Staff

CCSI Group Photo 2017

Leadership Team

Peter E. Thornton

Peter E. Thornton

Scientist and Science Lead, Ecosystem Simulation Science; Deputy Director CCSI

Stan D. Wullschleger

Scientist & Director, Environmental Sciences Division and CCSI

Board of Directors

James J. Hack

Director, National Center for Computational Sciences

Mohammad A Khaleel

Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environmental Sciences

Jeff Nichols

Associate Laboratory Director, Computing and Computational Sciences

Earth System Modeling

Valentine Anantharaj

Scientist, National Center for Computational Sciences

Moetasim Ashfaq

Scientist, Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate

Fulden Batibeniz

ASTRO Student
Marcia L. Branstetter

Marcia L. Branstetter

Scientist, Computational Earth Sciences
Nathan Collier

Nathan Collier

Research Staff, Computational Earth Sciences Group
Jamison R. Daniel

Jamison R. Daniel

Computer Scientist, National Center for Computational Sciences
Katherine J. Evans

Katherine J. Evans

Scientist and Group Leader, Computational Earth Sciences

Joshua S. Fu

Joint Faculty, Professor

James J. Hack

Director, National Center for Computational Sciences
Forrest M. Hoffman

Forrest M. Hoffman

Scientist, Computational Earth Sciences
Erik Kabela

Erik Kabela

Researcher

Joseph Kennedy

Computational Scientist in Glaciology
Roisin T. Langan

Roisin T. Langan

Doctoral Student, Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Education

Dan Lu

Research Scientist

Salil Mahajan

Scientist, Computational Earth Sciences
Benjamin Mayer

Benjamin Mayer

Scientific Systems Integration Specialist

Shahid Mehmood

Visiting Scientist
Jeffrey A. Nichols

Jeffrey A. Nichols

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Matthew Norman

Matthew R. Norman

Computational Climate Scientist

Oluwaseun O. Ogunro

Visiting Scientist

Deeksha Rastogi

Research Associate
Min Xu

Min Xu

Research Associate
Cheng-En Yang

Cheng-En Yang

GO! Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Tennessee

Data Integration Dissemination and Information

Thomas A. Boden

Thomas A. Boden

Scientist and Team Leader, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Ctr

Alison G. Boyer

Data Scientist, Distributed Active Archive Center
Sigurd W. Christensen

Sigurd W. Christensen

Scientist, ARM Archive
Anthony Clodfelter

Anthony Clodfelter

Researcher

Michael C. Crow

Software Developer
Maggie R. Davis

Maggie R. Davis

R&D Associate Staff

Debjani Deb

Research Scientist

Ranjeet Devarakonda

Senior Data Tools and Services Architect
Matt Donovan

Matt Donovan

Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics

Kyle Dumas

Software Developer

Tudor Garbulet

Research Associate

Karthik Garimella

Research Associate
Karen N. Gibson

Karen N. Gibson

Researcher
Les A. Hook

Les A. Hook

Scientist, Distributed Active Archive Center

Terri S. Killeffer

Scientific Data Curator
Misha B. Krassovski

Misha B. Krassovski

Scientist, Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Bhargavi Sriram

Bhargavi Krishna

Scientific Software Engineer
Jitendra Kumar

Jitendra Kumar

Research Scientist
Jim D. Lay

Jim D. Lay

Researcher

Chris Lindsley

Data Architect, Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics
Benjamin F. McMurry

