Andrea Copping
Marine Sciences Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
1529 West Sequim Bay Road
Sequim, Washington 98382
andrea.copping@pnnl.gov
Biography
Dr. Andrea E. Copping joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim in 2006, as the Senior Program Manager for marine and coastal waters. Andrea is the research lead for marine and hydrokinetic energy development, and for offshore wind development, for Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, on behalf of the US Department of Energy. Dr. Copping’s projects focus on environmental impacts from the development of wave, tidal, offshore wind, ocean current and riverine energy installations, and the role that these effects could play in technology development and project initiation across the nation. Using risk-based approaches, the marine and hydrokinetic and offshore wind team lead by Dr. Copping integrates laboratory, field and modeling measurements into a coherent body of evidence to support siting and permitting decisions. Dr. Copping works across several scientific disciplines to determine implications of human stressors on marine resources and ecosystems processes, working with stakeholder groups and resource managers to ensure that the available scientific information is accessible and available.
Andrea holds a BSc. in marine biology from McGill University, and a M.S. and PhD. in biological oceanography from the University of Washington. Although trained as a blue water oceanographer, Andrea has spent most of her professional career on interactions between human activities and the marine environment in coastal and estuarine areas. Andrea joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2006. Previously Andrea was Associate Director of the Washington Sea Grant, University of Washington, responsible for research and outreach on a wide range of marine topics. Dr. Copping is an affiliate faculty member in the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, and Associate Editor for the Coastal Management Journal.
Research Interests
- Effects of human activities on the marine environment
Education and Credentials
- Ph.D, Biological Oceanography, University of Washington
Affiliations and Professional Service
- Affiliate Faculty, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
- Associate Editor of Coastal Management Journal
PNNL Publications
2011
- Aker PM, AM Jones, and AE Copping. 2011. Offshore Wind Turbines Estimated Noise from Offshore Wind Turbine, Monhegan Island, Maine Addendum 2. PNNL-20286, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Cada GF, AE Copping, and J Roberts. 2011. "Identifying How Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices Affect Aquatic Environments." Hydro Review April 24, 2011:,
- Carlson TJ, Z Deng, JR Myers, S Matzner, and AE Copping. 2011. Marine Animal Alert System -- Task 2.1.5.3: Development of Monitoring Technologies -- FY 2011 Progress Report . PNNL-20812, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Copping AE, and SH Geerlofs. 2011. "The Contribution of Environmental Siting and Permitting Requirements to the Cost of Energy for Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices." In Proceedings of the 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, September 5-9, 2011, Southampton, United Kingdom. EWTEC , Southampton, United Kingdom.
- Halvorsen MB, TJ Carlson, and AE Copping. 2011. Effects of Tidal Turbine Noise on Fish Hearing and Tissues - Draft Final Report - Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy. PNNL-20786, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Halvorsen MB, TJ Carlson, and AE Copping. 2011. Effects of Tidal Turbine Noise on Fish Task 2.1.3.2: Effects on Aquatic Organisms: Acoustics/Noise - Fiscal Year 2011 - Progress Report - Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy. PNNL-20787, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2010
- Copping AE, and MJ O'Toole. 2010. OES-IA Annex IV: Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Devices - Report from the Experts’ Workshop September 27th – 28th 2010 Clontarf Castle, Dublin Ireland . PNNL-20034, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Copping AE, GF Cada, J Roberts, and M Bevelhimer. 2010. "Accelerating Ocean Energy to the Marketplace – Environmental Research at the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories." In 3rd International Conference on Ocean Energy, October 6-8, 2010, Bilbao, Spain. Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) - Tecnalia, Bilbao, Spain.
- Copping AE, RM Anderson, and FB Van Cleve. 2010. "Applying Risk Science and Stakeholder Engagement to Overcome Environmental Barriers to Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Projects." In Oceans 2010: MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings, September 20-23, 2010, Seattle, WA. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664492
- Aker PM, AM Jones, and AE Copping. 2010. Offshore Wind Turbines - Estimated Noise from Offshore Wind Turbine, Monhegan Island, Maine: Environmental Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development. PNNL-20015, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Anderson RM, AE Copping, and FB Van Cleve. 2010. Preliminary Screening Analysis for the Environmental Risk Evaluation System: Task 2.1.1: Evaluating Effects of Stressors – Fiscal Year 2010 Progress Report: Environmental Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy. PNNL-19990, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Anderson RM, AE Copping, and FB Van Cleve. 2010. Environmental Risk Evaluation System (ERES) for Offshore Wind - Mock-Up of ERES, Fiscal Year 2010 Progress Report . PNNL-20020, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Anderson RM, AE Copping, FB Van Cleve, SD Unwin, and EL Hamilton. 2010. Conceptual Model of Offshore Wind Environmental Risk Evaluation System. PNNL-19500, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Copping AE, and SH Geerlofs. 2010. Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Development Technical Support and General Environmental Studies Report on Outreach to Stakeholders for Fiscal Year 2009. PNNL-19081, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Van Cleve FB, and AE Copping. 2010. Offshore Wind Energy Permitting: A Survey of U.S. Project Developers . PNNL-20024, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Ward JA, IR Schultz, DL Woodruff, G Roesijadi, and AE Copping. 2010. "Assessing the Effects of Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Development on Marine and Estuarine Resources." In OCEANS 2010, September 20-23, 2010, Seattle, WA. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664064