STEVEN DOUGLAS KOEBER

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Objective

To obtain a professional career that develops my technological, communication, and personal skills through related internships and/or training in which I may facilitate syndicated advancement in the organization I become affiliated with.

Research Experience:

Student Researcher: March 2008 Present

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Science Operation Center

Research advisor: Mark Robinson, Arizona State University

Utilized launch ephemeris data to predict the number of opportunities to acquire images of particular lunar sites (LPSC Abstract 2316)

Effects of incidence angle on observations of equilibrium crater diameter (AGU Abstract P23C-1284)

Writing basic Linux shell scripts for image processing and mosaicking of lunar & martian images in ISIS (Integrated System for Images and Spectrometers)

Targeting scientific interest sites on the lunar surface for image acquisition

Provided the public with tours of the LROC Science Operation Center

Image Analysis: August 2007 March 2008

THEMIS, Mars Orbital Camera (MOC), and Viking orbiter cameras

Research advisor: Paul Knauth, Arizona State University

Identified impact craters displaying fluidized ejecta along the martian equator

Calculated ejecta mobility of craters to identify a plausible impact crater ejecta blanket that could encompass the Burns Formation, Meridiani Planum, Mars

Computational Analysis: August 2005 May 2006

Research advisor: Jim Kasting, Pennsylvania State University (senior thesis)

Modified martian atmospheric models to create surface conditions suitable for liquid nitrogen and water

Presented and defended results to Penn State Geosciences department

Education

Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics May 2006

Bachelor of Science in Geoscience, minor in Astrobiology

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Private Pilot Certificate with VFR rating (100+ hours) February 2008

The University of North Dakota

Computer Experience

Experience with: ARC GIS; basic Linux skills to support ISIS (Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers); JMARS (Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing); Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; HTML; Microsoft Office; Windows; Macintosh

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