BOD Election 2018 - Candidate Profile
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Charles J. Ammon
EDUCATION and EMPLOYMENT
| 2007
- Present
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Professor of Geosciences |
Penn State University |
| 2001
- 2006
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Associate Professor of Geosciences |
Penn State University |
| 1998
- 2001
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Associate Professor of Geophysics |
Saint Louis University |
| 1994
- 1998
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Assistant Professor of Geophysics |
Saint Louis University |
| 1991
- 1993
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Postdoctoral Researcher |
University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 1991
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Ph.D, Geophysics |
Penn State University, Department of Geosciences |
| 1986
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M.A., Geological Sciences |
State University of New York, Binghampton |
| 1983
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B.S., Physics |
Penn State University, Department of Physics |
SERVICE to NSF SAGE
| 2013
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IRIS Data Products Working Group Member |
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| 2011
- 2013
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IRIS Global Seismic Network Standing Committee Chair |
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| 2011
- 2013
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IRIS Coordination Committee Member |
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| 2010
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IRIS Planning Committee Member |
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| 2007
- 2008
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IRIS Board of Directors Vice Chair |
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| 2006
- 2008
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IRIS Board of Directors Member |
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| 2005
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IRIS Global Seismic Network Standing Committee Member |
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| 1999
- 2000
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IRIS Global Seismic Network Standing Committee Member |
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Selected Other Service to the Seismological Community
| 2015
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American Geophysical Union Fellow |
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| 2009
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Wilson Award for Excellence in Research |
Penn State University, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences |
| 2006
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U.S. Air Force Seismic Review Panel Member |
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| 2004
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US Geological Survey NEHRP Central and Eastern US Proposal Review Panel |
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| 2002
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US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Advisory Panel |
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| 1994
- 1996
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American Geophysical Union Program Committee Chair for Seismology |
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| 1993
- 1996
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Associate Editor, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |
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STATEMENT
The IRIS facility is central to seismological research and IRIS’s ongoing success is a demonstration of a dedicated and talented staff and a committed seismological community sharing data, resources, ideas, and the time and effort required by a community-governed consortium. Because of these efforts, the seismological research community advances in a data-rich environment full of opportunity for creative and innovative seismogram-based investigations of Earth, earthquakes, and other seismic-wave sources. IRIS faces the challenge to continue to support the successful and fundamental core services, while moving forward strategically to embrace scientific and technological change. Revolutions in instrument fabrication that will produce dramatic increases in environmental observations of many types will transform observational science and drive computational innovation. IRIS is well positioned to be part of that transformation and the scientific discoveries that follow. Recent investments in instrumentation and planning to prepare for the curation and open distribution of large data sets move the consortium forward. But diligence is required. The increase in data quantity will challenge our budget-limited enterprise. Meeting the challenge is essential if we are to position the community to participate in the broad, multi-disciplinary discovery and education that approaches. I have happily used IRIS-curated data since it became available, and I previously have served as a member of IRIS standing committees, chaired the GSN SC, and served as vice-chair for the Board.
