C.V. and Publications

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SERVICES

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Data analysis experience using most computer platforms (UNIX, SGI, PC, MAC etc) depending on image processing requirements and facilities available.

Major image processing and GIS packages used include VICAR, ENVI, IMAGINE, PCI, ArcGIS9 and ArcGIS Spatial Analyst.

Programming experience: VICAR, FORTRAN, LaTeX and some IDL, html and MATLAB

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

PROJECTS AND FUNDING

1. National Environmental Research Council (NERC) Ph.D. grant, 1987-1990.

2. University College London supporting Ph.D. fund, half year, 1991.

3. Venus Data Analysis program: A Study of the Electrical Properties and Mineralogy of the Surface of Venus, 1991-4.

4. DARA: Mars 1996 HRSC Airplane Experiment over Etna, 1996.

5. USGS Venture Capital Fund: Synthetic Aperture Radar as an aid to Reconnaissance Geologic Mapping in Alaska, 1998.

6. Boston University-Omani Ministry of Water Resource proposal: "Utilizing Satellite Images for Ground-water Exploration in the Sultanate of Oman," 1996-2000.

7. Boston University-U.A.E. project: "Use of Space Images for Groundwater Exploration in the Northern United Arab Emirates," June 2001 – June 2005. This project is funded by the "Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority" (SEWA).

8. Ports, Customs and Free Zone (PCFZ) Corporation Project, Advising the PCFZ regarding the Dubai Technology Park and environmental change remote sensing studies of Dubai. February 2004-February 2007.

9. NSF S&T fund, U.S.-Egypt Joint Board. "Near-surface drainage within a groundwater basin in southwest Egypt using radar images". Sept 2004-Sept-2006.

10. NSF S&T fund, U.S.-Egypt Joint Board. "Influence of structures on drainage patterns in the Tushka region, southwest Egypt", Sept 2005-Sept 2008.

11. SOAR (Science and Operational Applications Research for Radarsat-2). "Radarsat-2 multi-polarization data for groundwater exploration, Darfur, Sudan." May 2006-ongoing.

12. DRU (Radarsat-1 Data for Research Use Canadian Space Agency). "Using Radarsat-1 SAR Data to detect and monitor the Jieh Oil Spill off the Lebanese Coast." October 2006-October 2007.

13. Consultant on Bahamas Development Project (Andros Island) to David Park, Tadpole Ventures.

14. Consultant on "Desertification in Saudi Arabia: studying the phenomena and its remediation" project to King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA, Civil Engineering department.

15. Proposal submitted (participant): ALERT (Awareness and Localization of Explosives-Related Threats) in response to: Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation, and Response, Funding Opportunity DHS-07-ST-061-001 Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate Centers of Excellence, University Programs.

16. Workshop Committee: US-Egypt Workshop on Supercomputing Apps in Climate Sciences and Remote Sensing. Under Review: NSF.

17. Proposal to be submitted. "Detecting, monitoring and quantifying groundwater discharges into the sea using integrative remote sensing techniques and Geographic information systems: Application to selected areas in the USA and Middle East."

18. Proposal in Preparation. "Heterogeneities of the Nubian Aquifer in the Eastern Sahara: Implications to Groundwater Management."

LECTURING EXPERIENCE


Current 2007.
SPCS, Dept Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University

Pre-January 2007.
Geography Department, Boston University.

RESEARCH STUDENTS

1. Asmin Pathare, Harvard University, 1992. Senior thesis: Reflections on Venus: A study of the emissivity-altitude relationship of Maxwell Montes using data from Magellan. June 1995.

2. Cynthia Phillips, Harvard University, 1995. Senior thesis: Anomalous Low-Emissivity Impact-related Parabolas on the surface of Venus. June 1995.

3. Susie Brown, Harvard University, 1995. Senior thesis: An examination of Geological Features of Imdr Regio Based on Magellan SAR data.

4. Irina Harris (Ph.D. student), Boston University, 2000. Directed Study: The radar image interpretation of the terrain features within the Black Lands Area, Kalmykia, Russia.

5. Students under my supervision in Oman Ministry of Water Resource Project, Boston University 1996-2000: Daniel Blanco, Mutlu Ozdogan, Jennifer Inzana and Susan Oakley. The students were advised on remote sensing and GIS techniques throughout the course of the project.

6. Students under my supervision in the UAE SEWA project: Irina Harris (Ph.D. student), Artem Buynevich (Masters Student), Katie Swanson (Masters Student).

