Richard Francis Shaw

Background

Shaw, Richard Francis was born on February 22, 1952 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alfred Edward and Florence Ann (Coleman) Shaw.

Education

Bachelor in Biology cum laude, Merrimac College, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Oceanography, U. Maine, Orono, 1981.

Career

Research associate IV, Coastal Ecology and Fisheries Institute, Baton Rouge, 1981-1985; assistant professor department marine science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1985-1989; associate professor department oceanography and coastal science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1989-1995; professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1995; interim director coastal fisheries institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1989-1990; director, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1990. Member plankton work group, S.E. area monitoring and assessment programsubcom. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, since 1982.

Member global climatic change, ecosystem monitoring and fishery management committee National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Svc., 1987-1990. Member Louisiana marine finfish technical working group Louisiana Department Wildlife and Fisheries, since 1988. Member Louisiana wetlands tech.adv. group Louisiana State University, 1989-1990.

Member technical advising committee, coastal fisheries ecosystems, coastal ocean program National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, since 1990. Member Gulf of Mexico program, living aquatic resources subcommittee United States Environmental Protection Agency, since 1992. Representative fish and wildlife resources section National Association State Universities and Land-GrantColls., since 1993.

Reviewer oceanography programs. committee study research-doctorate programs in the United States National Research Council, since 1993. Program reviewer zoo-/ichthyoplankton research Florida's Department Natural Resources, since 1993. International instructor program ecology, fisheries and oceanography of Gulf of Mex.U. Campeche and National U. Mexico, 1993.

Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Richard Francis Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Fisheries administrator, oceanography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Fisheries Society (co-chairman, convener distribution and transportation sect.Early Life History Symposium and 7th Annual Larval Fish Conference 1983), American Geophysical Union, American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Am.Soc. Limnology and Oceanography, Louisiana Wildlife Biologists Association, Southeastern Fishes Council, International Society Mangrove Ecosystems, Estuarine Research Federation.

Connections

Married Carolyn A. Rubino, November 29, 1986. 1 child, Gregory Peter Nunzio.

Father:

Alfred Edward Shaw

Mother:

Florence Ann (Coleman) Shaw

Spouse:

Carolyn A. Rubino

child:

Gregory Peter Nunzio Shaw