Department of: Earth and Environmental Sciences

 

Chair: Allen Burton

 

Phone: 937-775-2201

 

Email: allen.burton@wright.edu


1.  Refereed publications and book chapters

 

Dr. Burton

 

Custer KW, Burton GA, Coleho R, Smith P. 2006. Determining stressor presence in streams receiving urban and agriculture runoff: development of a benthic in situ toxicity identification evaluation (BiTIE) Method. Environ Toxicol Chem 25:2299-2305.

 

Leppänen MT, T Ristola, J Johnson, GA Burton Jr. 2006. Applying adult emergence as an endpoint in a  post-exposure laboratory test using two midge species (Diptera: Chironomidae). Chemosphere 64:1667-1674.

 

Kapo, K., Burton GA. 2006.  A geographic information system based weights-of-evidence approach for diagnosing aquatic ecosystem impairment. Environ Toxicol Chem 25:2237-2249.

 

Maltby L, Burton GA.  2006.  Editorial: Field based effects measures.  Environ Toxicol Chem  25:2261-2262.

 

Sterner, TR, Goodyear CD, Robinson PJ, Mattie DR, Burton GA. 2006. Analysis of algorithms predicting blood:air and tissue:blood partition coefficients from solvent partition coefficients. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, Part A, 69:1441-1479.

 

Norberg-King TJ, Sibley PK, Burton GA, Ingersoll CG, Kemble NE, Ireland DS, Mount DR, Rowland CA. 2006. Interlaboratory evaluation of the Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans short term and long term sediment toxicity tests. Environ Toxicol Chem 25:2662-2674.

 

Burton GA. 2006.  Editorial: No longer just déjà vu. Environ Toxicol Chem 25: 2819-2820.

 

Dr. Carney

 

Howerton, K.A, Carney, C.K., and Boardman, M.R., 2006, Depositional history and diagenesis of a Pleistocene core, Andros Island, Bahamas: In, Davis, R.L., and Gamble, D., (eds.), Proceedings of the Twelfth Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions: Gerace Research Center, San Salvador, Bahamas p.1-7.

Dr. Dominic

 

Ritzi, R. W.; Dai*, Z.; Dominic, D. F.; Rubin, Y. N., Reply to comment by S.P. Neuman on our 2004 article: Spatial correlation of permeability in cross-stratified sediment with hierarchical architecture, Water Resources Research, 40(3), W03513doi: 10.1029/2003WR002420

Dr. Ritzi

 

Ritzi, R.W., and R.M. Allen-King, 2007, “Why did Sudicky (1986) find an exponential-like spatial correlation structure for hydraulic conductivity at the Borden research site?” Water Resources Research, 43, W01406doi: 10.1029/2006WR004935

 

†Ritzi, R.W. and Z. Dai*, 2006, Introduction: Modeling groundwater flow and reactive transport in physically and chemically heterogeneous media, Geosphere, 2(2), doi: 10.1130/GES0202INT.1

 

†Dai*, Z., J. Samper, and R.W. Ritzi, 2006, Identifying geochemical processes by inverse modeling of multicomponent reactive transport in the Aquia aquifer, Geosphere, 2(2), doi: 10.1130/GES00021.1

 

Ritzi, R. W., Z. Dai*, D. F. Dominic, and Y. Rubin, 2006, Reply to comment by Shlomo P. Neuman on “Spatial correlation of permeability in cross-stratified sediment with hierarchical architecture,” Water Resources Research, 42, W05602doi: 10.1029/2005WR004402

Dr. Slattery

 

Schwerin, Theresa G.; Botti, James; Dauksys, Claudia; Low, Russanne; Myers, Robert; Slattery, William.  (2006) The earth System Science Education Alliance:  On-Line Professional Development for K-12 Teachers Journal of Geoscience Education v. 54 n.3 p, 215-222 May 2006

 

Lunsford, Suzanne K. Slattery, William (2006) An Interactive Environmental Science Course for Education Science Majors.  Journal of Chemical Education v. 83 n.2 p. 233-236

 

2.  Presentations and invited talks

 

Dr. Barton

Hubbard Brook Cooperator’s Meeting, NH, July 2006

 

Cornell University, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering (October 2006) [Invited]

Dr. Brown

 

The Evidence for Global Warming:  Its Causes and Consequences Climate Change, Honors Dialog, Wright State University, February 17, 2006. (with Chris Barton)

 

Surfing the Atachafalaya, Eco-Seminar, Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, April 13, 2006.

