Mark J. Komoroski
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802
Office: (803) 725-5055
Home: (803)-471-9038
E-Mail: komo@srel.edu
Updated: January 2004
Education
- B.S. Education,
Secondary Education/Biology. 1987. Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Coursework: Ecology; Animal Physiology; Ethology; Cellular Biology; Genetics; Ornithology; Entomology; Freshwater Ichthyology; Taxonomy of
Vascular Plants - M.S. Zoology.
1996. University of Georgia.
Coursework: Ecological Physiology; Population Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Life History Theory - Coursework
toward Ph.D. in Ecology, Department of Ecology, University of Georgia:
Evolutionary Ecology; Ecological Modeling; Problems in Modern Ecology; Readings in Darwin's "The Origin of Species", Research Experimental Design
Employment
- Adjunct Instructor,
Aiken Technical College, Aiken, SC. Introductory Biology 101, Summer
2003. - Research Technician
III, Tritiated water vadose zone infiltration study at Mixed Waste
Management Facility Tritium Phytoremediation Site, SRS, SC. USDA FS/CAU/SREL.
July 2002 to present. - Graduate Research Assistant, Herptile and insectivorous mammal sampling for U.S. Forest Service Large-scale coarse woody debris monitoring project, Savannah River Site. April 1998 to July 2002.
- Graduate Research
Assisant, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. June 1994 to March
1998,
Summer 1993, September 1991 to August 1992. - Graduate Research Assisant, Fisheries Lab, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia. April 1993 to June 1993.
- Graduate Teaching
Assistant, Department of Zoology/Cellular Biology, University of
Georgia. September 1992 to March 1993, September 1993 to June 1994.
Laboratory teaching assignments: Vertebrate Biology, Elements of Physiology,
Human Physiology,
General Biology. - Laboratory
Technician II, University of Georgia.
Institute of Ecology. Sparrow foraging study. November 1990 to August 1991.
Parasitology Department. Leishmania project. January 1991 to May 1991. - Senior Laboratory Technician, Industrial Hygiene Division, Johns Hopkins University. Thermo- Insulation Manufacturer's Association man-made mineral fiber study. January 1988 to August 1990.
Publications
McCay, T.S. and M.J. Komoroski. 2003. Demographic responses of shrews to removal of coarse woody debris in a managed pine forest. Forest Ecology and Management (accepted).
Komoroski, M.J. and J.D. Congdon. 2001. Scaling of non-polar lipids with ovum size in the mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum. Journal of Herpetology 35:517-521.
Komoroski, M.J. 2001. Incidental cache use by the Brown Thrasher, with notes on secondary cache use by additional avian species. The Chat 65:68-70.
Snodgrass, J.W., M.J. Komoroski, A.L. Bryan Jr. and J. Burger. 2000. Relationships among
isolated wetland size, hydroperiod, and amphibian species richness: implications for wetlands regulations. Conservation Biology 14:414-419.McCay, T.M., M.J. Komoroski and W.M. Ford. 1999. Use of an upland pine forest by the star-
nosed mole, Condylura cristata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 115:316-318.Komoroski, M.J., R.D. Nagle, and J.D. Congdon. 1998. Relationships of lipids to ovum size in amphibians. Physiological Zoology 71:633-641.
Fauth, J.E., B.W. Buchanan, S.E. Wise, S.M. Welter, and M.J. Komoroski. 1996. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis (hellbender) coloration. Herpetological Review 27:135.
Breysse, P.N., C. Rice, P. Aubourg, M.J. Komoroski, M. Kalinowski, R. Versen, J. Woodson, R. Carlton, and P.S.J. Lees. 1990. Cowl rinsing procedure for airborne fiber sampling. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 5:619-622.
Contracted Project Reports
Aburime, S.A., J.C. Seaman, J. Singer, A. Kelsey-Wall, M.J. Komoroski, K. Gaines, and A. Paul. 2003. Support for Phytoremediation Project at the SRS ORWBG: Automated Sampling and Modeling of Tritium Transport in the Vadose Zone. Annual Progress Report Y02-Y03.
