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Andrew M. Chiodi

Office Address:
NOAA/R/PMEL
BOX 354925
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115, USA
Phone: (206) 526-6758 (w)
Fax: (206) 526-6815
e-mail: Andy.Chiodi@noaa.gov

Education

• Ph.D. Physical Oceanography. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Dissertation: Southern hemisphere subtropical air-sea interaction (Jun. 2006)

• M.S. Physical Oceanography. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Thesis: Fjord exchange flow observed with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (Mar. 2002)

• B.S. with distinction in Physics and a Minor in Spanish. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Thesis: Light-Emitting-Diodes made from Magnesium Phthalocyanine (Aug. 1997)

Professional Experience

• Research Scientist: University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, WA. (Jul. 2006 - present)

• Research Assistant : University of Washington/Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans, Seattle, WA. (Nov. 2003 - Sep. 2006)

• Research Assistant: University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (Sep. 1998 - Oct. 2003)

• Teaching Assistant: University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (Mar. 2001 - Jun. 2001)

• Scientific Technician: Particle Accelerator Operator Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL. (Nov. 1997 - May 1998)

• Teaching Assistant: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. (Mar. 1997 - Jun. 1997)

Professional Memberships

• American Meteorological Society

• American Geophysical Union

Professional Service Activities

• Reviewer for Nature Geoscience, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Journal of Climate, Journal of Geophysical Research, Climate Dynamics, Atmosphere-Ocean, International Journal of Climatology, Monthly Weather Review, National Science Foundation

Awards

• National Merit Scholarship (1993 - 1997)

• National Security Education Program Scholarship (1996)

• Phi Beta Kappa (1997)

• ASC Undergraduate Research Scholarship (1996)

Oceanographic Instrument Development

• Seaglider Developer (Development activities 1998-2003, Licensing 2008)

Scientific Computing Experience

• Programming in FORTRAN and C

• Numerical modeling using simple models of the atmosphere and the ocean

• Numerical modeling with general circulation ocean models such as GFDL's MOM4

• Large data set acquisition, analysis and manipulation

• Experience with Matlab, Ferret, Python, Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, LaTex, Maple, Powerpoint, LAS, HTML, and Shell Scripting

• Experience with UNIX/LINUX, Mac OS and Microsoft Windows

Study Abroad

• Spanish language study at Cemanahuac Educational Community, Cuernavaca, Mexico (Jan 1995-Mar.1996)

• Spanish language study at Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (Jul. 1996)

Interests and Activities

• Parenting, cycling, skiing, soccer, fine arts, metal and wood working