Steven H.

Emerman
Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah 84058-5999
E-mail: StevenE@uvu.edu, Tel: (801)863-6864 (office), (801)798-7224 (home), (801) 921-1228
(cell)

Current Areas of Research:

Arsenic and heavy metals in groundwater and surface water, groundwater exploration and
development in volcanic terrains, fluvial hydraulics, stormwater management, use of
lichenometry in archaeological geology, magnetic and electrical methods in applied geophysics,
detrital zircon geochronology, hydrology education

Current Field Areas:

Nepal, Haiti, Mali, Chihuahua (Mexico), Guanajuato (Mexico), Wasatch Range (Utah), Uinta
Mountains (Utah), Southern Utah

Education:
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Ph.D., Geophysics, 1984 (with Prof. D.L. Turcotte)
Minors: Seismology, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

M.A., Geophysics, 1980 (with Prof. W.J. Morgan)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
B.S., Mathematics, 1978
Summa cum laude with Honors in the Liberal Arts, Phi Beta Kappa, Lubrizol
Mathematics Scholarship

Current Position:
Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
 Summer Field Courses:
Alpine Hydrology in the Uinta Mountains (July 2009), Field Hydrology on the Colorado
Plateau (July 2011), Field Geophysics in the Tintic Mining District (July 2012), Field
Geophysics in the La Sal Mountains (July 2013, June 2014), Field Geophysics in the
Uinta Mountains (June 2015, June 2016)
Directed Study Courses:
Environmental Crisis in China (Spring 2010), Writing a Scientific Book Proposal (Spring
2012)
Seminar Courses: Himalayan Geology (Spring 2014), Utah Lake (Spring 2014)

Recent Service to Utah Valley University (2008 present):

Steering Committee, 2017 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (2016 present)
Tenure Committee for Weihong Wang (2012 present)
Departmental RTP (Retention, Tenure and Promotion) Committee (2011 present)
Service Learning Fellowship Mentor (2011 present)
Liaison for Service-Learning Designated Department (2010 present)
Faculty Peer Mentor (2009 present)
UVU Service Learning Committee (2009 present)
Reviewer, URSCA (Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative Activities) Applications,
April 2016
Session Chair, 27th Annual David R. Keller Environmental Ethics Symposium, March 3, 2016
Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, New Faculty Teaching Scholars, October 12, 2015
Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, New Faculty Teaching Scholars, March 9, 2015
Co-Facilitator, College of Science and Health Teaching Academy, 2012 2013, Fall 2013, 2014-
2015
EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge Team, Faculty Mentor, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
Organizing Committee, 2015 Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, 2014
Organizing Committee, American Physical Society Four Corners Section Meeting, 2014
Organizing Committee, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Fall 2013 Spring
Panel Chair and Panelist, Liberation Theology, Liberation Science: Ethical Perspectives from the
Departments of Philosophy and Earth Science, Ethics Awareness Week, September 21,
2011
-Learning Designated Departments, UVU 3rd Annual
Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, March 25, 2011
Presentation on Student-Written Syllabi, New Faculty Teaching Scholars, January 10, 2011
Co-Organizer of Bi-Weekly Earth Science Seminar (2009 2010)
Positive Outcomes of Student-Written Syllabi, Faculty Center Best Practices Workshop,
December 2, 2010
-
Science Brown Bag Series, November 2, 2010
Panelist, Fulbright Panel Discussion, November 1, 2010
Panelist, Service Learning Roles: Theory and Pedagogy, Service Learning Fellowship, October
28, 2010 and February 1, 2011
Presentations on Student-Written Syllabi, Teaching Academy, October 19 20, 2010
Speaker, National Day of Action to Defend Education, UVU Revolutionary Students Union,
October 7, 2010
Panel Chair and Panelist, Liberation Science and Environmental Justice: Ethical Perspectives
from the Department of Earth Science, Ethics Awareness Week, September 22, 2010
Physical Geographer Search Committees (Summer 2010, Fall 2010)
Panelist, Preparing Students for Democracy by Empowering Them in the Classroom, UVU 2nd
Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, April 2, 2010
Panelist, Religion and Animal Rights, Animal Ethics Conference, April 1, 2010

African Communist Party, 1986 -

2, 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2014
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Jon Westover, Spring 2014
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Olga Kopp, Spring 2014
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2013
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Jon Westover, Fall 2013
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Bonnie Andersen, Fall 2013
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Trevor Morris, Spring 2012
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2012
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Anton Tolman, Spring 2012
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Trevor Morris, Fall 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Anton Tolman, Fall 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle Anton Tolman, Spring 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Learning Circle Steve Maranville, Spring 2011
Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Mentoring Program, 2010 - 11
Faculty Center Certificate of Participation, Faculty Learning Communities, 2010 - 11
Faculty Center Certificate of Accomplishment, Faculty Mentoring, 2009 2010
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2010
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Spring 2010
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Anton Tolman, Fall 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Ursula Sorensen, Fall 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Teaching Academy, Spring 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Anton Tolman, Spring 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, Learning Circle Susan Madsen, Spring 2009
Faculty Center Certificate of Achievement, New Faculty Teaching Scholars Training, 2008 - 09
Faculty Center Certificate of Completion, Teaching Circle, Fall 2008
Faculty Center Certificate of Completion, Teaching Academy, Fall 2008
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford, E. Cadet, W. Wang, and N. Toke, Mini-Grant for Service-
Learning Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2015, $1000
Emerman, S.H., E. Cadet, M. Minch, and K. Shurtleff, Citizen Hydrology and Compressed-Air
Hydropower for Rural Electrification in Haiti, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2015,
$10,000
Cadet, E., S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Occurrence and Distribution of Selected Trace
Metals in Surface and Groundwater Resources and Stream Sediments of the Northern
Peninsula of Haiti, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2015, $10,000
Emerman, S.H., Preliminary Assessment of Springs in Ute Mountain Ute Nation, Scholarly
Activities Committee, 2015, $800
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford, E. Cadet, and S. Walther, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning
Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2014, $1000
Fellows, S. and S.H. Emerman, In-situ Geochemical Analysis of Tourmaline as a Tool for
Determining the Origin of Himalayan Granites and Wasatch Range Conglomerates,
Scholarly Activities Committee, 2014, $4000
Emerman, S.H. and S. Fellows, Cooperative Research in Hydrology and Petrology between Utah
Valley University and Tribhuvan University (Nepal) Undergraduates and Department of
Mines and Geology (Nepal), Grant for Engaged Learning, 2013, $4855
Wang, W., E. Cadet, S.H. Emerman, S. Walther, J.A. Bradford and G. Carling, Investigating
Anthropogenic Impacts on the Utah Lake Wetlands and Fish Species using a Multi-proxy
Approach, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2013, $8700
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford, E. Cadet, and S. Walther, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning
Designated Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2013, $1000
Emerman, S.H., Cooperative Research in Surface Water Hydrology between UVU Earth Science
Students and Utah Department of Natural Resources, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2013,
$9065
Walther, S., S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, UVU Faculty Participation in Water Well
Drilling and Development of New Service-Learning Projects, Guanajuato, Mexico, Grant
for Engaged Learning, 2013, $2500
Emerman, S.H., D. Maughan, J.A. Bradford and M.P. Bunds, Collaborative Community
Engagement in Earth Science and Nursing between UVU and the University of Bamako,
Mali, West Africa, Grant for Engaged Learning, 2011, $10,000
Emerman, S.H. and R. Clemens Fox, Proposal for Community Engagement Project for Earth
Writing: A Basic Composition / Introduction to Geology Learning Community, 2011,
$2000
Emerman, S.H., Occurrence of Elevated Arsenic in Groundwater and its Health Effects in
Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Activities Award, 2011,
$2000
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated
Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2011, $500
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated
Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2011, $1000
Emerman, S.H., International Student Recruiting Grant, International Center, 2010, $500
Emerman, S.H., J.A. Bradford and E. Cadet, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated
Department, Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2010, $1000
Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Mini-Grant for Service-Learning Designated Department,
Volunteer and Service Learning Center, 2010, $1000
Emerman, S.H., Presentation at 6th Nepal Geological Congress, Faculty Supplemental Travel
Grant, Senate Faculty Development Committee, 2010, $900
Bunds, M.P. and S.H. Emerman, Cooperative Research between American and Nepali Students
on Environmental Hazards in Nepal and South Asia, Center for Engaged Learning, 2010,
$5000
Emerman, S.H. and M.P Bunds, Service Learning in Geophysics, Exceptional Merit Grant, 2010,
$5000
Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Cooperative Research between American and Nepali
Undergraduates on Environmental Hazards in Nepal, Institute for Professional
Engagement, 2010, $1500
Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater in Tectonic Valleys of
Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, and R. Walsh, Geology, Hydrogeology, and
Community Health of the Sierra Tarahumara, Sierra Occidental, Mexico, Scholarly
Activities Committee, 2009, $10,000
Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Callison, Geochemistry Software, Faculty Development Committee,
2009, $750
Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Travel to American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days,
Student Scholarly and Creative Presentations, 2009, $622
Emerman, S.H., M.P. Bunds, J.A. Bradford, and G. Tino, Cooperative Research between
American and Nepali Undergraduate Students on Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater
in South Asia, Center for Engaged Learning, 2008, $8000
Emerman, S.H., Do Glacial Lakes Recharge Groundwater?, Presidential Faculty Scholarly Grant,
2008, $1982

