CYNTHIA VENN POSITION: PROFESSOR EDUCATION: 1996 Ph.D. Geology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dissertation:

"Foraminiferal Populations of Two Salt Marshes of St. Catherines Island, Georgia - Paleoecological Implications", Harold B. Rollins, advisor

1980 M.S. Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 1974 B.A. General Biology, cum laude, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. ACADEMIC POSITIONS/TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2014-present Professor, Bloomsburg Univ., Bloomsburg, PA 2001-2014 Associate Professor, Bloomsburg Univ., Bloomsburg, PA 1996-2001 Assistant Professor, Bloomsburg Univ., Bloomsburg, PA 1994 (Fall) Part-time Instructor, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1993, 1995 Instructor, Wallops Island Marine Science Consortium College Summer

Program, Wallops Island, VA 1993-1995 Instructor, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 1993 (Spring) Teaching Fellow, Univ. of Pittsburgh 1983-1993 Docent, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA 1986-1992 Assistant Professor (adjunct), Millersville Univ., Marine Science Consortium

College Summer Program, Wallops Island, VA 1991 (Fall) Part-Time Instructor, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1990-1991 Teaching Fellow, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1989-1990 Assistant Professor, Kutztown Univ., Kutztown, PA 1988-1989 Graduate Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center, Univ. of

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1987 (Fall) Assistant Professor (adjunct), Millersville Univ., Millersville, PA 1985-1986 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Univ. of Pittsburgh 1983-1985 Graduate Assistant, College of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Pittsburgh 1980-1982 Instructor of Oceanography, Department of Earth Sciences, Millersville State

College, Millersville, PA 1979-1980 Research Assistant, Chemical Oceanography, Texas A&M Univ. 1975-1979 Graduate Research Assistant, Biological Oceanography, Texas A&M Univ. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Environmental controls on gooseneck barnacle distribution and growth rates in the

tropical Pacific Forensic applications of barnacles in marine environments Microhabitats and associated flora in coastal salt marshes in relation to sea-level rise Water quality in Pennsylvania streams and abandoned mine drainages Associations between meiofauna and sea ice

COURSES TAUGHT (since 2001): Oceanography (every semester) Aqueous Geochemistry

Environmental Geology

Natural Disasters Physical Geology Physical Geology Laboratory Historical Geology Scanning Electron Microscopy: Marine Applications (Summer 2001, 2003) Wetlands Ecology Special Topics: Understanding Geologic Processes Through an Appalachian Transect (11 day field course) Special Topics in Field Geology (14 day field courses in S. California, 2014, 2015) Marine Geology (by arrangement)

Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (by arrangement) Earth Materials (Spring 2016) REFEREED PUBLICATIONS: Magni, P. A., Venn, C.. Aquila, I., Pepe, F., Ricci, R., Di Nunzio, C., Ausania, F., Dadour, Ian R.

2014. Evaluation of the floating time of a corpse found in a marine environment using the barnacle Lepas anatifera L. (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Pedunculata). Forensic Science International 247: e6-e10.

Hemple, J. C., Venn, C., and Storrick, G. D. 1994. Geology of the Rio Corredores Basin. In: Hemple, J. C. and Peacock, N. (Eds.). Costa Rica Project, Report of Work, 1989-1991. National Speleological Society Bulletin, Special Issue.

Skoog, S., Venn, C., and Simpson, E. L. 1994. Distribution of Diopatra cuprea across modern tidal flats: implications for Skolithos. Palaios 9(2): 188-201.

Pequegnat, W. E. and Venn, C. 1980. Meiofauna project. In: Flint, R. W. and Rabalais, N. N. (eds.). Environmental Studies, South Texas Outer Continental Shelf, 1975-77, Final report submitted to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Contract No. AA551-CT8-51.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS: Gowing, M.M., Riggs, B.E. and Venn, C. (2001). Viruses infecting algae and protozoans in

Ross Sea winter ice communities. Antarctic Journal of the United States 33: 42-46.

PAPERS IN PREPARATION (papers with undergraduates marked with *): Venn, C., J. Hranitz, J. Brunskill, and M. Shepard. An Interdisciplinary Project in

Undergraduate Education: Salt Marsh Vegetation, Distribution of Salt Marsh Invertebrates, and the Application of Geographic Information Science. Journal of Submission: Journal of Geoscience Education.

Venn, C. Effects of El Nino/La Nina Cycles on Gooseneck Barnacle Distribution in

the Tropical Pacific. Journal of Submission: Marine Ecology Progress Series. Venn, C. and C.P. Hallen, Rock-Water Interaction: A Semester Long Discovery

Based Laboratory Exercise to Reinforce Concepts of Solubility and

Equilibrium in Aqueous Geochemistry. Journal of Submission: Journal of Geoscience Education.

Hranitz, J.M. and C. Venn. Climatic variation affects breeding activity and

reproductive effort of a population of American Toads in Oklahoma. Journal of Submission: Journal of Herpetology.

*Moore, J.T., L.K. Downs, C.D. Bower, G.M. Barrile, N.E. Ramirez, J.M. Hranitz,

and C. Venn. Survey of Macroinvertebrates and Association with Vegetative Cover in a High Salt Marsh in Virginia. Journal of Submission: Wetlands.

*Waltemyer, K., C. Venn and S.C.Whisner. The inorganic water chemistry of Alexander

Caverns (Mifflin County, PA). Journal of Submission: The Journal of Cave and Karst Studies.

PAPERS/POSTERS PRESENTED AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS: (*with undergraduate authors) *Mattesini, Matthew M.; Venn, Cynthia and Whisner, Jennifer K. Vegetation cover and

groundwater monitoring of a tidally-restricted salt marsh in Greenbackville, Virginia, USA. Presented at CERF 2015, 8-12 November 2015, Portland, OR.

*Maza, Zach; Buynevich, Ilya, and Venn, Cynthia. 2015. Not just fool’s gold: XRF and SEM analysis of the effects of pyrite on a K-PG outcrop. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.342.

*Napkora, Frank Z.; Venn, Cynthia; Hallen, Christopher P.; and Mitchell, Audra I. 2015. A sedimentological assessment of the effectiveness of the Pine Forest acid mine drainage treatment system, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.729.

*Mitchell, Audra I., Venn, Cynthia, Hallen, Christopher P., and Napkora, Frank Z. 2015. Anoxic limestone drain – remediation of Pine Forest Mine in St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.728.

*Mattesini, Matthew M.; Whisner, Jennifer K. and Venn, Cynthia. Using water levels and salinity to characterize the flow regime in a tidally-restricted mid-Atlantic salt marsh in Greenbackville, VA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.327.

*Tompkins, Dan; Venn, Cynthia; Hallen, Christopher P. and Ricker, Matthew. 2015. Anthropogenic Effects on Soil and Stream Chemistry in the Middle Schuylkill River Watershed. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 7, p.729.

*Pritzlaff, Amanda, Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2015. A Profile of Metal Bioaccumulation in Selected Invertebrates from the Eastern and Western Shores of the Susquehanna River near Hummel’s Wharf, Pennsylvania. Presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 22-26 March 2015.

