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M. Stephen Ailstock           331 Ternwing Drive Arnold, Maryland 21012
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EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
M.S., Louisiana State University
B.S., Salisbury State College

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chairman, Biology Department 1993-PRESENT
Faculty Research Associate
          University of Maryland College Park 1997
Adjunct Professor
          University of Maryland, University College 1996
Director Environmental Center 1989-PRESENT
Science Research Associate
          Conservation Fund 1998
Professor 1995 - PRESENT
Environmental Consultant 1981-PRESENT
Associate Professor Biology 1989 AACC
Assistant Professor Biology 1982-1988 AACC
Instructor Biology 1978-1982 AACC
Current Appointment
Instruction 50 Administrative 25 Research 25

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Coastal America 2003 Partnership Award
Letter of recognition from Pres. George Bush - 2003 Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Team
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Faculty Award
Maryland Association for Higher Education Outstanding Educator Award
Faculty Recognition Award Consortium for Community College Development
Environmental Awareness Award Anne Arundel Trade Council
Renew America - National Award for Environmental Excellence
Governor's Award of Excellence
Qualified Expert Witness County, State, Federal Government

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:

Selected Publications 1996- Present 

Protocol for Large-Scale Collection, Processing, and Storage of  Seeds of Two Mesohaline Submerged Aquatic Plant Species. M. Stephen Ailstock and Deborah Shafer. ERDC/TN SAV-06-3 August 2006.

Antibacterial Compounds in Estuarine Submersed Aquatic Plants Paul J. Bushmann and M. Stephen Ailstock. 2006.
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Applications and Limitations of Micropropagation for the Production of Underwater Grasses. With Deborah Shafer. ERDC/TN SAV-06-1   January 2006.

Helicopter Application of Herbicides to Restore Wetland Biodiversity in Highly Sensitive Areas – Abstract. With Patsy Kerr. First National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration – Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration Through Integration of Science, Planning and Policy. Orlando, Florida. December 6-10, 2004.

Restoration Potential of Ruppia maritima and Potamogeton pectinatus by Seed in the Mid-Chesapeake Bay. With Deborah Shafer. ERDC/TN EL-04-02 July 2004.

Resuspension of Sediments by Watercraft Operated in Shallow Water Habitats of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. With Sally G. Hornor, C. Michael Norman and Eileen M. Davids. 2002 Journal of Coastal Research SI 37:18-32. 

Common reed Phragmites australis: its control and effects upon biodiversity in wetland ecosystems.
With C. M. Norman and P. J. Bushmann. 2001. Restoration Ecology 9(1): 49-59.

Biology and Adaptive Strategies of Common Reed (Phragmites australis). Phragmites in Virginia: A management Symposium sponsored by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Chesapeake Bay Commission. Library of Virginia - Richmond, Virginia.  December 14, 2000.

Correlation of measures of ambient toxicity and fish community diversity in a Chesapeake Bay tributary, Maryland, USA: a biological, chemical, and geological assessment. 2000. With S. Ian Hartwell, Ray W. Alden, David A. Wright, and Randy Kerhin. Environmental Toxicity and Chemistry Vol.19 (7): 1735-1763.

Beyond Light: Physical, Geological and Chemical Habitat Requirements. 2000. With Evamaria Koch and J. Court Stevenson. In: Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Water Quality and Habitat-Based Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Second Technical Synthesis.   Available online at: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/pubs/sav/index.html 

Adaptive Strategies of Common Reed Phragmites australis. Proceedings: The Role of Phragmites in the Mid-Atlantic Region April 17, 2000. Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Maryland, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 

Phragmites australis (Common Reed) Control on Department of Defense Installations. E. M. Davids,  C. M. Norman and J. Taylor. Seminar June 1999 Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and Naval Air  Station, Patuxent, Maryland. 65 p.

The Distribution of Lipoidal Barriers in Potamogeton pectinatus L., a Representative Submersed Aquatic Angiosperm. With Todd J. Cooke.  American Journal of Botany accepted 1999.

Correlation of measures of ambient toxicity and fish community diversity in Chesapeake Bay, USA,  tributaries - urbanizing watersheds. With S. I. Hartwell, C. E. Dawson, E. Q. Durell, R. W. Alden, P. C. Adolphson, D.A. Wright, G. M. Coelho, J. A. Mager, and C. M. Norman. 1997.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16(12): 2556-2567. 

Chronic Toxicity of Atrazine to Sago Pondweed at a Range of Salinities: Implications for Criteria Development and Ecological Risk. With L. W. Hall, Jr. and R.D. Anderson. 1997 Archives of  Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 33:261-267.