Recent Supervision of Utah Valley University Undergraduate Research Grants (2009

present):
(Names in boldface are undergraduate researchers. SAC = Scholarly Activities Committee,
SCOP = Scholarly and Creative Activities Program, SURF = Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship, URSCA = Undergraduate Research Scholarly and Creative
Activities)
Goldsberry, B., The Use of Lichenometry for the Re-Assessment of the Age of Himalayan
Archaeological Sites: A Collaboration with the Nepal Department of Archaeology, 2016,
$2000, submitted
Butterfield, N., J. Gherasim, A. Ostraff, H. Peterson, and H. Rakotoarisaona, 2016
Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, 2016, $1613
Alhassan, A., S. Allen, J. Gherasim, K. Larsen, A. Ostraff, H. Rakotoarisaona, and S.
Roberts, American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days Colorado State University,
2016, $1811
Rakotoarisaona, H., The Use of Historical Data on Utah Canals for Building a Machine-
Learning Algorithm for the Prediction of Canal Discharge: A Collaboration with the Utah
Allen, S.M., 2015 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, SAC Grant, 2015, $410
Allen, S., P. Bushman, N. Butterfield, J. Gherasim, B. Howell, B. Huffaker, K. Larsen, D.
Natter, C. Oliverson, S. Roberts, S. Tulley, 2015 Geological Society of America
Annual Meeting, SAC Grant, 2015, $6510
Gherasim, J., B. Howell, K. Larsen, E. Matheson, C. Oliverson, J. Sorensen, S. Tulley, and
D. Zacharias, Historical Changes in Spring Discharge on Ute Mountain Ute Nation and
the White Mesa Cultural and Conservation Area, Southeastern Utah, SAC Grant, 2015,
$1976
Sorensen, J., The Use of the Manning Equation to Estimate Stream Discharge in High-Gradient
and Super-High-Gradient Streams, SURF Grant, 2015, $1500
Allen, S., B. Howell, R. Lines, and M. Ranney, Participation in 2015 Geological Society of
America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, SAC Grant, 2015, $839
Allen, S., B. Howell, R. Lines, J. McNeff, M. Nelsen, S. Roberts, and J. Rundall, Participation
in 35th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days at Colorado State
University, SAC Grant, 2015, $1532
Howell, B., M. Nelsen, and N. Christensen, Geochemical Survey of the Sevier River for
Assessing the Gold- and Uranium-Bearing Potential of the Mount Belknap Volcanics,
South-Central-Utah, SAC Grant, 2015, $1178
Allen, S., M. Arnoff, A. Fletcher, M. Groves, B. Huffaker, B. Kerswell, A. Lawrence, E.
Matheson, D. Natter, H. Peterson, H. Rakotoarisaona, M. Ranney, S. Roberts, P.
Robertson, J. Rundall, and D. Sutterfield, Geological Society of America Meeting in
Vancouver, British Columbia, SAC Grant, 2014, $8460
Arnoff, M, E. Matheson, D. Natter, D. Sutterfield, and S. Underwood, Geophysical Survey of
Gossans in the Uinta Mountains, Utah, SAC Grant, 2014, $910
Ranney, M., Testing the Accelerated Erosion Model for Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater
in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Himalaya, SAC Grant, 2014, $500
Kerswell, B. and M. Ranney, Student Participation in Cooperative Research in Hydrology and
Petrology between UVU and Department of Mines and Geology (Nepal), SAC Grant,
2014, $2000
Colledge, P.D., D.B. Dastrup, B.D. Davis, A.P. Homer, H.A. Ivie, D.H. Natter, and D.
Zacharias, Participation in 33rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days at
Colorado State University, SAC Grant, 2013, $1495
Ivie, H., D. Dastrup, and A. Simister, Use of the Manning Equation to Estimate Stream
Discharge through Natural Slot Canyons and Artificial Slots, SAC Grant, 2013, $1218
Hilbert, J., A. Homer, D. Howard, D. Zacharias, P. Colledge, B. Davis, R. McNamara, and
D. Natter, Arsenic and other Heavy Metals in Shallow Groundwater in Utah Valley,
Utah, SAC Grant, 2013, $1370
Ferreira, G., Presentation of Paper at 27th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu,
Nepal, SAC Grant, 2012, $1000
Alexander, M., J.K. Carlson, P.D. Colledge, S. Connors, G. Ferreira, A. Sanchez, T.R.
Sorensen, J.A. Williams, and B.T. Woodhouse, Geological Society of America
Meeting, SAC Grant, 2012, $1000
Carlson, J.K., Developing an Empirical Relationship for Estimating Groundwater Discharge
into Glacial Lakes, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500
Ferreira, G., Fluvial Arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range, Utah:
Analogy with the Ganges River Floodplain and the Himalayan Range, SURF Grant,
2012, $1500
Colledge, P. Using Magnetic Anomalies to Locate Pay Streaks in Placer Gold Deposits, Henry
Mountains, Southern Utah, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500
Natter, D.H., Developing a Semi-Empirical Formula for Estimating Hydraulic Conductivity in
Slug Tests in Wide, Shallow Wells, SURF Grant, 2012, $1500
Sanchez, A., Fluvial Arsenic in the Niger River, Mali, West Africa, SAC Grant, 2011, $1000
Ferreira, G., Fluvial Arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Range: Analogy
with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River Floodplain, SAC Grant, 2011, $550
Sanchez, A., Arsenic Contamination of Surface Water and Groundwater in the Tectonic Valleys
of the Nepal Himalaya, SCOP Grant, 2011, $1500
Williams, J., The Role of Poor Sanitation in Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater, SCOP
Grant, 2011, $1500
Colledge, P., Detrital Zircon Geochronology of Conglomerate #1, Wasatch Range, Utah, SAC
Grant, 2010, $1000
Colledge, P., Uranium-Lead Dating of Detrital Zircons from Conglomerate #1, Wasatch Range,
Utah, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500
Kemp, T.L., The Origin of Color in Sandstone Red Beds, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500
Clark, D., Use of Be-10 Dates to Refine Lichen Growth Curves for Langtang Valley, Nepal,
SCOP Grant, 2010, $1500
Thayne, M., Arsenic in Groundwater in Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, SCOP Grant,
2010, $1000
Garcia, P.K., Arsenic in Groundwater in Mali, West Africa, SCOP Grant, 2010, $1000
Kemp, T.L., Groundwater Recharge by Glacial Lakes in the Wasatch Range, SCOP Grant,
2009, $1200
Anderson, R.B., A Pilot Study on Dating Landslides using Lichenometry in the Langtang
Valley, Nepal, SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200
Colledge, P.,
$1200
Durand, J.P., Use of Visual ModFlow to Design an Experiment on Hydrology of Glacial Lakes,
SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200
Garcia, P.K., Water Supply Options for Villages on Extinct Volcanoes in Guanajuato, Mexico,
SCOP Grant, 2009, $1200
Rey, K.A. and T. L. Kemp, Undergraduate Research in Detrital Zircon Geochronology, SAC
Grant, 2009, $4800

Recent Supervision of Theses:

tself: How Agricultural Policies and Government
Regulations in the United States are K s Soil and People Unhealthy and
Undernourished ly Beatty, Integrated Studies Thesis, defended April 2015

