Publications

Publications

Tepper, J. H., and Hyatt, J. A. 2011. Holocene trophic state history of a subtropical blackwater lake, South Georgia, USA. Journal of Paleolimnology 45: 9-22.
Hyatt, J. A. 2005. Sinkhole. In: World Book Encyclopedia. World Book Publishing, A. Scott Fetzer Company, p. 473
Hyatt, J. A., and Gilbert, R. 2004. Subbottom acoustic and sedimentary records of past surface water – groundwater exchange through sinkhole lakes in south Georgia, U.S.A. Environmental Geology 46: 32-46.
Hyatt, J. A., Michel, F., and Gilbert, R. 2003. Recognition of subglacial regelation ice near Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, Canada. In: Phillips, M., Springman, S. M., and Arenson, L. U. (eds). Permafrost. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Permafrost. Zurich Switzerland, 2003. pp. 443-448
Hyatt, J. A., Wilson, R., Givens, J. S., and Jacobs, P. M. 2001.Topographic, geologic, and hydrogeologic controls on dimensions and locations of sinkholes in thick covered karst, Lowndes County, Georgia. In Geotechnical and Environmental Applications of Karst Geology and Hydrology. Beck, B. F. and Herring, J. G. (eds.). pp. 37-46. Oral presentation given as part of the 8th Multidisciplinary Conference on Karst and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst. Louisville, Kentucky. Spring, 2001.
Hyatt, J. A., and Gilbert R. 2000. Lacustrine sedimentary record of human-induced gully erosion and land use change at Providence Canyon, Georgia, U.S.A. Journal of Paleolimnology, 23:421-438.
Hyatt, J. A., Wilkes, H. P., and Jacobs, P. M. 1999. Spatial relationiships between new and old sinkholes in covered karst, Albany, Georgia, U.S.A. In Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology of Sinkholes and Karst. Beck, Pettit & Herring (eds). Balkema, Rotterdam. p37-44.
Hyatt, J. A. 1998. The origin of lake-bed ground ice at Water Supply Lake, Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Permafrost, Yellowknife, 23-27 June 1998, Universite Laval, Collection Nordicana no. 57, p. 487-494.
Hyatt, J. A. 1998. Ground thermal regimes at a large earth-work reservoir on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Permafrost, Yellowknife, 23-27 June 1998, Universite Laval, Collection Nordicana no. 57, p.479-486.
Hyatt, J. A., and Jacobs, P.M. 1996. The distribution and morphology of sinkholes triggered by flooding following tropical storm Alberto at Albany, GA., U.S.A. Geomorphology, Vol. 17. pp. 305-316.
Hyatt J. A. 1992. Cavity development in ice-rich permafrost, Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories.Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Vol. 3. pp. 293-313.
Hyatt J. A. 1990. Reconstruction of Holocene periglacial environments in the Pangnirtung area based on ice wedge characteristics. In Permafrost - Canada Proceedings of the Fifth Canadian Permafrost Conference, National Research Council Canada, Quebec City, pp. 17-21

Unpublished Udergraduate Research Reports

Nicoulin, A. 2010. Comparison of vibracore records of massive human-induced erosion at Providence Canyon State Park in southweat Geoergia. 229 pp.
Farrell, J. M. 2010. Building K-12 supporting resources for digital media that examine standards-based content on weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition at Providence Canyon State Park, southwest Georgia. 23 pp.
Ciccalone, D. 2010. Subsurface investigation of pseudokarst features in eastern Connecticut using ground penetrating radar. 32 pp.
Martin, K. 2009. The geomorphology of Diana's Pool, a bedrock-controlled river in south Chaplin, CT. 24 pp.
Bieler, K. M., 2007. Defining down-valley stratigraphic records of human induced canyons in southwest Georgia. 26 pp.
Liddon, J. J. 2006. Field and geographic information system studies of the impact of land use change on sediments in the ECSU Arboretum. 51 pp.
Leandro, A. 2004. Ivestigatting physical and chemical properties of sediments in relation to spatial variablility across Lake Louse, Georgia. 23 pp.
Ostrowski, T. 2004. Research on sedimentary records of human induced erosion in Stewart county, south Georgia. 25 pp.
Vinci, J. N. 2004. Spatial trends in teh physical and bulk sediment chemistry composition of sediments in Andover lake, connecticut. 32 pp.
Barry, N. A. 2003. Physical and geochemical records of environmental change in the ECSU Arboretum. 30 pp.
Tokarz, W. R. 2003. Using geographic information systems (GIS) to model total phosphorous (TP) and total nigrogen (TN) levels in Andover lake, Connecticut based on land-use patterns. 37 pp.
McCann, B. J. 2003. Characteristics of lake sediments of the south bay, Andover, Lake, CT. 29 pp.
Carlson, H. A. 2001. Characteristics of lake sediments across a submerged valley, Andover, Lake, CT. 39 pp.

