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\begin{huge}\begin{center}{\bf ALEX BARTH, Ph.D.}\end{center}\end{huge}

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Email: \href{mailto:alex.barth.science@gmail.com}{alex.barth.science@gmail.com} \\
ORCID: \href{https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-6260}{0000-0001-7154-6260} \\
\href{https://TheAlexBarth.Github.io}{TheAlexBarth.Github.io} \\
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  \textbf{RESEARCH EXPERIENCE}
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    2024- & Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Texas, Marine Science Institute + Statistics \& Data Science \newline Advisors: \href{https://caseylab.weebly.com}{Dr. Jordan Casey} \& \href{https://mhooten.github.io}{Dr. Mevin Hooten}\\
    2019-2024 & Graduate Research Assistant, \href{https://www.zoo-plankton.net/}{\textbf{Stone Zooplankton Ecology Lab}}, University of South Carolina \newline Advisor: Dr. Joshua Stone\\
    2017-2019 & HAB Sampling Technician, \textbf{Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System}, Cal Poly Center for Coastal Marine Science. \newline Advisors: Dr. Alexis Pasulka, Dr. Ryan Walter\\
    2018-2019 & Student Research Assistant, \textbf{Common Garden reciprocal cross of \textit{K. kelletii}}, Cal Poly \newline Adivsor: Dr. Crow White\\
    2017 & Senior Research Project, \textbf{Investigating a trophic cascade in the upper subtitle} \newline Wrigley Institute, Catalina Island. Advisor: Dr. Chris Lowe\\
    2017 & Summer Research Assistant, \textbf{Fishes of Texas}, University of Texas at Austin \newline Advisors: Adam Cohen, Dr. Dean Hendrickson
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  \textbf{EDUCATION}
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    \begin{flushleft}\textbf{Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Ecology}\end{flushleft}
    \begin{flushright} 2024\end{flushright}
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    \begin{flushleft}University of South Carolina\end{flushleft}
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    \begin{flushleft}\textbf{B.S. Marine Science, Minor Statistics}\end{flushleft}
    \begin{flushright}2019\end{flushright}
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    Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
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  \textbf{TEACHING \& OUTREACH EXPERIENCE}
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  \textbf{Instructor of Record}\\
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    Fall 2023 & Principles of Ecology Lab, University of South Carolina (BIOL570L) \newline
    \href{https://thealexbarth.github.io/F2023_EcoLab/}{Archived Course Materials}
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  \textbf{Workshops, Lectures, \& Training Modules}\\
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    Fall 2024 & Spooky Statistics, University of Texas MSI \newline
    \href{https://thealexbarth.github.io/Spooky_Statistics/}{A halloween-themed introduction to Bayesian statistics.}
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  \textbf{Graduate Teaching Assistant (Lab Instructor)}\\
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    Spring 2023 & Invertebrate Zoology, USC (MSCI510L)\\
    Spring 2020 - Fall 2022 & Ecology \& Ecology Lab, USC (BIOL301L)\\
    Fall 2019 & Introduction to Biology Lab, USC (BIOL101L)
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  \textbf{Undergraduate Student Mentorship}\\
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    2024- & Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Texas A\&M Corpus Christi, Student Co-Advised with Dr. John Majoris. \newline Project: \textit{Community structure and biomass of mesozooplankton in the Mission-Aransas Estuary}.\\
    2024 Summer & Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Summer Research Academy, University of Texas \newline Project: \textit{Changes in plankton biodiversity following salinity regime shifts}\\
    2022-2023 & Magellan Scholar Program, University of South Carolina \newline Project: \textit{Characterizing trichodesmium patterns in oligotrophic oceans through in-situ imaging}
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  \textbf{Guest Lectures}\\
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    Fall 2024 & MNS101: Undergraduate Seminar in Marine Science, UT Austin\\
    Fall 2022 & CSCE585: Machine Learning Systems, USC\\
    Fall 2020 & Ocean Sampling Techniques, Cal Poly
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  \textbf{Outreach Programs}\\
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    2020-2022 & PlanktoScope development and outreach program, University of South Carolina and North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve\\
    2018-2019 & Outreach Diver, Dive Beneath the Surface, Cal Poly\\
    2018, 2019 & Group Instuctor, Learn by Doing Lab Cal Poly\\
    2016 & Informal Education Assistant, Greater Cleveland Aquarium
