Campus Box 8208 College of Sciences 1125 Jordan Hall Department of Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences 2800 Faucette Drive [email protected] (704) 747-4189 Raleigh, NC 27695-8208 meas.ncsu.edu
Curriculum Vitae Colonel (Ret) Julian Matthews Chesnutt Geology Ph.D. Candidate, Adjunct Professor, Lecturer and Teaching Assistant Education ● Completed all Geology Ph.D. coursework with a 4.01 GPA for a combined 3.872 Graduate work GPA ● Unconditionally passed both oral and written Geology Ph.D. qualification exams ● Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC—2017 o Earned at 4.167 GPA in the GIS Graduate Certificate Program ● National Defense Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington DC—2009 ● Master of Military Operational Art & Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB AL—2004 ● Master of Operational Art, Air Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB AL—2003 ● Master of Engineering in Materials Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC—1996 ● Bachelor of Science in Space Physics, Distinguished Graduate, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs CO—1989
Teaching Accomplishments • Environmental Geology (GEL 230) Lecturer & Lab Adjunct Professor, Durham Technical Community College—2019 ● Planetary Geology (ERS 131, ERS 132) Course Developer, Lecturer & Lab Adjunct Professor, NC Wesleyan University—2018 ● Physical Geology (MEA 101, MEA 111) Lecturer, Lab Instructor & Teaching Assistant at NC State University—2016-2019 ● Earth System Science (MEA 100) Lecturer & Lab Instructor at NC State University—2018-2019 ● Introduction to Weather and Climate (MEA 135) Lab Instructor at NC State University—2018 ● Geology & Geophysics Field Techniques (MEA 465 ) Teaching Assistant at NC State University—2017-2019 ● Regional Geology of the Southwest United States (MEA 599) Teaching Assistant at NC State University—2017 ● Military Instrument of Power (INAF 404) Course Developer & Lecturer at Georgetown University—2009 ● Assistant Director of Academics, 56th Training Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, AZ—2002-2003 o Responsible for F-16 academic course development o Developed from the ground up the Forward Air Controller academic curriculum • Program rated “Outstanding” (highest rating) by the USAF Inspectors • Identified as a “Top Performer” o Developed and taught six academic courses on F-16 weapons and tactics ● Classroom & Field Instructor at the US Army JFK Special Warfare Center & School, Ft Bragg NC – 1994-1996 o Provided instruction on Close Air Support Techniques & Procedures to US Army Special Forces personnel
Publications ● 1:24,000-scale Surficial and Bedrock Geologic Map of the Mesa Lakes Quadrangle, Grand Mesa, Colorado – Currently in Final Review with the Colorado Geological Survey ● Landscape Evolution Comparison between Valles Marineris, Mars and the Rio Chama Canyon, New Mexico, USA, Lunar Planetary Science Conference Annual Meeting Poster and Abstract—2019 ● Landscape Evolution Comparison between Sacra Mensa, Mars and the Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA – American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting Poster and Abstract—2018 ● Surficial, Bedrock and Geohazard Map of the Mesa Lakes Quadrangle, Grand Mesa Colorado – Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Poster and Abstract—2017 ● Authored “Defeating the US with Radiological Weapons in 4th Generation Warfare"; BiblioScholar—2012 ● Authored “Forces of Attraction: The Army, the Air Force, and Airpower”; BiblioScholar—2012 ● Authored “The Missions of the United States. Air Force in the 22nd Century”; World Future Review—2011
Professional and Career Accomplishments ● 25-year USAF Career—retired as a Colonel (O-6) in 2014 ● Defense Clandestine Service Assistant Program Manager—2013-2014 o Responsible for support of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Clandestine Operatives • US Senior Defense Official, US Defense Attaché, US Embassy Israel—2012-2013 o Principle military advisor to the US Ambassador to the State of Israel o The primary representative for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US European Command Commander, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Director of DIA to the State of Israel o Responsible for management of the $3.2 Billion US Security Assistance Program ● US Defense Attaché, US Air Attaché, US Embassy Pakistan—2010-2012 o Military adviser to the US Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan o The primary representative for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency to the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ● Deputy Fighter Group Commander, 52nd Fighter Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany—2008 ● F-16 Squadron Commander, 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base Germany—2005-2007 o Commanded 300 personal and 21 F-16 aircraft o Led deployments to Iraq, Turkey, Romania and Cape Verde ● NATO Response Force Expeditionary Wing Commander—2006 o Responsible for 5000-person air wing and over $30 billion in assets o Led first NATO Response Force Air Wing deployment ● Wing Chief of Safety, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany—2004 o Directed flight, ground and weapons safety for over 5000 personnel and 60 aircraft ● Director of Operations, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea—2003 ● Assistant Director of Academics, 56th Training Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona—2000 ● Multiple assignments as an Air Liaison Officer, A-10 Pilot, F-16 Instructor Pilot & Flight Examiner, Assistant Director of Operations, Flight Commander, Chief of Scheduling, Chief of Training, Chief of Navigation and Counter-Drug Operations officer in Texas, New Mexico, Republic of Korea, Republic of Panama, North Carolina and Italy—1991-2000 ● President of ZettaDyne Scientific Consulting, LLC o Advised on the production of the SyFy channel Hunters TV series o Advised on the production of the Bad Robot Productions Pentagon’s Brain TV series o Advised on the production the Amazon Prime Jake Ryan TV series o Advising on the screenplay for the remake of the movie When Worlds Collide o Advising on the screenplay for the remake of The Treasure of Sierra Madre ● Scientific, Military, Intelligence, and Aviation consultant for Guidepoint, Inc.
