Louisiana Tech University - College of Applied and Natural Sciences: Faculty/Staff: Gary Zumwalt

Gary S. Zumwalt

Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA 71272

Phone Fax Email

Home 318/255-7299 318/255-7299 dzumwalt@suddenlink.com

Office 318/257-4573 318/257-4574 Gzumwalt@ans.latech.edu

Education

B.A. Geology (1970) Fresno State College

B.A. Marine Biology (1970) Fresno State College (Moss Landing Marine Lab)

M.S. Geology (Invertebrate Paleontology) (1974) Univ. of California Davis Functional Morphology of Brachiopods; worked at

Eniwetok Marine Lab and Bodega Bay Marine Lab.

Ph.D. Geology (Paleontology) (1984) University of California Davis

Genetic Adaptation of Marine Invertebrates; worked at Palmer Marine Lab (Antarctica) and Bodega Bay Marine

Lab.

Teaching Experience

Department of Geosciences, Louisiana Tech University 1980-Present

111 Physical Geology - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught >10)

121 Physical Geology Lab (1 unit) - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught >10)

112 Historical Geology - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught >10)

122 Historical Geology Lab (1 unit) - (Field Trips Required; Times Taught >10)

200 Oceanography - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught >10)

209 Mineralogy - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught 5)

211 Petrology - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught 5)

302 Paleontology - (Field Trips required; Times Taught >10)

305 Stratigraphy - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught >10)

418 Mapping - (Field Trips optional; Times Taught 5)

420 Special Problems - (Field Trips Optional; Times Taught >10)

421 Micropaleontology - (Field Trips Required; Times Taught >10)

422 Environmental Remediation - (Field Trips Required; Times Taught >10)

460 Summer Field - (Field Trips Required in Colorado; Times Taught 6)

>10 - (normal load), 4-new class, 2- cover for retired faculty. Level; 100s freshman – 200s sophomore, etc, all classes 3 semester units unless noted.

Honors and Awards

Spreull Chair Award, College of Engineering and Sciences 1998-2004

First, Teacher of the Week, student paper, 1998

Teacher of the Week, student paper 1997

Honorary Coach, Women’s Volleyball 1997

Faculty Chair Award, College of Engineering 1989-1990

Faculty Chair Award, Louisiana Tech 1989-1990

Finalist, Teacher of the Year, Tech AWSS 1988

U.S. Aquanaut 1980

U.S. Antarctica Research Medal 1978

Biologic Species Namesake. 1977

Professional Training

Teaching Global Information Systems, LaTech, Spring 1999 (1 semester)

Teaching Techniques for Large Classes, short course 1997 (3 days)

NSF Short Course in Oceanography, at Duke University Marine Lab 1996 (3 days)

NSF Short Course in Oceanography, Univ. of California San Diego 1995 (2 weeks)

Short Course on Scanning Electron Microscopy 1994 (1 week)

Short Course on Energy Dispersive Spectrometry 1990 (1 week)

Certifications

CPG National Certified Professional Geologist from AGI

Certified Scanning Electron Microscopist

Certified Energy Dispersive Spectrometrist

Personal

Married, two daughters, U.S. Citizen, born 5/16/47, healthy

Publications

Zumwalt, G.S., J.D. Nelson, and A. Krishna. 1997. Air Distribution Within a Sparging Cone of Influence. In Situ and On Situ Bioremediation Fourth International Symposium V. I pp 141-146.

Plummer, C.R., J.D. Nelson, and G.S. Zumwalt. 1997. Comparison of Vertical and Horizontal Wells for In Situ Air Sparging. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. V. 17(1): 91-96.

Nelson, J.D., G.S. Zumwalt, and A. Krishna. 1996. The Distribution of Air In A Sparing Cone of Influence. Presented at the First International Symposium on In Situ Air Sparging for Site Remediation, Las Vegas, NV Oct. 22-27.

Zumwalt, G.S., J.D. Nelson, and R. Plummer. 1995. Air Dispersal During In Situ Air Sparging for Ground Water Remediation. Presented at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Ruston, LA Feb. 2-3.

Brantly, J.A. and G.S. Zumwalt. The Occurrence of Fossil Macroarthropods in the Cane River Formation Near Natchitoches, Louisiana. Abstracts and Proceedings, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston, LA Feb. 3, 1995.