Tuskegee University), defended March 2013

Campus Representative for Geological Society of America (2010 present)
Moderator, 8th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, March 31, 2016
Session Chair, 36th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins,
Colorado, March 22, 2016
Reviewer, 8th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference, February 2016
Facilitator, Workshop on Scientific Writing, Nepal Geological Society, Kathmandu, Nepal,
November 26-27, 2015
Reviewer for International Journal of Landslide and Environment, April 2015
Session Chair, 35th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins,
Colorado, March 24, 2015
Session Chair, 2015 Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, Orem, Utah, January
21, 2015
Reviewer for American Journal of Energy Research, October 2014
Facilitator, 6th Conference on Scholarship of Teaching and Research, Orem, Utah, Friday, March
28, 2014
Reviewer for American Journal of Water Resources, December 2013, March 2014
Moderator of Engineering Session, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Provo, Utah,
February 28, 2014
Reviewer for International Journal of Landslide and Environment, December 2013, January 2014
Peer Review Committee, 6th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference,
December 2013
Grant Reviewer for CRDF Global, October 2013
Reviewer for Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2013, August
2013
Reviewer for Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, July 2013
Reviewer for Natural Hazards, March 2013
Reviewer for Journal of Nepal Geological Society, April 2011, July 2011, August 2012
Reviewer for Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2012, June
2012
Field Trip Organizer, Hot Springs of Utah Valley and the Wasatch Range, 61st Annual Meeting,
Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, May 10, 2009
Moderator of two Environmental Science sessions, Utah Conference on Undergraduate
Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2009

Recent External Grants (1997 - present):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-authors.)
Cadet, E., W. Wang, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and K. Kettenring, GP-Extra: Evaluation of a
Geoscience Career Emulation Model for Improving Undergraduate Student Outcomes,
National Science Foundation IUSE (Improving Undergraduate STEM Education) Grant,
2015, $374,034, submitted.
Cadet, E., S.H. Emerman, and W. Wang, Impact of Phragmites australis Control on Utah Lake
Water Quality, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2016, $19,827.
Emerman, S.H., A.T. Simon, and E.L. Cadet, A Geochemical and Sociological Study of
Backyard Wells and Gardens in Utah Valley: Implications for the Future of Water
Sustainability in Utah, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2014, $20,000
Emerman, S.H. and S. Fellows, Nepali Student Participation in Utah Valley University Research
Expedition to Langtang, Helambu and Kathmandu Valleys, Nepal Himalaya, American
Alpine Club Research Grant, 2014, $450
Emerman, S.H., G. Bowen, C. Clay, J. Ehleringer, and S. Walther, The Use of Stable Isotopes of
Water to Determine Pathways of Mining-Related Contaminants in Salt Lake and Utah
Valleys, Utah, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2013, $10,000
Clay, C., G. Bowen, J. Ehleringer, S.H. Emerman, and S. Walther, Urban Stream Health:
Macroinvertebrates and Periphyton as Indicators, iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant, 2013,
$10,000
Garcia, P.K., A.R. Putman, S.A. Robertson, J.K. Schoenrock, and S.H. Emerman,
Hydrogeology of a Pleistocene Shield Volcano in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt,
DOSECC Research Grant in Scientific Drilling, 2010, $2500
Emerman, S.H. and M.P. Bunds, Funding for Service-Learning Project in Mali, Private Donor,
Emerman, S.H., Teaching Geology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fulbright
Lecturer / Researcher Award, 2002, $17,500 plus transportation and housing
Emerman, S.H., Bedrock Mapping of Buchanan and East River Townships, Page County,
Southwestern Iowa, U.S. Geological Survey, 2002, $6640
Depew, B.R. and S.H. Emerman, Geological Investigations in Iowa Prairie Preserves, Maytag
Innovation Award for Student / Faculty Research, 2001, $1875
Kinsinger, E.M. and S.H. Emerman, Fluorescein Dye as a Tracer for the Study of Soil-Plant-
Animal-Water Relations, Maytag Innovation Award for Student / Faculty Research,
2000, $2000
Emerman, S.H., A Strawberry Sugar Maple Agroforestry System, funded by Indiana Fruit and
Berry Farm through North American Strawberry Growers Association, 1997, $700

Professional Experience:
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Taught History of the Earth (Spring 2008)
Tri-Chandra Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Taught Field Geology (3rd year, B.Sc.) (January 2008)
Fulbright Professor of Geology, 2003
Year-long Courses:
Historical Geology (2nd year, B.Sc.), Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3rd year, B.Sc.),
Field Geology (2nd and 3rd year, B.Sc.), Geomorphology (1st year, M.Sc.)
William Penn University College for Working Adults, West Des Moines, Iowa
Taught Environmental Science (Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, Iowa
Taught Earth Science (Fall 2007)
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa
Associate Professor of Geology, 2004 2007 (early retirement 2007)
Assistant Professor of Geology, 1998 2004 (tenured 2003)
Semester Courses:
 Other Responsibilities:
Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (Secretary, 2000-2002), Minority and
Multicultural Issues Committee (2003-2005), Constitution and Nominating Committee
(2005-2006), Faculty Development Group (2006), Library Advisory Committee (2006-
2007), Ecology Search Committee (2002, 2005), Physics Search Committee (2006-2007),
Advisor to Tri Beta (biology honorary fraternity) and Geology Club (1998-2007), Host to
Nepali students (2001-2007), Supervisor of Student Greenhouse Managers (1998-2007)
Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
Assistant Professor of Geology, 1995-1998
Semester Courses:
Physical Geology (three times), Historical Geology (three times), Environmental
Geology (three times), Oceanography (two times), Geomorphology, Soil Science,
Sedimentary Petrology and Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Exploration
Geophysics, Quantum Mechanics, Issues in Environmental Science
May Term Field Courses:
Field Geology in the Adirondack Mountains (New York), Field Geology in the
Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains (New York), Field Geology in Maine
Other Responsibilities:
Ohio Intercollegiate Field Conference Organizing Committee (Chair, 1996-1998),
Professional Development Committee (Chair, 1996-1998), Science Building Task Force
(1996-1998), North Central Accreditation Task Force (1996-1998), Departmental
Representative to Science Equipment Fund (1996-1998), Physics Search Committee
(1996-1997), University Greenhouse Manager (1996-1998), Co-Advisor of Geology Club
(1995-1998)
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Visiting Scientist (Plant Physiological Ecology), Section of Ecology and Systematics,
1994-1995 (with Prof. T.E. Dawson)
Research Associate III (Soil Hydrology and Soil Physics), Department of Soil, Crop and
Atmospheric Sciences, 1993-1994 (with Prof. S.J. Riha)
Environmental Impacts of Mining, Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Department of Geological
Engineering and Petroleum, Ecuador, June 2016
Hydrologic Modeling, Lomonosov Moscow State University, May 1994 (in Russian)
Groundwater Prospecting, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique), February 1989 (in
Portuguese)
Groundwater Prospecting, Zimbabwe Geological Survey, January 1989
Rock Mechanics, University of Zimbabwe, July 1988
Volcanic Forecasting, Nicaraguan Institute for Terrestrial Studies, July 1986 (in Spanish)

Consulting Experience:
E-Tech International, earthen dam safety, 2016
E-Tech International, fluvial transport of mine tailings, 2014-2015
Kinderhook Oil and Gas, geological mapping and assessment of hydrocarbon potential in
southwestern Iowa, 2000-2002
Midwestern Geothermal, geophysical methods for estimating water content of abandoned
underground coal mines, 1998-2002

