Stuart Peter Donachie Ph.D., CBiol., MIBiol.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

HND Applied Biology                     University of Central Lancashire
                                        (UK)
                                        1982 - 1984
                                        Major: Ecology and Behaviour

Graduate of the Institute of Biology    Manchester Metropolitan University
                                        (UK)
                                        1984 - 1986
                                        Major: Microbial Ecology

PhD                                     Institute of Ecology/Department of
                                        Antarctic Biology,
                                        Polish Academy of Sciences,
                                        Warsaw, Poland
                                        1988 - 1995

Thesis title: Ecophysiological description of Bacteria from Admiralty Bay 
(Antarctica), and the Digestive Tracts of Selected Euphausiidae.

My doctoral work also considered bacteria in the digestive tract of the
Antarctic teleost Notothenia neglecta, euphausiid faeces, and sea-ice,
and marine yeasts. I established a collection of over 400 bacterial and 
yeast strains which is now housed in various Polish institutes.


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member of the Institute of Biology, UK (MIBiol.)
Chartered Biologist, UK (CBiol.)


PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Ministry of Agriculture,        September 1986 to July 1987
Fisheries and Food (UK)         Scientific Officer.


PAPERS

Saborowski R., Donachie S.P., Peters G., Vetter R.A.H., and Buchholz F.
(1992).  The contribution of bacteria to the production of chitinolytic
enzymes in the digestive tract of Meganyctiphanes norvegica. Proceedings
of the German Zoological Society 85(1):164

Donachie S.P. (1993) Scientific and tourist activities. In: The
Maritime Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem of Admiralty Bay. S.
Rakusa-Suszczewski (ed.). Department of Antarctic Biology, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. pp. 213-216

Zdanowski M.K., Donachie S.P. (1993) Bacterioplankton. In: The Maritime
Antarctic Coastal Ecosystem of Admiralty Bay. S Rakusa-Suszczewski
(ed.).  Department of Antarctic Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Warsaw, Poland.  pp. 39-44

Zdanowski M.K., Donachie S.P. (1993) Bacteria in the sea-ice zone
between Elephant Island and the South Orkneys during the Polish sea-ice
zone expedition, (December 1988 to January 1989). Polar Biology 
13:245-254

Donachie S.P. (1994) Henryk Arctowski station: Mixing science and
tourism. Annals of Tourism Research 21(2):333-343

Donachie S.P. (1995) Ecophysiological description of marine bacteria
from Admiralty Bay (Antarctica) and the digestive tracts of selected
Euphausiidae. In:  Microbiology of Antarctic Marine Environments and
Krill Intestine, its Decomposition and Digestive Enzymes. pp. 101-196

Donachie S.P., Saborowski R., Peters G., and Buchholz F. (1995)
Bacterial digestive enzyme activity in the stomach and hepatopancreas
of Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars). Journal of Experimental Marine
Biology and Ecology 188:151-165

Donachie S.P. (1996) A seasonal study of marine bacteria in Admiralty
Bay (Antarctica). Proceedings of the National Institute of Polar
Research Symposium on Polar Biology 9:111-124

Donachie S. P., Tupas L. M., Carrillo C. M., Karl D. M., Christian J. R. 
(in press) A cross site study of microbial ectoenzyme activities and
regulation:  Preliminary results from the Palmer LTER component. United
States Antarctic Journal

Donachie S. P., Zdanowski M. K. (in press) Potential digestive function of
bacteria in krill Euphausia superba stomach. Aquatic Microbial Ecology


BOOK

Rakusa-Suszczewski S., Donachie S.P. (eds.) (1995) Microbiology of Antarctic 
Marine Environments and Krill Intestine, its Decomposition and Digestive 
Enzymes. Department of Antarctic Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 
Warsaw, Poland. 254 pp.


WORKSHOP REPORTS

Donachie S.P., Evans J. (eds.) (1989) Antarctic research on board R/V
Profesor Siedlecki in the sea-ice zone between Elephant Island and the
South Orkney Islands (December 1988 - January 1989). (Madralin, Poland.
December 5 - 8, 1989). Workshop Report 16 pp.

Donachie S.P. (1995) Antarctic Research in Coastal and Terrestrial
Areas (ARCTA). (Konstancin, Poland. June 6 - 8 June, 1995). Workshop
Report: 27 pp.


POSTERS

Donachie S.P., Zdanowski M.K. (1991) Saprophytic bacteria in krill
Euphausia superba stomach. BIOMASS Colloquium, Bremerhaven, Germany,
18-20 September, 1991

Saborowski R., Donachie S.P., Vetter R.A.H., Peters G., and Buchholz F.
(1992) Endosymbiotic bacteria in northern krill? Symposium: The
Challenge to Marine Biology in a Changing World. Helgoland, Germany,
13-18 September, 1992

Donachie S.P. (1994) A seasonal study of coastal marine bacteria in
Admiralty Bay (Antarctica). XVII Symposium on Polar Biology, Tokyo,
Japan, 7-9 December, 1994


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1988/89 Marine Microbiologist - Polish Sea-Ice Zone Expedition, aboard 
        R/V "Profesor Siedlecki", Weddell Sea.

1989/91 Marine Microbiologist - 14th Polish Antarctic Expedition to
        "Henryk Arctowski" station, King George Island. Austral winter
        1990.

1991    Guest Scientist (5 weeks), Institute for Marine Research, Kiel,
        Germany; Investigations of bacterial digestive enzymes in the
        Northern Krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica).

1993    Visiting Scientist (10 days), British Antarctic Survey,
        Cambridge, UK.

1997    Palmer LTER cruise (PD97-01) aboard R/V "Polar Duke", Antarctic
        Peninsula


Meetings attended:

1989    Rapporteur at workshop on the R/V Profesor Siedlecki cruise to
        the sea-ice zone, Weddell Sea, Antarctica. Madralin, Poland.

1991    Ecology of the Antarctic Sea-Ice Zone (EASIZ) workshop, AWI,
        Bremerhaven, Germany.

1991    BIOMASS Colloquium, AWI, Bremerhaven, Germany.

1995    Rapporteur at workshop on Antarctic Research in Coastal and
        Terrestrial Areas (ARCTA). Konstancin, Poland.

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