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Richard K. Dunn

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Department of Geology
Norwich University
Northfield, VT 05663
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Professor Richard Dunn

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. 1998 Geology, University of Delaware
M.S. 1990 Geology, Wichita State University
B.A 1987 Anthropology, University of Minnesota – Duluth
B.S 1987 Geology, University of Minnesota - Duluth

EMPLOYMENT:

2000-present Assistant Professor , Norwich University
1998-2000 Visiting Assistant Professor , Macalester College
pre 1998 Geologist and Consultant, variety of individual and team research and state mapping programs

RECENT RESEARCH AND CONSULTING

Project Geologist 2003-current. Kenchreai Site, Greece. Collaborative research with Macalester College archaeological team at cemetery of the Roman port city.

Geologist 2003-2004. Geologic Mapping of Surficial Deposits of the Watershed of the East Middlebury River, contract with the Vermont Geological Survey

Principal Geologist 2002-current. International and multidisciplinary research expedition of Phoenician archaeological sites, Portugal. Collaborative research with the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University, Denver University, University of Louisville, and the Centro Nacional de Arqueologica Nautica e Subaquatica, in Portugal.

Geologist 2002-2003. Geologic Mapping of the Surficial Deposits of the Watershed of the Mad River, contract with the Vermont Geological Survey

Geologist 2001-2002. Geologic Mapping of the Surficial Deposits of the Watershed of the Third Branch of the White River, contract with the Vermont Geological Survey

Principal Investigator 1999-current. Quaternary geology, Big Badlands National Park, SD

Project Geologist 1999-2000. Omrit Site, Israel. Macalester College Excavations at Omrit

Project Geologist 1997-1999. Torone Site, Greece. Collaborative research with the Greek Ministry of Culture and Macquarie University, Australia.

Geoarchaeology Fellow 1996-1998. Wiener Laboratory; American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Primary research on Quaternary evolution of the Plain of Marathon in relation to the 490 BC Battle of Marathon. Served as geologist on small excavations in Greece.

Project Geologist 1996. Paphos Harbor Project, Paphos, western Cyprus. Collaboration with the Cyprus Ministry of Antiquities, and the Univ. of Buffalo and the Univ. of Colorado.

Project Geologist 1993. Nikopolis [Archaeological] Expedition, Epirus Region, western Greece. Collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture and Boston University.

Publications and Presentations

* denotes student author

McLaughlin, J. * and Dunn, Richard K., 2004, Late-glacial to early post-glacial sedimentological evolution of Sunset Lake; a small, upland basin in central Vermont: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 5, p. 497-498.

Dunn, Richard K., Donahue, Nathan and Springston, George, E., 2004, Surficial mapping of the Mad River watershed, central Vermont, and preliminary results concerning its deglaciation history: 39 th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section, and 53 rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Washington D.C., Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 2, p. 72-73.

Larsen, Frederick, D., Dunn, Richard, K., Springston, George, E. and Donahue, Nathan, 2004, Surficial geology of the Third Branch of the White River, central Vermont: 39 th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section, and 53 rd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Washington D.C., Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 2, p. 73.

Dunn, Richard K., 2004, Geologic evolution of delta-alluvial plain settings and associated Phoenician harbor sites of Portugal: Presented at the Vermont Geological Society Winter Meeting, February, 2004.

Dunn, Richard, K., 2003, Surficial geology of the Mad River watershed, Central Vermont, including parts of the Waitsfield, Warren and Lincoln 7.5-minute quadrangles: Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report, 22 p.

Dunn, Richard K. and Byrne * , Daniel I., 2003, Paleogeographies in delta-alluvial plain settings of three Phoenician harbors, Portugal: to be presented in March at the 1 st Joint Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the Geol. Soc. of America and the Atlantic Geoscience Soc. of Canada.

Dunn, Richard K., Conyers, L. and Ernenwein * , A., 2003, Integrated geological and geophysical study of coastal paleogeographies at three Phoenician sites in Portugal: Society of American Archaeology, Abstracts of the 68 th Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, p. 83.

O’Neal, M. L. and Dunn, R. K., 2003, Ground penetrating radar (GPR) investigation of multiple stage-5 sea-level fluctuations on a siliciclastic estuarine shoreline; Delaware Bay, southern New Jersey, USA: in, Bristow, C. S. and Jol, H. M. (eds.), Ground Penetrating Radar: Applications in Sedimentology. Geol. Soc., London, Special Pub. 211, p. 63-73.

