{"id":7976,"date":"2016-07-19T18:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkenergybiosphere.org\/?page_id=7976"},"modified":"2021-03-18T14:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T21:36:21","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.darkenergybiosphere.org\/about-our-center\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personnel<\/h2>\n

[callout]See the\u00a0C-DEBI Operations Manual<\/a>\u00a0for details on the roles of each member of our leadership[\/callout]<\/p>\n

Executive Committee & Science Leadership<\/h3>\n

Directorship leads Center scientific, education, diversity, outreach, and administrative activities with guidance from ExCom. ExCom coordinates with the Senior Scientists on C-DEBI research directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"amend2cr\"<\/td>\nJan Amend
\n<\/a>Professor of Microbial Geochemistry
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Director,
\nPrincipal Investigator, Executive Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"huber2cr\"<\/td>\nJulie Huber<\/a>
\nAssociate Scientist
\nWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/td>\n		Associate Director,
\nCo-Investigator,
\nExecutive Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nSteven D’Hondt<\/a>
\nProfessor of Oceanography
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/td>\n		Co-Investigator,
\nExecutive Committee
\nSouth Pacific Gyre Group Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nAndrew Fisher<\/a>
\nProfessor of Hydrogeology
\nUniversity of California, Santa Cruz<\/td>\n		Co-Investigator,
\nExecutive Committee
\nJuan de Fuca Group Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nC. Geoffrey Wheat<\/a>
\nResearch Professor of Geological Oceanography
\nUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks<\/td>\n		Co-Investigator,
\nExecutive Committee
\nNorth Pond and Dorado Group Lead
\nKnowledge Transfer Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nJohn Heidelberg<\/a>
\nProfessor of Microbial Genomics
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Executive Committee
\nData Management and Integration Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nSteven Finkel<\/a>
\nProfessor of Bacterial Genetics and Molecular Biology
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Senior Scientist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nVictoria Orphan<\/a>
\nProfessor of Microbial Ecology and Geobiology
\nCalifornia Institute of Technology<\/td>\n		Senior Scientist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nBeth Orcutt<\/a>
\nSenior Research Scientist
\nBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences<\/td>\n		Senior Scientist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nAlfred Spormann<\/a>
\nProfessor of Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry
\nStanford University<\/td>\n		Senior Scientist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>

Administration<\/h3>\n

Manages the Center\u2019s day-to-day activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nRosalynn Sylvan<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Managing Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Knowledge Transfer & Data Management and Integration<\/h3>\n

KT is central to all of C-DEBI\u2019s research, education, and outreach programs, and hence, it is the responsibility of all our senior personnel as well as the KT Director. The DMI team has the primary objective to make C-DEBI data and products accessible to the world via a data portal.\u00a0 The DMI Director also ensures that C-DEBI participants have access to the Center\u2019s computational resources and\/or bioinformatics expertise, as well as making certain C-DEBI generated data are properly deposited in public archives and databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nC. Geoffrey Wheat<\/a>
\nUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks<\/td>\n		Knowledge Transfer Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nJohn Heidelberg<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Data Management Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nRobert Pockalny<\/a>
\nUniversity of Rhode Island<\/td>\n		Data Portal Lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nBenjamin Tully<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Bioinformatics Specialist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Education, Outreach, and Diversity<\/h3>\n

The EOD team develops, implements, and coordinates programs and activities integrating C-DEBI research at all levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"gwen-noda\"<\/td>\nGwen Noda<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		Education & Diversity Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nSteven Finkel<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		GGURE Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nJohn Heidelberg<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		GEM Course Instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nEric Webb<\/a>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		GEM Course Instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Nina_Yang\"<\/td>\nNina Yang<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n		\u00a0GEM Course TA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

External Advisory Board<\/h3>\n

Provides annual assessments of the science, education, mentoring, management, and functioning of C-DEBI as a whole to the Directorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nDoug Bartlett
\n<\/a>Scripps Institution of Oceanography<\/td>\n		External Advisory Board Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nVicki Ferrini<\/a>
\nLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory<\/td>\n		External Advisory Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nJon Kaye<\/a>
\nGordon and Betty Moore Foundation<\/td>\n		External Advisory Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nRina Roy<\/a>
\nAmerican River College<\/td>\n		External Advisory Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nJudy Wall<\/a>
\nUniversity of Missouri<\/td>\n		External Advisory Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a>Ethics Panel<\/h3>\n

Advises ExCom on any issue pertaining to ethics, including concerns regarding administration, funding, and scientific conduct.\u00a0 This Panel handles all C-DEBI ethics complaints (none to date).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nKaren Lloyd<\/a>
\nUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/td>\n		Ethics Panel Chair, Faculty Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nRick Colwell<\/a>
\nOregon State University<\/td>\n		Faculty Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nSharon Cooper<\/a>
\nLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory<\/td>\n		Education Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nAndrew Fisher<\/a>
\nUniversity of California, Santa Cruz<\/td>\n		ExCom Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"%image_alt%\"<\/td>\nWilliam Orsi<\/a>
\nLudwig Maximilian University of Munich<\/td>\n		Faculty Representative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

External Evaluator<\/h3>\n

Assesses and evaluates the effectiveness of C-DEBI management, research (specifically expeditions), and EOD programs and provides thorough, rigorous, independent, and results-based assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\nBeth Rabin<\/a><\/td>\nExternal Evaluator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Our Community<\/h2>\n

In addition to the lead investigators at the primary institutions, C-DEBI supports deep biosphere community research at over 45 institutions in nearly 110 projects including about 55 graduate student and postdoctoral research fellowships, as well as E&O grants and travel exchanges.<\/p>\n

The C-DEBI community also includes nearly 1000 members from 40 countries that stay informed of C-DEBI activities and opportunities via our mailing list.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSUyRm1hcHMlMkZkJTJGdSUyRjAlMkZlbWJlZCUzRm1pZCUzRDFQejluZVBfbndnS0VoamxPY1JKc1ZfSFluNHBwX19rVCUyNnpvb20lM0QxJTIyJTIwaGVpZ2h0JTNEJTIyMzgwJTIyJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJ3aWR0aCUzQSUyMDEwMCUyNSUzQiUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html]

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