Finding the Good

SAMUEL G. TOOMA

BIOGRAPHY

Samuel Tooma worked for the US Department of Defense as a civilian physical oceanographer for over 36 years.  He worked on submarines, navy, coast guard, and civilian ships, and navy aircraft, and spent time in scientific camps on the Arctic Ocean ice pack.  Mr. Tooma spent 2 years as the Environmental Science Advisor to the Commander of the Submarine Forces in the Pacific, after which he was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service medal.  During his professional career, he published 6 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals.  His primary scientific areas of study include the Arctic Ocean environment, seafloor properties, and the use of aircraft and satellite mounted sensors to determine environmental properties of interest.  All these studies were applied to the environmental impact on navy systems and operations. In 2021, Mr. Tooma published a fiction novel entitled “The SOOF”, and in 2023, he published a sequel entitled “Assassin’s Revenge”.  Both these novels have won literary awards in competitions.  In 2023, Mr. Tooma entered a sort story entitled ”Eden’s Rain” into a best writing contest.  This story won first place and was published in a resultant anthology entitled “Finding the Good Through the Rain” published by Indignor House Publishing.  His professional website is www.samuelgtooma.com.