 

Climate Change:  Evidence and Causes, Departments of Physics/Electro-Optics Joint Seminar, Univ. Dayton, April 21, 2006.  (with Chris Barton)

Dr. Burton

 

U.S. House of Representatives, Science Committee Hearing on Environmental Impacts of Emerging Contaminants.  Regulating Emerging Contaminants.  May 1, 2006

 

University of North Texas, Institute of Applied Sciences, Regional SETAC Meeting.  Short course on Assessing Sediment Quality. May.

 

Ecotoxicology and its Paradigms: A Critical Overview.  Keynote Lecture.  Ecotox 2006, SETAC

 

Brasilian Society of Ecotoxicology Biannual Meeting. Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2006.

 

Stressor Identification in Aquatic Ecosystems.  Wright State University Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences. September 2006.

 

Short Course.  Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice.  CIAD. Mazatlan, Mexico.  July 2006.

Dr. Cheng

 

Michael Belke and Songlin Cheng, Impact of Land Use on Water Quality in the Indian Lake Watershed : An Integrated GIS Approach. Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO) Fall Conference November 15th & 16th, Columbus, Ohio.  Poster

Dr. Dominic

 

Dominic, D.F., Guin, A., Ramanthan, R., Ritzi, R.W., and Lunt, I., 2006, Modeling hierarchical sedimentary architecture of braid-belt deposits using geometric simulation. abstract published in Proceedings of the Gordon Conference Flow Through Porous Media, presented as a poster August 2006.

Dr. Ritzi

 

Ritzi, R.W. and R.M. Allen-King, 2006, “Why did Sudicky (1986) find an exponential-like spatial correlation structure for hydraulic conductivity at the borden research site?” Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, H43A-0491

 

Sun, A.Y., R.W. Ritzi, and D. Sims, 2006, “Characterization and modeling of the alluvium beneath Fortymile Wash, Nevada,” Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, H31B-1433   

 

Ritzi, R.W., P. Bobeck, and E.S. Bair, 2006, “Darcy's public fountains of the City of Dijon, past and present,” Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, H41B-0375  

 

Ritzi, R.W., 2006, “Linking sample permeability semivariograms to hierarchical stratal architecture,” Gordon Conference on Flow Through Porous Media - invited

 

Ritzi, R.W., 2006, “Combining indicator- and continuous-variable geostatistics, for linking permeability correlation to hierarchical stratal architecture,” Geological Society of America Annual Meeting

Dr. Slattery

 

Lowe, Rusanne, Slattery, William (2006) Forging a New Future: Harnessing the Power of Science Digital Libraries for Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education.  Association for Science Teacher Education International Conference, Portland, Oregon, January 12-14, 2006. Oral

 

Teed, Rebecca, Slattery, William (2006) Using Content Pre- and Post-Testing In A Geoscience Class For Pre-service Teachers.  Geological Society of America North-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (20–21 April 2006. Oral

 

Slattery, William (2006) A Web Based Assessment Module For Faculty and Graduate Teaching Assistants Teaching Introductory Geoscience Courses. Geological Society of America  North-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (20–21 April 2006. Oral

 

Slattery, William (2006) Science Education Reform, High Stakes Testing and the Role of Earth and Space Science in Pre-service Teacher Preparation (Invited Presentation) Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, October, 2006. Oral

 

Cole, Tiffany*; Teed, Rebecca; Slattery, William (2006) Earth Systems: a Course Designed to Build Earth Science Content and Pedagogy in Pre-service Middle-School Teachers. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, October, 2006.  Oral

 

Cole, Tiffany*; Slattery, William; Teed, Rebecca (2006) Alignment of Content and Pedagogy in an Earth Systems Course for Pre-Service Middle School Teachers. American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15th, 2006. Poster

Dr. Teed

 

Cole, T., Teed, R., Slattery W.  2006 “Alignment of Content and Pedagogy in an Earth Systems Course for Pre-Service Middle School Teachers”, Presentation at American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.

