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Updated 9/20/17 CURRICULUM VITAE Robert Curtis Walter Address Updated 9/20/17 CURRICULUM VITAE Robert Curtis Walter Address Department of Earth and Environment Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA 17604-3003 Position Associate Professor of Geoscience Phone 717-358-7198 Email [email protected] Education 1981 - 1985 University of Toronto. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics (Division of Geophysics) with Prof. Derek York, and Department of Geology with Prof. John A. Westgate. 1975 - 1980 Case Western Reserve University. Ph.D. 1981, Geochemistry (Prof. James L. Aronson, advisor). Dissertation Title: "The Volcanic History of the Hadar Early Man Site and the Surrounding Afar Region of Ethiopia". 1972 - 1975 Franklin and Marshall College. B.A. (Dean's List) 1975, Geology (Prof. Stanley A. Mertzman, advisor). Academic Research (1) Tectonic basin analyses and fracture pattern mapping for deep groundwater exploration: (2) Development and application of geological and geochemical techniques for the investigation of human impacts on the environment: (3) Water quality and watershed analyses; (4) Calibrating geological timescales; (5) Geology of human evolution. East African geology, geoarchaeology, and paleontology; interpretation of geological factors in faunal evolution, human evolution, climate change and paleoenvironments; (6) Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology (40Ar/39Ar, fission track, 137Cs, and 210Pb systematics); (7) Petrogenisis of volcanic rocks (8) Volcanology, tephrostratigraphy, and tectonic evolution of rift and plume volcanoes; (9) Paleoclimates, paleonvironments and climate change. Humanitarian Interests (1) The interplay of natural science and complex humanitarian emergencies; (2) Using remote sensing techniques and geological knowledge to monitor, map, and predict environmental disasters; (3) Disaster management; (4) Food security, water security, and environmental security around the globe, with an emphasis on Africa and the Near East. Professional Experience 2006-Present Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 2017-Present Co-Founder, Water Science Institute, Lancaster, PA. 2016-Present Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Power7, Washington, D.C. 2003-2016 Chief Science Officer, EarthWater Technologies, Alexandria, VA 2011-2012 Allan Cox Visiting Distinguished Professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. 2004-2005 Visiting Professor and Presidential Fellow, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Geological Sciences, Cleveland, OH 2002-2003 AAAS Diplomacy Fellow and Science Advisor to the Humanitarian Information Unit, INR, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. RCW Page 2 2000 -2002 Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Research Associate, Department of Geosciences, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. 1998 - 1999 Senior Scientist, Jack Satterly Geochronology Laboratory, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. 1994 - 1997 Chief Geologist, Institute of Human Origins, Berkeley. 1988 - 1994 Senior Research Associate, Berkeley Geochronology Center, Institute of Human Origins, Berkeley. 1985 - 1988 Assistant Research Professor and Fellow, Center for Geochronological Research, INSTAAR and Dept. of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. 1983 - 1985 Research Associate, Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Canada. 1981 - 1982 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, and the Department of Geology, University of Toronto, Canada. 1975 - 1980 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Service to the College 2006 - 2010 International Off-Campus Study Committee 2011 - 2012 Work Safety Committee 2011 - 2013 Radiation Safety Committee 2013 - 2016 Faculty Council (elected) 2016 - 2017 Provost’s Campaign Advisory Council 2016 - Present College Creativity and Innovation Advisory Group 2017 - Present Professional Standards Committee (elected) 2017 - Present Faculty Fellow to the Faculty Center Academic Projects 2010-Present Fracture Analyses of the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province of Pennsylvania: Using remote sensing and field-based measurements to test whether fractures and fracture patterns control karst formation and orientation, and groundwater flow in non-karst regions, as well as controlling other geomporphic features in the region (Co-Investigator with Tim Bechtel). 2008-Present Big Spring Run Restoration Experiment: A landscape scale experiment to test whether reshaping floodplains, streams, and riparian wetlands impacted by Legacy Sediment will improve ecosystem function and water quality. This experiment will enable us to assess whether ecosystem function and critical services can be effectively restored (Co-PI with Dorothy Merritts). 