Oceanography
Oceanography, Various Sites — Planning and organization of marine research projects from inception to completion. Chief scientist on research cruises (participation in more than 50 cruises). Responsible for success of field operations (e.g., mooring deployment and recovery, shipboard profilers). On-deck supervision of engineers, technicians, researchers, and students. Logistical coordination of research cruises in shallow and deep ocean marine environments. Tasks include vessel scheduling, mobilization, loading, and off-loading of equipment; operation of marine engineering equipment during deployment and recovery of ocean moorings and profilers; and interfacing between engineers and researchers. International and domestic shipping logistics. Apply relevant knowledge and understanding of oceanographic concepts to establish engineering design criteria for deployments of oceanographic instrumentation systems. System design, testing, and implementation of real-time data telemetry systems between sea and shore using various technologies. Presentations of scientific results and technological developments in mooring engineering and ocean sensors at professional ocean science and technology conferences and workshops, and project feasibility at principal investigator planning meetings. Sites include The Hyperspectral Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (HyCODE), Tuckerton, New Jersey; The Bermuda Testbed Mooring, Saint George, Bermuda; Multidisciplinary Ocean Sensors for Environmental Analyses and Networks (MOSEAN), Honolulu, Hawaii, and Santa Barbara, California; Radiance in a Dynamic Ocean, San Diego, California, and Honolulu, Hawaii; CEROS, Santa Cruz, California, Waimanalo, Hawaii, and Duck, North Carolina; UCLA Mooring, Santa Monica, California; Bunbury Drifter Study, Bunbury, Western Australia; and NREL Datawell Mooring Deployments, Coos Bay, Oregon, and Fort Bragg, California.
R&D
Instrumentation, Various Sites — Responsible for the engineering design, fabrication, acquisition, integration, and implementation of commercial and prototype oceanographic instrumentation systems. Electronics design to provide reliable underwater sensor power, data acquisition and storage, and communications. Provide training, technical support, and technical documentation for custom instrumentation systems that were leased by various research groups. Sites include Sandia Admiralty Inlet, University of Washington, Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington; Bunbury Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Deployments, Bunbury, Western Australia; OSCOPE, Ocean Station PAPA, North Pacific; PMEL, Seattle, Washington; JAMSTEC, Ocean Station KEO, North Pacific; Mutsu Institute for Oceanography, Japan; MEXUS, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, Ensenada, Mexico; and ARPA-E Development of Small Commercially Available Wave Measuring Buoy System.
Hydrodynamics
Current Meter Spatial Surveys, Various Sites — Built custom ADCP vessel mounts. Developed platforms and methods for conducting full water column casts with water quality and optical instrumentation. Obtained spatially resolved cross shore, along shore, and water column profiles of current velocities and direction as well as water quality measurements in support of sediment flux and hydrodynamic modeling activities. Sites include Toce River and Lago Maggiore, Verbania, Italy; Berry’s Creek Study Area, East Rutherford, New Jersey; Galveston Bay Ship Channel, Galveston, Texas; Sacramento River, Redding, California; Bunbury Harbor Drifter Study, Bunbury, Western Australia; Mitchell Bay, Houston, Texas; Newtown Creek, Long Island City, New York; Selby, Vallejo, California; Heckathorn, Richmond, California; Yosemite Slough, San Francisco, California; Willamette River, Portland, Oregon; Lower Passaic River, Newark, New Jersey; and Kalamazoo River and Lake Allegan, Allegan, Michigan.
Fixed Current Meter and Suspended Solids Concentration Monitoring, Various Sites — Engineered and deployed bottom-mounted ADCP platforms in water depths from 1 to 20 m. Designed and deployed custom trawl-resistant bottom mount for ADCP deployments in area with heavy fishing and boating activities. Obtained long-term water column profiles of current velocities and direction from multiple fixed locations within various watersheds in support of sediment flux and hydrodynamic modeling activities. Sites include Toce River and Lago Maggiore, Verbania, Italy; Berry’s Creek Study Area, East Rutherford, New Jersey; Galveston Bay, Galveston, Texas; Mitchell Bay, Houston, Texas; Newtown Creek, Long Island City, New York; Selby, Vallejo, California; Heckathorn, Richmond, California; Port Angeles, Port Angeles, Washington; Baker Bay, Washington; Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California; Willamette River, Portland, Oregon; Lower Passaic River, Newark, New Jersey; and Kalamazoo River and Lake Allegan, Allegan, Michigan.
Sediment Characterization (SEDflume), Various Sites — Collected sediment cores for SEDflume analysis to characterize sediment erosion properties at contaminated sediment sites and characterize scour in natural systems. Logistics involved shipping internationally and domestically and coordinating with vessel operators. Managed field logistics for research in dynamic natural environments. Sites include Toce River, Verbania, Italy; Kanawha River, Charleston, West Virginia; Washington Navy Yard, Anacostia River, Washington, DC; Berry’s Creek Study Area, East Rutherford, New Jersey; Newtown Creek, Long Island City, New York; Ebey Slough, Snohomish River, Cathcart, Washington; Ballona Wetland, Los Angeles, California; Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii; Maurice River, Vineland, New Jersey; Kalamazoo River, Battle Creek, Michigan; Heckathorn, Richmond, California; Corte Madera Creek, Corte Madera, California; Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, New York; Newark Bay, Newark, New Jersey; Las Tablas, Paso Robles, California; Yosemite Slough, San Francisco, California; Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia; and Kalamazoo River and Lake Allegan, Allegan, Michigan.
Sediment Profile and Plan View Imagery (SPI–PV Survey), Various Sites — Science technician for the collection of SPI–PV drop camera images. Performed conductivity, temperature, and density surveys and collected samples of water, sediment benthic infauna, demersal fish, and plankton in water depths ranging from <20 to 300 m as part of environmental baseline assessment. Sites include Yosemite Slough, San Francisco, California; Bay of Campeche, Tabasco, Mexico; Hokchi Field Environmental Baseline Study, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico; Douglas Harbor Maintenance Dredging, Juneau, Alaska; Ward Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska; New York Bight, New Jersey; and Florida.
Sediment Surface Grab Sampling, Various Sites — Collected sediment surface grab samples with a van Veen grab sampler in water depths from 1 to 500 m for sediment analysis and characterization. Sites include Newark Bay, Newark, New Jersey; Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Santa Barbara Channel, California; Heckathorn, Richmond, California; Yosemite Slough, San Francisco, California; Bay of Campeche, Tabasco, Mexico; Hokchi Field Environmental Baseline Study, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico; and Ward Cove, Ketchikan, Alaska.