 

3.  Invitations to participate or chair symposia

 

Dr. Barton

 

Chair, AGU Web Editors Committee.  Lead reorganization of the content of section and focus group web pages.  Chaired meeting of the Committee at AGU meeting in San Francisco, Dec. 2006.

 

Co-chair of session Application of Nonlinear Geophysics to Forecasting Extreme  Events, AGU meeting in San Francisco, Dec. 2006.

Dr. Dominic

 

Allen-King, R., R.W. Ritzi, and D.F. Dominic, Collaborative Research on Reactive Transport: Modeling Spatial Cross-Correlation between Hydraulic and Reactive Aquifer Attributes as Determined by Sedimentary Architecture, 01/01/06-01/06/09, $391,348, 26%, $107,305 (WSU portion), National Science Foundation

Dr. Gregor

 

Gave seminar on soil erosion

Dr. Slattery

 

Slattery, William; Lunsford, Suzanne; Ciampaglio, Charles.Partners in Integrated Earth Systems Science.  One year performance period. $65,317.  Overhead 8%. PI portion of the budget 100%, portion of the budget funded this year 100%. Ohio Board of Regents Improving Teacher Quality Program

 

4.  Editorial board memberships

 

Dr. Burton

 

Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management

Dr. Ritzi

 

Guest Editor, Special Issue: Modeling groundwater flow and reactive transport in physically and chemically heterogeneous media, Geosphere, Volume 2(2), (eight papers).

Dr. Slattery

 

Associate Editor of the Journal of Geoscience Education. 

 

5.  Granting Agency Study Section Memberships

 

None

 


6.  Offices held in National professional organizations

 

Dr. Barton

 

Executive Committee, American Geophysical Union, Nonlinear Geophysics Focus

               Group (2004-present)

 

Trustee of Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Hanover, NH Chair of the Education Committee

Dr. Burton

Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Panel.

 

National Research Council Committee on Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites.

 

Science Advisory Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ecological Processes and Effects Committee.

 

Vice-President, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

 

World Council, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

 

International Organizing Committee.  SETAC Asia/Pacific meeting. Beijing, China. September 2006.

 

Metals Advisory Group. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2000-present.

 

USEPA ORD Panel on Earth Observations (invited, but declined).

 

Council of Environmental Deans and Directors. Washington, DC.

Dr. Carney

 

National Vice President, Northeastern Province, Sigma Gamma Epsilon           

St Lawrence University Departmental Evaluation

 

Awards Committee - Association of Women Geoscientists, Outstanding Educator Award

Management Board – North Central Geological Society of America

Dr. Hauser

 

Member Institution Representative at the IRIS National Workshop (Tuscon, Arizona)

 

Representative to Annual EarthScope project meeting

Dr. Ritzi

 

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board, final year of heading a four-year campaign to increase the endowment supporting the Birdsall Dreiss Distinguished Lectureship.  Existing funds were doubled through the contributions in response to this campaign.

Dr. Slattery

 

Secretary-Treasurer of the Geological Society of America’s Geoscience Education Division.

 

7.  Special events, symposia or colloquia

 

Dr. Burton

 

Houston Geology Alumni Meeting

 

Environmental Health and Protection Accreditation Council Reaccredidation San Antonio

 

University Review of Assessment of IEQ

Dr. Carney

 

BIOFEST – Boonshoft Museum, educational display on trilobites

Dr. Dominic

 

COSM Advising Days

 

8.  Faculty who were awarded professional development leave

 

Robert Ritzi

 

9.  Faculty, staff or students who were given awards locally, nationally or internationally

 

Dr.  Gregor – Outstanding Faculty Award – College of Science and Mathematics

 

Sarah Tritschler – Outstanding Graduate Student Award – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

 

10.  Outreach programs

 

Dr. Brown

 

WSU Visitation Day

 

COSM Advising Day

Dr. Burton

 

Houston alumni

Dr. Carney

 

Geology Research Coordinator for the Oakes Quarry Geology Park, Fairborn, OH

 

Presentation on Geologic Research at the Oakes Quarry Park:  Columbus Historical Society

 

Field Trip on Research and Educational Opportunities at the Oakes Quarry Geology Park:  State Representative DeWine

 

Field Trip on the Geology of the Oakes Quarry Park:  Sinclair Community College faculty and students

