systems,” October 1991.

Dugon Lee, “Mathematical Modeling of Particle Aggregation and Vertical Transport in Aquatic Environments Using Fractal and Curvilinear Approaches,” August 1996.

Laurie Schreiber Garton, NSF Fellow, “Characterization of Particles and Particle-Particle Interactions Under Known Chemical and Hydrodynamic Conditions” May 1997.

Marc A. Mills, “Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Aqueous and Sediment Environments.” August 1997.

Cheryl Page, “Oil Spill Chemical Countermeasure Use in Near-Shore Environments.”  August 2000.

Michael Sterling, “Aggregation and Transport Kinetics of Crude Oil and Sediment in Estuarine Waters” December 2003

Temitope Ojo, “Method of Contaminant Transport Modeling in 3-D Using Real Time Variables Coupled with Adaptive Grid Numerical Algorithm:  Application to Estuaries and Shallow Embayment.” May 2005.

 

E.  Ph.D. Students (active)

Chris Fuller, “Ecological toxicity of oilspill chemical countermeasures,” in progress

John Perez, “Development of Environmental Sensors to Characterize Episodic Events”, in progress.

Dorothy Tillman, “Coupling of Ecological and Water Quality Models for Improved Water Resource Management,” in progress.

Shahidul Islam

 

REFERRED PUBLICATIONS (1997-PRESENT)

Refereed Papers

Simon, M.A., Bonner, J.S., Page, C.A., Townsend, R.T., Fuller, C.B., Mueller, D.C., and Authenrieth, R.L. “Evaluation of Two Commercial Bioaugmentation Products for Enhanced Removal of Petroleum from a Wetland”, Ecological Engineering, 22, 263-277, 2004.

Fuller*, C., Bonner, J.,m Ernest, A.,McDonald, T., and McDonald, S. Comparative Toxicity Of Oil, Dispersant, And Dispersed Oil To Texas Marine Species,  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 23, No. 12, pp. 2941-2949, 2004.

Sterling*, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., and Autenrieth, R., (2004) Modeling Sol-Sediment Aggregation in Nearshore Waters, Environmental Science and Technology, 38(17) 4627-4634.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., and Autenrieth, R.L., (2004) “Bioremediation of an Experimental Oil Spill in a Wetland,” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 49(5-6), 425-435.

Sterling*, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., and Autenrieth, R., (2004) Chemical Dispersant Effectiveness Testing: Influence of Droplet Coalescence, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol 48(9-10), 969-977.

Sterling*, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., and Autenrieth, R., (2004) Characterizing Aquatic Particulate-Oil Flocs Using In-Situ InstrumentsMarine Pollution Bulletin, Vol 48(5-6), 533-542.

Sterling, M.C., Bonner, J.S., Ernest, A.N.S., Page, C.A. and Autenrieth, R.L., "Application of fractal aggregation and vertical transport model to aquatic sol-sediment systems,” Water Research, Vol 39 (9), 1818-1830, 2005.

Sterling*, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., Fuller, M., and Autenrieth, R., (2003) Partitioning of Crude Oil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Systems, Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 4429-4434. 

LaRiviere, D., Autenrieth, R.L., and Bonner, J.S. (2004) “Redox dynamics of a tidally-influenced wetland on the San Jacinto River, Estuaries, 27(2) 253-264.   

Sterling*, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., Fuller, M., and Autenrieth, R., Partitioning of Crude Oil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Systems, Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 4429-4434.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T., Page, C.and Autenrieth, R.L., (2003) “Evaluation of Intrinsic Remediation of a Petroleum-Contaminated Wetland”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46(7), 887-899.

LaRiviere D., R.L. Autenrieth and J.S. Bonner (2003) “Redox dynamics during recovery of an oil-impacted estuarine wetland”, Water Research 37, 3307-3318.

Mueller*, D., Bonner, J., McDonald, S., Autenrieth, R., Donnelly, K., Lee, K., Doe, K., and Anderson, J., (2003) “The Use of Toxicity Bioassays to Monitor the Recovery of Oiled Wetland Sediments”, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22(9), 1945-1955.

Bonner, J., Page, C., Fuller, C. “Meso-Scale Testing and Development of Test Procedures to Maintain Mass Balance”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 47(9-12), 406-414, 2003.