Larsen, Frederick D., Dunn, Richard K. and Donahue, Nathan, 2003, Preliminary surficial geologic map of the Randolph Quadrangle, central Vermont: Vermont Geological Survey, Waterbury, Vermont, scale 1:24,000.

Larsen, Frederick, D., Wright, Stephen F., Springston, George E. and Dunn, Richard K., 2003, Glacial, Late-glacial and post-glacial history of central Vermont: Guidebook for the 66 th Annual Meeting of the Northeast Friends of the Pleistocene, Montpelier, Vermont, 62 p.

Larsen, Frederick D., Dunn, Richard K. and Springston, George E., 2003, New Carbon-14 dates from Holocene lake and stream deposits in the Randolph, Vermont, 7.5 minute quadrangle: The Green Mountain Geologist, v. 30, no. 1, p. 4-5.

Dunn, Richard, K., 2002, Surficial geology of the watershed of the Third Branch of the White River – including parts of the Roxbury and Randolph 7.5-minute quadrangles: Vermont Geological Survey Open File Report, 25 p.

O’Neal, Michael L. and Dunn, Richard K., 2001, Multiple stage 5 highstands on the southern New Jersey Coastal Plain: Late Pleistocene allostratigraphy of the northern Delaware Bay margin: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 2, p. 72.

Dunn, Richard K. and O’Neal, Michael L., 2001, A model for the evolution of estuarine margin drainages and coastal stratigraphic sequences – sea level cycles and fluvial displacement: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 1, p. 65.

Dunn, Richard. K., Robins * , Colin, R and Miller * , Nicolas, R., 2000, Late Quaternary alluvial deposits and landscape evolution of Sage Creek drainage basin, Badlands National Park, South Dakota: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 32, no. 7, p. 25-26.

Miller * , Joshua H., Rogers, Raymond R., Wirth, Karl, W., and Dunn, Richard K., 2000, Preliminary analyses of paleosols in the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano Formation (Mahajanga Basin), Northwestern Madagascar: paleoclimatic implication: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 32, no. 7, p. 305.

Dunn, R. K. and O’Neal, M. L., 2000, Drainage displacement model for the complex stacking of Quaternary valley fills in estuary margin sequences: American Quaternary Association, Program and Abstracts of the 16 th Biennial Meeting, Fayetteville, Arkansas, p. 60.

O’Neal, M. L. and Dunn, R. K., 2000, Late Pleistocene allostratigraphy of the northern Delaware Bay margin: implications for a post-substage 5e highstand on the southern New Jersey Coastal Plain: American Quaternary Association, Program and Abstracts of the 16 th Biennial Meeting, Fayetteville, Arkansas, p. 89.

Dunn, R. K. and Olson * , K., 1999, Holocene Epoch evolution of the Plain of Marathon, Greece, and its significance on regional archaeology and paleoclimate records: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 31, no. 7, p. 401.

Kurth * , G. E. and Dunn, R. K., 1999, Coastal paleogeography of Torone, northern Greece; a Neolithic to post-Byzantine settlement: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 31, no. 7, p. 401.

Nikitina, Daria, L, Pizzuto, James E, Martin, Ronald E, Hippensteel, Scott P, and Dunn, Richard K, 1998, Holocene sea level rise and marsh accretion rates along the Delaware Bay coast: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, no. 7, p. 72.

Dunn, R. K., 1997, Sedimentological principles, textural analyses, and interpretation of depositional units and erosion surfaces: Laboratory and Field Manual of The Wiener Laboratory. American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 44 p.

Leonard, J. R., Dunn, R. K. and Hohlfelder, R. L., 1998, Geoarchaeological investigations in Paphos Harbour, 1996: Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus 1998, Nicosia, p. 141-159.

Dunn, R. K. and John, S., 1996, Estuarine-margin incised-valley geometry and transgressive tidal infill based on high-resolution stratigraphy: International Conference on Tidal Sedimentology, Tidalites 1996, Savannah, GA., p. 26.

Dunn, R. K., 1996, Geologic coring and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the ancient harbor at Paphos, western Cyprus: ASOR-CAARI Report of Investigations, Fall, 1996, p. 1-4

Dunn, R. K., 1995, Incised-valley fills of the Delaware Bay margin: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 27, no. 2, p. 50.

Dunn, R. K., 1995, Evolution of estuarine tidal wetlands of northeastern Delaware Bay; corroboration(?) of regional late Holocene accelerated sea-level rise: 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geology, St. Petersburg, FL, Congress Program and Abstracts, v. 1, p. 50.

