Presentations

Conference Presentations (*student author)

O’Donnell, K.*, K. Murie, M.A. Reidenbach, E. Carrington, M. Nishizaki, “Microscale fluid-structure interactions within mussel aggregations and its impact on water chemistry”, American Geophysical Union Meetiing, San Francisco CA, December 2023.

M.A. Reidenbach, “Long-term impacts of seagrass and oyster restoration on ecosystem services along coastal Virginia”, Natural Areas Association Virtual Conference, November 2023.

Castorani, M., S. Cheng, S.Hogan*, B. Lusk, M.A. Reidenbach, K. Tedford, R. Smith, “Oyster restoration recovers ecosystem function: evidence from meta-analysis and long-term study”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Portland OR, November 2023.

M.A. Reidenbach, S. Hogan*, E. Bieri*, P. Wiberg, “Evaluating the coastal protection benefits provided by restored oyster reefs” Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Mallorca Spain, June 2023.

Larkins, H., E. Carrington, K. Murie, M.A. Reidenbach, K. O’Donnell*, “The effect of flow on filtering and gaping behavior in Mytilus galloprovincialis” Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2023.

Zhu, Q., P.L. Wiberg, K. McGlathery, M.A. Reidenbach, “Seasonal growth and senescence of seagrass alters sediment dynamics in the coupled tidal flat-marsh system”, American Geophysical Union, December 2022.

French, L., J. Litle, M.A. Reidenbach, E. Carrington, “Stirring it up: Comparison of biogenic currents in two mussel species”, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, January 2022.

Bieri, E.*, P.L. Wiberg, M.A. Reidenbach, “Quantifying the effects of seagrass on local flow conditions and bivalve larval presence in South Bay, Virginia”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, November 2021.

E. Turrietta* and M.A. Reidenbach, “Quantifying the effects of seagrass on local flow conditions and consequences for bivalve recruitment and sediment transport”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, November 2021.

Hogan S.* and M.A. Reidenbach, “Quantifying trade-offs in ecosystem services under various oyster reef restoration designs”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, November 2021.

Reidenbach, M.A., B. Michaelis*, Y. Bobkov, B. Ache, J. Principe, “Odor tracking by aquatic organisms: Utilizing bursting olfactory receptor neurons to sample the intermittent structure of chemical plumes ”, 7th Annual BRAIN Investigators Virtual Meeting, Washington, D.C., June 2021.

Reidenbach, M.A., B. Michaelis*, R. Baharloo, K. Leathers*, Y. Bobkov, B. Ache, J. Principe, “Odor tracking by organisms: A neural mechanism dedicated to sampling the intermittent structure of chemical plumes”, 6th Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting, Bethesda, MD (Virtual Meeting), June 2020.

M.A. Reidenbach, J. Stocking*, L. Szczyrba*, Craig Wendelken*, "Wave-dominated flow interactions with coral topography and its impact on larval settlement", 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, February 2020.

Michaelis, B.*, M.A. Reidenbach ,Kyle Leathers*, Y. Bobkov, B. Ache, R. Baharloo, J. Principe, " Odor tracking in marine organisms: the role of temporal and spatial intermittency of the odor signal", 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, February 2020.

J. Bushey*, M.A. Reidenbach, S. Hogan, W. Kearney, "Impacts of oyster reefs on wave climate along a marsh edge", 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, February 2020.

N. Neto, A. Pomeroy, M.A. Reidenbach, M. Ghisalberti, R. Lowe, "Measuring hydrodynamics and sediment suspension in seagrass meadows", 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California, February 2020.

Hogan, S.*, M.A. Reidenbach, "Quantifying and mapping intertidal oyster reefs using LiDAR- based remote sensing", 2019 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Mobile, Alabama, November 2019.

Odermatt, E., D. Banerjee, K. Langberg, M. P. Volaric*, M.A. Reidenbach, N. Kerur, “Exploring non-canonical cGAMP signaling in organisms without interferon-based immunity”, 2019 University of Virginia Immunology Research Symposium, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 2019.

