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Laura J. Spencer Department of Oceanography Texas A&M University 3146 TAMU, Oceanography Department Phone: (903) 244 8597 Texas A&M University Fax: (979) 847 8879 College Station, TX 778433146 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION Masters of Science in Physical Oceanography Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Aug 2011 – Dec 2014 Graduated May 2011 Ocean Observing Certificate Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Advisor/Chair: Dr. Steven DiMarco PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant Oceanography Department, Texas A&M University 9/11 5/12 Direct and assist students in conducting practical oceanography laboratory experiments that demonstrate introductory oceanography principles. Graduate Research Assistant Oceanography Department, Texas A&M University, 5/12 Present Assist in research for the Gulf Integrated Spill Research project with a focus on the physical oceanography of the Mississippi Canyon region of the Gulf of Mexico. SKILLS Data Processing Matlab, Unix, GMT, Python, WinADCP Ocean Observing Certificate GIS, Remote Sensing, Data Methods and Processing, Ocean Observing Systems RESEARCH CRUISE EXPERIENCE Gulf of Mexico Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia Process Cruise 4/24/12 5/1/12 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Antonietta Quigg, TAMUG Gulf Integrated Spill Research Mooring Deployment Cruise (GISR01) (1 of 3) 7/5/12 7/12/12 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Steven DiMarco, TAMU Gulf Integrated Spill Research Tracer Release Cruise (GISR02) (1 of 3) 7/26/12 8/10/12 R/V Brooks McCall, Pensacola, FL Chief Scientist : Dr. Jim Ledwell, WHOI Gulf Integrated Spill Research Tracer Release Cruise (GISR03) (2 of 3) 11/28/12 12/20/12 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Jim Ledwell, WHOI Gulf Integrated Spill Research Mooring Recovery Cruise (GISR04) (2 of 3) 7/3/13 7/12/13 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Steven DiMarco, TAMU Gulf Integrated Spill Research Tracer Release Cruise (GISR05) (3 of 3) 7/28/13 8/27/13 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Jim Ledwell, WHOI Gulf Integrated Spill Research Mooring Recovery Cruise (GISR06) (3 of 3) 6/25/14 – 7/2/14 R/V Pelican, Cocodrie, LA Chief Scientist : Dr. Steven DiMarco, TAMU PRESENTATIONS Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., & Guinasso, N. (2013). Physical oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and slope of the north central Gulf of Mexico near the Deepwater Horizon site in 2012. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. New Orleans, LA January 2123, 2013. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Poster Session. DiMarco, S., Chapman, P., Guinasso, N., Spencer, L., & Kuehl, J. (2013). Deepwater mooring deployment and oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and slope of the north central Gulf of Mexico, July 2012. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. New Orleans, LA January 2123, 2013. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., & Guinasso, N. (2013). Physical oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and slope of the north central Gulf of Mexico near the Deepwater Horizon site in 2012. ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. New Orleans, LA February 1722, 2013. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Poster Session Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., S., Khuel, J., Kurian, J., Chang, P. (2014). Water Column Inertial and SubInertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Isaac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference. Mobile, AL January 2629, 2013. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Poster Session. Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., Khuel, J., Kurian, J., Chang, P. (2014). Water Column Inertial and SubInertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Isaac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. 2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI February 2328 2014. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Poster Session. CONTRACT REPORTS DiMarco, S.F., Spencer, L.J., Zimmerle, H.M. (2013). Gulf of Mexico: physical oceanography observations 2010 and 2011. Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. PUBLICATIONS Kuehl, J. J., S. F. DiMarco, L. J. Spencer, and N. L. Guinasso Jr. (2014), Application of the Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition to oceanographic data sets, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 3966–3971, doi:10.1002/2014GL060237.

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 Laura  J.  Spencer  Department  of  Oceanography  

Texas  A&M  University  3146  TAMU,  Oceanography  Department                                                     Phone:  (903)  244  -­‐  8597  Texas  A&M  University                                                                               Fax:  (979)  847  -­‐  8879  College  Station,  TX  77843-­‐3146                     Email:  [email protected]    

EDUCATION      

  Masters  of  Science  in  Physical  Oceanography       Bachelor  of  Science  in  Mathematics       Aug  2011  –  Dec  2014           Graduated  -­‐  May  2011     Ocean  Observing  Certificate           Texas  A&M  University,  College  Station,  TX     Texas  A&M  University,  College  Station,  TX             Advisor/Chair:  Dr.  Steven  DiMarco    

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE    

  Graduate  Teaching  Assistant   Oceanography  Department,  Texas  A&M  University     9/11  -­‐  5/12  Direct  and  assist  students  in  conducting  practical  oceanography  laboratory  experiments  that  demonstrate  introductory  oceanography  principles.    

  Graduate  Research  Assistant     Oceanography  Department,  Texas  A&M  University,     5/12-­‐  Present  Assist  in  research  for  the  Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  project  with  a  focus  on  the  physical  oceanography  of  the  Mississippi  Canyon  region  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.    

