Affiliated Researchers

Hassan Babaie, Georgia State University. Structural geology and IT. Expertise in knowledge representation and ontology development. Is working with John Oldow and others on the development of the structural geology ontology, and with Krishna Sinha on the development of rock ontology. He is also working with Sinha and others on the development of a high-level planet ontology.

Cal Barnes, Texas Tech University. Expertise in Igneous Petrology, and ontology development for rocks. Participated in igneous processes ontology workshop.

Boyan Brodaric, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa. Providing expertise in ontology and knowledge representation for Geosciences.

Cinzia Cervato, Iowa State University. Is helping make the link to Chronos and leverage GEON technologies in Chronos.

David Maidment, UT Austin. Is helping make the link to CUAHSI-HIS. In particular, use of GIS and common data standards. Is also working with Randy Keller on a N-dimensional data model for earth sciences data.

Bill Glassley, Lawrence Livermore National Labs. Providing domain expertise in aqueous geochemistry. Helping organize 1TF of compute capability from LLNL.

Vithal Gogate, IBM. Is providing GMR code for data replication in data grids.

Alejandro Hinojosa, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico. Providing geophysics data sets.

Murray Journay, Geological Survey of Canada, Vancouver. Providing expertise in knowledge representation, structural geology, petrology.

Milt Halem, NASA Goddard. Is helping provide NASA data sets to GEON.

Marwa Mabrouk, ESRI. Is helping install GEON node at ESRI, Redlands, as gateway to ArcWeb services.

Inderpal Narang, IBM. Is providing GMR code for data replication in data grids.

Michael Piaceski, Drexel University. Hydrology and IT. Expertise in development of ontologies. Is helping organize a hydrology ontology workshop.

Leslie Rupert, USGS. Is helping acquire USGS data sets for dissemination via a USGS GEON node.

Clinton Smythe, Georeference On Line Inc., Vancouver, Canada. Providing expertise in database management, ontologies and semantic integration.

Art Snoke, University of Wyoming. Expertise in Igneous Petrology, Tectonics. Participated in igneous processes ontology workshop.

Mike Tait, ESRI. Is providing access to ArcWeb services and Geography Network.

Jorge Torres, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico. Providing geophysics data sets.

Suzan van der Lee, Northwestern University. Is working with Alan Levander on development of a model for the physical structure of the crust and mantle beneath the continental western US and use of this model to improve understanding of the geologic events responsible for its formation.

Gene Humphreys, University of Oregon. Is working with Alan Levander on development of a model for the physical structure of the crust and mantle beneath the continental western US and use of this model to improve understanding of the geologic events responsible for its formation.

Guust Nolet, Princeton University. Is working with Alan Levander on development of a model for the physical structure of the crust and mantle beneath the continental western US and use of this model to improve understanding of the geologic events responsible for its formation.

Tony Dahlen, Princeton University. Is working with Alan Levander on development of a model for the physical structure of the crust and mantle beneath the continental western US and use of this model to improve understanding of the geologic events responsible for its formation.