Cornell, Sean; Oakley, Adrienne; Venn, Cynthia and Whisner, Jennifer K. 2015. Monitoring impacts of sea-level rise and anthropogenic impacts on a mid-Atlantic mainland salt marsh in Greenbackville, Chincoteague Bay, Virginia. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.126

.*Coleman, Shelby S., Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2015. Drinking before drilling: a study of three pristine water sites in Sullivan County, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.78.

*Brown, Morgan C., Halat, Kyle A., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2015. A look at the effectiveness of Scarlift 15 acid mine drainage treatment system on discharge into Shamokin Creek near Ranshaw (Northumberland County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.135

*Rizzuto, James R., Mattesini, Matthew M., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2015. Geochemical analysis of wetland and streams in the Heberly Run watershed: western source waters of the East Branch of Fishing Creek, Sullivan County, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.60

*Mattesini, Matthew M., Whisner, Jennifer K., Venn, Cynthia, McElhaney, Dylan and Cornell, Sean. 2015. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.119

*Tompkins, Daniel, Bond, Kody A., Napkora, Frank Z., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2015. Geochemical analysis of streams in the Sullivan Branch watershed: eastern source waters of the East Branch of Fishing Creek, Sullivan County, PA. 2015. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.60

*Rosengrant, Chris W., Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2015. Water quality analysis of Fishing Creek: has fracking impacted Bloomsburg’s water supply? 2015. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 47, No. 3, p.79.

*Venn, C., Whisner, J.B., Mattesini, M. M., McElhaney, D., and Cornell, S. R. 2015. Establishment of a hydrologic network to monitor the effects of sea-level change on vegetation in a mid-Atlantic salt marsh near Wallops Island, Virginia, USA. 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain (22-27 February 2015)

*Mattesini, M. M., Venn, C., Whisner, J.B., and Shepard, M. 2015. Assessing salt marsh vegetation and quantifying the effects of storms and sea level rise in coastal Virginia, USA, using satellite imagery. 2015 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain (22-27 February 2015)

Mattesini, M.M., Venn, C. Whisner, J.B. and Shepard, M. 2014. Assessment of Changes in a Salt Marsh near Wallops Island, BA, following Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. Fall 2014 Meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Galloway, NJ (30 October - 1 November 2014)

*Eichenlaub, Lynnette, Hallen, Christopher and Venn, Cynthia. 2014. Water quality study at Mike’s Lake, a catch and release pond in Wyalusing (Bradford County), PA Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 2, p.102.

*Kresch, Robert; Whisner, Jennifer; Hallen, Christopher; and Venn, Cynthia. 2014. Intensive sampling of a methane-rich residential water well outside the Marcellus Shale development region, Montour County, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 2, p.125.

*Pritzlaff, Amanda; Hallen, Christopher; and Venn, Cynthia. 2014. Annual Snapshot #5: Susquehanna River water chemistry at Danville, Watsontown, and Shady Nook, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 2, p.102.

*Rodemer, Franklin; Hallen, Christopher; and Venn, Cynthia. 2014. A summer study of three acidic mine drainages utilizing passive limestone treatment systems in Schuylkill County, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 46, No. 2, p.124.

Venn, Cynthia. 2014. Using map exercises as an integrative tool in a general education Oceanography course. 2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii (23-28 February 2014).

Whisner, S. Christopher, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. A multidisciplinary approach to teaching through residential water well sampling: Combining structural geology, aqueous geochemistry and hydrogeology into a cohesive exercise in Northeastern PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 69. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Clinefelter, Alex J., Eichenlaub, Lynnette A., Waltemyer, Kendi L., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. Water quality of a naturally-occurring mineral spring and environs at Worlds End State Park (Sullivan County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 57. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Kitting, Sarah E., Kresch, Robert S., Brandt, Corinne A., Alarcon Canto, Felipe, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 56. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Plastow, Michele T., Pisanchyn, Matthew R., Pfister, Samantha, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. A geochemical analysis of an acid mine drainage treatment system near Ranshaw (Northumberland County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 56. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Kresch, Robert S., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. Searching for sources of trace metals in the Susquehanna River near Byers Island, Shamokin Dam (Northumberland County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 56. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Pfister, Samantha, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2013. Geochemical baseline study of ten stream sites in the Briar Creek watershed (Columbia County, PA) in relation to land use and geology of the surrounding area. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 56. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Rodemer, Franklin E., Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2013. Influence of the Oneida #3 acid mine drainage and passive limestone treatment system on Little Tomhicken Creek near Oneida (Luzerne County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 57. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

*Waltemyer, Kendi L., Venn, Cynthia, Hallen, Christopher P. and Whisner, S.Christopher. 2013. A study of Alexander Caverns (Mifflin County, PA): Water chemistry and structural geology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No. 1, p. 55. Northeastern Section meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 18-20 March 2013.

Venn, C. and Hallen, C.P. 2013. A model for incorporating embedded research and service learning into an undergraduate course in Aqueous Geochemistry. 2013. ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, 17-22 February 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana.

*Culp, Brian M., Venn, Cynthia, Brunskill, Jeff and Shepard, Michael. 2011. Application and Evaluation of Developed Remote Sensing Techniques to Identify and Track Changes of Subzones within a Salt Marsh near Wallops Island, VA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.5, p. 619. GSA Annual Meeting, 9-12 October 2012, Minneapolis, MN.

*Paiva, Kathleen A., Venn, Cynthia, and Harris, Martha. 2011. Teaching Geographic Features to the Visually Impaired Using Tactile Methodology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.5, p. 255. GSA Annual Meeting, 9-12 October 2012, Minneapolis, MN.

*Evans, Janelle L., Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2012. A water quality analysis of Hunters Lake (Sullivan County, Pennsylvania). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109. Northeastern Section meeting, Hartford, CT, 18-20 March 2012.

*Heller, Caitlin E., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2012. Annual Snapshot #3: Susquehanna River water chemistry at Milton, Danville, Watsontown and Shady Nook, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109. Northeastern Section meeting, Hartford, CT, 18-20 March 2012.

*Reed, Eliza S., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2012. Attempt #2: Quest for point sources of metals and sulfate into the Susquehanna River near Byers Island, Shamokin Dam (Northumberland County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 110. Northeastern Section meeting, Hartford, CT, 18-20 March 2012.

*Weicht, Derek C., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2012. Influence of the Oneida #3 mine tunnel drainage on Little Tomhicken Creek before and after the repair of an AMD passive treatment system. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109. Northeastern Section meeting, Hartford, CT, 18-20 March 2012.

*Yamrich, Jaclyn M., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2012. Baseline water chemistry assessment of Little Fishing Creek, Columbia County, PA, preceding fracking of Marcellus Shale. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 48. Northeastern Section meeting, Hartford, CT, 18-20 March 2012.

