Mark E. Baird
Personal details
Date of Birth: 5th May 1971.
Nationality: Australian.
Address:
Climate and Environmental Dynamics Laboratory
School of Mathematics and Statistics
UNSW, Sydney 2052 Australia.
Phone: +61 416 631 657
Email:
m.baird
unsw.edu.au
Homepage: http://www.maths.unsw.edu.au/~mbaird
Education
Ph.D. (Biological Sciences), University of Warwick, U.K.
Ph.D. Thesis: Towards a verified mechanistic model of plankton population dynamics (2000).
Download as a postscript file or a pdf file
M.Sc. (Oceanography), University
of Hawaii, U.S.A.
M.Sc. Thesis: Mass transfer on coral-rough surfaces (1996).
Download as a pdf file (Figures 1, 2, 4, 6 & 7, 14 i & ii and 14 iii & iv need to be downloaded separately ).
B.E.(Hons), Mechanical, University
of
Sydney, Australia.
Hons. Thesis: Mass transfer on rough surfaces at high Schmidt numbers in a circular couette flow.
Peer-reviewed publications
Thompson, P. A., M. E. Baird, T. Ingleton, and M. A. Doblin (submitted 29 April 2009)
Long-term changes in temperate Australian coastal waters and implications for
phytoplankton. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
Baird, M. E. and I. M. Suthers (submitted 4th December 2008)
Increasing model structural complexity inhibits the growth of initial
condition errors. Ecol. Comp.
[pdf]
Rissik, D., H. S. Edward, B. Newell, M. E. Baird and I. M. Suthers (in press, 7th June 2009) Plankton dynamics due to rainfall, eutrophication, dilution, grazing
and assimilation in an urbanized coastal lagoon. Est.
Coast. Shelf Sci. .
Everett, J. D., M. E. Baird and I. M. Suthers (submitted 21st April
2008)
Ecological model of an Intermittently Closed and Open Lagoon: An
analysis of
the sensitivity of model parameters, forcings and initial
conditions. Ecol. Mod.
Macdonald, H. S., M. E. Baird and J. H. Middleton (2009)
The effect of wind on continental shelf carbon fluxes off
southeast Australia: a numerical model. J. Geophys. Res. 114, C05016, doi:10.1029/2008JC004946. [pdf]
Timko,
P. G. Middleton, J.H. and M. E. Baird (submitted 25th November 2007)
Modification by wind of current-driven upwelling in the East Australia
Current. Cont. Shelf. Res.
Mullaney, T. J., A. G. Miskiewicz, M. E. Baird, P. T. P. Burns and I.
M. Suthers (submitted 21st January 2008). Entrainment of larval fish
aseemblages into the Tasman Front region from the East Australian
Current and coastal New South Wales, Australia . Fish. Oceanogr.
Baird,
M. E. (submitted 1st October 2008) Growth of initial condition errors
in a pelagic ecosystem model. J. Mar. Sys. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, L. Wu (2007) The effect
of
packaging of chlorophyll within phytoplankton and light scattering in a
coupled
physical-biological ocean model. Marine and Freshwater Res. 58:
966-981, doi:10.1071/MF07055 [pdf]
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers, J. H. Middleton, T. J.
Mullaney and
D. R. Cox (2008) Biological properties across
the Tasman
Front off southeast Australia. Deep Sea Res I. 55: 1438-1455 [pdf]
Baird, M. E., O. Leth and J. F. Middleton (2007) Biological response to
circulation driven by mean summertime winds off central Chile: A
numerical
model study. J. Geophys. Res. (Oceans), 112,
C07031, doi:10.1029/2006JC003655 [pdf]
Everett, J. D., M. E. Baird and I. M. Suthers (2007) Nutrient and
plankton
dynamics in an intermittently closed/open lagoon, Smiths Lake,
south-eastern
Australia: an ecological model. Est. Coast. Shelf. Sci. 72:
690-702. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and I. M. Suthers (2007) A size-resolved pelagic ecosystem
model. Ecol.
Model. 203: 185-203 [pdf]
Suthers, I.M, C.T. Taggart, D. Rissik and M. E. Baird (2006) Day and
night
ichthyoplankton assemblages and the zooplankton biomass size spectrum
in a deep
ocean island wake. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 322: 225-238 [pdf]
Moore, S. K., M. E. Baird and I. M. Suthers (2006) Relative effects of
physical
and biological processes on nutrient and phytoplankton dynamics in a
shallow
estuary after a storm event. Estuaries and Coasts 29:
81-95. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers and J. H. Middleton
(2006)
Coupled physical-biological modelling study of the East Australian
Current with
idealised wind forcing. Part I: Biological model intercomparison. J.
Mar.
Sys. 59: 249-270. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers and J. H. Middleton
(2006)
Coupled physical-biological modelling study of the East Australian
Current with
idealised wind forcing: Part II: Biological dynamical analysis. J.
Mar. Sys.
59: 271-291. [pdf]
(Correction:
images of Fig. 15 and 16 are reversed).