Zumwalt, G.S., J.D. Nelson and R. Plummer. Air Dispersal During In Situ Air Sparging for Ground Water Remediation. Abstracts and Proceedings, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston, LA Feb. 3, 1995.

Zumwalt, G.S., J.R. McHam and M. Vasile. Microfossils as Stock for Microfabrication. Abstracts and Proceedings, Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Ruston, LA Feb. 3, 1995.

Zumwalt, G.S. Achromatic Microfrabrication. Address, Sigma Xi Luncheon Meeting, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Nov. 8, 1994.

Pratt, James, and Gary Zumwalt. Macropaleoecologic Reconstruction of the Cook Mountain (Eocene) in North Central Louisiana. Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Lafayette, LA Feb. 3-5, 1994.

Neihaus, Ronald W., and Gary S. Zumwalt. A Paleoecologic Reconstruction of the Marine Macroinvertebrates of the Basal Vicksburg Group (Oligocene) of Central Mississippi. Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Lafayette, LA Feb. 3-5, 1994.

Zumwalt, Gary S., and Robert O. Warrington. Microfossils Rejoin the Modern World at the Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Lafayette, LA Feb. 3-5, 1994.

Zumwalt, Gary, M. McKinney, J. Moncrief, J. Justiss, and R. Landheim. Macroinvertebrate Paleoecology of the Harvey Site (Cook Mountain, Eocene). Louisiana Academy of Science Abstracts, Feb. 7-9, 1991, Shreveport, LA.

McCurdy, M., J. Moncrief and G. Zumwalt. Digenesis and Preservation at the Harvey Site (Cook Mountain Eocene). Louisiana Academy of Science Abstracts, Feb. 7-9, 1991. Shreveport, LA.

Zumwalt, G.S., Moncrief, J., Justiss, J., and R. Landheim. Macroinvertebrate Paleoecology of the Cook Mountain (Eocene) of Northern Louisiana. Accepted Mississippi Geology. 1990.

Zumwalt, G.S., and S.M. Smith. 1988. Sedimentary Environmental Interpretation of the Upper Yazoo Fm. (Eocene) from Cynthia Quarry, Jackson, Mississippi. Louisiana Academy of Science, Abstract with Proceedings Vol. 50.

Zumwalt, G. S., Roy Enrico, and Ron Morin. 1988. A Multidisciplinary Micropaleontologic Study of the Upper Shubuta Clay. Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Abstracts with Proceedings, Vol. 51.

Smith, S.M., and G.S. Zumwalt. 1987. Micropaleontological Interpretation of the Uppers Yazoo Fm. (Eocene) of Hinds Co., Mississippi (in press, Vol.19, No. 3, presented before the Geological Society of America).

Zumwalt, G.S. Micropaleoecologic Reconstruction of the Lower Vicksburg Group Oligocene, Rankin Co., Miss. Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 1985.

Zumwalt, G.S. 1985. Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Vicksburg Group (Oligocene), Rankin Co., Miss., to Southwestern Section of the Geological Society of America, Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 1985.

Zumwalt, Gary S., Joel K. Jordan, and Karen K. Bryant. 1985. Micropaleoecologic Reconstruction of the Lower Vicksburg Group (Oligocene), Rankin Co., Mississippi. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 17, No. 3.

Zumwalt, Gary S., Karen K. Bryant, and Joel K. Jordan. 1985. Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Vicksburg Group (Oligocene). Rankin Co., Mississippi. GSA bstracts and Programs, Vol. 17, No. 3.

Zumwalt , Gary S., and Ted E. DeLaca. 1979. Utilization of Brachiopod Feeding Currents by Epizoic Foraminifera. GSA Abstracts and Programs.

Zumwalt, Gary S., and Ted E. DeLaca. 1979. Utilization of Brachiopod Feeding Currents by Epizoic Foraminifera. Journal of Paleontology.

Zumwalt, Gary S. and Diane Zumwalt. 1979. Subtidal Marine Invertebrates Part I: Porifera, Cnidaria, Annelida, Mollusca. Educational Images Slide Set 447, 20 color slides – text 14 pp.

Zumwalt, Gary S. and Diane Zumwalt. 1979. Educational Images Slide Set 448, 20 color slide – text 16 pp.

Zumwalt, Gary S. 1978. Genetic Consequences of Reproductive Strategies in Benthic Marine Invertebrates. AAAS Abstracts 59^th, Meeting. P37.

