Frederick R. (Fritz) Stahr, Ph.D.

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School of Oceanography
University of Washington
Box 357940, Seattle, Washington, 98195-7940
email: stahr@ocean.washington.edu
Phone: 206-543-7886, Fax: 206-543-0275

Education

1998 - Ph.D., Oceanography (Physical), University of Washington
Advisor: Tom Sanford, Applied Physics Laboratory and School of Oceanography, UW
Thesis topic: North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current (see publication title below)

1981 - B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Professional Experience

School Of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1999-00 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Flow-Mow Project (hydrothermal heat-flux)
1999 Instructor, Oceanography 101 (two sections)
1994-98 Teaching Assistant (two undergraduate and two graduate classes in Oceanography)

Pierce College, Lakewood, Washington
1999 Instructor, Survey of Oceanography (two sections)

Applied Physics Laboratory, UW, Seattle, Washington
1991-98 Research Assistant (multiple projects including TM, EMVM, CTD operations)

Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
1992 Summer Research Intern (analysis of themistor-chain and ADCP data)

Lightwave Electronics, Mountain View, California
1990-91 Project Engineer and Senior Mechanical Engineer (diode-pumped, solid state lasers)

Humphrey Instruments (Allergan Humphrey), San Leandro, California
1981-89 Mechanical Design Engineer, Senior Engineer and Manager of Engineering Services (automated ophthalmic instruments)

Awards

Best Student Paper, Ocean Sciences Division, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 1998.

Publications

Stahr, F. R. and T. B. Sanford, 1999, Transport and bottom boundary layer observations of the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current at the Blake Outer Ridge, Deep-Sea Research, 46, pp. 205-243

Memberships

American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society