Baird, M. E., P. R. Oke, I. M. Suthers and J. H. Middleton (2004) A
plankton
population model with bio-mechanical descriptions of biological
processes in an
idealized 2-D ocean basin. J. Mar. Sys. 50: 199-222.
[pdf]
Baird, M. E., M. Roughan, R. W. Brander, J. H. Middleton and G. J. Nippard (2004) Mass transfer limited nitrate uptake on a coral reef flat, Warraber Island, Torres Strait, Australia. Coral reefs. 23:386-396. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and J. H. Middleton (2004) On relating physical limits to the carbon : nitrogen ratio of unicellular algae and benthic plants. J. Mar. Sys. 49: 169-175. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. (2003) Numerical approximations of the mean absorption cross-section of a variety of randomly oriented microalgal shapes. J Math. Biol. 47: 325-336. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., S. J. Walker, B. B. Wallace, I. T. Webster and J. S. Parslow (2003) The use of mechanistic descriptions of algal growth and zooplankton grazing in an estuarine eutrophication model. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56: 685-695. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. (2003) Reply to 'In defence of the cell quota model of micro-algal growth' by M. R. Droop. J. Plankton Res. 25: 109-110. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., S. M. Emsley and J. M. McGlade (2001) Modelling the interacting effects of nutrient uptake, light capture and temperature on phytoplankton growth. J Plankton Res. 23: 829-840. [pdf]
Baird, M. E., S. M. Emsley and J. M. McGlade (2001) Using a phytoplankton growth model to predict the fractionation of stable carbon isotopes. J Plankton Res. 23: 841-848. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and S. M. Emsley (1999) Towards a mechanistic model of plankton population dynamics. J. Plankton Res. 21: 85-126. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and M. J. Atkinson (1997) Measurement and prediction of mass transfer to experimental coral reef communities. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42: 1685-1693. [pdf]
Posters
Macdonald, H. S., M. E. Baird, M. Roughan and P. R. Oke (2009) Downscaling of an eddy-resolving global model for the continental shelf off southeast Australia. Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Meeting. Melbourne [pdf]
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers and J. H. Middleton (2006) Time Evolution of a Pelagic Ecosystem along the Tasman Front off Southeast Australia in a Coupled Physical-biological Model. Ocean Sciences, Honolulu. [pdf]
Employment
2005-2009
Australian Research Council
Research Fellow, School of
Mathematics,
UNSW, Australia
2002-2004 Australian Research Council
Postdoctoral
Fellow, University of NSW,
Australia
2001 -2001 Postdoctoral Scientist, School of Mathematics, UNSW, Australia.
1999-2001 Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water, Australia.
1996-1999 Ph.D. studentship, Natural Environment Research Council, U.K.
1994-1996 Research Assistant, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, U.S.A.
1993-1994 Technical support engineer, Alfa Laval, Australia.
Undergraduate Teaching
GENS0501
- The Marine Enviornment - 4 hours of
lectures (Estuarine Ecology) and 1 field trip, and course co-ordination.
MSCI 3001 - Physical Oceanography. 4 hours of lectures in dynamical
oceanography.
MSCI 2001 - Introductory Marine Science - 5 hours of lectures (Marine
Chemistry) and 1 field trip.
MSCI 2051 - Coral Reefs: Ecology and Environment - 1 hour lecture
(Coral
biogeochemistry) on a field trip.
BIOS 4511 - Professional Skills - 1.5 hours of lectures (Mathematical
modelling
of biological phenomena).
BIOS 3081 - Ocean Biology and Fisheries - 2 hours of lectures (Aquatic
ecological modelling).
MSCI 3501 - Fundamentals of Climate Change - 2 hour lecture on
ecosystem
impacts of climate change.
Other Teaching
Gifted
Education Research Resource and Information
Centre (GERRIC) - Scientia Challenge Program for Years
7-10.
Workshop on Global Climate Change.
Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC)
Careers Day - Careers in Marine Science presentation.
Postgraduate students: 2 PhD students and 3 honours students, and
hosted a 4
month visit by an international PhD student.
Technical reports
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers, J. H. Middleton, T. J.
Mullaney and
D. R. Cox Biological properties across
the Tasman
Front off southeast Australia: draft submission [pdf]
Baird, M. E. (2005) Dynamical analysis of a
size-resolved plankton model. Proceedings of the 2004 Mathematical
Biology
Project Workshop, School of Mathematics, University of NSW.
Baird, M. E. (2004) A numerical model of pigment diffusion in a
degrading
matrix. School of Mathematics, University of NSW [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and I. M. Suthers (2003) The effect of cross-shelf
topography on a
pelagic ecosystem response to upwelling favourable winds. School of
Mathematics, University of NSW. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. and I. M. Suthers (2003) Progress report on a 3D coupled
physical-biological pelagic ecosystem model of the East Australian
Current.
School of Mathematics, University of NSW. [pdf]
Baird, M. E. (2001) Simple estuarine response model: Technical
description of
the ecological model. CSIRO Land and Water. [pdf]
Grants
Suthers,
I. M. and M. E. Baird (2008-2010). Quantifying the role of salps in
marine food webs and organic carbon export. ARC Discovery Project
($249, 784).
