Marie Renwald Arrowsmith

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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Geophysics (May 16, 2009)
Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
Southern Methodist University
Mining Explosion Identification as an Application to Treaty Verification
Advisor: Dr. Brian Stump
Graduate GPA: 3.84/4.00

Bachelor of Science, Geosciences (summa cum laude) (May 11, 2002)
Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona
Undergraduate GPA: 3.93/4.00; Graduate GPA: 4.00/4.00

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Southern Methodist University
Graduate Research Associate (09/06 – present)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (08/03 – 09/06)

Research in two major areas related to nuclear explosion monitoring: (1) development and application of a methodology to utilize historical seismic data at long-operating stations to predict explosion characteristics at newly installed seismic stations (this methodology is currently being utilized at the Air Force Technical Applications Center in their treaty monitoring efforts); and (2) the development of a suite of discriminants for mining explosions against natural seismicity in both the Western United States using high-quality ground truth data and in Russia, using data obtained through collaborative work with Russian scientists.
Major Advisor: Brian Stump
Dissertation Committee: Gene Herrin, Steven Taylor, Tom Goforth, and Robert Gregory

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Graduate Research Assistant (5/02 – present)

Assistance with various programmatic efforts within the Ground-Based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring (GNEM) program, with a focus on seismic event identification, surrogate station analysis, and phase amplitude tomography.
Supervisors: Dale Anderson, Steven Taylor and David Yang

University of Arizona
Graduate Research Assistant (8/02 – 5/03)

Independent research on amplitude correction factors for seismic discriminants, including seismic data collection, amplitude measurement, and development and testing of various Matlab codes.
Supervisor: Terry Wallace 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Southern Methodist University
Graduate Teaching Assistant (8/06 – 12/06)

Geology 1313 - Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Professor: Brian Stump
Supervised the preparation and teaching of geophysics-based laboratory activities for undergraduate non-majors; collaboration with another teaching assistant to manage the progress of approximately sixty students through the laboratory section of the course. Developed a particular emphasis on the integration of technology-based teaching into weekly laboratory activities.

University of Arizona
Graduate Teaching Assistant (8/02 – 5/03)

Geosciences 322 - Introduction to Geophysics. Professor: George Zandt
Independently taught this weekly majors-level laboratory section of approximately fifteen students. Provided supplementary instruction of lecture course material; writing, editing, and organization of lab exercises.

Geosciences 218 - Geologic Disasters and Society. Professor: Terry Wallace
Worked as part of a team of three teaching assistants to manage a large class (~120 students) of non-majors, including providing individual instruction to students needing additional student-teacher interaction; taught hands-on workshops to aid in the completion of assigned course activities; facilitated course review sessions.

National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellow (5/00 – 5/02)

Curriculum development and implementation, specifically field-based and computer-driven earth and environmental science activities for high school students that are inquiry-based, integrate technology, and follow national science education standards. Additionally, led teachers in in-service trainings as well as taught and assisted with classroom activities and field lessons. Fellowship tenure was as an undergraduate.

COMPETITIVE HONORS AND AWARDS

P.E.O. Scholar Award (2006) – Nationally awarded merit-based scholarship for women pursuing postgraduate education.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (2003) –
Three-year funding for outstanding early career graduate students in the sciences; awarded nationally based on intellectual merit and broader impacts.

University of Arizona (UA) Geosciences Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award (2002) – Awarded by the UA Department of Geosciences to one undergraduate each year for outstanding research efforts.

Morris K. Udall Scholarship (2001) – Nationally competitive scholarship awarded to undergraduates pursing careers related to the environment.

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellowship in K-12 Education (2000, 2001) – Awarded to University of Arizona students for the purpose of strengthening and sustaining relationships with K-12 teachers and students in the community and enriching science education.

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates Grant (2001) – Presented to undergraduates participating the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (SAGE) field program; acceptance in the program is based on merit and is awarded to geophysics graduate and undergraduate students worldwide.

John Sumner Award (2001) – UA Geosciences award presented to outstanding students in geophysics.

L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Scholarship (2000) – Competitive scholarship offered through the UA chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Reuben & Myron Winslow Scholarship (2000) – Awarded to students in various UA colleges based upon exceptional academic ability.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Rocky Mountain Geophysics, LLC (05/07 – present)
Consultant

Provided analysis for NNSA funded research as part of PNNL subcontract to RMG. This NNSA research focuses on the development of the decision mathematics for the next generation seismic identification system.
Supervisor: Steven Taylor and Dale Anderson

Science Education Solutions (1/05 – present)
Consultant

Website design for various science education programs and projects, as well as field-testing and review of geoscience curriculum materials developed by SES for K-16 education.
Supervisor: Michelle Hall

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Consortium
(10/01 – 8/03)
Consultant

Design of a website interface for EarthScope’s education and outreach efforts, including graphic design, page layout, and HTML formatting; coordination with a website programmer to merge functional tools into a visually pleasing and easily navigable site.
Supervisor: Michelle Hall

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Website Consultant, Southern Methodist University Department of Earth Sciences (9/06 – present).

Website Administrator, University of Arizona, Collaboration to Advance Teaching Technology and Science (2001).

Secretary, University of Arizona Chapter, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (2000).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Geophysical Union (2001 – present)
Seismological Society of America (2001 – present)
The Phi Beta Kappa Society (2001 – present)

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Platforms: Mac, Unix, PC
Scientific: Matlab, SAC, SeaTools, GMT, Antelope, GIS (e.g. ESRI et al.)
Graphics and Design: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Latex
Programming: Shell, SQL
Internet: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, CGI/Perl, Fireworks, Dreamweaver

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