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Reading, United Kingdom

Modeling land surface processes on several national supercomputers. Supporting the U. of Reading’s community of land surface processes researchers. Working with land- modeling and climate/weather modeling software packages (JULES, SDGVM, AquaCrop, & the Met Office Unified Model) and model-evaluation software packages (ILAMB, AutoAssess, & ESMValTool) for local, regional, and global models. Analyzing rain-gauge data, CORDEX regional climate-model data, downscaled global climate- model CMIP data, and AquaCrop crop-model estimates in the Peruvian Andes for the CROPP project. Working on improving the parametrization of soils, vegetation, & urban landscapes in JULES. Working with the Sheffield Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (SDGVM) for the European Drought 2018 model-intercomparison project (MIP) and the TRENDY Global Carbon Budget MIP. With SDGVM model runs, co-authored a paper in Nature on evidence for a destabilizing land-sink for carbon. Developing SDGVM to use gross land-cover-change data. Co-organized a Departmental Research Away-Day in 2024.

Laurel, Maryland

I worked with hyperspectral images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM instrument, and I developed atmospheric correction techniques for these images in order to make maps of minerals on Mars.

Berlin, Germany

I worked on making global maps of Mars with the Mars Express HRSC camera. I worked on true-color vs. false-color aspects of these maps, as well as developing pan-sharpening algorithms/techniques of HRSC images. Other projects included: (1) mineral mapping with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's CRISM hyperspectral imaging camera, and (2) computer vision, machine learning, novelty detection, and saliency mapping in the Cyborg Astrobiologist project. I also organized 'The Afternoon Balloons' seminar series and the 'Internal GeoSymposium' in our Department of Earth Sciences.

Morgantown, West Virginia

I modeled methane hydrates and carbon sequestration for the Ignik Sikumi field test on the north slope of Alaska.

Chicago, Illinois

Developed and taught the 'Science of Sustainability' course in the Leadership in Sustainability Management certificate program.

Chicago, Illinois

I modeled the response of gas hydrates under the seafloor to global warming.

Chicago, Illinois

I modeled the response of gas hydrates under the seafloor to global warming.

Berlin, Germany

I made regional mineral maps of Mars using the CRISM and OMEGA hyperspectral imaging cameras. Managed the development and testing of the Cyborg Astrobiologist’s novelty-detection computer-vision software.

St. Louis

Developed atmospheric correction software for global mosaicking of 72-band multispectral CRISM images of Mars. Remote sensing of minerals on Mars through mixture modeling of CRISM visible/near-infrared spectra. Helped to select a safe landing site for the Phoenix Mars Lander.

St . Louis

Developed and taught the course: 'Earth's Atmosphere: Climate and Global Change'.

Madrid Area, Spain

Created, developed, and published the Cyborg Astrobiologist project (a computer-vision project for teaching computers to find ‘interesting’ areas of geological outcrops in the field in real-time), working with a team of geologists and computer scientists. Worked on the development of the NEO graphical programming language.

Bielefeld, Germany

Systems engineering, integration, robustness improvements, and computer vision (CV) of the GRAVIS anthropomorphic robot, used for studying and improving human/machine cooperation. Maintained a CV system for tracking the motion of 5 fingertips in real-time. Modeled the dynamics of recurrent neural networks. Performed research on applications of neural-network machine learning, as well as machine learning with support vector machines. The applications included: classification of images of galaxies, prediction of atmospheric turbulence for adaptive optics for astronomy, and prediction of the success or failure of surgery to combat epilepsy.

Tucson, Arizona

Developed adaptive optics systems for infrared telescopes on Mt. Hopkins in southern Arizona. Developed a wavefront sensor camera for an adaptive optics system. Created and managed the Shimmulator optical system for off-mountain testing of an adaptive optics system. Helped to simultaneously measure laser guidestar brightness and laser output. Developed neural-network machine-learning techniques to predict atmospheric turbulence 5 milliseconds into the future. Worked on the first demonstration on a telescope of nulling interferometry. Helped to manage the Center for Astronomical Adaptive Optics, including grant-proposal writing, observing-run organization, and personnel selection/management.

Tucson, Arizona

Taught the course: Astronomy and Planetary Science.

Tucson, Arizona

Taught the Astronomy course.

Tucson, Arizona

Developed image-processing algorithms. Business development.

Tucson, Arizona

Researcher in the finance and optics industries, as well as in various departments at the University of Arizona. Developed techniques to predict the stock, commodities, & options markets with neuralnetworks, stochastic calculus, & wavelet transforms.

Ph.D., Physics

Performed dark-matter-particle (neutraCHAMPs & SIMPs) searches at mountain/balloon altitudes. Researched the dynamics of recurrent neural.

B.A., Physics, Mathematics

Developed techniques to concentrate sunlight with secondary concentrators. Helped to develop a solar-powered laser.