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Jennifer Cherrier
Professor and Department Chairperson
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Location: 3131 Ingersoll Hall
Phone: 718.951.5416
Fax: 718.951.4753
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Jennifer Cherrier is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Brooklyn College-CUNY where she teaches and advises students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research is both basic and applied, primarily focusing on microbial cycling and flux of carbon and nitrogen in aquatic systems. She is also interested in understanding how human stressors impact aquatic environments and in identifying solutions to offset these impacts, particularly as it pertains to water resource sustainability. Her research group has developed a novel 'blue' technology (ecoWEIR, patented) that augments green infrastructure to both maximize stormwater-related pollutant removal efficiency as well as allow for water storage and reuse. Cherrier is a Leopold Leadership Fellow for Sustainability as well as a National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Kalvi Alum.
Education:
Ph.D., Florida State University - 1997 (Biogeochemcial Oceanography)
M.S., Florida State University - 1992 (Biological Oceanography)
B.S., Florida International University - 1989 (Biology/Environmental Studies)
Areas of Expertise:
Biogeochemistry of aquatic environments with emphasis on carbon and nitrogen cycling and flux; aquatic microbial ecology; harmful algal blooms; natural solutions for offsetting pollutant loading to aquatic systems and integrated water management; water resource sustainability; urban ecology, hydrocarbon bioremediation; coastal zone management; science communication
Books and Publications
Cherrier, J., Klein, Y., Link, H., Pillich, J., & N. Yonzan. 2016. Hybrid green infrastructure for reducing demands on urban water and energy systems: a New York City hypothetical case study. J. Environ Stud Sci. DOI 10.1007/s13412-016-0379-4 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Cherrier, J., Valentine, SK., Hamill, B., Jeffrey, W.H. and J. F. Marra. 2015. Light-mediated release of
dissolved organic carbon by phytoplankton. Journal of Mar. Sys. 147: 45-51.
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Bolques, A. and J. Cherrier. 2014 Impact of soil composition on nitrate and phosphate removal efficiencies: A bioretention mesocosm study. Proceedings of Florida State Horticultural Society, 127 : 190-193. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Wang, X., Chen, R.F., Cable, J.E., and J. Cherrier. 2014. Leaching and microbial degradation of dissolved
organic matter from salt marsh plants and seagrasses. Aq. Sci., 76(4) 595-609). DOI 10.1007/s00027-014-0357-4
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Cherrier, J., Sarkodee-Adoo, J., Guilderson, T., and J.P. Chanton. 2013. Fossil carbon in
particulate organic matter in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deep Water Horizon event. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. DOI: 10.1021/ez400149c
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Chanton, J.P., Cherrier, J., Wilson, R.M., Sarkodee-Adoo, J., Bosman, S., Mickle, A., and
W.M. Chaham. 2012. Radiocarbon evidence that carbon from the Deepwater Horizon spill entered the planktonic food web of the Gulf of Mexico. Environ. Res. Lett. 7 045303 (4pp), doi:10.1088/1748-9326/7/4/045303
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2012
Dorsett, A., Cherrier, J., Martin, J.B. and J.E. Cable. 2011. Assessing hydrologic and
biogeochemical controls on pore-water dissolved inorganic carbon cycling in a subterranean estuary: A 14C and 13C mass balance approach. Marine Chemistry, 127 (1-4):77-89, doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2011.07.007
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
Henry, N. D., Robinson, L., Johnson, E., Cherrier, J. and M. Abazinge. 2011. Phenanthrene Emulsification and Biodegradation using Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants and Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus, in vitr. Bioremediation Journal, 15: 109-120. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
Pataki, D. E., Carreiro, M.M., Cherrier, J., Grulke, N.E, Jennings, V., Pincetl, S., Pouyat, R.V., Whitlow, T.H., and W. C. Zipperer. 2011. Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: Ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions. Front Ecol Environ 2011, 9(1): 27?36, doi:10.1890/090220 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2011
Bolques, A., Cherrier, J., Abazinge, M. and G. Matungwa. 2010. Installation of a
bioretention/rain garden to mitigate agricultural irrigation runoff from a container plant nursery. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 123: 1-4.