*Venn, Cynthia, Hranitz, John, Shepard, Michael, Brunskill, Jeff and Culp, Brian. 2011. A model for integrating undergraduate research into course content across disciplines: salt marsh mapping as a focus for courses in Remote Sensing, GIS, Field Zoology, Marine Ecology and Wetlands Ecology. Presented at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 6-10 November 2011, Daytona Beach, Florida.

*Venn, C., Culp, B. P., Brunskill, J.C., and Shepard, M.K. 2011. A technique for monitoring salt marsh subhabitats: Integration of Quickbird satellite imagery with GIS to map subzones in a Virginia salt marsh. Presented at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, 6-10 November 2011, Daytona Beach, Florida.

Whisner, Jennifer and Venn, Cynthia. 2011. Connecting Coursework to the Real World: In the Field with a Large Primarily Non-Science Major Class. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 103. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Venn, Cynthia, Hallen, Christopher P., Chamuris, Elizabeth C., Idzenga, Justin C., Kaldon, Laura G., Merieski, Ross G. and Yamrich, Jaclyn M. 2011. Rock-Water Interaction: A Semester Long Discovery Based Laboratory Exercise Designed to Reinforce Concepts of Solubility and Equilibrium in Aqueous Geochemistry. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 146. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Culp, Brian, Venn, Cynthia, and Brunskill, Jeff. 2011. Integration of Quickbird Satellite Imagery and GIS to Map Subzones within a Salt Marsh near Wallops Island, VA. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 132. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Paiva, Kathleen A., Venn, Cynthia, and Harris, Martha. 2011. Development of Touch Maps to Aid the Visually-Impaired in Developing Spatial Awareness of Oceanographic and Geographic Features. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 147. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011. (Also accepted for the PA LORL Posters on the Hill competition in April 2011)

*Idzenga, Justin C., Venn, Cynthia, Hallen, Christopher P. 2011. The Pine Forest Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System, St. Clair, Schuylkill County, PA: an Anoxic Limestone Drain with an Oxygen Problem. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 105. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011. (Also accepted for the PA LORL Posters on the Hill competition in April 2011)

*Ochal, Kimberly, Hallen, Christopher P., and Venn, Cynthia. 2011. A Snapshot of Water Quality in the Susquehanna in Summer 2010: Influence of Byers Island, Shamokin Creek, and the Shamokin Dam Power Plant on Local Susquehanna River Water. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 105. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

* Merieski, Ross G., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2011. Oneida #3 Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment Facility (Schuylkill County, PA): Efficacy of Treatment on pH, Aluminum, and Alkalinity during Low Mine Discharge. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 106. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Kaldon, Laura G., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2011. Preparing for Marcellus Drilling: 1. Existing Water Quality at Mud Lake and Adjacent Wetland, Crystal Lake Camps, Lycoming/Sullivan County, PA. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 107. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Chamuris, Elizabeth C., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2011. Preparing for Marcellus Drilling: 2. Crystal Lake Water Chemistry Assessment, Crystal Lake Camps, Lycoming/Sullivan County, PA. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 107. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

*Yamrich, Jaclyn M., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2011. Preparing for Marcellus Drilling: 3. Water Quality Assessment for Bear Creek and Wild Rice Lake, Crystal Lake Camps, Lycoming/Sullivan County, PA. Geological Society of America 2011 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 43, No.1, p. 107. Northeastern and North-Central Sections joint meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, 20-22 March 2011.

Venn, Cynthia; Culp, Brian; Huot, Dave; Shepard, Michael; and Brunskill, Jeffrey. 2011. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science as Tools to Track Changes in Salt Marsh Vegetation in Wallops Island, VA. Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 13-18, 2011.

*Culp, Brian and Venn, Cynthia. 2010. Use of Quickbird satellite imagery to distinguish subzones within a salt marsh near Wallops Island, VA. Fall meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Kitty Hawk, NC, November 4-6, 2010. (Also accepted for the Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill in April 2011 – one of 74 accepted out of over 700 applicants)

*Ochal, Kimberly, Hallen, Christopher P., and Venn, Cynthia. 2010. A Snapshot of Water Quality in the Susquehanna in Summer 2010: Influence of Byers Island, Shamokin Creek, and the Shamokin Dam Power Plant on Local Susquehanna River Water. 5th Annual State of the Susquehanna meeting, Lewisburg, PA, October 22-23, 2010.

*Kaldon, Laura G., Hallen, Christopher P., and Venn, Cynthia. 2010. Assessment of the Water Quality in the North Branch, West Branch, and Main Stem of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2010. 5th Annual State of the Susquehanna meeting, Lewisburg, PA, October 22-23, 2010.

*Eyerly, Michael; Hallen, Christopher; Venn, Cynthia; and Rier, Steven. 2010. Water quality assessment along transects crossing the north branch, west branch, and main stem of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2009 (final paper number: 733), American Chemical Society Spring 2010 National Meeting & Exposition , San Francisco, CA, March 21 – 25, 2010.

*Eyerly, Michael; Venn, Cynthia; Hallen, Christopher; and Rier, Steven. 2010. Will Gas Production from the Marcellus Shale Impact Water Quality in the Susquehanna River? A Snapshot of Water Quality in the Susquehanna in Summer 2009. Geological Society of America 2010 Abstracts with Programs, 42 (1):182.Northeastern/Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 13-16 March 2010.

*Paouncic, Valyn M., Freed, Mark T., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2010. Should We Treat the Mine Drainage or Treat the Creek? Characterization of Oneida #3 Acid Mine Drainage and its Effects on Little Tomhicken Creek, Hazleton (Luzerne County), PA. Geological Society of America 2010 Abstracts with Programs vol. 42 (1):182. Northeastern/Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 13-16 March 2010.

*Freed, Mark T., Paouncic, Valyn M., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2010. Aluminum and pH at the Oneida #1 Mine Discharge near Hazleton (Luzerne County), PA: How Effective is the Passive Linestone Treatment System? Geological Society of America 2010 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No.1, p. 183. Northeastern/Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 13-16 March 2010.

*Armstrong, Taylor, Huot, David, Brunskill, Jeffrey C., and Venn, Cynthia. 2010. Creating Vegetation Maps of Salt Marsh Vegetation Zones near Wallops Island, VA, Using Field Survey Data and a GIS Approach. Geological Society of America 2010 Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 42, No. 1, p. 134. Northeastern/Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 13-16 March 2010.

Venn, Cynthia, Brunskill, Jeffrey C., and Hranitz, John. 2010. Can Microenvironments in Low and High Marsh Areas of Mid-Atlantic Coastal Salt Marshes be Quantified by Remote Sensing and Used to Assess Changes in Salt Marsh Habitat over Time? Eos Trans. AGU, 91(26), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract IT25E-12.

Venn, Cynthia, Hranitz, John, and Brunskill, Jeffrey C. 2010. An Interdisciplinary Project across Disciplines in Undergraduate Education: Salt Marsh Vegetation, Distribution of Salt Marsh Invertebrates, and the Application of Geographic Information Science. Presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, January 3-7, 2010, Seattle, WA.

