Curriculum Vitae
David M. Hirsch
Associate Professor
Department of Geology
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington 98225
(360) 650-2166, hirschd@geol.wwu.edu
Personal Data:
Date of Birth: March 16, 1969
Citizenship: USA
Education:
| 2001 | Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, University of Texas at Austin, Geological Sciences Computational modeling of porphyroblastic textures, W.D. Carlson, supervisor |
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| 1992-2000 | Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Geological Sciences (awarded 12/2000) Quantitative studies of porphyroblastic textures, W.D. Carlson, supervisor |
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| 1987-1992 | B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Earth and Space Sciences (awarded 6/1992) Contact Metamorphism of the El Testerazo Pluton, Baja California, Mexico, C. Manning, supervisor |
Teaching Experience:
Mineralogy, Petrology, General Geology, Advanced Petrography, Science Literacy, Summer Field Camp, Advanced Metamorphic Petrology
Graduate Students Supervised
| 2007-Present | Perry Ponshock, Synmetamorphic fluid flow composition and direction, North Cascades crystalline core, Washington | |
| 2006-Present | Aaron Fitts, Metamorphic and structural evolution of the northwest Chelan block, North Cascades, Washington | |
| 2006-Present | Jennifer Wright, Measurement of metamorphic kinetics through combined HRXCT, EPMA, and Sm-Nd dating | |
| 2004-2008 | Robert Isaacson, Metamorphic evolution of the northwest Wenatchee block, Suiattle River region, North Cascades, Washington | |
| 2002-2006 | Shannon Koon, Fluid-flow mediated, heat-supply limited crystallization of andalusite porphyroblasts in the Rinconada Formation, Picuris Mountains, New Mexico (not completed) |
Graduate thesis committees:
| 2006 | Julia Labadie, Christopher Ward | |
| 2005 | Gerry Greisel | |
| 2004 | Todd Belanger, Tovah Bayer | |
| 2003 | John Gillaspy | |
| 2002 | Noel Liner | |
| 2001 | Christopher Hauck |
Undergraduates Research Projects Supervised
| 2006-2008 | Alden Denny, Determination of growth rates and crystallization mechanisms for garnet at Gore Mountain, NY | |
| 2005-2006 | Ben Henderson, Fluid Flow in Calc-Silicate Rocks in Soda Springs Marble |
Research Interests:
Metamorphic petrology and geochemistry, kinetics of metamorphic crystallization, quantitative analysis of metamorphic textures, metamorphic & tectonic history of the NW Cascades, interaction of deformation and metamorphism
Research Grant Applications:
| 2007 | National Science Foundation Grant Proposal, “Collaborative Research: Developing a practical and quantitative method for measurement of metamorphic porphyroblast crystallization kinetics and strain rate: application to schist from Townshend Dam, VT” ($124,591 for Hirsch; $125,475 for Stowell; not funded) | |
| 2006 | WWU BFR Pilot Project Grant for 2006,“Measurement of Metamorphic Kinetics” ($2940) | |
| 2005 | National Science Foundation Grant Proposal, “Collaborative Research: Mechanisms and rates of crustal thickening and exhumation in an intra-arc setting: the North Cascades, Washington” ($163,633 for Schermer & Hirsch, $51,668 for Lapen, not funded) | |
| 2004 | National Science Foundation Grant Proposal, “Structural and metamorphic evolution of the northwestern North Cascades: polyphase deformation and metamorphism in a continental magmatic arc” ($339,320, not funded) | |
| 2004 | WWU BFR Summer Research Grant for 2005 ($5000) | |
| 2004 | American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, “Studies of Crustal Fluid Flow Using Unusually Large Metamorphic Porphyroblasts” ($35,000, not funded) | |
| 2002 | WWU Project Development Award ($12480) | |
| 2001 | WWU Summer Research Grant for 2002 ($5000) |
Other Awards / Scholarships:
1993-1996: National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship ($14,000/yr)
Affiliations:
Mineralogical Society of America, member
Geological Society of America, member
Professional Service:
| 2008-Present | Chair of Subcommittee on Mineral Optical Properties, International Mineralogical Association | |
| 2006-Present | Manage website for Mount Baker Volcano Research Center | |
| 2005-2006 | Mineralogy/Petrology Committee on Committees, Mineralogical Society of America | |
| 2003-2004 | Mineralogy/Petrology Research Grant Committee, Mineralogical Society of America | |
| 2003-Present | Peer reviews for American Mineralogist, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Journal of Structural Geology, and Journal of Geological Society |
Departmental and University Service:
| 2008 | Represent Geology Department at WWU Discovery Days and Western Preview |
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| 2006-2007 | Led development of departmental outcomes assessment | |
| 2007-Present | Coordinate Departmental visiting speakers series | |
| 2006-Present | WWU Science and Technology Steering Committee | |
| 2003-Present | Manage Geology computer lab macintoshes | |
| 2002-Present | Manage Geology department computer backup system | |
| 2002-Present | Create, manage, and update Geology website |
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Hirsch, D. M., Carlson, W. D., and Ketcham, R. A., In preparation, Reduce3D: A tool for measurement of 3-D spatial statistics of crystal arrays. Computers and Geosciences.