Research Experience ● Field geophysics research of the Picuris Pueblo Native American site—2018-2019 ● Recipient of two US Geological Survey Educational Mapping Project Grants—2017 & 2018 ● Field geophysics research of the Pot Creek Pueblo Native American site—2016-2017 ● Recipient of a Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant—2016 ● Member of the Planetary Research Group at NC State University—2015-2019 ● Member of the Surface Process Research Group at NC State University—2015-2019 ● Graduate of the Research Intern Program at the US Air Force Geophysics Laboratory—1988
Technical Skills and Qualifications ● Proficient in the following GIS applications: ✔ ArcMap™, ArcMap Pro™, ArcScene™ geospatial processing programs ✔ Erdas Imagine™ Remote Sensing Software ✔ FalconView™ Mapping System ✔ Geographic Resource Analysis Support Systems (GRASS) GIS software suite ✔ Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing (JMARS) mission planning and data-analysis tool • Proficient in the following analytical software applications: ✔ HYPACK™ Hydrographic Survey Collection and Processing ✔ NASA Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS) ✔ Landlab Python Toolkit for modeling Earth surface processes ✔ MATLAB™ Topographic Toolkit ✔ MARSSIM landscape evolution software ● Proficient in the following computer languages: ✔ MATLAB™ ✔ Working knowledge of Python ● Proficient in the use of the following Geophysical Field Equipment: ✔ Geophex GEM-2 EM Induction Surveyor™ ✔ Ekko Pulse Ground Penetrating Radar™ ✔ GDD EM-IP TX Resistivity and Induced Polarization Surveyor™ ✔ SM5 Magmapper Magnetic Surveyor™ ● Command Pilot, Commercial Pilot, FAA-certified Airline Transport Pilot & FAA-certified UAS Pilot o Flown over 100 combat missions and 3000 hours of flight time in the F-16, A-10 & C-12 ● Graduate of the Joint Military Attaché School—2009 ● Certified Emergency & Disaster On-Scene Commander—2005 ● Graduate of Air War College—2004 ● Graduate of the US Special Operations Command Joint Intermediate Seminar—2002 ● Graduate of the USAF Platform Instructor Course—2000 ● Free-Fall Qualified Master Parachutist—1996 ● Graduate of the US Army Jungle Warfare Course—1993 ● Held Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance from 1991 to 2014
Awards and Achievements ● Veteran of Eight Military Operations: Uphold Democracy, Northern Watch, Joint Guard, Joint Forge, Joint Endeavor, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom & Iraqi Freedom – 1993-2007 ● Recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and multiple other awards ● Recipient of the Jabara Award for superior performance in fields directly involved with aerospace vehicles ● Patented an Ultra-High Vacuum Telescoping Fiber Optic Feedthrough apparatus (US 5123723)—1991
Research Collaborators, Co-Authors and Dissertation Committee Members • Associate Professor Karl Wegmann, Dissertation Committee Chair, NC State University • Associate Professor Paul Byrne, Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, NC State University • Associate Professor DelWayne Bohnestiehl, Dissertation Committee Member, NC State University • Dean Peter Harries, Dissertation Committee Member, NC State University • Professor Helena Mitasova, Dissertation Committee Member, NC State University • Professor Rex Cole, Co-author, Colorado Mesa University
Research Collaborators, Co-Authors and Dissertation Committee Members (continued) • Professor Netra Regmi, Collaborator, University of Oklahoma • Jonathan White, Co-author, Colorado Geological Survey • Daniel Koning, Collaborator, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Professional Organizations and Affiliations ● American Geophysical Union ● Geological Society of America ● Association of Women Geoscientists ● The Seismological Society of America ● Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society ● The Planetary Society ● Veterans of Foreign Wars ● USAF Academy Association of Graduates ● Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity