Lead for the PACE mission system vicarious calibration (SVC) activities. Ocean color algorithm development, radiative transfer, machine learning, phytoplankton ecology.
Mission Scientist for the Canadian Ocean Colour Imager (COCI) Program, Canadian Space Agency.
Consultant Scientist for NASA funded research project, SORTIE, investigating alternative radiometric validation methods for satellite ocean color.
Investigating the use of hyperspectral radiometry to detect and assess the dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, as part of the ECOHAB project.
PhD, Masters Advisor & Highly Qualified Personnel Supervision
Advisor and/or committee member for multiple PhD and MSc degrees in Oceanography and Engineering.
Unless otherwise indicated, personnel are from Dalhousie University
Graduate Level Teaching
2003 - 2005: Department of Marine Science, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA
Undergraduate Level Teaching
1994-1999: Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
PhD Physics, 2000
Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Thesis: “Spectral Measurements of Absorption, Scattering and in vivo Fluorescence from Phytoplankton Cultures”.
Supervisors: Dr. Alex Cunningham (University of Strathclyde), Prof. Jim Aiken (National Centre for Earth Observation)
BSc (Hons) Physics, 1995
Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Derivation of Inherent Optical Properties from Satellite Top of Atmosphere Measurements in Optically Complex Waters
; Principal InvestigatorDevelopment of autonomous unmanned aerial platforms for remote sensing of ocean colour
; PhD AdvisorDevelopment of autonomous unmanned aerial platforms for remote sensing of ocean colour
; PhD AdvisorDeveloping Remote-sensing Indices of Trophic Availability (RITA) for ecosystem status at appropriate scales
; Principal Investigator & Project LeaderAn ocean-atmosphere supersite was established on Sable Island in the NW Atlantic to investigate the role of marine biogenic volatile organic compounds in secondary aerosol formation.
; Co-Principal InvestigatorInvestigation into the role of phytoplankton in the uptake of atmospheric CO2.
; Co-investigatorCraig, S., and E. Bhatt. 2021. "A Short Glossary of Inclusive Language." Oceanography, 34 (2): [10.5670/oceanog.2021.207]
Vandermeulen, R. A., A. Mannino, S. E. Craig, and P. J. Werdell. 2020. "150 shades of green: Using the full spectrum of remote sensing reflectance to elucidate color shifts in the ocean." Remote Sensing of Environment, 247: 111900 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111900]
Lange, P. K., P. Jeremy Werdell, Z. K. Erickson, et al. G. Dall’Olmo, R. J. Brewin, M. V. Zubkov, G. A. Tarran, H. A. Bouman, W. H. Slade, S. E. Craig, N. J. Poulton, A. Bracher, M. W. Lomas, and I. Cetinić. 2020. "Radiometric approach for the detection of picophytoplankton assemblages across oceanic fronts." Optics Express, 28 (18): 25682 [10.1364/oe.398127]
Gao, M., P.-W. Zhai, B. A. Franz, et al. K. Knobelspiesse, A. Ibrahim, B. Cairns, S. E. Craig, G. Fu, O. Hasekamp, Y. Hu, and P. J. Werdell. 2020. "Inversion of multiangular polarimetric measurements from the ACEPOL campaign: an application of improving aerosol property and hyperspectral ocean color retrievals." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 13: 3939–3956 [10.5194/amt-13-3939-2020]
Casey, K. A., C. S. Rousseaux, W. W. Gregg, et al. E. Boss, A. P. Chase, S. E. Craig, C. B. Mouw, R. A. Reynolds, D. Stramski, S. G. Ackleson, A. Bricaud, B. Schaeffer, M. R. Lewis, and S. Maritorena. 2020. "A global compilation of in situ aquatic high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data for remote sensing applications." Earth System Science Data , 12: 1123-1139 [10.5194/essd-12-1123-2020]
Craig, S. E., Z. Lee, and K. Du. 2020. "Top of Atmosphere, Hyperspectral Synthetic Dataset for PACE (Phytoplankton, Aerosol, and ocean Ecosystem) Ocean Color Algorithm Development." PANGAEA, [https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.915747]