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Roy, M., Martin, J.B., Cherrier, J., Cable, J.E., Smith, C.G. 2010. Influence of sea level rise on iron diagenesis in an east Florida subterranean estuary. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74: 5560-5573. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Chauhan, A., Cherrier, J. and H.N. Williams. 2009. Impact of sideways and bottom-up control factors on bacterial community succession over a tidal cycle. PNAS 106 (11): 4301-4306. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2009
Dittmar, T., Cherrier, J., and K. Ludwichowski. 2009, Dissolved and Particulate Amino Acids Practical Guidelines in the Analysis of Seawater - Chapter 5. In Practical Guidelines in the Analysis of Seawater (ed) Oliver Wurl.CRC Press, Florida p 67-78. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2009
Surratt, D., Cherrier, J., Cable, J. and L. Robinson. 2008. Historical changes in N,C, P,
and isotope ratios in Apalachicola Bay Florida. Journal of Coastal Research, 24(3):660-671. doi 10.2112/06-0717.1
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2008
Bolques, A., Valentine, S., Cherrier, J., and M. Abazinge. 2007. Rain Garden installation: Site and soil conditions. Proc. Fla. State Hort. Soc. 120:349-350. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2007
Martin, J.B., Cable, J,E., and J. Cherrier. 2007. Relative magnitudes of submarine ground water discharge from marine and terrestrial sources: Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Water Resources Research. Water Resources Research 43, W05440, doi:10.1029/2006WR005266 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2007
Smith, C.G., Cable, J.E., Martin, J.B., Cherrier, J. and Roy, M., 2006. Mixing in the subterranean estuary: a comparison of Radon-222 pore water models. In: V.P. Singh and Y.J. Xu (Editors), Annual American Institute of Hydrology Meeting & International Conference: Challenges in Coastal Hydrology and Water Quality. Water Resources Publications, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2006
Cherrier, J., and J.E. Bauer. 2004. Bacterial utilization of transient plankton-derived dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen inputs in surface ocean waters. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 35: 229-241 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
McCallister, S.L., Bauer, J.E., Cherrier, J., and H. Ducklow. 2004. Assessing sources and ages of organic matter supporting river and estuarine production: A multiple isotope (14C, 13C and 15N) approach. Limnology and Oceanography, 49(5): 1687-1702 (ASLO 2006 Lindeman Award MS) (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2004
Kerkhof, L., Corredor, J. Paul, J.P., Bronk, D. López, J. and J. Cherrier. 2003. Geochemical Rate/RNA Integration Study (GRIST): A Pilot Field Experiment for Inter-Calibration of Biogeochemical Flux and Nucleic Acid Measurements. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 84 (18):167-168 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2003
Proctor, L.M., Toy, E. Cherrier, J., Lapham, L. and J. Chanton. 2001. Enhancement of Orimulsion Biodegradation through the addition of natural marine carbon substrates. Environmental Science and Technology, 35: 1420-1424 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2001
Cherrier, J., Bauer, J.E., Druffel, E.R.M., Coffin, R. and J. Chanton. 1999. Radiocarbon in marine bacteria: Evidence for the ages of assimilated carbon. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(3):730-736 (ASLO 2001 Lindeman Award MS) (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 1999
Canton, E., Cherrier, J., Farnsworth, E., Franklin, S., Hufnagel, B., Klopfer, E., Russel, J., and B. Sayler. 1998. New Niches for Life Scientists. Science, 282:1265e (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 1998
Cherrier, J., Bauer, J.E. and E.R.M. Druffel. 1996. Utilization and turnover of labile dissolved
organic matter by bacterial heterotrophs in eastern north Pacific surface waters. Marine Ecology
Progress Series, 139:267-279
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 1996
Cherrier, J., Burnett, W.C. and P.A. LaRock. 1995. Uptake of polonium and sulfur by bacteria.
