Steven H. Emerman

Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah 84058-5999

E-mail: StevenE@uvu.edu, Tel: (801)863-6864 (office), (801)798-7224 (home), (801) 921-1228 (cell)

Current Areas of Research:

Arsenic and other heavy metals in groundwater and surface water, groundwater exploration and development in volcanic terrains, hydrology of glacial lakes, river hydraulics, use of lichenometry and cosmogenic radionuclides to date glacial lake outburst floods, detrital zircon geochronology, agricultural and soil hydrology

Current Field Areas:

Nepal, Mali, Chihuahua (Mexico), Guanajuato (Mexico), Wasatch Range (Utah), Uinta Mountains (Utah), Southern Utah

Education:

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Ph.D., Geophysics, 1984 (with Prof. D.L. Turcotte)

Minors: Seismology, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Thesis: “Some Creeping Flow Solutions in Geodynamics”

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

M.A., Geophysics, 1980 (with Prof. W.J. Morgan)

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

B.S., Mathematics, 1978

Summa cum laude with Honors in the Liberal Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, Lubrizol Mathematics Scholarship

Current Position:

Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah

            Associate Professor of Hydrology, 2008 – present (awarded tenure 2011)

            Semester Courses:

“One Earth, One Algebra” (Introduction to Environmental Management / Intermediate Algebra Learning Community), “Earth Writing” (Basic Composition / Introduction to Geology Learning Community), Introduction to Geology (seven times), Introduction to Geology Lab (nine times), Honors Introduction to Geology (four times), Introduction to Oceanography (two times), Honors Introduction to Oceanography, Introduction to Environmental Management, Hydrology I (ten times), Hydrology II (six times), Hydrology III (two times), Surface Water Hydrology, Hydrology IV, Hydrology I Lab (three times), Hydrology II Lab (two times), Geographic Information Systems I (two times), Geophysics (four times)

            Service Learning Trips:

Guanajuato, Mexico (May 2008, August 2009, June 2010, August 2011, May 2013), Chihuahua, Mexico (October 2008, October 2009), Nepal (May – June 2009, November 2010, May – June 2011, November – December 2012), Mali (March 2010, November 2011)

Summer Field Courses:

Alpine Hydrology in the Uinta Mountains (July 2009), Field Hydrology on the Colorado Plateau (July 2011), Field Geophysics in the Tintic Mining District (July 2012), Field Geophysics in the La Sal Mountains (July 2013)

Directed Study Courses:

Environmental Crisis in China (Spring 2010), Writing a Scientific Book Proposal (Spring 2012)

Recent Service to Utah Valley University (2008 – present):

Organizing Committee, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference (2013 – present)

Tenure Committee for Weihong Wang (2012 – present)

Departmental RTP (Retention, Tenure and Promotion) Committee (2011 – present)

Service Learning Fellowship Mentor (2011 – present)

Liaison for Service-Learning Designated Department (2010 – present)

Faculty Peer Mentor (2009 – present)

UVU Service Learning Committee (2009 – present)

Ethics Across the Curriculum Faculty Advisory Committee (2010 – 2013)

Co-Facilitator, College of Science and Health Teaching Academy, 2012 – 2013

EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge Team, Faculty Mentor, Fall 2012

Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, Teaching Academy, October 18, 2012

“William and I: Parallel Lives in Southern Africa,” Fresh Reading Wednesdays, Freshman Reading Program, October 17, 2012

Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, New Faculty Teaching Scholars, December 5, 2011

Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, Teaching Academy, October 25, 2011

Panel Chair and Panelist, Liberation Theology, Liberation Science: Ethical Perspectives from the Departments of Philosophy and Earth Science, Ethics Awareness Week, September 21, 2011

Panelist, “Sense and Centsibility:” Service-Learning Designated Departments, UVU 3^rd Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, March 25, 2011

Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, New Faculty Teaching Scholars, January 10, 2011

Co-Organizer of Bi-Weekly Earth Science Seminar (2009 – 2010)

Positive Outcomes of Student-Written Syllabi, Faculty Center Best Practices Workshop, December 2, 2010

“The Virgin and Me: Geology and Liberation in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt,” Earth Science Brown Bag Series, November 2, 2010

Panelist, Fulbright Panel Discussion, November 1, 2010

Panelist, Service Learning Roles: Theory and Pedagogy, Service Learning Fellowship, October 28, 2010 and February 1, 2011

Presentations on Student-Written Syllabi, Teaching Academy, October 19 – 20, 2010

Speaker, National Day of Action to Defend Education, UVU Revolutionary Students Union, October 7, 2010

Panel Chair and Panelist, Liberation Science and Environmental Justice: Ethical Perspectives from the Department of Earth Science, Ethics Awareness Week, September 22, 2010

Physical Geographer Search Committees (Summer 2010, Fall 2010)

Panelist, Preparing Students for Democracy by Empowering Them in the Classroom, UVU 2^nd Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, April 2, 2010

Panelist, Religion and Animal Rights, Animal Ethics Conference, April 1, 2010

 “Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, as a Consequence of Rapid Erosion,” Earth Science Seminar Series, February 9, 2010

“My Involvement with the Military Underground of the African National Congress and South African Communist Party, 1986 - 1989,” UVU Revolutionary Students Union, December 2, 2009

“The Arsenic River Rats vs. The Lords of Lichen,” Earth Science Brown Bag Series, October 6, 2009

“Miracle in Mexico,” Earth Science Brown Bag Series, September 22, 2009

Panelist, Ethics of Student-Centered Teaching, Ethics Awareness Week, September 21, 2009

Panelist, UVU’s Teaching Academy: How it Changed my Teaching and Impacted Student Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, April 13, 2009

Panelist, Fulbright Panel Discussion, April 7, 2009

Panelist, Launching your Scholarship and Engaging Students, August 22, 2008

Organizer of Bi-Weekly Earth Science Seminar (2008 - 09)

Major Awards from Utah Valley University (2008 – present):

University Faculty Fellow in Ethics for Liberal Arts and Science, 2012

Presidential Award of Excellence in Engagement, 2011

Full-Time Faculty of the Year, Wolverine Achievement Awards, 2010

Minor Awards from Utah Valley University (2008 – present):

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Trevor Morris, Spring 2012

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2012

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Anton Tolman, Spring 2012

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Trevor Morris, Fall 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Anton Tolman, Fall 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle – Anton Tolman, Spring 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle – Steve Maranville, Spring 2011

Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Mentoring Program, 2010 - 11

Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Faculty Learning Communities, 2010 - 11

Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Faculty Mentoring, 2009 – 2010

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2010

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2010

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Anton Tolman, Fall 2009

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2009

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Teaching Academy, Spring 2009

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Anton Tolman, Spring 2009

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle – Susan Madsen, Spring 2009

Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, New Faculty Teaching Scholars Training, 2008 - 09

Faculty Center Certificate of Completion, Teaching Circle, Fall 2008

Faculty Center Certificate of Completion, Teaching Academy, Fall 2008

Recent Grants from Utah Valley University (2008 – present):

Cooperative Research in Surface Water Hydrology between UVU Earth Science Students and Utah Department of Natural Resources, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2013, $9065Walther, S., S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, UVU Faculty Participation in Water Well Drilling and Development of New Service-Learning Projects, Guanajuato, Mexico, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2013, $2500

Emerman, S.H., Travel to Mexico for Water Well Drilling, Faculty Supplemental Travel Grant, Senate Faculty Development Committee, 2013, $700

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford, E. Cadet, and S. Walther, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2012, $2000

Emerman, S.H., Presentation at 27^th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal, Faculty Supplemental Travel Grant, Senate Faculty Development Committee, 2012, $700

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2012, $800

Emerman, S.H., Service Learning in Exploration Geophysics, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2011, $5000