Ojo*, T., J.S. Bonner, F.J. Kelly, C.A. Page, J. Perez, C. Fuller and M. Sterling (in press), "Adaptive sampling for coastal environmental monitoring using a georeferenced mobile instrument platform and correlative data visualization". Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on EuroGOOS, Dahlin et al. Eds, Elsevier, U.K. [in press, refereed].

Lee*, D.G., Bonner, J. S., Garton, L.S., Ernest, A.N.S. and Autenrieth, R.L. (2002)  Modeling Coagulation Kinetics Incorporating Fractal Theories: Comparison with Observed Data," Water Research, 36(4), 1056-1066.

Page*, C.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., and Autenrieth, R.L., (2002) “Behavior of a Chemically-Dispersed Oil in a Wetland Environment”, Water Research, 36(15), 3821-3833.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner, J.S., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Evaluation of Intrinsic Remediation of a Petroleum-Contaminated Wetland”, Marine Pollution Bulletin, accepted 29 August 2002, in press.

Mueller*, D., Bonner, J., McDonald, S., Autenrieth, R., Donnelly, K., Lee, K., Doe, K., and Anderson, J., “The Use of Toxicity Bioassays to Monitor the Recovery of Oiled Wetland Sediments," accepted to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in September 2002.

Townsend*, R.T., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R.L., “Microbial Dynamics in a Petroleum-Contaminated Wetland,” (2000) Bioremediation Journal 4(3), pp.  203-218.

Grishchenkov, V.G., Townsend, R.T., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., and Boronin, A.M. (2000) "Degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by facultative anaerobic bacteria under aerobic and anaerobic conditions," Process Biochemistry, 35: 889-896.

Page*, C., Bonner, J., Sumner, P., and Autenrieth, R., (2000) “ Solubility of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Oil/Water Systems,” Marine Chemistry:  Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Natural Waters in honor of Frank J. Millero in the new millennium, 70(1-3):  79-87.

Page*, C., Bonner, J.S., Sumner, P.L., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., and Fuller, C.B., (2000) “Behavior of a Chemically-Dispersed Oil and a Whole Oil on a Near-Shore Environment,” Water Research, 34(9):  2507-2516.

Lee*, D.G. , Bonner, J. S., Garton, L.S., Ernest, A. N. S. and Autenrieth, R. L.,(2000)  Modeling Coagulation Kinetics Incorporating Fractal Theories: A Fractal Rectilinear Approach," WaterResearch, 34(7): 1987-2000.

Page*, C., Bonner, J., Kanga, S., Mills, M., and Autenrieth, R., (1999) “Biosurfactant Solubilization of PAHs,” Environmental Engineering Science, Volume 16(6),

     465-474.

Simon, M., Bonner, J., McDonald, T., and Autenrieth, R., (1999) “Bioaugmentation for the Enhanced Bioremediation of Petroleum in a Wetland,” Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Vol. 14 and 15, 231-239.

Mueller*, D.C., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, S.J., and Autenrieth, R.L., (1999) “Acute Toxicity of Estuarine Wetland Sediments Contaminated by Petroleum,” Environmental

     Technology, 20: 875-882.

Mills*, M.A., McDonald, T.J., Bonner, J.S., Simon, M.A., and Autenrieth, R.L., (1999) “Method for Quantifying the Fate of Petroleum in the Environment.” Chemosphere 39(14): 2563-2582.

Waite*, A., Bonner, J.S. and Autenrieth, R.L.,  Kinetics and Stoichiometry of Oxygen Release from Solid Peroxides,” (1999) Environmental Engineering Science, Vol 16(3): 187-199.

Harris B.C.*, Bonner J.S. and Autenrieth, R.L., (1999) “Nutrient Dynamics in Marsh Sediments Contaminated by an Oil Spill Following a Flood,” Environmental Technology, Vol. 20: pp 795-810.

Zhang, Y., Autenrieth, R., Bonner, J., Harvey, S., and Wild, J. (1999) “Biodegradation of   Neutralized Sarin,” Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 64(2): 221-231.

Bae, BumHan, Autenrieth, R., and Bonner, J., (1999) “Baseline Separation of 2, 4, 6-Trinitrotoulene (TNT) and its Biotransformation Products HPLC:  Precautions for Analytes Loss,” Environmental Engineering Research, 4(2):  135-142.

Bae, B., Autenrieth, R.L., and Bonner, J.S.,  (1998) “Comparison of Microbial Biomass

     Estimation Techniques for the Initial Rate Kinetic Studies,” Environmental

     Engineering Research (Korea), Vol. 3(1): pp. 47-53.

