"...run, run,
river, carry me to my home in the ocean..."
- Jon Swift
about me
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Research Interests
My primary research interests lie in coastal oceanography, generally in the range between nearshore processes and basin-scale circulation. My experience has been largely focused on coastal circulation modeling, using observations for model validation. I also have a considerable intrest in bio-physical connectivity, estuarine dynamics, observational oceanography, coastal meteorology, and some experience with polar oceanography.
Education
2013 :: PhD Physical Oceanography :: Florida State University
2007 :: B.S. Meteorology (cum laude) :: Florida State University
2007 :: B.S. Mathematics (cum laude) :: Florida State University
Professional Experience
COAPS :: Florida State University
Graduate Research Assistant
2007 - present
Includes PhD level coursework and several research projects
Mentor, Young Scholars Program
2009
Mentor for three high school students. Directed students in exploratory data analysis of meteological and oceanographic observations from a marine observation platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Undergaduate Research Assistant
2006 - 2007
Completed research in climate studies for State Climatologist of Florida. Research included a senior thesis involving statistical correlations between drought indexes and wildfires
Saturday at the Sea :: Florida State University
Instructor
2009
Instructor in program led by FSU Biology Department to teach middle- and high-school students about coastal marine ecosystems and coastal ecology of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Led children in a hands-on environment and directed opertaion of seine net, otter trawl, refractometer, secchi disk, and boating equiptment.
Ahlquist Lab :: Florida State University
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
2003 - 2006
Assistant in lab computer support for research involving ensemble forecasting of global precipitation under Dr. Jon Ahlquist. Duties included assembly and set-up of lab computers, lab website, and data retrieval
StormCenter Communications, Inc.
Intern / Research Assistant
2002 - 2003
Assistant in climate research and technology transfer. Assisted in writing environmental news articles for web and newsletter publication
Publications
Todd, A.C. and R. He: Age and residence time of terrestrial-source water in the western North Atlantic (in preparation).

Johansen, C., Todd, A.C., W. Shedd, and I. Macdonald, Quantifying the volume and frequency of bubble release rate from hycrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico: GC600, Marine and Petroleum Geology (in preparation).

Todd, A.C., S.L. Morey, and E.P. Chassginet: Circulation and transport in the Florida Big Bend, J. of Marine Research (in review).

Todd, A.C., 2013: Circulation dynamics and larval transport mechanisms in the Florida Big Bend, Florida State University, PhD Dissertation, 90pp.