Emerman, S.H., Service Learning in Exploration Geophysics, College of Science and Health Service Learning Fund, 2011, $1500

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2011, $1000

Emerman, S.H., Hydraulics of Step-Pool Bedrock Rivers: A Case Study in Liberation Science, Scholarly Activities Committee, 2011, $680

Emerman, S.H., D. Maughan, J.A. Bradford and M.P. Bunds, Collaborative Community Engagement in Earth Science and Nursing between UVU and the University of Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2011, $10,000

Emerman, S.H. and R. Clemens Fox, Proposal for Community Engagement Project for Earth Writing: A Basic Composition / Introduction to Geology Learning Community, 2011, $2000

Emerman, S.H., Occurrence of Elevated Arsenic in Groundwater and its Health Effects in Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Activities Award, 2011, $2000

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2011, $500

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2011, $1000

Emerman, S.H., International Student Recruiting Grant, International Center, 2010, $500

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2010, $1000

Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2010, $1000

Emerman, S.H., Presentation at 6^th Nepal Geological Congress, Faculty Supplemental Travel Grant, Senate Faculty Development Committee, 2010, $900

Bunds, M.P. and S.H. Emerman, Cooperative Research between American and Nepali Students on Environmental Hazards in Nepal and South Asia, Center for Engaged Learning, 2010, $5000

Emerman, S.H. and M.P Bunds, Service Learning in Geophysics, Exceptional Merit Grant, 2010, $5000

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Cooperative Research between American and Nepali Undergraduates on Environmental Hazards in Nepal, Institute for Professional Engagement, 2010, $1500

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Tectonic Valleys of Nepal, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Activities Award, 2010, $2000

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Hydrologic Consulting in Mali, Office of Academic Affairs, 2010, $2000

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Hydrologic Consulting in Mali, Center for Engaged Learning, 2009, $4000

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Hydrologic Consulting Experiences for Students in Guanajuato, Mexico, Institute for Professional Engagement, 2009, $1000

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, and R. Walsh, Engaging Students in Improving Water Supplies for Tarahumarans, Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico, Institute for Professional Engagement, 2009, $1000

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, and R. Walsh, Improving Water Supplies for Tarahumara Indians, Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico, Center for Engaged Learning, 2009, $10,000

Emerman, S.H., M.P. Bunds, J.A. Bradford, and R. Walsh, Water Supply Options for Villages on Extinct Volcanoes in Guanajuato, Mexico, Scholarly Activities Committee, 2009, $10,000

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, and R. Walsh, Geology, Hydrogeology, and Community Health of the Sierra Tarahumara, Sierra Occidental, Mexico, Scholarly Activities Committee, 2009, $10,000

Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Callison, Geochemistry Software, Faculty Development Committee, 2009, $750

Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Travel to American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Student Scholarly and Creative Presentations, 2009, $622

Emerman, S.H., M.P. Bunds, J.A. Bradford, and G. Tino, Cooperative Research between American and Nepali Undergraduate Students on Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South Asia, Center for Engaged Learning, 2008, $8000

Emerman, S.H., Do Glacial Lakes Recharge Groundwater?, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Grant, 2008, $1982

Recent Supervision of Theses:

 “Arsenic Bioaccessibility in Poultry Litter Amended Soils,” Eddy Cadet, Ph.D. Thesis (through Tuskegee University), defended March 2013

 “Fluvial Arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River Floodplain,” Gabriela Ferreira, Honors Thesis, defended December 2012

“Guidelines for Choosing Well Sites for the Tarahumara Indians: A Hydrologic and Participatory Anthropologic Study,” Michael Thayne, Senior Thesis, defended December 2010

“Can Uganda Follow Costa Rica’s Legislative and Regulatory Model for Soil, Air and Groundwater Protection?” Dallin Witt, Senior Thesis, defended December 2009

Recent Supervision of Utah Valley University Undergraduate Research Grants (2009 – present):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate researchers. SAC = Scholarly Activities Committee, SCOP = Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, SURF = Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)

Ivie, H., Validation of a New Empirical Formula for Estimating Stream Discharge through Natural Slot Canyons and Artificial Slots, SURF Grant, $1500

Walker, M., Arsenic and other Heavy Metals in Surface Water in Swaziland, Southern Africa, SURF Grant, $1500

Colledge, P.D., D.B. Dastrup, B.D. Davis, A.P. Homer, H.A. Ivie, D.H. Natter, and D. Zacharias, Participation in 33^rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days at Colorado State University, SAC Grant, $1495

Ivie, H., D. Dastrup, and A. Simister, Use of the Manning Equation to Estimate Stream Discharge through Natural Slot Canyons and Artificial Slots, SAC Grant, 2013, $1218

Hilbert, J., A. Homer, D. Howard, D. Zacharias, P. Colledge, B. Davis, R. McNamara, and D. Natter, Arsenic and other Heavy Metals in Shallow Groundwater in Utah Valley, Utah, SAC Grant, 2013, $1370

Ferreira, G., Presentation of Paper at 27^th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal, SAC Grant, 2012, $1000

Alexander, M., J.K. Carlson, P.D. Colledge, S. Connors, G. Ferreira, A. Sanchez, T.R. Sorensen, J.A. Williams, and B.T. Woodhouse, Geological Society of America Meeting, SAC Grant, 2012, $1000

Carlson, J.K., Developing an Empirical Relationship for Estimating Groundwater Discharge into Glacial Lakes, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500

Ferreira, G., Fluvial Arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range, Utah: Analogy with the Ganges River Floodplain and the Himalayan Range, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500

Colledge, P. Using Magnetic Anomalies to Locate Pay Streaks in Placer Gold Deposits, Henry Mountains, Southern Utah, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500

Natter, D.H., Developing a Semi-Empirical Formula for Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity in Slug Tests in Wide, Shallow Wells, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500

Sanchez, A., Fluvial Arsenic in the Niger River, Mali, West Africa, SAC Grant, 2011, $1000

Ferreira, G., Fluvial Arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River Floodplain, SAC Grant, 2011, $550

Sanchez, A., Arsenic Contamination of Surface Water and Groundwater in the Tectonic Valleys of the Nepal Himalaya, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Williams, J., The Role of Poor Sanitation in Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Beatty, K., Hydraulics of Step-Pool Bedrock Rivers with Application to Estimation of Groundwater Recharge, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Colledge, P., The Use of Uranium-Lead Dating of Detrital Zircons to Determine River Directions before the Rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Sorensen, R., The Effect of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas Production on Water Quality in Wells near Roosevelt, Utah, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Stuart, K., Hydraulics of Step-Pool Bedrock Rivers with Application to Estimation of Groundwater Recharge, Southern Utah, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Carlson, J.K., The Use of Lichenometry to Date Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Mustang and Langtang Valleys, Nepal Himalaya, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500

Abbott, J., The Use of Weathering Patterns to Date Rockfalls of the Great Blue Limestone, Northern Utah, SAC Grant, 2011, $500

Kemp, T.L., Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Tectonic Valleys of Nepal as a Consequence of Rapid Erosion, SAC Grant, 2010, $1000

Garcia, P.K., Presentation of Paper at 6^th Nepal Geological Congress, Kathmandu, Nepal, SAC Grant, 2010, $1000

Colledge, P., Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Conglomerate #1, Wasatch Range, Utah, SAC Grant, 2010, $1000

Colledge, P., Uranium-Lead Dating of Detrital Zircons from Conglomerate #1, Wasatch Range, Utah, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500

Kemp, T.L., The Origin of Color in Sandstone Red Beds, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500

Clark, D., Use of Be-10 Dates to Refine Lichen Growth Curves for Langtang Valley, Nepal, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500

Thayne, M., Arsenic in Groundwater in Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1000

Garcia, P.K., Arsenic in Groundwater in Mali, West Africa, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1000

