Earth and Environmental Science

Welcome to Earth and Environmental Science at VWC

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television,
or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism. Only those who know
the most about it can appreciate how little we know about it.

-Aldo Leopold (1886-1948), Round River, 1993

Office: Blocker 6
Phone: (757) 455-3407
Email: jchaley@vwc.edu
Courses: Geology of Mountain Belts, Introduction to GIS, Physical Geology, Environmental Geology, Evolution of the Earth, Field Experiences in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seminar in Earth and Environmental Sciences

Elizabeth Malcolm

Office: Eggleston 103
Phone: (757) 258-5630
Email: emalcolm@vwc.edu
Courses: Global Environmental Cycles, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Meteorology, Climatology
Web page: http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~emalcolm/

Garry Noe (joint with Physics)

Office: Blocker 5
Phone: (757) 455-3284
Email: gnoe@vwc.edu
Courses: Energy and the Environment, Introduction to GIS, Watershed Hydrology, Seminar in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Web page: http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~gnoe/

Maynard Schaus (joint with Biology)

Office: Blocker 101
Phone: (757) 455-3247
Email: mschaus@vwc.edu
Courses: Environmental Biology, General Ecology, Seminar in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Web page: http://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~mschaus/home.htm
Photos: EPA National Sustainable Design Expo (2006)
Campus Beehives (2005)
Appalachian Field Trip (2004)
Appalachian Field Trip (2003)
Biosphere (2002)

The Major and Minor: From the 2005-06 College Bulletin (pdf; 68kB).
Current Research: Morris, W., and M. Schaus. 2005 Impact of nest box factors on dump nesting and hatching success in the Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Undergraduate Research, Spring 2005.

Selecky, C. and M. Schaus. 2005. Seasonal variation in nutrient release by Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in Lake Apopka and Lake Dora, Florida. Undergraduate Research, Spring 2005.

Selecky, C., A. Zimmerman, and M. Schaus. 2005. Nutrient release and bioturbation by gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in Lake Apopka and Lake Dora, Florida. Summer Research, 2005.

Grants: Jeffress Memorial Trust Grant, "Experimental Investigation of the Scavenging OF Gaseous Mercury by Sea Salt Aerosols" (2005-2006; Malcolm)

Mednick Memorial Fellowship, "Measurements of Atmospheric Deposition and Runoff of Mercury in a Suburban Environment" (2005-2006; Malcolm)

U.S.G.S. Grant: "Geological mapping of the Briggs Ranch 7.5 minute quadrangle, southwest Montana" (2005; Haley)

NSF: Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program - Award #0126666, "Integrating GIS into an Earth and Environmental Science Curriculum (2002-2005). J. C. Haley, G. Noe and M. H. Schaus

St. Johns River Water Management District. "Effects of Gizzard Shad Feeding on Lake Water Quality: Nutrient Release and Bioturbation in Lake Apopka and Lake Dora, Florida. (Oct. 2004-Aug 2005; Schaus)

St. Johns River Water Management District. "Effect of Gizzard Shad on Water Quality in Lake Apopka, Florida". (May 2004-Aug 2004; Schaus)

Publications: Morel, F.M.M. and Malcolm, E.G. The Biogeochemistry of Cadmium , Chapter in "Biogeochemical Cycles of the Elements", Vol. 43 of Metal Ions Biological Systems, A. Sigel, H. Sigel, and R. K. O. Sigel, eds., M. Dekker, New York, 2005.

Haley, J. Christopher, Noe, Garry E., and Schaus, Maynard, Integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across an Earth systems based undergraduate geoscience curriculum, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, p. 444, 2004.

Haley, J. Christopher, 2004, Study Guide for Physical Geology, Exploring the Earth, 5th ed. Brooks/Cole.

Kraepiel, A.M.L., Keller, K., Chin, H.B., Malcolm, E.G., Morel, F.M.M. Sources and variations of mercury in tuna. Environmental Science and Technology, 2003, 37, 5551-5558.

Malcolm, E.G., Keeler, G.J. Landis, M.S. The effects of the coastal environment on the atmospheric mercury cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research, 2003, 108 (D12), art. no. 4357.

Malcolm, E.G., Keeler, G.J., Lawson, S.T., Scherbatskoy, T.D. Mercury and trace elements in cloud water and precipitation collected on Mt. Mansfield, Vermont. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2003, 5:584-590.

Schaus. M. H. 2003. Invited review of "The Lake Foodweb: Modelling Predation and Abiotic/Biotic Interactions" by L. A. Hakanson and V. L. Boulion. Quarterly Review of Biology 78: 120-121.

Schaus, M. H., M. J. Vanni, and T. E. Wissing. 2002. "Biomass-dependent diet shifts in omnivorous gizzard shad: Implications for growth, food web, and ecosystem effects." Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:40-54.

Vanni, M. J., W. H. Renwick, J. L. Headworth, J. D. Auch, and M. H. Schaus. 2001. "Dissolved and particulate nutrient flux from three adjacent agricultural watersheds: A five year study" Biogeochemistry 54:85-114.
Schaus, M. H. and M. J. Vanni. 2000. "Effects of omnivorous gizzard shad on phytoplankton and nutrient dynamics: Role of sediment feeding and fish size" Ecology 81:1701-1719.

Presentations: Schaus, M. H., C. Weinberg, M. A. Vindigni, W. Godwin, L. Battoe and R. Roth. 2005. Nitrogen and phosphorus release by Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) and its implications for eutrophication control and restoration of Lake Apopka, Florida. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, April, 2005. Southeastern Biology 52:149-150 (abstract).

Vindigni, M. A., J. Kempista, and M. H. Schaus. 2005. Nitrogen and phosphorus release by turtles in a pond ecosystem: Roles of time since feeding, mass, and taxon identity. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, April, 2005. Southeastern Biology 52:167 (abstract).

Schaus. M. H., J. C. Haley and G. Noe. 2005. Development of a flexible computing lab space for environmental science courses. Presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, April, 2005. Southeastern Biology 52:211 (abstract).

Schaus. M. H. 2005. Fish Pee and Lake Cleanup: Nutrient excretion by gizzard shad and its implications for eutrophication control of Lake Apopka, Florida. Virginia Wesleyan College Science Seminar Series (Feb. 9, 2005).

Haley, J. C., G. Noe, and M. H. Schaus. 2004. Integrating Geographic Informations Systems (GIS) Across an Earth Systems Based Undergraduate Geoscience Curriculum. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Sciences of America, Nov. 2004.

Schaus, M. 2004. Nutrient loading by sediment-feeding fish and its importance in a reservoir system. Seminario Internacional - Biomanipulacao e Reabilitacao de Lagoas, March 1, 2004, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal.

Schaus, M. and H. Crow. 2003. Effects of urbanization on salt marsh bird communities. Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, April, 2003. Southeastern Biology 50:144 (abstract).

Student Web pages: Landuse Effects on Nitrate and Ammonia

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gnoe@vwc.edu
Last revised: June 2, 2006