Ayala, Francisco, J., James W. Valentine, T.E. DeLaca and G.S. Zumwalt. 1975. Genetic Variability of the Antarctic Brachiopod Liothyrella notorcadensis and its Bearing on Mass Extinction Hypotheses. Journal of Paleontology 44:1-9.

--------------------, J.W. Valentine and G.S., Zumwalt. 1975. An Electrophoretic Study of the Zooplankton Euphausia superba. Limnology and Oceanography 20, 635-640.

DeLaca, T.E., J.H. Lipps, and G.S. Zumwalt. 1975. Encounters with Leopard Seals (Hydruga leptonyx) along the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Journal X (3): 1975.

Ayala, Francisco J., James W. Valentine, Lorraine G. Barr, and Gary S. Zumwalt. 1974. Genetic Variability in a Temperate Intertidal Phoraonid. Phoronopsis viridis. Biochemical Genetics, Vol. 11, No. 6 pp 413-427.

--------------------, James W. Valentine, Ted E. DeLaca and G.S. Zumwalt. 1974. Mass Extinction Hypotheses and Genetic Variability of An Antarctic Brachiopod. GSA Abstracts with Programs 6:3 pp 141-142.

Valentine, James W., Francisco J. Ayala, Ted E. DeLaca, and Gary S. Zumwalt. 1974. Genetic Variability in a Population of Antarctic Brachiopods. Antarctic Brachiopods. Antarctic Journal IX:6 pp 302-304.

Zumwalt, Gary S. 1973. Functional Analysis of the Schizoloph of Thecidellina congregata (Brachiopoda). GSA Abstracts with Programs 5:127.

Valentine, James W., Dennis Hedgecock, Gary S. Zumwalt, Francisco J. Ayala. 1973. Mass Extinction and Genetic Polymorphism in the “Killer Clam” Tridacna. GSA Bulletin 84:3411-3414.

--------------------, Francisco J. Ayala, Gary S. Zumwalt, and Dennis Hedgecock. 1973. Mass Extinctions and Genetic Polymorphism in Tridacna. GSA Abstracts and Programs 5:1 pp 116-117.

Ayala, Francisco J., Dennis Hedgecock, Gary Zumwalt, and James W. Valentine. 1972. Genetic Variation in Tridacna maxima. An Ecological Analog of Some Unsuccessful Evolutionary Lineages. Evolution 27:2 pp 177-191.

Ayala, Francisco, J., James W. Valentine, T.E. DeLaca and G.S. Zumwalt. 1975. Genetic Variability of the Antarctic Brachiopod Liothyrella notorcadensis And Its Bearing on Mass Extinction Hypotheses. Journal of Paleontology 44:1-9.

--------------------, J.W., Valentine and G.S. Zumwalt. 1975. An Electrophoretic Study of the Zooplankton Euphausia superba. Limnology and Oceanography 20, 635-640.

DeLaca, T.E., J.H. Lipps, and G.S. Zumwalt. 1975. Encounters with Leopard Seals (Hydruga leptonyx) along the Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Journal X (3): 1975.

Ayala, Francisco J., James W. Valentine, Lorraine G. Barr, and Gary S. Zumwalt. 1974. Genetic Variability in a Temperate Intertidal Phoronid, Phoronopsis viridis. Biochemical Genetics, Vol .11, No. 6 pp 413-427.

--------------------, James W. Valentine, T.E. DeLaca and G.S. Zumwalt. 1974. Mass Extinction Hypotheses and Genetic Variability of an Antarctic Brachiopod. GSA Abstracts with Programs 6:3 pp 141-142.

Valentine, James W., Francisco J. Ayala, Ted E. DeLaca, and Gary S. Zumwalt. 1974. Genetic Variability in a Population of Antarctic Brachiopods. Antarctic Journal IX:6 pp 302-304.

Zumwalt, Gary S. 1973. Functional Analysis of the Schizoloph of Thecidellina congregate (Brachiopoda). GSA Abstracts with Programs 5: 127.

Valentine, James W., Dennis Hedgecock, Gary S. Zumwalt, Francisco J. Ayala. 1973. Mass Extinction and Genetic Polymorphism in the “Killer Clam” Tridacna. GSA Bulletin 84:3411-3414.

--------------------, Francisco J. Ayala, Gary S. Zumwalt, and Dennis Hedgecock. 1973. Mass Extinctions and Genetic Polymorphism in Tridacna. GSA Abstracts and Programs 5:1 pp116-117.