Kemp, T.L., Groundwater Recharge by Glacial Lakes in the Wasatch Range, SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200

Anderson, R.B., A Pilot Study on Dating Landslides using Lichenometry in the Langtang Valley, Nepal, SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200

Colledge, P., Detrital Zircon Geochronology of “Conglomerate No. 1,” SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200

Durand, J.P., Use of Visual ModFlow to Design an Experiment on Hydrology of Glacial Lakes, SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200

Garcia, P.K., Water Supply Options for Villages on Extinct Volcanoes in Guanajuato, Mexico, SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200

Rey, K.A. and T. L. Kemp, Undergraduate Research in Detrital Zircon Geochronology, SAC Grant, 2009, $4800

Recent Professional Service (2009 – present):

Editorial Board, International Journal of Landslide and Environment (2013 – present)

Editorial Board, Journal of Geosciences and Geomatics (2013 – present)

Campus Representative for Geological Society of America (2010 – present)

Reviewer for Natural Hazards, March 2013

Reviewer for Journal of Nepal Geological Society, April 2011, July 2011, August 2012

Reviewer for Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2012, June 2012

Session Chair, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012 

Judge, Student Presentations, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Albuquerque, NM, May 9-11, 2012 

Peer Review Committee, 4^th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, February 2012

Reviewer for African Journal of Agricultural Research, January 2012

Reviewer for Recent Advances in Clean Technologies, December 2011

Peer Review Committee, 3^rd Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, January 2011

Chair, Faculty Session on Integrating Undergraduate Research into the Curriculum, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 25, 2010

Grant Reviewer, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, January 2010, December 2010

Session Chair, Far West Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference, Orem, Utah, January 16, 2010

Field Trip Organizer, Hot Springs of Utah Valley and the Wasatch Range, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, May 10, 2009

Moderator of two Environmental Science sessions, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2009

Recent External Grants (1997 - present):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-authors.)

Emerman, S.H., G. Bowen, C. Clay, J. Ehleringer, and S. Walther, The Use of Stable Isotopes of Water to Determine Pathways of Mining-Related Contaminants in Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, Utah, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2013, $10,000

Clay, C., G. Bowen, J. Ehleringer, S.H. Emerman, and S. Walther, Urban Stream Health: Macroinvertebrates and Periphyton as Indicators, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2013, $10,000

Garcia, P.K., A.R. Putman, S.A. Robertson, J.K. Schoenrock, and S.H. Emerman, Hydrogeology of a Pleistocene Shield Volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, DOSECC Research Grant in Scientific Drilling, 2010, $2500

Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Funding for Service-Learning Project in Mali, Private Donor, 2009, $500

Bradford, J.A., S.H. Emerman and M.P. Bunds, Funding for Drilling Well in Mexico, Private Donor, 2009, $5000

Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and M.P. Bunds, Funding for Research Expedition to Nepal, Private Donor, 2008, $15,000

Emerman, S.H., Funding for Detrital Zircon Geochronology, Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 2008, $1600

Luhrs, A.J. and S.H. Emerman, The Role of Grasslands in the Fluorine Cycle, Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation, 2005, $520

Hawkins, L.R. and S.H. Emerman, Fluoride Uptake by Cultivated and Uncultivated Grasses, Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation, 2005, $476

Emerman, S.H., Cooperative Environmental Research between American and Nepali Undergraduate Students, Fulbright Alumni Initiative Award, 2004, $24,881

Upreti, S. and S.H. Emerman, A Computer Model for the Origin of Paternoster Lakes, Maytag Innovation Award for Student / Faculty Research, 2004, $1895

Robson, K. and S.H. Emerman, Does the Transpiration Rate / Root Dry Weight Ratio Predict Boron Tolerance of Crops?, Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation, 2003, $400

Emerman, S.H., Teaching Geology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fulbright Lecturer / Researcher Award, 2002, $17,500 plus transportation and housing

Emerman, S.H., Bedrock Mapping of Buchanan and East River Townships, Page County, Southwestern Iowa, U.S. Geological Survey, 2002, $6640

Depew, B.R. and S.H. Emerman, Geological Investigations in Iowa Prairie Preserves, Maytag Innovation Award for Student / Faculty Research, 2001, $1875

Kinsinger, E.M. and S.H. Emerman, Fluorescein Dye as a Tracer for the Study of Soil-Plant-Animal-Water Relations, Maytag Innovation Award for Student / Faculty Research, 2000, $2000

Emerman, S.H., A Strawberry – Sugar Maple Agroforestry System, funded by Indiana Fruit and Berry Farm through North American Strawberry Growers Association, 1997, $700

Professional Experience:

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

            Taught History of the Earth (Spring 2008)

Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

            Taught Field Geology (3^rd year, B.Sc.) (January 2008)

            Fulbright Professor of Geology, 2003

            Year-long Courses:

Historical Geology (2^nd year, B.Sc.), Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3^rd year, B.Sc.), Field Geology (2^nd and 3^rd year, B.Sc.), Geomorphology (1^st year, M.Sc.)

William Penn University College for Working Adults, West Des Moines, Iowa

            Taught Environmental Science (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)

Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, Iowa

            Taught Earth Science (Fall 2007)

Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa

Associate Professor of Geology, 2004–2007 (early retirement 2007)

Assistant Professor of Geology, 1998–2004 (tenured 2003)

Semester Courses:

Principles of Geology (11 times), Ocean and Atmosphere (eight times), Principles of Physics I (four times), Principles of Physics II, Soil and Groundwater (three times), Crystallography and Mineralogy (two times), Geochemistry, Environmental Nuclear Physics, Prairies and Wetlands, Advanced Historical Geology (six times), Land Use and Geomorphology (four times), Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (three times), Native American Cosmology (three times), Geophysics, Science and Art, Ecology Seminar (four times), Consciousness Seminar (three times), Prairie Spirituality (Senior Colloquium), Mysticism and Science (Senior Colloquium), Gaia Goddess (Senior Colloquium), Blessing the Animals (Senior Colloquium)

May Term and Summer Field Courses:

Field Geology in Alaska, Field Geology in the Italian Alps (two times), Field Geology in Nepal, Field Geology on Horseback in Mongolia, Field Geology on Horseback in Turkey, Alpine Field Studies in Colorado

Directed Study Courses:

Agroecology, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Physiology, Prairie Studies, Soil Chemistry

Other Responsibilities:

Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (Secretary, 2000-2002), Minority and Multicultural Issues Committee (2003-2005), Constitution and Nominating Committee (2005-2006), Faculty Development Group (2006), Library Advisory Committee (2006-2007), Ecology Search Committee (2002, 2005), Physics Search Committee (2006-2007), Advisor to Tri Beta (biology honorary fraternity) and Geology Club (1998-2007), Host to Nepali students (2001-2007), Supervisor of Student Greenhouse Managers (1998-2007)

Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio

Assistant Professor of Geology, 1995-1998

Semester Courses:

Physical Geology (three times), Historical Geology (three times), Environmental Geology (three times), Oceanography (two times), Geomorphology, Soil Science, Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Exploration Geophysics, Quantum Mechanics, Issues in Environmental Science

May Term Field Courses:

Field Geology in the Adirondack Mountains (New York), Field Geology in the Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains (New York), Field Geology in Maine

Other Responsibilities:

Ohio Intercollegiate Field Conference Organizing Committee (Chair, 1996-1998), Professional Development Committee (Chair, 1996-1998), Science Building Task Force (1996-1998), North Central Accreditation Task Force (1996-1998), Departmental Representative to Science Equipment Fund (1996-1998), Physics Search Committee (1996-1997), University Greenhouse Manager (1996-1998), Co-Advisor of Geology Club (1995-1998)

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Visiting Scientist (Plant Physiological Ecology), Section of Ecology and Systematics, 1994-1995 (with Prof. T.E. Dawson)

