Post-Doctoral Researchers

Grace Chang, Post Graduate Researcher
Principal Investigator: Professor Tommy Dickey
Email: grace.chang@opl.ucsb.edu
Link to site about research: http://www.opl.ucsb.edu/hycodeopl.html

Analyzes physical and bio-optical data, primarily for the HyCODE project at the Ocean Physics Laboratory.

Ross Gerrard, Assistant Researcher
Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Church
Email: gerrard@geog.ucsb.edu

Works on USGS project and on developing spatial optimization models for use in conservation planning using GIS applications.

Linda Hill, Specialist
Principal Investigators: Professors Michael Goodchild and Terry Smith
Email: lhill@alexandria.ucsb.edu

Developing thesauri (controlled vocabularies) for the USGS Gateway to the Earth project that can be used across all divisions of the USGS to describe their information resources, services, and products. Consulting on metadata design and other digital library issues for the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (PI: Michael Goodchild). Developing metadata designs and gazetteer services for the Alexandria Digital Earth ProtoType (ADEPT) digital library project (PI: Terry Smith). Continuing to develop the Alexandria Digital Library gazetteer and develop associated services.

Jim Marston, Post-Graduate Researcher
Principle Investigators: Professor Reginald Golledge (Geography); Professor Jack Loomis (Psychology); and Professor Roberta Klatzky (Cargegie Mellon University, Psychology)
Email: marstonj@geog.ucsb.edu
Home Page: http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~marstonj
Link to sites about research:
UCSB/CMU Research www.geog.ucsb.edu/pgs/main.htm
The Wayfinding Group www.senderogroup.com/wayfinding/

Developing a GPS based navigation system for people with severe vision impairment. Works on evaluating user needs and field testing input and output options and accuracy.

Carrie Massiello, Post-Graduate Researcher
Principal Investigator: Professor Oliver Chadwick
For more information, go to Pedology website, click on "People," then select Carrie Massiello.
Email: masiello@gps.caltech.edu

Val Noronha, Director, Vehicle Intelligence & Transportation Analysis Laboratory; Project Director, National Consortium on Remote Sensing on Transportation-Infrastructure; Director of Digital Geographic Research Corporation
Principal Investigators: Professors Michael Goodchild and Richard Church
Email: noronha@geog.ucsb.edu
Links to sites about research: http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/vital/, www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ncrst, www.dgrc.ca

Conducts research in GIS/remote sensing in transportation.

Segun Ogunjemiyo, Post-Graduate Researcher
Principal Investigator: Professor Dar Roberts
Email: segun@geog.ucsb.edu

Works on DOE Westgec researchproject at the Wind River Canopy Crane. Integrates remotely sensed data and supporting geographic layers in a distributed hydrological model already developed by UC Davis and LANL.

Karen Ziegler, Post-Graduate Researcher
Principal Investigator: Oliver Chadwick
Email: kziegler@geog.ucsb.edu
Link to site about research: http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/pedology/

Works on understanding how silicon isotopes are fractionated in terrestrial weathering systems due to actions of clay mineral synthesis and plant uptake and use of silicon. Is lead scientist in analyzing samples of stream water, soil solution and solids, and plant and rock samples from numerous locations including Hawaii.