Peter M. Washam
215 N. Market St Apt A407, Wilmington, DE 19801
Email: pwasham@udel.edu Telephone: 8649235582
Current Research
An Investigation of the water flow off of NE Greenland near 79 °N Glacier.
Education
University of South Carolina
August 2007 – May 2011 GPA: 3.82
Bachelor’s of Science in the Marine Sciences
focus: Physical Oceanography
Florida International University
Master’s of Science in Geoscience
August 2012 – July 2014
GPA: 3.78
focus: Atmospheric Science
University of Delaware
August 2014 – Current
Doctorate in Physical Ocean Science and Engineering focus: Arctic Oceanography
GRE Score Report
Total Score: 1310
Verbal: 560 Quantitative: 750
Writing: 3.5
Experience
August 2009 – December 2009
University of South Carolina
Undergraduate Research
Researched the variability of Turbulent Flow in the Boundary layer during
ebbs and floods in the Santee Estuary. Supervised by Professor Sasha
Yankovsky.
July 2010 – August 2010
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Assistant/ Deck hand
Assisted Professor Tom Weingartner on the research vessel: Point Sur by
retrieving moorings, operating CTDs, and taking water samples during the
fresh water influx into the Bering Sea caused by annual ice melt of the
Alaskan summer.
January 2012 – August 2012
Miami Science Museum
Sea Lab Operator/ Wildlife Handler
Operated and maintained the marine facilities at the Science Museum.
Responsibilities included oversight of water quality, collection, and
husbandry of marine organisms.
August 2012 - July 2014
Florida International University
Graduate Student- RA/TA
Fulfilled responsibilities of a Research Assistant for Fall 2012- Summer 2013.
Worked as a Teaching Assistant for Fall 2013-Spring 2014.
August 2014 – Current
University of Delaware
Graduate Student- RA
Currently working as a Research Assistant for Andreas Muenchow.
Abilities and Accomplishments
Academic Excellence Award for FIU Master’s Program in Geosciences
Outstanding Senior Award Nominee University of South Carolina
Knowledgeable in Matlab, GrADS, and Shell scripting languages
Advanced SCUBA Certification
Proficient in Spanish
High School Valedictorian
Eagle Scout
Documentation
Master’s Thesis- Recent Changes in Central and Eastern Pacific El Niño
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1556/
Icy Seas Blog Post- Surface Currents, Satellite Imagery, and Software
http://icyseas.org/2014/09/17/surface-currents-satellite-imagery-and-software/
References
Andreas Muenchow
Associate Professor, University of Delaware, email: muenchow@udel.edu
Robert Burgman
Assistant Professor, Florida International University, email: rburgman@fiu.edu
Sasha Yankovsky
Associate Professor, University of South Carolina, email: ayankovsky@geol.sc.edu