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Jake Armour
Lecturer
OFFICE: 206 McEniry
PHONE: 704-687-5968
E-MAIL: jarmour@uncc.edu
HOMEPAGE:
SHORT VITAE: To be added later
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TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS:
• Geomorphology and Surficial Processes
• Paleoclimatology
• Alpine Glaciology
• Quaternary Geology
DEGREES:
M.S. (2002) Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
B.S. (1997) Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
PROFILE:
I have an intense interest in finding new and creative ways to reach
students in large lecture classrooms. The format of traditional
introductory geology and earth science courses is often ineffective
in conveying fundamental scientific ideas to a general audience.
The use of new technology and unique lecture styles to engage students
is an area of active and continuous research for me.
When I am not focused on the classroom, I am in interested in the
geomorphology of alpine landscapes and the paleolclimatic proxy
information they may contain. The last 20,000 years has been a time
of significant climatic change, including the end of the last ice
age and recent global warming. Understanding the timing of past
climatic changes and deciphering their primary forcing mechanisms
is of particular interest. Climatically sensitive alpine environments
in and around the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern U.S. have
provided an excellent venue for obtaining high-resolution evidence
of these paleoclimatic changes. This data is largely recovered from
low energy, depositional glacial features like cirques, kettle bogs,
and kettle lakes. Obtaining these continuous, high-resolution sedimentary
records is often a challenging and grueling logistical task and
one that I relish!
It is becoming more evident every day that our water resources are
becoming increasingly stressed. The supply of sufficient and healthy
drinking water is becoming increasingly challenging for a growing
populace. Understanding the interaction of ground water, surface
water, and contaminants is another area of personal interest. Across
the midlatitude regions of the world, over reliance on ground water
and the pollution of surface water is coming to a head. I am interest
in increasing out understanding of how these reservoirs are connected
in various geologic settings and using that information to initiate
new and innovative ways to obtain, conserve, and protect these resources.
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