Remembering Jim Fowler
Jim Fowler's life was celebrated on June 27th at the EPIC. Members of Jim's family, as well as EarthScope/EPIC team members from both the past and the present, were on hand to share memories of Jim's life and his career with the EPIC.
Image: Fowler family members visiting the Jim Fowler Seismometer Testing Observatory, located at the EPIC in Socorro, NM.
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The Jim Fowler Seismometer Testing Observatory was dedicated on March 28th, 2012. |
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The EPIC was readied for the remembrance both inside and outside. |
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A guest book was provided for attendees to sign in. |
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PIC's logistics lead Pnina Miller and former warehouse supervisor Mike Gorton are caught waiting for the beginning of the festivities. |
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Several members of the Fowler family made the trip to Socorro to attend the remembrance. Appearing left-to-right: Cynthia Fowler, Lea Fowler, her husband Jeff Fowler (holding baby Milada), Jim and Cynthia's grandson Dakota Fowler, and Dakota's father, David Fowler. |
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Cynthia Fowler visits with former EPIC principal investigator Rick Aster, TA site coordinator Sandy Azevedo, and former sensor specialist Pete Ulbricht. |
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EPIC director Bruce Beaudoin shares his memories of working with Jim. |
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EPIC's Q330 lab was remodeled temporarily to accommodate the large audience gathered for the remembrance. |
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EarthScope data services director Tim Ahern talks about Jim's huge impact on the early days of EarthScope and EPIC. |
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This panorama shows the audience listening intently during Tim Ahern's remarks. (Click on the image to see a larger version.) |
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Former EarthScope deputy program manager Marcos Alvarez shares his stories of working with Jim. |
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EPIC's first principal investigator, Rick Aster (now at Colorado State University) talks about Jim's legacy. |
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EarthScope director of instrumentation services Bob Woodward discusses what it was like working with Jim in the early days of EarthScope/EPIC . |
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Mary Templeton, USArray data control analyst for EarthScope, recollects Jim's effect on her career and those of others. |
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EPIC's former assistant director, Mike Fort, recalls his interactions with Jim. |
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EarthScope/EPIC staff and visitors are shown enjoying the proceedings along with Jim's family. |
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After the speeches, EPIC director Bruce Beaudoin took the extended Fowler family on a tour of the EarthScope/EPIC. Here, family members are shown inspecting a broadband vault installation. |
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Bruce leads the Fowler family into the Jim Fowler Seismometer Testing Observatory at the culmination of the afternoon's activities. Jim's important efforts will be appreciated at EarthScope/EPIC for many years to come. |
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