Geomicrobiology Journal, 13:103-115
(Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 1995
Creative Work
Cherrier, J., Bolques, A. and Abazinge, M. Co-inventor ecoWEIR technology (patented 2017): A novel, smart-sensored hybrid technology that activates green infrastructure systems to maximize pollutant removal efficiencies, and allows for water storage and reuse. 2017
Cherrier, J., Bolques, A. and Abazinge, M. 2013. Co-inventor of an ecosystem-based water retention and re-use system (eco-WEIRTM; patent pending) for homeowners, NGO?s, governments, industry, and agriculture, to mitigate surface and subsurface contaminant loading and help in water conservation. 2013
Cherrier, J. 2011. Producer, 'From Education to Exploration: Students at Sea' video shown at
the NOAA Kiosk at The Smithsonian-Ocean Hall in Washington D.C. as well as in the NOAA Kiosks
at other museums in the U.S. (http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/studentsatsea/)
2011
Cherrier, J. 2011. Producer, ?From Education to Exploration: Students at Sea? video shown at
the NOAA Kiosk at The Smithsonian-Ocean Hall in Washington D.C. as well as in the NOAA Kiosks
at other museums in the U.S
2011
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
2018: NYC-DEP and NYC Mayor's Office. Citywide Stormwater Resiliency Study. B. Smith and J.
Cherrier Lead PIs (BC-CUNY) with co-PIs M. Arabi (CSU), B. Colle (SBU-SUNY), T. McPhearson (New School), P. Orton (Stevens Inst.), and F. Saleh (Jupiter Intel, LLC). $1,794,779
(Grants and Fellowships) 2018
2016: Prospect Park Alliance & State of New York. Mitigation of Cyanobacterial Blooms in
Prospect Park Lake Using a Novel Ecosystem-Based Blue Technology: A Pilot Study. J. Cherrier Lead PI (BC-CUNU) with B. Branco co-PI (BC-CUNY). $254,931 for 3 years.
(Grants and Fellowships) 2017
2017: Earthwatch & HSBC Bank. Rapid Assessment and Long-term Monitoring of Urban Green
Infrastructure with Citizen Scientists. B. Smith P.I. with J. Cherrier (BC-CUNY), T.
Miexner (Univ AZ), and A. Berkawitz (Carey Res. Inst.). $270,000 for 2 years.
(Grants and Fellowships) 2017
2016: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA-Center for Earth System
Sciences and Remote Sensing Technology. R. Khanbilvardi Lead PI (CCNY-CUNY) et al. with J. Cherrier as a formal Brooklyn College participant. $15,500,000 for 5 years. Funded sub projects: "Coupled Biogeochemical and Biooptic Assessments of an Ecosystem-Based Management for Offsetting Coastal Harmful Algal Blooms" (Project PIs- J. Cherrier, BC-CUNY & M. Tzortziou, CCNY-CUNY with collaborator Y. Klein BC-CUNY), "Addressing Present and Future Climate Change Associated Urban Stormwater Challenges: A Coupled Environmental and Socioeconomic Systems Approach" (Project
PI J. Cherrier with collaborators Y. Klein and B. Smith all BC-CUNY), and "Ecosystem health towards sustainability: Water quality indicators in urban coastal ecosystems." (Project PIs- M. Tzortziou, CCNY-CUNY & J. Cherrier BC-CUNY).
(Grants and Fellowships) 2016
2016: National Science Foundation: ICorps: Modular Hybrid Infrastructure Technology for
Addressing Stormwater Challenges. J. Cherrier Lead PI. $50,000 for 6 months, plus 9 mos no-cost extension.
(Grants and Fellowships) 2016
2015: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration EPP-Cooperative Science Center Cross
Center Collaboration. ECSC Lead effort entitled "An Environmental and Economic Assessment of an Activated Green Infrastructure Approach for Managing Urban Stormwater Contaminant Loading to Coastal Waters". J. Cherrier Lead PI (FAMU) with C. Jagoe (FAMU), D. Yoskowitz (TAMU_CC), Y. Klein (BC-CUNY), B. Fekete (CC-CUNY), R. Khanbilvardi (CC-CUNY), V. Morris (Howard Univ), L. White (JSU) & G. Scott (Director of NOAA-NOS). Total Excluding faculty, post doc, and student support $105,500 for 3 years.
(Grants and Fellowships) 2015
2015: NY Tax Levy, CUNY Strategic Investment Initiative: "Experiential Learning at Brooklyn
College: Capitalizing on Science & Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay Partnerships to Engage CUNY Students & Faculty in Community Relevant Research". J. Cherrier Lead PI (BC-CUNY) with A. Parris (SRI@JB, BC-CUNY). $592,928 for 1 year.
(Grants and Fellowships) 2015
