Jacqueline A. Smith

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Contact Information                                    

Department of Physical and Biological Sciences                                                                           

School of Mathematics and Sciences                                                                                              

The College of Saint Rose                                                                                                                 

432 Western Avenue                                                                                                                         

Albany, NY  12203

tel: 518-485-3756 (direct)

tel: 518-454-5140 (main office)

fax: 518-458-5446

email:  smithj@strose.edu                                                  

 

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. in Geology (2005), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 

M.S. in Geology (1989), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 

B.A. in Geology (1983), University of Maine, Orono, Maine

 

Appointments

Assistant Professor (2006-present) – Physical and Biological Sciences, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY

Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow (2005-2006) – Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady, NY

Instructor (Spring 2005) – Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Instructor (Fall 2003) – Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Research Assistant (2001-2004) – Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Teaching Assistant (2000-2003) – Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Geologist (1991-2000) – Alpha Earth, Inc., Glenmont, NY

Geologist (1989-1990) – Geraghty & Miller, Inc., Bellevue, WA

Research and Teaching Assistant (1986-1989) – Geological Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

Career Interests

My primary research interests lie in the fields of glacial geology, paleoclimatology, and geomorphology.  I use cosmogenic dating techniques to determine the age of glacial deposits, which allows me to establish the timing of glacial advances and to infer the nature of associated climatic changes.  I am currently investigating the long-term record of glaciation and climate change at the southern end of the Cordillera Blanca in the Peruvian Andes. 

 

Publications

 

Peer-reviewed publications  

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Farber, D. L., and Finkel, R. C., 2005, Early local last glacial maximum in the tropical Andes:  Science, v. 308, p. 678-681.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., and Klein, A. G., 2005, Regional synthesis of last glacial maximum snowlines in the tropical Andes, South America: Quaternary International, v. 138-139, p. 145-167.

Smith, J. A., Finkel, R. C., Farber, D. L., Rodbell, D. T., and Seltzer, G. O., 2005, Moraine preservation and boulder erosion in the tropical Andes: interpreting old surface exposure ages in glaciated valleys:  Journal of Quaternary Science, v. 20, p. 735-758.

Ramage, J. M., Smith, J. A., Rodbell, D. T., and Seltzer, G. O., 2005, Comparing reconstructed Pleistocene equilibrium line altitudes in the tropical Andes of central Perú:  Journal of Quaternary Science, v. 20, p. 777-788.

 

Manuscripts submitted 

Rodbell, D. T., Seltzer, G. O., Mark, B. G., Smith, J. A., and Abbott, M. B., Clastic sediment flux to tropical Andean lakes: records of glaciation and soil erosion: submitted to Quaternary Science Reviews, August 2006.

 

Manuscripts in preparation 

Smith, J. A. and Rodbell, D. T., Complex ice-flow directions in the gateway to the Cordillera Blanca: for submission to Geology.

 

Selected Abstracts

Smith, J. A., and Rodbell, D. T., 2006, Cosmogenic dating of moraines at the southern end of the Cordillera Blanca, Peru:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, no. 7, Abstract 91-11.

Smith, J. A., Rodbell, D. T., and Ramage, J. M., 2005, Complex ice-flow directions in the gateway to the Cordillera Blanca, Peru:  Eos (Transactions, American Geophysical Union), v. 86, no. 52, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract U33A-0009.

Smith, J. A., Rodbell, D. T., and Finkel, R. C., 2005, Timing of mountain glacier maxima in the tropical Andes and the Northern Hemisphere: unexpected synchroneity:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, Abstract 15-2.

Smith, J. A., Finkel, R. C., Farber, D. L., Rodbell, D. T., and Seltzer, G. O., 2005, Interpreting old surface exposure ages in glacial valleys: an example from the tropical Andes:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, Abstract 248-10.

Rodbell, D. T., Smith, J. A., Finkel, R. C., and Farber, D. L., and Seltzer, G. O., 2005, The timing of glaciation in the tropical Andes from surface exposure dating and cores from glacial lakes:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 7, Abstract 15-2.

