More About People in the Marine Geology and Geophysics Division
John Campagnoli is a computer specialist. He is the data manager for global marine geophysical trackline data. Before joining NGDC in 1989, he held various positions in mapping and computer programming at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kelly Carignan is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Ms. Carignan is a CIRES supervisor and works on compiling high-resolution digital elevation models 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.
Paula Dunbar is a physical scientist working on natural hazards. She manages the distribution and archive of the historical tsunami event, significant earthquake, and significant volcanic eruptions databases. Ms. Dunbar has developed web-based educational tools such as an online Kid's Hazards Quiz and interactive maps. She has also worked on GIS-based hazard assessment projects such as earthquake loss estimation and tsunami vulnerability analysis. She is particularly interested in the use of historical tsunami event data and information for tsunami hazard assessment and mitigation at the local, regional, and national levels.
Ms. Dunbar is a member of the IUGG Commission on Geophysical Risk and Sustainability (GeoRisk) and a member and Secretary of the IUGG Joint Tsunami Commission. Prior to joining NGDC in 1991, she worked for the NOAA/Space Environment Services Center and the USGS/National Earthquake Information Center. Ms. Dunbar received a B.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado and a M.S. in Earth Sciences from Colorado State University.
Dr. Eakins is a marine geophysicist and Scientific Lead for the MGG Division and the Coastal Science Team, collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). His current research efforts focus on the development of high-resolution digital elevation models that integrate 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.
LT 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. LT Frydrych received his B.S. in Meteorology from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Erica Harris is an associate research scientist collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado. Ms. Harris manages the high-resolution tsunami water level data measured by NOAA's deep-ocean pressure gauges and coastal tide stations. She received her BS in Geography from The Ohio State University and MS in Oceanography from Oregon State 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, developing high-resolution digital elevation models of potential tsunami inundation areas. He earned his B.A. in geography with a minor in geology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Matthew Love is a digital elevation model developer with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Mr. Love evaluates VDatum, NOAA's vertical datum transformation software tool, developing high-resolution digital elevation models in support of tsunami inundation modeling for select U.S coastal regions. He received his B.A in Geography from San Francisco State University.
Dr. Maus is a researcher and Leader of the Global Magnetism Team, collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) through the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). His research interests are analysis of satellite magnetic data and geomagnetic field modeling, including the
main magnetic field from the Earth's core, global and regional lithospheric magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction in the Earth and oceans, and ionospheric and magnetospheric currents and fields.
Dr. Maus was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Earth Sciences, Leeds, UK. He also did project work for BGR Hannover and was a DFG Habilitation Fellow and lecturer at the University of Braunschweig. His most recent work before joining NGDC was as a scientist at GFZ Potsdam and lecturer at Free University Berlin. Dr. Maus earned his Mathematics Vordiplom (B.Sc.) and Geophysics Diplom (M.Sc.) in Munich and his Ph.D. in Geophysics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Heather McCullough is a physical scientist and an information specialist. Ms. McCullough is a data manager in natural hazards and maintains the hazards web pages. She works on the historical earthquake and tsunami archive and manages the hazards image database. She also assists with technical report editing and provides management support for the MGG Division Chief. She received her B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of North Carolina-Asheville, and both her M.S. in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences and M.A. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Susan McLean is a physical scientist, and is Chief of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Division (MGGD). In addition to marine geology and geophysics, the MGG Division also manages digital elevation models, natural hazards and global magnetism data, and is the data management lead for the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project. 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.
Evan McQuinn is a software developer who joins NGDC as a professional research assistant through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Mr. McQuinn works on the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project, and natural hazards databases, contributing his software design and implementation expertise to support the development of web-based services and applications providing access to the various data products housed in the NGDC archives. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dan Metzger is a software developer working on geomagnetic data systems, collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) through the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Mr. Metzger recently retired as the long-term manager and primary author/developer of NGDC's marine trackline 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.
