Karl-Heinz Szekielda

Professional summary

Degree                                                    Docteur de l’Université
                                                                1967, University of Aix-Marseille, France

Thesis                                                     Analysis of particulate carbon and its application in the Gulf of Lion
                                                                (in French)
                               
Professional Employment

Title:                                                       Research Professor
                               
1982- to present                                     Department of Geography
                                                                Hunter College, City University of New York

1999- to present                                     Member Doctoral Faculty
                                                                Ph.D. Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences
                                                                City University of New York
                                                                The Graduate School and University Center

Summer, 2006                                        Summer Faculty Research Program
                and 2007                                 Naval Research Laboratory Washington, D.C.

                2002-2003                               NOAA Research Professor
                                                                Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center, CUNY                             
                                                                                              

                2000-2003                              Adjunct Professor
                                                                Department of Electrical Engineering
                                                                City College, City University of New York  

                                                                                                        
                2001                                        Adjunct Professor
                                                                Natural Science Division, Marine Science
                                                                Long Island University
                                                                Southampton College

                1999-2001                               Adjunct Professor
                                                                School of Continuing and Professional Studies
                                                                New York University

                1997-1998                               Research Associate
                                                                Earth Engineering Center
                                                                Columbia University

                1998                                        Adjunct Professor
                                                                Department of Physics
                                                                Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
               
                1988                                        Visiting Professor
                                                                Academia Sinica, Beijing, China

                1976-1978                               Visiting Full Professor
                                                                University of Hamburg
                                                                                and
                                                                Visiting Scientist
                                                                Foundation in Maritime Transportation and Shipbuilding (GKSS)
                                                                Geesthacht, Germany

                1971-1975                               Assistant Professor
                                                                College of Marine Studies
                                                                University of Delaware

                1969-1971                               National Academy of Sciences Associate
                                                                NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
                                                                Greenbelt, Maryland

     1969-1971                               Researcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
                                                     Station Marine d'Endoume et Centre d'Oceanographie
                                                     Marseille, France          
                                                                                                                   
               
1974-76, 1978-1996                     United Nations

                                                     United Nations, Bangkok
                June 1996-                            
                Dec. 1996                     Environment and Natural Resources Management Division
                                                      Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

                                                                United Nations, New York
                1992-1996                               Chief of Section, Department of Development Support
                                                                and Management Services
                1989-1992                               Chief, Cartography Unit
                1978-1989                               Chief, Remote Sensing Unit
                1974-1976                               Ocean Economics and Technology Office

Awards                                                    2004 Anastasia Van Burkalow Distinguished Service Award
                                                                1976 Océ-van der Grinten Prize for Monitoring marine pollution from                                                                   space

Most recent publications:

Airborne hyperspectral imaging of cyanobacteria accumulations in the Potomac River with G. Marmorino, Shelia J. Maness, Timothy Donato, Jeffrey H. Bowles, W. David Miller, W. Joseph Rhea. Accepted for publication in: Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2007.

Use of the first and second chlorophyll absorption bands for marine biogeochemical patch recognition.  Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Special Issue: Ocean Color, vol. 34 (4), December 2005, pp. 387-395.

Pattern recognition of marine provinces.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 26, No. 7, London, 2005, pp. 1499-1503.
Spectral Reflectance measurements of estuarine waters (Co-authors: C. Gobler,  F. Moshary, B. Gross and S. Ahmed). Ocean Dynamics, 53, 2003, pp. 98-102

Spectral recognition of marine bio-geochemical provinces with MODIS, First Workshop on Remote Sensing of the Coastal Zones, 5-7 June 2003, Ghent, Belgium,  EARSel, 3 (2), 261-275, reviewed publication.

Presentations

Detection of harmful algae blooms with remote sensing techniques, 10th Annual Wetlands and Watersheds Workshop, October 22-24, 2007, Ocean City, MD.

Hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy for eutrophication monitoring:  spatial and temporal events, with S.J. Maness, J.H. Bowles, G.O. Marmorino, D.B. Gillis, D.R. Korwan, G. Lamela, M.J. Montes, W.J. Rhea and W.A. Snyder
Seventh Annual Marine and Estuarine Shallow Water Science and Management Conference, September 25-27, 2006, Atlantic City.

