DR. ROBERT CHARLES ANDERSON
960 San Pasqual Street, Apt. 308 Home (818) 793-5609
Paaadena, CA 91106 Work (818) 393-1253
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH COORDINATOR
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109 (1996-present).
* Coordinated educational and outreach activities for the Mars Pathfinder
Project.
* Duties include giving lectures, organizing launch and landing activities,
as well as working with the press.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR / TEACHING ASSISTANT
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Planetary
Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (1989-1995).
* Taught introduction classes in Geology and Planetary Sciences.
* Lecture assistant in Geological and Planetary Science classes.
RADON TECHNICIAN
Owner and operator of Radon Detection System, Pittsburgh,
PA 15213 (1992-1993).
* Conducted comprehensive Radon testing and home evaluations.
* Completed short course for state radon certifications.
LECTURER
NASA Langley Visitor Center, Hampton, VA., Managed by J.L.
Associates Inc. (1987-1989)
* Presented scientific lectures to students, the public, and VIP's regarding
research at NASA Langley Research Center.
* Research and developed new programs on space research.
INSTRUCTOR
Computermania, Hampton, VA. (1987-1988)
* Taught beginning and intermediate classes in MSDOS.
* Onsite installation and training for small companies in the Mid-Atlantic
region.
* Sales representative for computerized sign machine.
INSTRUCTOR
Newport News School System, Denbigh High School, Newport News
VA. (1985-1987)
* Taught ninth grade advanced and regular Earth Science (courses included
one quarter of geology, oceanography meteorology, and astronomy).
* Updated city-wide standardized test for Earth Science competency.
STAGE MANAGER
Busch Gardens Theme Park, Williamsburg. VA. (1983-1985)
* Managed a musical show in one of the largest theme parks on the East Coast.
* Supervised a staff of 20 employees.
* Managed employee finances.
* Responsible for all employee disciplinary procedures.
* Controlled all technical aspects of the show including lights and sound
for 5 shows daily.
* Completed Busch Gardens management training program.
ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
Busch Gardens Theme Park, Williamsburg. VA. (1979-1983)
* Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all electronic equipment
including lasers, computers, and radios.
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach Campus, Virginia
Beach, VA. (1981-1983)
* Taught freshman courses in physical and historical geology including lectures
and laboratories.
ELECTRICIAN APPRENTICE
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport
News, VA. (1973-1975).
* Installed classified electronic equipment on nuclear aircraft carriers
and submarines.
* Completed first year of electronics apprentice school (left to attend
college full-time).
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology and Planetary Science, expected December,
1995.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Masters of Science in Geology, 1985.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, 1979.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
AWARDS
Outstanding Young American Award, 1987.
Henry Leighton Memorial Scholarship, 1995.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Robert Charles Anderson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
MS 230-235
Pasadena, CA 91109
Phone:(818) 393-1253
Fax: (818) 393-1227
E-mail: randerson@jpl.nasa.gov
Education
Ph.D., Geology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
1995. Research topic: Discrimination of Quaternary surfaces surrounding
the Whipple Mountains of southeastern California using AVIRIS data. Committee:
Dr. Kathi Beratan (Advisor), Dr. Thomas Anderson (Department Chairman),
Dr. William Harbert, Dr. Jack Donahue, Dr. David Crown, Dr. Patrick Treado
(Chemistry).
M.S., Geology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk Virginia, 1985. Research
topic: Lineament Analysis and Tectonic Interpretation for the Central Tharsis
Region, Mars. Committee: Dr. Ramesh Venkatakrishen (Advisor), Dr. Randall
Spencer (Department Chairman), Dr. Richard Whittecarr.
B.S., Geology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 1979.
Professional Experience
1996-Present California Institute of Technology Postdoctoral
Scholar, Assigned to the Mars Pathfinder Project as the Mars Pathfinder
Educational Outreach coordinator as well as science support for the project
scientist. Member of the Mineralogy and Geochemistry Science Operatrion
Group.
1989-1995: Adjunct Faculty / Teaching Assistant,
Lectured courses include Geology 0800 (geology
for non-science majors), Our Restless Earth 0840 (geology for non-science
majors), and Geology 0879 (Introduction to the Planets; for non-science
majors). Teaching assisting: Planets, Physical and Historical Geology, Geography.
1989-1995 Academic Tutor, Tutor university athletics through the
Athletic Academic Student Support Services. Tutored classes included all
geology, oceanography, astronomy, and Qbasic and Fortran computing.
1987-1989 Lecturer, NASA Langley Visitor Center, Hampton Virginia.
Lectures included all subjects from man to unmanned spaceflights, exploring
the universe, to the basics of spaceflight / aeronautical engineering.
1987-1988 Instructor, Computermania, Hampton, Va. Taught beginning
and intermediate classes in MSDOS. Duties included on-site installation
and training from small companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
1985-1987 Secondary High School Instructor,
Denbigh High School, Newport News, Virginia. Taught
ninth grade earth sciences which included geology, meteorology, and astronomy.
Successfully completed a state beginning teaching program (BTAP) and a program
designed to increase teaching efficiency (PET).
1981-1983 Adjunct Faculty, Tidewater Community College, Virginia
Beach Campus, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Taught both lecture and labs for
Physical and Historical Geology.
1979-1982 Teaching Assistant, Old Dominion University, Norfolk Virginia,
Taught laboratory sections in Introductory geology classes. Teaching assistant
coordinator for laboratory sections.
