Bio
David Szymanski, Ph.D. is a geologist with research interests ranging from the chemical evolution of magmas to environmental impacts of human and natural processes on surface waters. He is also a forensic chemist, specializing the examination of glass as trace evidence, and has testified in a number of criminal cases. As a former Congressional Science Fellow in the U.S. Senate, Szymanski now involves students in research for nonpartisan policy development on issues of energy, climate and natural resources. As a science communicator and science educator, he conducts pedagogical research on how to teach non-scientists the business of applying scientific concepts to real-world problems.
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Professional Memberships
American Academy of Forensic Sciences PresentAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science PresentAmerican Geophysical Union PresentCouncil on Undergraduate Research PresentGeological Society of America PresentGeological Society of Washington PresentMidwestern Association of Forensic Scientists PresentNational Association of Geoscience Teachers PresentAwards and Honors
2023, Innovation in Accounting Award, American Accounting Association2020, Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science2017, Rainbow Award, Bentley University2017, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2017, Elected Fellow, Geological Society of America2016, Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University2016, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2015, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2013, Faculty Student Research Assistantship, Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for Arts and Sciences, Bentley University and National Biomedical Research Foundation2013, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2013, Joseph M. Cronin Award for Excellence in Academic Advising, Bentley University2013, Research Fellowship, Valente Center for Arts and Sciences2012, Faculty Student Research Assistantship, Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for Arts and Sciences, Bentley University and National Biomedical Research Foundation2012, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2011, Curricular Service-Learning Faculty Award, Bentley Service Learning Center2011, Summer Research Grant, Bentley University2011, Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University2010, Faculty Student Research Assistantship, Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for Arts and Sciences, Bentley University and National Biomedical Research Foundation2009, Rauch Faculty Enrichment Fund Grant, Bentley University2008, AAAS Congressional Science Fellow, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), Geological Society of America/U.S. Geological Survey2008, Selected for the Earth Science Literacy Initiative (ESLI) Writer Workshop, St. Louis, MO, National Science Foundation2006, New Scientist Award, Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)Publications
Journal Articles
Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W., Slemmons, K. E., Esky, M., Johnson, E., Bricker, S. (2022). Climatic controls on phosphorus concentrations in The Loch, Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA since the last glacial maximum. Quaternary Research. (Link)Fortner, S., Manduca, C., Guertin, L., Szymanski, D. W., Villalobos, J. (2019). Teaching for Earth Resilience: A Strategy for Increased Diversity and Equity. GSA Today, (28) 36-37. (Link)Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Davis, P. T. (2016). A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Commentary of Broadcast Meteorologists on the Visual Presentation of Climate Change. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, (7) 4 1-16. Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Fletcher Brown, D., Sipe, T. W., Nesteruk, J., Turner, S. P., Mooney, C. H., Iverson, E. R. (2016). Developing transdisciplinary sustainability curricula requires an academic culture change. In The Trenches, (6) 3 12-13. Bouldin, R. M., Hall, G. J., Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Ledley, F. D. (2015). Connecting Business and STEM Education Through Undergraduate Research. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, (35) 4 17-24. (Link)Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W. (2013). The effects of road salt on stream water chemistry of two small forested watersheds in Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, USA. Aquatic Geochemistry. Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Vogel, T. A., Alvarado, G. E. (2013). Evaluating Complex Magma Mixing via Polytopic Vector Analysis (PVA) in the Papagayo Tuff, Northern Costa Rica: Processes that Form Continental Crust. Geosciences, (3) 585-615. Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W. (2013). The effects of road salt on stream water chemistry of two small forested watersheds in Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, USA. Aquatic Geochemistry. Szymanski, D. W., Hadlock, C. R., Zlotkowski, E. A. (2012). Using Public Sector Research Projects to Engage Undergraduates. Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly, (33) 2 19-26. (Link)Price, J. R., Rice, K. C., Szymanski, D. W. (2012). Mass-balance modeling of mineral weathering rates and CO2 consumption in the forested Hauver Branch watershed, Catoctin Mountain, Maryland, USA. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, (early on-line ) doi: 10.1002/esp.3373 17 pp. (Link)Price, J. R., Hardy, C., Tefend, K. S., Szymanski, D. W. (2012). Solute geochemical mass-balances and mineral weathering rates in small watersheds II: Biomass nutrient uptake, more equations in more unknowns, and land use/land cover effects. Applied Geochemistry, (27) 1247–1265. (Link)Deering, C. D., Vogel, T. A., Patino, L. C., Szymanski, D. W., Alvarado, G. E. (2012). Magmatic processes that generate chemically distinct silicic magmas in NW Costa Rica and the evolution of juvenile continental crust in oceanic arcs. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, (163) 2 259-275. (Link)LaGoo, L., Schaeffer, L., Szymanski, D. W., Waddell Smith, R. (2010). Detection of Gunshot Residue in Blowfly Larvae and Decomposing Porcine Tissue using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Journal of Forensic Sciences, (55) 3 624-632. Gazel, E., Carr, M. J., Hoernle, K., Feigenson, ., Szymanski, D. W., Hauff, F. (2009). Galapagos-OIB signature in southern Central America: Mantle refertilization by arc-hot spot interaction. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, (10) 2 1-32. McGaw, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Waddell Smith, R. (2009). Characterization of Undigested Particulate Material Following Microwave Digestion of Recycled Document Papers. Journal of Forensic Sciences, (54) 5 1171-1175. McGaw, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Waddell Smith, R. (2009). Determination of trace elemental concentrations in document papers for forensic comparison using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Journal of Forensic Sciences, (54) 5 1163-1170. Price, J. R., Heitmann, N., Hull, J., Szymanski, D. W. (2008). Long-Term Average Mineral Weathering Rates from Watershed Geochemical Mass Balance Methods: Using Mineral Modal Abundances to Solve More Equations in More Unknowns. Chemical Geology, (254) 1-2 36-51. (Link)Sibley, D. F., Anderson, C. W., Heidemann, M., Merrill, J. E., Parker, J. M., Szymanski, D. W. (2007). Box Diagrams to Assess Students' Systems Thinking about the Rock, Water and Carbon Cycles. Journal of Geoscience Education, (55) 138-146. (Link)Bommarito, C. R., Sturdevant, A. B., Szymanski, D. W. (2007). Analysis of forensic soil samples via high performance liquid chromatography and ion chromatography. Journal of Forensic Sciences, (52) 1 24-30.
Book Chapters
Jackson, M. M., Patino, L. C., Szymanski, D. W. (2023). Buckles from Fort Ouiatenon: Searching for interpretive clues in the documents and testing for their composition In Jackson., M.M., Cooper, H.K., and Hovde, D.M., (Eds.) The History and Archaeology of Fort Ouiatenon: 300 Years in the Making. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press Forthcoming.Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Davis, P. T. (2017). Speaking out or staying quiet on climate change: Broadcast meteorologists influenced by the need to be pithy, popular and politically cautious In Walter Leal Filho, Jesse M. Keenan, (Eds.) Climate Change Adaptation in North America: experiences, case studies and best practice, W. Leal Fihlo and J.M. Keenan (editors). Berlin: Springer International Publishing (Link)
Conference Proceedings
Doner, L.Davis, P. T.Lyons, R.Wilkinson, K.Foley, K.McGarry, M.Meldrum, H.Szymanski, D. W.Oches, E. A.Aviles, L. (2013). Climate change communication between TV broadcast meteorologists and their viewing audience Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Szymanski, D. W. (2013). Communicating geoscience policy: Giving the first live interview Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Thomas, V. A.Patino, L. C.Alvarado, G. E.Szymanski, D. W.Deering, C. D. (2013). An extensive data set for Miocene – Holocene ignimbrites from Nicaragua and Costa Rica , (11th Geological Congress of Central America: A Symposium in Honor to Michael J. Carr) Deering, C. D.Thomas, V. A.Patino, L. C.Szymanski, D. W.Alvarado, G. E. (2013). Magmatic processes that generate chemically distinct silicic magmas in NW Costa Rica , (11th Geological Congress of Central America: A Symposium in Honor to Michael J. Carr) Davis, P. T.Oches, E. A.Szymanski, D. W.Meldrum, H.Doner, L.McGarry, M.Aviles, L.Miller, S. (2013). Climate change communication between TV broadcast meteorologists and their viewing audience American Geophysical Union, (AGU Chapman Conference - Communicating Climate Science) Szymanski, D. W.Oches, E. A. (2013). Integrating Earth and Environmental Sciences into the Business Curriculum: Exploring Ethanol as a Complex Problem National Science Foundation, (NSF-TUES PI Meeting) Oches, E. A.Szymanski, D. W.Snyder, B. J.Gulati, G. J.Davis, P. T. (2012). Exploring Corn-Ethanol as a Complex Problem to Teach Sustainability Concepts across the Science-Business-Liberal Arts Curriculum American Geophysical Union, (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Oches, E. A.Snyder, B. J.Gulati, G. J.Davis, P. T. (2012). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Sustainability: Corn Ethanol Across the Curriculum , (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Bucci, G. D.Adams, V. E.Green, D. V.Markow, W. N. (2011). Engaging undergraduate students in national energy policy through service-learning Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Price, J. R.Szymanski, D. W. (2011). Mass balance modeling of mineral weathering rates in the Hauver Branch watershed, Catoctin Mountain, Maryland: the role of biomass, solving more equations in more unknowns using solid-phase data, and carbon dynamics Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Oches, E. A.Szymanski, D. W.Davis, P. T. (2011). Preparing the next generation of business leaders to confront environmental challenges Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Wohlers, E. R. (2011). Teaching water quality through technology-enhanced laboratory modules in undergraduate business education Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Thomas, V. A.Deering, C. D.Patino, L. C.Alvarado, G. E.Szymanski, D. W. (2010). Magmatic processes that generate chemically distinct silicic magmas in NW Costa Rica and the evolution of juvenile continental crust in oceanic arcs American Geophysical Union, (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting) Vogel, T. A.Valley, J. W.Patino, L. C.Alvarado, G. E.Szymanski, D. W.Deering, C. D. (2007). Oxygen Isotopes of Silicic Volcanic Deposits of NW Costa Rica: A Key to Understanding Crustal Evolution in Central America? , (American Geophyscial Union Fall Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Patino, L. C.Vogel, T. A.Alvarado, G. E. (2007). The importance of mixing in the evolution of silicic magmas in northern Costa Rica , (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Patino, L. C.Vogel, T. A.Alvarado, G. E. (2006). Using Multivariate Polytopic Vector Analysis (PVA) to Test a Model of Magma Mixing for the Papagayo Tuff, Northern Costa Rica , (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting) Price, J. R.Hull, J.Szymanski, D. W. (2006). Long-term chemical weathering rates in the periglacial piedmont physiographic province of southeastern Pennsylvania: watershed geochemical mass-balance, saprolitization rates, and evidence for a modern saprolite Geological Society of America, (Geological Society of America Annual Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Patino, L. C.Vogel, T. A.Alvarado, G. E. (2006). Juvenile Continental Crust in Costa Rica: High-Silica Miocene-Pliocene Ignimbrites of the Bagaces Formation American Geophysical Union, (American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting) Vogel, T. A.Patino, L. C.Alvarado, G. E.Szymanski, D. W. (2004). Silicic Ignimbrites within the Costa Rican Volcanic Front: Evidence for the formation of continental crust American Geophysical Union, (AGU Western Pacific Meeting) Szymanski, D. W.Patino, L. C.Bommarito, C. R.Siegel, J. A. (2004). Trace element profiles of float glass fragments determined by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) AAFS, (56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences) Szymanski, D. W.Patino, L. C.Vogel, T. A.Alvarado, G. E. (2002). Generation of Continental Crust in Central America: New Field and Geochemical Observations on Silicic Magmatism in Costa Rica American Geophysical Union, (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting)
Other(s)
Szymanski, D. W. (2013). Academia should heed industry’s scientific pleaThe Financial Times. (Link)Davis, P. T., Szymanski, D. W., , . (2011). Letter to Editor in rebuttal to John E. Sununu op ed piece promoting fracking shale gasBoston Globe. Markow, W. N., Adams, V. E., Bucci, G. D., Green, D. V., Szymanski, D. W. (2011). Closing the Energy Efficiency Information Gap for Small BusinessesThe Sustainability Review, (3) 2 (Link)Presentations
Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Solar, D., Wilson, R., Bouwma-Gearhart, J. (2024). “Integrating STEM and Business Education for More Sustainable, Equitable Future” Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting Denver, CO Dove, S., Szymanski, D. W., Patel, S., Patel, P. (2023). “Building Transdisciplinary Mindsets for Sustainability” Presented at the Global Business School Network (GSBN) Global Business School Network (GSBN) Annual Conference Cairo, Egypt Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M. E., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2023). “Geology and smartphones: transdisciplinary curriculum for a more equitable, zero-waste circular economy” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Pittsburgh, PA Noga, T. J., Szymanski, D. W. (2023). “Teaching Innovation: BASICS - Sustainability & Tax Policy” Presented at the American Accounting Association American Accounting Association Denver, CO