Eutrophication in New York shallow waters, co-authored with J. Schellner, S. Chang, G. Schembri (presenter), Seventh Annual Marine and Estuarine Shallow Water Science and Management Conference, September 25-27, 2006, Atlantic City.

Use of the first and second chlorophyll absorption bands for marine biogeochemical patch recognition, MTS/IEEE Oceans Conference 2005,  September 21, 2005, Washington, D. C.

Eutrophication of coastal marshlands and estuaries of New York, Watershed and Wetlands Workshop 2004, October 25-28, 2004, Atlantic City.

Recognition of ditches in coastal wetlands with aerial photography, co-authored with Hyo Jin Ahn (presenter), Watershed and Wetlands Workshop 2004, October 25-28, 2004, Atlantic City.

Columbia University DEEE Colloquium:  Presentation on Spectral characterization of the coastal zone: comparison between the water-leaving radiance and the photosynthetic carotenoids, 31 January 2003.

Fordham University, Institute for International Humanitarian Affairs:  Global and Environmental Issues, 20 June 2002.

Reflectance Changes in Near-Coastal Waters with C. Gobler, B Gross, F. Moshary, S. Ahmed, coauthors, Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments 2002, May 20-22, 2002, Miami.

Spectral Response of Hydrophytic Vegetation, Hydrophytic Vegetation Workshop, March 20-22, 2002, Atlantic City.

Laser spectroscopy on microbial mats in a Marsh Environment, Hydrophytic Vegetation Workshop, March 20-22, 2002, Atlantic City.

Settlement of Suspended Particles in Relation to their Optical Signatures, Fifth Biennial Long Island Sound
Research Conference Proceedings 2000, November 17-18, 2000, Stamford, Connecticut, pp. 107-111.

New York University International Programs, SCPS: Critical environmental issues, 27 July 2000, New York City.

Spectral Properties of Suspended and Dissolved Material in Long Island Sound. Fifth Marine and Estuarine Shallow Water Science and Management Conference, March 12-16, 2000, Atlantic City.

Book

Satellite Monitoring of the Earth, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, 1988, 326 pp.

Contributions to books

Spatial Variability of River Plumes and Eutrophication, with D. McGinnis, co-author. In:  Biogeochemistry of Major World Rivers, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Chichester, 1991, pp. 1-24.

New Concepts in Patch Recognition of Suspended Matter in Coastal Areas, with D. McGinnis and R. Carey, co-authors.  In:  Facets of Modern Biogeochemistry, ed. by V. Ittekot, et al., Springer Verlag, Berlin 1990, pp. 155-174.

Satellite Observations Over the North Sea, with D. McGinnis, P. Mc Clain and D. Clark, co-authors.  In: Biochemistry and Distribution of Suspended Matter in the North Sea and Implications to Fisheries Biology, ed. by S. Kempe et al., Geological-Paleontological Institute, University of Hamburg, 1988, pp. 1-33.

Investigations with Satellites on Eutrophication of Coastal Regions, Response of the Somali Upwelling onto Monsoonal Changes. In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., University of Hamburg, 1987, pp. 93-112.

The Changjian Regime, with D. McGinnis and E.T. Degens, co-authors.  In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., University of Hamburg, 1987, pp. 171-174.

Potential Use of Satellites for Assessing Pools and Fluxes of the Carbon Cycle.  In: The Global Carbon Cycle, ed. by B. Bolin et al., John Wiley and Sons Inc., Chichester, 1979, pp. 379-402.

Eolian Dust Into the Northeast Atlantic.  In: Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, ed. by M. Barnes, Aberdeen, Aberdeen University Press, 16, 1978, pp. 11-41.

Spacecraft Oceanography. In: Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review, ed. by M. Barnes, Aberdeen, Aberdeen University Press, 14, 1976, pp. 99-166.