Dunn, R. K. and Kraft, J. C., 1995, Incised-valley fills of a transgressive estuarine coast; stratigraphic variability and preservation potential: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 27, no. 1, p. 41.

Dunn, R. K. and Kraft, J. C., 1995, Modeling of incised-valley fills of first- to third-order paleo-streams of the ancestral Delaware River: an aid to offshore seismic identification: 1st SEPM Congress on Sedimentary Geol., St. Petersburg, FL, Program and Abstracts, v. 1, no. 2, p. 50.

Belknap, D. F., Kraft, J.C. and Dunn, R. K., 1994, Valley-fill lithosomes: Delaware and Maine, in Dalrymple, R.W., Boyd, R. and Zaitlin, B.A. (eds.), Incised-Valley Systems: Origin and Sedimentary Sequences, SEPM Special Publication 51, p. 303-320.

Kraft, J. C., Rapp, G., Jr., Kayan, I. and Dunn, R. K., 1994, Paleogeographies of the embayed coasts of Greece and Turkey: Archaeological Institute of America, Abstracts, v. 18, p. 82.

Dunn, R. K. and Mazzullo, S. J., 1993, Holocene paleocoastal reconstruction and relationship to Marco Gonzalez (Maya) archaeological site, Ambergris Cay, Belize: Journal of Field Archaeology, v. 20, no. 2, p. 121-131.

Burke, C. D., Mazzullo, S.J., Bischoff, W. D. and Dunn, R. K., 1992, Environmental setting of Holocene Sabellariid worm reefs, northern Belize: PALAIOS, v. 7, p. 118-124.

Mazzullo, S. J. and Dunn, R. K., 1990, Holocene evolution of a carbonate barrier island, Ambergris Cay, northern shelf of Belize: Geol. Soc. of America Abstracts with Program, v. 22, no. 1, p. 27.

Mazzullo, S. J., Burke, C.D., Dunn, R. K. and Bischoff, W. D., 1990, Setting of and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic facies associated with Holocene nearshore Sabellid worm reefs, northern Belize: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Program with Abstracts, v. 74, no. 5, p. 714-715.

Dunn, R. K. and Mazzullo, S. J., 1989, Coastal evolution and relationship to Classic and Post-Classic Mayan occupation: Marco Gonzalez Site, Ambergris Cay, Belize: Geol. Soc. of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 21, no. 6, p. 233.

Blakeslee, D. J. and Dunn, R. K., 1988, Identification of Subsoil Inclusions in Pomona Ceramics, in, Olsen, S.L. (ed.), Scanning Electron Microscopy in Archaeology: B.A.R. International Series 452, Oxford, p. 79-100.

Articles in preparation

Dunn, Richard K., Beness, Lea, Hillard, Thomas, Kurth * , Gabriel E., in prep., The paleogeography of ancient Torone, Halkidiki, Greece: submission to Antiquity

Dunn, Richard K., in prep., The paleogeography of the Marathon Plain and implications on the 480 B.C. Athenian – Persian battle: submission to Geoarchaeology

Recent Awards and Fellowships

  • Category I Dana Professor 2003-2004
  • American Institute of Archaeology, Grant Co-Recipient, radiocarbon analyses, $10,450 2003
  • Charles A. Dana Fellowship, Quaternary geology, coastal New Jersey 2001
  • Mellon Technical Grant, Macalester College; web-based pedagogical tools 2000
  • Wallace Travel Grant, Macalester College; Geoarchaeological studies in Israel 1999
  • Field Research Award, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, Greece 1996-1998
  • Geoarchaeology Fellow 1996-1998
  • Harris Fellowship, American Schools of Oriental Research; interdisciplinary research in Cyprus 1996

Funding obtained for Student Research

2002 

Texas A&M Institute of Nautical Archaeology, full support for student research in Portugal

2001

Dana Fellowship, $2500, support for student research, New Jersey Coastal Plain.

2000 

Beltmann Research Grant, Macalester College, $6000, support for two students, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

1999 

NASA Research Grant, Macalester College, $3000, support for student research, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

Professional Membership

  • Geological Society of America
  • Society for Sedimentary Geologists
  • American Geophysical Union
  • American Quaternary Association
  • Coastal Education and Research Foundation
  • Society of American Archaeology
  • American Schools of Oriental Research
  • American Institute of Archaeology
  • Sigma Xi
  • International TaeKwon Do Federation