David M. Heffner

M.S. Candidate
Department of Geological Sciences
University of South Carolina
701 Sumter Street
Columbia , SC 29208

Contact Information:
Phone: (803) 777-4529
Fax: (803) 777-6610
email: dheffner@geol.sc.edu

Office: EWS 508

Education:

• 2001 B.S. in Computer Science, Furman University
• 2003 Second Major in Geology, Furman University

Research:

• Climate variability in the Indian Ocean
• Studying Rossby waves using altimetry and ocean color
• Detection of Rossby waves in HYCOM model results
  

Professional Experience:

• 2001 – 2003: User Services Assistant with C&IS at Furman University
• 2003 – 2007: Systems Administrator / Hydrogeologist with Advanced Envrionmental Solutions, LLC
• May 2007 – Present: Research Assistant with Dr. Subrahmanyam Bulusu at the University of South Carolina
  

Published Abstracts:

• Price V., Heffner, D., Hodges, R., Temples, T., Nicholson, T., 2006, Some Considerations in Analysis of Ground Water Monitoring Data, EOS Trans. AGU, 87 (36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H41B-05.
• Price V., Hodges, R., Heffner, D., Nicholson, T., Temples, T., 2006, Application of an Integrated Ground Water Monitoring Strategy, EOS Trans. AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H43D-05.
• Dai, Z., Price, V., Heffner, D., Hodges, R., Temples, T., Nicholson, T., 2005, Assessment of Alternative Conceptual Models Using Reactive Transport Modeling with Monitoring Data, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H13A-1318.
• Heffner, D.M . and Ranson, W.A., 2003, Petrography of Biotite Gneisses from the Walhalla Nappe, Inner Piedmont, Northwestern, SC (abs.): Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 52nd Annual Meeting.