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.
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: | UMBC – Univ. of MD, Baltimore |
Brief Bio
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
Assistant Research Scientist
UMBC, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology - GMAO, GSFC, NASA.
September 2023 - Present
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)