Michaelis, B.*, Y.V. Bobkov, J. Principe, B. Ache, I. Park, T.R. Matthews, M.A. Reidenbach, “Interpretation of the Spatial-Temporal Structure of Turbulent Chemical Plumes for Odor Tracking”, 2019 Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) Meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2019.

Bobkov, Y.V., I. Park, B. Michaelis*, T.R. Matthews, M.A. Reidenbach, J. Principe, B. Ache, “Coding spatiotemporal characteristics of odor signals”, 2019 Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) Meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2019.

Reidenbach, M.A., B. Michaelis*, Y. Bobkov, R. Baharloo, J. Principe, B. Ache, “Turbulent chemical plumes and odor tracking: A computational neuroscience framework for olfactory scene analysis”, 5th Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 2019.

Volaric, M.P*. E.M. Stine, P. Berg, M.A. Reidenbach, “Oyster reef activity investigated using a novel combination of bioacoustics and aquatic eddy covariance oxygen flux”, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 2019.

Michaelis, B.*, Principe, J.C., B.W. Ache, Y. Bobkov, M.A. Reidenbach, “Smelling time: using temporal variability in chemical cues to aid odor-mediated search by lobsters”, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Tampa, Florida, January 2019.

Reidenbach, M.A., R. Timmerman, "Interactive effects of seagrass and the microphytobenthos on sediment suspension within a shallow coastal bay", American Geophysical Union Meeting, Washington D.C., December 2018.

Reidenbach, M.A., "Ecosystem connectivity within the Virginia Coast Reserve", 2018 Long Term Ecological Research All-Scientists Meeting, Asilomar, California, October 2018.

Reidenbach, M.A., I.J. Park, I.M. Park, Y. Bobkov, B. W. Ache, R. Baharloo, J.C. Principe, “Utilizing ensembles of bursting olfactory neurons to code stimulus interval and intensity”, 4th Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, April 2018.

Volaric, M.*, P. Berg, M.A. Reidenbach, "Oxygen metablism and hydrodynamics of the invasive macroalga Gracilaria vermiculophylla", Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting, Portland, OR, February 2018.

Reidenbach, M.A., Murphy E.A.K.*, Stocking J.*, "Hydrodynamics of algal biofilms", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Francisco, California, January 2018.

Murphy E.A.K.*, Barros J.M., Schultz M.P., Flack K.A., Steppe C.N., Reidenbach M.A., "The turbulent boundary layer structure over diatomaceous slime fouling ", Tenth International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, Chicago, Illinois, July 2017.

Principe, J.C., B.W. Ache, A.M. Hein, M.A. Reidenbach, M.A., Y. Bobkov, “Smelling Time: A Neural Basis for Olfactory Scene Analysis”, American Chemical Society Meeting, Bonita Springs, Florida, April 2017.

Reidenbach, M.A., J.C. Principe, B.W. Ache, Y. Bobkov, “A computational neuroscience framework for olfactory scene analysis within complex fluid environments”, 3rd Annual BRAIN Investigators Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, December 2016.

Murphy, E.A.K.*, M.P. Schultz, M.A. Reidenbach, "Interactions between biofilms and boundary layer flows". Office of Naval Research Biofouling/Coatings program review, Washington D.C., December 2016.

Murphy, E.A.K.*, J.M. Barros, M.P. Schultz, C. Steppe, K. Flack, M.A. Reidenbach, "The turbulent boundary layer structure over diatomaceous slime fouling". American Physical Society Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2016.

Stocking, J.B.*, M.A. Reidenbach, “Coral surface rugosity effects on turbulent boundary layer hydrodynamics”. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Portland, Oregon, January 2016.

Murphy, E.A.K.*, J.M. Barros, M.P. Schultz, C. Steppe, K. Flack, M.A. Reidenbach, "Characteristics of turbulent boundary layer flow over algal biofilms". American Physical Society Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 2015.

Reidenbach, M.A., E. Thomas*, R. Timmerman*, J. Hansen*, "Wave attenuation and wave-current interactions within a seagrass bed", Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Portland, Oregon, November 2015.

Volaric, M.*, P. Berg, M.A. Reidenbach, "Measurements of oxygen flux over intertidal oyster reefs: Quantifying how integrated reef metabolism changes as reefs grow and develop", LTER All-Scientists Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado, September 2015.