Publications (Peer-Reviewed):
(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-authors.)
Emerman, S.H. Continuous improvement in an undergraduate hydrology course: Journal of
Astronomy and Earth Science Education, submitted.
Colledge, P. and S.H. Emerman. The use of detrital zircon geochronology to determine river
directions before the rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah: Geology of the Intermountain
West, submitted.
Emerman, S.H., The use of lichenometry for assessment of the destruction and reconstruction of
Buddhist sacred walls in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, following the 2015 Gorka
earthquake: Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, submitted.
Emerman, S.H., S. Adhikari, S. Panday, T.N. Bhattarai, T. Gautam, S.A. Fellows, R.B.
Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, 2016. The integration of the
Lloyd, L., R. Heaslet, and S.H. Emerman, 2014. Magnetic susceptibility of tree leaves as a
simple, cost-effective means of monitoring air quality. Proceedings of The National
Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2014, pp. 1141-1152.
Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, B.B. Davis, M.R.
Alexander, J. Selck, and S.H. Emerman, 2013. A plan for conversion of stormwater to
groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah:
Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2013, pp.
919-929.
Emerman, S.H., K.L. Stuart, A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, B.R. Adhikari, J.A. Williams, and P.K.
Garcia, 2013. Support for the fluvial recharge model for arsenic contamination of
groundwater in Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v.
46, pp. 75-94.
McFadden, S., S.H. Emerman, J.P. Dawson, K.A. Rey, and T.K. Anderson, 2012. Evidence
from detrital zircon ages for Middle Pennsylvanian uplift and drainage in the source area
of the Chariton Conglomerate and Marmaton Group sandstones, southern Iowa and
northern Missouri: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 119, pp. 8-15.
Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the
Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River Floodplain:
Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2012, pp. 1426-
1432.
Stuart, K. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers
using sparse data: Proceedings of The National Conference on Undergraduate Research
2012, pp. 644-652.
Emerman, S.H., M. Bjørnerud, J.S. Schneiderman, and S.A. Levy (eds.), 2012. Liberation
Science: Putting Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice. Lulu Press,
Raleigh, NC.
Emerman, S.H. and M. Bjørnerud, 2012. Introduction: What is liberation science? In Emerman,
S.H., M. Bjørnerud, J.S. Schneiderman, and S.A. Levy (eds.), Liberation Science: Putting
Science to Work for Social and Environmental Justice, Lulu Press, Raleigh, NC.
Leichty, R.J., S.H. Emerman, L.R. Hawkins, and M.J. Tiano, 2008. Pre-settlement vegetation
v. 115,
pp. 12-16.
Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman, and P.K. Wilcox
Hills of Iowa: Evidence for mid-nineteenth century climate change: Journal of the Iowa
Academy of Science, v. 113, pp. 69-80.
Skinner, G., S.H. Emerman, and R.J. Leichty, 2008. Fluorine uptake by cultivated and
uncultivated grasses: Implications for coevolution between grasses and grazers: BIOS, v.
79, pp. 61-66.
Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R.
Prasai, and K.L. Robson, 2007. Origin of arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of
Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 35, pp. 29-36.
Kraber, J.C., S.H. Emerman, M.R. Bennett, L.R. Hawkins, J.E. Moore, R. Ellenwood, K.L.
Robson, and A. Finken, 2007. Laboratory abrasion of crinoids and the provenance of the
Chariton conglomerate: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 114, pp. 44-53.
Emerman, S.H., B.R. Depew, and L.K. Anderson
Grain-size distributions and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates: Journal of
the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 112, pp. 17-23.
Emerman, S.H., 2005. Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of central Nepal: Journal of
Nepal Geological Society, v. 31, pp. 11-18.
Emerman, S.H., 2004. Deforestation, arsenic, and the self-organizing jungle in the Terai region
of Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, v. 29, pp. 13-22.
Allen, N.S. and S. H. Emerman, 2003. The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the
self-organization of prairie ecosystems: In Foré, S. (ed.), Proceedings of the 18th North
American Prairie Conference, Truman State University Press, Kirksville, MO, pp. 151-
156.
Emerman, S.H. and E.M. Kinsinger, 2003. Salt tolerance of sunflower and lettuce in cultivated
and uncultivated grass soil: Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, v. 110, pp. 33-39.
Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1997. Experiments using split-root chambers on water uptake
Emerman, S.H., 1988. Heat transfer and lateral particle migration in suspension flow through a
convergent channel: International Journal of Multiphase Flow, v. 14, pp. 91-98.
Emerman, S.H., 1987. Prediction of polymer-filler redistribution in injection molding: Polymer
Engineering and Science, v. 27, pp. 1105-1112.
Emerman, S.H., D.L. Turcotte, and D.A. Spence, 1986. Transport of magma and hydrothermal
solutions by laminar and turbulent fluid fracture: Physics of the Earth and Planetary
Interiors, v. 41, pp. 249-259.
Turcotte, D.L., S.H. Emerman, and D.A. Spence, 1986. Mechanics of dyke injection: In Halls,
H.C. and W.F. Fahrig (eds.), Mafic dyke swarms, Geological Association of Canada
Special Paper 34, pp. 25-29.
Ockendon, J.R., A.B. Tayler, S.H. Emerman, and D.L. Turcotte, 1985. Geodynamic thermal
runaway with melting: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 152, pp. 301-314.
Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. The mid-ocean ridge axial valley as a steady-state neck:
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 71, pp. 141-146.
Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. Diaperic penetration with melting: Physics of the Earth
and Planetary Interiors, v. 36, pp. 276-284.
Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1984. A back-of-the-envelope approach to boudinage
mechanics: Tectonophysics, v. 110, pp. 333-338.
Turcotte, D.L. and S.H. Emerman, 1983. Dissipative melting as a mechanism for core formation:
Proceedings of the 14th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Part 1, Journal of
Geophysical Research, v. 88, Supplement, pp. B91-B96.
f
Heat and Mass Transfer, v. 26, pp. 1625-1630.
Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1983. A fluid model for the shape of accretionary wedges:
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 63, pp. 379-384.
Emerman, S.H. and D.L. Turcotte, 1983. Stagnation flow with a temperature-dependent
viscosity: Journal of Fluid Mechanics, v. 127, pp. 507-517.
Turcotte, D.L. and S.H. Emerman, 1983. Mechanisms of active and passive rifting:
Tectonophysics, v. 94, pp. 39-50.
Emerman, S.H., 2015. Prediction of transport of mine tailings in the suspended load following
failure of an earthen tailings dam on the Rio Quimi at the Mirador Mine, Ecuador, Report
to E-Tech International, 90 p.
Rundall, J.B., B.E. Parsons, S.H. Emerman, and M.R. Jorgensen, 2015. Towards a new
classification of rivers based on generic gage height discharge rating curves for low-
cost estimation of stream discharge: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 35th
Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications,
Fort Collins, CO, pp. 63-73.
Emerman, S.H., 2014. Prediction of transport of mine tailings following failure of an earthen
dam on the Rio Quimi, Ecuador: Report to E-Tech International, 70 p.
Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, S.H. Emerman, B.B.
Davis, M.R. Alexander, and J. Selck, 2013. A plan for the conversion of stormwater to
groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah: In
Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 10-21.
Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, 2012. Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers
using sparse data: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual American
Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp.
143-152.
Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman, and P.K. Wilcox, 2006.
Hills of Iowa: Evidence for mid-nineteenth century climate change: In Ramirez, J.A.
(ed.), Proceedings of the 26th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days,
Hydrology Days Publications, Fort Collins, CO, pp. 25-36.
Robson, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, 2003. Bedrock map of Buchanan and East River Townships,
Page County, southwestern Iowa, 1:24,000, report to U.S. Geological Survey.
Emerman, S.H. and J.R. Parmelee, 2002. The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-
regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State
Preserve, Warren County, Iowa: In Ramirez, J.A. (ed.), Proceedings of the 22nd Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Fort
Emerman, S.H. and T.E. Dawson, 1995. Ecological implications of soil macropores: In Morel-
Seytoux, H.J. (ed.), Proceedings of the 15th Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Hydrology Days Publications, Atherton, CA, pp. 33-46.

Recent Presentations at Professional Meetings (1997-present):