Research Associate III (Soil Hydrology and Soil Physics), Department of Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences, 1993-1994 (with Prof. S.J. Riha)

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell Injection Molding Program, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1984-1986 (with Prof. K.K. Wang)

Transonic Systems, Ithaca, New York

Mechanical Engineer (developed device to measure blood flow using ultrasound), 1989-1992

University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, 1987-1989

Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor), Department of Physics

Year-long Courses:

Pre-Entry Physics Laboratory, First Year Physics with Laboratory (two times), Analytical Mechanics (two times), Geophysics (two times), Fourth Year Physics Laboratory

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

            Research Assistant (1979-1981)

            Summer Student Fellow (Summer 1978)

Other Overseas Teaching Experience:

Hydrologic Modeling, Lomonosov Moscow State University, May 1994 (in Russian)

Groundwater Prospecting, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique), February 1989 (in Portuguese)

Groundwater Prospecting, Zimbabwe Geological Survey, January 1989

Rock Mechanics, University of Zimbabwe, July 1988

Volcanic Forecasting, Nicaraguan Institute for Terrestrial Studies, July 1986 (in Spanish)

Consulting Experience:

Kinderhook Oil and Gas, geological mapping and assessment of hydrocarbon potential in southwestern Iowa, 2000-2002

Midwestern Geothermal, geophysical methods for estimating water content of abandoned underground coal mines, 1998-2002

Publications (Peer-Reviewed):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-authors.)

Emerman, S.H., J.R. Nelson, J.K. Carlson, T.K. Anderson, A. Sharma, and B.R. Adhikari. The effect of surface lithology on arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Mustang Valley, Nepal Himalaya: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, submitted.

Colledge, P. and S.H. Emerman. The use of detrital zircon geochronology to determine river directions before the rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah: Rocky Mountain Geology, submitted.

Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, B.B. Davis, M.R. Alexander, J. Selck, and S.H. Emerman. A plan for the conversion of stormwater to groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah: Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2013, submitted.

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, N. Adhikari, R.B. Anderson, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer. A new lichen apparent growth curve for the Nepal Himalaya with applications to dating GLOFs, major landslides and mani walls: Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, submitted.

Emerman, S.H. What if the students wrote the syllabus?: Far West Philosophy of Education Society Journal, submitted.

McFadden, S., S.H. Emerman, J.P. Dawson, K.A. Rey, and T.K. Anderson. Evidence from detrital zircon ages for Middle Pennsylvanian uplift and drainage in the source area of the Chariton Conglomerate and Marmaton Group sandstones, southern Iowa and northern Missouri: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, in press.

Emerman, S.H., K.L. Stuart, A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, B.R. Adhikari, J.A. Williams, and P.K. Garcia. Support for the fluvial recharge model for arsenic contamination of groundwater in Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, in press.

Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River Floodplain: Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2012, pp. 1426-1432.

Stuart, K. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data: Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2012, pp. 644-652.

Emerman, S.H., M. Bjørnerud, J.S. Schneiderman, and S.A. Levy (eds.), 2012. Liberation Science: Putting Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice. Lulu Press, Raleigh, NC.

Emerman, S.H. and M. Bjørnerud, 2012. Introduction: What is liberation science? In Emerman, S.H., M. Bjørnerud, J.S. Schneiderman, and S.A. Levy (eds.), Liberation Science: Putting Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice, Lulu Press, Raleigh, NC.

Emerman, S.H., A.J. Luhrs, S.E. Sandford, and A. Finken, 2012. Self-organizing systems and environmental justice: Application to arsenic contamination of groundwater in Nepal: In Emerman, S.H., M. Bjørnerud, J.S. Schneiderman, and S.A. Levy (eds.), Liberation Science: Putting Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice, Lulu Press, Raleigh, NC.

Emerman, S.H., R.B. Anderson, S. Bhandari, R.R. Bhattarai, M.A. Palmer, T.N. Bhattarai, and M.P. Bunds, 2011. Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sunkoshi and Saptakoshi Rivers, eastern Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 43, pp. 101-114.

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, R.B. Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, 2010. Using lichenometry to assess long term GLOF and landslide frequency in the Nepal Himalaya: In Williams, A.L, G.M. Pinches, C.Y. Chin, T.J. McMorran, and C.I. Massey (eds.), Geologically Active: Proceedings of the 11^th IAEG Congress. Auckland, New Zealand, 5 – 10 September 2010.

Emerman, S.H., T. Prasai, R.B. Anderson, and M.A. Palmer, 2010. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 40, pp. 49-60.

Leichty, R.J., S.H. Emerman, L.R. Hawkins, and M.J. Tiano, 2008. Pre-settlement vegetation at Casey’s Paha State Preserve, Iowa: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 115, pp. 12-16.

Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman, and P.K. Wilcox, 2008. Artists’ depictions of catsteps in the Loess Hills of Iowa: Evidence for mid-nineteenth century climate change: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 113, pp. 69-80.

Skinner, G., S.H. Emerman, and R.J. Leichty, 2008. Fluorine uptake by cultivated and uncultivated grasses: Implications for coevolution between grasses and grazers: BIOS, v. 79, pp. 61-66.

Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R. Prasai, and K.L. Robson, 2007. Origin of arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 35, pp. 29-36.

Kraber, J.C., S.H. Emerman, M.R. Bennett, L.R. Hawkins, J.E. Moore, R. Ellenwood, K.L. Robson, and A. Finken, 2007. Laboratory abrasion of crinoids and the provenance of the Chariton conglomerate: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 114, pp. 44-53.

Emerman, S.H., B.R. Depew, and L.K. Anderson, 2005. Iowa’s sand prairie state preserves: Grain-size distributions and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 112, pp. 17-23.

Emerman, S.H., 2005. Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of central Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 31, pp. 11-18.

Emerman, S.H., 2004. Deforestation, arsenic, and the self-organizing jungle in the Terai region of Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 29, pp. 13-22.

Allen, N.S. and S. H. Emerman, 2003. The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the self-organization of prairie ecosystems: In Foré, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the 18^th North American Prairie Conference, Truman State University Press, Kirksville, MO, pp. 151-156.

Emerman, S.H. andE.M. Kinsinger, 2003. Salt tolerance of sunflower and lettuce in cultivated and uncultivated grass soil: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 110, pp. 33-39.

Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1997. Experiments using split-root chambers on water uptake from soil macropores by sunflowers: Plant and Soil, v. 189, pp. 57-63.

Emerman, S.H., 1997. Asymptotic solutions for sorption of water by a heavy clay soil: Journal of Hydrology, v. 187, pp. 297-309.

Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1996. Hydraulic lift and its influence on the water content of the rhizosphere: An example from sugar maple, Acer saccharum: Oecologia, v. 100, pp. 273-278.

Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1996. The role of macropores in the cultivation of bell pepper in salinized soil: Plant and Soil, v. 181, pp. 241-249.

Emerman, S.H., 1995. The tipping bucket equations as a model for macropore flow: Journal of Hydrology, v. 171, pp. 23-47.

Marrett, R. and S.H. Emerman, 1992. The relations between faulting and mafic magmatism in the Altiplano-Puna Plateau (Central Andes): Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 112, pp. 53-59.

Emerman, S.H., 1991. Correlation of a dyke swarm in southeastern Botswana with the Pilanesberg dyke swarm, South Africa: Journal of African Earth Sciences, v. 12, pp. 525-531.

Emerman, S.H. and R. Marrett, 1990. Why dikes?: Geology, v. 18, pp. 231-233.

Emerman, S.H., 1988. Heat transfer and lateral particle migration in suspension flow through a convergent channel: International Journal of Multiphase Flow, v. 14, pp. 91-98.

