Rich Pawlowicz, University of British Columbia

Research

coastal instrumentation observations ocean physics bioaccumulation coastal oceanography contaminants estuarine circulation

Latest papers

Fate of diluted bitumen spilled in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada.
Marine pollution bulletin · 2020
Geomicrobiology of the carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles in Powell Lake: a permanently stratified water column containing ancient seawater.
Environmental microbiology · 2019
Seismic, satellite, and site observations of internal solitary waves in the NE South China Sea.
Scientific reports · 2014 · senior author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Lagrangian studies of plakton productivity and fluid dynamis in the Salish Sea
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$17,316
Catalyzing a Canada - Chile coastal ocean research network
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Small-scale processes in the ocean
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 23 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Fate of diluted bitumen spilled in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada.

Johannessen SC, Greer CW, Hannah CG, King TL, Lee K, Pawlowicz R, Wright CA

Marine pollution bulletin2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110691 PMID: 31744609

02

Geomicrobiology of the carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles in Powell Lake: a permanently stratified water column containing ancient seawater.

Haas S, Desai DK, LaRoche J, Pawlowicz R, Wallace DWR

Environmental microbiology2019

DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14743 PMID: 31314947

03

Seismic, satellite, and site observations of internal solitary waves in the NE South China Sea.

Tang Q, Wang C, Wang D, Pawlowicz R

Scientific reports2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/srep05374 PMID: 24948180

Lagrangian studies of plakton productivity and fluid dynamis in the Salish Sea

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Ship Time

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Rich RA

Keywords: animal-borne telemetry; fish; food web dynamics; foraging behaviour; marine ecology; movement ecology; otolith chemistry; recruitment dynamics; seabirds; species interactions

$17,316

Catalyzing a Canada - Chile coastal ocean research network

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Tortell, Philippe PD

$25,000

Small-scale processes in the ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Rich

Keywords: ocean physics; coastal; instrumentation; observations

$90,000

Causes and effects of composition changes in the ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Rich

$198,000

Contaminant dispersal in the strait of Georgia and Salish Sea

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Rich

$709,367

Causes and effects of composition changes in the ocean

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Rich

$110,000

A vessel for oceanic and limnological research

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pawlowicz, Richard

$99,482

High accuracy temperature, depth and conductivity recorders for lakes, estauries and man-made water bodies

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lawrence, Gregory

$67,425

A fast repetition rate fluorometer to measure oceanic primary productivity and phytoplankton physiology

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Tortell, Philippe

$33,042

A membrane inlet mass spectrometer for dissolved gas analysis in natural waters

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Tortell, Philippe

$74,456

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Julie LaRoche

biology

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: coastal Dear Professor Pawlowicz, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Fate of diluted bitumen spilled in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada." (2020), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Lagrangian studies of plakton productivity and fluid dynamis in the Salish Sea" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]