Carlos F.A. Pinkham

Academic Résumé - 16 July 2003

Education

• BS/Biology, Norwich University, Northfield VT, 1965
• MS/Zoology, University of Illinois, Urbana IL, 1969
• PhD/Evolution, Ecology, Ethology, University of Illinois, Urbana IL, 1971
• EPA Estuary Studies (161.3), EPA Education and Training Programs, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Skidaway GA, 25-29 September 1972 (35 Hours)
• EPA Air Pollution Training Institute Atmospheric Sampling, EPA Salt Lake City, Utah, 19-23 May 1975 (35 hours)
  U.S. Army Research and Development Course, Fort Lee, VA March, 1977 (10 days)
• Innovative Problem-Solving, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Denver CO, 23-25 October 1979 (21 hours)
  EPA CAMEO (Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations)  DOS, Castleton, VT, 25-26 June 1994
• 21st Century Technologies for the Clinical Laboratory and Biotechnology Laboratory, (A Workshop on Ribotyping, PCR, Genetic Probes, PFGE), ASM and National Laboratory Training Network, White River Jct, VT, 27 June 1995.
• 27th Annual Environmental Sciences and Engineering Practices Workshop, Atlanta, GA, 1-6 June 1997
• 1st-5th Force Health Protection Conferences, various locations, 1998-2002
  

Major Professional Accomplishments

• Solved a long-standing problem in the application of morphological integration to the identification of clusters
  of correlated morphological characters, 1969.
• Co-pioneered the development of the Installation Environmental Assessment as a baseline document for evaluating the environmental impacts of military actions, 1972.
• Co-developed the Pinkham-Pearson Index, now regarded by EPA and several States as one of the half-dozen or so most powerful indexes for assessing the impact of pollution upon organisms, 1974.
• Co-invented the Wallo'Water Plant Protector, a season extending device that allows gardeners and farmers to start
  plants outside 6 to 8 weeks earlier thus producing a 2 to 5-fold increase in yield, 1977.
• Hold three patents, 1979,1981,1983.
• Initiated and ran the Reserve Component Preventive Medicine Network which included editing and publishing a weekly electronic newsletter to nearly 700 PM military reservists worldwide, 1998-2003.

Subjects of Published and Presented Papers & Manuals

Vertebrate paleontology, biomechanics, morphometrics, neurophysiology, ecological diversity, ecological surveys, land-use planning, and documents prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act and the Hazardous Waste Management Act

Experience

Jun 82-Present	Visiting Professor: Human anatomy and Physiology, pathophysiology, personal and community health, environmental science, environmental biology, microbiology, genetics, introductory biology, safety, pesticide management: Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Apr 82-Present	Private consultant/businessman
Oct 81-Present	Vice-President, TerraCopia, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 81-Present	Member, Board of Directors, TerraCopia, Inc.
Feb 77-Present	Inventor
Oct 74-Mar 82	Federal employee (GS-13 environmental scientist), U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, UT
Jun 75-May 2003	Reserve Army officer (retired w/ rank of COL, environmental scientist at Edgewood Arsenal, Dugway Proving Ground, Natick RD&E Ctr, Ft Hood MEDAC, FT Sam Houston MEDCOM, USA Center  for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Oct 70-Sep 74	Active Army officer (CPT, neurophysiologist, environmental scientist), Edgewood Arsenal, MD
Sep 67-Jun 68	Teacher's Assistant, comparative anatomy introductory zoology
Sep 65-Sep 70	Graduate student, Evolution, Ecology & Ethology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Firms Subcontracted to

1994-1998	SciTech Services, Inc., 1311 Continental DR, Suite G, Abingdon, MD 21009. POC: Roy Yon
1991, 1996, 1997	Holbrook Bay Commons Condo Association, Newport Center, VT 05857. POC: John Stevens
1990	Science and Technology Corporation, PO Box 7390, Hampton, VA 23666-1340. POC: Edward G. Bimler
1988-1990	Andrulis Research Corporation, 31 Potter ST, FT Douglas, Salt Lake City, UT 84113. POC: Kenneth C. Zahn (1988-1990) Ray Bills (1990)
1988-1990	WD Countryman, Environmental Assessment & Planning, RFD 1, Box 999, Northfield, VT 05663. POC: William D. Countryman
1987-1988	Analytics, 766 Shrewsbury AVE, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. POC: Michael Condouris
1982	Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA  94550. POC: Perry K. Lovell
1982-Present	TerraCopia, Inc., 950 West, 2950 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84119. POC: Gary C. Corkins

Special Skills

• Identifying and monitoring the environmental effects of man
• Teaching

Specific Areas of Interest (in order of decreasing capability)

• Human physiology and pathophysiology
• Monitoring the effects of pollution in the lotic environment 
• Analysis of environmental effects of military actions
• Analysis of complex data sets
• Natural history
• Origins and design
• Science fairs
• Microbiology
• Creative thinking
• Land-use planning to include resource identification
• Scientific method
• Paleontology
• Global ecological problems (loss of diversity, acid rain, ozone depletion, greenhouse effect)

Professional Awards

Epsilon Tau Sigma, Phi Sigma Society, NSF Fellow, NIH Fellow, University of Illinois Fellow, Army Civilian Commendation, Outstanding Educator of the Year (Northfield Rotary Club)

Professional Organizations

• Member, New England Association of Environmental Biologists
• Member, North American Benthological Society
• Member, Northeast Branch, American Society of Microbiologists
• Member, Vermont Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• Faculty Member, Beta Beta Beta, Chi Sigma Chapter
• Member, Sigma Chi
• Associate Member, Armed Forces Pest Management Board

Involvement With Science Fairs and Symposia

• 1956, First Prize, Vermont State Science Fair, Junior Division, "Conchology"
• 1961, First Prize, Vermont State Science Fair, Senior Division, "Conchology and Malacology"
• Judge, Illinois State Science Fair, 1968
• Judge, Utah State Science Fair, 1978 and 1979
• Army Judge, International Science and Engineering Fair, May 1979-1995
• Judge, Vermont State Science Fair, 1983, 1990-1994, 1996, 1997-present
• Chief Army Judge, International Science and Engineering Fair, May 1996-2003
• Chief Army Judge, 35th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1997-2003