Donald P. Schwert - North Dakota State University

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY - FARGO, N D

Donald P. Schwert

Distinguished Professor of Geology
Director, Center for Science & Mathematics Education
Family Life Center 314E
Dept. 2780
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA

Telephone: (701) 231-7496 Fax: (701) 231-5924

E-mail: donald.schwert@ndsu.edu

Education

Publications

Grants

Service

Awards

I have diverse research interests, which range from reconstruction of late Quaternary climates to the development of tools for enhancing earth science education. My faculty home in the Department of Geosciences at NDSU is a small, close-knit group of faculty and students who share a field-oriented program of geologic training.

My personal interests include playing classical piano (favored is music from the early 20th century), gardening, geologic travel, and being both a good spouse and parent.

I find the worldwide web to be a fantastic opportunity for geologic outreach to the state . . and to the world. Below are some web sites that I either actively maintain or in whose development I participate. Your comments are most welcome.

LINKS TO MY PUBLIC OUTREACH SITES:

Geology of the Fargo Region - Comprehensive urban geology web site.
Geology in North Dakota - Comprehensive links and images on the geology of my state.
NDSU Center for Science & Mathematics Education - I serve as Director of the Center.
Fargo Flood Home Page - Links, maps, and information on the Red River of the North.
3D North Dakota! - Imagery of North Dakota, enhanced with use of 3D red/blue glasses.
3D Anaglyph Home Page - 3D map imagery, an educational tools project with Ray Sterner at the Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University.
Stockwood Fill - The amazing story of the construction of a railroad grade near Fargo, 1906-1909. Lots of great photos!

LINKS TO MY RESEARCH SITES:

Quaternary Entomology Laboratory - Utilization of chitinous remains from peats and lake sediments in paleoenvironmental interpretation.
WWWIC - World Wide Web Instructional Committee - An ad hoc group of cool NDSU faculty dedicated to the development of educational software that utilizes internet-based delivery systems.
Geology Explorer Project - The Geology Explorer is an educational game intended to teach the concepts and principles of Physical Geology.

LINKS TO MY INSTRUCTIONAL SITES:

Geology 301: Lake Superior Field Course - Week-long field course to the North Shore. Will next be offered, Fall, 2009.
Geology 302: Black Hills Field Course - Week-long field course to Devils Tower and the Black Hills. Will next be offered, Fall, 2007.
Geology 412/712: Geomorphology - Surface landforms and processes. Offered alternate years.
Geology 457/657: Structural Geology - Earth structures and the mechanical behavior of rocks. Offered alternate years.
Geology 496 - Death Valley Field Course - Eight-day field course to Death Valley and the Owens Valley. Offered occasionally, most recently in 2007.
Geology 496 - Columbia Plateau Field Course - Seven-day field course to the Columbia Plateau and Channeled Scablands of Washington State and Idaho. Offered occasionally, most recently in 2005.

LINKS TO MY UNIVERSITY SERVICE SITES:

NDSU Geosciences Homepage - News and events for our department.
NDSU Geosciences Alumni Homepage - News from our graduates, plus classic photos from NDSU geology field trips of the past.

LINK TO MY PERSONAL HOMEPAGE:

Schwert Family - Genealogical information on the offspring of Karl and Veronica Schwerdtfeger / Schwert.

FAVORITE LINKS:

Planet Oit Video - I get to play a cameo role in this video on the Geology Explorer game!!!
AVHRR Image Gallery - The folks at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory do wonders with free data from regular passes of NOAA satellites.
Directory of My Temporary Files and Images - This is where I temporarily place images and files that other folks request for downloading. Always changing. Visitors are welcome, and they might find some bizarre stuff there every once in a while.

This individual WWW page represents the views of the author and not necessarily those of North Dakota State University. NDSU is not responsible or liable for its contents. Please therefore direct all comments and/or questions to D.P. Schwert.