A National Ocean Service/National Center for Coastal Ocean Science Program
Phytoplankton Monitoring Network
Promoting a better understanding of harmful algal blooms by way of volunteer monitoring
About Us
Jeff Paternoster
Contact Information:
- Email: Jeff.Paternoster@noaa.gov
- Phone: 843-762-8657
- Fax: 843-762-8700
Jeff attended St. Ambrose University, located along the banks of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Environmental Biology and a 6-12 Science Teaching Endorsement. He has worked in public education for the past 10 years, where he has taught the life sciences to both middle school and high school students. Jeff's initial interest in phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms (HAB) came from participating in the original South Carolina Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (SCPMN) with his students at Whale Branch Middle School. After conducting the program with his middle school students, he transferred the program to the high school. Now as PMN outreach specialist, Jeff is ready to bring his teaching experiences and excitement about phytoplankton to the teachers and students of the PMN. "I have seen how phytoplankton and the PMN can get students excited about learning science. This is the perfect tool to get students interested and engaged in a real life science issue."
