Andrew C. Knudsen

Lawrence University Tel: 920-832-6731

Department of Geology Fax: 920-832-6932

Appleton WI, 54912 Email: knudsena@lawrence.edu

Education

2002 Ph.D.: University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Department of Geological Sciences

Dissertation: Mineralogy of the Phosphoria Formation: effects of weathering on environmental and mining concerns

1998

B.A.: Hamilton College, Clinton, New York

Major: Geology

Minor: Anthropology

Teaching

Assistant Professor, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 2003 – Present.

Courses Taught:

Geol 110: Introductory Geology

Geol 240: Chemistry of the Earth Low Temperature Environments

Geol 340: Advanced Geochemistry

Geol 399: IS - Gemology

Geol 399: IS – Soil Science

Geol 599/ Chem 599: IS – Iron Oxides

Teaching Assistant, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, Fall 1998 – Spring 2002.

Courses Taught:

Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy: Co-taught with Professor M.E. Gunter, Spring 2002.

Developed and taught the laboratory curriculum, Spring 1999, 2000, 2001.

Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology: Teaching Assistant, Fall 1999, 2000, 2001.

Taught and prepared labs, co-lead a three-day field trip.

Physical Geology: Teaching Assistant, Fall 1998.

Taught and prepared labs.

Research

Experience:

June 2002 – June 2003: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Environmental Soil Chemistry, worked with Professor D.G. Strawn, University of Idaho, Division of Soil Science, on a grant from the U.S. E.P.A. We studied the cycling of Pb, Cd, and Zn in contaminated soils in the Coeur d’Alene River basin, using XRD, TEM, ICP-AES, and an Electron Microprobe to better understand the chemical residency and bioavailability of these toxic trace elements.

Fall 1998 – Spring 2002: Research Assistant: Worked with Professor M.E. Gunter on a research grant from the U.S.G.S. characterizing the mineralogy of the Phosphoria Formation in southeastern Idaho. As a result of phosphate mining in this deposit, naturally occurring selenium has been released into the environment, and now threatens the continuation of phosphate mining in Idaho.

Fall 1997 – Spring 1998: Senior thesis, SEM-EDS analysis of plagioclase megacrysts from the Mt. Marcy anorthosite, Essex County, New York.

Field Experience

June 2002 – June 2003: Field sampling in the Coeur d’Alene River basin, development of field techniques which prevent oxidation of samples in transport from the field to the laboratory.

Summer 1998: Teaching assistant for the Hamilton College Geology Field Camp in central New York and the “Four Corners” region of the southwest.

Fall 1996 – Spring 1998: President Hamilton Outing Club.

Fall 1997: Performed stream surveys for the Oneida County, NY Soil and Water Conservation District.

Summer 1997: Participated in the Hamilton College Geology Department’s Field Study in Iceland program. Surveyed the unique geology of Iceland and studied the relationships between the geology and the culture of the island.

Summer 1997: Participated in a one-week archaeological dig on Afognak Island in the Kodiak archipelago, Alaska.

Summer 1996: Participated in the Hamilton College Geology Field Camp in central New York and the “Four Corners” region of the southwest

Awards

1998 Root Fellowship for graduate study in science

1997 Dixon-Rogers Fund Grant for student research in the geosciences

1997 Potter Fund Grant for student field research in geology

Professional Development

On the Cutting Edge: Workshops for Geoscience Faculty: Geology and Human Health May 2004, Chico Hot Springs, Pray, MT

Environmental Studies Curriculum Development Workshop, September 2003, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.

On the Cutting Edge: Workshops for Geoscience Faculty: Early Career Faculty - Teaching, Research and Managing Your Career, June 2003, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

Publications

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (2004) The effects of weathering on the mineralogy of the Phosphoria Formation, southeastern Idaho, U.S.A., In: Life Cycle of the Phosphoria Formation: From deposition to the post-mining environment, J.R. Hein (ed.), p. 169-187.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (In Review) Selenium in the Permian Phosphoria Formation: a statistical consideration, (Submitted to the Canadian Mineralogist December, 2003).

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (2002) Sedimentary Phosphates – An example: Phosphoria Formation, southeastern Idaho, U.S.A. In: Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Phosphates: Geochemical, Geobiological, and Materials Importance, Kohn M.J., Rakovan J., and Hughes J. (eds.) v. 48, 363-389.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E., Herring J.R., Grauch R.I. (2002) Mineralogical characterization of weathered and less weathered strata of the Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation measured sections E and F, Rasmussen Ridge, and measured sections G and H, Sage Creek area of the Webster Range, Caribou County, Idaho. U.S.G.S. OFR 02-392.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E., Herring J.R. , Grauch R.I. (2002) Mineralogical characterization of strata of the Meade Peak phosphatic shale member of the Permian Phosphoria: channel and individual rock samples of measured section J and their relationship to measured sections A and B, central part of Rasmussen Ridge, Caribou County, Idaho. U.S.G.S. OFR 02-125.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E., Herring J.R. (2001) Preliminary mineralogical characterization of weathered and less-weathered strata of the Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation: measured sections C and D, Dry Valley, Caribou County, Idaho U.S.G.S. OFR 01-72.

Herring J.R., Grauch R.I., Siems DF, Tysdal R.G., Johnson E.A., Zielinski R.A., Desborough G.A., Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (2001) Chemical composition of strata of the Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation: channel-composited and individual rock samples of measured section J and their relationship to measured sections A and B, central part of Rasmussen Ridge, Caribou County, Idaho. U.S.G.S. OFR 01-195.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E., Herring J.R. (2000) Preliminary mineralogical characterization of weathered and less-weathered strata of the Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation: measured sections A and B, Enoch Valley, Caribou County, Idaho. U.S.G.S. OFR 00-116.

Herring J.R., Wilson S.A., Stillings L.A., Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E., Tysdal R.G., Grauch R.I., Desborough G.A., Zielinski R.A. (2000) Chemical composition of weathered and less weathered strata of the Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member of the Permian Phosphoria Formation - B. Measured Sections C and D, Dry Valley, Caribou County, Idaho. U.S.G.S. OFR 99-147-B.

Presentations

Short Courses

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (2002) Sedimentary Phosphorites. Phosphates: Geochemical, Geobiological, and Materials Importance, Mineralogical Society of America short course, October 2002.

Annual Meetings

*Aschbrenner N.L., Penn R.L., Knudsen A.C., Nordell K.J. (2004) Partitioning of arsenate among iron oxide nanocrystals, American Water Resources Association WI Sectional Meeting, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, March 2004.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (2002) A statistical analysis of the distribution of selenium in the Permian Phosphoria Formation, southeastern Idaho, GSA National Meeting, Denver, CO, October 2002.

Knudsen A.C., Gunter M.E. (1999) Mineralogy of the Phosphoria deposit, southeast Idaho, GSA Rocky Mountain Section Regional Meeting, Pocatello, ID, April 1999.

Professional Society Memberships

Spring 2002 – Present: Mineralogical Society of America

January 2004 – Present: National Association of Geoscience Teachers