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  \textbf{GRANTS \& AWARDS}
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    2024-2025 & \textbf{Impact 2075}, Texas Gulf Coast Research Center, \$249,947 \newline PIs: Dr. Jordan Casey, Dr. Mevin Hooten. Co-investigators: \textbf{Dr. Alex Barth$^{*}$}, Dr. Zach Olson. \newline \textit{Untangling food webs along the Texas Gulf Coast to predict the future of estuarine ecosystems.} \newline $^{*}$ co-wrote proposal with Drs. Casey \& Hooten.\\
    2024 & \textbf{Jeffery Barnsdale Memorial Fellowship}, University of South Carolina, \$1,000\\
    2023 & \textbf{Graduate Travel Grant}, University of South Carolina, \$500\\
    2023-2024 & \textbf{FlowCam Graduate Research Grant}, Equipment and Travel \newline \textit{Using FlowCam to characterize microplankton communities following intense rainfall events}\\
    2023 & \textbf{Elsie Taber Fellowship}, University of South Carolina, \$2,500\\
    2023 & \textbf{Graduate Travel Grant}, University of South Carolina, \$800\\
    2023 & \textbf{Slocum Lunz Foundation}, \$1,130 \newline \textit{A combined experimental-observational approach to measure whole-community responses to storm events in estuaries}\\
    2022 & \textbf{Elsie Taber Fellowship}, University of South Carolina, \$2,980 \newline \textit{Collaborative Research with NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center} \\
    2021-2022 & \textbf{SPARC Graduate Research Grant}, \$4,979 \newline \textit{Establishing community-based science monitoring of zooplankton communities’ response to harmful algae through low-cost imaging tools} \\
    2019-2023 & \textbf{Presidential Fellowship}, University of South Carolina, \$40,000 \newline \textit{University-wide fellowship for top doctoral students}\\
    2019, 2021 & \textbf{NSF GRFP}, Hononable Mention (2x) \\
    2019 & \textbf{Frost Student Research Award}, \$500 \newline \textit{A common-garden, reciprocal cross of K. kelletii}
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  \textbf{PUBLICATIONS}
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    2024 & Cohen NR. Krinos AI. ... \textbf{Barth AB.} ... et al. Protistan metabolism across the western North Atlantic Ocean revealed through autonous underwater profiling. \textit{Nature Comms.}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51583-4}{doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51583-4}\\
    2024 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Blanco-Berical L. Johnson R. Stone J. Rhizaria in the oligotrophic ocean exhibit temporal and vertical variability. \textit{Deep Sea Research Part I}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104371}{doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104371}\\
    2024 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Stone JP. Understanding the picture: the promise and challenges of in-situ imagery data in the study of plankton ecology. \textit{Journal of Plankton Research: Horizons}\\
    2023 & \textbf{Barth A.} Johnson R. Stone J. Size and transparency influence diel vertical migration patterns in copepods. \textit{Limnology and Oceanogrphy}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12461}{doi: 10.1002/lno.12461}\\
    2023 & Kenitz KM. Orenstein EC. Anderson CR. \textbf{Barth AJ.} et al. Convening expert taxonomists to build image libraries for training automated classifiers. \textit{Limnol. Oceanogr. Bulletin}. \href{https://doi.org/10.1002/lob.10584}{doi: 10.1002/lob.10584}\\
    2022 & \textbf{Barth A.} Stone J. Comparison of an \textit{in situ} device and net-based method to study mesozooplankton communities in an oligotrophic system. \textit{Front. Mar Sci}. \href{https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.898057}{doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.898057}\\
    2020 & \textbf{Barth A.} Walter RK. Robbins I. Pasulka A. Seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton abundance and community composition on the Central Coast of California. \textit{Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.} \href{https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13245}{doi: 10.3354/meps13245}
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  \textbf{SERVICE}
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    Grant Review & \textbf{National Science Centre (NCN) Poland External Reviewer.}\\
    Journal Reviewer & \textbf{Front. Ecol. Environ., Estuaries \& Coasts, Nature Comm. Earth and Environment, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Plankton Research, Limnology \& Oceanography: Methods, Limnology \& Oceanography}\\
    2024 & Expert Panel Member, National Science Centre (NCN) Poland. \newline  Krakow, Poland. Provided review on 14 proposals and participated in panel evaluation. \\
    2022-2023 & Co-Chair Graduate Stipend \& Cost-of-Living Committee, USC\\
    2022-2023 & Secretary of Data Management, Graduate Student Association of USC\\
    2021-2022 & Service Chair, Graduate Association of Biological Sciences of USC\\
