Joel Moore

Professor of Geosciences

moore ‘at’ towson.edu
joelmoore6 ‘at’ gmail.com

Phone: 410.704.4245

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ORCID: 0000-0002-5546-9610

Condensed version of CV

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Education

1999 B.A., cum laude, Geology and History, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL

2008  Ph.D., Department of Geosciences, Penn State University
Advisor: Susan L. Brantley; secondary advisor: Jennifer L. Macalady

2008 – 2011    Postdoctoral research fellow
Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University
Advisor: Andrew D. Jacobson

Experience

2022 – 2023, 2024 –    Interim Director, Environmental Science & Studies Program, Towson University

2023 –     Graduate Program Director for Environmental Science MS

2021 –     Professor, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University

2019 –     Coordinator, Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Fisher College of Science & Mathematics, Towson University

2015 – 2018, 2019 – 2022    Coordinator, Geology Program, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University

2017 – 2021    Associate Professor, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University

2011 – 2017     Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences, Towson University

2006 – 2008 Graduate fellow, Center for Environmental Kinetics Analysis (NSF-Environmental Molecular Sciences Institute), Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University

2002 – 2006 Graduate fellow, Biogeochemistry Research Initiative in Education (NSF–IGERT), Dept. of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University

2000 – 2002 Research Intern, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center

Honors & Awards (selected)

2020 – 2021 University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Research/Scholarship/Creative Activity

2019 – 2020 Outstanding Faculty Award, Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, Towson University

2013 – 2016 Jess and Mildred Fisher Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences. Towson University, Fisher College of Science and Mathematics Endowment.

2007 Hiroshi and Koya Ohmoto Graduate Fellowship in Geosciences

2002, 2005 Tait Scholarship for Microbial Biogeochemistry

Research Grants (selected)

2022 – 2023   Assessment of salinization in metro Baltimore drinking water: Implications for disinfection byproduct formation. U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland Water Resources Research Center. Role: Co-PI. Lead PI: John Sivey

2021 – 2022   Quantifying chloride and sodium inputs to the Baltimore City drinking water reservoirs. U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland Water Resources Research Center. Role: PI.

2021 – 2024 Collaborative Research – Characterizing the Role of Spatial Thinking in Learning Hydrogeology: A Classroom, Field, and Expert-Novice Study. National Science Foundation. Role: co-PI
PI: Peggy McNeal

2020 – 2025 Collaborative Research: Network Cluster: Urban Critical Zone processes along the Piedmont- Coastal Plain transition. National Science Foundation. Role: co-PI & Deputy Director.
Lead PI: Claire Welty (University of Maryland–Baltimore County)

2019 – 2020   Why is sulfate elevated in (sub)urban watersheds? Fingerprinting sources of sulfate in forested, suburban, and urban streams. U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland Water Resources Research Center. Role: co-PI.
PI: Maya Gomes (Johns Hopkins)

2018 – 2019   Using continuous conductivity data to investigate the temporal and spatial variability of chloride concentrations in streams. U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland Water Resources Research Center. Role: PI.

2016 – 2020     Determining the effects of legacy sediment removal and floodplain reconnection on ecosystem function and nutrient export. Chesapeake Bay Trust. Role: co-PI.
PI: Vanessa Beauchamp; Co-PIs: Ryan Casey, Chris Salice

2015 – 2020     GP-EXTRA: TU GEO Careers (Towson University Geoscience Educational Opportunities for Careers). National Science Foundation. Role: PI.
Co-PI: Ron Hermann; Senior Personnel: Wendy Nelson, Rachel Burks Rea, David Vanko, Amy Williams

2014 – 2015 Establishing a water resource facility for teaching & research. Towson University, Fischer College of Science and Mathematics Endowment. Role: PI.
Co-PIs: Ryan Casey (Chem), Ron Hermann (PAGS),Steve Lev (PAGS), David Ownby (Chem), Asli Sezen (PAGS), and Martin Roberge (Geography)

2013 – 2016 Tracing the rates of road salt runoff movement from impervious surface to stream and the effects on soil and aquifer geochemistry. U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland Water Resources Research Center. Role: PI.
Co-PI: Steve Lev

2013 – 2015 Using large datasets to quantify and visualize the movement rate of road salt pollution from impervious surfaces to streams. School of Emerging Technology, Towson University. Role: PI.
Co-PI: Mike McGuire

2013 – 2014 Meteorological data as a pedagogical and research tool: Funding of a research-grade meteorological station at the Towson University Field Station. Fisher College of Science and Mathematics Endowment, Towson University. Role: PI.
Co-PIs: Harald Beck (Biol), Roland Roberts (Biol), Vanessa Beauchamp (Biol), Beth Kautzman (Chem), Mike McGuire (Comp Sci), and Martin Roberge (Geography)