Veronica Ruiz Xomchuk
(Scientific Programmer)
| Email: | veronica.i.ruizxomchuk@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 610.1 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO |
Brief Bio
Dr. Ruiz Xomchuk is an Oceanographer providing technical support and scientific programming for Ocean Modeling and Assimilation and Ocean Salinity and Observing System Evaluation tasks.
Education
Ph.D., Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
MSc. Marine and Lacustrine Sciences, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
BSc. Oceanography, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Positions/Employment
GESTAR II
UMBC - GMAO, GSFC, NASA
September 2024 - Present
Assistant Research Scientist
UMBC, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology - GMAO, GSFC, NASA.
September 2023 - August 2024
Scientific Programmer
SAIC - GMAO, GSFC, NASA
January 2023 - August 2023
Senior Research Fellow
FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute - Fort Pierce, Florida
May 2022 - January 2023
Postdoctoral Data Science Fellow
FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute - Fort Pierce, Florida
October 2020 - May 2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Oceanography, TAMU - College Station, Texas
August 2014 - August 2020
Oceanographic Researcher
Oceanographic Research Institute of the Ecuadorian Navy (INOCAR) - Guayaquil, Ecuador
2012 - 2014
Associate Researcher
Center for Water and Sustainable Development, ESPOL - Guayaquil, Ecuador
2000 - 2010
Teaching Experience
- Guest Lecturer, Chemical Oceanography, FAU-Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Spring 2021.
- Guest Lecturer, Python for Geosciences (OCNG 469/669), Texas A&M University (TAMU), Spring 2018, Fall 2019.
- Graduate Assistant Lecturer, Introduction to Oceanography (OCNG 251), Texas A&M University (TAMU), Spring 2017.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oceanography Lab (OCNG 252), TAMU, Spring 2016, Summer I and II 2016, Fall 2016.
- Lecturer, Multivariate Statistics for Environmental Engineers (UMAT301), Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES); Guayaquil, Ecuador. Winter 2011, Intensive I 2014. (Spanish)
- Lecturer, Introduction to Oceanography (UCEC261), UEES; Guayaquil, Ecuador. Winter 2013. (Spanish)
- Lecturer, Environmental Statistics (UMAT238), UEES; Guayaquil, Ecuador. Winter 2013, Winter 2014. (Spanish)
- Marine Fauna Management (UAMB354), UEES; Guayaquil, Ecuador. Summer 2013. (Spanish)