Emerman, S.H., 1987. Prediction of polymer-filler redistribution in injection molding: Polymer Engineering and Science, v. 27, pp. 1105-1112.

Emerman, S.H., D.L. Turcotte, and D.A. Spence, 1986. Transport of magma and hydrothermal solutions by laminar and turbulent fluid fracture: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 41, pp. 249-259.

Turcotte, D.L., S.H. Emerman, and D.A. Spence, 1986. Mechanics of dyke injection: In Halls, H.C. and W.F. Fahrig (eds.), Mafic dyke swarms, Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 34, pp. 25-29.

Ockendon, J.R., A.B. Tayler, S.H. Emerman, and D.L. Turcotte, 1985. Geodynamic thermal runaway with melting: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 152, pp. 301-314.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. The mid-ocean ridge axial valley as a steady-state neck: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 71, pp. 141-146.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. Diaperic penetration with melting: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 36, pp. 276-284.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. A back-of-the-envelope approach to boudinage mechanics: Tectonophysics, v. 110, pp. 333-338.

Turcotte, D.L. and S.H. Emerman, 1983. Dissipative melting as a mechanism for core formation: Proceedings of the 14^th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Part 1, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 88, Supplement, pp. B91-B96.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1983. Stokes’s problem with melting: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v. 26, pp. 1625-1630.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1983. A fluid model for the shape of accretionary wedges: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 63, pp. 379-384.

Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1983. Stagnation flow with a temperature-dependent viscosity: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 127, pp. 507-517.

Turcotte, D.L. and S.H. Emerman, 1983. Mechanisms of active and passive rifting: Tectonophysics, v. 94, pp. 39-50.

Emerman, S.H. and R.A. Stephen, 1983. Comment on “Absorbing boundary conditions for acoustic and elastic wave equations,” by R. Clayton and B. Engquist: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 73, pp. 661-665.

Emerman, S.H., W. Schmidt, and R.A. Stephen, 1982. An implicit finite-difference formulation of the elastic wave equation: Geophysics, v. 47, pp. 1521-1526.

Publications (Non-Peer-Reviewed):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-authors.)

Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, S.H. Emerman, B.B. Davis, M.R. Alexander, and J. Selck, 2013. A plan for the conversion of stormwater to groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 33^rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 10-21.

Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 32^nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 143-152.

Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman, and P.K. Wilcox, 2006. Artists’ depictions of catsteps in the Loess Hills of Iowa: Evidence for mid-nineteenth century climate change: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 26^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 25-36.

Robson, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, 2003. Bedrock map of Buchanan and East River Townships, Page County, southwestern Iowa, 1:24,000, report to U.S. Geological Survey.

Emerman, S.H. and J.R. Parmelee, 2002. The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 22^nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 76-85.

Emerman, S.H., B.R. Depew, and L.K. Anderson, 2002. Origin of the sand prairies of Iowa: In Lee, J.A. and T.M. Zobeck (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Aeolian Research, International Center for Arid and Semiarid Lands Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, pp. 373-376.

Pope, J.P. and S.H. Emerman, 2000. From brachiopods to big bluestem: The cyclothems, stratigraphy, and structure of Madison and Warren Counties, Iowa: Geological Society of Iowa Guidebook 69, 58 p.

Emerman, S.H., 1997. Geomorphology and hydrology of Ashland and Richland Counties, north central Ohio: Field Guide for the 1997 Ohio Intercollegiate Field Conference, 23 p.

Emerman, S.H., 1996. Mississippian and Pennsylvanian formations of Ashland and Richland Counties, north central Ohio: Field Guide for the 1996 Ohio Intercollegiate Field Conference, 18 p.

Emerman, S.H., 1996. Towards a theory of hydraulic lift in trees and shrubs: In Morel-Seytoux, H.J. (ed.), Proceedings of the 16^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Atherton, CA, pp. 147-157.

Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1995. Ecological implications of soil macropores: In Morel-Seytoux, H.J. (ed.), Proceedings of the 15^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Atherton, CA, pp. 33-46.

Recent Presentations at Professional Meetings (1997-present):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-presenters.)

Dastrup, D., L. Kellum, J. Selck, G. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, M. Alexander, D. Natter, and S.H. Emerman, Conversion of existing retention ponds into artificial wetlands for stormwater management, Utah Valley University, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, Wisconsin, April 11, 2013.

Homer, A.P., J.N. Hilbert, D.R. Howard, D.J. Zacharias, P.D. Colledge, B.B. Davis, R.J. McNamara, D.H. Natter, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in shallow groundwater in Utah Valley, Utah, 2013 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 10, 2013.

Ivie, H.A., D.B. Dastrup, A. Simister, D.R. Howard, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation to estimate stream discharge through natural slot canyons and artificial slots, 2013 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 10, 2013.

Emerman, S.H., Team-based learning: Bridging the gap from classroom discussion to community engagement in undergraduate hydrology classes, 2013 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 9, 2013.

Zacharias, D., D.B. Dastrup, G.R. Ferreira, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, B.B. Davis, M.R. Alexander, J. Selck, and S.H. Emerman, A plan for the conversion of stormwater to groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah, 2013 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 9, 2013.

Emerman, S.H., Team-based learning: Bridging the gap from classroom discussion to community engagement, 5^th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, Orem, Utah, March 29, 2013.

Hilbert, J.N., A.P. Homer, D.R. Howard, D.J. Zacharias, P.D. Colledge, B.B. Davis, R.J. McNamara, D.H. Natter, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in shallow groundwater in Utah Valley, Utah, 33^rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 25, 2013.

Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, B.B. Davis, M.R. Alexander, J. Selck, and S.H. Emerman, A plan for the conversion of stormwater to groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah, 33^rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26, 2013.

Ivie, H.A., D.B. Dastrup, A. Simister, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation to estimate stream discharge through natural slot canyons and artificial slots, 33^rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26, 2013.

Alexander, M. and S.H. Emerman, Use of anomalies in the Earth’s total magnetic field to locate copper, gold and silver deposits in fissure veins, Tintic Mining District, central Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013

Dastrup, D., L. Kellum, J. Selck, G. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, M. Alexander, D. Natter, and S.H. Emerman, Conversion of existing retention ponds into artificial wetlands for stormwater management, Utah Valley University, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013.

Thomas, J., H. Ivy, N. Holt, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation to estimate stream discharge through slot canyons, southern Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013.

Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range, Utah, USA: Analogy with the Ganges River Floodplain and the Himalayan Range, 27^th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2012.

Emerman, S.H., A. Sanchez, J.R. Nelson, K.L. Stuart, A. Sapkota, A. Sharma, J.K. Carlson, T.K. Anderson, B.R. Adhikari, J.A. Williams, P.K. Garcia, and M.P. Bunds, Support for the fluvial recharge model for arsenic contamination of groundwater in the tectonic valleys of Nepal Himalaya, 27^th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 28, 2012.

Carlson, J.K., T.L. Kemp, T. Gautam, and S.H. Emerman, Water balance of glacial lakes: Comparison among the Nepal Himalaya and the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains of Utah, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Colledge, P.D. and S.H. Emerman, Using magnetic anomalies to locate pay streaks in placer gold deposits, Henry Mountains, southern Utah, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and Wasatch Range: Analogy with Himalaya and Ganges River Floodplain, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Jorgensen, M. and S.H. Emerman, Towards a new classification of rivers based upon generic stream-discharge rating curves, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Natter, D.H. and S.H. Emerman, Developing a semi-empirical formula for estimating hydraulic conductivity from slug tests in wide, shallow wells, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Nelson, J.R., B.T. Woodhouse, A. Sanchez, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Niger River, Mali, West Africa, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Sanchez, A., S.H. Emerman, K.L. Stuart, and J.A. Williams, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Pokhara and Mustang Valleys of Nepal Himalaya, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Spencer, D., N. Boyer, P.D. Colledge, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibilities of exposed surfaces as a simple, cost-effective means of monitoring air quality, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.