Creative Public Exhibitions

Jones, A., Hyatt, J. A. 2011. Art Rocks, Visual Art and Earth Science Exhibition, Paintings, Prints, Drawings, Scientific Posters and Earth Samples. Fall 2011 Quinebaug Valley Community College Spiro Gallery, Danielson, CT. Community lecture to take place during the exhibition.

Conference Presentations

Hyatt, J. A., Drzewiecki, P., Jones, A., Naumec, C., and Curtiss, L. 2010. Embedding undergraduate research within multidisciplinary investigations of landscape change at Providence Canyon State Park, GA. Abstract, 2010 Joint NE/SE Sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America Meeting, Baltimore Maryland.
Farrell, J. and Hyatt, J. A.. 2010. Building K-12 supporting resources for digital media that examines standards-based content on weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition at Providence Canyon State Park, southwest GA. Abstract, 2010 Joint NE/SE Sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America Meeting, Baltimore Maryland.
Nicoulin, A., Drzewiecki, P., and Hyatt, J. A. 2010. Comparison of vibracore records of massive human-induced erosion at Providence Canyon State Park in southwest Georgia. Abstract, 2010 Joint NE/SE Sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America Meeting, Baltimore Maryland.
Oster, W. III, Drezewiecki, and Hyatt, J.A. 2010. Ground penetrating radar analysis of the alluvial sediment fill in Providence Canyon State Park, southwest Georgia. Abstract, 2010 Joint NE/SE Sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America Meeting, Baltimore Maryland
Hyatt, J. A., Jones, A., and Naumec, C. 2009. Developing interdisciplinary multimedia resources that examine the geomorphology of Providence Canyon State Park, southwest, Georgia. Abstract. 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Las Vegas, NV.
Loxsom, F., Hyatt, J. A. 2008. Engaging students in science across the curriculum: bridging local to global perspectives in environmental science learning. Abstract. Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting, Engaging Science, Advancing Learning: General Education, Majors, and the New Global Century. Providence, RI.
Cid, C. R., and Hyatt, J. A. 2008. Using virtual tour and interactive imaLAC/GERy to teach understanding and assessment of environmental gradients and seasonal change in nature trails. Abstract. Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America.
Hyatt, J. A., Ivester, A., Bieler K. 2008. Developing a sequence-stratigraphic model of human-induced canyon erosion in southwest Georgia. Abstract, Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers.
Schroeder, K. E., Hyatt, J. A. 2008. Developing interactive K-12 educational resources that examine the geomorphology of Providence Canyon State Park, GA.
Hyatt, J. A., and Gilbert R., 2007. Fluvial erosion and form characterization in bedrock channels, west Greenland. Abstract, Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco.
Hyatt, J. A., Gilbert, R. 2006. Spatial analysis of small-scale meltwater and fluvial erosional forms in bedrock in west Greenland. Abstract and Presentation at the Northeastern Section – 41st Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Harrisburg, PN.
Hyatt, J. A. and Ivester, A. 2006. Sedimentary records of human-induced landscape chage at near-stream and backswamp locations, south Georgia. 2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting of the Geological Soceity of America.
Liddon, John, J., Hyatt, J. A. 2006. A field and GIS-based analysis of land-use induced sedimentation in Eastern Connecticut. Abstract and Presentation at the Northeastern Section – 41st Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Harrisburg, PN.
Schroeder, T. J., Hyatt, J. A., Drzewiecki, P. A., Coron, C. R., Fleming, T. H. Integration of on-line field and laboratory multimedia learning tools for high school and undergraduate Earth Science students. 2006. Abstract and Presentation at the Northeastern Section – 41st Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Harrisburg, PN.
Hyatt, J. A., Ivester, A. H., and Chowns, T. 2006. Sedimentary records of human-induced landscape change associated with massive soil erosion in Georgia. Abstract and Presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL.
Hyatt, J. A., Drzewiecki, P. A., Schroeder, T. J., Coron, C. R., Fleming, T., Fridman, V. 2006. Demonstration and discussion of learning tools in Earth Science, a multimedia resource for Earth Science classes at ECSU and SCSU. Upcoming Presentation at the 2006 CSU computing conference.
Hyatt, J. A., Drzewiecki, Peter A, Schroeder, Timothy J., Coron, Cynthia R., and Fleming, Thomas. 2005. Developing on-line and cd learning tools to assist new K-12 Earth Science teachers. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37. p. 12
Leandro, A., Wall, A., Hyatt, J. A., Brevik, E. C. 2005. Identifying spatial trends in the physical properties of sediments, Lake Louise, Georgia. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 1. p. 15.
Ostrowski, T., Hyatt, J. A., Ivester, A. H., Chowns, T. 2005. Vibracore records of alluvial aggradation following massive human-induced erosion, Providence Canyon, Georgia. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 1. p. 16.
Drzewiecki, P., Hyatt, J. A. 2005. Teaching sedimentological and stratigraphic concepts using outcrops from the Hartford basin, Connecticut. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 1. p. 20.
Wall, A., Leandro, A., Brievik, E. C., Hyatt, J. A., Wood, G. L. 2005. Carbon sequestration in Lake Louise, southern Georgia. 2005 annual meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science.

