W. Benjamin Bray Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Developed "Seaglass", a comprehensive, mobile-friendly web environment for geospatial data management, visualization, analysis, modeling, and download.This system utilizes a dynamic and flexible ensemble of data sources, including its own internal database to which users from multiple organizations can upload their data. An extensive set of external data source APIs utilized includes both Eulerian and Lagrangian platforms, including buoys, drifters, ship tracks, fixed sensors, as well as raster data from satellites. In addition to visualizing data via the map and plotting space, the system also supports custom index calculation, Python modeling visualization, using either the host server or external, high-performance servers. All visualized data and model output can be downloaded from the system on-the-fly as tabular or graphical files. The modular codebase for Seaglass can be used to generate a wide variety of applications for research and outreach.Primary Languages, Tools, and Skills Used (listed alphabetically): Amazon Web Services (AWS), ArcGIS, Carto, D3, Data Mining, Docker, Excel, Github, Highcharts, HTML5, Javascript, JQuery, Leaflet, Linux, Node JS, PHP, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, VS CodeDeveloped "WQAV – Public" for the Town of Nantucket• Conducted stakeholder focus group, consisting of water quality specialists, outreach specialists, and members of the Nantucket government and general public.• Collaborated with the Town of Nantucket to develop interface, custom tools and host Wordpress webpage for public presentation of parameters used by the Nantucket Natural Resources Department, for assessment of water quality across the Island.Developed "MITSG River Herring Spawning Habitat Web-Based Simulation"• Collaborated with MIT Sea Grant to develop mobile-friendly, interactive simulations of river herring migration. Developed "eSeaGrant", a web-based proposal management system.• Developed all source code and led nationwide collaboration

PORTFOLIO : www.benbray.com W. Benjamin Bray is an artist working in earth science and new media. His works range from site-specific installations in the Arctic to experimental renderings of oceanography and climate change, utilizing photos, maps, video, and often glass, ice, and water. His approach generally abandons the pursuit of a formal, logical representation, and involves purposeful ventures that logical representation would discourage.• Design, fabrication, and installation of artworks involving glass, photography, video, sound• Proposal writing, budget development, and report writing

Embedded Learning Modules (ELMO) was a four-year, NSF-funded program for developing inquiry-based science educational activities and curricula in the context of visual art and music. • Developed hands-on activities for teaching science concepts in the context of visual art and music.• Collaborated with scientists and administrators at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts to develop educational museum exhibits and K-12 science curricula.• Developed program database of activities, equipment inventory, and statistics, for automated activity reporting, inventory management, and equipment acquisition

State College, Pennsylvania Area

Developed ocean circulation model for use in estimating atmospheric oxygen levels based on marine biogeochemical processes (thesis title: "New Methods for the Estimation of Late-Precambrian Atmospheric Oxygen") .

Ms, Atmospheric Science / Oceanography

Activities and Societies: Chi Epsilon Pi, Jazz Club

Bs, Meteorology

Activities and Societies: Jazz Club

Installation, Art History, Form Study

3D Animation

Maya and Blender