Brian Meyer 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. Meyer is the global magnetism data manager. He works on ingesting, processing, and archiving aeromagnetic and marine magnetic tracklines in support of high-resolution geomagnetic modeling. He received his B.A. in Geology with a specialization in Geophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Carla Moore is a geologist and manages NGDC's marine sediment and hard rock databases and data access systems. Ms. Moore is the NGDC representative to the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples. She also oversees MGG and IOCM web pages. 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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). She earned her B.S. and M.A. in Geology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Dr. Mungov is a professional research assistant collaborating with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) of the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). His current research is focused on processing of Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) data. Prior to working with NGDC, Dr. Mungov was with the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Sofia, Bulgaria, and with the Institute of Ocean Sciences, British Columbia, Canada. His PhD is in Oceanography from the State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
Dr. Nair is a scientist in global magnetism, and collaborates with NGDC through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) through the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). His research interests include analysis of satellite and ground magnetic data, time series analysis, electromagnetic induction in the Earth and oceans, and equatorial ionospheric currents and fields. Prior to working with NGDC, Dr. Nair was with the National Geophysical Research Institute, India and the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Germany. He earned his B.Sc. from the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, his M.S. in Marine Geophysics from the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, and his PhD in Geophysics from the Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Kimberly Nye is office manager for NGDC's Information Services Division and Marine Geology and Geophysics Division. Past duties included administrative support for NGDC's Solar Terrestrial Physics Division and Paleoclimatology group (now part of NCDC). Ms. Nye represents NGDC as an active member on the Boulder Labs Diversity Council where she has served in the positions of Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. She has previously served as a representative from NGDC on the NESDIS EEO and Diversity Council. Ms. Nye earned her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
LCDR Price is a NOAA Corps officer and the Bathymetric Data Acquisition Program Manager. His responsibilities include coordination and management of bathymetric data stream agreements for seafloor and subsurface data gathered by the United States and members of the international hydrographic community. LCDR Price's previous assignment was Executive Officer on NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana. He has also served as a port engineer, operations officer on NOAA Ship Delaware II, a U.S. Navy oceanography officer, and a submarine electronics technician. LCDR Price has a B.A. in astronomy with a minor in naval science, and is pursuing a M.S. in computer science.
Mike Sutherland 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. Sutherland provides data processing support in developing high-resolution coastal digital elevation models (DEMs). Prior to joining NGDC, Mr. Sutherland worked at the NOAA Coastal Services Center in Charleston, SC. He received his M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Charleston.
Lisa Taylor is a geophysicist, Leader of the Coastal Science Team, and Director of the International Hydrographic Organization Data Center for Digital Bathymetry (IHODCDB). She is active in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program and 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 the detailed modeling of a variety of natural coastal processes including tsunami inundation, hurricane storm-surge, ocean circulation, sediment transport, and contaminant dispersal. Ms. Taylor is vice chair of the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Subcommittee on UnderSea Feature Names (SCUFN) and a member of the GEBCO Guiding Committee. She has also completed the NOAA Leadership Competencies Development Program and is a ScrumMaster in NGDC's AGILE software development process.
Previously, Ms. Taylor was active in the Great Lakes Data Rescue Project, several Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission regional mapping projects, and managed NGDC's cooperative project with the National Ocean Service (NOS) to digitize hydrographic data from NOS charts. Prior to joining NGDC, 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.
Jesse Varner 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. Varner works on the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) project, and natural hazards databases, also providing GIS/Web services and data imaging support Division-wide.
Robin Warnken is an oceanographer. Ms. Warnken is Co-Team Leader of the IOCM/ECS Data Team, and the Division Lead for NGDC's data management support of the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project. She is data manager for analog marine geological and geophysical data and recently managed 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, and before that was a high school science teacher. She earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Northwest Missouri State University.
Adam Woods 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). Adam works in the geomagnetism group maintaining the C software for the World Magnetic Model. He earned his BS in Physics Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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