The Influence of Salinity on the Chronic Toxicity of Atrazine to Sago Pondweed: Filling a Data Need for Development of an Estuarine Chronic Criterion. Final Report. January 1997. With L. W. Hall, Jr.  and R.D. Anderson.

Applied Academics: Students + Experience = Students + Career. With Dennis Golladay. Celebrate Learning - A Faculty Showcase, a Regional Conference on Excellence in Education for Community College Faculty. November 6-8, 1996. Ocean City, Maryland.

Representative Grants     1997- Present

Total revenue from grants and gifts exceeds two million dollars

2006-2007
Source: Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Purpose: Development and Testing of SAV Restoration Procedures

Source: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
Purpose: 
Collection, Storage and Germination Requirements of Stuckenia pectinatus Seeds Used for restoration of Underwater Grasses in the Mid-Chesapeake Bay

2005-2006
Source: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
Purpose: Renewal of Development of a Protocol for Large-Scale Restoration of Ruppia maritima (Widgeon 
Grass) and Potamogeton perfoliatus (Redhead grass) by Seed

Source: Marjorie and August Berlitz Charitable Trust - $500,000
Purpose:  Construction and equipping of a new microbiology lab at AACC

2004-2005

Source: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS 
Purpose: Development of a Protocol for Large-Scale Restoration of Ruppia maritima (Widgeon Grass) and Potamogeton perfoliatus (Redhead grass) by Seed 

2003-2004

Source:   US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
Purpose: Research and development efforts to protect and restore underwater wetlands with Ruppia maritima and Potamogeton perfoliatus seed collections for creating underwater wetlands at Poplar Island

Source:   Department of the Navy, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake
Purpose: Control of invasive plants in ponds on Department of Defense land

2002-2003 

Source:   State of Maryland, Maryland Port Administration
Purpose: Creation of underwater wetlands for the Poplar Island Restoration Project through the expansion of Anne Arundel Community College laboratory culture facilities.

Source:   Department of the Navy, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake
Purpose: Renewal to develop management guidelines, and provide demonstration control of Common reed and invasive species on Department of Defense land within the States of Maryland and Virginia:  

2001-2002
Source:   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Purpose: To develop curriculum for advanced scuba class that meets requirements for NOAA Science Diver certification.

Source:   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Purpose: To examine the colonization of newly established seagrass beds in a sub-estuary of the Chesapeake Bay

Source:   The Williams Company and Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust
Purpose: Phragmites control plan recommendations for Cove Point Marsh

2000-2001

Source:   Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Purpose: To conduct ambient water and sediment bioassays using P. pectinatus and V. americana

Source: Conservation Fund
Purpose: Wetlands restoration planning in southern Arkansas

Source: Potomac Crossing Consultants
Purpose: Wetlands creation and restoration - Woodrow Wilson Bridge mitigation project

1999-2000

Source:   Department of the Navy, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake
Purpose: Renewal to conduct surveys, develop management guidelines, and provide demonstration  control of Common reed on Department of Defense land within the States of Maryland and Virginia       

Source:   University of Maryland Wye Research & Education Center
Purpose: Conduct submersed aquatic vegetation toxicity tests with Irgarol metabolite GS26575for the Wye Research and Education Center

Source:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Plant Materials Center
Purpose: Provide student workers to reforest with native trees and shrubs along the George Washington Memorial Parkway

1998-1999

Source:   Department of the Navy, Engineering Field Activity Chesapeake
Purpose: To conduct surveys, develop management guidelines, and provide demonstration control of  Common reed on Department of Defense land within the States of Maryland and Virginia 

Source:   University of Maryland Wye Research & Education Center
Purpose: Conduct submersed aquatic vegetation toxicity tests with irgarol for the Wye Research and Education Center

Source:   Chesapeake Bay Trust
Purpose: Grant for materials and set-up equipment for the expansion of culture facilities for the propagation and grow-out of SAV

Source:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Plant Materials Center
Purpose: Provide student workers to plant trees and shrubs along the George Washington Memorial  Parkway

1997-1998

Source:   Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Purpose: Native perennial revegetation project at Shenandoah National Park.

Source:   International Paper
Purpose: Provide annual maintenance to the aquatic nursery at the Nevamar facility in Odenton, MD 
 

 COURSES TAUGHT 

  
Fundamentals of Biology (Freshman Level)
  
Plant Propagation (Sophomore Level)
  
Economic Botany
  
Man and His Environment
  
Botany
  
Ecology
  
Environmental Science
  
Ecosystems and the Environment


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