*Eyerly, Michael; Barkanic, Emily; Hallen, Christopher; Rier, Steven and Venn, Cynthia. 2009. “Water Quality Assessment along Transects Crossing the North Branch, West Branch, and Main Stem of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2009”, 4th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium, Lewisburg, PA, September 25, 2009 AND at the SRHCES Marcellus Shale Workshop, Williamsport, PA, January 29, 2010.

*Venn, Cynthia; Hallen, Christopher P.; Fordham, Maile S., Freed, Mark T.; Hoffman, Drew B.; Hunsberger, Deborah L., Paouncic, Valyn M.; Rehrer, Justin R.; Smith, Joshua A.; and Snyder, Carissa D. 2009. A Field and Lab Exercise Demonstrating the influence of Sample Treatment on Alkalinity Measurements. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 12. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Hoffman, Drew B., Hunsberger, Deborah L., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2009. Comparison of Abandoned Mine Drainage at Big Mine Run (Schuylkill Co.) and Stirling Discharge in Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 106. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Paouncic, Valyn M., Freed, Mark T., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2009. Geochemical Effects of Passive Limestone Treatment on Oneida #1 Acidified Mine Discharge near Hazleton (Luzerne Co.) Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 106. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Pohle, Kristin, McLaurin, Brett, and Venn, Cynthia. 2009. Grain Size Analysis of Stream Sediments in Bow Creek Fen in Mountain Top (Luzerne Co.), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 106-107. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Rehrer, Justin R., Smith, Joshua A., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2009. Assessment of the Effectiveness of a Vertical Flow Wetland Passive Treatment System for Abandoned Mine Drainage. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 106. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Snyder, Carissa D., Fordham, Maile S., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2009. Characterization of Surface Water in a Fen in Mountain Top, Luzerne Co., PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 41 (3): 106. Northeastern Section meeting, Portland, ME, 22-24 March 2009.

*Venn, Cynthia; Kinkead, Emily; and Hranitz, John. 2009. Pedunculate Barnacle Populations on Two Buoys in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Correlation with Environmental Conditions. International Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Nice, France, January 25-29, 2009.

*Small, Colleen E., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2008. Water Analysis of Bow Creek Fen near Mountain Top (Luzerne County), PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 40 (1). Northeastern Section meeting, Buffalo, NY, 27-29 March 2008.

*Stempko, Trinity and Venn, Cynthia. 2008. Growth Rate Determinations for Lepas anatifera (Cirripedia:Lepadidae) in the Tropical Pacific Using Shell Growth Patterns and In-situ Temperature Records. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, January 2-6, 2008.

*Venn, Cynthia and Stempko, Trinity. 2007. Variations in Shell Growth of Lepas anatifera on a Buoy in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: A Way to Determine Growth Rates? Summer meeting of The Crustacean Society, October 14-17, 2007, Coquimbo, Chile.

*Britch, Stephanie, Sherry, Joseph M., Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2007. Geochemistry of Mineral Spring and its Effect on Cold Run, World’s End State Park, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 39 (1): 101. Northeastern Section meeting, Durham, NH, 12-14 March 2007.

*Katz, Ezekial, Sherry, Joseph, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2007. Geochemical Environment of the Stirling Mine and Big mine Run Discharges in the Western Middle Anthracite Field, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 39 (1): 101. Northeastern Section meeting, Durham, NH, 12-14 March 2007.

*Nawrocki, Kevin, Scull, Roger, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2007. The Effect of Mine Drainage on Tomhicken Creek, Schuylkill County PA: Analysis of Water Chemistry and Metal Deposition. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 39 (1): 101. Northeastern Section meeting, Durham, NH, 12-14 March 2007.

*Britch, Stephanie, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2007. Geochemistry and Hydrology of a wetland in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 39 (1): 100. Northeastern Section meeting, Durham, NH, 12-14 March 2007.

Venn, Cynthia, Sherry, Joseph M., and Halchak, Jennifer. 2007. Iron-precipitating Microbes at an Anthracite Mine Discharge Site and a Natural Mineral Spring in Pennsylvania: a Comparative Scanning Electron Microscope Study. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography 2007 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, February 4-9, 2007, Abstracts p. 186. Santa Fe, NM

Venn, Cynthia, 2006. Assessment of Temporal and Spatial Variations in the Subsurface Distribution of Pedunculate Barnacles (Cirripedia, Lepadidae) across the Tropical Pacific Ocean. Summer meeting of The Crustacean Society, May 22-26, 2006. Juneau, Alaska.

Venn, Cynthia. 2006. Assessing Controls on Subsurface Settlement and Growth of Barnacles of the Genus Conchoderma in the Tropical Pacific Using the TAO Array and Data Set. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography summer meetings, June 4-9, 2006. Victoria, B.C., Canada

*Sherry, Joseph, Venn, Cynthia, and Hallen, Christopher P. 2006. Microbial and Geochemical Environment of the Stirling Mine Discharge in the Middle Anthracite Field in Shamokin, PA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 38 (7). GSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 22-25 October 2006.

Venn, Cynthia. 2005. Pelagic Barnacle Settlement on a Buoy in the Eastern Tropical Pacific during the 1997/1998 ENSO: Relationship to Wind and Current Patterns. ASLO Summer Meeting, June 19-24, 2005, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Venn, Cynthia, Miossec, L., and Le Gouvello, R. 2005. Assessing Fouling Potential by Pelagic Barnacles in the Tropical Pacific Using a Fixed Mooring Array and a Moving Windsurfer. International Crustacean Conference VI, July 18-22, 2005, Glasgow, Scotland.

*Becker, G., Wade, S., Riggins, J., Cullen, T., Venn, C., and Hallen, C. 2005. Effect of Bast Mine Treatment Discharge on Big Mine Run AMD and Mahanoy Creek in the Western Middle Anthracite Field of Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 1, p. 81. Northeastern Section meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2005.

Halchak, J. and Venn, C. 2005. Comparative Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of Acid Mine Drainage Sediments in Big Mine Run near Ashland, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 1, p. 79. Northeastern Section meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2005.

*Hertzog, J., Sullivan, M., Venn, C., and Hallen, C. 2005. Investigation of Kline's Creek Section of the Roaring Creek Watershed. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 1, p. 81. Northeastern Section meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2005.

*Pittenger, J., Sines, C., McGovern, D., Kokas, J., Venn, C., and Hallen, C. 2005. Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Sites in Central Pennsylvania: Big Mine Run Versus Stirling Discharge. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 1, p. 81. Northeastern Section meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2005.

*Sines, C., Venn, C., and Braun, D. 2005. Groundwater quality analysis of southeastern Somerset County Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no. 1, p. 80. Northeastern Section meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, 14-16 March 2005.

