Jeffrey C. Wynn
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Dr Jeffrey C. Wynn is a research geophysicist with the US Geological
Survey. He is currently based in the Cascades Volcano Observatory http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ in
Vancouver, WA, one of the five USGS volcano observatories in the United States
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov.
LEADERSHIP
In his professional career, Wynn has served as vice president for R&D of Zonge Engineering
http://www.zonge.com, and in several rotational management positions in the USGS. These
include Chief Scientist for Volcano Hazards, Chief of the Office of Geochemistry & Geophysics, Chief of the Venezuelan Guayana &
Amazonas Exploration Mission ("Jefe del Grupo Asesor"), where he was first author of the first
complete geologic map of southern Venezuela,
and also published a full assessment of discovered and undiscovered mineral resources for the roadless southern half of Venezuela.
Wynn also served for four years as the Deputy Chief for Science of the USGS Saudi Arabian
Mission before assuming responsibility for volcano research and monitoring as Chief Scientist
for Volcano Hazards in the USGS (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/jwynn/0biowynn.html).
Wynn has been awarded the Department of Interior Meritorious Service Award for “...his outstanding career in geophysics and...scientific leadership of the US Geological Survey.”
He has completed the month-long Federal Executive Institute
training for senior Federal managers http://www.opm.gov/ses/feimdc.asp.
SCIENCE
Wynn has studied and published on the historical era Wabar craters
asteroid
impact event in the
Empty Quarter
of Saudi Arabia
.
He has also developed a new technology for mapping sub-seafloor minerals, buried wrecks,
and migrating hydrocarbon plumes in the open ocean using a physical property called
induced polarization
("IP").
He has been awarded two patents on marine IP, with one patent pending for mapping hydrocarbons
in the open ocean.
A commercial version of the towed-streamer technology was successfully tested in the
Bismarck Sea
in February 2005 and off the east coast of South Africa
in a successful large-scale
seafloor-mapping deployment during May - June 2007
http://www.wassoc.com/experience/experience.shtml.
He has also done extensive geophysical mapping in SE Alaska
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ds/ds56.
Wynn co-developed an airborne electromagnetic technology to rapidly map groundwater deep beneath arid
basins in 3D http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/2006/1674. Using this technology, he successfully mapped the
groundwater of the San Pedro Basin in southern Arizona
and northern (Sonora
) Mexico
in three
dimensions http://www.zonge.com/PDF_Papers/AMT_Inversion_with_AeroMAG.pdf.
He has published over 250 articles, books, and maps in fields as diverse as
geophysics, archeology, and astronomy https://profile.usgs.gov/jwynn.
EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
Wynn is a past president of the Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society (2002–2003).
http://www.eegs.org/. He has also served as Special Editor of Geophysics and is currently an
Associate Editor of Exploration Geophysics http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/224/aid/8487.htm.
Wynn holds a 5th degree black belt in Japanese origin Jujutsu
.
http://www.americanjujitsuassociation.org/yudansha.htm. As a community service he has taught numerous free
self-defense clinics for women in northern Virginia and southwestern Washington
http://www.vancouverjujitsu.org. He has provided self-defense training to agents of the
Washington State Department of Revenue http://dor.wa.gov/Content/Home/Default.aspx.
In 1999 Asteroid
"9564
Jeffwynn" was named for him by the International Astronomical Union
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html. Jeff is an Advanced Open Water diver
(PADI
certification) and has served as a CPR-AED Instructor (National Safety Council)
http://www.nsc.org/.
Survey. He is currently based in the Cascades Volcano Observatory http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/ in
Vancouver, WA, one of the five USGS volcano observatories in the United States
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov.
