Andy Armstrong

Andrew Armstrong

Co-Director, JHC
Phone: 603-862-4559
Office: Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping, 157 Chase Ocean Engineering Lab, 24 Colovos Rd., Durham, NH 03824

Andy Armstrong is the Co-Director of the JHC and a retired officer of NOAA, assigned to the Center as a civilian NOAA employee. Capt. Armstrong specialized in hydrographic surveying and served on several NOAA hydrographic ships, including the NOAA Ship Whiting where he was Commanding Officer and Chief Hydrographer. Before coming to the JHC, he was the Chief of NOAA’s Hydrographic Surveys Division, directing the agency's hydrographic survey activities. He has a B.S. in Geology from Tulane University and an M.S. in Technical Management from Johns Hopkins University. Capt. Armstrong oversees the hydrographic and ocean mapping education and training program at UNH and coordinates the Center’s cooperative research with NOAA.
 

Selected Publications

Perspectives on Ocean Mapping, Chiaki Okada, Dulap Ratnayake, Elaina O'Brien, Ellas Adediran, Nicki Andreasen, Sally Jarmusz, and Sara Cardigos

Analysis of Vibracores from the New Hampshire Continental Shelf from 1984 and 1988, Larry G. Ward, Rachel C. Morrison, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Maxlimer Coromoto Vallee-Anziani

Erosion and Accretion Trends of New Hampshire Beaches from December 2016 to March 2020: Results of the Volunteer Beach Profile Monitoring Program, Larry G. Ward, Rachel C. Morrison, Alyson L. Eberhardt, Wellsley J. Costello, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Caitlin P. Mandeville

New Hampshire and Vicinity Continental Shelf: Sand and Gravel Resources, Larry G. Ward, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Maxlimer Coromoto Vallee-Anziani

New Hampshire Atlantic Beaches: 2017 Field Campaign Database - Field and Sample Photographs and Sediment Data, Larry Ward, Nathan W. Corcoran, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Rachel C. Morrison

Northeast Bathymetry and Backscatter Compilation: Western Gulf of Maine, Southern New England, and Long Island Sound, Larry G. Ward, Paul Johnson, Michael Bogonko, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Rachel C. Morrison

Seasonal Changes in Sediment Grain Size of New Hampshire Atlantic Beaches, Larry G. Ward, Nathan W. Corcoran, Zachary S. McAvoy, and Rachel C. Morrison

Surficial Geology of the Continental Shelf off New Hampshire: Morphologic Features and Surficial Sediment, Larry G. Ward, Zachary S. McAvoy, Maxlimer Coromoto Vallee-Anziani, and Rachel C. Morrison