*Venn, C. and Taylor, K., and J.M. Hranitz. 2004. Variation in surface distribution of Conchoderma auritum across the tropical Pacific. ASLO/TOS Ocean Research 2004 Conference, February 15-20, 2004, Honolulu, HI

Fabrega-Climent, J., Venn, C., Hranitz, J.M. 2004. Subsurface distribution of the pedunculate barnacle Conchoderma virgatum in the Tropical Pacific. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meetings, January 5-9, 2004, New Orleans, LA

*Venn, C. and Lenig, J. 2003. Unique pattern of barnacle settlement associated with the 1997-1998 ENSO. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meetings, January 4-8, 2003, Toronto, Canada

Fountain, M.P.; Hranitz, J.M.; Venn, C.; Klinger, T.S. 2003. Analysis of VNTR locus variation in two species of gooseneck barnacle (Lepas). Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meetings, January 4-8, 2003, Toronto, Canada

* Venn, C., Bruggeman, A., Kosmer, W.J., Szymanski, E., Yankay, S.C., and Hallen, C.P. 2001. Temperature, pH, and carbon dioxide saturation: a laboratory exercise. Northeast GSA Regional Meetings, March 12-14, 2001, Burlington, VT, GSA Abstracts with Programs 33(1)

Venn, C. 2001. Hydrographic conditions and pelagic barnacle species distribution in the Equatorial Pacific: a five year time series. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meetings, Albuquerque, NM, February 12-16, 2001.

*Khan, S., Ngo, D., Fountain, M., Venn, C. and Hranitz, J. 2000. Isolation of Genomic DNA and DNA Fingerprints in the Stalked Barnacle, Lepas anatifera. Research Day for Regional Universities 2000, University of Central Oklahoma, October 27, 2000.

Venn, C, Ulicny, P.S., Bernhardt, P., and Hranitz, J. 2000. Comparison of morphologies of Lepas anatifera (Linne) collected from TAO buoys in the tropical Pacific during the El Niño/La Niña of 1997/1998. ASLO 2000 meetings, Copenhagen Denmark, June 5-9, 2000.

Venn, C. 1998. Gooseneck barnacle settlement in the Tropical Pacific: Potential signal for the onset of El Niño conditions. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 79(1): 49.

Venn, C. 1997. Pelagic barnacles in the tropical Pacific: Proxies for hydrographic conditions? American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences meetings, Santa Fe, NM, Feb. 10-14, 1997.

Venn, C. 1996. Foraminifera from two Georgia salt marshes: Implications for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Abstracts with Programs, 28(7): A-486.

*Barlet, K. E., Venn, C., Zimmerman, R., and Simpson, E. L. 1994. Migration and morphologic evolution of an ebb-tidal delta shoal, Chincoteague Inlet, Virginia. GSA Southeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, 26(4): A3.

*Harrison, M. J., Venn, C., Skoog, S. Y., Gledhill, H. M., Noto, R. C., and Simpson, E. L. 1994. Nearest neighbor analysis of lower Cambrian Skolithos and Monocraterion ichnofossils: implications for preservation and sequence boundary identification. GSA Southeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, 26(4): A18.

Venn, C., Prezant, R. and Dentel, T. 1994. The relationship between the settlement patterns of oceanic pedunculate barnacles and water movements in the eastern tropical Pacific, as tracked by the TOGA/TAO buoy array. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 75(3): 48. Presented at the AGU/ASLO Ocean Sciences Meetings.

Buck, K., Service, S., Venn, C., and Chavez, F. 1993. Biological measurements in the equatorial Pacific during spring and fall, 1992: NOAA Global and Climate Change cruises. Third Scientific Meeting of The Oceanography Society, Seattle, WA, April 13-16, 1993.

Simpson, E.L., Venn, C., and Skoog, S. 1991. Statistical studies on the distribution of Diopatra cuprea across modern tidal flats: implications for the autecology of the Cambrian Skolithos organism. GSA Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, Abstracts with Programs, 23(5): A164.

Skoog, S.Y., Venn, C., and Simpson, E.L. 1991. Three-dimensional distribution of Diopatra cuprea from a modern tidal flat: Implications for the disposition of Skolithos in Lower Cambrian rocks of Virginia. GSA Northeastern and Southeastern Sections Abstracts with Programs, 23(1): A129.

Venn, C. 1987. Foraminiferal populations of two Spartina marshes in Georgia and their paleoecological implications. GSA Southeastern Section Abstracts with Programs, 19(2): A134.

Venn, C. 1980. Populations of Harpacticoid Copepods along Two Transects on the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf. Fifth International Meiofauna Conference, Columbia, South Carolina.

GRANTS: (those since last 5 year review marked with *) *Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for

Environmental Studies) “Water Quality Assessment of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2015” Project Dates: May 2015 – May 2016 Amount: $7,000.00

*Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Center for Excellence Grant “The Establishment of a Hydrologic Network to Monitor the Effects of Sea-level Change in Boat Basin Marsh, a Mid-Atlantic Salt Marsh near Wallops Island, VA Project Dates: May 2013 – May 2014 (extended to May 2015) With Jennifer Whisner, Environmental, Geographical & Geological Sciences Amount: $9,980.00

*Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Research and Scholarship Mini-Grant “Application of stable oxygen isotopes to determine growth rates of gooseneck barnacles” Project Dates: May 2013-December 2014 Amount: $1,500.00

*Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies) “Water Quality Assessment of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2013” Project Dates: May 2013 – May 2014 With Christopher P. Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry Amount: $15,000.00

*Awarded by: TALE Center (Teaching Excellence Academy Grant) “Development of Active Learning Exercises to Enhance a General Education Course

in Oceanography” Project Dates: January 10-June 30, 2013 Amount: $400.00 *Awarded by: TALE Center (Teacher/Scholar Grant, collaborating applicant)

“Expanded Geologic Horizons Make Better Geoscientists” (to develop 2 new field course in Southern California) Project Dates: July 2012-July 2013 With S. Christopher Whisner and Jennifer Whisner Amount: $3,000.00

*Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies) “Water Quality Assessment of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2012” Project Dates: May 2012 – May 2013 With Christopher P. Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry Amount: $23,000.00

*Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Presidential Strategic Planning Grant “Center for Earth and Environmental Studies”

Project Dates: May 2011-May 2013 With Jennifer Whisner, Geography and Geosciences Amount: $14,000.00

*Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies) “Water Quality Assessment of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2011” Project Dates: May 2011 – May 2012 With Christopher P. Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry Amount: $27,000.00

Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies) “Enhancement of the Ion Chromatograph with an Autosampler to aid River Sample Analyses” Project Dates: May 2010 – December 2010 With Christopher P. Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry Amount: $7,000.00

Awarded by: Degenstein Foundation (Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies) “Water Quality Assessment of the Susquehanna River, Summer 2010” With Christopher P. Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry Project Dates: May 2010 – December 2011 Amount: $10,000.00

Awarded by: PASSHE Faculty Professional Development Council “A Pilot Interdisciplinary Investigation of Salt Marsh Wetlands at Wallops Island VA.” Project Dates: May 2009 – October 2010 Amount: $4,846.00

Awarded by: Bloomsburg Univ. Research and Disciplinary Projects “Foraminifera and Copepoda in the Sea Ice of McMurdo Sound and Their Relationship to Sea Ice Physical Properties”

