Hassan Jules Basagic IV

5728 NE 35th Place
Portland, OR 97211
basagic@pdx.edu
http://web.pdx.edu/~basagic

CURRENT

Research Assistant   McMurdo Dry Valley Long Term Ecological Research (LTER), Antarctica (1/06 - present)
                                 Department of Geology, Portland State University

EDUCATION

2008      M.S.       Geography    Porltand State University, Portland, OR    
1997      B.A.        Geography    State University of New York at New Paltz, NY  
                                                         

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Physical Scientist, Student Career Employee Program (SCEP), Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, CA (10/03 – 09/05)

Field Research Technician, Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (10/04 - 12/04)
- Assisted with mass balance measurement of glaciers and the maintenance of weather stations throughout Taylor Dry Valleys.

Physical Science Technician, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, CA (5/01- 9/03)
 - Worked as a Lead Air Quality Technician to operate and maintain air quality monitoring devices designed to measure ozone, particulate matter, visibility, precipitation chemistry, UV, meteorology. Responsible for the collection of snow and water samples.

Biological Science Technician, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
 - Operated an air quality monitoring station, conducted abandoned mine reclamation surveys and mine safety projects, and managed a mine inventory GIS database. (10/00 -5/01)
 - Field Supervisor and Fire Recovery Project Lead for the desert tortoise (Gopherus aggassizii) program conducting survey transects, managing field data, and supervising field crews and volunteers. (7/99 -10/00)

Resource Associate, Student Conservation Association, Joshua Tree National Park (2/99 –5/99)  
 - Conducted desert tortoise population surveys using line distance transects and radio telemetry. Data collection included animal health, location, and habitat.

Americorps Member, San Juan County, Utah (2/98–11/98)
 - Organized projects with various land management agencies in an effort to address the impacts from rapidly growing recreation. Projects included mapping wilderness access and resources with GPS, outdoor education programs, trail work, and community projects.

Environmental Analyst, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NY (1/97 – 5/97)
 - Screened incoming documents subject to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR), responded to inquiries concerning NYS endangered species, state protected wetlands and streams, and updated regulatory maps.

RESEARCH EXPIERENCE

Research Assistantship, Glacier GIS of the Conterminous US, Dept. of Geology, Portland State University (9/03 to 12/03, 1/05 - 12/05)

Research Assistantship, Remote Sensing of Cholera, Dept. of Geography, Portland State University (1/04 to 6/04)

Principal Investigator, Sierra Nevada Glacier Pilot Survey, CA (5/03 – 9/03)

PRESENTATIONS

Basagic, H.J.; 2007. Precipitation in the Dry Valleys, Antarctica: measurements in a polar desert. McMurdo LTER Conference, Boulder CO

Basagic, H.J. and Fountain A.G.; 2005.  Measuring 20th Century Surface Area Changes at Seven Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, California, Geological Society of America Conference, Salt Lake City, UT October (abstract)

Basagic, H.J. and Fountain A.G.; 2005. 20th Century Glacier Change in Sequioa, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite National Parks, 2005 Northwest Glaciology Meeting, Vancouver, BC October     

Basagic, H.J.; 2005. 20^th Century Glacier Change in the Sierra Nevada, Oregon Academy of Science. Corvallis, OR

Basagic, H.J. and Fountain A.G.; 2004. An Inventory of Sierra Nevada Glaciers, Northwest Glaciology Meeting 2004, Seattle, WA

Basagic, H.J.; 2003. Sierra Nevada Glacier Pilot Study, Northwest Glaciology Meeting 2003, Portland, OR

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

2005   Documenting 20^th Century Glacier Change using Repeat Photography in the Sierra Nevada, California.  Basagic, H.J, and Fountain A.G., MTNCLIM Conference, Chico, MT. (pdf)

2001   Air Quality Monitoring at Joshua Tree National Park, George Wright Conference, Denver, CO

2000   Mapping External Threats to Joshua Tree National Park. ESRI International User’s Conference, San Diego, CA

1999   USFWS Section 7 Federal Highway Project in Joshua Tree National Park. ESRI User’s International Conference, San Diego, CA

PUBLISHED MAPS

2001    Mapping External Threats to Joshua Tree National Park. ESRI Map Book: Geography – Creating Communities. Volume 16, ESRI

2007   Golden Beaker Award, United States Antarctic Program, presented by Helicopter Operations, Antarctica

2006   Outstanding Research Award, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, Portland, OR

2000   National Park Service Star Award for “professionalism and dedication to the NPS”, Joshua Tree National Park, CA 

1999   President’s Student Service Award

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

2008   Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Portland State University, Portland, OR

2006   Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Certification, Wilderness Medicine Institute, NOLS Teton Valley, ID

2000   NOLS Mountaineering Diploma, National Outdoor Leadership School, Pacific Northwest Branch, Conway, WA