Christopher Newport University

University Adjunct Professor

-Provided instruction for 2-5 General Biology Laboratories (24-28 students each) per semester for 17 semesters. Also instructed 4 Writing Intensive Capstone Seminars for Biology Majors in 2015 and 2016.
-Presented brief lecture instruction and simplistic direction while providing additional assistance in creative experimental design and implementation. Responsible for grading and reporting scores.
-Provided students with understanding regarding the importance of documentation in the scientific method, while helping individual students to enhance public speaking capacities and writing skills.
-Received top-percentile student approval ratings based on IDEA teacher evaluation forms.

NASA Langley Research Center

DEVELOP Graduate Research Personnel

-Operated as a graduate researcher, project presenter, and project manager for several projects, including: CA Ecological Forecasting, VA Climate Change, and AK Ecosystem Management.
-Presented NASA sea level trend data to Southern Growth Policy Board, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, VA General Assembly, and to VA Congressman Rob Whitman in 2009.
-Utilized creative capacities for project solutions development in data processing of satellite computer models to address community concerns and report back to NASA HQ on NASA TV.
-Generated a 3D forecast visualization (to 2100) for sea level rise in Hampton Roads region via blending NASA topography mission data and NOAA sea level measurements from Sewell’s Point.
-Used knowledge of ArcGIS mapping software to further project research in offshore California coastal research endeavors and mapping Virginia sea level, disease vectors, and invasive species.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Associate Research Scientist

-Develops and manages StormSense IoT stream sensor network in Tidewater VA and aids in development of sensor integration into Tidewatch 36-hr forecast charts and Tidewatch operational inundation forecast maps.
-Develops high-resolution street-level hydrodynamic model simulations with embedded Lidar-derived elevations and infrastructure to forecast flooding from storm surge, rain, and tidal inundation in Coastal Virginia in association with the VA Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency’s research initiatives.
-Applies for research funding from local, state, federal, and private sources and regularly updates agencies of progress through meetings, reports, media appearances, and publications of physical and hydrodynamic modeling operations.
-Teaches GIS 420/520 Advanced Geographic Information Systems lecture and laboratory courses and GIS 495 Remote Sensing at the William & Mary Williamsburg Campus.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Ph.D. Graduate Student

-Conducted storm surge and inundation forecast and hindcast modeling operations for 2012 Hurricane Sandy using both a large-scale storm tide model of the U.S. East Coast and a street-level inundation model in New York City.
-Authored a 207-page dissertation entitled: "Development of a Large-Scale Storm Surge and High-Resolution Sub-Grid Inundation Model for Coastal Flooding Applications: A Case Study During Hurricane Sandy," and presented a defense seminar at the College of William and Mary on April 18th, 2014.
-Co-authored titular portions of dissertation research in two peer-reviewed publications with his Ph.D. advisor, Harry V. Wang, prior to graduation:
(1) “Storm Surge and Sub-Grid Inundation Modeling in New York City during Hurricane Sandy,” published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering in March 2014, and
(2) a NASA Technical Report #2013-218046 titled, “Storm Surge and Inundation Modeling in the Back River Watershed for NASA Langley Research Center,” published in October 2013.
-Performed water quality and ecosystem modeling simulations using high-performance computing technology for the EPA, DEQ, and various localities neighboring major water bodies of Maryland and Virginia including: all of the Coastal Bays of Maryland, the Baltimore Harbor and upper Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River, James River, Elizabeth River, and Lafayette River.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

-Prepared chapters from dissertation and deliverables from ongoing research projects
for publication in peer-reviewed journals
-Conducted and oversaw storm surge and inundation forecast and hindcast modeling operations
-Performed multivariate statistical analyses for estuarine water quality projects in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries
-Assisted in execution of water quality and ecosystem modeling simulations using high-performance computing resources and technology

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Assistant Research Scientist

-Developed high-resolution street-level hydrodynamic model grids from Lidar to forecast flooding from storm surge, rain, and tidal inundation in Coastal Virginia in association with the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency’s research.
-Taught advanced Geographic Information Systems lecture and laboratory courses including Remote Sensing and Environmental Applications of GIS at the William & Mary Williamsburg Campus.
-Applied for local, state, and federal sources of funding aligned with the functional modeling operations of the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency.

Jefferson Lab

Scientific Graduate Research Personnel

-Provided scientific analysis on varying projects associated with niobium electrochemical polishing.
-Proposed ecological and economic alternatives for hazardous chemicals utilized in niobium metal electrochemical polishing, superconductivity, and radiofrequency analysis experiments.
-Participated in electrochemical polishing and deposition procedures to produce an environmentally conducive niobium polishing solution free from hazardous acid materials and need for degassing.
-Master’s thesis material derived from research regarding niobium electrochemical deposition over polished copper surfaces in comparison with acid-polished (HF, HNO3, H3PO4) niobium.

Industrial TurnAround Corp. (ITAC)

Process Engineer Private Contractor

-Operated as a scientific researcher overseeing and administering chemical processing tests.
-Acted as the sole operating officiate of the machinery performing the Quick Enzymatic Separating Process; which was patented for the reprocessing of Dried Distillers Corn into E-85% Ethanol.
-Composed a written procedure for the use of the Quick Enzymatic Separating Process machine, capable of processing beyond bench-top level manufacturing of 25 lb samples of DDC (dry corn).

Storm Surge and Sub-Grid Inundation Modeling in New York City during Hurricane Sandy

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Storm Surge and Sub-Grid Inundation Modeling in New York City during Hurricane Sandy

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

The advancement on the storm surge and street-level inundation modeling — A case study in New York City during Hurricane Sandy

OCEANS'14 MTS/IEEE TAIPEI