Edited

Satellite Remote Sensing for Resources Development, Graham and Trotman, Ltd., London, 1986, 221 pp., with contribution on General Aspects of the use of Satellite Remote Sensing for Resources Exploration in Developing Countries, 1-21.

Interregional Seminar on Development and Management of Resources of Coastal Areas, with B. Breuer, co-editor, UN and the German Foundation for International Development, Berlin (West), 1976, 546 pp., with contribution on Coastal Mapping from Satellite Altitudes, 457-468.

Journals

Investigations with Satellites on Eutrophication of Coastal Regions, Part III: the Patch Concept.  In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part III, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP  Special Issue, 58, University of Hamburg, 1985, pp. 33-49.

Investigations with Satellites on Eutrophication of Coastal Regions, Part IV: the Changjiang River and the Huanghai Sea, D. McGinnis, co-author.  In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part III, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 58, University of Hamburg, 1985, pp. 49-85.
                                                               
Eutrophication of Coastal Regions, Part V: Note on the Amazon Saltwedge. In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part III, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 58, University of Hamburg, 1985, pp. 85-91.

Large-scale Mapping of Vegetation.  In:  Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part III, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 58, University of Hamburg, 1985, pp. 91-101.

Investigations with Satellites on Eutrophication of Coastal Regions, Part II, D. McGinnis and R. Gird, co-authors.  In Transport of carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part II, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 55, University of Hamburg, 1983, pp. 55-84.

Turbidity Zones Over the Rio de la Plata Region as Monitored with Satellites, L. Piatti and R. Legeckis, co-authors.  In:  Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part II, ed. by E.T. Degens et al., SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 55, University of Hamgurg, 1983, pp. 183-192.

Investigations with Satellites on Eutrophication of Coastal Regions., In: Transport of Carbon and Minerals in Major World Rivers, Part I, ed. by E.T. Degens, SCOPE/UNEP Special Issue, 52, University of Hamburg, 1982, pp. 13-37.

Scales of Oceanic Parameters as Monitored From Space, Remote Sensing Quarterly, 2, 1980, pp. 16-35.

Satellite Investigations on the Dynamics of the Subtropical and Antarctic Convergence Zones, Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift, 36, 1983, pp. 25-43.

Investigations of Marine Resources in the Octava Region of Chile, D + C, Berlin, 2, 1979, pp. 27-28.

El Estudio del Ambiante Costero Mediante Sensores Remotos (trans. from English), University of Concepcion publication, 1979, pp. 412-440.

Interpretation of Satellite Data for the Near Coastal Region, Kest Berichte, 30, 1978, pp. 50-70.

Remote Sensing of Marine Renewable Resources. In: Aerial/Spatial Remote Sensing and Marine Resources, Brest, 1977, pp. 237-251.

Skylab Investigation of the Upwelling off the Northwest Coast of Africa, D. Suszkowski and P. Tabor, co-authors, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 37, 1977, pp. 205-213.

Fast Temperate Changes in the Upwelling Area Along the NW Coast of Africa, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 36, 1976, pp. 199-204.

Pattern Recognition of Suspended Material, J.T. Duvall, co-author, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour
l’Exploration de la Mer, 36, 1976, pp. 205-216.

Chlorophyll Determination of Phytoplankton: a Comparison of in vivo Fluorescence with Spectrophotometric Absorption, M. Marker, co-author, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 36, 1976, pp. 217-219.

Use of Satellite Data in Coastal Zone Programmes, Ocean Management, 3, 1976 pp. 31-56.

Monitoring African Dust Events: Comparison of Satellite Imagery, Field Data and Laboratory Analysis, C. Brine, co-author, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, 56, 1975, p. 6.

The Release of Manganese in Sea Water by Eolian Dust from Africa, C. Brine, co-author, Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift, 28, 1975, pp. 120-123.

Variability of Sea Surface Temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean, W. Shenk and V.V. Salomonson, co-authors, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 35, 1974, pp. 143-148.

A Multichannel Approach to Monitor Sea Surface Temperature from Space Along the Northwest Coast of Africa, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la Mer, 35, 1974, pp. 363-364.

