Co-author Network
Map of Science
Co-investigator Network
member of
- American Association of Physics Teachers 2017 - 2019
Positions
- Associate Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Contact Info
- 252-328-1862
Mark Sprague
Affiliation
Publications
selected publications
presentations
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presentation
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Identifying unknown fish choruses from the Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina USA with a historical soundscape comparison
, 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America -
Modeling call synchronization in scieanid fish aggregations: is there an advantage?
, Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life -
Richard Raspet---Professor, Advisor, Mentor, and Friend
, 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America -
The onset of synchronization of calls in a Sciaenidae mating chorus
, Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life -
Using Power Spectral Band Sums to Identify Significant Segments in Long-Term Recordings
, 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America -
Where do southern flounder go? Out-migration paths and directions in a telemetry study of three North Carolina estuaries.
Luczkovich, Joseph , Tyler Peacock , Rebecca Asch , Mark Sprague , Patrick Harris, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference - The effect of hypoxia on the soniferous fishes and the estuarine soundscape in Pamlico Sound, Pamlico River, and Neuse River estuaries, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference
- Bioacoustics Research at East Carolina University, North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
- Blackbeard Acoustic Wave Glider and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Decimus Presentation, Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS)
- Blackbeard-an acoustic Wave Glider sailing the seas for science, North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers
- Effects of Noise on Fishes, Sound Production, and Reproduction, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting
- Finding Sounds of Animals in Water with a Wave Thing, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference
- Introductory physics lab practical exam development: Investigation design, explanation, and argument, Physics Education Research Conference
- Monitoring fish and marine mammal sounds with a wave glider, American Fisheries Society Tidewater Chapter Annual Meeting
- Monitoring fish spawning locations and marine mammal sounds with passive acoustic recorder on a wave glider, 5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
- Particle Motion and Sound Propagation Near Boundaries, 5th International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
- Soundscapes from a Saltwater Marsh Creek Captured by a Hydrophone Array, The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life 2022
- Transition to online labs at ECU, PICUP Spring Webinar Series: Our transition to virtual instruction: How are we doing so far?
- Twenty Years of Underwater Soundscapes of Pamlico Sound: Fish Choruses and Species Contributions Revealed by Power Spectral Analyses, The Effect of Noise on Aquatic Life
- We are the Robots: Studying Coastal Ecosystems a Using Remote Control Robot, Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Conference
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Research
principal investigator on
- Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by Beaufort County Schools 2011 - 2014
- Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by GOV-Department of Education (DE) 2013
- Improving Physical Science Content Delivery Through Teacher Professional Development awarded by GOV-Department of Education (DE) 2012
co-principal investigator on
- IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPANWING AND OFFSHORE MIGRATION CORRIDOR USED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STOCK OF SOUTHERN FLOUNDER awarded by NCDEQ - Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) 2023 - 2024
- Identification of the Spawning Grounds and Offshore Migration Corridor Used by the North Carolina Stock of Southern Flounder. awarded by NCDENR Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) 2020 - 2024
- MRI: Acquisition of an Acoustic Wave Glider for Coastal Research awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2014 - 2017
- Review of the Biological Assessment Document for the US NAVY (NAVFAC) with respect to Underwater Noise from Pile-Driving awarded by HDR, Inc. 2014 - 2016
- Acoustic Wave Glider awarded by GOV-National Science Foundation (NSF) 2015
- Acoustic Wave Glider awarded by GOV-National Science Foundation (NSF) 2014
- Development of a Fish Acoustic Buoy and Underwater Logging System (FABULS) Passive Acoustic Recorder For Use In Surveying Responses of Coastal Fishes To Hypoxia and Anoxia awarded by University of New Hampshire 2004 - 2005
- Reef Assessment Using Passive Acoustics (RAUPA)-Development of a Spectral Signatures for Use in Assessment Protocols for Remote Moored Ocean Buoys awarded by National Marine Fisheries Service 2001 - 2004
- SPORE in Breast Cancer awarded by U.N.C.-Chapel Hill 1995 - 1999
- Characterization of Spawning Habitats of Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, and Weakfish (Family Sciaenidae) by the Use of Hydroacoustic Surveys awarded by N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries 1997 - 1999
investigator on
Service
professional service activities
- Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Peer reviewed an article - original submission and resubmission 2023
- Frontiers in Marine Science Peer reviewed an article - original submission and resubmission 2021
- North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers Organizing committee for Fall 2017 meeting held at ECU 2017
- Journal of Experimental Biology I reviewed a submitted manuscript for the Journal of Experimental Biology. On my recommendation the paper was not published but sent back to the author for extensive revisions. 2016
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of Mississippi