Cassandra Runyon Coombs

Background

Coombs, Cassandra Runyon was born on January 19, 1960 in Elmira, New York, United States. Daughter of John Marquis and Dorothy Jane (Hessenius) Runyon.

Education

AS, Corning (New York) Community College, 1980; Bachelor of Science, State University of New York, Fredonia, 1982; Master of Science, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Hawaii, 1989.

Career

Graduate research assistant, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1982-1984; graduate research assistant, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1985-1989; postdoctoral research fellow, National Research Council/National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1989-1991; staff scientist, program manager, Promyelocytic leukemia oncogenic domain Associations, Inc., Albuquerque, 1991-1993; research associate, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1993-1995; assistant professor, College Charleston, South Carolina., since 1995. Coordinator NEAR-C, Albuquerque, 1992-1993. Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration advisory board, Washington, since 1992.

Consultant Enrichment in Science Program, Honolulu, 1987-1989. Campus director National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Grant Consortium, since 1995. Summer faculty fellow National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, 1995, 96.

Achievements

• Cassandra Runyon Coombs has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Geological Society American (secretary since 1993), Association for Women Geoscientists, American Geophysical Union, American Association Petroleum Geologists, New Mexico Hazardous Waste Society.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, hiking, volleyball, canoeing, camping.

Connections

Married Gregory AltonCoombs, June 21, 1985. Children: Zoe, Zachary, Zane.

Father:

John Marquis Runyon

Mother:

Dorothy Jane (Hessenius) Runyon

Spouse:

Gregory AltonCoombs

child:

Zachary Coombs

child:

Zane Coombs

child:

Zoe Coombs