Matthew G. Powell. Student Grants (supervised)

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1 Matthew G. Powell DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY, JUNIATA COLLEGE, 1700 MOORE ST., HUNTINGDON, PA WORK (814) HOME (443) Education Ph.D. Earth and Planetary Sciences. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland M.S. Geosciences. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia B.S. Biology. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia Academic Appointments 2014 Visiting Research Scientist, University of Hawaii-Manoa (sabbatical) Associate Professor. Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (USA) Assistant Professor. Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (USA) Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow. Johannes Gutenberg Universität-Mainz & Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität-Frankfurt (Germany) Visiting Assistant Professor. Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Virginia (USA) Grants and Awards 2013 Henry H. 57 and Joan R. Gibbel Award for Teaching Excellence NSF S-STEM (Co-PI, $482,160) 2011 Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Center, Juniata College (PI, $5000) NASA Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology (PI, $114,000) 2009 Goodman Fund, Juniata College (PI, $9500) 2003 Glassman Fund for Research, Johns Hopkins University 2002 David Elliott Fund for Research, Johns Hopkins University 2000 C.G. Jake Tillman Endowed Teaching Award, Virginia Tech 1999 C.G. Jake Tillman Endowed Teaching Award, Virginia Tech 1999 Heath Robinson-Roy J. Holden Geoscience Endowed Scholarship, Virginia Tech Student Grants (supervised) 2009 Travis Deptola ( 09), John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program, Paleontological Research Institution ($435) 2009 Travis Deptola ( 09), Paleontological Society Student Grants-in-Aid MAPS Award ($850) Publications (* denotes student co-authors) 2014 Powell, M.G., Moore, B.R., & Smith, T.J. Origination, extinction, invasion, and extirpation components of the brachiopod latitudinal diversity gradient through the Phanerozoic. (To Paleobiology)

2 Powell Glazier, D.G., Powell, M.G., & *Deptola, T.J. Metabolic rate scaling of the trilobite Eldredgeops rana. Paleobiology, v. 39, pp Powell, M.G., *Beresford, V.P., *Colaianne, B.A. The latitudinal position of peak marine diversity in living and fossil biotas. Journal of Biogeography, v. 39, pp *Colaianne, B.A., Powell, M.G., Transferrable geospatial skills in a liberal arts environment. Journal of Geoscience Education 59, Powell, M.G., *MacGregor, J., A geographic test of species selection using planktonic foraminifera during the K/Pg mass extinction. Paleobiology 37, Powell, M.G., The latitudinal diversity gradient of brachiopods over the past 530 million years. Journal of Geology 117, Powell, M.G., Schöne, B.R., Jacob, D., Tropical marine seasonality during the late Paleozoic ice age using trace element analyses of brachiopods. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 280: Powell, M.G., Timing and selectivity of the late Mississippian mass extinction for brachiopod genera from the Central Appalachian basin. Palaios 23, Powell, M.G., Geographic range and genus longevity of late Paleozoic brachiopods. Paleobiology 33: Powell, M.G., Latitudinal diversity gradients for brachiopod genera during late Paleozoic time: Links between climate, biogeography, and evolutionary rates. Global Ecology & Biogeography 16: Powell, M.G., Climatic basis for sluggish macroevolution during the late Paleozoic ice age. Geology 33: Stanley, S.M., Powell, M.G. Depressed rates of origination and extinction during the late Paleozoic ice age: A new state for the global marine ecosystem. Geology 31: Powell, M.G., and Kowalewski, M. Increase in evenness and sampled alpha diversity through the Phanerozoic: Comparison of early Paleozoic and Cenozoic marine fossil assemblages. Geology 30: Bush, A.M., Powell, M.G., Bert, T.M., Arnold, W.S., and Daley, G.M Time-averaging, evolution, and morphologic variation. Paleobiology 28: Abstracts of Presentations 2012 *Beresford, V.P., *Smith, T.J., *Moore, B.T., and Powell, M.G. Rates of ecological change of marine benthic invertebrates during different climate states. Geological Society of America Northeastern Section, Abstracts with Programs (Hartford, CT).

