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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Professor
James R. Ebert, Chair of the
Earth Sciences Department
at the SUNY College at Oneonta, has been promoted to the rank of SUNY
Distinguished Teaching Professor, the highest faculty rank in SUNY. He is
the seventeenth faculty member from SUNY Oneonta to be promoted to the rank
of SUNY
Distinguished Professor.
A member of the SUNY Oneonta faculty since 1985, Dr. Ebert was honored
with the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1993. He
holds a bachelor's degree in geology from SUNY Fredonia and a Ph.D. in
geology from Binghamton University.
At SUNY Oneonta, Dr. Ebert is extensively involved in Earth Science
Education (K-12) and the preparation of pre-service teachers. His students
have solved problems with the Regents Earth Science lab practical and have
developed physical models for large-scale and abstract Earth processes,
which they have presented at professional conferences.
Dr. Ebert's current research, which regularly includes the participation
of undergraduate students, focuses on the stratigraphy, microfossil
biostratigraphy, paleontology, sedimentology, and volcanic ashes of the
Siluro-Devonian limestones in the Appalachian Basin. He has conducted
projects in New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia,
Quebec, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Dr. Ebert has served twice as President of the New York State Geological
Association. He has served on the writing committees for New York State's
Regents Earth Science Core Curriculum, Performance Assessment and Reference
Tables. He hosts listservs through the College that serve over 3000 middle
and high school science teachers, and he was integral to the development of
the New York State Reviewed Collection of the Digital Library for Earth
Science Education, a library of peer- and scientist-reviewed classroom
lessons, labs, and activities in Earth Science. In 2007, he received a grant
from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies to develop a graduate
course at the College specifically designed for Earth Science teachers.
Candidates for SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professorships are nominated
by the students and faculty of their local campus, evaluated by a SUNY
advisory committee, and recommended to the SUNY Chancellor, who presents the
finalists to the Board of Trustees for approval. The rank of SUNY
Distinguished Teaching Professor is conferred only to faculty members who
demonstrate outstanding abilities in their teaching.
Dr. Ebert will be honored at the College's December Candidate Recognition
Ceremony on December 6.
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