More About People in the Marine Geology & Geophysics Division
Christopher Amante is a digital elevation model developer with NGDC through Earth Resources Technology (ERT). Mr. Amante evaluates VDatum, NOAA's vertical datum transformation software tool, in the development of high-resolution digital elevation models in support of tsunami inundation modeling for select U.S coastal regions. He received his B.A in Environmental Studies with a minor in Physics from the College of the Holy Cross.
Jordan Boucher is a software developer with NGDC through Earth Resources Technology (ERT), working on the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) Project. Mr. Boucher leads the development of web-based services and applications that provide access to the various data products housed in the NGDC archives. Before joining NGDC in 2009, he held various positions in industry. He earned his B.S. in Computer Science from Montana State University, Bozeman and M.S. in Computer Science from Arizona State University, Tempe.
James Bunn is MGG Team Lead, the senior NOAA Corps Officer assigned to MGGD, and Team Lead for NGDC's participation in the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Modeling (IOCM) Project. 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 digital elevation models 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 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 and the Natural Hazards Team Lead. 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 Marine Modeling 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.
Dave Fischman is a physical scientist. Mr. Fischman manages NGDC's multibeam bathymetric database and data access systems and represents NGDC and the Tsunami Program on the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) Coordination Team. Before joining MGG in 2008, 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.
Dorothy Friday 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). Ms. Friday provides data processing, modeling, and imaging support for the development of high-resolution digital elevation models of potential tsunami inundation areas. She earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with minors in geology and geography.
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.
Clint Fugett is a software developer who joins NGDC as a contractor through Earth Resources Technology (ERT), working on the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) project. Mr. Fugett contributes 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 with a minor in Mathematics from the Metropolitan State College of Denver.
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 Earth Resources Technology (ERT). 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 Team Lead for the Geomagnetism group, 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 an atmospheric scientist and an information specialist. Ms. McCullough collaborates with the Hazards group on the historical earthquake and tsunami archive and manages the hazards image database, 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 Sciences and M.A. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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.
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.
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 digital elevation models 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 and manages NGDC's marine geology databases and data access systems. Ms. Moore is the NGDC representative to the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples. She also oversees MGG web pages and manages a NOAA Climate Data Modernization Program (CDMP) project to digitize marine and lacustrine data and images from partner 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, Ms. Moore worked for the USGS. She earned her B.S. and M.A. in Geology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Dr. Nair is a scientist in geomagnetism, 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 and MGG Divisions. Past duties included administrative support of NGDC's Solar Terrestrial Physics
Division and Paleoclimatology Division (now part of NCDC). Ms. Nye represents NGDC as an EEO and Diversity Advisor on the NESDIS EEO and
Diversity Council. She is an active member of the Boulder Labs Diversity Council (BLDC). Past duties include serving as Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary in the BLDC. Prior to joining NGDC, Ms. Nye worked as an EEO coordinator with the United States Pollution Control Incorporated (USPCI). She also worked part-time as a real estate receptionist. Ms. Nye earned her B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Kelly Stroker is a physical scientist. 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. 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). 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, 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.
Leonard Tyson is hydographic data specialist working cooperatively with NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS)and NGDC through Earth Resources Technology (ERT) in support of the Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) project. He comes to us from his previous assignment with NOS as the Atlantic Hydrographic Branch data manager where his main duties were supporting branch technical data assessment/review and at sea acquisition. He completed his B.S. in geography with a minor in technology at Southwest Texas State University.
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 the data manager for analog marine geological and geophysical data, and Team Lead for NGDC's data management support of the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) 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, 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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