Hirsch, D. M., and Babcock, R. S., In revision, Metamorphic petrology of the Crescent Basalts: fluid-derived, localized metamorphism. American Mineralogist.
Hirsch, D. M., 2008. Controls on porphyroblast size along a regional metamorphic field gradient. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 155(4), 401-415.
Hirsch, D. M. & Carlson, W. D., 2006. Variations in rates of nucleation and growth of biotite porphyroblasts. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 24, 763-777.
Ketcham, R. A., Meth, C., Hirsch, D. & Carlson, W. D., 2005. Improved methods for quantitative analysis of three-dimensional porphyroblastic features. Geosphere, 1(1), 42-59.
Hirsch, D. M., Ketcham, R. A. & Carlson, W. D., 2003a. An evaluation of spatial correlation functions in textural analysis of metamorphic rocks. American Mineralogist, 88(7), 1173.
Hirsch, D. M., Prior, D. J. & Carlson, W. D., 2003b. An overgrowth model to explain multiple, dispersed high-Mn regions in the cores of garnet porphyroblasts. American Mineralogist, 88(1), 131-141.
Hirsch, D. M., Ketcham, R. A. & Carlson, W. D., 2000. An evaluation of spatial correlation functions in textural analysis of metamorphic rocks. Geological Materials Research, 2(3), 1-41.
Kuebler, K. E., Harry Y. McSween, J., Carlson, W. D. & Hirsch, D. M., 1999. Sizes and masses of chondrules and metal-troilite grains in ordinary chondrites: Possible implications for nebular sorting. Icarus, 141, 96-106.
Conference presentations:
Hirsch, D. M., Stelling, P., DeBari, S., 2008. Combining GIS, rock samples and thin sections in a culminating lab to enhance student learning of metamorphic petrology. Geological Society of America National meeting.
Hirsch, D. M., 2008. Factors affecting porphyroblast size along a regional metamorphic field gradient. Eighteenth Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 72(12S), A380.
Denny, A., Hirsch, D. & Hollocher, K., 2008. Determination of the duration of retrograde metamorphism at Gore Mountain, NY. Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section meeting Abstracts with Programs, 40(2).
Henderson, B. T. & Hirsch, D. M., 2007. Evidence for northwest-directed H2O-rich synmetamorphic fluid flow, NW Cascades Core, WA. Geological Society of America, 103rd annual Cordilleran Section meeting.
Hirsch, D. M., 2007. Controls on porphyroblast size along a regional metamorphic field gradient. Eos Transactions of the AGU Joint Assembly, V34A-07.
Isaacson, R. G. & Hirsch, D. M., 2007. Metamorphic evolution of the Wenatchee block, Suiattle River region, North Cascades, Washington. Geological Society of America, 103rd annual Cordilleran Section meeting.
Perkins, D., Mogk, D., Baldwin, J., Brady, J. B., Davidson, C., Hirsch, D., Koziol, A., Teasdale, R., Wirth, K. & Whitney, D., 2007. Web-based resources for teaching phase equilibria. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 39(6), 558.
Babcock, R. S. & Hirsch, D. M., 2006. Geochemistry and petrology of a thick sequence of Crescent Basalt in the Dosewallips river valley, Olympic Peninsula, Washington state. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 38(5), 95.
Hirsch, D. M. & Babcock, R. S., 2006. Unexpected vertical variations in metamorphism within the Crescent basalt, Dosewallips river valley, Olympic Peninsula, Washington state. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 38(5), 18.
Isaacson, R. G. & Hirsch, D. M., 2006. New thermobarometric estimates for the Wenatchee block, North Cascades crystalline core, Washington. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 38(5), 18.
Petrisor-Koon, S. E. & Hirsch, D. M., 2006. Fluid-transport-limited andalusite porphyroblast crystallization in the Rinconada Formation, Picuris Mountains, New Mexico. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 38(5), 93.
Hirsch, D., 2003. The heat-flow controlled crystallization of extremely large andalusite porphyroblasts, Picuris Mountains, New Mexico, USA. Geological Association of Canada Abstracts with Programs, 28.
Hirsch, D. M. & Carlson, W. D., 2001. Causes of variation in porphyroblastic textures along a regional metamorphic field gradient. Eleventh Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, abst# 3203.
Daniel, C. G., Prior, D., Spear, F. S., Hirsch, D. M. & Carlson, W. D., 1999. Testing the model of multiple nucleation sites for complexly zoned garnet; an application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 31(7), 168-169.
Hirsch, D. M. & Carlson, W. D., 1999. Nucleation vs. growth effects in metamorphism as revealed by a layered biotite-garnet porphyroblast schist. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 80(17), 374.
Hirsch, D. M. & Carlson, W. D., 1997. Correlation functions support diffusion-controlled garnet crystallization in a range of regional metamorphic samples. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 29, A-338.
Hirsch, D. M. & Manning, C. E., 1992. Low-pressure contact metamorphism of graphitic pelites by the El Testerazo Pluton, Baja Ca, Mexico. Eos, 73, 650.