Werdell, P. J., L. I. McKinna, E. Boss, et al. S. G. Ackleson, S. E. Craig, W. W. Gregg, Z. Lee, S. Maritorena, C. S. Roesler, C. S. Rousseaux, D. Stramski, J. M. Sullivan, M. S. Twardowski, M. Tzortziou, and X. Zhang. 2018. "An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing." Progress in Oceanography, 160: 186–212 [10.1016/j.pocean.2018.01.001]
Ross, T., S. E. Craig, A. Comeau, et al. R. Davis, M. Dever, and M. Beck. 2017. "Blooms and subsurface phytoplankton layers on the Scotian Shelf: Insights from profiling gliders." Journal of Marine Systems, 172: 118-127 [10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.03.007]
Soja-Woźniak, M., S. Craig, S. Kratzer, et al. B. Wojtasiewicz, M. Darecki, and C. Jones. 2017. "A Novel Statistical Approach for Ocean Colour Estimation of Inherent Optical Properties and Cyanobacteria Abundance in Optically Complex Waters." Remote Sensing, 9 (4): 343 [10.3390/rs9040343]
Walker, S. A., K. Azetsu-Scott, C. Normandeau, et al. D. E. Kelley, R. Friedrich, R. Newton, P. Schlosser, J. L. McKay, W. Abdi, E. Kerrigan, S. E. Craig, and D. W. Wallace. 2015. "Oxygen isotope measurements of seawater ( H218O/ H216O): A comparison of cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 14 (1): 31-38 [10.1002/lom3.10067]
Craig, S. E., H. Thomas, C. T. Jones, et al. W. K. Li, B. J. Greenan, E. H. Shadwick, and W. J. Burt. 2015. "The effect of seasonality in phytoplankton community composition on CO 2 uptake on the Scotian Shelf." Journal of Marine Systems, 147: 52-60 [10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.07.006]
Mouw, C. B., S. Greb, D. Aurin, et al. P. M. DiGiacomo, Z. Lee, M. Twardowski, C. Binding, C. Hu, R. Ma, T. Moore, W. Moses, and S. E. Craig. 2015. "Aquatic color radiometry remote sensing of coastal and inland waters: Challenges and recommendations for future satellite missions." Remote Sensing of Environment, 160: 15-30 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.02.001]
Craig, S. E., and I. M. Soto Ramos. 2014. "Detection of karenia brevis and Karenia mikimotoi Blooms." Reports of the International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group: Phytoplankton Functional Types from Space. , 15:
Jones, C. T., S. E. Craig, A. B. Barnett, H. L. MacIntyre, and J. J. Cullen. 2014. "Curvature in models of the photosynthesis-irradiance response." Journal of Phycology, 50 (2): 341-355 [10.1111/jpy.12164]
Georges, A. A., H. El-Swais, S. E. Craig, W. K. Li, and D. A. Walsh. 2014. "Metaproteomic analysis of a winter to spring succession in coastal northwest Atlantic Ocean microbial plankton." The ISME Journal, 8 (6): 1301-1313 [10.1038/ismej.2013.234]
Barnes, B. B., C. Hu, J. P. Cannizzaro, et al. S. E. Craig, P. Hallock, D. L. Jones, J. C. Lehrter, N. Melo, B. A. Schaeffer, and R. Zepp. 2014. "Estimation of diffuse attenuation of ultraviolet light in optically shallow Florida Keys waters from MODIS measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment, 140: 519-532 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.024]
Teather, K., N. Hogan, K. Critchley, et al. M. Gibson, S. Craig, and J. Hill. 2013. "Examining the links between air quality, climate change and respiratory health in Qatar." Avicenna, (2013): 9 [10.5339/avi.2013.9]
Schmidt, A. L., J. K. Wysmyk, S. E. Craig, and H. K. Lotze. 2012. "Regional-scale effects of eutrophication on ecosystem structure and services of seagrass beds." Limnology and Oceanography, 57 (5): 1389-1402 [10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1389]
Thomas, H., S. E. Craig, B. J. Greenan, et al. W. Burt, G. J. Herndl, S. Higginson, L. Salt, E. H. Shadwick, and J. Urrego-Blanco. 2012. "Direct observations of diel biological CO2 fixation on the Scotian Shelf, northwestern Atlantic Ocean." Biogeosciences, 9 (6): 2301-2309 [10.5194/bg-9-2301-2012]
Craig, S. E., C. T. Jones, W. K. Li, et al. G. Lazin, E. Horne, C. Caverhill, and J. J. Cullen. 2012. "Deriving optical metrics of coastal phytoplankton biomass from ocean colour." Remote Sensing of Environment, 119: 72-83 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.12.007]