Kanga*, S.A., Bonner, J.S., Page, C.A. and Autenrieth, R.L., (1997) “Solubilization of Naphthalene and Methyl-Substituted Naphthalenes from Crude Oil Using Biosurfactants,” Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 31(2):  pp. 556-561.

Aldrett*, S., Bonner, J.S., Mills, M.A., Autenrieth, R.L. and Stephens, F., (1997) “Microbial Degradation of Crude Oil in Marine Environments Tested in a Flask Experiment,” Water Research, Vol. 31(11):  pp. 2840-2848.

 

*Designates a student advisee.

 

Book Chapters

Bonner, J.S., Kelly, F.J., Michaud, P.R., Page, C.A., Perez, J., Fuller, C., Ojo, T.O., and Sterling, M., “Sensing the coastal environment.” In: Dahlin, H., Flemiming, N.C., Nittis, K., and Peterson, S.E. (eds.), Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on EuroGOOS. Elsevier Oceanography Series, 69, Elsevier B.V., The Netherlands, pp.535-541, 2003.

LaRiviere, D., Harris, B.C., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., and Keith, N. Electron acceptor consumption during petroleum degradation in microcosm experiments. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, Phytoremediation and Wetlands for Remediation of Contaminated Areas, Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, Vol 6, No. 5, A. Leeson, E. Foote, K. Banks, and V. Magar (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, 6(5), pp. 25-32, 2001.

Harris, B.C., LaRiviere, D., Autenrieth, R.L.,  Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., and Dimitriou-Christidis, P. Comparison of petroleum biodegradation potential with alternative electron acceptors.  In: Proceedings of the Sixth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, Phytoremediation and Wetlands for Remediation of Contaminated Areas, A. Leeson, E. Foote, K. Banks, and V. Magar (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp.17-24, 2001.

Bizzell, C.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Townsend, T., Bonner, J., “Shoreline Cleaner Evaluation on a Petroleum-Impacted Wetland,” in In situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium,  Phytoremediation and Innovative Strategies for Specilized Remedial Applications, Battelle Press, San Diego, CA, April 19-22, 1999, Volume 6, p.57-62.

Grischenkov, V.G., Townsend, R.T., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., Boronin, A.M., “Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Crude Oil by Pure Bacterial Cultures Under Different Redox-Potential Conditions,” Fifth International Symposium of In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, (5) vol. 3: 209-214, 1999.

Autenrieth, R.L., Zhang, Y., Wenaas, C., Bonner, J.S., “Process Evaluation for Sarin Destruction,” In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, Vol. 5, Alleman, B.C. and Leeson, A., eds., Battelle Press, 4(5):  p. 49, 1997.

Grischenkov, V.G., Townsend, R.T., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., Boronin, A.M., “Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Crude Oil by Pure Bacterial Cultures Under Different Redox-Potential Conditions,” Fifth International Symposium of In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, (5) vol. 3: 209-214, 1999.

Page*, C.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., “Enhanced Solubility of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Various Biosurfactants,” In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, 4th International Symposium; Batelle Bioremediation Symposium, New Orleans, April 1997, p1252-1255.

Ham*, J.G. and Bonner, J.S., “Environmental Site Assessment & Bioremediation” Perspectives in Bioremediation: Technologies for Environmental Improvement, Wild, J.R., Varfolomeyev, S.D. and Scozzafova, A., eds., NATO ASI Series High Technology, 19(3):  pp. 1-12, 1997.

Hallgarth, M., Jankowski, M., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S.,  “Biodegradation of RDX and HMX,” In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation: Vol. 2, Alleman, B.C., and Leeson, A., eds. Batelle Press, 4(2):  p. 17, 1997.

 

*Designates a student advisee.

 

Peer Reviewed Proceeding Papers (1997 – present)

Trujillo, D., Kelly, F., Perez, J., Riddles, H., Bonner, J. “Accuracy of Surface Current Velocity Measurements Obtained from HF Radar in Corpus Christi Bay Texas”, Proceedings from the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, September 20-24, 2004 in Anchorage, Alaska, in press. 

Sterling, M., Bonner, Ojo, T., Page, C., Modeling Sediment-Crude Oil Droplets Interactions for Coastal Impact Assessment and Environmental Mitigation, in Proceedings of the 7th International Marine Environmental Modeling Seminar, October 19 - 21, 2004, Washington, DC, in press.

