Peter Cattaneo

RESEARCH ANALYST

Lacustrine Rift Basin Research Program

Department of Earth Sciences
204 Heroy Geology Laboratory
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 USA

Office: 315 443 4334
Department: 315 443 2672
Fax: 315 443 3363
Email: pkcattan@syr.edu

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Technical Knowledge

Operating Systems      UNIX (SunOS/Solaris), Linux, Windows 95/98/NT/2000, DOS

Platforms                    SUN (Sparc20/Ultra10/Ultra60), IBM-PC, Mac

UNIX Applications      Landmark Graphics (OpenWorks, SeisWorks 2/3D

                                    Promax, Zmap Plus), ZEH Software (plotx, psub, zpreview)

PC Applications          Office 2000, Hummingbird, Corel Draw, ArcView, Adobe Acrobat

Seismic Acquisition     Triton Elics (Delph Seismic), OYO DAS 1, EdgeTech (Geostar/Xstar)

Equipment                   SeaMUX Digital NTRS recording system, SeaMUX Digital Streamers

                                    Knudsen Digital Echosounders, Input/Output DigiBirds

                                    S/N single/multi channel streamers, Bolt Seismic Sources

                                    SSI GI Guns, IO Sleeve Guns, Bauer Air Compressors

                                    EdgeTech Sub-bottom Profiling Systems, GPS Navigation

Other Field Tools        Vibrocoring, Gravity coring, Piston coring, Grab sampling, CTD

 

Education

Bachelor of Science, Geology May 1993

The University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

Professional Experience

Research Analyst                                             11/98 to Present

Syracuse University

Department of Earth Sciences

Syracuse, New York

·Computer system maintenance and troubleshooting

·Geophysical data preparation for Interpretation (SeisWorks)

·Geophysical field service and field logistics

·Preparation of research results and deliverables

·Laboratory management

 

 

Geological Research Technician                     9/94 to 10/98

The University of Miami

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Miami, Florida

·Acquisition and processing marine single and multi-channel seismic data

·Unix system Administration

·Fieldwork preparation

·Promax and Landmark

 

 

Geological Research Technician                     2/94 to 9/94

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Nicholas School of the Environment

Beaufort, North Carolina 

·Acquisition and processing marine single and multi-channel seismic data

·Fieldwork preparation

 

 

Geologist                                                         5/93 to 9/93

United States Geological Survey

Coastal and Marine Geology

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

·N.A.G.T. (National Association of Geology Teachers) internship

·Worked with marine geologist processing single and multi-channel seismic data

·Gained field experience on a cruise off the coast of New York collecting and preparing sediment samples for geological analysis

·Full-time GS-5 position

 

Field Experience

Lake Albert MCS survey, Uganda, April and September 2003

Lake Malawi site survey, Malawi, November-December 2001

Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana, November-December 1999, January and June 2000

Lake Tanganyika Carbonate Study: Tanzania, January-February 1997

IDEAL (International Decade for the East African Lakes), Lake Victoria, Uganda February-March 1995

Lake Malawi Fan Study: Malawi, January-February 1995

Field Camp: The University of Kansas Field Camp, Canon City, Colorado, summer 1992

 

 

 

Laboratory Experience

Seismic Processing: Sioseis, ITA, Promax

Seismic Interpretation:  Landmark Seisworks 2D and other related Landmark applications

Field Skills: Deep water sediment vibrocoring, geologic mapping, single and multi-channel marine seismic acquisition (Triton Elics DelphSesimic and OYO DAS-1), GPS navigation

Laboratory Skills: Thin-section preparation and microscope analysis of minerals, X-ray diffraction, core splitting and sediment core impregnation

Computer Skills: PC, Unix (SunOS); Unix/PC networking