Joseph Pawlik
Distinguished Professor
Dr. Joseph Pawlik is the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at UNCW.
He joined the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at UNCW in 1991, where he teaches undergraduate courses in Invertebrate Zoology and Biodiversity and directs a research program involving undergrad, MS and PhD students. Dr. Pawlik worked at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) as a Program Officer in the Biological Oceanography Program for 2 years beginning 2003. He and his students and collaborators have authored over 170 publications, primarily on the ecology of sponges on Caribbean coral reefs.
http://people.uncw.edu/pawlikj/pubs2.html
Education
B.S. in Biology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - 1982
Ph.D. in Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD - 1988
Postdoc in Marine Biology, Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory, U. Washington and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - 1988-1990
Postdoc in Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA - 1990-1991
Specialization in Teaching
Marine Biology and Biodiversity.
Research Interests
Dr. Pawlik, his students and collaborators have authored over 170 publications, primarily on the ecology of sponges on Caribbean coral reefs.
Professional Service
Program Officer (Rotator), National Science Foundation, Biological Oceanography Program, 2003-2005
Editorial service, Marine Ecology Progress Series, PeerJ
Community Engagement
Pawlik Lab YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PawlikLab
Honors & Awards
2024 Honored by the naming of Clavelina pawliki Turon & Lopez-Legentil, a new species of ascidian chordate. Taxonomy, 4, 661–679. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy4030034
2017 Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology, UNCW
2017 Graduate Mentor Award, UNCW
2016 Honored by the naming of Elysia pawliki Krug, Vendetti & Valdés, a new species of sacoglossan mollusc. Zootaxa 4148: DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4148.1
2013 Inducted into UNCW Office of Research Administration’s Five Million Dollar Club
1999 UNCW Award for Faculty Scholarship; Faculty Marshall, December Graduation, UNCW
1991-96 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award