Bonner, J., Kelly, F., Page, C., Perez, J., Fuller, C., Ojo, T. Sensing Coastal Ecosystems.  In the Proceedings of the 9th Federation of European chemical Societies (FECS) Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (Behavior of Chemicals in the Environment). Bordeaux, France, August 29-September 1, 2004 (peer-reviewed paper to be published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research). 

Bonner, J., Cahill, A., callicott, K., Caso, R., Chang, N., Froyd, J., john, K., Kramer, T., Olivera, F., Page, C., Uddameri, V., Combining Research with Curriculum Development for Environmental Informatics. In the Proceedings of the 9th Federation of European chemical Societies (FECS) Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (Behavior of Chemicals in the Environment). Bordeaux, France, August 29-September 1, 2004 (peer-reviewed paper to be published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research). 

Bonner , J., Callicott, K., Page, C, “Integration of Research Into Grade Nine-Graduate Level Curricula”, American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly 2004, Montreal, Canada, May 17-21, 2004, on CD-ROM.

Kelly, F.J., J.S. Bonner, T. Ojo, and Al Durel, (in press). Port Freeport’s "FlowInflow": An example of an Integrated Port Navigation and Environmental Data System (IPNEDS).In: Proceedings of the ASCE Ports 2004 Conference, May 23-26, 2004, Houston TX.

Ojo*, T, Bonner, J., Sterling, S., Fuller, C., Page, C., Kelly, F. (2003) “Multi-Parameter Instrument Array and Control System (MPIACS): A Software Interface Implementation Of Real-Time Data Acquisition and Visualization of Environmental Monitoring”, in the Proceedings of the Oceans 2003 Marine Technology and Ocean Science Conference, San Diego, CA, Sept 22-25, 2003, on CD-ROM.

Bonner, J., Page, C., Cahill, A., Caso, R., Froyd, J., Kramer, T., Olivera, F., Chang, N-B., John, K., Uddameri, V. “Combining Research with Curriculum Development: New Technologies Associated with Assessment Methods for the Environment”, Frontiers in Assessment Methods for the Environment (FAME) Conference, AEESP, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, August 11-13, 2003.

Sterling*, M.C., Bonner, J. S., Ojo, T., Page, C.A., Ernest, A.N.S, Autenrieth, R.L. Application of Particle Population Kinetics in Modeling the Vertical Transport of Chemically Dispersed Crude Oil.  Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Volume 2, pp. 787-798, 2003.

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J. S., Sterling, M.C., Fuller, C.B., Page, C.A., Autenrieth, R.L. Implementation of Distributed Computing System for Emergency Response and Contaminant Spill Monitoring.  Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Volume 1, pp. 87-297, 2003.

Sterling*, M.C., Fuller, C.B., Bonner, J. S., Ojo, T., Page, C.A., Field Instruments for Real Time In-Situ Crude Oil Concentration Measurements.  Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Volume 2, pp. 755-764, 2003.

Sterling*, M.C., Bonner, J. S., Fuller, C.B., Page, C.A., Autenrieth, R.L. PAH Partitioning in a Toxicity Exposure Chamber.  Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Volume 1, pp. 143-154, 2003.

Page, C.A., Bonner, J. S., Ojo, T., Sterling, M.C., Fuller, C.B., Kelly, F., Field Simulation Experiment of Aerial Dispersant Application for Spill of Opportunity.  Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Volume2, pp. 813-821, 2003.

LaRiviere, D., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R.L., Biodegradation of oil-contaminated sediments: Effect of a dispersant and natural organic matter.   Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada,Volume 2, pp.765-778, 2003.

Bonner, J.S., Kelly, F.J., Michaud, P.R., Page, C.A., Perez, J. Fuller, C.B., Ojo, T., and Sterling, M. , Sensing the Coastal Environment, Proceedings of the Third Annual EuroGOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) Conference, Dec 3-6, 2002, Athens Greece, 2003 (in press).

Perez*, J.C., J.S. Bonner, F.J. Kelly, and C. Fuller, 2003. Development of a Cheap, GPS-Based, Radio-Tracked, Surface Drifter for Closed Shallow-Water Bays. Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  7th Working Conference on Current Measurement Technology, March 13-15, San Diego, CA, pp. 66-69.

