More About Marine Geology & Geophysics People at NGDC
James Bunn is MGG Team Lead and the senior NOAA Corps Officer assigned to MGGD. He is the executive officer of the International Hydrographic Office Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (IHODCDB). Prior to joining MGG, he was assigned to NOAA Ship OSCAR ELTON SETTE in Honolulu, Hawaii, as Executive Officer. Prior to reporting aboard SETTE, he was the Associate Director for Operations and Scientific Operations Manager for the FOCI, Vents, and Tsunami DART programs at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington. His previous sea-going assignments include NOAA Ships MALCOLM BALDRIDGE, SURVEYOR, DISCOVERER, WHITING, and FERREL. He received a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Engineering, from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
Jason Caldwell is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Mr. Caldwell supports the development of high-resolution gridded data sets for tsunami inundation research. He earned his B.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Louisiana-Monroe and M.S. in Meteorology from North Carolina State University. Mr. Caldwell is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
John Campagnoli is a computer specialist. He is the data manager for trackline geophysical data, processes marine geophysical trackline data, and creates maps for DART Buoy deployment. Before joining NGDC in 1989, he held various positions in mapping and computer programming at the Environmental Protection Agency. He received his A.A. from Northern Virginia Community College.
Kelly Carignan collaborates with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Ms. Carignan works on compiling high-resolution gridded data sets in support of tsunami inundation research. She received her B.A. in Geography with a minor in Geology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006.
Marcus Cole is a cartographer and GIS specialist for the Cartographic and Geospatial Technologies Program, NOS. He was hired after serving with the group as an ECO Associate working on the Historical Map Project and assorted GIS programming tasks. He received his B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in Environmental Science, and M.S. in Geography from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, focusing on human-environment interactions and GIS.
Dr. Eakins is a marine geophysicist who joined NGDC on March 27, 2006 as a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) researcher through the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). His current research efforts focus on the development of high-resolution digital elevation models, which merge coastal bathymetric and topographic data, in support of tsunami inundation modeling for select U.S. coastal regions. He served 6 years in the U.S. Navy, specializing in oceanography and anti-submarine warfare, before obtaining his B.A. in Geology from CU and his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
Dave Fischman is a physical scientist. Mr. Fischman manages NGDC's multibeam bathymetric databases and data access systems and represents NGDC and the Tsunami Program on the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) Coordination Team. Previously, he was the the non-realtime data manager for NGDC's Solar-Terrestrial Physics Division. Prior to joining NGDC, Mr. Fischman was a NOAA Corps officer assigned to NGDC's MGG Division as NOS data manager. He was also operations officer on NOAA Ship KA'IMIMOANA. Before joining the NOAA Corps he was a survey technician on several NOAA ships and worked for an oceanography consulting firm. He earned his B.S. in geology from the State University of New York College at Cortland, and M.S. in geology from Wright State University.
LTJG Frydrych is the NOS Hydrographic database manager. He is also the junior NOAA Corps Officer assigned to MGG. Prior to arriving in Boulder and MGG, he served as the Operations Officer aboard the NOAA Ship Delaware II out of Woods Hole, MA. Additionally he served a six month temporary assignment aboard the just commissioned Henry B. Bigelow as a qualified watch stander. LTJG Frydrych received his B.S. in Meteorology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Jennifer Henderson is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Ms. Henderson manages NGDC's seismic data and focuses on supporting the identification, acqusition, documentation and evaluation of seismic data for the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) project. Prior to joining NGDC, Ms. Henderson worked for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and for a geophysical consulting firm in California. She earned her B.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of Mississippi and M.S. in Ocean Engineering from the University of Rhode Island.
