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Faculty Member, 

Simon Fraser University, 

School of Computing Science,

Burnaby, British Columbia, CANADA.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Research and Development

Mathematical Modeling:

Expert in fully nonlinear computational fluid- and magneto-fluid dynamics.  Extensive background in research and design of pseudospectral, finite difference, and finite element algorithms.  Extensive "retrofitting" of declassified thermonuclear weapons codes for astrophysical research.  Professional experience with mathematical inverse theory, spacecraft remote sensing, time series analysis, 2D maximum entropy image reconstruction in geophysics and astrophysics, and numerical methodologies of exploration geophysics.

Computing:

Over 30 years experience with most operating systems on most platforms.  Extensive super- and mini-super computer time. Root user for Sun/Spark Work Station clusters.  Over 30 years of programming experience (Fortran, Pascal, C, C++, IDL, Visual Basic, Visual Fortran, etc.).  Pedagogic experience with Artificial Intelligence languages.  Professional experience performing "in-field" geophysical data analysis (Geopak/RTICAD).

Industry:

Cofounder and former Director of Research of Enterra Environmental Corporation, dedicated to developing alternative, economically viable energy systems in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol.  Research principally involves the modeling of the pyroelectric conversion of waste heat to electricity.  
 

Consulting and Management

Geotechnical consultant for multinational mineral exploration companies (Cominco and SJ Geophysics).  High-level management experience in medium-sized software engineering projects.  Senior geophysicist for international exploration projects.  Head of corporate research effort into alternative energy solutions in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol.
 

Pedagogy

Current permanent faculty position entails instruction and curriculum development of most undergraduate courses in computer science and mathematics (SFU). Appointed to sessional positions in Physics and Astronomy and in Earth Sciences (both at SFU).  Thirty years of post-secondary teaching experience in all physical and mathematical sciences in both Canada and the US.  Lifetime certification (Regular A.1.a) under the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona (Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Geophysics, and Planetary Science).  Coordinator of the Astronomy Program at Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona.  Physics laboratory instructor at Douglas College, New Westminster, BC.  Extensive experience in college and university level curriculum and course development.

PUBLICATIONS in Chronological Order (linked to respective abstracts):

• Steven J. Pearce and H. J. Melosh (1986).  Terrace width variations in complex lunar craters, Geophys. Res. Lett., 13:1419-1422.
• Steven J. Pearce and R. D. Russell (1990). Inversion of cosmogenic nuclide data from iron meteorites, Can. J. Phys., 68:1312-1321.
• Steven J. Pearce and E. H. Levy (1991).  Steady-state toroidal magnetic field at earth's core-mantle boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 96:3935-3942.
• C. P. Sonett, S. J. Pearce and D. E. Gault (1991).  The oceanic impact of large objects, Adv. Space Res., 11:(6)77-86.
• A. Taghavi and S. Pearce (2012). A Solution to the Lane-Emden Equation in the Theory of Stellar Structure Utilizing the Spectral Tau Method, in Astrophysics, I. Kucuk, ed., Intech Open Access Publisher, ISBN 979-953-307-389-6. 
• Steven J. Pearce, E. H. Levy and P. Riley (2017).  Core-mantle interactions resulting from sudden changes in earth's moment of inertia, J. Geophys. Res. In preparation.

Reprints Available Upon Request.

Abstracts

• Pearce, S. J. and R. D. Russell (1984). Inversion of cosmogenic nuclides from meteorites, Proc. Can. Geophys. Union, 11th.
• Pearce, S. J. and H. J. Melosh (1986).  Terrace width variations in complex lunar craters, Proc. Lunar. Sci. Conf., 17th, pp. 652-653.
• Pearce, S. J. and R. D. Russell (1987).  Inversion of cosmogenic nuclide data from meteorites, Meteoritics,  22:480-481.
• Pearce, S. J. and E. H. Levy (1987).  Steady-state and transient problems concerning earth's toroidal magnetic field, Workshop: Nonlinear Dynamics of Rotating Magnetic Systems, UCLA, August, 1987.
• Pearce, S. J. and E. H. Levy (1987).  Steady-state toroidal magnetic field the core-mantle boundary, Transactions, AGU,  44:1482.  (invited paper)
• Pearce, S. J. and E. H. Levy (1987).  Dynamics and energetics during a geomagnetic reversal, Transactions, AGU,  44:1250.

Textbooks

• Pearce, S. J. (2017). Theoretical Technology, McGraw Hill (in progress).
  

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