Dr. Shane V. Smith
DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Ph.D., Geology, 2005, Washington State University
- M.S., Geology, 1999, New Mexico State University
- B.A., Geology, 1997, University of Montana
PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT
- ES 390: Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Petrology
- ES 330: Hydrogeology
- ES 140: Natural Disasters
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Eruptive mechanisms of flood basalts
- Controls of river system development through geologic time
- Stream erosion enhanced by stormwater runoff
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
- Smith, S. V. (2017) Difficulties Determining Paleowind Direction from Eolianites on an Island: An Example from Pleistocene and Holocene Eolianites on San Salvador, Bahamas. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 49(6).
- Smith, S. V. (2016) Reconstructing Miocene Paleodrainage Networks in the Columbia River Basalt Group, Clearwater Embayment, ID and WA. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 48(7).
- Smith, S. V., and Dager-Smith, S. E. (2015) Developing Virtual Lab Activities for Online Geoscience and STEM Teacher Education Courses Using Web-Based Digital Technologies. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 47(7), 49.
- Smith, S. V., Wolff, J. A., and Ladderud, J. (2014) Dating the Columbia River Flood Basalts by Correlation of Interbedded Silicic Ash Layers. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 46(6), 576.
- Takeuchi, A., Hren, M. T., Smith, Shane V., Chamberlain, C. P., and Larson, P. B. (2010) Pedogenic carbonate carbon isotopic constraints on paleoprecipitation: Evolution of the desert in the Pacific Northwest, USA, in response to topographic development of the Cascade Range. Chemical Geology, 277, 323-335.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Phi Kappa Phi, 2017
- Chair, Geoscience Education Division, Geological Society of America, 2016-2017
- Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), 2007
- Sigma Gamma Epsilon (The National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences), 2000
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Geological Society of America
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers
- National Science Teachers Association