3 Powell Powell, M.G., *Beresford, V.P., and Smith, T.J. The effect of temperature and habitable area on the latitudinal diversity gradient. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 43: 541 (Minneapolis, MN) *Beresford, V.P., *Colaianne, B.A., Powell, M.G., The peak of the latitudinal diversity gradient in living and fossil marine organisms. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 42: 129 (Denver, CO) *Deptola, T.J., Powell, M.G., and Glazier, D.S., Metabolic scaling of the trilobite Eldredgeops rana. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 41: 684 (Portland, OR) Powell, M.G., Pyrrhic extinction of planktonic foraminifera during the K/T event. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 40: 506 (Houston, TX) *O Brien, J.J., Powell, M.G., Geographic distribution of Appalachian boulder fields and their relation to climate. Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section 40: 66 (Buffalo, NY) Powell, M.G., Geographic range and genus longevity of late Paleozoic brachiopods. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 39: 92 (Denver, CO) Powell, M.G., Selectivity of the Late Mississippian mass extinction for brachiopod genera from the Central Appalachian basin: Resolving an apparent paradox. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 37:384 (Salt Lake City, UT) Powell, M.G., Global macroevolutionary rates for brachiopods driven by fate of stenotopic genera during the late Paleozoic ice age. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 36:457 (Denver, CO) Powell, M.G., Global biogeographic patterns of brachiopod genera during the late Paleozoic ice age. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 35:503 (Seattle, WA) Stanley, S.M., and Powell, M.G., A new state of the marine ecosystem during the late Paleozoic glacial interval. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 34 (Denver, CO) Powell, M.G., and Kowalewski, M., Differences in Paleozoic and Cenozoic diversityabundance structure. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 32: Powell, M.G., Bush, A.M., Arnold, W.S., and Bert, T.M., Morphometric discrimination of hybrid Mercenaria spp. (Bivalvia) from the Indian River lagoon, Florida. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 31: Bush, A.M., Powell, M.G., Arnold, W.S., and Bert, T.M., Time-averaging and morphology: A comparison of variability in living populations and fossil assemblages of Mercenaria (Bivalvia) using landmark data. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs 31:419.

4 Powell-4 Courses Taught Juniata College 100-level: Introduction to Physical Geology & Lab, Death and Destruction by Nature, Oceanography 200-level: Historical Geology & Lab; Global Climate Change; Geological Field Methods I 300-level: Geology Professional Seminar; Paleobiology and Paleoecology of the Invertebrates & Lab; Sedimentology & Lab; Evolution of You 400-level: Environmental Science Senior Capstone; Principles of Stratigraphy & Lab; Geological Field Methods II Washington & Lee University (Evaluation scores range from 1-poor to 10-excellent) 100-level: General Geology with Field Emphasis [10]; General Geology & Lab [9.4]; Oceanography [9.6] 200-level: History and Evolution of the Earth [9.4]; Origin and Evolution of Life [9.8] 300-level: Laboratory Study of the Fossil Record [no evaluations] Graduate Teaching (Evaluation scores range from 1-poor to 4-excellent ) 100-level: Earth System History Lab, Johns Hopkins University [no evaluations]; Elements of Geology Lab, Virginia Tech [3.6, 3.7]; Physical Geology Lab, Virginia Tech [3.8, 3.9] 200-level: Historical Geology Lab, Virginia Tech [3.7, 3.8, 3.8] 300-level: Paleontology Lab, Virginia Tech [3.5, 3.9] Professional Service Advisory Board Member, James J. Lakso Center for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Director, ) 2014 Co-author, NASA Astrobiology 2014 Strategic Plan Editor of Priscum, the Paleontological Society newsletter Faculty Representative, Trustee Committee on Business Affairs 2013 Chair, NASA Astrobiology Panel, grant reviewer, subpanel chair Editorial Board member of ISRN Paleontology Member, Center for the Environment working group, Juniata College Associate member, Student Research & Fellowships Committee (EPA-GRO), Juniata College Member (rep from Curriculum Committee), Executive Committee, Juniata College Member, Curriculum Committee, Juniata College 2009 Liberal Arts Symposium Committee, Juniata College 2009 Darwin Day Committee & Participant, Juniata College 2009,12,13 Panelist, NASA Exobiology Grants Program

5 Powell Summer orientation and enrollment events, Juniata College Paleontological Society Student Grants Program, Coordinator ( ) & Reviewer Paleontological Society Audit Committee Pennsylvania State Science Olympiad, Event Supervisor & Judge Fossil Fest, annual outreach event to area elementary/middle school students Friendship Family for Juniata international student Reviewer for the journals Geology, Lethaia, Palaeogeography-Palaeoclimatology- Palaeoecology, Palaios, Paleobiology, et al. and grant proposal reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF), Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), NASA. Society Memberships Geological Society of America; Paleontological Society; International Biogeography Society; Council on Undergraduate Research; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Seminars, Workshops, and Press 2012 Quoted in Scientists link gap in rock record to explosion of life, Inside Science (American Institute of Physics), April 19, Juniata Extra, faculty feature, Matrix of Momentum 2010 Building Strong Geoscience Departments, Science Education Resource Center (SERC) workshop at Juniata College 2009 Invited talk, The latitudinal diversity gradient over the past 500 million years, Indiana University of PA 2008 Council on Undergraduate Research Institute, Beginning a research program in the natural sciences at a predominantly undergraduate institution, Davidson College 2005 Invited talk, Climate-driven macroevolution during the late Paleozoic ice age, Virginia Tech 2005 NSF workshop, The Late Paleozoic Gondwanan ice age: Towards a more refined understanding of timing, duration, and character 2005 Johns Hopkins Gazette, Low level of extinction during ice age linked to adaptability 2003 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Session Chair, Paleontology/Paleobotany V: Biogeography and paleoenvironmental reconstruction 2002 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Presider, Seafood through time-the ecologic context of the history of life, in honor of Richard K. Bambach