UMass Geomechanics

Education

Geological and Environmental Sciences PhD 1996,  Stanford University
Mechanical Engineering, PhD minor 1996, Stanford University
Civil Engineering MS 1991, Stanford University
Geological Engineering BSE cum laude1989, Princeton University

Work history

2004-present Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
2011 Visiting Scholar, University of Tasmania, Center for Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES)
2011 Guest Professor, Départment de Géosciences et Environnement, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France
1999-2004 Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
1996-1999 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison
1989-1990 Geotechnical Engineer at ENGEO, Concord California

Awards and Honors

• 2010 Elected to fellowship of the Geological Society of America
• 2010 University of Massachusetts Distinguished Academic Outreach Teaching Award
• 2008 Keynote speaker for the National Science Foundation’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month program.  Talk title: Use Your Hands: Geologists and High School Students Investigate Fault Evolution
• 2000-2001National Association of Geosciences Teachers Distinguished Speaker
• 1999 Editor’s citation for excellence in refereeing for Journal of Geophysical Research
• 1994-1995 Lieberman Fellow, Scholarship and University Service (Stanford)
• 1994 Stanford University Centennial Teaching Award
• 1993-1994 Corning Fellowship, for research in materials science (Stanford)
• 1989 W. Taylor Thom Jr., Prize, Excellence in Geological Engineering (Princeton)

Professional Service

• 2007-present Officer for the Structural Geology & Tectonics division of the Geological Society of America
• 2007-2010 Editorial board of Geology
• 2007-2011 Editorial board of Journal of Structural Geology
• 2007 NSF Committee of Visitors for Geoscience Education Programs
• 2004-2006 GSA Engineering Geology Division Best paper award committee
• 2002 Northeast GSA meeting technical program co-chair
• served on various NSF panels and COV 2004, 2005, 2008 & 2009
• 2003 Co-chair annual GSA meeting session with Juliet Crider and Luke Jensen, Advances in Rock Mechanics
• 2006 Co-chair Fall AGU session with Mario Del Castello, Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Numerical Models of Fold and Thrust Belts
• 2008 ISIS summer school on Rates States and Dates
• 2010 Organizing committee of the Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum in Madison, WI
• 2010 Co-chair Fall AGU session with Saad Haq and Leonardo Cruz, Advances in 2-D and 3-D Numerical and Analog Modeling of Mountain Building and Plate Deformation
• 2012 will Co-chair Northeast GSA session with Phil Resor, Modeling Deformation from the Micro to the Macro