Mike Jankulak

Research Highlights

June 16, 2021

Coral Growth in Flower Garden Banks Approaches Threshold As Sea Temperatures Rise

October 31, 2014

The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) Redeploys Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) Buoy

Research Interests

Maintenance and deployment of field instrumentation that report data in near-real-time.

Data management and analysis of the AOML Coral program’s environmental data.

Senior Research Associate (University of Miami/CIMAS), Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division

305.361.4543

Mike.Jankulak@noaa.gov

Michael_Jankulak

4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149

“Ocean Science produces an enormous amount of data, and keeping track of all those numbers – not to mention the details of where, when and how they were collected – is a crucial task, and a richly rewarding one.”

About

Mike Jankulak is a data and sensor engineer for the Coral Program. He designs and builds databases for oceanic sensor data and metadata as well as carbonate chemistry parameters from lab-analyzed water samples. He manages sensor calibration, programming, deployment and inventory for the program. He acts as systems administrator for public-facing coral servers including CHAMP (https://www.coral.noaa.gov) and Coral-List (https://coral.aoml.noaa.gov). He participates in field operations in his capacity as Operator In Charge (OIC) in the NOAA Small Boats program and as a scientific diver under the auspices of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). Jankulak received his M.S.E.C.E. from the University of Miami in 2012 for his work on association rule mining for the prediction of rapid intensity changes of tropical cyclones.

Current Work & CV

Current Work

Data and Sensor Engineer for the Coral Program, Ocean Chemistry and Ecosystems Division

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Education

2012, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, FL

1993, B.S. Computer Science Specialist, Minor, English, Graduated with High Distinction, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Publications