Reidenbach, M.A., "Following the scent: Odor and flow tracking by aquatic organisms", Fluid Dynamics of Living Systems Conference, Washington D.C., September 2014.

Reidenbach, M.A., DeF Mellon, and S. Pravin*, “Simultaneous sampling of flow and odorants by aquatic organisms can aid tracking within a turbulent plume”, ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu Hawaii, February 2014.

Murphy, E.A.K.* and M.A. Reidenbach, "Effects of temperature on ventilation patterns in polychaete burrows", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, Texas, January 2014.


Grady, A.E.*, C. J. Jenkins, L.J. Moore, D.C. Potts, P.M. Burgess, C.D. Storlazzi, E. Elias, and M.A. Reidenbach, “Feedbacks between wave energy and declining coral reef structure: Implications for coastal morphodynamics”, American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, California, December 2013.

Ludeman, D.A.*, M.A. Reidenbach, S.P. Leys, “What is the cost of filtration? Sponges use behavioural responses to take advantage of ambient currents”, World Sponge Conference, Fremantle, Australia, November 2013.

Fuchs, H.L. and M.A. Reidenbach, “Behavioral and physical controls on optimal patch lengths for larval settlement on oyster reefs”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, San Diego, California, November 2013. 


Thomas, E.L.* and M.A. Reidenbach, “Wave-current boundary layer interactions within a Zostera marina seagrass bed”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, San Diego, California, November 2013.

Hansen, J.C.R.* and M.A. Reidenbach, “Seasonal growth and senescence of a Zostera marina seagrass meadow alters wave-dominated flow and sediment suspension within a coastal bay”, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, San Diego, California, November 2013.


Stocking, J.* and M.A. Reidenbach, "Boundary layer flow effects on photosynthesis in scleractinian corals", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, San Francisco, California, January 2013.

Rippe, J.P.*, J. Stocking*, M.A. Reidenbach, "Coral-macroalgae dominance shift may impact flow-mediated recovery from bleaching", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, San Francisco, California, January 2013.

Pravin S.*, M.A.R. Koehl, M.A. Reidenbach, "Simultaneous sampling of flow and odorants in a turbulent plume can aid tracking behavior in aquatic organisms", Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, San Francisco, California, January 2013.

Grady A.E.*, L.J. Moore, C.D. Storlazzi, E. Elias, and M.A. Reidenbach, “The influence of sea-level rise and changes in fringing reef morphology on gradients in alongshore sediment transport”, American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 2012

Thomas E.*, M.A. Reidenbach, “Influence of seagrass on wave dynamics within a shallow coastal bay”, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Chincoteague, Virginia, October 2012.

Koehl M.A.R., M.A. Reidenbach, M. Hadfield, “Larval settlement onto reefs in turbulent wave-driven flow”, 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia, July 2012.

Reidenbach M.A., M.A.R. Koehl, "Temporal and spatial odor patterns sampled by lobsters and crabs in a turbulent plume", Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2012.

Fuchs H.L., M.A. Reidenbach, "Turbulence-induced sinking and substrate type impact settlement patterns of oyster larvae", Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 2012.

Reidenbach M.A., E. Whitman*, “Benthic flow environments impacting larval recruitment on Crassostrea virginica oyster reefs”, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, January 2012.

Hansen J.C.R.*, M.A. Reidenbach, "Wave and tidally driven flows within Zostera marina seagrass beds and their impact on sediment suspension", Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, Daytona Beach, Florida, November 2011.

Whitman E.*, M.A. Reidenbach, “Hydrodynamics affecting larval transport and settlement onto intertidal oyster reefs and adjacent restoration sites”, The Society of Ecological Restoration 6th Annual Conference, College Park, Maryland, April 2011.


Nelson J.*, DeF Mellon, M.A. Reidenbach, “Effects of antennule morphology and flicking kinematics on flow and odor sampling by the freshwater crayfish, Procambarus clarkii”, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 2011.


Pravin S.*, DeF Mellon, M.A. Reidenbach, “Numeric simulation of convective-diffusive odor transport to chemosensory hairs of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii”, Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 2011.

