I work at Microsoft Research on applications of technology to information challenges in environmental science. My career has included research in glacier dynamics and seismically-driven surface deformation based on data from synthetic aperture radar satellites. I have also worked on embedded systems technology, developing wireless sensor networks for harsh environments. At MSR I work to release research tools such as Layerscape (a collaboration/visualization system) and SciScope (a search engine for hydrology data) for adoption and use by both academic and operational geoscience communities.