Timothy Seiple
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
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Biography
Mr. Seiple has 10+ years of experience working as a Geologist and Geographic Information Scientist. He specializes in data modeling and processing, developing desktop and web GIS applications and tools, integrating GIS with environmental models, and performing advanced GIS analyses. He also has extensive field experience including monitoring water quality (TDG, CTD), conducting environmental site investigations, and performing site surveys (GPS, vegetation, and bathymetry). Aside from GIS work, Mr. Seiple uses his database and programming experience to develop software used to perform advanced risk modeling in support of Programmatic Risk Assessment for the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Seiple has a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s degree in GIS and Remote Sensing. His primary research interests include developing models and applications to enhance decision support in the areas of environmental protection and risk management.
Research Interests
- GIS-based modeling to investigate anthropogenic impacts on environmental systems
- Decision Support Systems
- Systems Integration & Analysis
- User Interface Design
- Web Applications Development
Education and Credentials
- M.S., Geographic Information Systems & Remote Sensing, Univ. of Pittsburgh, 2005
- MBA Essentials Certificate, Katz Business School, 2005
- B.S., Geology, Dickinson College, 1998
Awards and Recognitions
- 2005, PNNL Outstanding Performance Award on K-Basin Closure Risk Assessment Project
- 2000, Pathfinder Award of Excellence for Process Improvement - HDR Engineering
Selected Publications
2008
- Wang W, WJ Shaw, TE Seiple, JP Rishel, and YL Xie. 2008. "An Evaluation of a Diagnostic Wind Model (CALMET)." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 47(6):1739-1756.
2007
- Allwine KJ, FC Rutz, WJ Shaw, JP Rishel, BG Fritz, EG Chapman, BL Hoopes, and TE Seiple. 2007. Final Technical Report: Development of the DUSTRAN GIS-Based Complex Terrain Model for Atmospheric Dust Dispersion. PNNL-16588, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Shaw WJ, W Wang, FC Rutz, EG Chapman, JP Rishel, YL Xie, TE Seiple, and KJ Allwine. 2007. Meteorological Integration for the Biological Warning and Incident Characterization (BWIC) System: General Guidance for BWIC Cities . PNNL-16422, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Xie YL, WJ Shaw, W Wang, TE Seiple, JP Rishel, FC Rutz, EG Chapman, and KJ Allwine. 2007. "A Genetic Algorithm Used to Optimize the Siting of Meterological Monitoring Stations." In Proceedings of the International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Methods (GEM'07), ed. HR Arabnia, JY Yang, and MQ Yang, pp. 81-87. CSREA Press, Athens, GA.
2006
- Allwine KJ, FC Rutz, WJ Shaw, JP Rishel, BG Fritz, EG Chapman, BL Hoopes, and TE Seiple. 2006. DUSTRAN 1.0 User’s Guide: A GIS-Based Atmospheric Dust Dispersion Modeling System . PNNL-16055, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Chapman EG, JP Rishel, FC Rutz, TE Seiple, RK Newsom, and KJ Allwine. 2006. Dust Plume Modeling at Fort Bliss: Full Training Scenario. PNNL-15935, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Chapman EG, JP Rishel, FC Rutz, TE Seiple, RK Newsom, and KJ Allwine. 2006. Dust Plume Modeling at Fort Bliss: Move-Out Operations, Combat Training and Wind Erosion. PNNL-16123, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.