DeMerlis, A., Foord C., Hesley, D.J., Karp, R.F., Isma, L.M., Andrade-Rodriguez, N., Wong, K.H., Studivan, M.S., Jankulak, M., Baker, A.C., Lirman, D,. Traylor-Knowles, N. and Enochs, I.C. Transcriptomic response of Acropora cervicornis following transplantation to a marginal, nearshore environment. Front. Mar. Sci. 13:1796814. , https://doi: 10.3389/fmars.2026.1796814 2026
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Gill, T.J, Jankulak, M, Osborne, J, Kiel, P.M, Palacio-Castro, A.M, Enochs, I.C Real-time acidification monitoring through Sofar buoy and SAMI-pH integration HardwareX, e00772., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2026.e00772 2026
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Enochs, I.C., M.S. Studivan, G. Kolodziej, C. Foord, I. Basden, A. Boyd, N. Formel, A. Kirkland, E. Rubin, M. Jankulak, I. Smith, C.R. Kelble, and D.P. Manzello. Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami. Scientific Reports, 13:6759, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33467-7 2023
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DeMerlis, A., Foord C., Hesley, D.J., Karp, R.F., Isma, L.M., Andrade-Rodriguez, N., Wong, K.H., Studivan, M.S., Jankulak, M., Baker, A.C., Lirman, D,. Traylor-Knowles, N. and Enochs, I.C. Transcriptomic response of Acropora cervicornis following transplantation to a marginal, nearshore environment. Front. Mar. Sci. 13:1796814. , https://doi: 10.3389/fmars.2026.1796814 2026
Ref. 4594
Gill, T.J, Jankulak, M, Osborne, J, Kiel, P.M, Palacio-Castro, A.M, Enochs, I.C Real-time acidification monitoring through Sofar buoy and SAMI-pH integration HardwareX, e00772., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2026.e00772 2026
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Enochs, I.C., M.S. Studivan, G. Kolodziej, C. Foord, I. Basden, A. Boyd, N. Formel, A. Kirkland, E. Rubin, M. Jankulak, I. Smith, C.R. Kelble, and D.P. Manzello. Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of Miami. Scientific Reports, 13:6759, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33467-7 2023
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Kiel, P.M., N. Formel, M. Jankulak, A.C. Baker, R. Cunning, D.S. Gilliam, C.D. Kenkel, C. Langdon, D. Lirman, C. Lustic, K. Maxwell, A.L. Moulding, A. Moura, E.M. Muller, S. Schopmeyer, R.S. Winters, and I.C. Enochs. Acropora cervicornis data coordination hub, an open-access database for evaluating genet performance. Bulletin of Marine Science, 99(2):119-136, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2022.0064 2023
Ref. 4253
Palacio-Castro, A.M., I.C. Enochs, N. Besemer, A. Boyd, M. Jankulak, G. Kolodziej, H.K. Hirsh, A.E. Webb, E.K. Towle, C. Kelble, I. Smith, and D.P. Manzello. Coral reef carbonate chemistry reveals interannual, seasonal, and spatial impacts on ocean acidification off Florida. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 37(12):e2023GB007789, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GB007789 2023
Ref. 4371
Manzello, D.P., M.V. Matz, I.C. Enochs, L. Valentino, R.D. Carlton, G. Kolodziej, X. Serrano, E.K. Towle, and M. Jankulak. Role of host genetics and heat-tolerant algal symbionts in sustaining populations of the endangered coral Orbicella faveolata in the Florida Keys with ocean warming. Global Change Biology, 25(3):1016-1031, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14545 2019
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Obura, D.O., G. Aeby, N. Amornthammarong, W. Appeltans, N. Bax, J. Bishop, R.E. Brainard, S. Chan, P. Fletcher, T.A.C. Gordon, L. Gramer, M. Gudka, J. Halas, J. Hendee, G. Hodgson, D. Huang, M. Jankulak, A. Jones, T. Kimura, J. Levy, P. Miloslavich, L. Ming Chou, F.E. Muller-Karger, K. Osuka, M. Samoilys, S.D. Simpson, K. Tun, and S. Wongbusarakum. Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6:580, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00580 2019
Ref. 3731
Enochs, I.C., D.P. Manzello, P.J. Jones, C. Aguilar, K. Cohen, L. Valentino, S. Schopmeyer, G. Kolodziej, M. Jankulak, and D. Lirman. The influence of diel carbonate chemistry fluctuations on the calcification rate of Acropora cervicornis under present day and future acidification conditions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 506:15-143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.06.007 2018
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Hendee, J.C., J. Halas, P.J. Fletcher, M. Jankulak, and L.J. Gramer. Expansion of the Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) network throughout the Caribbean. Proceedings, 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, June 19-24, 2016, Honolulu, HI. International Society for Reef Studies, 517-522, 2016
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Stamates, S.J., J.R. Bishop, T.P. Carsey, J.F. Craynock, M.L. Jankulak, C.A. Lauter, and M.M. Shoemaker. The Port Everglades flow measurement system. NOAA Technical Report, OAR-AOML-42, 22 pp., 2013
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Hendee, J., L.J. Gramer, S.F. Heron, M. Jankulak, N. Amornthammarong, M. Shoemaker, T. Burgess, J. Fajans, S. Bainbridge, and W. Skirving. Wireless architectures for coral reef environmental monitoring. Proceedings, 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, D. Yellowlees and T.P. Hughes (eds.), Cairns, Australia, July 9-13, 2012. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, 5 pp., 2012
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Hendee, J.C., L.J. Gramer, D. Manzello, and M. Jankulak. Ecological forecasting for coral reef ecosystems. Proceedings, 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 7-11, 2008. International Society for Reef Studies, 534-538, 2009
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Jankulak, M., J.C. Hendee, and M. Shoemaker. The instrumental architecture of a Coral Reef Early Warning System (CREWS) station. Proceedings, 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 7-11, 2008. International Society for Reef Studies, 544-548, 2009
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Manzello, D.P. M. Warner, E. Stabenau, J. Hendee, M. Lesser, and M. Jankulak. Remote monitoring of chlorophyll fluorescence in two reef corals during the 2005 bleaching event at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Coral Reefs, 28(1):209-214, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-008-0455-7 2009
Ref. 303
Hendee, J.C., L. Gramer, D.P. Manzello, and M. Jankulak. Integrating near real-time data for coral reef ecological forecasting. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 59:525-528, 2008
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Hendee, J.C., L. Gramer, J.A. Kleypas, D.P. Manzello, M. Jankulak, and C. Langdon. The Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON): Sensor solutions for sensitive sites. Proceedings, Third International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks, and Information Processing, Melbourne, Australia, December 3-6, 2007. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 669-673, https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSNIP.2007.4496923 2008
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Awards

Department of Commerce Bronze Medal 2005

For implementing a unique oceanographic and meteorological monitoring network in coral reef areas under goals established by the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and NOAA.