Project Dates: May 2001 – May 2002 Amount: $4,541.00 Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Research and Disciplinary Projects

"Five Year Synthesis of Pelagic Barnacle Distributions in the Tropical Pacific in Relation to El Niño and La Niña Conditio

Project Dates: May 2000 – May 2001 Amount: $1,155.00 Awarded by: National Science Foundation (CCLI Program)

“Integrated Use of Scanning Electron Microscopy in Multidisciplinary Curricula in Classroom and Field Settings” With Lawrence H. Tanner (Geography and Geosciences) and Thomas Klinger (Biological Sciences)

Project Dates: May 2000 – May 2003 Amount: $77,895.00 Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Special Initiatives Grant

“Lab Set-up and Training of Volunteer for the Pacific Barnacle Project, R/V RON BROWN and Pacific Marine Environmental Center in Seattle, Washington”

Project Dates: November 1999 (for travel) Amount: $563.90 Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Special Initiatives Grant

"Workshop for Bloomsburg University faculty on using a portable Scanning Electron

Microscope" With Lawrence H. Tanner, Geography and Geosciences

Project Dates: November 1998 – June 1999 Amount: $3,000.00 Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Faculty Professional Development Individualized and

Collaborative Research Projects "Comparison of Pelagic Barnacle Shell Growth Patterns to Sea Surface Temperature under Normal and El Niño Conditions" (Travel support for Graduate Student Pete Bernhardt)

Project Dates: July 1998 – December 1998 Amount: $1000.00 Awarded by: Bloomsburg University Foundation

"Pacific Barnacle Project - Summer Cruise" (Travel Support for student to go on sampling cruise)

Project Dates: July 1997 – November 1997 Amount: $1,000.00 Awarded by: Senate Research Committee, Indiana University of PA

"Settlement Potential of Gooseneck Barnacles in the Tropical Pacific Ocean: Relationship to Water Movements"

Project Dates: July 1994 – June 1995 Amount: $1,500.00 AWARDS: Sabbatical Leave granted Fall 2012 for the 2013-2014 academic year for completing

laboratory processing of a ten-year collection of gooseneck barnacles from the tropical Pacific and data analysis of barnacle distribution through space and time as related to oceanographic parameters.

Sabbatical Leave granted Spring 2000 for the 2001-2002 academic year (half-time each semester) for Antarctic sea ice research and the development of a new course on Antarctic science; also approved by the President to work part-time for Raytheon Polar Services as a Marine Science Technician on research cruises and operations

Antarctic Service Medal of the United States, awarded by the National Science Foundation, 1999

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Organization Member since: Geological Society of America 1987 American Geophysical Union 1980 National Association of Geology Teachers 1996 The Oceanography Society 1988 American Society for Limnology and Oceanography 1982 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 1976 American Association for the Advancement of Science 1983 National Speleological Society 1987 American Microscopical Society 1980 The Crustacean Society 1982 Sigma Xi 1990 Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) 1987 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology 2004

Alcarcinus (Latin American Crustacean Society) 2013 FIELD EXPERIENCE: (*Those during 5 year review period) *2015 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in guiding four undergraduate researchers in summer field

sampling and analysis of water quality in the Susquehanna River and Schuylkill River watersheds, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

*2014-present Salt marsh research in Wallops Island and Greenbackville, VA, with Dr. Jennifer Whisner and two undergraduate students, mapping vegetation and installing a piezometer network to monitor groundwater flow over time. Maintenance requires trips to the field about every 3 months.

*2013 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in guiding five undergraduate researchers in summer field sampling and analysis of water quality in the Susquehanna River watershed, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

*2012 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in guiding six undergraduate researchers in summer field sampling and analysis of water quality in the Susquehanna River, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

*2011 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in guiding five undergraduate researchers in summer field sampling and analysis of water quality in the Susquehanna River, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

2010 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in guiding two undergraduate researchers in summer field sampling and analysis of water quality in the Susquehanna River, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

2009 Worked with Dr. Chris Hallen in summer field sampling and analysis of water quality (with one undergraduate researcher) in the Susquehanna River, part of a larger effort of the Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies

2009 Summer field mapping of subzones of vegetation in salt marsh areas near Wallops Island, VA

2005 3 week expedition on the L.M. GOULD as a Marine Science Technician in support of trawling and other science operations in the Antarctic

1993-2004 Organization and logistical support of the Pacific Barnacle Project, an ongoing research project in cooperation with the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, to look at the relationship between barnacle settlement on a tropical buoy array and the presence or absence of El Niño conditions; until 2004 required training and deployment of 2-4 persons (mostly students or recent graduates) each spring and fall to collect and identify barnacles on the buoys

2003 3 week expedition on the L.M. GOULD as a Marine Science Technician in support of trawling and other science operations in the Antarctic

2002 3 weeks of work in drydock in Talcahuano, Chile, designing microscope lab space and developing acceptance tests for new marine laboratories on the N.B. PALMER

2002 1 month expedition on the L.M. GOULD as a Marine Science Technician supporting science and developing a training manual and accompanying protocols for the underway CO2 sampling system

2001 3 week research expedition with Antarctica New Zealand to collect ice cores and sample biota from within the sea ice in McMurdo Sound and Erebus Bay, Antarctica

2001 2 separate 2-week expeditions on the L.M. GOULD as a Marine Science Technician supporting science and helping troubleshoot the underway CO2 sampling system

1999 44 day research voyage to study summer sea ice communities in the Antarctic Ross Sea and Southern Ocean

1998 49 day research voyage on an icebreaker to study winter sea ice communities in the Antarctic Ross Sea and Southern Ocean

1995 1 month on the Arabian Sea Process 7 research cruise for the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS); chlorophyll, microzooplankton, and zooplankton sampling

1994 2 month research cruise on the TOGA/EPOCS project in the Tropical Pacific Ocean; barnacle sampling on the TAO array, underway sampling of seawater for carbon dioxide, nitrate and chlorophyll

1993 1 month research cruise on the TOGA/EPOCS project in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean; barnacle sampling on the TAO array, seawater sampling for carbon dioxide analysis and sampling for microzooplankton

1992 3 1/2 month cruise for EPOCS project; studies of phytoplankton, nitrate and primary productivity in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean

1991-92 Seasonal sampling for Biodiversity Project with Dr. Robert Prezant and Dr. Harold Rollins for the St. Catherines Island Foundation on St. Catherines Island, GA

1990-91 Seasonal mapping of an ebb tidal delta off of Wallops Island, VA 1990 Field geologist for the 1990 Costa Rica Expedition, sponsored by the National

Speleological Society; geologic mapping of karst areas 1988 35-day cruise for AMERIEZ 1988; sampling of phytoplankton in the ice edge zone of the

Southern Ocean during the austral winter 1984-85 Research on St. Catherine's Island for one month each year; meiofaunal and sediment

sampling in beach and marsh environments 1979 5-day and 21-day research cruises with Naval Oceanographic Research & Development

Agency; deep-sea sediment sampling , Caribbean Basin 1976 55-day trans-Atlantic research cruise with Texas A&M University (Chief Scientist, Dr.

