Business Address: the University of Texas at Austin s12

Ruth Costley

Professional Summary

May 2, 2014

Business address: The University of Texas at Austin

Bureau of Economic Geology

University Station, Box X

Austin, Texas 78713-8924

(512) 471-4874

E-mail address:

Academic Background

B.S. with High Honors Marine Science, concentration in Geophysics, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, May 2003

M.S. Geographic Information Systems, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA, December 2007

Areas of Expertise

1. Remote sensing.
2. GIS.
3. Lidar applications.

Professional Work Experience

A. Present Position: Research Scientist Associate III, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (September 2011 - Present).

B. Present Position: Research Scientist Associate II, Institute for Geophysics, The University of Texas at Austin (September 2011 - Present).

Manager of industry-funded research project and building GIS database. Creator of web mapping application of Caribbean geophysical data using ArcGIS server and Adobe Flex Builder. Creator of 3D visualization models of the earth. Mentor to students.

C. Graduate Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA (August 14 2008 - May 12 2009).

Conducted research in the area of Remote Sensing and wetland monitoring.

D. Geospatial Analyst II, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA (January 2008 - 2009).

Researched and developed projects to expand GIS throughout the University of Redlands including creating an application to better assign classrooms and expanding university GIS data collection. Assisted faculty to design educational materials for classes and help students with their master’s projects.

E. Adjunct Instructor, San Bernardino Valley Community College, San Bernardino, CA (March 2008 - May 2008).

Taught spring course, Cartography and Basemap Development. Developed labs and materials with ArcGIS software to suit the course specifications and performed all duties applicable for teaching course.

F. Lab Monitor, University of Redlands – Redlands, CA (January 2007 - December 2007).

Assisted students with weekly laboratory assignments for an introductory GIS course.

G. GIS Technician, Lee County Property Appraiser, Fort Myers, FL (July 2005 - December 2006).

Spearheaded projects which included collecting and analyzing data used to re-engineer Lee County’s parcel layer, creating a control point network of Lee County’s certified corners, creating data dictionaries, and working with a university professor to collect spatial data in the coastal building zone. Assisted in the instruction of introductory GIS courses and created simple user manuals.

H. Contracted Hydrological Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Myers, FL (October 2003 - June 2005).

Computed data from monitoring stations throughout the Everglades National Park, which collect stream flow, gage height, water salinity, and temperature. Maintained and serviced such stations only accessible by boat. Used ArcGIS to create salinity maps for the southwest coast of Florida.

I. Contracted Research Assistant, U.S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL (February 2003 - September 2003).

Processed lidar data, produced topographical and bathymetrical maps, and monitored coastal and ecological changes on Assateague Island and other barrier islands. Other duties included organizing research materials, creating a data webpages, using ArcGIS to create basic maps, and performing other basic clerical tasks.

Professional Societies

Pi Mu Epsilon (National Mathematics Honor Society)

Awards and Honorary Societies

Australearn Scholarship

Eckerd College Honors Scholarship

Eckerd College Dean’s List

National Scholars Honor Society

International Master's Program in GIS Scholarship

Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship

Publications

Articles

Peer Reviewed

Nicot, J. -P., Huang, Y., Wolaver, B. D., and Costley, R., 2013, Flow and salinity patterns in the low-transmissivity upper Paleozoic Aquifers of North-Central Texas, GCAGS Journal, v. 2, p. 53–67.

Abstracts

Nicot, J. -P., Reedy, R. C., and Costley, R., 2012, Texas review of hydraulic fracturing water use and consumption (abs.), in American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 3–7, Abstract H11C-1193.

Costley, R. C., Mann, P., Vargas, C., Bingham, L., and Escalona, A., 2011, GIS database for research on active tectonics and basinal studies in Colombia and its offshore Caribbean and Pacific margins (abs.), in Neotectonics of arc-continent collision, Manizales, Colombia, January 17–21.

Contract Reports

Nicot, J. -P., Meckel, T. A., Carr, D. L., Costley, R., Zeidouni, M., Oldenburg, C. M., Fifariz, R., and Osmond, J., 2013, Critical Topics in Geologic Carbon Sequestration. Topic 1.1.1: Induced Seismicity and Topic 2.1.1: Storage Capacity: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, contract report prepared for CO2 Capture Project (CCP) Phase III, 35 p.

Nicot, J. -P., Costley, R., and Huang, Y., 2013, Geographical, geological, and hydrogeological attributes of formations in the footprint of the Eagle Ford Shale: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, contract report prepared for the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) Phase III, 200 p.

Nicot, J. -P., Wolaver, B. D., Huang, Y., Howard, T., Costley, R. A., Breton, C., Walden, S., Baier, R., Strassberg, G., McGlynn, E. R., Hingst, M., Mercier, J., Lam, C., and Hayes, T. D., 2012, Feasibility of using alternative water sources for shale gas well completions —a preliminary guidance document on current practices in the Barnett: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, final report no. 08122-05.02 prepared for Gas Technologies Institute, Des Plaines, Illinois, under RPSEA contract 08122-05, Barnett and Appalachian Shale Water Management and Reuse Technologies, 3 volumes, variously paginated.

Nicot, J. -P., Huang, Y., Standen, A. R., Costley, R., Wolaver, B. D., and Valens, A., 2012, Brown County Brackish-Water Project: Ellenburger and Hickory aquifers as a public water supply: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, contract report prepared for Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1, Brownwood, Texas, 123 p.

Nicot, J. -P., Reedy, R. C., Costley, R., and Huang, Y., 2012, Oil & gas water use in Texas: update to the 2011 Mining Water Use Report: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, final report prepared for Texas Oil & Gas Associaion, 97 p.

Lecturing

Lectures and Addresses

Versioning for groundwater modeling: presented to Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Long Beach, California, October 20, 2007.