Carlos Lozano

Faculty Research Assistant II
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
P.O. Box 38
Solomons, MD 20688
Lozano@umces.edu
Office: 410-326-7286
Cell: 210-204-3431



  1. Personal Data

    • Date of birth: 20 September 1982
    • Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas
    • Citizenship: USA


  2. Education

    • 2005: B.S, University of Texas-San Antonia, Biology, Honors College.
    • 2011: M.S., University of Maryland, Fishery Science, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science. Thesis title: Dynamics of ingress, hatch dates, growth, and feeding of Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoorita tyrannus, larvae at the Chesapeake Bay mouth.


  3. Professional Background and Relevant Experiences

    • 2011-Present: Faculty Research Assistant II, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD.
    • 2006-2011: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD.
    • January 2006-May 2006: Research Technician, Biowest, Inc. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Marcos NFH and Technology Center, San Marcos, TX.
    • August 2004- May 2005: Volunteer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Marcos NFH and Technology Center, San Marcos, TX.
    • May 2005- August 2005: Undergraduate Research Fellow, Sea Grant Research Experience for Undergraduates, Maryland Sea Grant, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD.
    • April 2004- August 2004: Intern, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, La Crosse Fishery Resource Office, La Crosse, WI.
    • May 2003- August 2003: Undergraduate Research Fellow, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.


  4. References (professional)

    • Dr. Edward D. Houde, Professor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, ehoude@umces.edu, 410-326-7224.
    • Dr. Thomas Brandt, Center Director, San Marcos National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center, tom_brandt@fws.gov, 512-353-0011 ext. 224.
    • Pam Thiel, Project Leader, La Crosse Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, pam_thiel@fws.gov, 608-783-8431.


  5. Research and Products

    • Areas of professional expertise
      Fish ecology, early life history of fishes, otolith ageing and growth of fishes, fishery science, statistics, natural science, ocean science.
    • Publications
      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2013. Factors contributing to variability in larval ingress of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 118: 1-10.
      • Lozano, C., E. D. Houde, R. L. Wingate and D. H. Secor. 2012. Age, growth and hatch dates of ingressing larvae and surviving juveniles of Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus. J. Fish Biol. 81: 1665-1685.
      • Houde, E. D., C. Lozano, E. R. Annis, L. W. Harding, Jr., D. H. Secor, M. J. Wilberg and R. L. Wingate. 2011. Recruitment of Atlantic menhaden to Chesapeake Bay: ecological processes during the larval-juvenile transition. ICES CM/H:23.
    • Active Memberships in Professional Societies
      American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Maryland Subunit


  6. Additional Information

      1. Awards
      • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship for summer research: May 2003
      • University of Maryland College of Life Sciences Graduate Fellowship: September 2006
      • Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Bi-annual Meeting best graduate student presentation: April 2011
      2. Public Speaking
      • Lozano, C. and C. W. Beck. 2005. Habitat Preference and Population Structure of Fish within a Small Shallow Reservoir. Poster. American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. February 2005.

      • Lozano C., E. D. Houde and E. J. Martino. 2005. Diet of larval and juvenile stage striped bass Morone saxatilis in the upper Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Turbidity Maximum: Evaluating the role of the ETM in striped bass recruitment. Maryland Sea Grant REU Program. Cambridge, MD. August 2005.

      • Martino, E. J., E. D. Houde and C. Lozano. 2006. Variability in dominant prey types of larval and juvenile stage striped bass in strong and poor recruitment years. Poster. ICES CM/ F:26. University of Maryland's Marine Estuarine

      • Environmental Science Annual Colloquium. Frostburg, MD. October 2006

      • Lozano, C. 2008. Ingress of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) larvae into Chesapeake Bay: supply-side dynamics. Invited Speaker. University of Maryland's Marine Estuarine Environmental Science Annual Colloquium. Solomons, MD. October 2008.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2008. Ingress of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) larvae into Chesapeake Bay: supply-side dynamics. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. Fairfax, VA. November 2008.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2009. Ingress of larval Atlantic menhaden to Chesapeake Bay: supply and growth. American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Annual Meeting. Wilmington, NC. March 2009

      • Lozano, C. 2010. Abundance and ecology of larval Atlantic menhaden ingressing into the Chesapeake Bay. Invited speaker. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division Seminar Series. Annapolis, MD. February 2010.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2009. Ingress, transport time, and growth of Chesapeake Bay Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) larvae. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting. Portland, OR. November 2010.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2011. Growth rates, transport time, and hatch dates of Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, ingressing into Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Annual Meeting. Gloucester Point, VA. March 2011.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2011. Variability in supply of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) larvae to Chesapeake Bay. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Bi- annual Meeting. Solomons, MD. April 2011. Award: Best graduate student poster.

      • Lozano, C. 2013. Ocean-to-estuary supply of Atlantic menhaden larvae. University of Maryland's Center for

      • Environmental Science Board of Visitors Meeting. Solomons, MD. February 2013.

      • Lozano, C. and E. D. Houde. 2013. Offshore growth of Atlantic menhaden larvae before entering Chesapeake Bay. American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Annual Meeting. Solomons, MD. March 2013.
      3. Skills
        • Computer programs
          • Windows OS
          • Microsoft Office
          • Image J
          • MATLAB
          • R-language
          • SAS
        • Statistics
          • Basic statistics
          • Linear/nonlinear regression
          • Multivariate statistics

        • Professional writing
        • Languages
          • English: primary language
          • Spanish: S-2
          • French: S-1