David Schink); hydrocasts, bottom coring, meiofaunal and macrofaunal sampling OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: (*Those during 5 year review period) 2015 Completed the Master Well Owner Network online training course to become a

certified Master Well Owner 2015 “Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions: Concepts Every Geoscientist should

Know”. GSA 2015 Short Course, October 1, 2015, Baltimore, MD *2015 Two day training session in Dr. Robert Dunbar’s Stanford University Stable

Isotope lab on sample preparation for stable isotope analysis (for carbon and oxygen isotopes of barnacle shells)

*2014 Organized and Co-chaired a theme session on Abandoned Mine Drainage: Impacts, Treatment, and Novel Uses for the Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America in March in Lancaster, PA; co-chaired with Dr. Jennifer Whisner

*2013 Organized and Co-chaired a theme session on Unconventional Natural Gas Plays in the Eastern U.S. and Canada with Emphasis on the Marcellus Shale and Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for the Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, 18 March 2013 in Bretton Woods, NH; co-chaired with Dr. Brett McLaurin

*2013 Pennsylvania Field Conference, Williamsport, PA September 26-28, 2013 (with pre-conference field trip down Muncy Creek and the West Branch of the Susquehanna River)

*2013 Summer meeting of The Crustacean Society in San Jose, Costa Rica (attended), July *2013 SERC “On the Cutting Edge Workshop: Teaching Oceanography 2013”, San Francisco,

CA, June 18-20, 2013 (with pre- and post-workshop field trips on June 17 and June 21) *2013 Reviewer for ABI Living with Earth, Ch. 3, Pearson Publishing Company

*2013 Selected for the Bloomsburg University Teaching Excellence Academy, sponsored by Bloomsburg University TALE Center

*2012 TALE Book Club discussion series: Teaching What you Don’t Know *2012 TALE Book Club discussion series: John C. Bean’s Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s

Guide to Intergrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom *2012 Manuscript review for article submitted to Environmental Practice: Journal of the

National Association of Environmental Professionals *2012 Problem Based Learning Workshop at the University of Delaware – 3 day workshop on

redesigning course activities to center on student groups researching a problem *2010 Microscopic and SEM/EDS imaging of mineral samples for Dr. Mike Shepard

and Dr. Brett McLaurin for mineral identification and publication *2010 Presentation at the research symposium at the Wallops Island Marine Science

Center, Wallops Island, VA, September 11, 2010. “An Interdisciplinary Project across Disciplines in Undergraduate Education: Salt Marsh Vegetation, Distribution of Salt Marsh Invertebrates, and the Application of Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing”

*2010 Venn, Cynthia; Hallen, Christopher; Rier, Steve; Holt, Jack; Lachab, Ahmed; Zimmerman, Mel; and Bilger, Michael. 2010. Variability in water quality and benthic communities at the confluence of the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna River. 5th Annual Susquehanna River Symposium, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, October 23-24, 2010.

*2010 Peer Reviewer for PASSHE Faculty Professional Development Committee grant Proposal

*2010 Pennsylvania Field Conference, Lancaster, PA September 23-25, 2010 2010 Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies: The Marcellus Shale

Summit, January 29, 2010 2009 Pennsylvania Field Conference, Titusville, PA October 8-10, 2009 2009 Fall Workshop on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences, September 18, 2009 2009 Guest field trip leader/lecturer for Introduction to Ecology class at the Marine Science

Center at Wallops Island, VA, for Dr. Pablo Delis 2008 Pennsylvania Field Conference, Gettysburg, PA September 25-27, 2008 2008 Microscopic imaging of bone samples for Dr. Conrad Quintyn for forensic

investigations 2007 Peer Reviewer for PASSHE Faculty Professional Development Committee grant

proposal 2007 Reviewer for Investigating the Ocean by Leckie and Yuretich, McGraw-Hill Publishers 2007 Reviewer for Introduction to Ocean Sciences, 2nd Ed. by Segar, W.W. Norton, Publishers 2007 2nd Annual Susquehanna River Symposium: Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Drainage

Remediation 2007 Safeguarding Self and Others Training, September 11, 2001 (for active shooter scenario) 2007 TALE Book Chat discussion group: The Missing Professor 2007 Field Trip: Geology of the May 2006 Suncook River Avulsion 2006 Consultant to Dr. Joel Martin on barnacle growth rates as forensic clues to how long a

body had been floating in the eastern Pacific. 2006 Organized a session on the Tropical Pacific for the ASLO Summer Meeting in Victoria,

B.C., Canada, June 4-9, 2006 2005 Presentation for Bloomsburg University Geological Society, September 6, 2005:

“Research Fishing Cruise in Antarctica, Summer 2005” 2005 Invited Speaker for Millersville University Biology Colloquium, April 20, 2005: “Pelagic

Barnacles Across the Tropical Pacific: El Niño, La Niña, and Predicting Fouling Potential”

2005 Outside Reviewer for Proposed Aquatic Sciences BS/MS Program at Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey

2005 Reviewer for questions for SPARCS program at Harvard Center for Astrophysics, Science Education Department

2005 Reviewer for Introduction to Environmental Geology by E. Keller, Prentice-Hall Publishers

2005 TALE Workshops on Active Learning, led by Dr. James Eison, USF 2004 Workshop Speaker for Program for K-12 Professional Development Day, October 8,

2004, Bloomsburg University: “Ice and Marine Ecosystems in the Antarctic” 2004 Reviewer for questions on earth science for the PRAXIS exam 2004 Reviewer for Environmental Geology Today, by McConnell and Abel, Prentice-Hall

Publishers 2004, 05 Peer Reviewer for 2 Biological Oceanography proposals to the National Science

Foundation 2004, 05 SEM imaging of sediments for Dr. Michael Shepard for a publication 2004 Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference, Great Bend, Pennsylvania, May 21-23,

2004; attended and provided logistical support 2003 Consultant to Raphaela Le Gouvello and Laurence Miossec regarding gooseneck

barnacles that were fouling R.G.’s windsurfer in her solo windsurfing trip from Lima, Peru to Tahiti

2002 Binghamton Conference on Dams and Dam Removal, Bloomsburg University; October 11-12, 2002; attended and provided logistical support

2001 Invited Attendee to Gordon Research Conference on “Polar Marine Science”, Ventura, CA, March 11-16, 2001

2000 PA Geology Field Conference participant, Oct. 5-6, 2000, Pittsburgh, PA 2000 ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meetings, San Antonio, TX, January 24-28, 2000 1999 Attendee at symposium on "The Impact of Antarctic Meteorites on Planetary Science",

University of Pittsburgh, April 30 - May 1, 1999 1997 PA Geology Field Conference participant, Oct. 3-4, 1997, Scranton-Wilkes Barre, PA 1995 Leader of outside evaluation team for the Five Year External Review of the Marine

