Jane Dmochowski, Ph.D.

Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs

 

Education

Teaching

Publications

Thesis/Capstone Advising

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Education

• Ph.D., Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, 2004
• M.S., Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, 1997
• B.S., Geophysics, Univ. of California , Santa Barbara , 1995

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Teaching

College Teaching:

University of Pennsylvania:

Junior Research Seminar  

Oceanography

Earth and Space Science

Environmental Chemistry

Holy Family University :

   Earth and Environmental Science

University of La Verne :

    Earth Science

Glendale Community College :

    Earth Science

    Oceanography

California Institute of Technology:

   TA for: Earth Science

              Plate Tectonics

              Radar Interferometry

 

High School Teaching:

    Moorestown Friends School , Moorestown , NJ :

        Physics

        Math

    Village Glen High School , Burbank , CA :

        Physics

        Physical Science

        Chemistry

        Environmental Science

        Biology

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Publications

Journal Articles, Thesis, Field Guide:

 

J. E. Dmochowski, May 2010, Geology of Philadelphia and NW Suburbs, National Association of Geoscience Teachers Eastern Section Field Trip.

 

J. E. Dmochowski., 2009, Geologic History of the Wissahickon Valley, The Shuttle, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 16-17.

 

Hook, S. J. and J. E. Dmochowski, K. A. Howard, L. C. Rowan, K. E. Karlstrom, and J. M.  Stock, 2005, Mapping variations in weight percent silica measured from multispectral thermal infrared imagery: Examples from the Hiller Mountains , Nevada , USA and Tres Virgenes-La Reforma, Baja California Sur , Mexico , Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 95, pp. 273-289.

Dmochowski, J. E. Application of MODIS-ASTER (Master) Simulator Data to Geological Mapping of Young Volcanic Regions in Baja California, Mexico, Ph.D. thesis.

Dmochowski, I. J., J. E. Dmochowski, P. Oliveri, E. H. Davidson, S. E. Fraser, 2002, Quantitative confocal laser scanning microscopy (QCLSM) in living sea urchin embryos, with genomics applications, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, Vol. 99, No. 20, pp. 12895-12900.

 

Heinemann*, J. E., J. M. Stock, R. Clayton, K. Hafner, S. Cande, C. Raymond, 1999, Constraints on the proposed Marie Byrd Land--Bellingshausen plate boundary from seismic reflection data, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 104, No. B11, pp. 25321-25330.

 

Sylvester, A., J. E. Heinemann*, 1996, Preseismic tilt and triggered reverse faulting due to unloading in a diatomite quarry near Lompoc, CA, Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 67, No. 6, pp. 11-26.

 

Abstracts:

 

Dmochowski, J. E., 2009, Lessons learned from curriculum changes and setting curriculum objectives at the University of Pennsylvania's Earth and Environmental Science Department, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED13C-0608

 

Dmochowski, J. E., J. M. Stock ,S. J. Hook, and B. P. Hausback, 2003, Revised Mapping of the La Reforma Caldera Based on Remote Sensing with MASTER Airborne Multi-Spectral Data: GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 35, No. 4, p. 18.

Hausback, B.P., Cook, A., Farrar, C.D., Giambastiani, M., Martin, A., Paz-Moreno, F., Stock, J.,  Dmochowski, J.E., 2003, Isla San Luis Volcano, Baja California, Mexico – Late Holocene Eruptions: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 4, p. 29. 

Hausback, B.P., Cook, A., Farrar, C.D., Giambastiani, M., Martin, A., Paz-Moreno, F., Stock, J., Dmochowski, J.E., Fowler, S.J., Sutter, K., Verke, P., Winant, C.D.,  2000, Isla San Luis Volcano, Baja California, Mexico - Timing of Volcanic Activity: American Geophysical Union, EOS Transactions, v. 81, no. 48, p. F1359.

Dmochowski, J. E., B. P. Hausback, S. J. Hook, D. C. Pieri, J. M. Stock, 2001, Remote sensing of the Tres Virgenes and Puertecitos volcanic regions, Baja California, Mexico, using the MASTER airborne multispectral sensor, GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 33, No. 6, p. A348.

 

Dmochowski, J. E., J. M. Stock, B. P. Hausback, A. Martin-Barajas, D. C. Pieri, 2000, Remote sensing of the Tres Virgenes and Puertecitos volcanic regions, Baja California, Mexico, EOS 2000 Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 81, No. 48, p. F1315

 

Hausback, B.P., Stock, J.M., Dmochowski, J.E., Farrar, C.D., Fowler, S.J., Sutter, K., Verke, P., Winant, C.D.,  2000, To be or not to be a caldera  -- La Reforma caldera, Baja California Sur, Mexico: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, no. 7, p. A502 Download PDF copy

 

Heinemann*, J. E., J. M. Stock, R. Clayton, K. Hafner, S. Cande, C. Raymond, 1996, New seismic reflection data from the proposed Marie Byrd Land - Bellingshausen plate boundary, EOS 1996 Fall Meeting Abstracts, Vol. 77, No. 46, p. F647.

 

*Maiden name.

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Thesis/Capstone Advising

Masters of Intergrated Science Education Program Capstones:

Ayana Russel; The Hydrology and Geology of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, 2010

Yvette Cheatham; Radioactive Waste Disposal, 2009

Katelyn Crawford; Solar Phenomena and the Effects on Earth, 2009

Mary Anne Rooney; Dark Energy Sheds Light on Stellar Evolution, 2008

Kenneth O’Rourke; Need Energy? Why not shoot for the Moon?: The Moon as a source for nuclear fusion and tidal generation, 2008

Paul McNally; Magnetism: A Fundamental Force for Life, 2007

Tienne Moriniere-Myers; The Story of the Wissahickon Rocks, 2007

Jeffrey Bowes; Geology of the Grand Canyon, 2007

 

 

Earth Science and Environmental Studies Senior Thesis Projects Supervised:

Howard, Margaux, 2010(Environmental Science) [Abstract] [Poster]
Surface Macroplastic Concentrations in the Caribbean Sea: 1987-2009

O'Donnell, Shauna, 2010(Environmental Policy and Management) [Abstract] [Poster]
Land-Use Management and Recreation in the Paria River Valley, Utah

O'Donnell, Meg, 2010 (Environmental Policy and Management) [Abstract] [Poster]
Preventive Measures to Protect Urban Forests from the Emerald Ash Borer

Folz, Megan, 2009 (Environmental Education) [Abstract]
Climate-Change Education in the Grade-School Classroom