Recent Grants

Day, J., Tannahill, C. (Co-PIs) with Koirala, H., Liu, X., Marx, H., Richards, S., Drzewiecki, P.A., Hyatt, J. A., Koning, R. E.,Loxsom, F., Sampson, R. D., Szczys, P., Toedt, J.M. Project SMILES (Science Matters in Learning in Elementary Schools). US Department of Education Teacher Quality Mathematics and Science Efficacy and Replication Project (CFDA 84.305A). Funding pending (Proposal Submitted September 2010).
Hyatt, J. A. 2010. Analysis of 3D and seasonal and ground penetrating radar records of geologic and constructed landscapes in the ECSU Arboretum. CSU Research Grant. Funded: ($5000, funded).
Drzewiecki, P. A., and Hyatt, J. A., 2009, Mapping and Interpreting Records of Erosion and Deposition in 3 dimensions, Providence Canyon State Park, Georgia. AAUP-CSU Research Grant – ($7614, funded).
Hyatt, J. A., and Jones, A. 2009. Developing new interdisciplinary curriculum examining the art and science of Providence Canyon State Park, South Georgia. Summer Curriculum Grant. ($3700, funded).
Hyatt, J. A. 2008. Advanced RealWorks software training to enhance use of terrestrial laser scanning in geologic and interdisciplinary research and teaching at Eastern. ($1,302, funded).
Hyatt, J.A. 2008. Evaluating records of human-induced change using pond sediments at Church Farm in Ashford, CT. CSU/AAUP 2007-08 Research Grant. ($4,990, funded).
Summer Academy for 21st Century Literacies: Integrating Science, Mathematics, Technology and Language Arts.Grade Teachers, 2007 Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program. Connecticut Department of Higher Education. Tanahill, C. and Jeanelle Day (co-directors), Hari Koirala, Susannah Richards, Peter Drzewiecki, Russell Sampson, Laurel Kohl, Gail Gelburd, James A. Hyatt. ($150,000 funded).
Establishing Streaming Video Infrastructure In Support of Innovative Learning in Earth Science. CSU System Information Technology Pilot Project Program. Spring, 2005. Hyatt, J. A. (principle investigator) with P. Drezwiecki, T. Schroeder, C. Coron, T. Fleming. ($40,990, funded).
Web-delivered and video-enhanced learning tools for GER/AUR Earth Science classes at ECSU and SCSU. James A. (principle investigator), Peter Drezwiecki, Timothy Schroeder, Cynthia Coron, Thomas Fleming. Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium / Davis Innovations Grant through CSU system office. Awarded 2004 ($11,265).
A Summer academy for integrated science, mathematics for middle school teachers. Tannahill, Catherine (principle investigator); Hari Koirala, Jeanelle Bland, James A. Hyatt. Connecticut Department of Higher Education. Awarded 2003. ($104,000, funded)
Accessing Connecticut Landscapes On-Line. Connecticut Teaching and Learning Enhanced by Technology Program, 2001.Collaborative proposal, Hyatt, J. A. (principle investigator) with S. Clebnik (ECSU), J. Motyka (Lyman Mem. HS), R. Steinen (UCONN), R. Thorson (UCONN). Teaching and Learning Enhanced with Technology - CSU System Grant. Awarded 2001. ($19,500, funded).

Awards

2009 Distinguished Professor Award, Eastern Connecticut State University.
2006 Excellence award for Teaching, Eastern Connecticut State University.
2004 Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Awarded at 15th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. Jacksonville, Florida.

last updated 12-29-10