Power Plant State University

Britton Mosley, Jr.

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Education: M.S. in Environment Management with emphasis in energy resources, Samford University, 2016 (Currently Online) B.S. in Geology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2014 A.A. in Liberal Arts, Jones County Junior College, 2009

Undergraduate Coursework: Hydrology, physical geology, engineering geology, environmental geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochemistry, petrology, geomorphology, structural geology, climatology, mineralogy,, calculus I & II, GIS/remote sensing (Coursework was partially done at Jackson State University in the Department of Physics, Atmospheric Science, and Geosciences)

Graduate Coursework: Sustainability, environmental law, toxicology, environmental chemistry, research topic (energy), environmental sociology, environmental geology

Work Experience:

Skylla Engineering; John Stennis Space Center, Mississippi:; Physical Scientist III: 04/2015- 07/2015 (Temp)

Responsible for the collection, editing, and processing of data to assist with bathymetric investigations for submarines and submersible vehicles navigation

Supported production of Tactical Ocean Dataset Level 3 using high resolution multibeam datasets collected by naval vessels

Mined and processed digital hydrographic and bathymetric for oceanographic models

Created digital contours using geospatial software such as SABER and CARIS

Developed bathymetric maps using governmental software

ArcGIS to create coordinates and to send final products to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for review

Innovative Combustion Technologies, Inc.; Pelham Alabama; Field Service Technician/Environmental Specialist: 07/2014-03/2015

Serviced several Southern Company plants to ensure operating efficiency, environmental compliance, and boiler testing

Collaborated with engineers on designing and building innovative testing equipment for combustion and environmental field operations

Calibrated and used testing equipment to accurately collect and analyze coal, heat, and air emission samples

Solved mechanical problems with and maintained machinery within the power plant

Analyzed coal-ash samples for combustion optimization, and fineness data analysis per ASTM standards

Performed sampling for coal fineness, and identified and solved coal combustion problems

Performed air emissions tests and lab tests for particulate matter, CO2, SO2, NOx, VOC, PCB, PCH, etc.

Performed stack testing procedures method-5 and method-17 per EPA compliance standards

Familiar with using FTIR (gas chromatography instrumentation) to identify concentration of mercury and other gases within flue gas

Department of Interior; United States Geological Survey; Pearl Mississippi; Student Hydrologist: 07/2010-05/2011

Worked with senior hydrologists and engineers on watershed analysis throughout Mississippi and Louisiana including the following:

Conducted land surveys near river systems

Collected surface water and groundwater samples for analytical processing

Constructed and installed hydrological instrumentation on river systems to observe surface and groundwater behavior

Identified hydrological problems and implemented solutions

Participated in working meetings with partnering governmental agencies, private and professional organizations, and the general public to coordinate water resource activities

Research Experience:

Samford University, College of Howard of Arts and Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences; M.S.E.M Thesis: 08/2015-Current

My thesis research includes investigating the strategic approaches that the U.S. is formulating to extract from foreign oil in the Middle East and move forward toward domestic production of oil and gas. This consist of reviewing peer reviewed work on U.S. & foreign policies, oil and gas exploration, petroleum production and consumption statistics, hydraulic fracturing and drilling procedures, and U.S. and foreign environmental regulations related to oil and gas production.

UNAVCO, Research Experience Sciences in Solid Earth for Students R.E.S.E.S.S.): 05/2011-08/2011

Under the advisement of Dr. Valerie Sloan, in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Boulder, I was assigned a geological project, in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Boulder's Geological Department under the supervision of Dr. Greg Tucker and graduate student Francis Renger, to investigate agricultural landscapes in semi-arid landscapes that is prone to gully-erosion. Understanding rates and geomorphological patterns of gully erosion required documenting the driving hydrology; and in particular, quantifying the capacity of soils that generate runoff during summer convective storms. My area of interest was West Bijou Creek escarpment, a Great Plains Conservation Center, located 40 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado. The investigation routed the flow through valley networks drove rapid erosion, sediment transport, and head-cut retreat. This particular research required 75% fieldwork and 25% office work. I was rewarded a journal publication on my written work and presented a poster presentation among peers.

Hydrogeophysics Experience (Undergraduate); Pennsylvania State University; Department of Geosciences: 05/2010-07/2010

Under the supervision of Dr. Kamini Singha, as geology interns, we investigated surface water contamination and routed contamination transport using tracer dye, interpreted well logs from wells within the Shale Critical Observatory Zone, utilized geophysical instrumentation to investigate subsurface activity, and worked with modern Global Positioning Systems to gain basic geodetic data from the areas of interest. I composed a final poster presentation on the subject of comparing and contrasting slug vs. pump testing advantages and disadvantages to examine fluvial behaviors, aquifer response, and calculating hydraulic head that involves well-bore analysis.

Army High Performance Computing Research Center; Jackson State University; Department of Physics, Atmospheric Science, & Geosciences: 05/2005-07/2005

Jackson State University, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Center, selected top S.T.E.M. students to participate in research investigating climate and weather changes in subtropical regions such as the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This research involved hands-on training and experience using governmental High Performance Computers (HPC) to build computational models of weather patterns and to familiarize students with data processing and coding to build computational models for final presentations among professionals with S.T.E.M. backgrounds.

Computer Skills/Abilities:

ArcGIS 10, ERDAS

Phyton, SeaDas, CARIS, SABER, ABE, CARIS HIPS

LINUX, High Performance Computational (HPC) modeling,

Awards/Honors/Accomplishments:

Have an Interim Secret Security Clearance with the United States Department of Defense

Completed the required two semesters of employment with the U.S.G.S. Student Career Employment Program

Research Experience in Solid Earth Sciences for Students (RESESS) Scholarship (spring of 2012),

Future Geoscientists for a Sustainable Earth Environment (FGSEE) Scholarship (fall of 2010 – fall of 2011),

Dean's List (fall of 2010 - fall of 2011; Jackson State University),

Hydrogeophysics Experience Scholarship Stipend (summer of 2010; Pennsylvania State University)

Professional Affiliations:

Geological Society Association (GSA),

National Association for Black Geoscientists (NABG),

American Association for Petroleum Geologists (AAPG),

Dallas Geological Society (DGS),

University of Southern Mississippi's Student Geological Society

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