    2019-2021 & Presidential Fellows Advisory Council, USC\\
    2019-2024 & Member, Graduate Association of Biological Sciences, USC\\
    2016-2019 & Member, Marine Science Club, Cal Poly
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  \textbf{PUBLIC SOFTWARE PACKAGES}
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    (DEV) Ver 0.0.0.9 & Flowprocess. A processing pipeline for flowcam output (Visual SpreadSheet 6) to be best formatted for Ecotaxa entry. R. \href{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/FlowProcess/tree/main}{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/FlowProcess}\\
    (DEV) Ver 1.2.2.9 & EcotaxaTools. A toolkit to process output files from the web application Ecotaxa. R. \href{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/EcotaxaTools}{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/EcotaxaTools.}\\
    Ver 0.2.0 & ggusc. A color palette for University of South Carolina color schemes. R. \href{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/ggusc}{https://github.com/TheAlexBarth/ggusc}
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    2024 & \textbf{R/V Atlantic Explorer, BATS-Rhizaria Spring Bloom Cruise}\\
    2022 & \textbf{R/V Oscar Elton Sette, Big Eye Tuna Oceanography Cruise}\\
    2019 & \textbf{R/V Atlantic Explorer, BATS, July Cruise}\\
    2018 & Scientific Diver Certification, \textbf{American Academy of Underwater Scientists (AAUS)}\\
    2017 & Small Boat Certification, \textbf{NASBLA}, California
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  \textbf{PRESENTATIONS \& SEMINARS}
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  \textbf{Seminars \& Invited Talks}\\
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    Feb 2024 & Doctoral Defense Seminar \newline Title: \textit{Illuminating the mesopelagic through in-situ imaging of plankton communities.}\\
    Dec 2023 & USC Ecology Seminar \newline Title: \textit{Microplankton responses to intense rainfall events.}\\
    Mar 2023 & Invited Seminar, British Antartic Survey, Cambridge UK \newline Title: \textit{Plankton Paparazzi: How can in situ imaging reveal new patterns in plankton ecology?}\\
    April 2022 & USC Presidential Fellows Seminar \newline Title: \textit{Plankton control the world: New ways to understand the global overlords.}\\
    Feb 2022 & USC Ecology Seminar \newline Title: \textit{Plankon from the great blue to our local shores}\\
    Jun 2021 & USC Ecology Seminar \newline Title: \textit{Ocean Monsters: Giant protists and their role in zooplankton communities}
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    OSM 2023 & \textbf{Barth A.} Smith E. Pinckney J. Krask J. Stone J. Determining the impact of severe rain events on phytoplankton communities through HPLC \& FlowCam. Oral Presentation.\\ 
    CERF 2023 & \textbf{Barth A.} Stone J. A combined observational-experimental approach to identify the influence of rain on plankton communities. Oral Presentation.\\
    ASLO 2023 & Stone JP. \textbf{Barth AJ.} Rykaczewski R. Wren J. Effects of the ETNP oxygen deficient zone on zooplankton communities and vertical migration. Co-author.\\
    ASLO 2023 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Stone JP. Occupancy modelling of imagery data can reveal zooplankton vertical patterns and patchiness. Oral Presentation.\\
    UVP User Meeting, Villefrance 2022 & \textbf{Barth AJ}. EcotaxaTools: an open-source R. package for managing Ecotaxa data. Oral Presentation.\\
    UVP User Meeting, Villefrance 2022 & \textbf{Barth AJ}. Stone JP. UVP5HD comparisons to MOCNESS zooplankton abundance estimates and other observations from over a year of deployments in the Sargasso Sea.\\
    International Conference on Copepoda 2022 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Stone JP. Migrator Morphology: In situ observations of copepod diel vertical migration. Oral Presentation.\\
    SEERS 2022 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Stone JP. Improving citizen science phytoplankton monitoring thorugh a low-cost, open-source imaging device. Poster\\
    OSM 2022 & Pasulka AL. Walter RK. \textbf{Barth AJ}. Gilbert J. Robbins IR. Phytoplankton phenological shifts as indicators of oceanographic change in Central California. Co-author.\\
    PlankoScope Workshop 2021 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} PlanktoScope Progress and Plans. Oral Presentation.\\
    ASLO 2021 & Stone JP. \textbf{Barth AJ.} In-situ quantification of zooplankton around the oxygen minimum zone in the Sargasso Sea. Co-author.\\
    ASLO 2021 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Stone JP. Quantifying Rhizaria abundance and ecology in the oligotrophic ocean. Oral Presentation\\
    OSM 2020 & \textbf{Barth AJ.} Walter RK. Robbins IR. Pasulka AL. Seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton abundance and community composition on the Central Coast of California. Poster.
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