RAYMOND D. KRETH

ADDRESS:

College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
Ocean Admin Building 104
Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
USA
TEL: (541) 737-2607
FAX: (541) 737-4554
E-MAIL: kreth@oce.orst.edu

EDUCATION:

M.S. (Physics)
      Department of Physics
      University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 
      September 1984 - August 1985

B.A. (Physics) 
      Department of Physics
      Reed College, Portland, OR 
      September 1980 - May 1984
      Thesis title: Characterization of the (111) A and B surfaces of
      Gallium Phosphide.    

SCHOLARSHIPS:

Sept '85 - May '85   Tektronix Merit Scholarship
Sept '81 - May '84   A.A. Knowlton Physics Scholarship (Reed)
Sept '80 - May '84   National Merit Scholarship (Corporate from PGE)
Sept '80 - May '84   Oregon State Higher Education Merit Scholarship

PRESENT POSITION:

Employer: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences,

Oregon State University,

Corvallis, OR, USA

Job Title: Faculty Research Assistant

Supervisor: Dr. James Moum

Dates of Employment: January 1987 - Present

Description:

Design Engineer for the Microstructure Group.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Construction, maintenance and operation the automated calibration facility for

temperature, conductivity, pressure, velocity and shear probes.

Development and maintenance the data acquisition software for the Chameleon.

Development and maintenance electronic circuitry.

Development, construction and maintenance of data tethers

System administration, data reduction and analysis

Development and construction of Autocham.

Marlin software and hardware development

New sensor and technology evaluation.

Teaching and training.

I have advised and recommended equipment and software to other groups and
individuals (Dave Pillsbury's Buoy Group, R.V. Wecoma Marine Technicians, 
Tom Dillon, Laurie Padman, Dave Carlson, Dave Herbert, Ayal Anis and others
in the college).  I have also trained and assisted in the use of our
calibration facility for these groups.

OTHER SKILLS

Fluent in C, FORTRAN, Assembly, Forth, and Pascal on both UNIX and DOS based
systems.  Have been on 15 cruises in the last 9 years and have spent over 9 
months at sea.

PUBLICATIONS

My contributions to published research have been acknowledged in the

following articles:

Smyth, W.D., D. Hebert and J.N. Moum 1996a:
  Local ocean response to a multiphase westerly windburst. part I: the dynamic
  response, J. Geophys. Res. 101 (C10) 22495--22512


Smyth, W.D., D. Hebert and J.N. Moum 1996a:
  Local ocean response to a multiphase westerly windburst. part II: thermal and
  freshwater response, J. Geophys. Res. 101 (C10) 22513--22533


J.N. Moum 1996a:
  Efficiency of mixing in the main thermocline, J. Geophys. Res. 101 (C5) 12057--12069


R.C. Lien, D.R. Caldwell, M.C Gregg and J.N. Moum 1995a:
  Turbulence varibility at the equator in the central Pacific at the beginning of 
  the 1991-1993 El Nino, J. Geophys. Res. 100 (C4)  6881-6898


J.N. Moum, M.C. Gregg , R.C. Lein and M.E. Carr 1995:
  Comparison of Turbulence Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate Estimates from Two Ocean
  Microstructure Profilers, J. Atoms. Oceanic Tech. 12 (2) 


R.A. Desiderio, T.J. Cowles, J.N. Moum and M. Myrick 1993:
  Microstructure Profiles of Laser-induced Chlorophyll Fluorscence Spectra: Evaluation
  of Backscatter and Forward-Scatter Fiber-Optic Sensors, J. Atoms. Oceanic Tech. 10 (2) 


R.K. Dewey,  J.N. Moum and D.R Caldwell 1993:
  Microstructure Activity Within a Minifilament in the Coastal Transition Zone, 
  J. Geophys. Res. 98 (C8) 14457--14470


R.K. Dewey,  J.N. Moum, C.A. Paulson, D.R Caldwell and S.D. Pierce 1991:
  Structure and Dynamics of a Coastal Filament,  J. Geophys. Res. 98 (C8) 14457--14470


J.N. Moum 1990:
  Profiler Measurements of  Vertical Velocity Fluctuations in the Ocean, 
  J. Atomos. Oceanic. Tech. 98 (7) 2


J.N. Moum, D.J. Carlson and T.J. Cowles 1990:
  Sea Slicks and Surface Strain, Deap-Sea Res. (37) 5, 767--775

Last Revised: December 5, 1996