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Geology Newsletter 2007 Final.Pub Geology & Planetary Science Newsletter 2006-2007 In this issue: • New faculty • Faculty Research • Alumni news • Lots of photos! Faculty Mark Abbott Associate Professor Thomas Anderson Professor Daniel Bain Assistant Professor Rosemary Capo Associate Professor Mark Collins Lecturer Emily Elliott Bezymianny Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, where PhD candidate Adam Carter uses thermal Assistant Professor infrared satellite data in combination with field-based methods to track thermal changes at the William Harbert volcano. Associate Professor Charles Jones Lecturer Michael Ramsey Two New Faculty Join Geology & Planetary Science Associate Professor In January 2007, the Depart- noted for its research on the trogen, and other coal combus- Michael Rosenmeier ment of Geology and Planetary Chesapeake Bay watershed. tion by-products in the country. Assistant Professor Science grew in number and in Elliott and Bain bring a variety Dr. Elliott’s research makes Ian Skilling stature with the arrival of Drs. of experiences and new exper- her uniquely qualified to ad- Assistant Professor Emily Elliott and Daniel Bain tise in geological and environ- dress this deposition, as she is Brian Stewart from Menlo Park, California, mental science, complement- completing a national study of Chair and Associate Professor where both had completed post- ing the department’s existing the isotopic concentration of Staff doctoral appointments with the strengths and extending its nitrate (nitrogen and oxygen) in Dolly Chavez U.S. Geological Survey. Prior to research focus to additional precipitation. Characterization Receptionist/Secretary working at USGS, Bain and important contemporary is- of these isotopic compositions Elliott received their doctorates sues. provides unprecedented infor- Deanna Hitchcock from Johns Hopkins University Academic Administrator Dr. Elliott, who grew up in mation on the sources of air in the Department of Geography southern Maryland, is an pollution and the processes Lorrie Robbins and Environmental Engineering. Department Administrator emerging national expert on determining the fate of this There they worked in Dr. Grace the sources and fate of air contamination in the atmos- Brush’s lab group, which is pollution. Pittsburgh phere. Department of Geology & is ground zero for Dr. Bain, a native of southeast- Planetary Science atmospheric pollution ern Ohio, brings a wealth of as regional coal com- research experience in geo- University of Pittsburgh bustion provides elec- morphology, geochemistry, 4107 O’Hara Street tric power for a signifi- and hydrology to the Depart- cant portion of the ment. Dr. Bain’s postdoctoral 200 SRCC U.S. As a result, soils work with the USGS focused Pittsburgh PA 15260 in the Pittsburgh re- on water-geochemical interac- gion receive some of tions in two very different set- 412-624-8780 the highest loads of tings. One aspect character- FAX: 412-624-3914 atmospherically de- ized the isotopic systematics of posited mercury, ni- www.geology.pitt.edu the oxidation of chromium via University of Pittsburgh Arts and Sciences Page 2 Geology & Planetary Science Newsletter Letter from the Chair Dear Alumni and Friends: dergraduate students in faculty number of tenured and ten- strides in elevating the Geol- research programs — and these ure-stream faculty in the ogy and Planetary Science I’d like to take this opportunity very often lead to exciting un- department was cut from research program toward on the Chair soapbox to high- dergraduate research projects twelve in the mid-1990s to those of the upper tier of light one of the most significant and honors theses, not to men- eight for most of the new geoscience departments, accomplishments of our de- tion opportunities to carry out century (we now have nine commensurate with the Uni- partment in the past few years: field work in remote and some- full-time positions counting versity of Pittsburgh’s stand- continued growth in research times exotic locations through- the one shared by Drs. Bain ing as one of the nation’s top funding from external sources. out the world. High levels of and Elliott); and (2) federal public research universities. Why is this important to the funding result in more visits and research funding in the earth mission of Geology and Plane- seminars from external collabo- sciences has taken a signifi- With best wishes, tary Science? Certainly, in the rators, and a generally more cant hit over the past several research arena, more funding vibrant and dynamic department years. In other words, we’re from agencies such as the atmosphere. doing more with less in National Science Foundation, every way. Training the next Brian Stewart NASA, DOE, and EPA is gen- Now let’s look at the numbers. genera- erally correlated with increased The university likes to track re- tion of publication output, greater search expenditures as a meas- geoscien- standing in the research com- ure of research funding produc- tists re- munity, and increased