Curriculum Vitae  - ROBERT RAY RECTOR

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PO Box 230781, Encinitas, CA 92024     rrrector@terrasonics.com   (760) 942-9201

 

EDUCATION

 

California Single Subject Teaching Credential – Geosciences - August 2001

    California State University, San Marcos, CA

  • 35 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA = 3.9
  • Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) emphasis
  • Additional emphasis of technology in the classroom

                                                    

Earth Science Doctoral Program – Cordilleran Tectonics  1994 - 1998

    University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA.

  • 38 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA = 3.9
  • Graduate Division Fellowship 1996 school year                               
  • Mineralogical Society of America scholarship, 1994 and 1995

 

Master of Science Degree – Igneous Petrology  -     August 1994

     San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

  • 35 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA=3.9
  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship.

 

Bachelor of Science Degree - Magna Cum Laude - Geology, , May 1989

    San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

·       172 semester units completed; GPA = 3.8

·       Outstanding Senior Research Award--College of Sciences

·       Outstanding Research Award—Department Of Geological Science

 

Engineering Undergraduate Program                       1977 - 1979

    California State University, Northridge, CA

·       Marine Engineering emphasis

                                                                                                                              

EXPERIENCE

 

Earth Science Instructor -                                                2007 - Present

    University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

  • Instruct Earth Science Laboratory
  • Develop hybrid laboratory course curriculum
  • Develop and lead fieldtrips in San Diego County

 

Oceanography Instructor -                                              2004 - Present 

    MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA –

  • Instruct Introductory Oceanography Lecture and Laboratory
  • Instruct online Introductory Oceanography
  • Develop hybrid lecture and laboratory course curriculum and activities
  • Develop and lead coastal fieldtrips in San Diego County
  • Design and maintain oceanography web page for students

 

Oceanography and Geology Instructor -                  2003 – Present 

   San Diego Miramar College, San Diego, CA

  • Instruct General Geology (Laboratory)
  • Instruct Physical Oceanography (Lecture)
  • Develop hybrid lecture and laboratory course curriculum
  • Develop and lead fieldtrips in San Diego County
  • Outfit new geology laboratory classroom with equipment and supplies
  • Design and maintain oceanography and geology web pages for students

 

Geology Instructor -                                                      2002 - Present 

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA 
  • Instruct General Geology (Lecture and Laboratory)
  • Develop lecture and laboratory course curriculum
  • Develop and lead fieldtrips in San Diego County
  • Design and maintain geology web page for students

 

High School Earth Science Student Teacher -        2001

    La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, CA

  •  Instruct 9th  and 10th Grade Earth Science Courses
  • Tutor and counsel college-bound underprivileged students

 

High School Earth Science Student Teacher -        2000

    Oceanside High School, Oceanside, CA

  • Instruct 9th  and 10th Grade Earth Science Courses
  • Instruct Sheltered ESL Earth Science Course
  • Tutor and counsel college-bound underprivileged students

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant -                               1994-1997

    University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

  • Instruct general geology, historical geology, mineralogy, optical

        mineralogy, igneous petrology, and metamorphic petrology

         laboratory courses.

  • Develop and implement laboratory curriculum.

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant –                             1991-1993

   San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

  • Instruct general geology laboratory courses

·     Co-instruct advanced field geology course in Baja, Mexico.

           

Presentations

  1) Rector, R. Nov 1989. Magnetic susceptibility in the Long Potrero Pluton, San

           Diego County, CA – GSA Annual Meeting - Saint Louis, Mo.

  2) Rector, R. Oct 1991. The internal nature of the Long Potrero Pluton, San

           Diego County, CA -- GSA Annual Meeting - Boston, MA.

 

Publications

   1) Gastil, G., Rector, R., Hazelton,G., Al-Riyami, R., Hanes, J., Farrar, E.,

       Boehnel, H., Ortega-Rivera, A., and Garcia Guzman, J.  1999. Late Cretaceous

       pillow basalt, siliceous tuff and calc-turbidite near Porohui, northern Sinaloa, Mexico.

       GSA Special Paper 340

 

Scholastic Awards

    1) Baylor Brooks Scholarship, Fall 1982

    2) R. C. Baker Scholarship, Fall 1983

    3) Outstanding Senior Research—SDSU College of Sciences, May 1989

    4) Outstanding Research—SDSU Geology Department Spring 1989.

    5) College of Sciences Research Scholarship Spring 1989.

    6) Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship 1990

    7) UCR Graduate Division Fellowship 1996                            

    8) Mineralogical Society of America scholarship, 1994 and 1995

 

research interests

   1) Petrology and emplacement history, and paleotectonic modeling ramifications of the

         transitional-age plutons in San Diego County and other Cordilleran arcs

   2) Paleotectonic reconstruction of Southwestern North America

   3) Isotopic dating of the major plutonic units across the Peninsular Ranges batholith,

         San Diego County

   4) Coastal erosion in Northern San Diego County, CA

 

AFFILIATIONS

    National Association of Geosciences Teachers - NAGT

    National Science Teachers Association - NSTA

    American Geophysical Union – AGU

    San Diego Association of Geologists - SDAG

 

Professional Activities

   Monthly SDAG Meetings

   Annual SDAG Fieldtrip

   Annual SDSU Geology Department Alumni Fieldtrip

 

Teaching-Related Skills

   1) Research, design, organization, and leading of geology and oceanography fieldtrips                                                         

   2) Design, building, and maintenance of educational websites

ü   www.terrasonics.com

ü   www.oceansci.com                    

   3) Advanced computer literacy in Windows operating systems, MS Office programs, Adobe

         Photoshop, and ARC-GIS

   4) Competence in instructing online science courses including familiarity with ETUDES,

          Web-CT and Blackboard platforms

   5)  Experience in student tutoring and counseling

                                                                       

INTERESTS

    Surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, running, yoga, mountain biking, scuba diving; hiking;

    rock climbing; traveling, field geology; computers; Internet learning; environmental awareness;

    holistic health practices; cooking with organic foods.

 

OCCUPATIONS

    Full-time Community College Geology and Oceanography Instructor

    Part-time Geotechnical Driller – Pacific Drilling Company

    Part-time Massage Therapist

 

Professional REFERENCES

   References available upon request