Kelly, F.J., J.S. Bonner, J.C. Perez, D. Trujillo, R.H. Weisberg, R. He, and M.E. Luther, 2003. A Comparison of Near-Surface Current Measurements by ADCP and HF-Radar on the West Florida Shelf. Proceedings of the IEEE 7th Working Conference on Current Measurment Technology, March 13-15, Dan Diego, CA., pp. 70-74.

Ojo*, T.O., M. Sterling, J.S. Bonner, F.J. Kelly, C.A. Page, J. Perez, and C. Fuller.  Adaptive sampling for coastal environmental monitoring using a georeferenced mobile instrument platform and correlative data visualization. Proceedings of the 3rd EuroGOOS Conference. 3-6 December 2002, Athens, Greece, (in Press).

Aguilar, H., Fitzgerald, R., Barrick, D., Bonner, J., Perez, J., (2003) Modeling of Surface Currents in the Corpus Christi Bay using Normal Mode Analysis, Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  7th Working Conference on Current Measurement Technology, March 13-15, 2003, San Diego, CA, pp. 101-104.

Aguilar, H., Fitzgerald, R., Barrick, D., Bonner, J., Perez, J. (2003) Least Squares Fitting of Normal Modes directly to HF Radar Radial Vector Current Maps in Corpus Christi Bay, Proceedings of the International Symposium in USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. 

Perez*, J.C., J.S. Bonner, F.J. Kelly, and C. Fuller, 2003. Development of a Cheap, GPS-Based, Radio-Tracked, Surface Drifter for Closed Shallow-Water Bays. Proceedings of the IEEE 7th Working Conference on Current Measurement Technology, March 13-15, San Diego, CA. (in press).

Bonner, J., Williamson, L., Callaway, A., and Page, C. Oil Degrading Microbial Populations Along the Texas Coast.  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 853-863, 2002.

Harris, B.C., Bonner, J., Dimitriou-Christidis, P., McDonald, T., Sterling M., Fuller, C., and Autenrieth, R.  Nutrient Effects on the Biodegradation Rates of Chemically-Dispersed Crude Oil.  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 877-893, 2002.

Harris, B.C., Bonner, J., Dimitriou-Christidis, P., McDonald, T., Sterling M., Fuller, C., and Autenrieth, R.  Bioavailability of Chemically-Dispersed Crude Oil. Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 895-905, 2002.

LaRiviere, D. and Bonner J.  Oxidation Of Rhizosphere Sediments By Alternanthera Philoxeroides: Roots To Quicker Petroleum Degradation?  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 341-353, 2002.

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J.  Three-Dimensional Self-Calibrating Coastal Oil Spill Trajectory Tracking And Contaminant Transport Using Hf Radar.  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 215-226, 2002.

Page, C., Bonner, J.,  and Fuller, C.  Dispersant Effectiveness in a Simulated Shallow Embayment.  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 721-733, 2002.

Sterling*,  M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., and Autenrieth, R.  Coalescence Kinetics of Dispersed Crude Oil in a Laboratory Reactor.  Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 741-753, 2002.

Fuller*, C., Bonner, J., Bujnoch, D., and Sterling, M.  A re-circulated toxicity exposure chamber to evaluate hydrocarbon dispersions, Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar. Environment Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Vol. 2, pp. 865-875, 2002.

Page*, C., Bonner, J., McDonald, T., and Autenrieth, R. (2001) “Behavior of Chemically-dispersed Oil in a Wetland Environment,” Proceedings from the 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Global Strategies for Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Restoration.  American Petroleum Institute (Washington DC), March 26-29 in Tampa FL, p. 821-823.

Fuller*, C. and Bonner, J. (2001) “Comparative Toxicity of Oil, Dispersant, and Dispersed Oil to Texas Marine Species.” Proceedings from the 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Global Strategies for Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Restoration.  American Petroleum Institute (Washington DC), March 26-29 in Tampa FL, p. 1243-1248.

Page*, C., Bonner, J., Fuller, C., Louchouarn, P., Tissot, P., McDonald, T., and Autenrieth, R. (2001) “Shoreline Cleaner Use in a Sandy Beach Environment.” Proceedings from the 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Global Strategies for Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Restoration.  American Petroleum Institute (Washington DC), March 26-29 in Tampa FL, p. 1485-1488.