Iverson, E., Bender-Awalt, M., Carlson, A., Szymanski, D. W., Monney, C., Lenczewski, M. E., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R., Solar, D., Jackson, L. E. (2023). “A Curricular Approach to Facilitating Transdisciplinary Thinking about Sustainability” Presented at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Earth Educators Rendezvous Pasadena, CA Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Bouwma-Gearhart, J., Jackson, L. E., Lenczewski, M. E., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2023). “A New Model for Transdisciplinary Curriculum Development in Higher Education Using the Wicked Problems of Sustainability” Presented at the Accelerating Systemic Change Network (ASCN) ASCN Transforming Institutions Conference Minneapolis, MN Szymanski, D. W. (2023). “Engaging Non-STEM Undergraduates in Climate, Environmental Science, and Sustainability to Promote Equity-Based Decision Making” Presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) AAAS Education Section (Section Q) Webinar virtual Kelley, E., Szymanski, D. W., Beneke, C. J., Folchman-Wagner, Z. (2023). “First year seminars & life-Long learning: How do we assess a core value?” Presented at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference on General Education, Pedagogy and Assessments Virtual and New Orleans, LA (hybrid meeting) Mooney, C., Szymanski, D. W., Erhemjamts, O., Wilson, R. (2022). “Fusing of the Minds: A Novel Approach to Developing Transdisciplinary Sustainability Curriculum” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference Seattle, WA Iverson, E., Carlson, A., O'Connell, K., Szymanski, D. W., Erhemjamts, O., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R., Bender-Awalt, M. (2022). “Assessing student transdisciplinary thinking about sustainability through wicked problems” Presented at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Earth Educators Rendezvous Twin Cities, MN Klis, A. A., Szymanski, D. W., Iverson, E., Jackson, L. E., Wilson, R. (2022). “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Undergraduate Sustainability Education: Resource Economics by Way of Business and Science” Presented at the American Economic Association National Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education Chicago, IL Iverson, E., Szymanski, D. W., Erhemjamts, O., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R., Bender-Awalt, M., Bouwma-Gearhart, J., Kepple, C., Cindy, L., Solar, D., O'Connell, K., Carlson, A. (2022). “Transforming Campus Transdisciplinary Instructional Practices to Address Sustainability Education” Presented at the National Science Foundation 2022 IUSE Summit: Propelling Change: Moving from Strategy Toward Effective & Equitable Undergraduate STEM Education Washington, DC Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Erhemjamts, O., Iverson, E., Lenczewski, M., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2022). “Collaborative Research: Designing Transdisciplinary Modules fusing STEM, Liberal Arts and Business Curricula in Undergraduate Sustainability Education” Presented at the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities Transgeneratives 2030 Nice, France and Virtual (hybrid) Bender-Awalt, M., Iverson, E., Szymanski, D. W., Erhemjamts, O., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Oches, E. A., Ritter, J., Wilson, R. (2021). “Assessing student learning about sustainability and wicked problems through transdisciplinary curriculum modules” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Portland, OR Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W. (2020). “Climatic controls on phosphorus concentrations in The Loch, Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA: Apatite weathering and paleoclimate from the late Pleistocene to early Holocene” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual MeetingSzymanski, D. W., Dove, S., Oches, E. A., Erhemjamts, O., Wilson, R., Fortner, S., Lenczewski, M., Mooney, C., Iverson, E. (2020). “Build a BASIC Module Around the SDGs: Business- and Science-Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability” Presented at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Global Learning Conference on Connecting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and Global Learning Virtual Szymanski, D. W. (2019). “Using the Earth Science Literacy Principles at the intersection of education, geoscience advocacy, and public decision-making” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Indianpolis, IN Price, J., Szymanski, D. W. (2019). “The importance of frost cracking on lithogenic phosphorus inputs into the Loch, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Indianapolis, IN Szymanski, D. W. (2017). “Connecting Students and Policymakers through Science and Service-Learning” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting New Orleans, LA Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W., Olesky, I., Bricker, S. B., Burden, B., Cronister, K., Nunez, J., Schippert, L., Devine, T. J. (2017). “Mechanisms for increased phosphorus inputs and consequent enhanced lacustrine productivity during the Younger Dryas Chronozone