Sarah Anderson

Boerne H.S.

Sarah Anderson received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She holds several teaching certificates including Composite Science. She is qualified to teach any Science course in grades 6-12. Mrs. Anderson has been teaching in Boerne since 2001 and has a total of 17 years of experience. When she’s not at school Mrs. Anderson enjoys gardening and cooking. She is also a member of the Boerne Village Band.

Nick Dovzak

Boerne H.S.

Nick Dovzak received his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, and a master’s degree in Science Education. He is certified to teach Integrated Physics and Chemistry, Biology, P. E., and Health. This is Mr. Dovzak’s fourth year in Boerne. In addition to his teaching duties he sponsors the Science Club and Boerne Outdoor Academy. When Mr. Dovzak is not at school he enjoys hiking, camping, and spending time with his family.

Chris Ormiston

Boerne H.S.

Chris Ormiston received his bachelor’s degree in Biology form Texas Lutheran College. Mr. Ormiston holds a Composite Science Teaching Certificate and is qualified to teach any Science course in grades 6-12. Mr. Ormiston has 11 years of experience and this is his 8th year in Boerne. In addition to his teaching duties, Mr. Ormiston is the BHS Science Department Head and the BISD Lead Science Teacher. When Mr. Ormiston is not at school he enjoys work on his old house, camping, and spending time with his family. Mr. Ormiston also serves on the City of Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission.

Ian Dalziel

UTIG

Ian is one of two associate directors of UTIG and Professor of Geological Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a John J. and Katherine J. Jackson Research Fellow. Ian has dedicated most of his career to understanding global tectonic processes and to mapping out the geography of ancient times on a dynamic Earth. His 35 years of field experience have been devoted to work in the British Caledonides, the Canadian Shield, the Andes, and Antarctica.

Kathy Ellins

UTIG

Kathy Ellins is the program manager at UTIG where she oversees funded educational outreach efforts. She is a Co-PI on UT Austin's GK-12 project (expires in July 2006) and has supervised nine GK-12 Fellows, including Ethan Perry. Kathy has a Masters in Science Education from New York University and a Ph.D. in Geography from Columbia University (LDEO). She has taught K-8 (primarily 5th and 7th grades) at St. David's School in NY, and graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Florida, where she was a faculty member from 1988-1994. Ellins is active at the national and local levels in science education reform and currently serves on the IRIS Education Committee and the Texas Education Earth Science Task Force. Kathy and Boerne H.S. science teacher Sarah Anderson recently participated in the NSF-sponsored Conference on Teacher Research Experiences at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography.

Jamie Austin

UTIG

Jamie Austin uses 2-D and 3-D MCS reflection and refraction data to examine the structure and stratigraphy of plate boundaries and passive margins around the world. His work has focused on the east coast of the U.S. and Canada, the northern Antarctic Peninsula, and the South America-Scotia (SAM-SCO) transform fault where it cuts through Tierra del Fuego and the southernmost Andean Cordillera. Most recently Jamie was one of two UTIG scientists invited to sail as part of an international expedition of eminent scientists to explore the site of the December 26, 2004 Asian tsunamis. This cruise will be the subject of a global two-hour documentary special, Journey to the Heart of the Tsunami, which will be broadcast on Discovery Channel in the U.S in the autumn of 2005. Jamie has served the marine geoscience community in many ways including as a strong proponent of scientific ocean drilling. He is currently the Chair of the Development Board of the American Geophysical Union.

Ethan Perry

UTIG

Ethan Perry received his B.S. Geological Sciences from the University of Maine in 2002. While at the University of Maine, Ethan participated in the NSF GK-12 Program, working primarily with 3rd - 7th grade students and teachers on classroom- and field-based earth science activities (2001-2003). He also collaborated on research into atmospheric mercury deposition to watersheds across the northeast US using lake sediment cores (1999-2003), paleoclimate studies (lake sediments, pollen) in northern Maine (2002), and glacial geologic field work on the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica (2001). He is a native of northern Maine. Ethan is currently working toward a M.S. degree at the University of Texas, focusing on Structural Petrology. Under the direction of Dr. Sharon Mosher, his research looks at the coupling of mineral fabric geometries and large-amplitude tectonic corrugations that developed during Oligocene continental crustal extension and metamorphic core complex exhumation in the southwest US. During Spring 2005, as part of the NSF GK-12 Program, Ethan will be collaborating with Texas Teachers-in-the-Field participants and UTIG researchers in preparation for a climate-tectonic study of Lago Fagnano, Tierra del Fuego, in March 2005.