Smith, J. A., Ramage, J. M., and Rodbell, D. T., 2005, Comparing reconstructed Pleistocene equilibrium-line altitudes for the tropical Andes of central Peru:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, no. 1, Abstract 82760.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Farber, D. L., and Finkel, R. C., 2004, A million-year record of glaciation in the tropical Andes:  Eos (Transactions, American Geophysical Union), v. 85, no. 47, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract U31A-0014.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Finkel, R. C., and Farber, D. L., 2004, Early last glacial maximum in the tropical Andes:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 6, Abstract 144-7.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Finkel, R. C., and Farber, D. L., 2003, Cosmogenic dating of moraines of the local last glacial maximum in the tropical Andes:  Eos (Transactions, American Geophysical Union), v. 84, no. 46, p. F895-F896.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Farber, D. L., and Finkel, R. C., 2003, Dating multiple glacial maxima in the tropical Andes:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p. 109.

Garver, J. I., Rodbell, D. T., Smith, J. A., 2003, Living on the Edge: an international field course in geologic hazards at subduction zones:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p. 524.

Smith, J. A., Farber, D. L., Seltzer, G. O., Finkel, R. C., and Rodbell, D. T., 2002, Chronology of tropical glaciation from cosmogenic dating:  Eos (Transactions, American Geophysical Union), v. 83, no. 47, p. 922.

Smith, J. A., Farber, D. L., Finkel, R. C., Seltzer, G. O., and Rodbell, D. T., 2002, Moraine preservation and boulder erosion in the Peruvian Andes:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 131.

Smith, J. A., Seltzer, G. O., Rodbell, D. T., Finkel, R. C., and Farber, D. L., 2001, Cosmogenic dating of glaciation in the Peruvian Andes: >400 10Be ka to last glacial maximum:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p. 441.

 

Field trip guides

Smith, J. A., Eslinger, E., and Hansen, D. L., 1995, Environmental technology and preservation: the Pine Bush, landfills, and groundwater integrity; in Garver, J. I., and Smith, J. A. (eds.), 1995, Field trip guide for the 67th annual meeting of the New York State Geological Association, Union College, Schenectady, New York: Albany, New York State Geological Association, p. 383-404.

Garver, J. I., and Smith, J. A. (eds.), 1995, Field trip guide for the 67th annual meeting of the New York State Geological Association, Union College, Schenectady, New York: Albany, New York State Geological Association, 425 p.

 

Books

Eslinger, E., Oko, U., Smith, J. A., and Holliday, G. H., 1994, Introduction to Environmental Hydrogeology, SEPM Short Course Notes No. 32: Tulsa, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 230 p.

 

Theses

Smith, J. A., 2005, Timing and extent of glaciation in the tropical Andes [unpublished Ph.D. dissertation]: Syracuse, Syracuse University, 173 p.

Smith, J. A., 1989, Soil thermal properties and latent heat effects deduced from temperature records in arctic soils [unpublished M.S. thesis]:  Seattle, University of Washington, 35 p.

 

Book reviews

Smith, J. A., 2003, “The no-nonsense guide to climate change” by Dinyar Godrej: The Holocene, v. 13, p. 795.

 

Research Grants

National Geographic Society Committee on Research and Exploration, 2004, $20,000 (participant)

        Snowline elevations of Ice Age paleoglaciers in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru

John James Prucha Field Research Fund, 2003, $500

        Glacier expansion and climate change in the Bolivian Andes at the last glacial maximum

National Geographic Society Committee on Research and Exploration, 2002, $20,000 (co-P.I.)

        The pacing of tropical glaciation

Geological Society of America, Graduate Student Research Grant, 2001, $2,500

Determining the timing and magnitude of Quaternary and Holocene climate change in the Peruvian Andes

 

Invited Presentations

 “Glaciers in the Andes: reconstructing paleoclimate in the tropics”: Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 17 February 2006.

“Glaciers of the tropical Andes: studying climate change in South America”: Department of Natural Sciences, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York, 9 November 2005.

 “The glacial history of the tropical Andes”:  Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6 March 2004.

 “Reconstructing the last glaciation in the central Peruvian Andes”:  LGM Snowline Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland, 19-22 September, 2002.

 

Language Skills

Proficient in Spanish and French, knowledgeable in Italian and Russian.

 

Professional Affiliations

Geological Society of America

American Geophysical Union 

New York State Geological Association

Geological Society of Maine