Ferdinand Oberle
Biography
EDUCATION
2015 MARUM-IODP Center, University of Bremen, Germany, Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.)
2012 - 2014 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Ph.D. study with Chris Reddy
2005 University of Bremen, Germany – M.S. Environmental and Marine Geology
2002 Bowdoin College, USA – B.A. Geology
2000 - 2001 (SOEST) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Hawaii
RESEARCH FOCUS
2020-present Geologist, USGS (United States Geological Survey), Santa Cruz, CA, USA. I am currently involved in three fields of research: groundwater discharge through coastal aquifers; conceptualizing hydrologically and cryogenically driven permafrost erosion; and physicochemical drivers of coral reef health. I also created the Unmanned Aerial System Coastal Aquifer Project, which develops new drone-based technologies to investigate permafrost stability, wetlands and aquifers. All projects have a strong interdisciplinary nature focusing on anthropogenic versus natural disturbances that rely on a multitude of oceanographic, marine geological, hydrogeological, and geochemical methods. As part of my older research interests I also continue to collaborate and advise on research focusing on the geological and geochemical consequences of bottom trawling.
2016 Mendenhall Postdoctoral Researcher, USGS (United States Geological Survey)
2014 Visiting Professor, Quest University, / Squamish (Vancouver), BC, Canada.
2013 Visiting Scientist at the USGS, Santa Cruz & Menlo Park, CA, USA.
2008-2011 Adjunct Professor, Chabot-Las Positas College, Livermore, CA, USA.
2007-2011 Sedimentologist/Hydrogeologist, Garcia & Associates, San Anselmo, CA, USA
2006-2007 Middle School Oceanography Teacher, San Francisco Maritime Assoc., CA, USA
2002-2003 Staff Geologist, German Environmental Protection Agency, Rheinfelden, Germany
2000-2001 NASA Space Grant Fellowship, Hawaii Space Consortium, Honolulu, HI, USA
See also: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ferdinand_Oberle/publications