Greg McArthur, Ph.D.
About my work...
I am primarily interested in research issues related to the broad topic of
human/computer interactions and human factors associated with creating and
using graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Specifically, I am responsible for
designing information interfaces and providing navigation tools for hypermedia
browsers such as NCSA Mosaic, Netscape, etc. I seek to expand the use of
hypermedia (multimedia) in information space for accessing and displaying
information available in all types of media (audio, movies, still images, etc.).
I am currently involved in WWW Administration for the
Scientific Computing Division at the
National Center for Atmospheric Research located in Boulder, Colorado.
My principal areas of responsiblility are:
- Serve as Manager for the Digital Information Group within SCD.
- Design intuitive navigational and other links for complex information webs
- HTML document filing conventions
- Authoring hypermedia documents
- Assisting others in converting materials for use on the WWW
- Hypermedia implementations on Web Browsers (audio, video, animations)
- Demonstrations of and general proselytizing about the WWW
Other activities
In addition to this work, I also:
- Work with a team of specialists in the Visualization Group
within SCD.
- Write grants and proposals for the Division
- Serve as a Hypermedia technical resource for divisional personnel
- Teach classes in hypermedia document authoring
- Dabble in C, PERL and other scripting languages
About me...
- born 07/07/49 in Huron, South Dakota,
USA
- 6 foot 2 inches tall
- avid gardner, weight trainer, and cross country skier
- fluent in German; a rank germanophile!
- married to a wonderful lady, named Mary, for 20 years and have an eleven
year old daughter named Verity
Please contact me regarding assistance or help with any aspect
of WWW browsers, or if you have any suggestions for improving the NCAR
WWW site. My e-mail address is: gregmc@ncar.ucar.edu.
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