Shadwick, E. H., H. Thomas, A. Comeau, et al. S. E. Craig, C. W. Hunt, and J. E. Salisbury. 2010. "Air-Sea CO2 fluxes on the Scotian Shelf: seasonal to multi-annual variability." Biogeosciences, 7 (11): 3851-3867 [10.5194/bg-7-3851-2010]
Gibson, M. D., M. R. Heal, D. H. Bache, et al. A. S. Hursthouse, I. J. Beverland, S. E. Craig, C. F. Clark, M. H. Jackson, J. R. Guernsey, and C. Jones. 2009. "Using Mass Reconstruction along a Four-Site Transect as a Method to Interpret PM10 in West-Central Scotland,United Kingdom." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 59 (12): 1429-1436 [10.3155/1047-3289.59.12.1429]
Craig, S. E., S. E. Lohrenz, Z. Lee, et al. K. L. Mahoney, G. J. Kirkpatrick, O. M. Schofield, and R. G. Steward. 2006. "Use of hyperspectral remote sensing reflectance for detection and assessment of the harmful alga, Karenia brevis." Applied Optics, 45 (21): 5414 [10.1364/ao.45.005414]
Cunningham, A., D. McKee, S. Craig, G. Tarran, and C. Widdicombe. 2003. "Fine-scale variability in phytoplankton community structure and inherent optical properties measured from an autonomous underwater vehicle." Journal of Marine Systems, 43 (1-2): 51-59 [10.1016/s0924-7963(03)00088-5]
McKee, D., A. Cunningham, and S. Craig. 2003. "Semi-empirical correction algorithm for AC-9 measurements in a coccolithophore bloom." Applied Optics, 42 (21): 4369 [10.1364/ao.42.004369]
McKee, D., A. Cunningham, and S. Craig. 2003. "Estimation of absorption and backscattering coefficients from in situ radiometric measurements: theory and validation in case II waters." Applied Optics, 42 (15): 2804 [10.1364/ao.42.002804]
Casey, K. A., C. S. Rousseaux, W. W. Gregg, et al. E. Boss, A. P. Chase, S. E. Craig, C. B. Mouw, R. A. Reynolds, D. Stramski, S. G. Ackleson, A. Bricaud, B. Schaeffer, M. R. Lewis, and S. Maritorena. . "In situ high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data from diverse aquatic environments." PANGAEA Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science, (Submitted) [https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.902230]
Stanley, R. H., T. Thomas, Y. Gao, et al. C. Gaston, D. Ho, D. Kieber, K. Mackey, N. Meskhidze, W. L. Miller, H. Potter, P. Vlahos, P. Yager, B. Alexander, S. R. Beaupre, S. Craig, G. Cutter, S. Emerson, A. A. Frossard, S. Gasso, B. Haus, W. C. Keene, W. M. Landing, R. H. Moore, D. Ortiz-Suslow, J. Palter, F. Paulot, E. Saltzman, D. Thornton, A. Wozniak, L. Zamora, and H. Benway. 2021. "US SOLAS Science Report." [10.1575/1912/27821]
Craig, S., and E. Karaköylü. 2019. "Bayesian Models for Deriving Biogeochemical Information from Satellite Ocean Color." Earth ArXiv [10.31223/osf.io/shp6y]
Fuentes-Yaco, C., S. E. Craig, C. Caverhill, E. Head, and W. K. Li. 2016. "Remote-sensing Indices of Trophic Availability (RITA) for ecosystem status." Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences 3166 (xiii): 87p.
The Global Ocean from Space: Phytoplankton, Fish, and Climate
11 / 6 / 2021COP26: United Nations Climate Change Conference, Glasgow, UK, Invited NASA Hyperwall presentation, 31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021. https://www.youtube.com/live/GyV6B5k_QRA?feature=share
Craig, S., and E. Bhatt. 2021. "A Short Glossary of Inclusive Language." Oceanography 34 (2): [10.5670/oceanog.2021.207]
Vandermeulen, R. A., A. Mannino, S. E. Craig, and P. J. Werdell. 2020. "150 shades of green: Using the full spectrum of remote sensing reflectance to elucidate color shifts in the ocean." Remote Sensing of Environment 247 111900 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.111900]
Lange, P. K., P. Jeremy Werdell, Z. K. Erickson, et al. G. Dall’Olmo, R. J. Brewin, M. V. Zubkov, G. A. Tarran, H. A. Bouman, W. H. Slade, S. E. Craig, N. J. Poulton, A. Bracher, M. W. Lomas, and I. Cetinić. 2020. "Radiometric approach for the detection of picophytoplankton assemblages across oceanic fronts." Optics Express 28 (18): 25682 [10.1364/oe.398127]
