Amy Sheldon (she/her)

Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Associate Professor of Geological Sciences

ISC 252

585-245-5988

sheldon@geneseo.edu

Amy Sheldon has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2000.

Curriculum Vitae

2002-present, Assistant Professor, SUNY Geneseo
2000-2002, Instructor, SUNY Geneseo
1995-2000, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Utah
1994-1995, Post-Graduate Research Participant, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
1991: Geologist, GS5, U.S. Geological Survey, Altemonte Springs, Florida.

Rochester Academy of Science
American Geophysical Union
National Ground Water Association
Geological Society of America
Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Convention Assistant for the Rochester Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Geneseo, NY, Fall 2007.
NSF Grant Reviewer
Peer Reviewer

Sheldon, A. L., Solomon, D. K., Poreda, R. J., and A. Hunt. 2003. Radiogenic Helium In Shallow Groundwater Within a Clay Till, Southwestern Ontario. Water Resources Research, v. 39, no. 12 1331- 1342.
Manning, A.H., Solomon, D. K., and A.L. Sheldon. 2003. Applications of a Total Dissolved Gas Pressure Probe in Ground Water Studies. Ground Water. v. 41, no. 4, 440-448.
Vacco, D., 2001. Geochemistry of a modern anoxic environment; Buck Run, Mt. Morris, SUNY Geneseo Undergraduate Journal of Science and Mathematics, SUNY Geneseo, NY, v. 2, no.1, p. 35-42. (I served as the Faculty Advisor and co-author, but the Journal published only student authors.)
Nativ R., A. Halleran, and A. Hunley, 1997. Evidence for Ground-Water Circulation in The Brine-Filled Aquitard, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Ground Water, 35, v. 4, 647-659. (Halleran was my maiden name.)

Analysis of CFC sorption in low-carbon containing sedimentary aquifers. NSF-funded project. PI and Co-investigator: R. Allen-King at SUNY at Buffalo. Undergraduate research students supported: Neil Swanson and Dana Smith.
POPs: Power of physical sciences. Creating science curriculum to increase the number of females entering the physical sciences. NSF MSP-Start funded project. Co-investigators: K. Fletcher (Physics), D. Farthing (Geology), K. Rommel-Esham (Education).
Extended Fieldtrips as an Integral Part of a Seminar Course: A Capstone Experience for Undergraduates. This project is addressing assessment of the program for publication. Co-authors Farthing, D.J., Giorgis, S., Hatheway, R.B., Laabs, B., Over, D.J., and R.A. Young.

GSCI 347: Groundwater Hydrology
The study of groundwater and of those the principles of fluid flow in porous media that govern the flow of groundwater through the subsurface. The hydraulic properties of groundwater systems and water wells, the relationships between groundwater and surface water other geological processes, the development of groundwater resources, water quality, recharge of groundwater, water quality, groundwater contamination, and solute transport are emphasized.
WRTG 105: Wrtg: Water Sust &Civilization
This course lays the foundation for students to participate insightfully in both written and oral academic conversations. The course focuses on three modes of written and oral communication: communication as an ongoing persuasive dialogue with multiple audiences, communication with a reflective self, and communication with a dynamic evolving text. The course also introduces elements of information literacy and critical thinking needed to develop and evaluate academic conversation. Writing Seminar is typically taken by new students in their first two semesters, often as the introduction to general education, to our library, and to academic support services as sites of collaboration rather than remediation. As many new students' only seminar-style class, Writing Seminar can help lay the foundations of not only academic but also social success.