Louchouarn, P Bonner, J.S., Tissot, P., McDonald, T.J., Fuller, C.B., and Page, C., “Quantitative Determination of Oil Films/Slicks from Water Surfaces Using a Modified Solid-phase Extraction (SPE) Sampling Method, Twenty-third Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (23) vol. 1:  pp 59-68, June 2000.

Tissot, P., Fuller, C., Louchouarn, P., Bonner J.S., Dellamea, S., and Bujnoch, D., “Quantitative Method for Surface Oil Measurement and Recovery Based on a New Type of Low Impact Skimmer,” Twenty-third Arcticand Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (23) vol. 1:  pp 353-366, June 2000.

Page*, C., Fuller, C., Autenrieth, R., Bonner, J.S., Louchouarn, P., Tissot, P., and McDonald, T., “Materials Balance on an Oil Washed from a Sandy Substrate Using Shoreline Cleaners,”  wenty-third Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (23) vol. 2:  pp 697-708, June 2000.

Fuller*, C., Bonner, J.S., Dellamea, S., Ussery, S., Tissot, P., Louchouarn, P., Page, C.,  and McDonald, T., “Ecological Evaluation of Shoreline Cleaners Used on Oiled Mesocosm Sandy Beaches,” Twenty-third Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (23) vol. 2:  pp 795-804, June 2000.

Bizzell, C., Townsend, R. T., Bonner J., Autenrieth, R. (1999) “Shoreline Cleaner Evaluation on a Petroleum Impacted Wetland”, In the Fifth International In-Situ and On-Site ioremediation Symposium,Phytoremediation and Innovative Strategies for Specialized emedialApplications, Ed(s) Andrea Leeson and Bruce Alleman, Battelle Press, San Diego, CA, April 19-22, 6: 57-62.

Bonner, J., Mills, M., Simon, M., Bizzell, C., Page, C., McDonald, T., and Autenrieth, R. (1999) “ A Five-Year Overview of Spilled Petroleum Remediation at a Wetland Research Facility”, Proceedings of the Battelle Wetlands and Remediation Conference, November 16-17, Salt Lake City, UT.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner J.S., Simon, M.A., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Comparing Intrinsic Bioremediation of a Spill-of-Opportunity and an Intentional Spill,” Proceeding for the Battelle Wetlands and Bioremediation, An International Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 1999.

Jankowski, M.D., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., and Kodikanti, M., “Optimizing the Biotransformation of RDX and HMX,” Fifth International Symposium of In Situ and On-site Bioremediation, 5(7): 21-26, 1999.

Bizzell, C.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Townsend, R.T., and Bonner J.S., “Shoreline cleaner Evaluation on a Petroleum Impacted Wetland,” Fifth International Symposium of In Situ and On-siteBioremediation, (5) vol.6:  57-62, 1999.

Grischenkov, V.G., Townsend, R.T., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., Bonner, J.S., Boronin, A.M., “Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Crude Oil by Pure Bacterial Cultures Under Different Redox-Potential Conditions,” Fifth Internation Symposium of In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, (5) vol. 3:  209-214, 1999.

Townsend*, T., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R.L., and Mills, M.A., “Microbial Dynamics and Hydrocarbon Degradation Following a Simulated Oil Spill in a Coastal Wetland,” Proceedings of the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference-Beyond 2000: Balancing Perspectives, Seattle, WA, March, 1999.

Mueller*, D.C., J.S. Bonner, R.L. Autenrieth, K. Lee, and K. Doe  (1999)  The Toxicity of Oil-Contaminated Sediments during Bioremediation of a Wetland.” Proceedings of the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference-Beyond 2000:Balancing Perspectives, Seattle, WA, March, 1999. 

Stephens*, F. L., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R. L., and McDonald, T. J., “TLC/FID Analysis of Compositional Hydrocarbon Changes Associated with Bioremediation,” Proceeding of the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference-Beyond 2000: Balancing Perspectives, Seattle, WA, March, 1999.

Simon, M.A., Autenrieth, R.L., McDonald, T. J., and Bonner, J. S., “Evaluation of Bioaugmentation for Remediation of Petroleum in a Wetland,” Proceedings of the 1999 International Oil Spill Conference-Beyond 2000: Balancing Perspectives, Seattle, WA, March, 1999.

Page*, C., Bonner, J. S., McDonald, T., Sumner, P., and Autenrieth, R.L.  “Materials Balance on a Chemically-Dispersed Oil and a Whole Oil Exposed to an Experimental Beach Front,”  wenty-second Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar,  (22) vol. 2: pp 645-658, June 1999.

