Professor
Department of Geosciences and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute
Pennsylvania State University
| 2009 - Present | Professor | Department of Geosciences and the Environmental Institute, Pennsylvania State University |
| 2002 - 2009 | Associate Professor | Department of Geosciences and the Environmental Institute, Pennsylvania State University |
| 1999 - 2001 | Assistant Professor | Department of Geology, University of Alabama |
| 1992 - 1998 | Research Associate | Department of Geosciences and the Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State University |
| 1990 - 1991 | Senior Geophysicist | Mobil R & D Corporation |
| 1990 | Ph.D., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1982 - 1983 | BS/MS, Electrical Engineering | Columbia University |
| 2015 | Presenter | Future Geophysical Facilities Workshop |
| 2014 - 2016 | Member | Science Advisory Committee |
| 2009 - 2011 | Member | Polar Networks Advisory Committee |
| 2008 | Presenter | Seismological Grand Challenges Workshop |
| 2015 - 2016 | Geosciences Representative for Polar Research Board | Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) |
| 2013 - 2017 | Member | Polar Research Board |
| 2007 - 2010 | Member, Vice Chair and Chair | UNAVCO Board of Directors |
| 2007 - 2009 | Member | NSF OPP Committee of Visitors |
| 2001 - 2005 | Member and Chair | NSF Office of Polar Programs Office Advisory Committee |
IRIS has a central role in seismological research and increasingly in climate-related sciences such as glaciological research. In the coming years, as the NGEO proposal is evaluated and implemented, the IRIS community will benefit from closer cooperation and integration with the geodetic community represented by UNAVCO. I have been involved with seismological and geodetic research my entire career, with emphasis on Polar and cryospheric research. I have been involved in IRIS and UNAVCO governance, as well as working with NSF committees and programs. Both IRIS and UNAVCO have exciting opportunities, significant challenges and fundamental changes ahead. I am happy to help the community by listening to students, researchers, and staff and providing advice and guidance and as we move forward.