Benjamin F. McMurry

Researcher

John Jack McNelis

Research Associate
Ketan R. Patel

Ketan R. Patel

R&D Systems Engineer

Giri Prakash

Data Services and Operations Manager, ARM Data Center

Robert J. Records

Systems Engineer
Carol Sanderson

Carol Sanderson

Researcher

Harold A. Shanafield

Environmental Informatics Developer
David E. Sill

David E. Sill

Computing Analyst
Chad A. Steed

Chad A. Steed

Scientist, Visual Analytics, Computational Data Analytics Group

Aaron M. Stokes

Information Technology Researcher

Benjamin A. Taylor

Linux Systems Administrator
Michele M. Thornton

Michele M. Thornton

Geographic Information Systems Professional

Suresh K.S. Vannan

Director, ORNL DAAC; CCSI Data Theme Lead

Makhan L. Virdi

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Tammy Beatty

Tammy Walker

Researcher

Yaxing Wei

Scientist, Distributed Active Archive Center

Zhaoying 'Angie' Wei

Researcher

Daine M. Wright

Technical Staff

Integrative Ecosystem Science

Sarah E. Bellaire

Research Technician

Deanne Jane Brice

Researcher

Kristine Cabugao

Graduate Student
Guangsheng Chen

Guangsheng Chen

Operations and Business Manager
Joanne Childs

Joanne Childs

Researcher

Ethan T. Coon

Scientist

Whitney L. Forbes

Graduate Research Assistant
David Graham

David Graham

Microbial Ecology and Physiology Group Leader

Natalie A. Griffiths

Scientist

Anirban Guha

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division
Lianhong Gu

Lianhong Gu

Scientist, Ecosystem Observations and Experiments

Paul J. Hanson

Corporate Fellow and Group Leader, Ecosystem Science
Colleen M. Iversen

Colleen M. Iversen

Scientist, Ecosystem Observations and Experiments

Henriette (Yetta) Jager

Senior Research Scientist

Ahmad Jan

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Anthony W. King

Scientist, Ecosystem Simulation Science
Jitendra Kumar

Jitendra Kumar

Research Scientist

Junyi Liang

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Xiuping Liu

Visiting Scholar

Avni Malhotra

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division

Jiafu Mao

Scientist, Ecosystesm Simulations Science Group

Melanie A. Mayes

Senior Staff Scientist
Timothy J. McIntyre

Timothy J. McIntyre

Researcher

David A. McLennan

Technician
William R. Nettles IV

William R. Nettles IV

SPRUCE Project Principal Technologist

Richard J. Norby

Corporate Research Fellow & Scientist, Ecosystem Observations and Experiments

Teri O'Meara

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Scott L. Painter

Research Scientist
Jana R. Phillips

Jana R. Phillips

Researcher

Daniel M. Ricciuto

Scientist, Ecosystem Simulation Science

Verity G. Salmon

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division
Christopher W. Schadt

Christopher W. Schadt

Scientist, Environmental Sciences Division
Xiaoying Shi

Xiaoying Shi

Scientist

Yang Song

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Environmental Sciences Division

Holly M. Vander Stel

Researcher
Anthony P. Walker

Anthony P. Walker

Researcher
Dali Wang

Dali Wang

Scientist, Ecosystem Simulation Science
Jeffrey M. Warren

Jeffrey M. Warren

Scientist, Ecosystem Observations and Experiments
David Weston

David Weston

Researcher

Daniela Yaffar

Graduate Student
Xiaojuan Yang

Xiaojuan Yang

Research Scientist, Ecosystem Simulation Science

Fengming Yuan

Research Scientist

Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability Science

Mariya Absar

Mariya Absar

Post-Master’s Research Associate
Melissa R. Allen

Melissa R. Allen

Research Scientist and IAV Theme Lead, Computational Science and Engineering Division

Husain Aziz

Husain Aziz

Anne Berres

Anne Berres

Budhendra Bhaduri

Scientist and Group Leader, Geographic Information Science and Technology

Christa Brelsford

Christa Brelsford

Mark Coletti

Mark Coletti
Kassie M. Ernst

Kassie M. Ernst

Graduate Research Fellow, Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Jack Fellows

Jack D. Fellows

Director Emeritus, Climate Change Science Institute

Sudershan Gangrade

Researcher

Shih-Chieh Kao

Scientist, Energy, Water and Ecosystem Group

Bandana Kar

Bandana Kar

Binita KC

Post-doctoral Researcher, Environmental Sciences Division

Anthony W. King

Scientist, Ecosystem Simulation Science
Keith L. Kline

Keith L. Kline

Scientist, Multi-scale Energy-Environmental Systems
Ryan McManamay

Ryan A McManamay

Ryan A McManamay
Sujithkumar Surendran Nair

Sujithkumar Surendran Nair

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Joshua New

Joshua New

Dr. Joshua New

Olufemi Omitaomu

Senior Research Scientist, Geographic Information Science and Technology Group

Esther Parish

Scientist, Landscape Ecology and Regional Analysis

Jibonananda (Jibo) Sanyal

Energy-Water Nexus
Brennan T. Smith

Brennan T. Smith

Group Leader, Energy-Water-Ecosystem Engineering Group
Alexandre Sorokine

Alexandre Sorokine

Researcher

Project Management and Administrative Support

Laura M. Davies

Technical Project Coordinator
Sue Heinz

Sue Heinz

Technical Project Manager

Michele D. Knox

Administrative Assistant
Terry Copeland Pfeiffer

Terry Copeland Pfeiffer

Administrative Assistant

Stephanie M. Swint

Administrative Assistant

Science Advisory Board

Jeff Arnold

Lead Climate Scientist, US Army Corps of Engineers

Robert S. Chen

Director, Center for International Earth Science Information Network

Mike Frame

Chief of Scientific Data Integration and Visualization

Wayne Higgins

Director, Climate Program Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

David Y. Hollinger

Director, USDA Northeast Regional Climate Hub

Christiane Jablonowski

Associate Professor, University of Michigan

Anthony Janetos

Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future

Jean Francois Lamarque

CESM Chief Scientist

Anna Michalak

Faculty, Dept. of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science

Brian O'Neill

Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Sasha Reed

Scientist - Research Ecologist

Curt A. Tilmes

Computer Scientist