7. Artem Buynevich (Masters Student), Boston University, 2003. Directed Study: Using Remotely Sensed Data as a Road Mapping Tool.

8. Student under my supervision in the UAE PCFZ project, 2004: Sung Bae Jeon (Ph.D. candidate).

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Sept 2004- Dec 2005

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

1. Icarus 102, 26-39, 1992. C.A. Robinson, and J.A. Wood, Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus: Evidence from Radiothermal Emissivity Measurements.

2. Astronomy, February issue, 32-41, 1995. C.A. Robinson, The Magellan Mission to Venus.

3. J. Geophys. Res. (planets) 100, No. E6. June 25th. 11755-11763, 1995. C.A. Robinson, G.D. Thornhill and E.A. Parfitt, Large-scale Volcanic Activity at Maat Mons: Can This Explain the Fluctuations in Atmospheric Chemistry Observed by Pioneer Venus?

4. Earth, Moon, and Planets, V. 69, No. 3, 249-269, 1995. C.A. Robinson, The Crustal Dichotomy of Mars.

5. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, V. 31, B4, Commission 4, 349-354, 1996. E. Hauber, J. Oberst, J. Flohrer, W. Zhang, I. Sebastian, C. A. Robinson, R. Jaumann and G. Neukum, The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) for Mars 96: Results of Outdoor Tests.

6. Remote Sensing Journal of Egypt, Vol. 1, 25-56. 1998. C.A. Robinson, Potential and Applications of Radar Images in Egypt. (Requested paper).

7. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 25, No. 3, 268-277, 1999. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and V. Singhroy, Subsurface Imaging by Radarsat: Comparison with Landsat TM Data and Implications to Ground Water in the Selima Area, Northwestern Sudan.

8. Journal of Arid Environments, Vol. 44, 173-183, 2000. F. El-Baz, M. Mainguet and C.A. Robinson, Fluvio-aeolian Dynamics in the North-eastern Sahara: Interrelation between Fluvial and Aeolian Systems and Implications to Ground Water.

9. PE & RS, Vol. 66, No. 6, 745-753, 2000. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, M. Ozdogan, M. Ledwith, D. Blanco, S. Oakley, and J. Inzana, Use of Radar Data to Delineate Palaeodrainage Flow Directions in the Selima Sand Sheet, Eastern Sahara.

10. PE & RS, Vol. 66, No. 6, 717-726, 2000. M.G. Abdelsalam, C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and R.J. Stern, Applications of Orbital Imaging Radar for Geologic Studies in Arid Regions: The Saharan Testimony.

11. Palaeoecology of Africa (Klaus Heine, editor), Vol. 27, 239-258, 2001. F. El-Baz, C.A. Robinson, M.M. Mainguet, M. Said, M. Nabih, I.H. Himida, H.A. El-El-Etr, Distribution and morphology of palaeo-channels in southeastern Egypt and northwestern Sudan.

12. ASP Conference Series, Vol. CS-272, 2002. The Future of Solar System Exploration, 2003-2013. Community Contributions to the NRC Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey. Edited by: Mark V. Sykes Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Published by: The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. p. 433.

13. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 23, No. 19, 4101-4113, 2002. C.A. Robinson, Application of satellite radar data suggests that the Kharga Depression in Southwestern Egypt is a fracture rock aquifer. (Requested paper).

14. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Newsletter, December, 13-15, 2003. C.A. Robinson. Educational Profile, Boston University Center for Remote Sensing.

15. Journal of Geological Society, Vol. 162, 871-888, 2005. T.M. Kusky, C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz,Tertiary-Quaternary Faulting and Uplift in the northern Oman Hajar Mountains.

16. Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 44, 229-240, 2006. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, T.S.M. Al-Saud and S.B. Jeon, Use of Radar Data to Delineate Palaeodrainage Leading into the Kufra Oasis in the Eastern Sahara.

17. Hydrogeology Journal, Vol. 15, 33-45, 2007. C.A. Robinson, A. Werwer, F. El-Baz, M. El-Shazly, T. Fritch and T. Kusky,The Nubian Aquifer in Southwest Egypt , Requested paper, Vol. 15, Number 1. DOI 10.1007/s10040-006-0091-7.

18. Journal Arid Environments, Vol. 69, 676-694, 2007. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, T. Kusky, M. Mainguet, F. Dumay, Z. Al Suleimani and A. Al Marjeby,Role of Fluvial and Aeolian Processes in the Evolution and Origin of the Wahiba Sands: A Remote Sensing Perspective.

19. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 28, 1759-1772, 2007. E. Ghoneim, C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz, Radar Topography Data Reveal Drainage Relics in the Eastern Sahara.

20. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 2009.A. Shaban, C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz,Using MODIS Images and TRMM data to correlate rainfall peaks and water discharges from Lebanese coastal rivers, doi:10.4236/jwarp.2009.14028 Published Online October 2009 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/jwarp/).

Books and Book Chapters

1. Ph.D. Thesis, University College London, pp.1-212, 1991. C.A. Robinson, The Crustal Dichotomy of Mars.

2. Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, Safat, Kuwait. ISBN 99906-30-00-3, 145p. 2000. Contributor to Atlas of the State of Kuwait from Satellite Images. F. El-Baz and M. Al-Sarawi, editors.

3. Contributor to Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy, Richard A. Matzner, editor, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2001, pp. 1-526.

4. Contributor to Wadis of Oman, Satellite Image Atlas. F. El-Baz, editor. Sultanate of Oman, Office of the Advisor to His Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, 2002, pp. 1-281.

5. In: Plates, Plumes and Paradigms, edited by: G.R. Foulger, J.H. Natland, D.C. Presnall and D.L. Anderson, GSA Special Paper 388, p. 815-824, pp. 861., 2005. C. Vita-Finzi, R. J. Howarth, S. Tapper and C.A. Robinson, Venusian Craters and the Origin of Coronae.

6. In: Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Eds J. Wiseman and F. El-Baz, pp. 47-70, 2007. F. El-Baz, C.A. Robinson and T.S.M. Al-Saud, Radar Images and Geoarchaeology of the eastern Sahara. Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media, LLC.

Abstracts/Conference Proceedings

1. LPI Tech. Report No. 90-04, 48-49, 1990. C.A. Robinson, Water and Evolving Magma Bodies on Mars.

2. LPSC XXI, 1025-1026, 1990. C.A. Robinson, The Highland-lowland Boundary Formed on Mars Between the Late Noachian and Early Hesperian.

3. LPSC XXIII, 1163-1164, 1992. C.A. Robinson and J.A. Wood, Recent Volcanic Activity on Venus: Evidence from Emissivity Measurements.

4. LPSC XXIV, 1205-1206, 1993. C.A. Robinson, Subduction on the Margins of Coronae on Venus: Evidence from Radiothermal Emissivity Measurements.

5. EOS Supplement, Oct. 26, 80, 1993. C.A. Stewart, M.R. Rampino and C.A. Robinson, Impact Shocks in the Transition Zone: Enough Energy to Trigger a Plume? Venus Coronae Linked to Missing Population of Large Venus Impact Craters?

6. LPSC XXV, 1137-1138, 1994. C.A. Robinson, The Weathering Process on Venus Takes 2-3 Hundred Million Years: Evidence From Radiothermal Emissivity Signatures at Coronae.

7. LPSC XXV, 1139-1140, 1994. C.A. Robinson and G.D. Thornhill, SO2 and CH4 Levels in the Venusian Atmosphere, Measured by Pioneer Venus: Caused by Plinian-style Volcanic Activity at Maat Mons?

8. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 27, No. 3, 1153, 1995. E. Hauber, J. Oberst, J. Flohrer, V. Mertens, A. Zaglauer, M. Weiss, W. Schrieder, C. A. Robinson, W. Zhang, I. Sebastian, R. Jaumann, and G. Neukum, High Resolution Stereo Camera Outdoor Tests: Verification of Geometric and Radiometric Accuracy.

9. Phase A1 Study, Adlex Experiment, Annex 3, 1-13, 1995. H. Hoffmann, C. A. Robinson and F. Trauthan, A Study of the Early Utilization of the Russian Modules on the International Space Station for Earth Observations.

10. Vernadsky-Brown Microsymposium, Moscow, October 9-11, 1995. C.A. Robinson, H. Hoffmann, A.S. Cook and G. Neukum, Crater Count Results and Digital Terrain Models for Ares Vallis, Mars.

11. LPSC XXVII, 1081-1082, 1996. C.A. Robinson, A.C. Cook and W. Zeitler, Semi-automated Extraction of DEMs for Studies of Ares Vallis Using Viking Orbiter Imagery.

12. LPSC XXVII, 1083-1084, 1996. C.A. Robinson, G. Neukum, A. Marchenko, A.T. Basilevsky and G.G. Ori. A Suggested Geological Development for Ares Vallis, Mars.

