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Dr. Madilyn FletcherDirector (Interim) of the School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment Professor of Biological Sciences and Marine Science Ph.D., 1975, University of Wales, Bangor, U.K. Contact Information:
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Madilyn Fletcher was recently named Director (Interim) of the School of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (SEOE) at the University of South Carolina. The SEOE was created in 2009 to bring together the major environmentally-focused units in the College of Arts and Sciences to promote interdisciplinary interactions among faculty and students and the creation of even stronger research and educational opportunities, learning experiences, and societal impacts. Until July 2011, she was Director of the Environment and Sustainability Program (formerly the School of the Environment ), which addresses complex environmental problems and issues that range from natural habitats to human society development. She was also Director of the Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences from 1996 to 2006. In these leadership roles over the past 15 years, she has had a strong interest in regional partnering and the development of initiatives that coordinate strong science with real-world applications and needs. During this time, Madilyn has also been heavily involved in the development and implementation of regional ocean observing systems, and particularly in aspects related to optimizing access and utility of ocean and coastal information. She was PI of the Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System, which has now transitioned into the Carolinas Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System, and she has had leadership positions in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System, and the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association.
As an individual investigator and microbiologist, Madilyn Fletcher's research program focused on aspects of bacterial attachment to solid surfaces, physiological activity of attached bacteria, and molecular characterization of bacterial communities. This research resulted in over 90 publications, including six edited books. She has also served on a variety of journal editorial boards and was Editor-in-Chief of Microbial Ecology for 11 years.
Selected Publications:
Fredrickson, J.K. and M. Fletcher (eds.) 2001. Subsurface Microbiology. John Wiley, New York.
Cutter, L.A., P.M. van Schie, M. Fletcher. 2003. Adhesion of Anaerobic Microorganisms to Solid Surfaces and the Effect of Sequential Attachment on Adhesion Characteristics. Biofouling: 19:9-18.
Noble, P.A., R.G. Tymowski, M. Fletcher, J.T. Morris, A.J. Lewitus. 2003. Contrasting patterns of phytoplankton community pigment composition in two salt marsh estuaries in southeastern United States. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69:4129-4143.
D.E. Porter, T. Small, D. White, M. Fletcher, A. Norman, D. Swain, J. Friedmann. 2004. Data management in support of environmental monitoring, research and coastal management. J. Coastal Res. 45:9-16.
Madilyn Fletcher, Dwayne E. Porter, Braxton Davis, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Earle Buckley, Lian Xie. 2005. The Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System (Caro-COOPS): A User-Driven System. Proceedings of “Oceans 2005 MTS/IEEE”, Washington DC, September 18-23.
M. Fletcher, D.Porter, L. Leonard, M. Moss, M. Durako, J. Dorton, L.J. Pietrafesa, E. Buckley, L. Xie. 2006. Adaptive integration of sub-regional coastal ocean observing systems: a case study of the coastal ocean research and monitoring program (CORMP) and the Carolinas Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System (Caro-COOPS). Proceedings of “Oceans 2006 MTS/IEEE”, Boston, MA, September 18-21, 2006
M. Fletcher, D. Porter, J. Cothran, H. Seim. 2006. Information management in the Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System: A regional approach. Proceedings of “Oceans 2006 MTS/IEEE”, Boston, MA, September 18-21, 2006
H.E. Seim, F.W. Werner, J.R. Nelson, L. Spence, M. Fletcher, C.N.K. Mooers, R.H. Weisberg. 2006. Progress of SEACOOS as a prototype U.S. regional coastal ocean observing system. Proceedings of US/EU - Baltic International Symposium May23-25, 2006 Klapeda, Lithuania.
W. Johnson, A.J. Lewitus, and M. Fletcher. 2006. Linking bacterioplankton community structures to environmental state variables and phytoplankton assemblages in two South Carolina salt marsh estuaries. Aquatic Microb. Ecol. 45:129-145.
Seim,. H.E., C.N.K. Mooers, J.R. Nelson, R.H. Weisberg and M. Fletcher, 2008. Towards a regional coastal ocean observing system design for the southeast coastal ocean observing regional association. Journal of Marine Systems, DOI 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.12.016.
Fletcher, M., J. Cleary, J. Cothran, and D. Porter. 2008. Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observation System (SEACOOS) Information Management: Evolution of a Distributed Community System. Marine Technology Society Journal. 42:28-34.
Seim, H.E., J. Nelson, M. Fletcher, C.N.K. Mooers, L. Spence, R. Weisberg, F. Werner, S.S. Smith, and R. Lea. 2008. SEACOOS Program Management. . Marine Technology Society Journal. 42:17-27.
Seim, H.E., M. Fletcher, C.N.K. Mooers, J.R. Nelson, R.H. Weisberg. 2009. Towards a regional coastal ocean observing system: An initial design for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association. J. Marine Systems. 77: 261-277.
Fletcher, M., L. Leonard, J. Dorton, J. Hanson. 2009. Carolinas Regional Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. In Conference Proceedings: OCEANS ’09, MTS/EIII Biloxi – Marine Technology for our Future – Global and Local Challenges. Biloxi, MS. 26-29 October 2009.
M. Fletcher, J.R. Pournelle, D. Ramage, D.E. Porter, V. Shervette, R.H. Kelsey. 2009. A Southeast Regional Testbed for Integrating Complex Coastal and Ocean Information Systems. Proceedings of the MTS/IEEE Oceans 09 Conference. Biloxi, MS. October 26-29, 2009