2002-present Natural Streams and the Legacy of Water-Powered Mills: Stratigraphic, historical, geochemical and geochronological evidence of erosion and sedimentation due to human impact on landscapes and valley bottoms from Pre- to Post-Settlement time (Co-PI with Dorothy Merritts). 2003-present South Korean Neo-Tectonics: Establishing a temporal setting for recent seismic activity in South Korea, and it’s relevance to seismic hazard regulations for the construction of nuclear power facilities on the southeast coast of South Korea (Co-PI with Dorothy Merritts; in collaboration with the Korean Institute for Geology and Mining). 1994 - Present Eritrean Geology and Geoarchaeology: Geological exploration of the northern Danakil and Afar Rift basins. Basin analysis: tectonics, volcanology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology and archaeology (three field seasons approximately two months each; 1995, 1997 and 1999). Project Director. 1975 - 1994 Volcanology, Geochemistry and Geoarchaeology of the Afar Region of Ethopia: Volcanology, igneous peterology, tephrostratigraphy and volcano-tectonic evolution of the Hadar and Middle Awash Deposits, and the Afar and Main Ethiopian Rifts, (8 field seasons of approximately three months each; 1976, RCW Page 3 1976, 1977, 1980, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1994); Project Co-Director since 1990. 1992 Kenyan Tectonics: Structural history of the Turkana Basin (one month). 1983 - 1986 Volcanology, petrology and geochronology of the Main Ethiopian Rift, (three field seasons of three months each; 1983, 1984, 1986), Project Director. 1980-1990 Tanzania, Geology and Geoarchaeology: Volcanology and tephrochronology of Olduvai Gorge, Laetoli, Lake Natron, and the Ngorongoro Volcanic Highlands (four field seasons of three months each; 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990). 1986 New Zealand Tephrastratigraphy: Quaternary tephrostratigraphy of the North Island (one month). 1983 Alaskan Tephrostratigraphy: Quaternary tephrostratigraphy of Alaska and Yukon (three months). 1974 California: Volcanology of the Medicine Lake shield volcano (four months). Groundwater Exploration Projects Directed geological and geophysical research pertaining to transformational groundwater exploration projects in: Afghanistan, Alberta (Canada), California (USA), Chile, Colombia, Colorado (USA), Egypt, Ghana, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Dakota (USA), Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Phillipines, St. Lucia, Texas (USA), Wyoming (USA), Turkey. Courses Taught Physical Geology; Landscape Geochemistry; Quaternary Geochronology (graduate level); Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry (graduate level); Human Evolution in its Geological Context (undergraduate and graduate levels); Geopolitics of Afghanistan; Geopolitics of Humanitarian Crises; Visual Design for Scientists, and Geoscience Seminar (capstone course for geoscience majors). Ph.D. Advisees 1983 - 1987 Giday WoldeGabriel, Ethiopian Citizen, Thesis Title: "Volcanic History of the Central Sector of the Main Ethiopian Rift", 1987, Geology Department, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. (Co-Advisor) 1986 - 1993 Paul Clement Manega, Tanzanian Citizen, Thesis Title: "Geochronology, Geochemistry and Isotopic Study of the Plio-Pleistocene Hominid Sites and the Ngorongoro Volcanic Highland in Northern Tanzania", 1993, Geology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. M.Sc. Advisees 1999-2002 Berhane Negasssi, Eritrean Citizen, Thesis Title: “Stratigtraphy of the Northern Danakil Rift Valley, Eritrea. Department of Geology, University of Texas, Austin. (Co-Advisor) B.A. Advisees Yoana Voynova (Honors), 2006; Alexandra Sullivan, 2006; Julie Weitzman (Honors), 2008; Zach Stein, 2008; Brian Hughes, 2009; Erik Ohlson, 2010; Yupu Zhao (Honors), 2010; Chris Fullinwider, 2010; Erik J. Olsen, 2011, Amy Jordan, 2011, Joe Galella, 2011, Jordan Appleyard, 2012, Danielle Verna, 2012, Peter Rippberger, 2012, Aaron Myers, 2013, Erin Peck, 2014, and Amy Moser, 2014 (Honors). A, Carter (B.A., F&M, 2015), C. Studnicki (B.A., F&M, 2016), S. Tabor (B.A., F&M, 2017) Thesis Committees 1987 - Present R.D. Ernst (B.Sc. Honors, University of Colorado, 1987), P.B. Maat (B.Sc. Honors, University of Colorado, 1987), P.C. Manega (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1993), T. Chernet (Ph.D. 1995, Miami University), T. Yemane RCW Page 4 (Ph.D., 1997, Iowa State Univ.), B. Negassi (M.Sc., 2002, University of Texas, Austin), A. Voynov (B.A., Honors, Franklin and Marshall, 2004), Y. Voynova (B.A. Honors, Franklin and Marshall College, 2006), J. Weitzman (B.A. Honors, Franklin and Marshall College, 2008), Courtney Haynes (B.A. Honors, Dickinson College, 2009), J. Herbert (B.A. Honors, Franklin and Marshall College, 2009), Erin Markey, B.A., Honors, F&M, 2015), Chi Xu, B.A., Honors, F&M, 2016). 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