(Names in boldface are undergraduate co-presenters.)
Rakotoarisaona, H., A. Ostraff, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation for the
design of high-gradient canals, 2016 Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain
Section Meeting, Geomorphology Session, Moscow, Idaho, May 19, 2016.
Allen, S.M., S.H. Emerman, T.H. Murdock, and S.K. Tulley, A conceptual framework for the
use of machine learning for the synthesis of stream discharge gage height rating curves,
36th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado,
March 23, 2016.
Larsen, K.L., S.K. Tulley, J.E. Gherasim, P.E. Morris, J.R. Abbott, E.C. Matheson, B.O.
Howell, D.J. Zacharias, and S.H. Emerman, Impact of climate change on spring
discharge in the White Mesa Cultural and Conservation Area, Manti-La Sal National
Forest, Southeastern Utah, 36th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days,
Fort Collins, Colorado, March 23, 2016.
Ostraff, A.A., Rakotoarisaona, H., and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation for the
design of high-gradient canals, 36th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology
Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 23, 2016.
Roberts, S.M., K.A. Merten, M.R. Keck, E.L. Hadley, M.A. Christiansen, D.J. Griggs, and
S.H. Emerman, Laboratory and numerical simulation of the accelerated erosion model for
arsenic contamination of groundwater, 36th Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, March 23, 2016.
Gherasim, J.E., S.M. Roberts, S.K. Tulley, A.C. Bradford, N.B. Christensen, L.T. Kellum,
J.S. McNeff, C. Oliverson, J.D. Nichols, J.V. Sorensen, and S.H. Emerman, Why do
residents of Utah Valley dig shallow wells in their backyards?, 36th Annual American
Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 21, 2016.
Allen, S.M., J.W. Jackson, M. Abbott, K. Larsen, E. Cadet, and S.H. Emerman, Trace metals
in surface water, groundwater, stream sediments, and agricultural soils of the Northern
Peninsula of Haiti, 2015 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on
Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the
Environment, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2015.
Bushman, P., L. Lloyd, R. Heaslet, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibility of tree leaves
as a simple, cost-effective means of monitoring atmospheric particulate matter
concentration along the Wasatch Front, Utah, 2015 Annual Meeting, Geological Society
of America, Session on Urban Geochemistry, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2015.
Howell, B., S.H. Emerman, and N. Christensen, Geochemical survey for assessing the
economic potential of the Mount Belknap Volcanics, south-central Utah, 2015 Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on Economic Geology, Baltimore,
Maryland, November 4, 2015.
Natter, D.H., P. Bushman, N.J. Butterfield, B. Huffaker, C. Murphy, B. Kerswell, and S.H.
Emerman, Geophysical mapping of dikes in the eastern Uinta Mountains, 2015 Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on Geophysical Solutions to Geological
Problems, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2015.
Roberts, S., Matheson, E.C., D.R. Sutterfield, D.H. Natter, A.W. Fletcher, M.J. Arnoff,
A.C. Lawrence, S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geophysical and hydrological survey
of gossans in the eastern Uinta Mountains, Utah, 2015 Annual Meeting, Geological
Society of America, Session on Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems,
Baltimore, Maryland, November 2, 2015.
Gherasim, J., C. Oliverson, J. McNeff, J. Nichols, S. Tulley, S. Roberts, B. Christensen,
S.H. Emerman, A.T. Simon, and E. Cadet, Geochemical and sociological study of
backyard wells and gardens in Utah Valley, Utah, 2015 Annual Meeting, Geological
Society of America, Session on Urban Geochemistry, Baltimore, Maryland, November 1,
2015.
S. Tulley, E.C. Matheson, B. Howell, J. Gherasim, K. Larsen, D.J. Zacharias, S.H.
Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Historical changes in spring discharge in the White Mesa
Howell, B., M. Nelsen, N. Christensen, S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geochemical survey
of the Sevier River for assessing the gold- and uranium-bearing potential of the Mount
Belknap Volcanics, south-central Utah, 2015 Geological Society of America Rocky
Mountain Section Meeting, Casper, Wyoming, May 22, 2015.
Lines, R., B. Huffaker, J. McNeff, K. Slater, S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Numerical
simulation of transport of mine tailings in the watershed of Utah Lake, Utah, 2015
Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Casper, Wyoming,
May 22, 2015.
Sutterfield, D.R., E.C. Matheson, D.H. Natter, A.W. Fletcher, M.J. Arnoff, A.C. Lawrence,
S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geophysical survey of gossans in the eastern Uinta
Mountains, Utah, The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2015,
Spokane, Washington, April 16, 2015.
Howell, B., M. Nelsen, N. Christensen, S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geochemical survey
of the Sevier River for assessing the gold- and uranium-bearing potential of the Mount
Belknap Volcanics, south-central Utah, 2015 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah,
March 31, 2015.
McNeff, J.S., B.K. Huffaker, R.J. Lines, K.R. Slater, and S.H. Emerman, Numerical
simulation of transport of mine tailings in the watershed of Utah Lake, Utah, 2015 Spring
Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, March 31, 2015.
Allen, S.M., M.M. Ranney, C.J. Murphy, S. Adhikari, S. Panday, S.H. Emerman, and S.A.
Fellows, Testing the accelerated erosion model for arsenic contamination of groundwater
in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 35th Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 25, 2015.
McNeff, J.S., B.K. Huffaker, R.J. Lines, K.R. Slater, and S.H. Emerman, Numerical
simulation of transport of mine tailings in the watershed of Utah Lake, Utah, 35th Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 24, 2015.
Nelsen, M., B.O. Howell, N.D. Christensen, S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geochemical
survey of the Sevier River for assessing the gold- and uranium-bearing potential of the
Mount Belknap Volcanics, south-central Utah, 35th Annual American Geophysical Union
Rundall, J.B., B.E. Parsons, and S.H. Emerman, Towards a new classification of rivers based
upon generic stage-discharge rating curves, Utah Conference on Undergraduate
Research, St. George, Utah, February 27, 2015.
Emerman, S.H., The syllabus is dead, but the students missed the wake, 2015 Higher Education
Teaching and Learning Conference, Orem, Utah, January 21, 2015.
Groves, M., S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, B.T. Woodhouse, J.D. Donaldson, M.R. Walker, J.
Williams, D. Samake, A. Doumbia, and S.A. Robertson, Arsenic and heavy metals in
groundwater and surface water in Mali, West Africa, 2014 Annual Meeting, Geological
Society of America, Session on Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to
Sink, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 22, 2014.
Matheson, E.C., D.R. Sutterfield, D.H. Natter, A.W. Fletcher, M.J. Arnoff, A.C. Lawrence,
S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geophysical survey of gossans in the eastern Uinta
Mountains, Utah, 2014 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on New
Insights on Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit Genesis, Fertility, and Exploration, Vancouver,
British Columbia, October 22, 2014.
Ranney, M.M., S.H. Emerman, S.M. Allen, S.A. Fellows, S. Adhikari, and S. Panday, Testing
the accelerated erosion model for arsenic contamination in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Himalaya, 2014 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on
Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to Sink, Vancouver, British
Columbia, October 22, 2014.
Roberts, S., M.R. Walker, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and heavy metals in surface water in
Swaziland, southern Africa, 2014 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America,
Session on Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to Sink, Vancouver,
British Columbia, October 22, 2014.
Lawrence, A.C., D.R. Sutterfield, M.J. Arnoff, A.W. Fletcher, E.C. Matheson, B. Kerswell,
D.H. Natter, S.A. Fellows, and S.H. Emerman, Using surficial geochemistry and
boxwork structures of gossans as a tool for mineral exploration: A pilot study in Utah,
2014 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on New Insights on
Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit Genesis, Fertility, and Exploration, Vancouver, British
Emerman, S.H., S. Adhikari, S. Panday, T.N. Bhattarai, T. Gautam, S.A. Fellows, R.B.
Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, Integrating the direct and indirect
methods in lichenometry for dating Buddhist sacred walls in Langtang Valley, Nepal
Himalaya, 2014 Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on
Archaeological Geology, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 19, 2014.
Parsons, B.E., J.B. Rundall, M.R. Jorgensen, and S.H. Emerman, Towards a new
classification of rivers based upon generic stage-discharge rating curves, 2014 American
Physical Society Four Corners Section Meeting, Orem, Utah, October 18, 2014.
Heaslet, R., L. Lloyd, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibility of tree leaves as a simple,
cost-effective means of monitoring air quality, 2014 American Physical Society Four
Corners Section Meeting, Orem, Utah, October 18, 2014.
Natter, D.H., D.R. Sutterfield, E.C. Matheson, A.W. Fletcher, M.J. Arnoff, A.C. Lawrence,
S.H. Emerman, and S.A. Fellows, Geophysical survey of gossans in the eastern Uinta
Mountains, Utah, 2014 American Physical Society Four Corners Section Meeting, Orem,
Utah, October 18, 2014.
Lloyd, L., R. Heaslet, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibility of tree leaves as a simple,
cost-effective means of monitoring air quality, 2014 National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Lexington, Kentucky, April 3, 2014.
Arnoff, M., D. Tinsley, C. Clements, B. Hinkins, N. Abueg, M. Hansen, E. Matheson, and
S.H. Emerman, The source of elevated free carbon dioxide at the State Fish Hatchery,
Springville, Utah, 2014 Spring Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 2, 2014.
Selck, J., P.T. Lowe, J. Rundall, D.B. Dastrup, J.K. Carlson, E. Judd, H.A. Ivie, K.L.
Stuart, E. Barnum, and S.H. Emerman, Geoelectric and magnetic characteristics of
fracture traces: A tool for groundwater exploration in igneous rocks, 2014 Spring Runoff
Conference, Logan, Utah, April 2, 2014.
Selck, J., H.A. Ivie, S.H. Emerman, D.B. Dastrup, A.W. Simister, D.R. Howard, and A.W.
Fletcher, An improved method for calculating the Manning roughness coefficient for
estimation of stream discharge through slot canyons in southern Utah, 2014 Spring
Runoff Conference, Logan, Utah, April 2, 2014.
Selck, J., H.A. Ivie, S.H. Emerman, D.B. Dastrup, A.W. Simister, D.R. Howard, and A.W.
Fletcher, An improved method for calculating the Manning roughness coefficient for
estimation of stream discharge through slot canyons in southern Utah, 34th Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 26, 2014.
Emerman, S.H., J.R. Nelson, J.K. Carlson, T. K. Anderson, A. Sharma, and B.R. Adhikari,
The effect of surface lithology on arsenic in surface water and groundwater in Mustang
Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 34th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days,
Fort Collins, Colorado, March 25, 2014.
Hopkinson, J., S. Roberts, S. Nofchissey, J. McDonald, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other
heavy metals in Utah Lake and its tributaries, 34th Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 25, 2014.
Roberts, S., M., Walker, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water in
Swaziland, southern Africa, 34th Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days,
Fort Collins, Colorado, March 25, 2014.
Davis, B.D., E. Judd, S. Roberts, D. Howard, R.J. McNamara, A.P. Homer, and S.H.
Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and shallow groundwater in
Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, Utah, 2014 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research,
Provo, Utah, February 28, 2014.
Lloyd, L., R. Heaslet, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibility of tree leaves as a simple,
cost-effective means of monitoring air quality, 2014 Utah Conference on Undergraduate
Research, Provo, Utah, February 28, 2014.
Rundall, J., P.T. Lowe, J. Selck, J.K. Carlson, E. Judd, K.L. Stuart, J. Whitaker, and S.H.
Emerman, Geoelectric and geomagnetic characteristics of fracture traces: A tool for
groundwater exploration in igneous rocks, 2014 Utah Conference on Undergraduate
Research, Provo, Utah, February 28, 2014.
Selck, J., A. Fletcher, B.D. Davis, A. Simister, D. Howard, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the
Manning Equation to estimate stream discharge through natural slot canyons and
artificial slots, 2014 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Provo, Utah, February
28, 2014.
Lowe, P.T., J. Selck, J. Rundall, D.B. Dastrup, J.K. Carlson, E. Judd, H.A. Ivie, K. Stuart,
E. Barnum, and S.H. Emerman, Geoelectric and magnetic characteristics of fracture
traces: A tool for groundwater exploration in igneous rocks, 125th Anniversary Meeting,
Geological Society of America, Session on Mountain Groundwater: Recent
Advancements in the New Era of Climate Change and Resource Development, Denver,
Colorado, October 30, 2013.
Emerman, S.H., J.R. Nelson, J.K. Carlson, T.K. Anderson, S. Anusha, and B.R. Adhikari,
The effect of surface lithology on arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and
groundwater in Mustang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 125th Anniversary Meeting, Geological
Society of America, Session on Environmental Arsenic: The Nexus of Natural
Occurrences and Human Health, Denver, Colorado, October 28, 2013.
Davis, B.B., D.B. Dastrup, J.N. Hilbert, D. Howard, P.D. Colledge, D.J. Zacharias, R.J.
McNamara, A.P. Homer, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface
water and shallow groundwater in Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, Utah, 125th Anniversary
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Session on Environmental Arsenic: The Nexus
of Natural Occurrences and Human Health, Denver, Colorado, October 28, 2013.
Walker, M.R. and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water in
Swaziland, southern Africa, 125th Anniversary Meeting, Geological Society of America,
Session on Environmental Arsenic: The Nexus of Natural Occurrences and Human
Health, Denver, Colorado, October 28, 2013.
Hoggan, B.R., V.V. Forsythe, and S.H. Emerman, Radioactive decay as a periodic random
process with positive feedback, 125th Anniversary Meeting, Geological Society of
America, Session on Recent Advances in Geochronology Celebrating the 100th