Fuller*, C., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T., Page, C., Aurand, D., Bragin, G., Clark, J., Hernandez, A., Ernest, A., “Comparative Toxicity of Simulated Beach Sediments Impacted with Both Whole and Chemical Dispersions of Weathered Arabian Medium Crude Oil,” Twenty-second Artic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (22) vol. 2: pp 659-670, June 1999.

Lessard, D., C.B. Fuller, T.J. McDonald, D. Aurand, G. Coelho, R. Jamail, J. Clark, G. Bragin, and A. Steen.  “Design and Implementation of a Mesocosm Experiment on the Environmental Consequences of Nearshore Dispersant Use.” 103.

Simon, M. A., J. S. Bonner, R. T. Townsend, T. J. McDonald, and R.L. Autenrieth. “Bioremediation of Petroleum in a Wetland.”  In proceedings of 1998 American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1998.

Chen, C.Y., Ernest, A., Aguilar, R. and Bonner, J.S., “Hydrodynamic Characterization of the COSS (Coastal Oil Spill Simulation System) Wave TankProceeding of the Twenty-first Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (21) vol. 1:  pp. 89-99, 1998.

Mueller*, D.C., Bonner, J.S. and Autenrieth, R.L.,   “Toxicological Monitoring of an Oil Impacted Estuarine Marshland,” Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1997.

Aldrett*, S., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., Mills, M.A., Autenrieth, R.L., “Degradation of Crude Oil Enhanced by Commercial Microbial Cultures,”  Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1997.

Wood, T.L., Lehman, R. L., Bonner, J.S., “Ecological Impacts of a Wetland Oil Spill and bioremediation Experiments,”  Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1997.

Townsend*, R.T., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R.L., “The Effect of Bioremediation on Microbial Populations in an Oil-Contaminated Coastal Wetland,” Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1997.

Waite*, A.J. and Bonner, J.S., “Problems and Pitfalls of Virtual Instrumentation and Data Acquisition,” Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1997.

Kitchen, R. B., Bonner, J.S., Autenrieth, R.L., Donnelly, K.C., Ernest, A.N.S., “Introducing COSS:  A New and Unique Oil Spill Research Facility,”  Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (20) vol. 2: pp 1327-1407, June 1997.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner, J.S., Simon, M.A., McDonald, TJ., Autenrieth, R.L., “Bioremediation of a Controlled Oil Release in a Wetland,”  Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (20) vol. 1: pp 609-616, June 1997.

Harris*, B.C.,  Bonner, J.S. and Autenrieth, R.L.,  “Available Nutrient Dynamics in marsh Sediments Contaminated by an Oil Spill Following a Flood,”  Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar (20) vol 1:  pp 685-692, June 1997.

Stephens*, F. L., Bonner, J. S., McDonald, T.J., Mills, M.A., Autenrieth, R. L.,  “Using an Automated Iatroscan TLC/FID System to Measure Compositional Hydrocarbons Associated With Petroleum biodegradation,” Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, (20) vol. 1: pp 165-174, June 1997.

Leik*, J., and Bonner, J. (1997) “Subsurface Hydrodynamic Characterization of  a Wetland”, Proceedings of the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), Buffalo, NY.

Leik*, J.A., Bonner, J.S., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Subsurface Characterization of a Coastal Wetland,” Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vol 1 (20): pp 693-701, June 1997.

Aldrett*, S., Bonner, J.S., Mills, M., McDonald, T.J., Autenrieth, R.L., “Biodegradation of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Enhanced by Commercial Bioremediation Agents,” Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 1997.

Fuller*, C., Ernest, A., Bonner, J.S., and Donnelly, K.C., “Toxicological Assessment of Crude Oil, Oil Spill Dispersant, and Dispersed Oil’, in Proceedings of the Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Poster presentation.  June 11-13, 1997.

Mueller* D.C., Bonner, J.S., and Autenrieth, R.L., “The Toxicity of Estuarine Sediments  Following an Oil Spill on the San Jacinto River near Houston, Texas.”  Twentieth Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  Poster Presentation.  June 11-13, 1997.

Harris*, B.C. and J.S. Bonner, “Nutrient Dynamics in Sediments Impacted by an Oil Spill during a Flood Event”, Proceedings for International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), 1997, Buffalo, NY.

