Curriculum Vitae
George D. Kamenov
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Florida
241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120
Gainesville, FL 32601
Email: kamenov@ufl.edu
Phone: (352) 846-3955
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Ph.D. Geology, University of Florida, 2000-2004;
M.S. Geology, Florida International University, 1998-2000;
B.Sc. Geology, Sofia University, Bulgaria, 1991-1996;
APPOINTMENTS
2011-present, Associate In Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2005-2011, Assistant In Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
2000-2004, Alumni Fellow, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1998-2000, Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
1997-1998, Geologist, Central Laboratory of Mineralogy and Crystallography (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Sofia, Bulgaria
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Geological Society of America; American Geophysical Union;
Geochemical Society; Society of Economic Geologists;
STUDENT COMMITTEES SERVED
Benjamin Valentine (M.S.) 2006-2007; Elodie Bourbon (M.S.) 2007-2008; Chandranath Basak (Ph.D.) 2007-2011; Roy Moutusi (Ph.D.) 2007-2009; Mary-Beth Day (M.S.) 2008-2009; Dorsey Wanless (Ph.D.) 2010; Derrick Newkirk (Ph.D.) 2009-present; Dylan Miner (M.S.) 2009-present; Melania Lopes-Castro (Ph.D.) 2009-present; Susanna Blair (Ph.D.) 2010-present; Amy Brown (Ph.D.) 2011-present; Kevin Werts (M.S.) 2011-present;
FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, GRANTS
Alumni Fellowship, University of Florida, 2000-2004;
Outstanding academic accomplishment, University of Florida, 2001;
Deciphering mantle and crustal controls on magma petrogenesis in an island arc environment, GSA student research grant, 2003;
Where are Florida's "lost-year" green turtles? Using trace elements to address the mystery. Co-PI (zoology Karen Bjorndal main PI). Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program, 20,790$, 2009;
Further Refinement of India's Proterozoic Paleogeography and Geochronology. Co-PI, NSF, 188,090$, 2009-2011;
Magmatism and mineralization in the Owyhee Mountains, ID: A case study of Mid-Miocene epithermal Au-Ag ores and the emergence of the Yellowstone Hotspot. Collaborator, NSF, 2009-2011;
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Mentor: SSTP (Student Science Training Program) in University of Florida; advisor and co-advisor for a number of high-school students in the past 7 years;
Participant in SEAGEP (South East Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate) program as a minority student mentor - summer 2008;
Judge: student conference presentations at 2005 AGU Fall Meeting;
Participant in national and international laboratory certifications of standards: Bone Pb standards for New York State Department of Health (2006); Fossil bone standard (2007); Zircon U-Pb standard (2008); IRMM wine standard for Sr isotopes (2008);
Commencement marshal for 2009 graduation;
Reviewer: National Science Foundation; Geology; Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems; Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology; Earth and Planetary Science Letters; Environmental Science and Technology; Environmental Geology; Gondwana Research; Latin American Antiquity; Journal of Paleolimnology; Journal of Archaeological Research; Science of the Total Environment; Marine Environmental Research;
INVITED TALKS/SEMINARS
2007 September, University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences seminar;
2006 September, Auburn University, Department of Geology and Geography seminar;
2006 February, University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences seminar;
PRESS RELEASES
2009 ETH Life: "What do dinosaurs and the Maya have in common?"
2008 Science News Magazine: "Machu Picchu's far-flung residents";
2008 National Geographic News: "India Basins Half a Billion Years Older Than Thought";
2006 UF News: "At an underwater volcano, evidence of man's environmental impact"; Alligator: "Pollution scars ocean floor"; Corriere Della Sera (in Italian): "Un complesso studio dei geologi dell'Università della Florida Il Tirreno è inquinato dal piombo australiano C'è arrivato tramite il piombo che veniva addizionato alle benzine prima dell'introduzione della cosiddetta benzina verde"
2004 UF News: "UF geologists: new technique sheds light on Maya history"