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Portrait of Elli Pauli

Honor Society® member

Elli Pauli

Senior Technical Writer at NASA Goddard - Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project

  • Forensic Medicine
  • Class of 2023
  • Baltimore, MD

Member since December 2022

About

I have a double B.S. in Marine Science and Geology – compliments four wonderful years at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fl; and an M.S. in Geology (focus on geochemistry) from George Washington University. Following a few years of employment as a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution - Department of Mineral Sciences, I can proudly boast 14 fabulous years of teaching environmental geology, physical geology, and geo-hazards and land-use planning at various colleges and universities throughout Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Having gained a wealth of experience through writing and publishing several college geology textbooks, I had the pleasure of spending 7 years as a senior technical writer for NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information Systems Project. Today, I am the senior technical writer on the Business Development Team for Science, Systems, and Applications Inc. (SSAI), a fantastic science and engineering company based in Maryland - and loving every minute of it! Currently, I am in graduate school seeking a second masters in Forensic Medicine, where I plan to pursue forensic toxicology and specialize in cold case resolution!

Education

  • George Washington University

    M.Sc. - Geology/Geochemistry

    2000 – 2003

  • University of Miami

    B.Sc. - Double Major - Marine Science and Geology

    1996 – 2000

Honors and awards

  • NASA Performance Award (2017)

    Awarded for my role in the Big Earth Data Initiative Team - which was recognized for their support of ESDIS/HQ/OSTP/GIBS and Worldview NASA projects

  • NASA EOSDIS CMR Team Award (2017)

    Recognized for support of the Common Metadata Repository (CMR) effort, a huge initiative to organize and synchronize the EOSDIS data, thereby increasing availability, accessibility, and usability.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Forensic Toxicology - Interested in specializing in cold case resolution

Graduate school interests

Forensic pathology, anthropology, toxicology, investigative analysis, and criminal justice.

Outside the classroom

I’m a quirky redhead – with boingy curls, a big smile, and a caustic sense of humor. I’m an amateur artist, a relentless board gamer (as long as some degree of intelligence is required), an avid reader of eclectic subjects, addicted to logic and board puzzles alike, and most of all – love anything that makes me laugh!

Experience

  • Senior Technical Writer

    NASA Goddard - Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project

    Sep 2016 – Nov 2021

  • Senior Technical Writer - Business Development Team

    Science, Systems and Applications, Inc. (Jan 2021 - Present)

Volunteering

  • Parent Association Fundraising and Activism Team Lead

    Beth T'filoh Dahan Community School

  • Advocate for Numerous Dog Rescue Organizations, working to get spay/neuter laws and animal cruelty laws implemented and euthanasia of healthy and treatable animals banned.

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Hebrew Intermediate

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