Additional Teaching Experience
1986 Cosponsored a school-wide seminar on the correct preparation
for science projects.
1988, 1989, 1990: Cosponsored a program entitled CHROME, a program for minority
engineering students through the NASA Visitor Center.
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Presented a seminar on Moonrocks/Planetary Geology
for the PJAS for local tenth through twelfth grade science students.
1990, 1991 Presented a seminar class for the Energy Olympics sponsored by
Equitable Gas. A yearly contest designed to encourage local high school
students to participate and enjoy science.
1994 Presented a lecture on the Moon for the local Catholic High School
during their summer space camps sponsored by the NASA Teacher Resource Center,
University of Pittsburgh.
1989-1995 Have presented hourly seminars to local schools ranging from vertebrate
paleontology to cave formation.
1996 to present Presented several invited talks for the Mars Pathfinder
Project as well as a PBS show on the Pathfinder project.
Computer Experience
Experienced programmer in FORTRAN and QBASIC, familiar with C-programming.
At the University of Pittsburgh, duties included overseeing the department
graduate computer lab which contains Sun SPARC 3, IBM, and many types of
Macintosh computers. Also familiar with the UNIX and VAX operating systems
including DEC, SUN, and SGI (IRIS) workstation platforms.
Remote sensing software used: ERMapper, ENVI, and other software available
such as Illustrator, Canvas, Photoshop, etc.
Affiliations and Activities
Member: Geological Society of America, AAS, Society, American Geophysical
Union..
Former editor of GRADLINE magazine, a magazine for graduate students through
the Faculty of Arts and Science Deans Office, University of Pittsburgh,
Graduate student representative for geology (3 years), graduate department
representative to the faculty, graduate representative to FAS Council and
FAS-Grad Council, Vice President and Secretary, SGE (Sigma Gamma Epsilon)
- Beta chapter..
Outstanding Young American Award 1987.
Henry Leighton Memorial Scholarship, 1995.
Publications
Beratan, K.K., and Anderson, R.C., The Use Of Landsat Thematic Mapper
Data For Mapping And Correlation Of Quaternary Geomorphic Surfaces, In The
Southern Whipple Mountains, Se California, submitted to Quaternary Geology,
1997
Anderson, R.C., Zimmerman, P.A., Hercules, D.M., Beratan, K., McKeown, P.J.,
Analysis of Rock Varnish from the Whipple Mountains, Southeastern California
using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. Revising, Chemical
Geology, 1997
Anderson, R.C. Zimmerman, P.A., Hercules, D.M., Beratan, K., McKeown, P.J.,
Regional Correlation of Rock Varnish Surfaces: Implication for Mapping Quaternary
Surfaces., in preparation.
Abstracts
Anderson, R.C., and Venkatakrishnan, R., A Statistical Study of
Fracture Inheritance During the Volcano-Tectonic Evolution of the Tharsis
Region, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, XV, page 9, 1984.
Anderson, R. C., Lineament Analysis and Tectonic Interpretation for the
Central Tharsis Region, Mars. Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference, XIX, page 12, 1988.
Anderson, R. C., Lineament Analysis and Tectonic Interpretation for the
Tharsis Region, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, XXIV, page 33, 1993.
Anderson, R.C. and Beratan, K.K., Identification of Geomorphic Surfaces
from LANDSAT Data, Whipple Mountains, Southeastern California. Geol. Soc. Am. Abstracts with Programs,
Vol. 25, No. 6, 1993.
Riley, K.M., and Anderson, R.C., Lineament Analysis of Fortuna Tessera:
A Preliminary Evaluation of a Complex Ridged Terrain, Venus. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference,
XXV, page 1133, 1994.
Anderson, R.C., and Beratan, K.K., Identifying Characteristics of Geomorphologic
Surfaces, Whipple Mountains, SE California. Geol. Soc. Am. Meeting, San
Bernadino, CA, 1994.
Anderson, R.C. and Peer, B.J., An Analytical Approach to Identifying Radial
Lineaments Associated with the Tharsis Region of Mars. Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference, XXV, page 41,
1995.
Riley, K,M., Anderson, R.C., and Peer, B.J., Lineament Analysis of Fortuna
Tessera, Venus: Results from an Ongoing Study, Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference, XXV, page 1171,
1995.
Anderson, R. C., Beratan, K.K. and Blom, R.G., Identification of Quaternary
Geomorphic Surfaces Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data, Whipple Mountains,
Southeastern California, San Bernadino Museum Desert Symposium, CA, 1995,
in press.
Anderson, R.C., and Parker, T.J., Pancake-like Shields in the Pathfinder
Landing Site, Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, XXVIII, page 37, 1997.
Anderson, R.C., Golombek, M.P., Franklin, B.J., Tanaka, K.L., Dohm, J.M.,
Lias, J., and Higdon, J., A New Detailed Structural History of the Tharsis
Region of Mars, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, XXVIII, page 39, 1997.
N T Bridges, R.C. Anderson, J.A. Crisp, T. Economou, and R. Reid, Separating
Dust and Rock APXS Measurements Based on Multispectral Data at the Pathfinder
Landing Site, submitted to Fall AGU, 1997.
J R Johnson, L Soderblom, R Kirk, R Reid, P H Smith, M Lemmon, D Britt,
N Thomas, J Bell , N T Bridges, R Anderson, and S.M. Murchie, Preliminary
Photometric Analysis of Selected Materials at the Sagan Memorial Station,
Mars, submitted to Fall AGU, 1997.