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Shiway W. Wang Title: Fishery Biologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-3917 Fax: (907) 786-7150 Email: swang@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	2005	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Marine Biology
B.S.	1996	University of Colorado Boulder, CO	Chemical Engineering

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Marine conservation & ecosystems; forage fish; foraging and feeding ecology of seabirds; population biology & ecology of salmonids; physiology of marine organisms; fatty acid signature analysis; otolith microchemistry and microstructure.

Professional Experience

2006 - Present	Fishery Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
2006	Research Professional, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2003 - Present	Student Trainee (SCEP), USGS Alaska Science Center
2002	Field Biologist, Alaska Maritime NWR
2000 - 2002	Biological Database Technician, USGS Alaska Science Center
2001	Volunteer, Midway Atoll NWR
2000	Field Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
1999 - 2000	Field Biologist NOAA/SWFSC, King George Island, Antarctica
1999	Volunteer Field Biologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
1999	Volunteer Field Biologist, Hawaiian Islands NWR
1998	Volunteer Field Assistant, Point Reyes Bird Observatory
1997 - 1998	Research/Lab Assistant, University of Washington

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

American Ornithologists' Union
Pacific Seabird Group
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
2006 – Present Alaska/Russia Representative Pacific Seabird Group
2004 – 2006 Student Representative Pacific Seabird Group
2005 – 2006 Chair of Silent Auction, Pacific Seabird Group Meeting
2006 Local Committee, Pacific Seabird Group Meeting

Honors and/or Awards

2006 Best Student Paper Presentation Honorable Mention, Pacific Seabird Group
2006 Student Travel Award, Alaska Bird Conference
2005 Nellie Johnson Baroody Award, Best Student Presentation, American Ornithologists’ Union
2005 Marcia Brady Tucker Travel Award, American Ornithologists’ Union
2005 Graduate School Travel Award, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2005 Thesis Completion Fellowship, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2005 Ken Turner Memorial Fellowship
2004 Best Student Paper Presentation Runner-up, Alaska Bird Conference
2004 Best Student Poster Presentation, Pacific Seabird Group
2004 Ken Turner Memorial Fellowship

Significant Recent Publications

Wang SW, Iverson SJ, Springer AM, Hatch SA. Fatty acid signatures of stomach oil and adipose tissue of Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Alaska: implications for diet analysis. (in prep for Journal of Comparative Physiology B)

Wang SW, Iverson SJ, Springer AM, Hatch SA. Fatty acids in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) breeding in Alaska: a qualitative comparison of diet. (in prep for Marine Ecology Progress Series)

Wang SW, Kitaiskaia EV, Hatch SA, Iverson SJ, Kitaysky AS. The effect of diet on the adrenocortical function in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis). (in prep for General and Comparative Endocrinology)

Wang SW, Iverson SJ, Springer AM, Hatch SA. Diets of Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Alaska estimated from quantitative fatty acid signature analysis. (in prep)

Wang SW (2005) Foraging patterns of Northern Fulmars in Alaska inferred from fatty acid signature analysis. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Wang SW (2002) Results of seabird monitoring at Chowiet Island, Alaska in 2002: Summary Appendices. U.S. Fish and Wildl. Serv. Rep., AMNWR 02/07. 63 pp.