in The Loch, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Seattle, WA Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Davis, P. T. (2016). “Speaking out about sustainability: broadcast meteorologists who will and those who won't” Presented at the World Communication Association Communication and Culture in a Sustainable World Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Davis, P. T. (2016). “Speaking out or staying quiet on climate change: Broadcast meteorologists influenced by the need to be pithy, popular and politically cautious” Presented at theNorth American Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation Columbia University, New York, NY Szymanski, D. W. (2016). “Why is service-learning important in Geosciences?” Presented at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences Washington, D.C. Foley, K. A., Davis, P. T., Meldrum, H., Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Doner, L. (2016). “Mobility of TV Broadcast Meteorologists in the Northeastern United States” Presented at the Lyndon State College 41st Annual Northeast Storm Conference Saratoga Springs, New York Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Fletcher Brown, D., Sipe, T. W., Nesteruk, J., Mooney, C., Turner, S. (2015). “Toward Reciprocal Integration: Fusing STEM, Liberal Arts and Business Curricula in Undergraduate Sustainability Education” Presented at the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Earth Educators' Rendezvous Boulder, CO Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Fletcher Brown, D., Sipe, T. W., Nesteruk, J., Sheldon, T., C, M., Ellen, I. (2015). “Fusing STEM, liberal arts and business in transdisciplinary undergraduate sustainability curricula” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, USA Szymanski, D. W., Boland, M. A., Gonzales, L. M., Wood, C. (2015). “Teaching non-majors to communicate the importance of geoscience for policymaking through service-learning and civic engagement” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, USA Price, J. R., Marshall, W., Szymanski, D. W., Campbell, R. (2015). “Phosphorus dynamics of the Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park, from the last glacial maximum to present: Geochemical mass balance, potential ecological impacts, and paleoclimatic influences” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Baltimore, MD, USA Pinet, A., Szymanski, D. W., Dave, D. M. (2015). “Quantifying the economic effects of energy literacy” Presented at the International Atlantic Economic Society 80th International Atlantic Economic Conference Boston, MA Davis, P. T., Szymanski, D. W., Meldrum, H., Oches, E. A., Foley, K., Mercer, R., Doner, L., McGarry, M., Kelsey, E., Perello, M. (2015). “Broadcast meteorologists and climate change ” Presented at the Lyndon State University Northeast Storm Conference Saratoga Springs, New York Szymanski, D. W., Meldrum, H., Davis, P. T., Oches, E. A., Foley, K., Doner, L. (2014). “Views of broadcast meteorlogists on climate change communication with their audiences” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Vancouver, BC, Canada Davis, P. T., Doner, L., McGarry, M., Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Kelsey, E., Perello, M., Gaudette, E., Foley, K. (2014). “Climate Change Communication Between Broadcast Meteorologists and their Viewing Audiences” Presented at the National Science Foundation NSF-AISL PI Conference Washington, D.C. Doner, L., Davis, P. T., Lyons, R., Wilkinson, K., Foley, K., McGarry, M. A., Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Aviles, L. (2014). “Climate change communication between TV broadcast meteorologists and their viewing audience” Presented at the Lyndon State University Northeast Storm Conference Rutland, Vermont Doner, L., Davis, P. T., Lyons, R., Wilkinson, K., Foley, K., McGarry, M., Meldrum, H., Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Aviles, L. (2013). “Climate change communication between TV broadcast meteorologists and their viewing audience” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Denver, CO Szymanski, D. W. (2013). “Communicating geoscience policy: Giving the first live interview” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Denver, CO Thomas, V. A., Patino, L. C., Alvarado, G. E., Szymanski, D. W., Deering, C. D. (2013). “An extensive data set for Miocene – Holocene ignimbrites from Nicaragua and Costa Rica” Presented at the11th Geological Congress of Central America: A Symposium in Honor to Michael J. Carr Panama City, Panama Deering, C. D., Thomas, V. A., Patino, L. C., Szymanski, D. W., Alvarado, G. E. (2013). “Magmatic processes that generate chemically distinct silicic magmas in NW Costa Rica” Presented at the11th Geological Congress of Central America: A Symposium in Honor to Michael J. Carr Panama City, Panama Gulati, G. J., Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Snyder, B. J. (2013). “Corn Ethanol Across the Curriculum: Teaching Policy Analysis in an Introductory Course for Non-Majors” Presented at theAnnual meeting of the American Political Science Association Chicago, IL Davis, P. T., Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Meldrum, H., Doner, L., McGarry, M., Aviles, L., Miller, S. (2013). “Climate change communication between TV broadcast meteorologists and their viewing audience” Presented at the American Geophysical Union AGU Chapman Conference - Communicating Climate Science Granby, CO Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A. (2013). “Integrating Earth and Environmental Sciences into the Business Curriculum: Exploring Ethanol as a Complex Problem” Presented at the National Science Foundation NSF-TUES PI Meeting Washington, D.C. Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Snyder, B. J., Gulati, G. J., Davis, P. T. (2012). “Exploring Corn-Ethanol as a Complex Problem to Teach Sustainability Concepts across the Science-Business-Liberal Arts Curriculum” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Szymanski, D. W., Oches, E. A., Snyder, B. J., Gulati, G. J., Davis, P. T. (2012). “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Teaching Sustainability: Corn Ethanol Across the Curriculum” Presented at theGeological Society of America Annual Meeting Charlotte, NC Szymanski, D. W., Bucci, G. D., Adams, V. E., Green, D. V., Markow, W. N. (2011). “Engaging undergraduate students in national energy policy through service-learning” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN Price, J. R., Szymanski, D. W. (2011). “Mass balance modeling of mineral weathering rates in the Hauver Branch watershed, Catoctin Mountain, Maryland: the role of biomass, solving more equations in more unknowns using solid-phase data, and carbon dynamics” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Davis, P. T. (2011). “Preparing the next generation of business leaders to confront environmental challenges” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN Szymanski, D. W., Wohlers, E. R. (2011). “Teaching water quality through technology-enhanced laboratory modules in undergraduate business education” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Minneapolis, MN Thomas, V. A., Deering, C. D., Patino, L. C., Alvarado, G. E., Szymanski, D. W. (2010). “Magmatic processes that generate chemically distinct silicic magmas in NW Costa Rica and the evolution of juvenile continental crust in oceanic arcs” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Oches, E. A., Szymanski, D. W., Davis, P. T., Ledley, F. D. (2010). “Integrating Earth and environmental science into a business curriculum toward enhanced workforce science literacy” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Denver, CO Vogel, T. A., Valley, J. W., Patino, L. C., Alvarado, G. E., Szymanski, D. W., Deering, C. D. (2007). “Oxygen Isotopes of Silicic Volcanic Deposits of NW Costa Rica: A Key to Understanding Crustal Evolution in Central America?” Presented at theAmerican Geophyscial Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Vogel, T. A., Alvarado, G. E. (2007). “The importance of mixing in the evolution of silicic magmas in northern Costa Rica” Presented at theAmerican Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Vogel, T. A., Alvarado, G. E. (2006). “Using Multivariate Polytopic Vector Analysis (PVA) to Test a Model of Magma Mixing for the Papagayo Tuff, Northern Costa Rica” Presented at theAmerican Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Price, J. R., Hull, J., Szymanski, D. W. (2006). “Long-term chemical weathering rates in the periglacial piedmont physiographic province of southeastern Pennsylvania: watershed geochemical mass-balance, saprolitization rates, and evidence for a modern saprolite” Presented at the Geological Society of America Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA Szymanski, D. W. (2006). “Application of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) in glass analysis schemes” Presented at the Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Advanced Trace Evidence Symposium Ames, IA Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Vogel, T. A., Alvarado, G. E. (2006). “Juvenile Continental Crust in Costa Rica: High-Silica Miocene-Pliocene Ignimbrites of the Bagaces Formation” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Joint Meeting Baltimore, MD Vogel, T. A., Patino, L. C., Alvarado, G. E., Szymanski, D. W. (2004). “Silicic Ignimbrites within the Costa Rican Volcanic Front: Evidence for the formation of continental crust” Presented at the American Geophysical Union AGU Western Pacific Meeting Hawaii Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Bommarito, C. R., Siegel, J. A. (2004). “Trace element profiles of float glass fragments determined by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)” Presented at the AAFS 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Dallas, TX Szymanski, D. W., Patino, L. C., Vogel, T. A., Alvarado, G. E. (2002). “Generation of Continental Crust in Central America: New Field and Geochemical Observations on Silicic Magmatism in Costa Rica” Presented at the American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting San Francisco, CA Service
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