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A.3.
Distribution List
This list includes the names and contact information of those who receive copies of the approved MERC
Program QAPP and subsequent revisions.
Name
Position
Organization
Contact Information
Dr. Mario Tamburri
MERC Director and
Principal Investigator
UMCES/CBL
410-326-7440
tamburri@umces.edu
Ms. Janet Barnes
MERC Program
Coordinator
UMCES/CBL
410-326-7259
barnes@umces.edu
Mr. George Smith
MERC Facility Manager
SERC
443-482-2411
smithgeo@si.edu
Ms. Katherine Ziombra MERC Data Manager
UMCES/CBL
410-385-6311
davis@umces.edu
Dr. Earle Buckley
MERC Quality
Assurance Manager
Buckley
Environmental, LLC
843-991-2751
earlebuckley@comcast.net
Dr. Gregory Ruiz
MERC Partner Institution
lead and Co-PI
SERC
443-482-2227
ruizg@si.edu
Dr. Daniel Fisher
MERC Partner Institution
lead and Co-PI
WREC
410-827-8056
dfisher2@umd.edu
Dr. Anwar Huq
MERC Partner Institution
lead and Co-PI
UMD
301-405-7428
huqanwar@gmail.com
Dr. Fred Dobbs
MERC Partner Institution
lead and Co-PI
ODU
757-683-5329
fdobbs@odu.edu.
Dr. Carolyn Junemann
Environmental Protection
Specialist
MARAD
202-366-1920
carolyn.junemann@dot.gov
Mr. Frank Hamons
Deputy Director Harbor
Development
Maryland Port
Administration
410-385-4445
fhamons@marylandports.com
A.4.
MERC Organization
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
(CBL) is the lead for MERC. Other MERC testing and research partners include the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center (SERC), University of Maryland College Park (UMD), University of
Maryland Wye Research and Education Center (WREC), and Old Dominion University (ODU). MERC
sponsors include the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), US Maritime Administration (MARAD), and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The organization chart in Figure 1 identifies the responsibilities of the organizations and individuals
associated with these ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) tests. Roles and responsibilities for the
BWTS testing described in this document are defined further below.