About Us

Core Knowledge Group

Dr. Mark Abbott, Dean of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Professor of Biological Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Research interests: Ocean biology/physics; satellite remote sensing; climate change; coastal oceanography.

Dick Barber, Professor of Biological Oceanography, Duke University. Research interest: large-scale primary productivity variability.

Annette deCharon is Director of Outreach for Bigelow Laboratoy for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine (www.bigelow.org). She is an experienced translator of science and technology findings for educational and public audiences. She is also the Education Lead for NASA's Aquarius Mission, a satellite instrument being developed to measure global ocean salinity. Of particular interest how data and information can be presented in multimedia formats to help broad audiences appreciate and value ocean sciences. Her most recent educational CD-ROM is "Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem."

Judith Diamond, consultant (math, technology, ESOL), Adult Learning Resource Center, Des Plaines, Illinois. Board of Directors, Adult Numeracy Network.

Dr. Michael H. Freilich, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Principal Investigator, NASA QuikSCAT mission; Principal Investigator, NASA SeaWinds-on-ADEOS II mission. Research Interests: radar remote sensing of ocean surface parameters, wind-driven upper ocean circulation, nearshore ocean processes.

Dr. Lynda Ginsburg, Senior Researcher, National Center on Adult Literacy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Board member, Adult Numeracy Network. Dr. Ginsburg is an expert in adult learning theory and leads NCAL’s efforts on adult numeracy. An experienced mathematics educator, she has developed and taught courses and workshops for K-12 teachers and adult educators on enriching instructional practice. Dr. Ginsburg directs NCAL's activities on several technology research and professional development projects. She is a founding member of the Adult Numeracy Network, and is the organization’s immediate past president/board member.

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