Harris*, B.C., Bonner, J.S., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Effects an Oil Spill and Flood Have on Nutrient Concentrations in a Low Brackish Marsh”, Proceedings of WEFTEC '97, Water Environment Federation 70th Annual Conference & Exposition, Volume 3, pp. 79-88, October 18-22, 1997, Chicago, IL.

Mills*, M.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Bioremediation of an Experimental Oil Spill in a Wetland”, In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation; The Fourth International Symposium (sponsored by Battelle), April 28-May 1, 1997, New Orleans, LA.

Page*, C.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T. and Autenrieth, R.L., “Enhanced Solubility of  Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Various Biosurfactants,” In Situ and On-Site Bioremedition:  The Fourth International Symposium (sponsored by Battelle), April 28-May1, 1997, New  Orleans, LA.

Simon, M.A., Bonner, J.S., McDonald, T.J., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Bioaugmentation for the Enhanced Bioremediation of Petroleum in a Wetland”, 16th International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, November 4-8, 1997, Charlotte, NC.

Aldrett*, S., Bonner, J.S., Mcdonald, T.J., Mills, M.A., and Autenrieth, R.L., “Degradation of Crude oil enhanced by Commercial Microbial Cultures”,  Proceedings of the 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.,  995-996, 1997.

*Designates a student advisee.

 

Manuscripts in Review or in Preparation (as of September 2004)

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J., et al., “Characterization of Turbulent and Shear-Augmented Diffusion Processes in a Shallow Wind-driven Estuary”, submitted Journal of Marine Systems in May 2004.  

Sterling, M., Bonner, J., Ernest, A., Page, C., and Autenrieth, R., Application of Fractal Aggregation and Vertical Tranport Model to Sol-Sediment Systems, Water Research submitted January 2004, re-in review.

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J., et al., “Dispersion and Mixing Experiments in Corpus Christi Bay, TX:  Dye-tracer Study to Determine Effective Diffusivity Values”, in preparation for submission to Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J., et al., “ Observations of Shear-Augmented Diffusion Processes and Evaluation of Effective Diffusivity for a Shallow Wind-driven Bay in the Texas Gulf of Mexico”, ”, in preparation for submission to Continental Shelf Researchl. 

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J., et al., “A Simplified Data-driven 3D Constituent Transport Model (CTM) for Shallow Coastal Waters: Model Application and Sensitivity Analysis”, in preparation for submission Marine Pollution Bulletin. 

Ojo*, T., Bonner, J., et al., “Integrated Environmental and Oceanographic Assessment of Coastal Waters through Coupled Real-time Measurements and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS)”, in preparation for submission to IEEE/Oceanic Engineering. 

Stephens, F., Bonner, J., Page, C. “Method Development of Thin Layer Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection (TLC-FID) For Analysis Of Large Scale Petroleum Field Studies”, in preparation for submission to a yet-to-be-determined scientific journal.

Stephens, F., Bonner, J., Page, C. “TLC Application of the TLC-FID Analysis for Petroleum Bioremediation Field Studies”, in preparation for submission to a yet-to-be-determined scientific journal.

Garton, L.S., Bonner, J.S., and Autherieth, R.L. “Assessment of Biological Aggregate Fractal Characteristics”, rejected by Biotechnology and Bioengineering in 2002, in preparation for resubmission to another journal. 

Garton, L.S., Bonner, J.S., and Autherieth, R.L., Fractal Particle Size Distribution – Precision And Accuracy, in preparation for submission to Water Research as a Technical Note.

Page, C., Bonner, J., Bizzell, C., and Autherieth, R., Shoreline Cleaner Use In A Wetland Environment, in preparation for submission to Water Research.

Harris, B.C., P.D. Dimitriou-Christidis, T.J. McDonald, E. Reese,  J.S. Bonner and R.L. Autenrieth, “Methyl Substitution Effects on Biodegradation Kinetics of Naphthalene Compounds”, in preparation for submission to Chemosphere. 

 

PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL AND HONORARY SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:

American Society of Civil Engineers

            American Chemical Society (Division of Environmental Chemistry)

            American Geophysical Union

            Association of Environmental Engineering Professors

            Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society)

            International Association for Great Lakes Research

            International Association on Water Quality

            Water Environment Federation

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

William H. Miner Agricultural Resarch Institute Scholarship

            Texas Engineering Experiment Station Research Fellow 1995/1996

            Distinguished Alumnus, State University of New York 2001, Class of 1976