Background
Tester, Patricia Ann was born on September 17, 1946 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of Ervin Eugene and Betty Lou (Wilkerson) Tester.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Patricia Ann Tester
Edit Profile
Patricia Ann Tester, American Oceanographer. Achievements include use of remote sensing to document transport of red tide organisms from the Gulf of Mexico to the South Atlantic via the Gulf Stream; assistance to federal legislators in ammending the Small Business Administration disaster definition to include red tides.
Education
Bachelor in Biology, California State University Sonoma, 1971 Master of Science in Oceanography, Oregon State University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography, Oregon State University, 1983.
Career
Quality control chemist, United Vintners, Inc., California, 1970-1972;
research, teaching assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1973-1976;
research, teaching assistant, Duke U. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1976-1979;
biological oceanographer, National Marine Fisheries Svc., Beaufort, North Carolina, since 1980. Adjunct associate professor Old Dominion U., Norfolk, Virginia, since 1990. Member panel National Fish and Wildlife, 1996.
Member working group on red tides Internat.Coun. on Exploation of the Seas, 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Officer Cartertest County Council for Women, Beaufort, 1995, 96. Member American Society Limnology & Oceanography, Estuarine Research Society, American Society Zoologists, World Society Copipodalogists, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Phillip E. Golden, October 13, 1979.
-
Born
-
Nationality
American
Awards
-
Recipient Unit citation Department Commerce, 1984, 86, 91, Special Recognition award State of North Carolina Marine Science Council, 1988, Special Achievement awardDept. Commerce, 1991.Recipient Unit citation Department Commerce, 1984, 86, 91, Special Recognition award State of North Carolina Marine Science Council, 1988, Special Achievement awardDept. Commerce, 1991.