13. Journal Annales Geophysicae, Supplement V14. 1996. C.A. Robinson, G. Neukum and G.G. Ori. Cratering Age Analysis for Ares Vallis, Mars: Implications for its Sedimentary History.

14. International Geological Correlations Program (IGCP), Project 391, ROSTAS/UNESCO, 37-39, 1996. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and K.C. Seto, Imaging Radar (SIR-C) Data of the Eastern Sahara.

15. International Geological Correlations Program (IGCP), Project 391, ROSTAS/UNESCO, 1996. R.E. Morency and C.A. Robinson, Desert Pavement as an Indicator of Ground-water Accumulation: Evidence from Multispectral Landsat and SIR-C Radar Data.

16. Geomatics in the Era of Radarsat, 5-6, 1997. C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz, A Lake Beneath the Selima Sand Sheet, Southwest Egypt: Evidence from Radarsat Data.

17. Bulletin of the Astronomical Society, Vol. 29, No. 3, 971, 1997. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and K.C. Seto, The Role of the Image Processor in Planetary Instrument Definition.

18. Proc. of the 12th International Conference Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Volume I, 469-476, 1997. F. El-Baz and C.A. Robinson, Inferences of Palaeotopography from Palaeochannels Revealed by SIR-C Data in the Western Desert of Egypt: Implications to Sand Dune Accumulation.

19. Proc. of the 12th International Conference Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Volume I, 93-100, 1997. K.C. Seto, C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz 1997. Digital Image Processing of Landsat and SIR-C Data to Emphasize Drainage Patterns in Southwestern Egypt.

20. IGARSS, Seattle, Washington, 6-10 July, CD ISBN: 0-7803-4406-5, Paper # C0607.pdf, 1998. K.M. Bergen, C.A. Robinson, R. DeRoo, L.E. Pierce, SIR-C Analysis of Desert Sabkha.

21. Radarsat ADRO Symposium, Montreal, Canada, October, 41, 1998. C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz, Radarsat Images of the Eastern Sahara: Implications for Ground-water Resources.

22. Radarsat ADRO Symposium, Montreal, Canada, October, 242-243, 1998. J. Wiseman, C.A. Robinson and C. Stein, Archaeological Applications of Radar Imagery in Northwestern Greece.

23. GSA Annual Meeting, October 26-29, Vol. 30, No. 7.A-237, 1998. T. Kusky, C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, P. Considine, D. Blanco, M. Ledwith and M. Ozdogan, Tertiary and Quaternary Faulting in the Northern Oman Mountains.

24. GSA Annual Meeting, October 26-29, Vol. 30, No. 7. A-288, 1998. C. A. Robinson and T. Kusky, Tertiary Sinistral Movement along the Maradi Fault, Oman: Evidence from SIR-C Radar Data.

25. Proc. of the 13th International Conference Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Volume II, 381-386, 1999. C.A. Robinson, T. Kusky, F. El-Baz and H. El-Etr, Using Radar Data to Assess Structural Controls from Variable Channel Morphology: Examples from the Eastern Sahara.

26. Proc. of the 13th International Conference Applied Geologic Remote Sensing, Volume II, 405-410, 1999. C.A. Robinson, M. Mainguet and F. El-Baz, Channel Morphologies Observed in Radar Data: Implications to the Development of the Selima Sand Sheet.

27. Proc. of the 13th International Conference Applied Geologic Remote Sensing Volume II, 397-403, 1999. L.W. Fielding and C.A. Robinson, Application of Integrated Directional Filtering (IDF) to Radar Data for Drainage and Structure Identification.

28. EOS Transactions, AGU, 1999 Spring Meeting, April 27th, Vol. 80, No. 17, S213. C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz, Relationships between Fluvial Features, Topographic Depressions and Sand Accumulations: Implications for Ground-water Reserves on Earth and Permafrost in the North Polar Region of Mars.

29. GSA Annual Meeting, October 25-28, Vol. 31, No. 7, A-176, 1999. C.A. Robinson and T. Kusky, Results of Structural Mapping Using Radarsat Data Obtained for the Sleetmute and Medfra Areas, Alaska.

30. GSA Annual Meeting, November 1-10, Vol. 33, No. 6, A-320, 2001. C.A. Robinson, Sinistral movement along the Maradi Fault, Oman: Evidence from SIR-C radar data.

31. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 33, 1055, 2001. N. G. Barlow, T. Farr, V. R. Baker, N. Bridges, F. Carsey, N. Duxbury, M. S. Gilmore, J. R. Green, E. Grin, V. Hansen, L. Keszthelyi, P. Lanagan, R. Lentz, L. Marinangeli, P. A. Morris, G. G. Ori, P. Paillou, C. Robinson, and B. Thomson. Community Decadal Panel for Terrestrial Analogs to Mars.

32. Workshop on the tectonic evolution of the Tethysides, Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, Oct 2002. Kusky, T.M., El-Baz, F., and Robinson, C.A., Uplift and neotectonics of the northern Oman Mountains.

33. US-Egypt NSF Workshop On: Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Assessing and Managing Groundwater in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, December 2003. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, A. Werwer, Use of radar data to delineate near-surface drainage in SW Egypt: Implications to groundwater.

34. Action plan for a joint Egypt/United states workshop, Cairo, Egypt, 35, 2003. El-Kaliouby, H., Robinson, C., and Ghoneim, E., Integrating exploration techniques for mapping the Nubian Sandstone aquifer in Egypt.

35. LPSC XXXV, Abs 1564, 2004. C. Vita-Finzi, R.J. Howarth, S. Tapper and C.A. Robinson, Venusian Craters and the origin of coronae.

36. 32nd, International Geological Congress, Florence, August 27 2004. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and M. Mainguet, The development of the Wahiba Sands, northeastern Oman: A remote sensing perspective.

37. IGARSS, South Korea, July 25th 2005. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz, S. Jeon and M. Mainguet, Role of fluvial and aeolian processes in the evolution and origin of the Wahiba Sands.

38. Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, October 16th 2005. C.A. Robinson, A. Buynevich, F. El-Baz and A. Shaban, Integrative Remote Sensing Techniques to Detect Coastal Fresh-Water Seeps.

39. 8th International Conference on the Geology Of The Arab World, February 13-16, p. 42, 2006. C.A. Robinson, A. Werwer, M. El-Shazly, F. El-Baz, A. Buynevich, T. Kusky, Effects of Fluvial and Structural Controls on the Nubian Aquifer System in SW Egypt (Western Desert).

40. 6th International Conference on the Geology of the Middle East, March 20th-23rd, 2006. Shaban, A., Robinson, C.A., El-Baz, F. and Al-Sulaimani, Z., Using thermal imagery to identify water seeps into the sea: a comparative analysis to Lebanon and the Omani Gulf-Arabian Sea coasts.

41. Regional Workshop On: Monitoring of coastal zones and legislation for the implementation of a national observatory on environment and development, Batroun Lebanon, 25-26th May, 2006. Shaban, A. and Robinson, C.A., A systematic approach using MODIS and TRMM data to monitor rainfall peaks versus water flow from rivers.

42. Radarsat-2 Symposium, September 11th-15th, 2006. C. A. Robinson, RADARSAT-2 multi polarization data for groundwater exploration, Darfur Sudan.

43. GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 564, October 22-25 2006. C. A. Robinson, A. Werwer, F. El-Baz, M. El-Shazly, E. Ghoneim and H. El-Kaliouby. Remote sensing to support a better hydrogeological understanding of the Nubian Aquifer systems in the Western Desert of Egypt.

44. Environmental Seminar, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, Thursday December 7th, 2006. A. Shaban, C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz. Use of satellite images and aerial photos to monitor water flow into the sea: A case study from along the Lebanese coast.

45. Space Tools and Solutions for Monitoring the Atmosphere in Support of Sustainable Development",Graz, Austria, 11-14 September 2007. Using TRMM and MODIS space tools to monitor precipitation versus water flow from the Lebanese coastal rivers.

46. GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, October 28-31 2007. C. A. Robinson, H. El-Kaliouby, S. Hanafy, B. Nabawy and E. Ghoneim. Influence of Structures on Drainage Patterns in the Tushka Region, SW Egypt.

EDITORIALS

1. C.A. Robinson, F. El-Baz and M. Mainguet, Water and Waste Water International, January (2006), Water: Quality and Quantity. Water and Waste Water International, Water and Waste Water International

2. C.A. Robinson and F. El-Baz, September (2006), Future Initiatives in Desalination Research. Arab Water World, Arab Water World

3. C.A. Robinson (2007)Radar Data Contributes to Groundwater Exploration in the Eastern Sahara, SPIE Newsroom, Remote Sensing, February 2007.