Gao, M., P.-W. Zhai, B. A. Franz, et al. K. Knobelspiesse, A. Ibrahim, B. Cairns, S. E. Craig, G. Fu, O. Hasekamp, Y. Hu, and P. J. Werdell. 2020. "Inversion of multiangular polarimetric measurements from the ACEPOL campaign: an application of improving aerosol property and hyperspectral ocean color retrievals." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 13 3939–3956 [10.5194/amt-13-3939-2020]
Casey, K. A., C. S. Rousseaux, W. W. Gregg, et al. E. Boss, A. P. Chase, S. E. Craig, C. B. Mouw, R. A. Reynolds, D. Stramski, S. G. Ackleson, A. Bricaud, B. Schaeffer, M. R. Lewis, and S. Maritorena. 2020. "A global compilation of in situ aquatic high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data for remote sensing applications." Earth System Science Data 12 1123-1139 [10.5194/essd-12-1123-2020]
Craig, S. E., Z. Lee, and K. Du. 2020. "Top of Atmosphere, Hyperspectral Synthetic Dataset for PACE (Phytoplankton, Aerosol, and ocean Ecosystem) Ocean Color Algorithm Development." PANGAEA [https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.915747]
Werdell, P. J., L. I. McKinna, E. Boss, et al. S. G. Ackleson, S. E. Craig, W. W. Gregg, Z. Lee, S. Maritorena, C. S. Roesler, C. S. Rousseaux, D. Stramski, J. M. Sullivan, M. S. Twardowski, M. Tzortziou, and X. Zhang. 2018. "An overview of approaches and challenges for retrieving marine inherent optical properties from ocean color remote sensing." Progress in Oceanography 160 186–212 [10.1016/j.pocean.2018.01.001]
Ross, T., S. E. Craig, A. Comeau, et al. R. Davis, M. Dever, and M. Beck. 2017. "Blooms and subsurface phytoplankton layers on the Scotian Shelf: Insights from profiling gliders." Journal of Marine Systems 172 118-127 [10.1016/j.jmarsys.2017.03.007]
Soja-Woźniak, M., S. Craig, S. Kratzer, et al. B. Wojtasiewicz, M. Darecki, and C. Jones. 2017. "A Novel Statistical Approach for Ocean Colour Estimation of Inherent Optical Properties and Cyanobacteria Abundance in Optically Complex Waters." Remote Sensing 9 (4): 343 [10.3390/rs9040343]
Walker, S. A., K. Azetsu-Scott, C. Normandeau, et al. D. E. Kelley, R. Friedrich, R. Newton, P. Schlosser, J. L. McKay, W. Abdi, E. Kerrigan, S. E. Craig, and D. W. Wallace. 2015. "Oxygen isotope measurements of seawater ( H218O/ H216O): A comparison of cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS)." Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 14 (1): 31-38 [10.1002/lom3.10067]
Craig, S. E., H. Thomas, C. T. Jones, et al. W. K. Li, B. J. Greenan, E. H. Shadwick, and W. J. Burt. 2015. "The effect of seasonality in phytoplankton community composition on CO 2 uptake on the Scotian Shelf." Journal of Marine Systems 147 52-60 [10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.07.006]
Mouw, C. B., S. Greb, D. Aurin, et al. P. M. DiGiacomo, Z. Lee, M. Twardowski, C. Binding, C. Hu, R. Ma, T. Moore, W. Moses, and S. E. Craig. 2015. "Aquatic color radiometry remote sensing of coastal and inland waters: Challenges and recommendations for future satellite missions." Remote Sensing of Environment 160 15-30 [10.1016/j.rse.2015.02.001]
Craig, S. E., and I. M. Soto Ramos. 2014. "Detection of karenia brevis and Karenia mikimotoi Blooms." Reports of the International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group: Phytoplankton Functional Types from Space. 15
Jones, C. T., S. E. Craig, A. B. Barnett, H. L. MacIntyre, and J. J. Cullen. 2014. "Curvature in models of the photosynthesis-irradiance response." Journal of Phycology 50 (2): 341-355 [10.1111/jpy.12164]
Georges, A. A., H. El-Swais, S. E. Craig, W. K. Li, and D. A. Walsh. 2014. "Metaproteomic analysis of a winter to spring succession in coastal northwest Atlantic Ocean microbial plankton." The ISME Journal 8 (6): 1301-1313 [10.1038/ismej.2013.234]
Barnes, B. B., C. Hu, J. P. Cannizzaro, et al. S. E. Craig, P. Hallock, D. L. Jones, J. C. Lehrter, N. Melo, B. A. Schaeffer, and R. Zepp. 2014. "Estimation of diffuse attenuation of ultraviolet light in optically shallow Florida Keys waters from MODIS measurements." Remote Sensing of Environment 140 519-532 [10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.024]