Alexander, M.R., P.D. Colledge, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic prospecting for halloysite clay and copper sulfide deposits in the East Tintic Mining District, central Utah, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Tectonics, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012. 

 Carlson, J.K., T.L. Kemp, T. Gautam, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Terrace evolution and incision rates along the Uppermost Langtang River, Nepal Himalaya, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Tectonics, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012. 

Colledge, P.D. and S.H. Emerman, The use of uranium-lead dating of detrital zircons to determine river directions before the rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Detrital Zircons Studies in the Western Interior U.S. and their Implications for Ancient Landscape Evolution, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012. 

Conners, S.R., R.M. Vanderplas, A. Sanchez, J.K. Carlson, G.R. Ferreira, T.R. Sorensen, C. Norman, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and W. Dinklage, Using ArcGIS to choose well sites in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012. 

Emerman, S.H., “This is not a weed course”: Reducing attrition in a required upper-level Earth Science course, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Geoscience Education: Current Practice and Research, Albuquerque, NM, May 9, 2012.  

Ferreira, G.R. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Ganges River floodplain and the Himalayan Range, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.

Garcia, P.K., A. Sanchez, K.L. Stuart, J. Williams, A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, S.H. Emerman, and B.R. Adhikari, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya: Support for the fluvial recharge model, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012. 

Kemp, T.L., J.K. Carlson, T. Gautam, R.L. Mower, S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Water balance of glacial lakes in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012. 

Sanchez, A., M.E. Christiansen, S.R. Conners, J.K. Carlson, T.L. Kemp, A. Sharma, S.H. Emerman, B.R. Adhikari, and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Mustang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012. 

Sorensen, T.R. and S.H. Emerman, Total petroleum hydrocarbons in water wells affected by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production, Uintah Basin, eastern Utah, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.

Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.

Williams, J. and S.H. Emerman, The role of poor sanitation in arsenic contamination of groundwater, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.

Woodhouse, B.T., J.D. Donaldson, M.R. Walker, A. Sanchez, S.H. Emerman, D. Samake, and A. Doumbia, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Niger River, Mali, West Africa, 64^th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.

Carlson, J.K., T.L. Kemp, T. Gautam, R.L. Mower, S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Water balance of glacial lakes: Comparison among the Nepal Himalaya and the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains of Utah, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Emerman, S.H., “This is not a weed course”: Reducing attrition in Hydrology I, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Ferreira, G.R. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range, Utah: Analogy with the Ganges River floodplain and the Himalayan Range, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Mower, R.L., J.K. Carlson, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Lead contamination in surface water in Payson, Utah County, Utah, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Sorensen, T.R. and S.H. Emerman, Total petroleum hydrocarbons in water wells affected by hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production, Uintah Basin, eastern Utah, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.

Emerman, S.H., Integrating service learning with formal problem-solving in Environmental Management courses, Annual Conference on Civic Engagement, Orem, UT, April 2, 2012.

Abbott, J. and S.H. Emerman, The use of weathering patterns to date rockfalls of the Great Blue Limestone, northern Utah, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Carlson, J.K., M.P. Bunds and S.H. Emerman, The use of lichenometry to determine the incision rate of the Langtang River, Nepal Himalaya, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Carlson, J.K. and S.H. Emerman, Water balance of glacial lakes in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Colledge, P.D. and S.H. Emerman, The use of uranium-lead dating of detrital zircons to determine river directions before the rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Colledge, P.D., M.R. Alexander, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic prospecting for halloysite clay and copper deposits in the East Tintic Mining District, central Utah, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River floodplain, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Norman, C., K. Stuart, J.K. Carlson, A. Sanchez, M.R. Alexander, J. Evans, K. Ezem, and S.H. Emerman, Bedrock step-pool rivers on the Colorado Plateau and the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Sanchez, A., K. Stuart, J. Williams, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Sanchez, A., J.K. Carlson, J.R. Nelson Hadley, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in Mustang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Stuart, K. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Vanderplas, R., C. Norman, S. A. Bunker, J.K. Carlson, A. Sanchez, N. Christiansen, R. Cope, G. Ferreira, R.L. Mower, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds and B. Dinklage, Using ArcGIS to determine well sites in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Williams, J. and S.H. Emerman, The role of poor sanitation in arsenic contamination of groundwater, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.

Emerman, S.H. Teaching introductory and advanced geology courses without traditional exams, 4^th Annual Conference on Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement, Orem, Utah, March 23, 2012.

Nelson, J.R., M. Thayne, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water provided by a Jesuit Mission with traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua. Mexico, 32^nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 21, 2012.

Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using sparse data, 32^nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 21, 2012.

Carlson, J.K., R.L. Mower, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Lead contamination of surface water in Payson, Utah, 63^rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Water Resources of the Densely Populated Alluvial Valleys of the Western States - Processes, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.

Garcia, P.K., S.H. Emerman, S.A. Robertson, and M.P. Bunds, The role of poor sanitation in the mobilization of arsenic in Mali, West Africa, 63^rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Engineering, Environmental and Hydrogeology, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.

Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water provided by a Jesuit Mission with traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua. Mexico, 63^rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Engineering, Environmental and Hydrogeology, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.

Emerman, S.H., A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, B.R. Adhikari, P.K. Garcia, K. Stuart, A. Sanchez, J. Williams, R.C. White, and T. Duncan, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater of Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 63^rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Engineering, Environmental and Hydrogeology, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.

Garcia, P.K., S.H. Emerman, S.A. Robertson, M.P. Bunds, D. Samake, A. Maiga, K, Keita, A. Maiga, and S.Y.M. Madeleine, The role of poor sanitation in the mobilization of arsenic in Mali, West Africa, 34^th International Conference, Association for Arid Lands Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13, 2011.

Bradford, J.A., S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Liberation science, Kabbalah, and the Virgin of Guadalupe: Combining the concepts of liberation science and theology to find water for marginalized Mexican villages, 34^th International Conference, Association for Arid Lands Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 13, 2011.

Doty, K. and S.H. Emerman, Opposites attract: Assessment of outcomes of service-learning in Earth Science and Social Work, 3^rd Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, Orem, Utah, March 25, 2011.

Emerman, S.H., Not a “weed course”: Understanding and reducing attrition in an upper-division required Earth Science course, 3^rd Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, Orem, Utah, March 25, 2011.

Emerman, S.H., Assessing progress toward Utah Valley University core themes in introductory and advanced Earth Science courses, Third Annual Assessment Best Practices Conference, Orem, Utah, March 14, 2011.

Thayne, M.W., J. Nelson Hadley, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water with traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Chihuahua, Mexico, International Conference: Women of the Mountains, Orem, Utah, March 8, 2011

Anderson, J.R., D.R. Howard, S.A. Bunker, A.R. Putman, J.C. Carlson, P.K. Garcia, D.K. Clark, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Assessment of well sustainability in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Bunker, S.A., A.R. Putman, J.C. Carlson, P.K. Garcia, D.K. Clark, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, The use of spatial patterns of springs to choose well sites in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Colledge, P. and S.H. Emerman, Silver mineralization in the Santaquin Complex and overlying Cambrian limestones in Dry Canyon, Central Wasatch Range, Utah, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Garcia, P.K., S.A. Robertson, S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Comparison of surface water and groundwater arsenic in the floodplains of the Ganges and Niger Rivers, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Kemp, T.L. and S.H. Emerman, Origin of color in sandstone red beds, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Mower, R.L., J.C. Carlson, and S.H. Emerman, Lead, silver and copper contamination in surface water in Payson, Utah, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, P.K. Garcia, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of the quality of well water with traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Williams, J.A., T.C. Duncan, K. Ezem, H.N. Broadbent, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, The use of sparse data to develop stream rating curves: Application to water resource development in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, 5^th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.