Baird, M. E., R. Matear and P. Oke (2007). Comparison of
high resolution global and regional coupled physical-biological models.
CSIRO
Wealth from Oceans Flagship Collaboration Research Fund ($158,000)
Baird, M. E. and M. Roughan (2007). Assessment of a size-resolved
pelagic
ecosystem model using observations from the Tasman Front and Lord Howe
Rise. UNSW FRGP ($10,014)
Baird, M. E. (2005-2009). Development of a coupled physical-biological
model of
size-structured biota in marine waters. ARC Discovery Project
($465,000). [pdf]
Suthers, I. M, M. E. Baird, R. L. Stephenson and C. T. Taggart
(2005-2007).
Prediction of fishery year-class-strengths from larval growth and
zooplankton
size structure. ARC Discovery Project ($240,000).
Middleton, J. H., Suthers, I. M. and M. E. Baird (2006) A comparison of
nutrient supply processes and biological productivity in upwelling
and frontal regions of the Lord Howe Ridge. National Facility Steering
Committee for RV Southern Surveyor (14 days at sea)
Suthers I. M. and M.E. Baird (2002-2004) Development of a mechanistic
model of
marine biological activity. ARC Discovery Project - ($202,000)
Suthers I. M., M.E. Baird and G. I. Tuckerman (2003-2006). A
biogeochemical
study of a coastal lagoon - assessment of a mechanistic model. ARC
Linkage
Grant - ($69,000).
Baird,
M. E. and I. M. Suthers (2003-2004)
Trophodynamics of the Great Australian Bight: a coupled
physical-biological
model. South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) via
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) ($13,200)
Middleton, J. H. and M. E. Baird (2004) East Australia Current frontal
processes at 30 S. UNSW FRGP ($10,000)
Baird, M. E. (2004) Scientific Visit to USA. Australian Academy of
Science ($
3,900)
Suthers, I. M., J. H Middleton and M. E. Baird (2004) High resolution
dynamics
of frontal systems and the zooplankton size spectrum. National Facility
Steering Committee for RV Southern Surveyor (10 days at sea)
Suthers, I. M. and M. E. Baird (2003) Using estuarine circulation
models and
larval fish condition to identify key larval settlement habitats
("recriutment hotspots") UNSW FRGP ($14,000)
Middleton, J.H. and M. E. Baird (2002) Circulation and nutrient uptake
on a
coral cay reef flat. URSP ($12,500)
Conference Publications
Baird,
M. E. et al Physical and biological properties of the Tasman Front off
southeast Australia. Australian Marine Sciences Association Annual
Conference, Melbourne 2007. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers and J. H.
Middleton. Time Evolution of a Pelagic Ecosystem along the Tasman Front
off
Southeast Australia in a Coupled Physical-biological Model. American
Geophysical Union Annual Conference (Ocean Sciences), Honolulu, 2006.
Poster
presentation.
Baird, M. E., P. G. Timko, I. M. Suthers and J. H. Middleton.
Biological
response to wind forcing in the East Australian Current Baird
Australian Marine
Science Association Annual Conference, Hobart, 2004. Oral presentation.
Everett, J. E. and Baird, M. E. A Numerical Model of Autotrophic Growth
in a
Seagrass Dominated ICOLL. Estuarine Research Foundation Annual
Conference,
Ballina, 2004. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E. and I. M. Suthers. Effects of small-scale turbulence at
the
community and ecosystem level: 1.formation of a deep chlorophyll
maximum
2.nutrient uptake on coral reefs. American Geophysical Union Annual
Conference
(Ocean Sciences), Honolulu, 2004. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E. and J. H. Middleton. The effect of autotroph geometry on
C:N
ratios. American Geophysical Union Annual Conference (Ocean Sciences),
Honolulu, 2002. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E. A generic model of aquatic autotroph growth. American
Society for
Limnology and Oceanography, Albequeque, 2001. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E., Why waves build coral reefs. Australian Marine Science
Association Annual Conference, Sydney, 2000. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E., Modelling the growth and stable isotope fractionation of
phytoplankton cells. Australian Marine Science Association Annual
Conference,
Sydney, 2000. Oral presentation.
Baird, M. E., and S. M. Emsley. A mechanistic model of plankton
population
dynamics British Ecological Society Annual Conference, Coventry, 1999.
Poster
Presentation.
Book Chapters
Rissik, D., M. E. Baird, T. Kobayashi, B. Sanderson, S. Wallace, M. Root, D. Large, L. T. H. Newham, A. J. Jakeman, R. A. Letcher, J. Ticehurst and W. Merritt (2009) Chapter 9: Models and Management.
In Plankton: A Guide to their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality.
Eds,
Suthers, I. M. and D. Rissik. CSIRO Publishing.
Internet based projects
CSIRO simple estuarine response model - web address http://www.per.marine.csiro.au/serm
Professional activities
Member
of the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management
Authority - Science Advisory Panel.
Expert Reviewer of the Working Group II IPCC 4th Assessment Report.
Memberships
Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS)
Hobbies
Bird-watching and experiencing nature in general, swimming. indoor cricket.