 

Science Fair Judge – Xenia Christian School, Xenia, OH

 

Faculty mentor – Centerville Science Olympiad team

Dr. Cheng

 

TechFest 2006

Dr. Ritzi

 

Children’s Water Festival participant (day long educational event for 4-6th graders in Dayton City Schools)

 

11.  Student clubs and activities

 

Sigma Gamma Epsilon Honor Society (SGE) and the American Institute of Professional

Geologists (AIPG) Activities:

 

  • May Daze pie-throwing activity
  • Arrange annual departmental dinner
  • co-host AIPG-Ohio technical meeting
  • Adopt-A-highway once per quarter; we share a 1-mile stretch of OH-844 with SGE
  • Coordinate activities for members: Young's Jersey Dairy, Tom's Corn Maze (last October), field trips (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
  • Regularly sending care packages to former AIPG member Kurtz Miller & his fellow troops in Iraq

12.  Undergraduate honors students

 

Not applicable

 

13.  Off campus or special interest courses

 

None

 

14.  Graduate students

 

First Name

Last Name

Title of Thesis or Presentation

Current Location

Employer

Grad
School

Jill

Abner

Science and Social Studies Curriculum Integration

Ohio

*Little Miami
Local Schools

NO

Donna

Anderson

A Field Trip to the Carolinas:  Discovering the Paleontology and Geology of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras

Ohio

*Huber Heights
City Schools

NO

David

Bean

Geomagnetic and Gravity Survey of Falls township, Muskingum
County
, Ohio

Ohio

Miami Conservancy
District

NO

Katharine

Brashear

Scripting for a Sunny Day:  Finding Success through Scientific Writing

Ohio

*West Carrollton
Schools

NO

Holly

Clark

Young Learners

Ohio

*Kettering City
Schools

NO

Caleb

Conrad

Air-Based Measurements of Permeability in Pebbly Sands

Maryland

unknown

NO

James

Damico

Geostatistical Characterization of Heterogeneity in the Aberjona
River Aquifer, Woburn, Massachusetts

Illinois

unknown

NO

Cullen

Erbacher

Feasibility Analysis of the Strontium Ratio Obtained from
Pennsylvanian Chondrichthian Dentary

Ohio

Sinclair
Community
College

NO

Renee

Fry (Mays)

The Dangers of Plastic

Ohio

*Trotwood Madison
Schools

NO

Patricia

Gram

Teaching students to Write Scientifically

Ohio

*Hudson City Schools

NO

Michael

Mathey

UNKNOWN - asking Committee members for assistance

Columbus, OH

Ohio EPA

NO

Jessica

McDonough

Characterizaztion and Interpretation of the Cephalopod Marker Bed, Oakes Quarry Park, Fairborn, Ohio

Texas

Hess

NO

Kevin

Parkman

Geophysical Reconnaissance to Investigate Karst Features Associated with Sinkholes on Antioch University Campus, Yellow Springs, Ohio:  Eastern Area

Unknown

Army Corp of
Engineers

NO

Amy

Rohrback

The Dirt on Soil

Ohio

*Xenia City Schools

NO

Chad

Runyon

Using Guided Inquiry to Address a High-School's Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) Requirements in Earth and Space Sciences

Unknown

Unknown

NO

Spencer

Stewart

Locating Abandoned Coal Mines by Means of Seismic Refraction
Attenuation Near Georgetown Illinois

Houston,
TX

Oil, Gas,
Exploration Co.

NO

Paul

Thompson

Middle School Multidisciplianry Education of the Conservation of Fossil Fuels

Ohio

Franklin Middle School

NO

Carol

Tichio

Virtual Field Trips:  How Beneficial Are They

New York

unknown

NO

Lauren

Williamson

A Preliminary Morphometric Analysis of the Morphologically Variable Clypeasteroid (Enchinoidea) Periarchus lyelli

Dayton, OH

unemployed

WSU-MS
program-F07

Jennifer

Wolters

Remote Sensing of Gneiss Domes in Southern Tibet

Texas

Hess

NO

Carrie

Wright

Inquiry-based Earth Science Education for Grades 9-12 at the Oakes Quarry Geology Park:  A Focus on Geologic Time

Indiana

College Professor
unknown employer

NO