Garcia, P.K., S.H. Emerman, S.A. Robertson, M.P. Bunds, D. Samake, A. Maiga, K, Keita, A. Maiga, and S.Y.M. Madeleine, Comparison of surface water and groundwater arsenic in the floodplains of the Ganges and Niger Rivers, 6^th Nepal Geological Congress, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2010.

Emerman, S.H., R.B. Anderson, S. Bhandari, R.R. Bhattarai, M.A. Palmer, T.N. Bhattarai, and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern Nepal, 6^th Nepal Geological Congress, Kathmandu, Nepal, November 15, 2010.

Bunds, M.P. S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, R.B. Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, Using lichenometry to assess long term GLOF and landslide frequency in the Nepal Himalaya, 11^th International Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, September 5, 2010.

Emerman, S.H., T. Prasai, R.B. Anderson, and M.A. Palmer, Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Garcia, P.K., J.K. Schoenrock, S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, R.B Anderson, T.L. Kemp, J. P. Durand, M.A. Palmer, and M.P. Bunds, Hydrogeology of a shield volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Nelson Hadley, J., M. Thayne, P.K. Garcia, S.H. Emerman, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Use of aqueous chemistry of springs to delineate aquifers in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Mapping of springs to determine fracture pathways for groundwater in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Anderson, R.B., S.H. Emerman, S. Bhandari, R.R. Bhattarai, M.A. Palmer, T.N. Bhattarai, and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern Nepal, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Kemp, T.L., R.B. Anderson, S.H. Emerman, and M.E. Van Wagoner, Groundwater recharge by glacial lakes in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains, Utah, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, R.B. Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, Using lichenometry to assess long term GLOF and landslide frequency in the Nepal Himalaya, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 21, 2010.

Schoenrock, J., S.A. Robertson, D.C. Witt, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphic and hydrogeologic study to site a well in Basigorabo, Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Robertson, S.A., J.K. Schoenrock, D.C. Witt, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphy of the Divisadero Tuff in Rio San Ignacio Canyon, Creel, Mexico, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 22, 2010.

Witt, D.C., M.P. Bunds, J.K. Schoenrock, S.A. Robertson, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphy of the Divisadero Tuff in the Sierra Tarahumara near Escuela San Elias, Chihuahua, Mexico, 62^nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.

Emerman, S.H., Assessment of outcomes of service-learning in upper-division earth science courses, UVU 2^nd Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, Orem, Utah, April 1, 2010.

Bradford, J.A., S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Local knowledge combined with earth science and anthropology provide water in the Mexican deserts of Guanajuato and Chihuahua, Session on Water Scarcity and Environmental Degradation in Mexico, Society for Applied Anthropology, 2010 Annual Meeting, Mérida, Mexico, March 27, 2010.

Anderson, R.B., S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, The use of lichenometry to date landslides, glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and cultural artifacts in the Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Anderson, R.B., M.A. Palmer, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Anderson, R.B., M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern Nepal, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Colledge, P. and S.H. Emerman, Detrital zircon geochronology of “Conglomerate #1,” Wasatch Range, Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Durand, J. and S.H. Emerman, The use of the Visual MODFLOW software package to test the validity of hydrologic slug test formulae, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Kemp, T.L., R.B. Anderson, M.E. Van Wagoner, and S.H. Emerman, Groundwater recharge by glacial lakes in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains, Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Nelson Hadley, J., M. Thayne, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Use of aqueous chemistry of springs to delineate aquifers in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Schoenrock, J.K., P.K. Garcia, R.B. Anderson, T.L. Kemp, J. Durand, M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrogeology of a shield volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, M. Van Wagoner, P.K. Garcia, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Mapping of springs to determine fracture pathways for groundwater in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Schoenrock, J., S.A. Robertson, D.C. Witt, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphic and hydrogeologic study to site a well in Basigorabo, Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Robertson, S.A., J.K. Schoenrock, D.C. Witt, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphy of the Divisadero Tuff in Rio San Ignacio Canyon, Creel, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Witt, D.C., M.P. Bunds, J.K. Schoenrock, S.A. Robertson, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford, Volcanostratigraphy of the Divisadero Tuff in the Sierra Tarahumara near Escuela San Elias, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Yerra, E., C. Morris, J. Leavitt, J.A. Bradford, S.H. Emerman, B. Barthel, and M.P. Bunds, Arsenicosis among the Tarahumara Indians, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.

Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Liberation science: A model for international service learning in the village context, Utah Campus Compact Conference on Civic Engagement, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2010.

Emerman, S.H., Panelist, Autocracy vs. Democracy in the Classroom, Far West Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference, Orem, Utah, January 15, 2010.

Emerman, S.H., What if the students wrote the syllabus? Far West Philosophy of Education Society Annual Conference, Orem, Utah, January 15, 2010.

Rey, K.A., S.M. Thompson, B.Y. Curtis, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in swimming pools fed by hot springs in Utah Valley and the Wasatch Range, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

Garcia, P.K., K.A. Rey, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, C.K. Smith Barnes, and J.A. Bradford, Water supply options for a village on a Pleistocene shield volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

Anderson, R.B., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, R.C. White, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Identification of aquifers, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

White, R.C., T.L. Kemp, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Aquifer petrology, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

Kemp, T.L., S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Well productivity, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

Durand, J.P., M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, T.L. Kemp, C.K. Smith Barnes, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Water chemistry, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61^st Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11, 2009.

Emerman, S.H., Service learning in hydrology, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Orem, Utah, April 13, 2009.

Rey, K.A., S.M. Thompson, B.Y. Curtis, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in swimming pools fed by hot springs in Utah Valley and the Wasatch Range, Session on Water Quality – Urban Hydrology – Management, 26^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 27, 2009.

Anderson, R.B., J.P. Durand, M.A. Palmer, T.L. Kemp, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, C.K. Smith Barnes, J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, Poster Session, 26^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 27, 2009.

Richardson, C., A. Craig, J.A. Bradford, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, I can’t believe people drink this: Providing clean water to a small, thirsty village in Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Anderson, R.J., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman,R.C. White, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey of Copper Canyon, Mexico: Identification of aquifers, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Durand, J.P., M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, R.B. Anderson, T.L. Kemp, C.K. Smith Barnes, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey of Copper Canyon, Mexico: Water chemistry, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Kemp, T.L., S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey of Copper Canyon, Mexico: Well productivity, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

White, R.C., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Rocks of the Divisadero Tuff, Sierra Madre Occidental volcanic field, Chihuahua, Mexico, and their relationship to water well productivity, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Rey, K.A., S.H. Emerman, R.C. White, S.M. Thompson, andB.Y. Curtis,

Arsenic and other heavy metals in swimming pools fed by hot springs, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Jensen, C.L. and S.H. Emerman, Groundwater recharge by Red Pine Lake, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Rey, K., C.K. Smith Barnes, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Potential development of a perched aquifer in shallow basalt flows on a Pleistocene shield volcano, Tamaula, Guanajuato, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.

Rey, K., C.K. Smith Barnes, M. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Potential development of a perched aquifer in shallow basalt flows on a Pleistocene shield volcano, Tamaula, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2008 International Conference on Service-Learning, Orem, Utah, October 2, 2008.

Wright, C., J. Bradford, A. Craig, C. Richardson, K. Rey, C.K. Smith Barnes, M. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Water purification and international service learning: A panel discussion with participants from Southern Utah University & Utah Valley University, 2008 International Conference on Service-Learning, Orem, Utah, October 2, 2008.