Leys S.P., G. Yahel, M.A. Reidenbach, U. Shavit, V. Tunnicliffe, H.M. Reiswig, “Glass sponges take advantage of current-induced flow”, Aspen Ocean Symposium: Microenvironments Modulating Biophysical Interactions in the Ocean, Aspen, CO, January 2011.

Romanowich J.C.*, and Reidenbach, M.A., “The effects of currents and waves on shear structure, turbulence, and sediment transport within seagrass meadows of Florida Bay", 2010 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland Oregon, February 2010.

Reidenbach M.A., Berg P., Whitman E.*, Romanowich J.*, and Hume A.*, "Hydrodynamics of intertidal oyster reefs: the influence of boundary layer flow processes on sediment and oxygen uptake", 2010 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland Oregon, February 2010.

Katz T., Tunnicliffe V., Yahel G., Reidenbach M.A., Herut B., Crusius J., Whitney F., Lazar, “Sediment resuspension by groundfish facilitates the transport and redistribution of sediments in deep coastal basins", 2010 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Portland Oregon, February 2010.

Reidenbach M.A., Limm M., and Stacey M.T., "The effect of streambed topography on mixing and mass flux at the sediment-water interface", 2009 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Nice France, January 2009.

Reidenbach M.A. and Koehl M.A.R., "The spatial and temporal patterns of odors sampled by lobsters and crabs in a turbulent plume", 2009 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, Boston Massachusets, January 2009. (session chair)


Bobkov Y.V., Ukhanov K.Y., Jezzini S.H., Reidenbach M.A., and Ache B.W., "Coding intermittency in odor signals with ensembles of bursting olfactory receptor neurons", 2008 International Symposium on Smell and Taste, San Francisco California, July 2008.

McDonald C., Dunbar R., Koseff J.R., Monismith S.G., Hoegh-Guldberg O., and Reidenbach M.A., "Large-scale, in-situ measurements of coral reef community metabolism using an integrated control volume, 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale Florida, July 2008.

Reidenbach M.A., Limm M., and Stacey M.T., "The influence of bottom topography on mixing and nutrient transport across the sediment-water interface", 2008 ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando Florida, March 2008.

Reidenbach M.A., George N.T., and Koehl M.A.R., "Antennule morphology and flicking kinematics facilitate odor sampling by the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus", 2008 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, San Antonio Texas, January 2008.

Waldrop L.D., Reidenbach M.A., and Koehl M.A.R., "Fluid dynamics of antennule flicking of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus", 2008 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, San Antonio Texas, January 2008.

Kamio M., Reidenbach, M.A., and Derby C.D., "The courtship display of male blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) is a chemical signal to females", 2007 Benthic Ecology Meeting, Atlanta Georgia, March 2007.


Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., and Koehl M.A.R., "Sniffing far and near: How flicking lobster antennules sample the spatio-temporal structure of an odor plume at different distances from the source", 2007 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe New Mexico, February 2007.

Reidenbach M.A., Koehl M.A.R., Genin A., Monismith S.G., and Koseff J.R.,"The effects of coral morphology and ambient flow on mass transfer in coral communities", 2007 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, Phoenix Arizona, January 2007.

Reidenbach M.A., Koehl M.A.R., and Koseff J.R., "The effect of localized shear and fine-scale turbulent mixing on larval settlement in coral reefs", 2006 ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu Hawaii, February 2006 (poster).

Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., Monismith S.G., Genin A., Dunbar R.B., and Zerbe L, "Interaction between CO2, calcification, and hydrodynamics on coral reefs", 2005 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City Utah, February 2005.

Koseff J.R., Reidenbach M.A., and Monismith S.G., "The effect of wave action on mixing and mass transfer in coral communities", 2005 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City Utah, February 2005.

Reidenbach M.A., "Boundary Layer Dynamics in Coral Reef Systems", Dissertations Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG) VI, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama, November 2004.

Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., Genin A., and Monismith S.G., “The Effect of Coral Morphology and Flow on Mass Transfer in Coral Communities”, 2004 ASLO Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu Hawaii, February 2004.

Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., Monismith S.G., Yahel G., and Genin A., "Turbulence and Mixing Properties in the Bottom Boundary Layer of Coral Reefs", 2004 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland Oregon, January 2004.

Reidenbach M.A., "Laboratory Measurements of Fine Scale Mixing above a Coral Reef", Physical Oceanography Dissertations Symposium II, Waikoloa Hawaii, October 2003 (won Best Conference Presentation Award).

Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., Monismith S.G., Genin A., and Yahel G., "Shear Stress and Turbulent Mixing in the Bottom Boundary Layer of a Fringing Coral Reef", American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2002, San Francisco California, December 2002 (poster).

Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R. and Koehl M.A.R., "A Laboratory Study of Fine-scale Mixing and Mass Transport Above a Coral Reef", 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia, October 2000.

Monismith S.G., Reidenbach M.A., Koseff J.R., Genin A. and Yahel G., "Boundary Layer Mixing and Circulation Over Rough Topography: Flow over Coral Reefs", 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali Indonesia, October 2000.

Reidenbach M.A., Monismith S.G., Koseff J.R., Yahel G., Ohevia M. and Genin A., "Flow and Plankton Dynamics in the Rough Boundary Layer over Coral Reefs: I: Effects of Topographic Roughness on Turbulent Transport and Mixing Processes", 2000 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Antonio Texas, January 2000.

Reidenbach M.A., and Koseff J.R., “A Laboratory Study of Mass Transport over the coral Porites compressa”, International Conference on Scientific Aspects of Coral Reef Assessment, Monitoring, and Restoration, Fort Lauderdale Florida, April 1999 (poster).

Invited Talks

“Coupled hydrodynamics between seagrass and oyster ecosystems”, University of Western Australia Oceans Institute, Perth, Australia, March 2019.

“Following the Scent: Chemical and Flow Tracking by Aquatic Organisms”, Chesapeake Biological Lab, University of Maryland, Solomons, Maryland, March 2016.

"Following the Scent: How Animals Track Odors", Whitney Marine Laboratory, University of Florida, St. Augustine FL, October 2014.

"Following the Scent: How Animals Track Odors", Amerimech Mechanics in Biology II Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, May 2014.

"Wave-dominated mixing and mass transport within coral reef ecosystems", Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, January 2013.

"Wave enhanced sediment resuspension within a Zostera marina seagrass bed", Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, November 2012.

“Wave dominated mixing and mass transport within coastal ecosystems”, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, October 2012.

"Following the Scent: How Animals Track Sources of Odor within Turbulent Plumes", Department of Meteorology, Penn State University, December 2011.

"Hydrodynamics of Coral Reef and Seagrass Ecosystems", University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, April 2011.

"Mixing and Mass Transport Dynamics in Coral Reef and Seagrass Ecosystems", Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, February 2011.

"Mixing and Mass Transport Dynamics in Coral Reefs", Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, September 2010.

"Following the Scent: How Organisms Track and Locate Odor Sources in Moving Fluids", Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science, University of California, Berkeley CA, February 2007.

"Turbulent Times on a Coral Reef: The Hydrodynamics of Coral Ecosystems", Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, March 2006

"The Hydrodynamics of Nutrient Exchange and Larval Settlement in Coral Reefs", Bodega Bay Marine Lab, University of California, Davis CA, December 2005

“Boundary Layer Mixing and Nutrient Exchange in Coral Reefs”, Moss Landing Marine Lab, Moss Landing CA, April 2005

“Mixing and Mass Transport Processes in Coral Reefs”, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Davis CA, April 2005

"The Biological and Geochemical Impacts of the Anthropogenic CO2 Transient on Coral Reef Systems", BIO-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium, Stanford University, Stanford CA, July 2003.

"Laboratory Measurements of Fine Scale Mixing above a Coral Reef", Coastal Geology Seminar Series, Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz CA, March 2003.

"Field and Laboratory Measurements of Mixing and Mass Transfer within a Coral Reef", H. Steinitz Marine Biological Laboratory, Eilat, Israel, January 2002.

"Fluid Mechanics and the Biology of Marine Organisms", Frontiers in Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford CA, April 2000.