Bryan Thomas

DepartmentOrganizationEmailPhoneAddressBarrow , Alaska 99723United StatesBioBryan moved to Barrow from Sacramento in 2007. Bryan and his wife Laura have three children: Violet (age 6); Adele (age 4); and Ellis (age 2). The Thomas Pack also includes two dogs, two cats, and occasional visiting guinea pigs. Bryan studies Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), taking measurements and maintaining instruments as the Station Chief of the Barrow Observatory. He has previously worked in the non-profit sector as a Technician with Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative (ASTAC) and as a Logistics Planner and Senior Systems Programmer with the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium (BASC). Bryan’s hobbies include: reading; computer programming; museums; hiking; gardening; playing with Lego™ bricks; and citizen science.

Interests

Sea Ice, Permafrost, Physical Science, Social Science

Science Specialties

data management, data processing/analysis, computer simulation

Current Research

python pandas, greenhouse gases, albedo, aerosols, Earth's magnetic field, stratospheric ozone, tropospheric ozone, theory of operation of scientific instruments, meteorology, extreme weather events, remotely-piloted aerial systems