Objective:
  A research position in which I may continue working to advance the state of the art in mathematical formalisms and computer applications of geophysical inverse theory, particularly as they apply to underwater acoustics, seismology, and gravimetry.
         
Education:
2002-pres. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
PhD candidate in Earth & Space Sciences (inverse theory, theoretical seismology, underwater acoustics). Funded via APL Graduate Fellowship. Advisor: Bob Odom, APL-UW/ESS-UW. Expected date of PhD degree completion: Summer 2008
1989-1994 University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE).
 
Professional Experience:
1999-pres. Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington (APL-UW), Seattle, WA.
Research Engineer, Environmental & Information Systems Department. Project topics include:
  • Analyzing uncertainty and regularization of distributed/multisensor (eg AUV-based) nonlinear ocean geoacoustic inverse problems.
  • Using nonlinear optimizer software to invert a highly nonlinear ocean bottom acoustic problem for the purpose of obtaining ocean bottom properties from sonar reverberation signals.
  • Exploring applications of alpha-stable statistics to modeling of sea-surface radar backscattering.
  • Side interests in "interplanetary oceanography", ie the study of water-based oceans on worlds other than Earth, via seismic and other geophysical methods.
1998 Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC),
NOAA Western Regional Data Center, Seattle, WA.
Computer Programmer, Pacific Fisheries Information Network (PacFIN).
  Programmed data processing and extraction routines for a large-scale database of commercial fishing in the western U.S., on a UNIX / Oracle Server 7 platform. Provided Oracle and UNIX expertise to two PSMFC agencies.
< 1998 (Available upon request)
 
Awards/Service/Membership:
  Ongoing recipient, APL-UW Graduate Fellowship (APL's "grow your own P.I." program)

2nd Place, Best Student Paper Award in Underwater Acoustics, Fall 2006 conference of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).

Graduate student council representative for underwater acoustics in the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), June 2006 - Jan 2008.

2003 University of Washington Distinguished Staff Award Nominee.

Member, Acoustical Society of America (ASA).

Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU).
 
Publications:
  Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom (2007), "Resolution Analysis for Experiment Planning of a Nonlinear Seafloor Acoustic Inverse Problem", Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S23A-1109.

Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom, "Effects of model discretization on the statistics of model parameters in nonlinear inverse problems", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121, 3125 (2007).

Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom (2006), "Higher Order Statistics for Nonlinear Inverse Problems via Analytical Methods", Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42B-03.

Odom, Robert I. and Andrew A. Ganse (2006), "From Linear to Nonlinear Inversion: Filters, Smoothers, and Resolution", Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42B-02 INVITED.

Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom, "Adapting results in filtering theory to inverse theory, to address the statistics of nonlinear geoacoustic inverse problems", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120, 3357 (2006).

Odom, Robert I. and Andrew A. Ganse, "The resolution of a nonlinear ocean acoustic inverse problem", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 120, 3357 (2006).

Pitton, James W., Andrew A. Ganse, Gregory M. Anderson, David W. Krout, "Distributed environmental inversion for multi-static sonar tracking." Proc. of 9th Intl. Conf. on Information Fusion, July 2006.

Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom (2005), "Application of nonlinear filters to geophysical inverse problems", Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract NG23D-0115.

Ganse, Andrew A. and Robert I. Odom, "Adapting a truly nonlinear filter to the ocean acoustic inverse problem", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 117, 2463 (2005).

Odom, Robert I. and Andrew A. Ganse, "Assessing uncertainty in ocean acoustic inverse problems", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118, 1903 (2005).