depart- tivity — this is the actual amount mains a ment visibility both within and of external funds researchers top prior- outside of Pitt. But research spend on things like lab sup- ity for us, funding also reverberates to plies, field work, and student but I other parts of our mission. support. As you can see in the thought More funding means greater accompanying chart, our re- you’d like graduate student support, al- search expenditures have in- to know lowing our students to focus on creased fivefold since 1990, that we their research projects and with a nearly monotonic rise are also high-quality scientific manu- over the last ten or so years. making scripts. External funding al- This increase is particularly im- great lows paid participation of un- pressive considering that (1) the Announcing our new G&PS Two new faculty (cont.) Administrator manganese oxides. This re- of a salary. However, they also scheduled to be completed in The Geology and Planetary search will aid in understand- have a great deal more time to May 2008. Science Department Ad- ing and remediating of environ- devote to research. In a market Dr. Bain will be teaching ministrator of 4+ years, Mat mental contamination from where dual-career couples and Groundwater every spring Romick, left Geology in late metals, including local brown- the “trailing spouse” are sources and Soils every other year. 2007 for another position field sites related to steel pro- of consternation and bitterness, Dr. Elliott will teach a course within the university. Mat duction. Another aspect of Dr. this arrangement elegantly in Watershed Biogeochemis- was highly successful at Bain’s postdoctoral research solves many potential problems. try every spring and a course focused on chemical weather- keeping the department As both professors have strong on Applications of Stable ing in the Santa Cruz terraces functioning smoothly and interests in geochemistry, their Isotopes in Environmental of California. His study is one balancing grant budgets arrival has resulted in enhanced Systems in alternate years of the first to couple basin- during his tenure at G&PS, analytical capability in depart- beginning next fall. These scale chemical dynamics with ment laboratories. New analyti- courses will not only and he will be missed. extensive characterization of cal equipment includes an ion strengthen the graduate pro- However, the department soil chemical weathering rates. chromatograph for the analysis gram, but will also allow ad- was lucky to identify and The simultaneous arrival of of major anionic species in wa- vanced undergraduates addi- hire a strongly qualified new Elliott and Bain is not simply a ter and a gamma spectrometer tional elective choices. The administrator, Lorrie Rob- big coincidence. They have for sediment dating (measures arrival of these two dynamic bins (formerly from the En- been working together since concentrations of gamma de- young researchers marks an vironmental and Occupa- graduate school and were mar- caying radio-isotopes), as well exciting time for the teaching tional Health Division of the ried in 2005. They join the as an upgrade to the depart- and research missions of the Graduate School of Public department in a relatively novel ment thermal ion mass spec- Department of Geology and Health), and anticipates no arrangement, by splitting a trometer and an additional gas Planetary Science. faculty position. Both teach isotope mass ratio mass spec- reduction in the pace or half the load of a normal fac- trometer. Laboratory renova- quality of department op- ulty member and receive half tions for Bain and Elliott are erations. 2006-2008 Page 3 to karst development,” Mary- resources, such as offshore oil Alaska and Pennsylvania after Alumni updates land Geological Survey, Report reserves and a successful fishing graduating with his BS in 1999. of Investigation 75, 101 p. industry. I am also a regular He writes, “Most recently I de- (2004). guest lecturer at Plymouth Uni- cided to pursue my aspirations John Boulanger (BS Environ- versity (the place where the Pil- of teaching and am working mental Geology, 2002) at- Elizabeth Bryant (MS 2002) is grims left England!) in contami- toward my Masters degree in tended the New Mexico Insti- living in Ventura, California. nated land. I have remained an education from Drexel Univer- tute of Mining and Technology She can be contacted at active caver, and for two years sity. I live in Philadelphia and in Socorro, NM, where he re- <[email protected]>. was the honorary secretary of the plan to teach high school earth ceived a MS in Hydrology in British Caving Association. I have and space science in the 2004. He writes, “I am cur- Stefanie Dilts Bernosky (BS continued to participate in inter- School District of Philadelphia.” rently employed with Klein- Geology 2004) writes “I re- national caving expeditions to felder (http:// ceived my MS in geology from Mexico, and am hoping to go to Erica Love (BS Geology, www.kleinfelder.com) as a UNC – Chapel Hill in 2006.
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