Curriculum Vita
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. Brown University, Geological Sciences, 2000
Thesis title: Driving mechanisms for grooved terrain tectonics on Ganymede and chaotic terrain formation on Europa: Constraints from Galileo data
Sc.M. Brown University, Geological Sciences, 1996
Thesis title: Evidence for rapid regional plains emplacement on Venus from the population of volcanically embayed impact craters
B.A. Carleton College, Geology, 1994
Thesis title: Global-scale stresses on Triton
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Wheaton College, 2006-present
Assistant Professor, Wheaton College, 2000-2006
Research Assistant, Brown University, 1996-2000
Teaching Assistant, Brown University, 1995 and 1997
Intern, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 1993
Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Carleton College, 1992-1994
• Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Geophysical Research Letters, 2004.
• Brown Sigma Xi Research Prize, 2000.
• Joukowsky Family Foundation Outstanding Dissertation Award - Honorable Mention 2000.
• Geological Society of America Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Student Paper Award, 1999.
Paper title: Surface stresses resulting from internal differentiation: Application to Ganymede tectonics
• American Geophysical Union Outstanding Student Paper Award, Fall 1998.
Paper title: Models for the formation of chaotic terrain on Europa
GRANTS AWARDED
Principal Investigator: “Evolution of Fluvial Landscapes on Titan: Channel Erosion, Sediment Generation, and Methane Infiltration” NASA OSS-OPR, 2006. Co-I: Leonard Sklar, San Francisco State University.
Principal Investigator: “Strain on the Saturnian Satellites” NASA OSS-CDAP, 2006. Co-I: Bob Pappalardo, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Principal Investigator: “Global Analysis of Grooved Terrain Tectonics on Ganymede” NASA OSS-OPR, 2004.
Co-Investigator: “Investigations into CO2 and other Materials on the Saturnian and Galilean Satellites” NASA OSS-CDAP, 2006. PI: Karl Hibbits, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Co-Investigator: “Fusion and Analysis of Data from the Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS) and Solid State Imager (SSI) through GIS” NASA OSS-OPR, 2005. PI: Karl Hibbits, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Co-Investigator: “Causes and Consequences of Faulting on Europa and Other Icy Satellites” NASA OSS-PG&G, 2003. PI: Bob Pappalardo, University of Colorado.
Co-Investigator: "Digital Imaging: Infusing Active Learning Throughout a Science Curriculum" NSF DUE-A&I, 2002. PI: Bob Morris, Wheaton College.
Co-Investigator: “Furrow Systems on Ganymede: Use as Strain Markers” NASA OSS-PG&G, 2002. PI: Louise Prockter, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Co-Investigator: "Geological Mapping of Ganymede: A Post-Galileo View" NASA OSS-PG&G, 2001. PI: Jim Head, Brown University.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Geophysical Union; Geological Society of America; Division for Planetary Science of the American Astronomical Society; Planetary Society; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Sigma Xi
TEACHING SUMMARY
• Wheaton College: Professor. I have taught the following classes at Wheaton, and the numbers in parentheses indicate the number of times I have taught the course. All classes are 3 contact hours per week, except Geology, which is 6 contact hours per week:
- Geology (6): An introductory course with field trips and labs covering basic physical and historical geology, plus the interplay between humans and the Earth’s environment.
- Geophysics (2): An upper-level physics course covering heat transport, gravity, elasticity, brittle deformation, ductile flow, and fluid dynamics.
- Computational Physics (1): A mid-level physics course designed to introduce majors to numerical approaches to physics problem solving.
- Remote Sensing (2): A mid-level course open to all majors covering the theory, collection, processing, and interpretation of remotely sensed data, plus GIS data processing.
- The Solar System (4): A large-enrollment introductory astronomy course oriented toward comparative planetology and robotic space exploration.
- Frontiers of Astronomy (2): A mid-level writing-intensive seminar covering hot topics in astronomy and planetary science. Students produce a scientific journal at the end.
- Astrobiology (1): A mid-level seminar focused on the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. Basic concepts of cell biology, geology, and astrophysics were followed by a survey of the scientific literature on current research in astrobiology.
- Next Stop Mars (1): A first-year seminar based on scientific debates surrounding the exploration of Mars, its geology and climate, and prospects for life and human habitation.
- Introductory Physics Lab (3): The laboratory component of Introductory Physics, covering classical mechanics and basic E&M. I also added a new exploration geophysics lab.
- I have also advised independent studies, including Geotechnical Engineering, Field Geology, Planetary Science, Environmental Physics, Environmental Remote Sensing, Thermography, and Observational Astronomy.
• Brown University: Teaching assistant for Global Environmental Remote Sensing and Mars, Moon, and Earth.
• Carleton College: Laboratory teaching assistant for Geology and Global Change, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Tectonics, and Introduction to Geology.
• Co-chair of the Teaching and Learning Workshop Series, Wheaton College, 2003-2004
• Participated in national workshops organized by Project Kaleidoscope on science pedagogy and the planning of new science facilities.
• Teaching Consultant, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University, 1998-2000.
• Sheridan Teaching Certificate, Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University, 1997.
Teaching Facilities
I assembled two new science teaching facilities at Wheaton and ran workshops to train faculty across the disciplines to use these facilities to bring research into the classroom:
• The Imaging Center for Undergraduate Collaboration was created by myself and a cell biologist to provide students with state of the art equipment for digital imaging at different spatial scales and at different wavelengths of light. This interdisciplinary facility was funded by a grant for nearly $150,000 from the National Science Foundation, in addition to matching money from the college.
• The GIS lab, a classroom with a dozen connected GIS workstations, was created with the aid of a technology grant to the college. This facility is now used by classes from all the divisions of the college that want to incorporate digital maps as a primary data source and research tool.
SERVICE
Service to Wheaton College
• Co-chair of Teaching and Learning Workshop series (2003-2004)
• Member of the Budget Advisory Committee (2006-2007)
• Member and secretary of the Advisory Committee (2001-2004)
• Member of the Infusion subcommittee of the Educational Policy Committee (2001-2004)
• Active role in starting the Brown-Wheaton Internship in the Liberal Arts program (2004)
• Member of First-Year Seminar Steering Committee (2002)
• Editorial board, Midnight Oil (2001-2002)
• Member of Organization of a Liberal Arts Education study group (2000-2001)
Service to the planetary science community
• Member of the Science Definition Team for the Jupiter System Observer (2007)
• Review panel chair, panel member and external reviewer for NASA research grant programs (2000-2008)
• Member of the Outer Planets Assessment Group (2005-2008)
• Member of OPAG working group studying new Titan mission opportunities (2005-2006)
• Collaborator on Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem, working on Titan image processing (2005)
• Reviewer for over a dozen papers in Journal of Geophysical Research, Icarus, Geophysical Research Letters, Planetary and Space Science, and Journal of Structural Geology (1999-2008)
• Judge for Dwornik Planetary Geosciences Student Paper Award (2004-2007)
• Session chair at several conferences (1998-2006)
• Planned and targeted imaging sequences for the Galileo Solid State Imaging experiment at Ganymede and Europa (1996-2002)
PUBLICATIONS