Kelsey-Wall, A, M.J. Komoroski, K. Gaines, J.C. Seaman, S.A. Aburime. 2003. Tritium burden
in rodents captured at the MWMF: Annual Progress Report submitted to WSRC-ER.McCay, T.S., B.T. Forschler, M.J. Komoroski and W.M. Ford. 2002. Responses of mammalian
insectivores, amphibians, and reptiles to broad-scale manipulation of coarse woody
debris (Agreement No. SRS 00-CA-11330138-197): Final Project Report to USDA
Forest Service.
Presentations
Komoroski, M.J. and T.S. McCay. 1999. Upland dispersal of semi-aquatic vertebrates: relevance to wetlands delineation. Riparian Buffer Zone Conference, USFS Savannah River Institute, SC.
Komoroski, M.J. and T.S. McCay. 1999. Upland dispersal of semi-aquatic vertebrates: relevance to wetlands delineation. Institute of Ecology Graduate Student Symposium, UGA,
Athens, GA.Komoroski, M.J., J.D. Congdon, and R.D. Nagle. 1998. Scaling of non-polar lipids with offspring size in amphibians. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Komoroski, M.J. and J.D. Congdon. 1997. Temporal variation in size and lipid content of Rana utricularia ova and neonates: Adaptive coin-flipping/adaptive variance vs. "rolling loaded dice." Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Komoroski, M.J., R.D. Nagle, and J.D. Congdon. 1997. Relationships of lipids to ovum size in amphibians. Institute of Ecology Graduate Student Symposium, UGA, Athens, GA.
Komoroski, M.J. and J.D. Congdon. 1996. Relationships of lipids to ovum size in the mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, Lawrence, KS.
Komoroski, M.J., R.D. Nagle, and J.D. Congdon. 1996. A comparative analysis of amphibian egg lipids. UGA Graduate School Student Symposium, Athens, GA.
Komoroski, M.J., R.D. Nagle, and J.D. Congdon. 1995. A comparative analysis of amphibian egg lipids. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, Boone, NC.
Komoroski, M.J. and R.D. Nagle. 1993. Egg lipid variation among three species of Southeastern frogs. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, Bloomington, IN.
Komoroski, M.J. and R.J. McPherson. 1987. Frequency of selected behavioral acts in the feeding sequence of the tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists Annual Meeting, Clarion, PA.
Coauthored Presentations and Posters
Singer, J.H., J.C.Seaman, S. Aburime and Mark J. Komoroski. 2003. Evaluation of an automated sampling system for soil moisture, soil tension, and suction lysimeter data. ASA/Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Kelsey-Wall, A., Seaman, J.C., Gaines, K.F. and M.J. Komoroski. 2003. Rodents as Receptor Species at a Tritium-Irrigated Hazardous Waste Site. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
McCay, T.S. and M.J. Komoroski. 2003. Response of shrews to large-scale removal of coarse woody debris from a managed loblolly pine forest. 10th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Burlington, VT.
McCay, T.S. and M.J. Komoroski. 2001. Response of shrews to experimental removal of dead wood in a Southeastern pine forest. American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT.
Lees, P.S.J., P.N. Bresysse, M. Corn, R.G. Costello, N. Chopra, M.E. Miller, and M.J. Komoroski. 1989. Exposures to man-made mineral fibers during residential insulation installation. American Industrial Hygiene Conference.
Breysse, P.N., P.S.J. Lees, M. Corn, N. Chopra, M. Komoroski, C. Chambers, R.G. Costello, and M.E. Miller. 1988. Comparison of gravimetric and microscopic methods for analysis of man-made mineral fibers. American Industrial Hygiene Conference.
Professional Memberships
- Ecological Society of America
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Ancillary Activities and Leadership Roles
- Memberships: National Audubon Society, Trout Unlimited.
- Treasurer, St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, April 2003 to January 2004.
- President, Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society, Augusta, GA/Aiken, SC, July 1998 to June 2000.
- Chair, A-AAS annual "Auction for Education" 2002, 2003
- Founder/president, Oconee Rivers Audubon Society, Athens, GA, April 1991 to June 1992.
- Approximately 50 environmental talks to the general public. Topics: amphibians, reptiles, birds, edible wild mushrooms, acid precipitation/water quality, 1985 to present.