 

SKILLS    

  Data  Processing  -­‐  Matlab,  Unix,  GMT,  Python,  WinADCP     Ocean  Observing  Certificate  -­‐  GIS,  Remote  Sensing,  Data  Methods  and  Processing,  Ocean  Observing  Systems    

RESEARCH  CRUISE  EXPERIENCE    

  Gulf  of  Mexico  Mechanisms  Controlling  Hypoxia  Process  Cruise           4/24/12  -­‐  5/1/12       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA         Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Antonietta  Quigg,  TAMUG     Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Mooring  Deployment  Cruise  (GISR01)  (1  of  3)       7/5/12  -­‐  7/12/12       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA       Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Steven  DiMarco,  TAMU     Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Tracer  Release  Cruise    (GISR02)  (1  of  3)       7/26/12  -­‐  8/10/12       R/V  Brooks  McCall,  Pensacola,  FL     Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Jim  Ledwell,  WHOI     Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Tracer  Release  Cruise    (GISR03)  (2  of  3)       11/28/12  -­‐  12/20/12       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA       Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Jim  Ledwell,  WHOI     Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Mooring  Recovery  Cruise  (GISR04)  (2  of  3)       7/3/13  -­‐  7/12/13       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA       Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Steven  DiMarco,  TAMU       Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Tracer  Release  Cruise    (GISR05)  (3  of  3)       7/28/13  -­‐  8/27/13       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA       Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Jim  Ledwell,  WHOI  

Gulf  Integrated  Spill  Research  Mooring  Recovery  Cruise  (GISR06)  (3  of  3)       6/25/14  –  7/2/14       R/V  Pelican,  Cocodrie,  LA       Chief  Scientist  :  Dr.  Steven  DiMarco,  TAMU      

PRESENTATIONS    

Spencer,  L.,  DiMarco,  S.,  &  Guinasso,  N.  (2013).  Physical  oceanographic  conditions  on  the  continental  shelf  and  slope  of  the  north  central  Gulf  of  Mexico  near  the  Deepwater  Horizon  site  in  2012.  In  Gulf  of  Mexico  Oil  Spill  &  Ecosystem  Science  Conference.  New  Orleans,  LA  January  21-­‐23,  2013.  Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.  Poster  Session.    

DiMarco,  S.,  Chapman,  P.,  Guinasso,  N.,  Spencer,  L.,  &  Kuehl,  J.  (2013).  Deepwater  mooring  deployment  and  oceanographic    conditions  on  the  continental  shelf  and  slope  of  the  north  central  Gulf  of  Mexico,  July  2012.  In  Gulf  of  Mexico  Oil  Spill  &  Ecosystem  Science  Conference.  New  Orleans,  LA  January  21-­‐23,  2013.  Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.    

Spencer,  L.,  DiMarco,  S.,  &  Guinasso,  N.  (2013).  Physical  oceanographic  conditions  on  the  continental  shelf  and  slope  of  the  north  central  Gulf  of  Mexico  near  the  Deepwater  Horizon  site  in  2012.  ASLO  2013  Aquatic  Sciences  Meeting.  New  Orleans,  LA  February  17-­‐22,  2013.  Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.  Poster  Session    

Spencer,  L.,  DiMarco,  S.,  S.,  Khuel,  J.,  Kurian,  J.,  Chang,  P.  (2014).  Water  Column  Inertial  and  Sub-­‐Inertial  Oceanic  Response  to  Hurricane  Isaac  in  the  Deepwater  Gulf  of  Mexico.  In  Gulf  of  Mexico  Oil  Spill  &  Ecosystem  Science  Conference.  Mobile,  AL  January  26-­‐29,  2013.  Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.  Poster  Session.    

Spencer,  L.,  DiMarco,  S.,  Khuel,  J.,  Kurian,  J.,  Chang,  P.  (2014).  Water  Column  Inertial  and  Sub-­‐Inertial  Oceanic  Response  to    Hurricane  Isaac  in  the  Deepwater  Gulf  of  Mexico.  2014  Ocean  Sciences  Meeting.  Honolulu,  HI  February  23-­‐28  2014.    Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.  Poster  Session.      

CONTRACT  REPORTS    

DiMarco,  S.F.,  Spencer,  L.J.,  Zimmerle,  H.M.  (2013).  Gulf  of  Mexico:  physical  oceanography  observations  -­‐  2010  and  2011.  Department  of  Oceanography,  Texas  A&M  University.    

PUBLICATIONS    

Kuehl,  J. J.,  S. F.  DiMarco,  L. J.  Spencer,  and  N. L.  Guinasso  Jr.  (2014),  Application  of  the  Smooth  Orthogonal  Decomposition  to  oceanographic  data  sets,  Geophys.  Res.  Lett.,  41,  3966–3971,  doi:10.1002/2014GL060237.