LEADERSHIP
In his professional career, Wynn has served as vice president for R&D of Zonge Engineering
http://www.zonge.com, and in several rotational management positions in the USGS. These
include Chief Scientist for Volcano Hazards, Chief of the Office of Geochemistry & Geophysics, Chief of the Venezuelan Guayana &
Amazonas Exploration Mission ("Jefe del Grupo Asesor"), where he was first author of the first
complete geologic map of southern Venezuela,
and also published a full assessment of discovered and undiscovered mineral resources for the roadless southern half of Venezuela.
Wynn also served for four years as the Deputy Chief for Science of the USGS Saudi Arabian
Mission before assuming responsibility for volcano research and monitoring as Chief Scientist
for Volcano Hazards in the USGS (http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/jwynn/0biowynn.html).
Wynn has been awarded the Department of Interior Meritorious Service Award for “...his outstanding career in geophysics and...scientific leadership of the US Geological Survey.”
He has completed the month-long Federal Executive Institute
training for senior Federal managers http://www.opm.gov/ses/feimdc.asp.
SCIENCE
Wynn has studied and published on the historical era Wabar craters
Wabar craters
The Wabar craters are impact craters brought to the attention of Western scholars by an explorer searching for the legendary city of Ubar in Arabia.-1932 Philby:...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
impact event in the
Empty Quarter
Empty Quarter
The Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter is one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including most of Saudi Arabia and areas of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The desert covers some The Rub' al Khali or Empty Quarter...
of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
.
He has also developed a new technology for mapping sub-seafloor minerals, buried wrecks,
and migrating hydrocarbon plumes in the open ocean using a physical property called
induced polarization
Induced polarization
Induced polarization is a geophysical imaging technique used to identify subsurface materials, such as ore. The method is similar to electrical resistivity tomography, in that an electric current is induced into the subsurface through two electrodes, and voltage is monitored through two other...
("IP").
He has been awarded two patents on marine IP, with one patent pending for mapping hydrocarbons
in the open ocean.
A commercial version of the towed-streamer technology was successfully tested in the
Bismarck Sea
Bismarck Sea
The Bismarck Sea lies in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the island of Papua New Guinea and to the south of the Bismarck Archipelago and Admiralty Islands. Like the Bismarck archipelago, it is named in honour of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck...
in February 2005 and off the east coast of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in a successful large-scale
seafloor-mapping deployment during May - June 2007
http://www.wassoc.com/experience/experience.shtml.
He has also done extensive geophysical mapping in SE Alaska
http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ds/ds56.
Wynn co-developed an airborne electromagnetic technology to rapidly map groundwater deep beneath arid
basins in 3D http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/2006/1674. Using this technology, he successfully mapped the
groundwater of the San Pedro Basin in southern Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and northern (Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
) Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in three
dimensions http://www.zonge.com/PDF_Papers/AMT_Inversion_with_AeroMAG.pdf.
He has published over 250 articles, books, and maps in fields as diverse as
geophysics, archeology, and astronomy https://profile.usgs.gov/jwynn.
EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
Wynn is a past president of the Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society (2002–2003).
http://www.eegs.org/. He has also served as Special Editor of Geophysics and is currently an
Associate Editor of Exploration Geophysics http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/224/aid/8487.htm.
Wynn holds a 5th degree black belt in Japanese origin Jujutsu
Jujutsu
Jujutsu , also known as jujitsu, ju-jitsu, or Japanese jiu-jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon....
.
http://www.americanjujitsuassociation.org/yudansha.htm. As a community service he has taught numerous free
self-defense clinics for women in northern Virginia and southwestern Washington
http://www.vancouverjujitsu.org. He has provided self-defense training to agents of the
Washington State Department of Revenue http://dor.wa.gov/Content/Home/Default.aspx.
In 1999 Asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
"9564
Jeffwynn" was named for him by the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html. Jeff is an Advanced Open Water diver
(PADI
Padi
Padi or PADI may refer to:* Padi, Chennai, India* Padi , a musical group* Paddy field, a type of cultivated land * Professional Association of Diving Instructors, a scuba organization...
certification) and has served as a CPR-AED Instructor (National Safety Council)
http://www.nsc.org/.