Fernerkundung von Fischfanggrunden, Umschau, 74, 1974, p. 586.

The Hot Spot in the Ross Sea: Upwelling During Wintertime, Tethys, 6, 1974, pp. 105-110.

Observation of Suspended Material from Spacecraft Altitudes, Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift, 27, 1974, pp. 159-170.

Chemical Aspects in Delaware Bay, Delaware Bay Report Series, 4, 145, 1973, p. 170.

Heterogeneities in Salinity in a River Plume, with  S. Kupferman, co-author, Estuarine and Coastal Marine Science, I, 1973, pp. 419-424.

Nordwestkuste von Africa beobachtet durch ERTS-1, Umschau, 73, 1973, text to cover page.

Validity of Ocean Surface Temperatures Monitored from Satellites, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l’Exploration de la Mer, 35, 1973, pp. 78-86.

Nimbus Observations of Oceanic Upwelling. In: Significant Accomplishments in Sciences, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1972, pp. 14-17.

Chlorophyll Structure in the Ocean, R.J. Curran, co-author.  In: Earth Resourcoes Technology Satellite-1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1972, pp. 139-141.

Upwelling Studeies with Satellites, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 34, 1972, pp. 379-388.

Seasonal Sea Surface Temperature Variations in the Persian Gulf as Recorded by Nimbus 2 HRIR, with V.V. Salomonson and L.J. Allison, co-authors, Limnology and Oceanography, 17, 2, 1972, pp. 307-309.

Ozeanische Strukturen in Satellitenbildern, Umschau, 72, 1972, pp. 95-97.

Elemental Enrichment in Organic Films and Foam Associated with Aquatic Frontal Systems, with S.L. Kupferman, V. Klemas and D.F. Polis, co-authors, Journal of Geophysical Research, 77, 1972, pp. 5278-5282.

Satellite Ocean Temperature Analysis of the Indian Ocean, with W. Shenk, Jour. Marine Biol. Ass., India, 14, 1972, pp. 102-108.

Oceanographic Applications of Color-Enhanced Satellite Imageries, with W.F. Mitchell, co-author, Remote Sensing Environment, 2, 1972, pp. 71-76.

Conditions Ecologiques duès à l'Evaporation dans les Etangs de Camargue, avec P. Kerambrun, Hydrobiologie, 37. 1971, pp. 273-283.

Remote Sensing of Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature Changes Derived from the Nimbus 2 Satellite, with G. Warnecke, L.J. Allison and L.M. McMillin, co-authors, Journal of Physical Oceanography, I, 1971, pp. 45-60.

Anticyclonic and Cyclonic Eddies Near the Somali Coast, Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift, 24, 1971, pp. 26-29.

Monsoonal Response in the Western Indian Ocean,, with W. Duing, co-author, Journal of Geophisical Research, 76, 1971, pp. 4181-4187.

Liberated Energy Potentially Available from Oxidation Processes in the Arabian Sea, Deep-Sea Research, 17, 1970, pp. 641-646.

Ein Einfluss verikaler Bewegungsvoränge auf die Konzentration Organischen Materials in Zirkulationszellen vor Kusten: Modellrechnungen, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 33, 1969, pp. 1233-1246.

Le Dosage du Carbone Particulaire et son Application dans le Golfe du Lion, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exploration de la Mer, 32, 1969, pp. 318-343.

The Application of a Chemical Model to Calculate the "Theoretical" Organic Carbon in Sea Water.  Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l'Exploration de la Mer, 33, 1969, pp. 14-19.

La Composition Elémentaire (C,H,N) dans Spaeroma serratum et S. hookeri (Crustacea: Isopoda), Marine Biology, 1969, pp. 352-356.

Influence des Modifications Hydrologiques sur le Peuplement de Sphaeroma dans l"Etang de Berre, avec P. Kerambrun, Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 1969, pp. 301-308.

Vergleichende Untersuchungen uber den Gehalt an organischem Kohlenstoff im Meerwasser und dem Kalimpermanganatverbrauch, Journal du Conseil Permanent International pour l"Exp[oration de la Mer, 32, 1968, pp. 17-24.