Colorado, October 28, 2013.

Davis, B.B., D.B. Dastrup, and S.H. Emerman, The use of stable isotopes of water to determine
pathways of mining-related contaminants in Utah and Salt Lake Valleys, Utah, iUTAH
Symposium, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 19, 2013.
Dastrup, D., L. Kellum, J. Selck, G. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, M. Alexander, D. Natter, and
Emerman, S.H., Team-based learning: Bridging the gap from classroom discussion to
community engagement, 5th Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement
Conference, Orem, Utah, March 29, 2013.
Hilbert, J.N., A.P. Homer, D.R. Howard, D.J. Zacharias, P.D. Colledge, B.B. Davis, R.J.
McNamara, D.H. Natter, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in
shallow groundwater in Utah Valley, Utah, 33rd Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 25, 2013.
Dastrup, D.B., G.R. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, D.H. Natter, L.T. Kellum, B.B. Davis, M.R.
Alexander, J. Selck, and S.H. Emerman, A plan for the conversion of stormwater to
groundwater recharge on the Utah Valley University Main Campus, Orem, Utah, 33rd
Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26,
2013.
Ivie, H.A., D.B. Dastrup, A. Simister, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation to
estimate stream discharge through natural slot canyons and artificial slots, 33rd Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO, March 26, 2013.
Alexander, M. tal magnetic field to locate
copper, gold and silver deposits in fissure veins, Tintic Mining District, central Utah,
Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013.
Dastrup, D., L. Kellum, J. Selck, G. Ferreira, D. Zacharias, M. Alexander, D. Natter, and
S.H. Emerman, Conversion of existing retention ponds into artificial wetlands for
stormwater management, Utah Valley University, Utah Conference on Undergraduate
Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013.
Thomas, J., H. Ivy, N. Holt, and S.H. Emerman, Use of the Manning Equation to estimate
stream discharge through slot canyons, southern Utah, Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Logan, Utah, February 22, 2013.
Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the
Wasatch Range, Utah, USA: Analogy with the Ganges River Floodplain and the
Himalayan Range, 27th Himalaya-Karakorum-Tibet Workshop, Kathmandu, Nepal,
November 28, 2012.
Jorgensen, M. and S.H. Emerman, Towards a new classification of rivers based upon generic
stream-discharge rating curves, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and
Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.
Natter, D.H. and S.H. Emerman, Developing a semi-empirical formula for estimating hydraulic
conductivity from slug tests in wide, shallow wells, Annual Meeting, Association of
Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.
Nelson, J.R., B.T. Woodhouse, A. Sanchez, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy
metals in the Niger River, Mali, West Africa, Annual Meeting, Association of
Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.
Sanchez, A., S.H. Emerman, K.L. Stuart, and J.A. Williams, Arsenic and other heavy metals in
surface water and groundwater in Pokhara and Mustang Valleys of Nepal Himalaya,
Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake
City, UT, September 13, 2012.
Spencer, D., N. Boyer, P.D. Colledge, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic susceptibilities of exposed
surfaces as a simple, cost-effective means of monitoring air quality, Annual Meeting,
Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Salt Lake City, UT,
September 13, 2012.
Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using
sparse data, Annual Meeting, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists,
Salt Lake City, UT, September 13, 2012.
Alexander, M.R., P.D. Colledge, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic prospecting for halloysite clay
and copper sulfide deposits in the East Tintic Mining District, central Utah, 64th Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Tectonics,
Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.
Carlson, J.K., T.L. Kemp, T. Gautam, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Terrace evolution and
incision rates along the Uppermost Langtang River, Nepal Himalaya, 64th Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Tectonics,
Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.
Colledge, P.D. and S.H. Emerman, The use of uranium-lead dating of detrital zircons to
Ferreira, G.R. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the
Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Ganges River floodplain and the Himalayan Range,
64th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session
on Arsenic, Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest
and Rocky Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.
Garcia, P.K., A. Sanchez, K.L. Stuart, J. Williams, A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, S.H. Emerman,
and B.R. Adhikari, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water and groundwater in
Pokhara Valley, Nepal Himalaya: Support for the fluvial recharge model, 64th Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic,
Uranium, and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky
Mountains, Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.
Kemp, T.L., J.K. Carlson, T. Gautam, R.L. Mower, S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Water
balance of glacial lakes in Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 64th Annual Meeting,
Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Hydrogeology,
Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.
Sanchez, A., M.E. Christiansen, S.R. Conners, J.K. Carlson, T.L. Kemp, A. Sharma, S.H.
Emerman, B.R. Adhikari, and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface
water and groundwater in Mustang Valley, Nepal Himalaya, 64th Annual Meeting,
Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Arsenic, Uranium,
and Radionuclides: Geology and Health Impacts in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains,
Albuquerque, NM, May 10, 2012.
Sorensen, T.R. and S.H. Emerman, Total petroleum hydrocarbons in water wells affected by
hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production, Uintah Basin, eastern Utah, 64th Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on
Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.
Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using
sparse data, 64th Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain
Section, Session on Hydrogeology, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2012.
Williams, J. and S.H. Emerman, The role of poor sanitation in arsenic contamination of
Mower, R.L., J.K. Carlson, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Lead contamination in surface
water in Payson, Utah County, Utah, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah,
April 3, 2012.
Sorensen, T.R. and S.H. Emerman, Total petroleum hydrocarbons in water wells affected by
hydraulic fracturing for natural gas production, Uintah Basin, eastern Utah, 2012 Spring
Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.
Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using
sparse data, 2012 Spring Runoff Conference, Ogden, Utah, April 3, 2012.
Emerman, S.H., Integrating service learning with formal problem-solving in Environmental
Management courses, Annual Conference on Civic Engagement, Orem, UT, April 2,
2012.
Abbott, J. and S.H. Emerman, The use of weathering patterns to date rockfalls of the Great Blue
Limestone, northern Utah, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden,
Utah, March 29, 2012.
Carlson, J.K., M.P. Bunds and S.H. Emerman, The use of lichenometry to determine the
incision rate of the Langtang River, Nepal Himalaya, National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.
Carlson, J.K. and S.H. Emerman, Water balance of glacial lakes in Langtang Valley, Nepal
Himalaya, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29,
2012.
Colledge, P.D. and S.H. Emerman, The use of uranium-lead dating of detrital zircons to
determine river directions before the rise of the Wasatch Range, Utah, National
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.
Colledge, P.D., M.R. Alexander, and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic prospecting for halloysite clay
and copper deposits in the East Tintic Mining District, central Utah, National Conference
on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.
Ferreira, G. and S.H. Emerman, Fluvial arsenic in Utah Valley, Salt Lake Valley and the
Wasatch Range: Analogy with the Himalayan Range and the Ganges River floodplain,
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29, 2012.
Williams, J. and S.H. Emerman, The role of poor sanitation in arsenic contamination of
groundwater, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, March 29,
2012.
Emerman, S.H. Teaching introductory and advanced geology courses without traditional exams,
4th Annual Conference on Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement, Orem, Utah, March
23, 2012.
Nelson, J.R., M. Thayne, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds, and
J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water provided by a Jesuit Mission with
traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua.
Mexico, 32nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, CO,
March 21, 2012.
