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Dr. Laura A. Guertin is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Science at Penn State Brandywine in Media, PA. She received her B.A. in Geology from Bucknell University and her Ph.D. in Marine Geology and Geophysics from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science.

Dr. Guertin’s research portfolio includes the effective integration of innovative technologies to improve student learning and student information/science literacy in introductory-level geoscience courses. Another area of her original contributions is the creative arts for science communication, such as science storytelling through quilting, including an entire 19-quilt collection from her time at sea on JOIDES Resolution: https://www.sciodquilts.studio/

She has earned several awards at the campus, state, and national level for teaching, advising, and research mentoring. She is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She has been honored with the GSA Biggs Earth Science Teaching Award, and the INSIGHT Into Diversity 2015 Inspiring Women in STEM Award. Penn State awards include the Penn State Brandywine Distinguished Teacher Award, Penn State – Commonwealth College Award for Teaching Excellence, Penn State University's George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Presidential Award for Excellence in Academic Integration.

She is the campus coordinator for the Environmental Inquiry Minor and Earth Sustainability Certificate. She has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation, EPA, U.S. Science Support Program for Scientific Ocean Drilling, the Society of Women Environmental Professionals, and Penn State. She is a past chair and councilor of the Geoscience Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research and a former councilor with the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and The Oceanography Society. She served nine years on the Board of Trustees of Tyler Arboretum (Media, PA) and chaired its Education Committee. She blogged for eleven years for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) on geoscience education, educational technology, and science communication at GeoEd Trek, now available at: https://geoedtrek.org/ This blog was recognized as part of The 2015 Dean’s List: 50 Must-Read Higher Ed I.T. Blogs by EdTech: Focus on Higher Education.

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Employment (3)

Penn State Brandywine: Media, PA, US

2001 to present | Distinguished Professor of Earth Science (Earth science)
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University of Colorado Boulder: Boulder, CO, US

2000 to 2001 | Professional Academic Adviser (Environmental, Population, & Organismic Biology)
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University of Mary Washington: Fredericksburg, VA, US

1998 to 2000 | Senior Lecturer (Geology)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Miami, FL, US

1998 | PhD in Marine Geology & Geophysics (Marine Geology & Geophysics)
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Bucknell University: Lewisburg, PA, US

1992 | BA in Geology (Geology)
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Professional activities (17)

Association for Women Geoscientists: Thornton, CO, US

2022 | Outstanding Educator Award
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American Association for the Advancement of Science: Washington DC, US

2022 | Elected honorary fellow
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National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT): Northfield, MN, US

2020 | Journal of Geoscience Education Outstanding Reviewer Award
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American Geophysical Union: Washington, DC, US

2019-04 | Selected for Voices for Science Advocacy Program, Communications Track (Sharing Science Program)
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Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC): Harrisburg, PA, US

2018 | Campus Sustainability Champion (for work as Co-Chair of The Sustainovation Team)
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Society of Exploration Geophysicists: Tulsa, OK, US

2016 | SEG Wiki Champion Award
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United States Senate (U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey): Washington DC, US

2015 | U.S. Senate Certificate of Special Recognition for participation in NOAA's 2014 field season
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Pennsylvania Geographical Society: Pittsburgh, PA, US

2015 | Distinguished Teacher Award
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INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine : Saint Louis, MO, US

2015 | Inspiring Women in STEM Award (Top 100 Women in STEM)
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Geological Society of America: Boulder, Colorado, US

2015 | Elected Fellow
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EdTech: Focus on Higher Education: Vernon Hills, Illinois, US

2015 | Dean's List of 50 Must-Read Higher Education IT Blogs (for AGU Blogosphere GeoEd Trek)
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Geological Society of America: Boulder, Colorado, US

2009 | Biggs Earth Science Teaching Award (GSA Geoscience Education Division)
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United States Congress (U.S. Representative Joseph Sestak): Washington DC, US

2008 | Congessional Citation for civic and community engagement efforts
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Project Kaleidoscope: Washington DC, US

2003 | Selected for Project Kaleidoscope's Faculty for the 21st Century Network
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TEXACO : San Ramon, CA, US

1997 | Fellowship for Outstanding Doctoral Disseration Research
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists: Tulsa, OK, US

1997 | Merit Award
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SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology: Tulsa, OK, US

1993 | Student Excellence and Development Award (SED), presented to an outstanding student in sedimentary geoscience
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Funding (11)

A Short Open Educational Resource (OER) on Scientific Ocean Drilling for Introductory-Level Oceanography Courses, Written By and For Educators

2024-05 to 2025-04 | Grant
Columbia University/U.S. Science Support Program Novel Project Grant (New York City, US)
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Conference: A Virtual Workshop for Two-Year College Geoscience Faculty to Develop National Science Foundation Grant Proposals

2024-01-15 to 2025-02-28 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2349758
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Laura Guertin via DimensionsWizard

Collaborative Research: Student Produced Audio Narratives (SPAN)

2017-06-15 to 2022-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1708646
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Targeted Math Science Partnership: Middle Grades Earth and Space Science Education

2010-09-15 to 2017-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0962792
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The Role of Two-year Colleges in Education and Broadening Participation in the Geosciences: A Planning Workshop

2009-09-15 to 2011-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0939671
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Faculty Development Workshops to Support Engagement in Undergraduate Research

2008-10-01 to 2014-06-30 | Grant
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0841267
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Collaborative Proposal: Building and Maintaining a Pipeline for Diversity: A Track 2 Proposal

2005-07-15 to 2012-06-30 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0503521
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SPHERES! (Science Programming HERE, Scouts!) at Penn State Delaware County

2005 to 2006 | Grant
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (DC, DC, US)
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Building a Pipeline for Diversity

2003-08-15 to 2005-07-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 0303096
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Concern and Care for the Earth: An Essay Writing Contest for Girls

2006 | Grant
Society of Women Environmental Professionals (Philadelphia, PA, US)
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Establishing a Base Collection of Library Resources on Professional Research Skills

2008 | Grant
National Collegiate Honors Council (Lincoln, NE, US)
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