The Transport of Organic Matter in the Bottom Water of the Ocean, Sarsia, 34, 1968, pp. 243-252.
               
Le Carbone Particulaire dans les Masses de l'Eau Profondes, Marine Biology, 2, 1968, pp. 71-72.

Situation Hydrologique et Distribution du Zooplankton dans le Nordouest de la Mer d'Arabie,, avec M. Leveau, Sarsia, 34, 1968, pp. 285-298.

Proceedings and Technical reports

Remote sensing of suspended matter in Long Island Sound.  In:  Long Island Sound Research Conference Proceedings, 2004, pp. 55-59.
Satellite Monitoring of Particulate Matter in Long Island Sound, Fourth Proceedings of the Long Island Research Conference 1998, November 13-14, 1998, State University of New York, Purchase, New York, pp. 95-105.

Marine and Coastal Resources Monitoring with Satellites. In: Remote Sensing and Its Impact on Developing Countries, ed. by C. Chagas and V. Canuto, Pontifical Academy, Vatican City, 1987, pp. 291-339.

Satellite Remote Sensing for Developing Countries.  In: Remote Sensing and Its Impact on Developing Countries, ed. by C. Chagas and V. Canuto, Pontifical Academy Vatican City, 1987, pp. 553-561.

Space Observations Over Fishing Grounds.  In: COSPAR: The Contribution of Space Observations to Global Food Information Systems, Pergamon Press, 1978, pp. 173-179.

Remote Sensing of Marine Resources, Proceedings Information Session of Aerial/Spatial Remote Sensing and Marine Living Resources Management, Eurocean, 1976, pp. 47-58.

General Chemistry of the Coastal Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Proceedings of Estuarine Research Federation, College Park, Maryland, 1974, pp. 153-163.

Biomass in the Upwelling Area Along the Northwest Coast of Africa as Viewed with ERTS-1, R.J. Curran, co-author, Symposium on Significant Results Obtained from the Earth Resources Technology Satellite- 1, Technical Presentations, Section B, 1973, pp. 1385-1401.

Temperature and Chlorophyll Patches in the Upwelling Along the Northwest Coast of Africa, Proceedings, American Society of Photogrammetry Fall Convention, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1973, pp. 664-714.

Upwelling Studies with Satellites. In:  Proceedings of the Symposium on Remote Sensing in Marine Biology and Fishery Resources, Texas A & M University, 1971, pp. 271-293.

The effect of Cyclonic and Anticyclonic water movements on the Distribution of Organic Matter, NASA Technical Report, X-622-70-40, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1970.

The Development of Upwelling along the Somali Coast as Detected with the Nimbus 2 and Nimbus 3 Satellites.  NASA Technical Report, X-651-70-419, 1970, 52 pp.

Le Dosage Simultané du Carbone de l’Hydrogène  de l’Azote dans le Matériel en Suspension dans l’Eau de Mer, Note Technique, 1968.

Courses taught

City University of New York, Hunter College
Oceanography (Spring 2008, Fall 2004, Spring 2003, Spring 2002, Fall 1999)
International Pollution Issues(Spring 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Sustainable Development and Environment through International Cooperation(Fall 2007, 2003, 2002)
Remote Sensing(Spring 2006, Fall 2002, Spring 2002)
Coastal Zone Management (Fall 2006, 2005)
Development and International Cooperation (Fall 2004)
Oceans and Earth Environment (Fall 2003, Spring 1999, Spring 1998)
Coastal Geomorphology (Fall 2001, 1999, 1998)
Satellite Monitoring of Earth(Spring 2001, Fall 1998)
Urban and Metropolitan Coasts (Spring 1998)

City University of New York, City College
Remote Sensing and Satellite Imaging (Spring 2003, Fall 2002, Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2001,
Spring 2000)

New York University, SCPS                                                           
Environmental Studies (Spring 2000, Fall 1999)
International Organizations (Summer 2000)

Long Island University, Southampton College         
Physical Oceanography(Fall 2001)
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Earth Sciences (Spring 1998)