Skinner, G., R.J. Leichty, and S.H. Emerman, Fluorine uptake by cultivated and uncultivated grasses, Ecology Session, 119^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Pella, Iowa, April 28, 2007.

Hawkins, L.R., M.R. Bennett, R. Ellenwood, and S.H. Emerman, Laboratory abrasion of crinoids: Implications for origin of the Chariton conglomerate, Geology Session, 119^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Pella, Iowa, April 28, 2007.

Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R. Prasai, and K.L. Robson, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of Nepal, Keynote Address, International Conference on Arsenic Contamination in the Tropics, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, February 20, 2007.

Leichty, R.J., L.R. Hawkins, M.J. Tiano, and S.H. Emerman, Historic vegetation at Casey’s Paha State Preserve, Environmental Science Session, 17^th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne, Illinois, November 3, 2006.

Dillon, K.R. and S.H. Emerman, Catsteps and climate change, Environmental Science Session, 17^th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne, Illinois, November 3, 2006.

Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R. Prasai, and K.L. Robson, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of Nepal, Topical Session on Distribution of Arsenic and Related Metalloids in Surface and Ground Waters: Controls and Challenges, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 23, 2006.

Sandford, S.E., K.R. Dillon, and S.H. Emerman, The origin of color in red sandstones of the Floris Formation, Geology Session, 118^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.

Kraber, J.C., M.R. Bennett, J.E. Moore, and S.H. Emerman, Provenance of the Chariton Conglomerate, Geology Session, 118^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.

Leichty, R.J., L.R. Hawkins, M.J. Tiano, and S.H. Emerman, Historic vegetation at Casey’s Paha State Preserve, Geology Session, 118^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.

Luhrs, A.J., S.E. Sandford, A. Finken, and S.H. Emerman, Temporal and spatial variation in mobile soil arsenic and the self-organization of ecosystems, Geology Session, 117^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, April 30, 2005.

Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman and P.K. Wilcox, An historical approach to the origin of catsteps in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, Geology Session, 117^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, April 30, 2005.

Robson, K.L., S.H. Emerman, L.K. Anderson, and A. Finken, The root dry weight / transpiration rate ratio as a predictor of the effect of daily irrigation with fresh water on the boron tolerance of crops, Agricultural Sciences Session, 117^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, April 30, 2005.

Dillon, K.R.,P.K. Wilcox, and S.H. Emerman, An historical approach to the origin of catsteps in the Loess Hills of Iowa, 19^th North American Prairie Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, August 9, 2004.

Emerman, S.H. andA. Finken, The arsenic cycle and the maturation of ecosystems, Feedbacks in the Earth System, Joint Meeting of the Geological Society and Royal Astronomical Society, London, United Kingdom, March 12, 2004.

Robson, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Bedrock map of Buchanan and East River Townships, Page County, southwestern Iowa, Session on Geological Mapping: Key to Successful Management of Water and Land Resources, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, November 2, 2003.

Emerman, S.H., B.R. Depew, and L.K. Anderson, Origin of the sand prairies of Iowa, Session on Aeolian Landscapes and Paleoenvironments, Fifth International Conference on Aeolian Research, Lubbock, Texas, July 25, 2002.

Allen, N.S. and S.H. Emerman, The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the self-organization of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Session on Prairie as Pollution Control and Environmental Improvement, 18^th North American Prairie Conference, Kirksville, Missouri, June 27, 2002.

Lamberti, S. M., D.C. Keltner, and S.H. Emerman, A structure contour map of the top of the Oakley Shale for central and south-central Iowa, Geology Session, 114^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2002.

L.K. Anderson, B.R. Depew, and S.H. Emerman, The origin of Iowa’s sand prairies, Geology Session, 114^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2002.

Allen, N.S. and S.H. Emerman, The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the self-organization of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Geology Session, 114^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy  of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2002.

Emerman, S.H. and J.R. Parmelee, The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Session on Applied Hydro-ecology, 22^nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1, 2002.

Emerman, S.H., J.R. Parmelee, J.R., A.L. Kingery, and D.C. Keltner, The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Further studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Conservation Session, 113^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 2001.

Keltner, D.C. and S.H. Emerman, Folding in the Oakley Shale in Dallas, Polk and Warren Counties, Iowa, Geology Session, 113^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 2001.

Kinsinger, E.M. and S.H. Emerman, Salt tolerance of sunflower and lettuce in tilled and untilled soil, Agricultural Sciences Session, 113^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2001.

Emerman, S.H., The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Prairie Ecology Session, 17^th North American Prairie Conference, Mason City, Iowa, July 18, 2000.

W. Frick, S.H. Emerman, and A.C. Sigleo, Applying physics to flow: Momentum and divergence in fluid dynamics, Fifth International Symposium on Stratified Flows, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 10, 2000.

Emerman, S.H., The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Conservation Session, 112th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 2000.

Kinsinger, E.M. and S.H. Emerman, Salt tolerance of eggplant and onion in tilled and untilled soil, Botany Session, 112^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 2000.

Frick, W.E., A. Sigleo and S.H. Emerman, S.H., Bathymetric irregularities, jet formation, and subsequent mixing processes, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Science Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 25, 2000.

Frick, W., A. Sigleo and S.H. Emerman, Why turbulent flow entrains ambient fluid, Session on Physical Processes – Buoyancy, Estuarine Research Federation 15^th Biennial International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 27, 1999.

Emerman, S.H., The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems, Special Session on Mountain and Hillslope Hydrology, 19^th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 19, 1999.

Emerman, S.H., Water use by small crops: Preliminary work for a study of relations among salt and specific ion tolerance, soil structure and transpiration rate, Agricultural Sciences Session, 111^th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Session on Agricultural Sciences, Ames, Iowa, April 23, 1999.

Schueller, L.M. and S.H. Emerman, Can leaf magnetic susceptibility be used to determine atmospheric particulate matter concentration?, 32^nd Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, Columbus, Ohio, March 19, 1998.

Emerman, S.H and J. Weidenhamer, A strawberry-sugar maple agroforestry system, Session on Forest Farming, Fifth Conference on Agroforestry in North America, Ithaca, New York, August 4, 1997.

Griffiths, J. and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic mapping of Black Hand Sandstone in north central Ohio, Geology Session, 106^th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, Toledo, Ohio, April 5, 1997.

Recent Invited Presentations (2002 – present):

“The Fluvial Recharge Model for Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in South Asia,” Utah Geological Association, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 14, 2010.

“Groundwater and Public Health in Kathmandu,” Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, February 18, 2010.

“Artists’ Depictions of Catsteps in the Loess Hills of Iowa: Evidence for Mid-nineteenth Century Climate Change,” Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists, Intermountain Section Monthly Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, September 11, 2008.

“Climate Change and Art History,” Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, November 19, 207.

“Climate Change and Art History,” Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, August 23, 2007.

“Arsenic and other Heavy Metals in the Rivers of Nepal,” Keynote Address, International Conference on Arsenic Contamination in the Tropics, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, February 20, 2007.

“Gaia Goddess and the Self-Organization of Nature,” Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, February 27, 2004.

“Gaia Goddess and the Self-Organization of Nature,” Watson Lecture, Simpson College, January 29, 2004.

“Deforestation, Arsenic, and the Self-Organizing Jungle in the Terai Region of Nepal,” University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, November 17, 2003.

“Deforestation, Arsenic, and the Self-Organization of Ecosystems,” Fulbright Seminar, American Center, Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2003.

“Self-Organization in Prairie Ecosystems,” Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, October 25, 2002.

Professional Organizations:

American Geophysical Union, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Geological Society of London, Iowa Academy of Science (former Vice-Chair and Chair of Geology Section, former Vice-Chair and Chair of Conservation Section), Geological Society of America (UVU Campus Representative), Iowa Geological Society (former President), Nepal Geological Society (Life Member), Soil Science Society of America