She uses observations and computer models to determine the elemental abundances produced Schwarz studies interacting binary stars, specifically classical nova explosions. Associate Professor and Assistant ChairpersonĬourses Taught: Other Worlds-Other Stars, Geology of the Solar System, Intermediate Astronomy, Historyĭr. STEM fields that will focus on retention through professional development, mentoring, Start WISER - WCU Improving STEM Education Through Residency, a residency M.Ed. Million grant from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Track 2 Division to Roemmele and colleagues in the Secondary Education Department received a $1.5 Roemmele taught high school and middle school science for 15 years in New Jersey,ĭuring which time he was President of the New Jersey Earth Science Teachers Association.ĭr. SinceĪrriving at WCU, he has written an introductory geology textbook, and has createdĪ growing series of instructional demonstration videos and virtual reality field trips. In NSTA's Science Teacher and Science Scope, and NESTA's The Earth Scientist. Roemmele develops and collaborates on new activitiesĪnd scaffolds that promote active 3-dimensional learning and teaching and has published His research focused on introductory geology students and the topics andĪctivities initiate changes in their attitudes and conceptual understanding and develop Sciences Department at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, focusing on geoscienceĮducation. from the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Middle Grades, Geosciences and the Movies and MediaĬhristopher Roemmele received his PhD. NikitinaĮngages undergraduate students in field research through course projects and internships.Ĭourses Taught: Introductory Geology, Science Methods for the Early Grades, Science Methods for the In the past she hasĬonducted research on active volcanoes of Kamchatka and Kuril Islands. She uses salt marsh sediments to reconstructĪ geological record of past hurricane strikes along the coast. Systems of the Delaware Bay and New Jersey. Nikitina studies the impact of rising sea levels and severe storms on the coastal With a group of WCU students and collaborators,ĭr. Research interests include recent sea level changes along the Atlantic coast of the Of landforms and the earth surface processes that create and change them. Nikitina’s background is in the systematic study Nikitina took students to explore the Peruvian Amazon and She also leads a studyĪbroad field course focused on the geology and environment of different places of Geology, Holocene climate change and sea level fluctuations. Nikitina's research and teaching interests are related to Geomorphology, Coastal One such system outputted short-term probabilistic forecastsįor fog dissipation at the San Francisco Airport, while a second system aided air-trafficĬontrollers in short-term decision-making during thunderstorm events.Ĭourses Taught: Geomorphology, Coastal Geomorphology, Introduction to Oceanography, Internationalĭr. work focused on constructing prototype forecast systems for Has written several research articles relating to statistical weather forecasting. Utility company, where he developed statistical algorithms, constructed short-termĮnergy products, and communicated weather forecasts with energy traders. InĢ003-2004, Joby moved to Cincinnati, OH, where he worked at Cinergy Corp., a Mid-West New York Times, and taught an introductory meteorology course at his alma mater. Joby also worked asĪ weather forecaster at Accu-Weather, a writer for the weather page presented in The Meteorologist for "Weather World", a PBS daily weather program. While studying meteorology at Penn State, Dr. Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.Ĭourses Taught: Introduction to Meteorology, Advanced Meteorology, Introduction to Our Atmosphere He is a Past President of the PennsylvaniaĬouncil of Professional Geologists and currently serves on the Pennsylvania State Geological Survey, and worked as a consultant at Helmke has taught at academic institutionsĪcross the US, worked for the U.S. Stormwater and wastewater management, drone-borne geophysics and remote sensing, andĮmergency response to natural disasters. Other areas of active research include sinkholes and subsidence, His research specialty is groundwater and contaminant transport modeling in fractured State University and a BS in Geology/Environmental Science from Antioch University. He holds a PhD in Geology and Water Resources from Iowa Helmke is a hydrogeologist with over 30 years of experience as an educator andĮnvironmental consultant. Courses Taught: Hydrogeology, Advanced Hydrogeology, Fundamentals of Soil, Geophysics,Įngineering Geology, Introduction to Geology, Geology of National Parks, and The Scienceĭr.
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