Christopher Shuman, Associate Research Scientist

GEST Research Group:

Heliophysics and Solar System Divisions

GSFC Code:

698.0

Mailing Address:

Solar System Divisions
Building 33, Room A210
NASA GSFC, Code 698.0
Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA

Phone:

(301) 614-5706

Fax:

(301) 614-xxxx

Email:

christopher.a.shuman@nasa.gov

Research Interests:

Biography:

Dr. Christopher A. Shuman joined the Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center, on May 30, 2007 Associate Research Scientist. He is currently working with Dr. David J. Harding, Planetary Geodynamics Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD on enhanced laser altimetry concepts for cryospheric science. From 2001-2007, he was a Physical Scientist with the Cryospheric Sciences Branch, and the Deputy Project Scientist for the ICESat Mission (2001-2005), as well as an Adjunct Research Faculty, ESSIC, University of Maryland, College Park. From 1999-2001 he was an Assistant Research Scientist, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park. From 1996-1998, he was a Visiting Research Fellow with the Universities Space Research Association at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Oceans and Ice Branch working with Dr. Robert A. Bindschadler. From 1994-1996, he was a National Research Council, Resident Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Oceans and Ice Branch, Greenbelt, MD working with Dr. Robert A. Bindschadler. From 1992-1994, he was a Research Associate at the Earth System Science Center and Department of Geosciences of The Pennsylvania State University, working with Dr. Richard B. Alley. Dr. Shuman received his Ph.D. in Geosciences in 1992 and his M.S. in Geology in 1987 from The Pennsylvania State University, and his B.S. in Geology in 1982 from Moravian College. Dr. Shuman has authored or co-authored research papers on laser altimetry and its combination with other remote sensing data to define subglacial lakes in Antarctica, on the accuracy of early ICESat-1 data, on composite temperature records derived from AWS passive microwave data from SMMR and SSM/I and IR data from AVHRR, as well as correlating those records through stratigraphic correlation with stable isotope ratio profiles in shallow snow layers. He has worked extensively in Greenland (7 deployments) and Antarctica (6 deployments) and began his cryospheric career helping to date the GISP2 ice core. He is currently the longest serving (surviving?) member of PoDAG (http://nsidc.org/daac/podag.html) and is also on the Executive Committee of the Cryospheric Focus Group of AGU http://www.agu.org/focus_group/cryosphere/membership.html#exec).