Background
Zimmerman, Roger Joseph was born on December 2, 1941 in Alice, Texas, United States. Son of Walter George and Laura Virgie (Heine) Zimmerman.
Zimmerman, Roger Joseph was born on December 2, 1941 in Alice, Texas, United States. Son of Walter George and Laura Virgie (Heine) Zimmerman.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Texas Agricultural and Industrial College, 1966; Master of Arts in Biology and Geology, Texas Agricultural and Industrial College, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Sciences, U.P.R., Mayaguez, 1979.
Teaching assistant biology Department, University South Florida, Tampa, 1971;
research associate marine science Department, University South Florida, St. Petersburg, 1971-1973;
research associate P.R. Nuclear Center, U. P.R., 1974-1975;
graduate fellow, U. P.R., 1975-1978;
marine benthic ecologist Center for Energy & Environmental Research, U. P.R., 1978-1981;
fishery ecologist fishery management division, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston (Texas) Laboratory, 1981-1991;
division chief fishery ecology division, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston (Texas) Laboratory, 1991-1993;
laboratory director, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston (Texas) Laboratory, since 1993. Research fellow United States National Museum Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington and Harbor Beach, Florida, summer 1975, 76. Visiting instructor marine biology department Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., Galveston, summer 1988, 89.
Visiting instructor biology department Corpus Christi (Texas) State University, 1986. Teaching assistant biology U. South Florida, 1970. Lecturer-counselor Texas Agricultural and Industrial U., 1969, laboratory coordinator, teaching assistant, 1968-1969.
Organization of American States and United States Agency for International Development advisor to Instuto de Pesca deEcuador, 1985-1988. Member committee coastal ocean estuarine habitat research planning committee National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration 1987, science advising committee, 1989. Chair predator-prey com.S.E. Fisheries Science Center, 1990-1991.
Coordinator climate and global change ecological system and dynamics work group National Marine Fisheries Service, 1990, special assistant to office of senior scientist, 1990. Member science advising committee Galveston Bay project National.Estuary Program, 1993-1994, member management committee Corpus Christi project, 1994-1995. Acting director SEFSC Galveston laboratory, 1993.
Board directors Gulf of Mex.regional marine research program National Marine Fisheries Service-SEFSC, 1992-1993. Representative programs on coastal fisheries and estuarine ecology SERSC, 1992-1995. Consultant advisorin field.
Adjunct wildlife and fisheries department and biology department Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., department biology Corpus Christi State University, department marine science Louisiana State University, 1985-1989, department biology U. Houston, 1983-1985. Presenter workshops in field.
Member Estuarine Research Federation, Gulf Estuarine Research Society, Crustacean Society, American Fisheries Society, Association Marine laboratories of the Caribbean.
Married Domenica Marie DeCaro, December 28, 1976. Children: Kathryn, Robert.