Science Program at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA DEPARTMENT SERVICE: 2015-2016 Search Committee for the Economic Geologist position for Spring 2016 2015 Search Committee for the Temporary Cartography position for Spring 2016 2014 Represented the department in the Majors and Minors Fair 2013-present Co-Faculty Advisor for the Maps, Plans, Environments, and Rocks Society 2013 Search Committee for the Oceanography Sabbatical Replacement, Chair 2012 Represented the department in the Majors and Minors Fair 2011 Departmental Five Year Review Committee 2009-2010 Helped in the move out of and back into Hartline East before/after renovation 2008-2009 Chair of Search Committee for Structural Geology Tenure Track Position 2008-2009 Chair of Search Committee for Hydrogeology Tenure Track Position 2007 Search Committee for Hydrogeology Tenure Track Position (failed) 2004 Assisted in Departmental Five Year Review 2003-2008 Search Committee for temporary pool for Geosciences 2006-07 Search Committee for Sedimentary Geology Tenure Track position 2005-06 Search Committee for Meteorology/GIS Tenure Track Position 2005-06 Search Committee for 1 year Temporary replacement for L. Tanner

2004-05 Search Committee for Geography Tenure-Track Position 2005-06 Sabbatical Committee 2004 Manned Department Table for Parent’s Weekend, September 18, 2004 2003-2015 Promotion Committee 2003-present Budget Committee 2003-05 Technology Committee 2002-2003 University Forum Representative for Department 2002-2010 Department Observation and Evaluation Committee, Chair 2002-03 2002-2011 Geoscience Curriculum Committee, Chair 2004-05; 2007-2010 2001-present Maintenance of Scanning Electron Microscope and accessory equipment (sputter

coater and critical point dryer) 2001 Search Committee for 1 year Temporary replacement for C. Venn 1996-2001 Computer Committee 1996-2005 Facilities Committee 1996-2001 Budget Committee 1996-2001 Earth Science Curriculum Committee, Chair 1998-2001 1996-2013 Co-Faculty Advisor for the Bloomsburg University Geoscience Society 1996-2005 Co-Faculty Advisor for the BU Marine Science Club 1997-1998 Sabbatical Committee 1996-1997 Search Committee for sabbatical replacement for Norman Gillmeister UNIVERSITY SERVICE: 2015 University Wide Promotion Committee 2015 December 2015 Commencement Address for Bloomsburg University College of

Business and College of Science and Technology graduation ceremony 2014-present Organizing Committee for Professional Masters in Environmental Science 2013 Brought in Ocean Initiative Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Alberto Malinverno, LDEO,

Columbia University. “Gas Hydrates, Methanogenesis and Carbon Cycling at Continental Margins” 7 November 2013

2013 Brought in Dr. Martin Jeffries, Program Officer and Arctic Science Advisor, ONR, Washington DC, “The Arctic Report Card: On the State of an Environmental System in Rapid Transition” 3 April 2013

2012 Brought in Dr. Lous Codispoti, UMCES Horn Point Laboratory to speak on Climate Change in the Anthropocene

2012-present Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Working Group 2010 Focus Group for “Underprepared Students in the Classroom?” dialog, sponsored by

TALE 2010 Brought in Dr. Khalequzzaman to speak on “Long-term Water Quality Assessment of

an Acid Mine Drainage Passive-Treatment Facility in Beech Creek Watershed, Clinton Count, PA

2009-present Academic Advisory Council for the Marine Science Consortium 2009 Speaker for National Teach-In on Global Warming: Solutions for the First 100 Days 2008-2012 Organizing Committee for the BU Institute for Environmental Analysis 2008 Brought in Dr. Art Tembanis to speak on “Coasts in Crisis” 2007-present Academic Grievance Committee 2007 Faculty and Staff Career Enhancement Internship Committee 2007 Workshop for BU’s Interactive Branding Days 2007 Award to bring in Robert Dunbar for the Provost Lecture Series 2006-2008 TALE Outstanding Teacher Awards Committee

2007-2008 Middle States Subcommittee, Working Group C (Standards 7 and 14, Assessment) 2005-2007 University Task Force on Outcomes Assessment and Evaluation; Subcommittee on

Departmental Outcomes Assessment 2006, 2007 Participant in the President’s Conversation on Diversity 2006-2010 Quiz Master/Moderator for BU’s Science Iditerod 2006 Reader for May 2006 Commencement 2005 Observation and Evaluation Committee for the Department of Anthropology 2005 Observation and Evaluation Committee for the Department of Chemistry and

Biochemistry 2005 Member of Faculty Panel at the Adult Student Orientation 2004-2006 University-wide Tenure Committee 2004-2005 Outside member of Department of Biology and Allied Health Sciences Five-Year

Review Committee 2004 Dept. Representative on Search Committee for COST Science Technician 2004 Science Iditarod Volunteer at BU, April 15, 2004; developed questions and led 2

sessions 2003-2005 University Library Advisory Committee 2003 SEM Training and Supervision for Physics Dept. undergraduate student 2004, 2005 Move-in Volunteer for Freshman Move-in Day 1996-2005 Director for the Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA 1996-2001 Vice-President of Research for the Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA 1998-2001 Bloomsburg University Faculty Professional Development Committee 1998-2000 Organized and led 3 Geology Club field trips to Bancroft, Canada 1997-1999 Chairman of the Social Committee, Bloomsburg University Chapter of APSCUF COMMUNITY SERVICE: 2012 Lecture on Oceanography to about 400 middle school students at Bloomsburg High

School 2012 Interviewed on WKOK Roundtable: Gulf Oil Spill Two Years Later 2010 Demonstrations and learning activities on oceanography for high school students; Mr.

Ryan McGurl, teacher, North Schuylkill High School 2010 Guest on WKOK Leaders and Lawmakers program – interviewed about the BP Oil Spill 2010 Organized panel discussion on the Gulf Oil Spill for WKOK Roundtable broadcast 2010 Geochemistry Panel Discussion leader for Marcellus Gas Shale Summit organized by

Susquehanna River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies 2009 Member of the Drafting Committee for the New Marine Sciences Consortium Strategic

Plan 2009 Participant in the MSC Strategic Planning Retreat at the Marine Science Center of the

Marine Science Consortium, Wallops Island, VA 2006 Participant – Marine Science Consortium Summit 2003 Geology program and hands-on activities for Boy Scout Webelo’s, Bloomsburg

University, March 6, 2003 2003 Presentation on penguins for kindergarten class at Salem Elementary School, Berwick,

PA, January 30, 2003 2002 Demonstration on seawater properties for second grade classes at Central Columbia

Elementary School, April 30, 2002, as part of Oceans Extravaganza 2000 Presentation on oceanography to 75 fifth-graders at Memorial Elementary School,

October 20, 2000 2000 Demonstration on seawater properties for second grade classes at Central Columbia

Elementary School, March 3, 2000

1999 Talk on Oceanography for a senior science class at Hughesville High School, November 10, 1999

1999 Presentation on oceanography to 80 fifth-graders at Memorial Elementary School, October 20, 1999