Curriculum Vitae
Education
2020 - 2024
(expected)
University of Houston | PhD
Geosensing Systems Engineering and Sciences
Cullen College of Engineering
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping lab
Advisor: Dr. Craig Glennie
2018 - 2020
The University of Texas at Austin | MS
Geoscience
Jackson School of Geoscience
Department of Geological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Jim Gardner
2012 - 2016
University of Mary Washington | BS
Geology & GIS Certificate
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Advisor: Dr. Chuck Whipkey
Work
Experience
2020 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant |
University of Houston
Analyzed lidar from the 2018 Kilauea eruption
Understand volcanic CO2 and plant health
Began the UH Engineering STEMinist podcast
2020 - Present
Instructor |
GeoFORCE (summers only)
Created curriculum for volcanology and coastal processes
Delivered lectures, ran activities, acted as scientific expert in the field
2022
Scientists-in-the-Park (SIP) |
Denali National Park and Preserve
Analyze InSAR to determine speed of mass wasting events
Field assistant to Park Geologist and University of Alaska Fairbanks permafrost lab
2018 - 2020
Teaching Assistant |
The University of Texas at Austin
Taught Intro to GIS
Taught Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Characterized behavior of pyroclastic flows
2016 - 2018
Project Coordinator |
Mapcom Systems (Richmond, VA)
Trained clients on GIS software throughout US
Presented in User's Conferences
Digitized telecommunications plant
Software Skills
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ArcGIS Pro/ArcGIS Desktop
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Google Earth Engine
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Python & Jupyter Notebooks
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ENVI
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Affinity Designer
Publications
Guinn NK, Gardner JE, Helper MA (2022) Dynamic pressure evolution within the 18 May 1980 Mount St. Helens pyroclastic density current: evidence from tree damage. Bulletin of Volcanology 84: 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00445-022-01548-6
Presentations
Guinn N, Glennie C, Liuzzo M, Lewicki J, Salerno G (2023) Monitoring volcanic carbon dioxide flux by remote sensing of vegetation on Mt. Etna. Oral Presentation at the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI) Scientific Assembly. 3 February 2023, Rotorua, New Zealand. Abstract 291.
Guinn, N., Capps, D., Milillo, P., and Glennie, C. Quantifying mass wasting movements with remote sensing in Denali National Park. Oral Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 13 Dec 2022, Chicago, IL, Abstract 1136712.
Guinn, N., Glennie, C., Luizzo, M., Monitoring volcanic CO2 flux by remote sensing of vegetation on Mt. Etna, Italy. Poster Presentation at the Volatiles from Source to Surface GeoPRISMS workshop, 26 May 2022, Bozeman, MT.
Guinn, N., Gardner, J., Helper, M., Characterizing the evolution of dynamic pressure resulting from the 18 May 1980 pyroclastic density current of Mount St. Helens using tree damage. Talk at the University of Houston Graduate Seminar, 23 Sept 2020, Houston, TX.
Guinn, N., Gardner, J., Helper, M., Characterizing the evolution of dynamic pressure resulting from the 18 May 1980 pyroclastic density current of Mount St. Helens using tree damage. Poster Presentation at the Jackson School of Geoscience Research Symposium, 23 Feb 2020, Austin, TX.
Guinn, N., Gardner, J., Helper, M., Characterizing the evolution of dynamic pressure resulting from the 18 May 1980 pyroclastic density current of Mount St. Helens using tree damage. Poster Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 11 Dec 2019, San Francisco, CA, Abstract 590946.
Guinn, N., Gardner, J., Helper, M., Evolving dynamic pressures in pyroclastic density currents: evidence from the 18 May 1980 blast surge of Mount St. Helens. Poster Presentation at the Jackson School of Geoscience Research Symposium, 24 Feb 2019, Austin, TX.
Conferences/Workshops
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior Scientific Assembly 2023
Volatiles from Source to Surface GeoPRISMS Workshop
American Geophysical Union 2019, 2021, 2022
Wilderness First Aid certification
ComSciCon Houston
Inclusive Geoscience Leadership Workshop
Preparing for an Academic Career
Science Communications Workshop
Inclusive Classrooms Leaderships Certificate Seminar
Teaching Preparation Certificate
Professional Organizations
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
NAGT Professional Development Committee
Geoscience Empowerment Network
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
AGU Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Student Representative
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
Graduate Student Executive Committee (GSEC)
GSEC Social Chair