Elliot Lim is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Mr. Lim provides data processing, modeling, and imaging support for the MGG Modeling Team, creating DEMs of potential tsunami inundation areas. He earned his B.A. in geography with a minor in geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Susan McLean is a physical scientist, Chief of the MGG Division, and Director of the World Data Center for Geophysics and Marine Geology, Boulder. In addition to marine geology and geophysics, the MGG Division also includes Natural Hazards and Geomagnetism data. Ms. McLean worked the last 20 years managing the geomagnetic data archive and developing models and products based on magnetic observatory, repeat station, airborne, and satellite observations. Ms. McLean's past experience includes two years as the acting Division Chief of NGDC's Solid Earth Geophysics Division and program lead for NGDC's Tsunami, Geomagnetism, and Continuously Operating Receiving Station (CORS) West projects. She received her B.A. in Geochemistry from the University of Colorado.
Pamela Medley is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Ms. Medley works on compiling high-resolution gridded data sets in support of tsunami inundation research. She earned her B.S. in Geology from the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA.
Dan Metzger is a geophysicist. Mr. Metzger is the manager and primary author/developer of NGDC's marine geophysical data systems. His GEODAS software has been installed all over the world as a standard for geophysical data management and access, and he continues to adapt GEODAS, incorporating new technologies and data types, maintaining it as a premiere system for geophysical data viewing, quality control, editing and access. Prior to joining NGDC in 1976, he was a geophysicist with the US Naval Oceanographic Office, conducting worldwide geophysical surveys. He earned his B.S. in Earth and Space Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Carla Moore is a geologist. Ms. Moore manages NGDC's marine geology databases and data access systems. She is the NGDC representative to the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples. She also oversees web pages for mgg and manages a NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP) project to digitize marine and lacustrine data and images from several institutions. Past activities include liaison to the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Science Measurements Panel 1997-2000, member of the ODP JANUS database steering committee 1994-1998, Chair of the SEPM Computer Applications Committee 1997-1998(member 1996-1998), member of the ODP Information Handling Panel 1994-1996, and corresponding secretary of the International Marine Minerals Society (IMMS) 1989-1994. Prior to joining NGDC in 1976, Ms. Moore worked for the USGS. She earned her B.S. and M.A. in Geology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Kimberly Nye is the MGG Office Manager. Ms. Nye is also Office Manager for NGDC's Information Services Division.
Kelly Stroker is a physical scientist. Prior to becoming a federal employee, she collaborated with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Ms. Stroker manages the distribution and archive of various natural hazards data, including the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART), tides, and the significant volcanic eruptions databases. Ms. Stroker has considerable expertise in metadata management and submission agreements, and represents NGDC on the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) metadata team. She is a member of the Geosciences Web Services Team, a collaborative effort between NGDC, IRIS, MGDS, IAGT, and UNAVCO. She received a B.S in Geology from Northern Arizona University and an M.S. in Oceanography from the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island.
Lisa Taylor is a geophysicist, lead of the Marine Modeling Team, and Director of the International Hydrographic Organization Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (IHODCDB). She manages NGDC's effort to build high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) for select U.S. coastal regions. These integrated bathymetric-topographic DEMs are used to support tsunami forecasting and modeling efforts at the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Ms. Taylor is a member of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Subcommittee on UnderSea Feature Names (SCUFN) and participates in several Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) regional bathymetric mapping projects. Previously, Ms. Taylor was active in the Great Lakes Data Rescue Project, and also managed NGDC's cooperative project with the National Ocean Service (NOS) to digitize hydrographic data from NOS charts.
Ms. Taylor is a member of the NOAA Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) cadre, and served as NGDC's representative on the NESDIS Diversity Council. Prior to joining NGDC in 1988, Ms. Taylor worked at the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) and the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). She received a B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Robin Warnken is an oceanographer. Ms. Warnken is the data manager for analog marine geological and geophysical data, and one of the leads on the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) data management project. She also manages the NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP) project to digitize analog marine geophysical records at NGDC. Prior to joining NGDC, Ms. Warnken was a research associate with CIRES, collaborating with NGDC since 1983, and before that was a high school science teacher. She earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Northwest Missouri State University.
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