Teather, K., N. Hogan, K. Critchley, et al. M. Gibson, S. Craig, and J. Hill. 2013. "Examining the links between air quality, climate change and respiratory health in Qatar." Avicenna 9 [10.5339/avi.2013.9]
Schmidt, A. L., J. K. Wysmyk, S. E. Craig, and H. K. Lotze. 2012. "Regional-scale effects of eutrophication on ecosystem structure and services of seagrass beds." Limnology and Oceanography 57 (5): 1389-1402 [10.4319/lo.2012.57.5.1389]
Thomas, H., S. E. Craig, B. J. Greenan, et al. W. Burt, G. J. Herndl, S. Higginson, L. Salt, E. H. Shadwick, and J. Urrego-Blanco. 2012. "Direct observations of diel biological CO2 fixation on the Scotian Shelf, northwestern Atlantic Ocean." Biogeosciences 9 (6): 2301-2309 [10.5194/bg-9-2301-2012]
Craig, S. E., C. T. Jones, W. K. Li, et al. G. Lazin, E. Horne, C. Caverhill, and J. J. Cullen. 2012. "Deriving optical metrics of coastal phytoplankton biomass from ocean colour." Remote Sensing of Environment 119 72-83 [10.1016/j.rse.2011.12.007]
Shadwick, E. H., H. Thomas, A. Comeau, et al. S. E. Craig, C. W. Hunt, and J. E. Salisbury. 2010. "Air-Sea CO2 fluxes on the Scotian Shelf: seasonal to multi-annual variability." Biogeosciences 7 (11): 3851-3867 [10.5194/bg-7-3851-2010]
Gibson, M. D., M. R. Heal, D. H. Bache, et al. A. S. Hursthouse, I. J. Beverland, S. E. Craig, C. F. Clark, M. H. Jackson, J. R. Guernsey, and C. Jones. 2009. "Using Mass Reconstruction along a Four-Site Transect as a Method to Interpret PM10 in West-Central Scotland,United Kingdom." Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 59 (12): 1429-1436 [10.3155/1047-3289.59.12.1429]
Craig, S. E., S. E. Lohrenz, Z. Lee, et al. K. L. Mahoney, G. J. Kirkpatrick, O. M. Schofield, and R. G. Steward. 2006. "Use of hyperspectral remote sensing reflectance for detection and assessment of the harmful alga, Karenia brevis." Applied Optics 45 (21): 5414 [10.1364/ao.45.005414]
Cunningham, A., D. McKee, S. Craig, G. Tarran, and C. Widdicombe. 2003. "Fine-scale variability in phytoplankton community structure and inherent optical properties measured from an autonomous underwater vehicle." Journal of Marine Systems 43 (1-2): 51-59 [10.1016/s0924-7963(03)00088-5]
McKee, D., A. Cunningham, and S. Craig. 2003. "Semi-empirical correction algorithm for AC-9 measurements in a coccolithophore bloom." Applied Optics 42 (21): 4369 [10.1364/ao.42.004369]
McKee, D., A. Cunningham, and S. Craig. 2003. "Estimation of absorption and backscattering coefficients from in situ radiometric measurements: theory and validation in case II waters." Applied Optics 42 (15): 2804 [10.1364/ao.42.002804]
Casey, K. A., C. S. Rousseaux, W. W. Gregg, et al. E. Boss, A. P. Chase, S. E. Craig, C. B. Mouw, R. A. Reynolds, D. Stramski, S. G. Ackleson, A. Bricaud, B. Schaeffer, M. R. Lewis, and S. Maritorena. . "In situ high spectral resolution inherent and apparent optical property data from diverse aquatic environments." PANGAEA Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science (Submitted) [https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.902230]
Stanley, R. H., T. Thomas, Y. Gao, et al. C. Gaston, D. Ho, D. Kieber, K. Mackey, N. Meskhidze, W. L. Miller, H. Potter, P. Vlahos, P. Yager, B. Alexander, S. R. Beaupre, S. Craig, G. Cutter, S. Emerson, A. A. Frossard, S. Gasso, B. Haus, W. C. Keene, W. M. Landing, R. H. Moore, D. Ortiz-Suslow, J. Palter, F. Paulot, E. Saltzman, D. Thornton, A. Wozniak, L. Zamora, and H. Benway. 2021. "US SOLAS Science Report." [10.1575/1912/27821]
Craig, S., and E. Karaköylü. 2019. "Bayesian Models for Deriving Biogeochemical Information from Satellite Ocean Color." Earth ArXiv [10.31223/osf.io/shp6y]
Fuentes-Yaco, C., S. E. Craig, C. Caverhill, E. Head, and W. K. Li. 2016. "Remote-sensing Indices of Trophic Availability (RITA) for ecosystem status." Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences 3166 (xiii): 87p