Stuart, K.L. and S.H. Emerman, Developing rating curves for bedrock step-pool rivers using
sparse data, 32nd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins,
CO, March 21, 2012.
Carlson, J.K., R.L. Mower, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Lead contamination of surface
water in Payson, Utah, 63rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky
Mountain Section, Session on Water Resources of the Densely Populated Alluvial
Valleys of the Western States - Processes, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.
Garcia, P.K., S.H. Emerman, S.A. Robertson, and M.P. Bunds, The role of poor sanitation in
the mobilization of arsenic in Mali, West Africa, 63rd Annual Meeting, Geological
Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Session on Engineering, Environmental
and Hydrogeology, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.
Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds,
and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water provided by a Jesuit Mission with
traditional water sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua.
Mexico, 63rd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section,
Session on Engineering, Environmental and Hydrogeology, Logan, Utah, May 20, 2011.
Emerman, S.H., A. Sapkota, S. Khatri, B.R. Adhikari, P.K. Garcia, K. Stuart, A. Sanchez, J.
Williams, R.C. White, and T. Duncan, Arsenic and other heavy metals in surface water
Emerman, S.H., Assessing progress toward Utah Valley University core themes in introductory
and advanced Earth Science courses, Third Annual Assessment Best Practices
Conference, Orem, Utah, March 14, 2011.
Thayne, M.W., J. Nelson Hadley, S.H. Emerman, P.K. Garcia, M. Van Wagoner, M.P.
Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Comparison of quality of well water with traditional water
sources of the Tarahumara Indians, Chihuahua, Mexico, International Conference:
Women of the Mountains, Orem, Utah, March 8, 2011
Anderson, J.R., D.R. Howard, S.A. Bunker, A.R. Putman, J.C. Carlson, P.K. Garcia, D.K.
Clark, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Assessment of well sustainability
in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, 5th Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.
Bunker, S.A., A.R. Putman, J.C. Carlson, P.K. Garcia, D.K. Clark, S.H. Emerman, M.P.
Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, The use of spatial patterns of springs to choose well sites in the
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, Guanajuato, Mexico, 5th Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.
Colledge, P. and S.H. Emerman, Silver mineralization in the Santaquin Complex and overlying
Cambrian limestones in Dry Canyon, Central Wasatch Range, Utah, 5th Utah Conference
on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.
Garcia, P.K., S.A. Robertson, S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Comparison of surface water
and groundwater arsenic in the floodplains of the Ganges and Niger Rivers, 5th Utah
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.
Kemp, T.L. and S.H. Emerman, Origin of color in sandstone red beds, 5th Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18, 2011.
Mower, R.L., J.C. Carlson, and S.H. Emerman, Lead, silver and copper contamination in
surface water in Payson, Utah, 5th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden,
Utah, February 18, 2011.
Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, P.K. Garcia, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford,
Comparison of the quality of well water with traditional water sources of the Tarahumara
Indians, 5th Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Ogden, Utah, February 18,
Emerman, S.H., T. Prasai, R.B. Anderson, and M.A. Palmer, Arsenic contamination of
groundwater in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion, 62nd
Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City,
South Dakota, April 23, 2010.
Garcia, P.K., J.K. Schoenrock, S.H. Emerman, J.A. Bradford, R.B Anderson, T.L. Kemp, J.
P. Durand, M.A. Palmer, and M.P. Bunds, Hydrogeology of a shield volcano in the
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, 62nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America,
Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.
Nelson Hadley, J., M. Thayne, P.K. Garcia, S.H. Emerman, M.E. Van Wagoner, M.P. Bunds,
and J.A. Bradford, Use of aqueous chemistry of springs to delineate aquifers in the Sierra
Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, 62nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America,
Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.
Thayne, M., J. Nelson Hadley, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds,
and J.A. Bradford, Mapping of springs to determine fracture pathways for groundwater in
the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, 62nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of
America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.
Anderson, R.B., S.H. Emerman, S. Bhandari, R.R. Bhattarai, M.A. Palmer, T.N. Bhattarai,
and M.P. Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi
Rivers, eastern Nepal, 62nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky
Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 23, 2010.
Kemp, T.L., R.B. Anderson, S.H. Emerman, and M.E. Van Wagoner, Groundwater recharge
by glacial lakes in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains, Utah, 62nd Annual Meeting,
Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, South Dakota,
April 23, 2010.
Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, R.B. Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A.
Palmer, Using lichenometry to assess long term GLOF and landslide frequency in the
Nepal Himalaya, 62nd Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain
Section, Rapid City, South Dakota, April 21, 2010.
Schoenrock, J., S.A. Robertson, D.C. Witt, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J. Bradford,
Bradford, J.A., S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, Local knowledge combined with earth science
and anthropology provide water in the Mexican deserts of Guanajuato and Chihuahua,
Session on Water Scarcity and Environmental Degradation in Mexico, Society for
Applied Anthropology, 2010 Annual Meeting, Mérida, Mexico, March 27, 2010.
Anderson, R.B., S.H. Emerman, and M.P. Bunds, The use of lichenometry to date landslides,
glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and cultural artifacts in the Langtang Valley, Nepal
Himalaya, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26,
2010.
Anderson, R.B., M.A. Palmer, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other heavy metals in
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City,
Utah, February 26, 2010.
Anderson, R.B., M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Arsenic and
other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern Nepal, Utah
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.
Colledge, P. and S.H.
Range, Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February
26, 2010.
Durand, J. and S.H. Emerman, The use of the Visual MODFLOW software package to test the
validity of hydrologic slug test formulae, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research,
Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.
Kemp, T.L., R.B. Anderson, M.E. Van Wagoner, and S.H. Emerman, Groundwater recharge
by glacial lakes in the Wasatch Range and Uinta Mountains, Utah, Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.
Nelson Hadley, J., M. Thayne, P.K. Garcia, M.E. Van Wagoner, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds,
and J.A. Bradford, Use of aqueous chemistry of springs to delineate aquifers in the Sierra
Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Cedar
City, Utah, February 26, 2010.
Schoenrock, J.K., P.K. Garcia, R.B. Anderson, T.L. Kemp, J. Durand, M.A. Palmer, S.H.
Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrogeology of a shield volcano in the
Yerra, E., C. Morris, J. Leavitt, J.A. Bradford, S.H. Emerman, B. Barthel, and M.P. Bunds,
Arsenicosis among the Tarahumara Indians, Chihuahua, Mexico, Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Cedar City, Utah, February 26, 2010.
Emerman, S.H. and J.A. Bradford, Liberation science: A model for international service learning
in the village context, Utah Campus Compact Conference on Civic Engagement, Salt
Lake City, Utah, February 20, 2010.
Emerman, S.H., Panelist, Autocracy vs. Democracy in the Classroom, Far West Philosophy of
Education Society Annual Conference, Orem, Utah, January 15, 2010.
Emerman, S.H., What if the students wrote the syllabus? Far West Philosophy of Education
Society Annual Conference, Orem, Utah, January 15, 2010.
Rey, K.A., S.M. Thompson, B.Y. Curtis, R.C. White, and S.H. Emerman, Arsenic and other
heavy metals in swimming pools fed by hot springs in Utah Valley and the Wasatch
Range, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61st Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11,
2009.
Garcia, P.K., K.A. Rey, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, C.K. Smith Barnes, and J.A. Bradford,
Water supply options for a village on a Pleistocene shield volcano in the Trans-Mexican
Volcanic Belt, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61st
Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah,
May 11, 2009.
Anderson, R.B., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, R.C. White, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary
hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Identification of
aquifers, Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61st
Annual Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah,
May 11, 2009.
White, R.C., T.L. Kemp, M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Preliminary
hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, Mexico: Aquifer petrology,
Session on Hydrologic Studies in the Rocky Mountains and Beyond, 61st Annual
Meeting, Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, Orem, Utah, May 11,
Anderson, R.B., J.P. Durand, M.A. Palmer, T.L. Kemp, S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, C.K.
Smith Barnes, J.A. Bradford, Preliminary hydrologic survey of the Sierra Tarahumara,
Chihuahua, Mexico, Poster Session, 26th Annual American Geophysical Union
Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 27, 2009.
Richardson, C., A. Craig, J.A. Bradford, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman
people drink this: Providing clean water to a small, thirsty village in Mexico, Utah
Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.
Anderson, R.J., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, R.C. White, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey
of Copper Canyon, Mexico: Identification of aquifers, Utah Conference on
Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.
Durand, J.P., M.A. Palmer, S.H. Emerman, R.B. Anderson, T.L. Kemp, C.K. Smith Barnes,
M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey of Copper Canyon, Mexico: Water
chemistry, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February
19, 2009.
Kemp, T.L., S.H. Emerman, M.P. Bunds, and J.A. Bradford, Hydrologic survey of Copper
Canyon, Mexico: Well productivity, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt
Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.
White, R.C., M.P. Bunds, S.H. Emerman, and J.A. Bradford, Rocks of the Divisadero Tuff,
Sierra Madre Occidental volcanic field, Chihuahua, Mexico, and their relationship to
water well productivity, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City,
Utah, February 19, 2009.
Rey, K.A., S.H. Emerman, R.C. White, S.M. Thompson, and B.Y. Curtis,
Arsenic and other heavy metals in swimming pools fed by hot springs, Utah Conference
on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 19, 2009.
Jensen, C.L. and S.H. Emerman, Groundwater recharge by Red Pine Lake, Little Cottonwood
Canyon, Utah, Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, Utah,
February 19, 2009.
Rey, K., C.K. Smith Barnes, M.P. Bunds, and S.H. Emerman, Potential development of a
perched aquifer in shallow basalt flows on a Pleistocene shield volcano, Tamaula,
Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R.
Prasai, and K.L. Robson, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of Nepal,
Keynote Address, International Conference on Arsenic Contamination in the Tropics,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, February 20, 2007.
Leichty, R.J., L.R. Hawkins, M.J. Tiano
Paha State Preserve, Environmental Science Session, 17th Annual Argonne Symposium
for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne, Illinois,
November 3, 2006.
Dillon, K.R. and S.H. Emerman, Catsteps and climate change, Environmental Science Session,
17th Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and
Mathematics, Argonne, Illinois, November 3, 2006.
Emerman, S.H., T.N. Bhattarai, D.P. Adhikari, S.R. Joshi, S.L. Lakhe, A.J. Luhrs, K.R.
Prasai, and K.L. Robson, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the rivers of Nepal, Topical
Session on Distribution of Arsenic and Related Metalloids in Surface and Ground
Waters: Controls and Challenges, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 23, 2006.
Sandford, S.E., K.R. Dillon, and S.H. Emerman, The origin of color in red sandstones of the
Floris Formation, Geology Session, 118th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of
Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.
Kraber, J.C., M.R. Bennett, J.E. Moore, and S.H. Emerman, Provenance of the Chariton
Conglomerate, Geology Session, 118th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science,
Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.
Leichty, R.J., L.R. Hawkins, M.J. Tiano
Paha State Preserve, Geology Session, 118th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of
Science, Storm Lake, Iowa, April 22, 2006.
Luhrs, A.J., S.E. Sandford, A. Finken, and S.H. Emerman, Temporal and spatial variation in
mobile soil arsenic and the self-organization of ecosystems, Geology Session, 117th
Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, April 30, 2005.
Dillon, K.R., S.H. Emerman and P.K. Wilcox, An historical approach to the origin of catsteps in
Emerman, S.H., B.R. Depew, and L.K. Anderson, Origin of the sand prairies of Iowa, Session
on Aeolian Landscapes and Paleoenvironments, Fifth International Conference on
Aeolian Research, Lubbock, Texas, July 25, 2002.
Allen, N.S. and S.H. Emerman, The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the self-
organization of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State
Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Session on Prairie as Pollution Control and
Environmental Improvement, 18th North American Prairie Conference, Kirksville,
Missouri, June 27, 2002.
Lamberti, S. M., D.C. Keltner, and S.H. Emerman, A structure contour map of the top of the
Oakley Shale for central and south-central Iowa, Geology Session, 114th Annual Meeting
of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2002.
L.K. Anderson, B.R. Depew, and S.H. Emerman, The origin of Iowa Geology
th
Session, 114 Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa,
April 20, 2002.
Allen, N.S. and S.H. Emerman, The control of the nitrogen cycle as a mechanism for the self-
organization of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State
Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Geology Session, 114th Annual Meeting of the Iowa
Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 20, 2002.
Emerman, S.H. and J.R. Parmelee, The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-
regulation of prairie ecosystems: Preliminary studies at Rolling Thunder Prairie State
Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Session on Applied Hydro-ecology, 22nd Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, April 1, 2002.
Emerman, S.H., J.R. Parmelee, J.R., A.L. Kingery, and D.C. Keltner, The control of infiltration
as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie ecosystems: Further studies at Rolling
Thunder Prairie State Preserve, Warren County, Iowa, Conservation Session, 113th
Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 2001.
Keltner, D.C. and S.H. Emerman, Folding in the Oakley Shale in Dallas, Polk and Warren
Counties, Iowa, Geology Session, 113th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of
Science, Des Moines, Iowa, April 21, 2001.
Frick, W.E., A. Sigleo and S.H. Emerman, S.H., Bathymetric irregularities, jet formation, and
subsequent mixing processes, American Geophysical Union 2000 Ocean Science
Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, January 25, 2000.
Frick, W., A. Sigleo and S.H. Emerman, Why turbulent flow entrains ambient fluid, Session on
Physical Processes Buoyancy, Estuarine Research Federation 15th Biennial
International Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 27, 1999.
Emerman, S.H., The control of infiltration as a mechanism for the self-regulation of prairie
ecosystems, Special Session on Mountain and Hillslope Hydrology, 19th Annual
American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 19, 1999.
Emerman, S.H., Water use by small crops: Preliminary work for a study of relations among salt
and specific ion tolerance, soil structure and transpiration rate, Agricultural Sciences
Session, 111th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Session on Agricultural
Sciences, Ames, Iowa, April 23, 1999.
Schueller, L.M. and S.H. Emerman, Can leaf magnetic susceptibility be used to determine
atmospheric particulate matter concentration?, 32nd Annual Meeting of the Geological
Society of America, North-Central Section, Columbus, Ohio, March 19, 1998.
Emerman, S.H and J. Weidenhamer, A strawberry-sugar maple agroforestry system, Session on
Forest Farming, Fifth Conference on Agroforestry in North America, Ithaca, New York,
August 4, 1997.
Griffiths, J. and S.H. Emerman, Magnetic mapping of Black Hand Sandstone in north central
Ohio, Geology Session, 106th Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science, Toledo,
Ohio, April 5, 1997.

Recent Invited Presentations (2002 present):

Lake City, Utah, July 22, 2014.

er, Salt Lake
Community College Revolutionary Students Union, Salt Lake City, Utah, February 11,
2014.
 -
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, November 17, 2003.
-
American Center, Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2003.
- western University, Evanston, Illinois, October
25, 2002.

Professional Organizations:
American Alpine Club, American Geophysical Union, American Physical Society, American
Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Geological Society of London, Iowa
Academy of Science (former Vice-Chair and Chair of Geology Section, former Vice-Chair and
Chair of Conservation Section), Geological Society of America (UVU Campus Representative),
Iowa Geological Society (former President), Nepal Geological Society (Life Member), Soil
Science Society of America