Dr. Stephen C. Nodvin
Head, Department of Applied Mathematics and Science
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Ph.D.
Major: Community and Ecosystems
Science.
Minors: Systems, Aquatic, and Soil
Sciences.
Dissertation: Effects of disturbance
on decomposition processes and on sulfur cycling in the northern hardwood
forest. Conducted at the Hubbard Brook
Experimental Forest and
B.S.
Professional Experience:
2008-present: Head, Department of Applied
Mathematics and Science, Wentworth Institute of Technology,
2004-2007: Director, School of Arts and Sciences,
Mount Ida College, Newton Centre, MA;
Serve as Director of
the largest of five Schools at non-profit liberal arts college. Supervise 27 full-time faculty and about 30
part-time adjunct faculty guiding course and degree programs in the areas of
American Studies, Child Development, Communications, Criminal Justice, Human
Services, Liberal Studies, and Psychology.
Manage School budgets, program reviews and accreditation processes, new
program development, and full-time and adjunct faculty recruitment and hiring.
2003-2004: Science and Chemistry Teacher,
2003: Contract Technical Editor, and
Reviewer: Winter, Wyman and Company,
2000-2002: Network Consultant and Technical Writer, Sonus Networks,
Inc., Westford, MA
Developed technical proposal responses for RFPs/RFIs from national and
international telecommunications carriers including Verizon, BellSouth, and
Deutche Telekom. Wrote technical documentation and white
papers on the company's software and hardware solutions.
2000: Sales Engineer, Network
Telephone,
Provided engineering sales support to
regional sales team of this competitive local exchange carrier
1996-2000: President and CEO,
TeleVideo Global, Inc.,
Founded and operated technical consulting
firm. Designed, implemented, and managed several global
voice-over-packet networks. Wrote business plans. Made
presentations to venture capital firms and customers.
1988-1996: Director:. National Park Service-Cooperative Park Studies Unit,
Research Scientist and Associate Professor, The University of Tennessee and The
National Park Service, Knoxville, TN
Managed government research unit,
conducted research, taught undergraduate and graduate courses, directed
Masters, Ph.D., and Post-Doctoral students. Wrote grant proposals to and
received project funding from the Department of Interior, the Department of
Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Developed
nationally and internationally recognized research and monitoring programs. Established multiple field sites and research laboratories in
national parks and national forests. Coordinated
research and development efforts among multiple government and academic
organizations. Managed staff, students, and field
research teams. Presented research findings at national and
international conferences and symposiums and published results in peer-reviewed
journals. Organized an international scientific conference and served as
proceedings editor.
1986-1988:
Scientific Coordinator and Research Professor, The Watershed Manipulation
Project and Research Assistant
Professor,: Department of Geological Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Served as the coordinator of an EPA-Funded national research project. Coordinated research efforts and logistics involving over a dozen
academic institutions, corporate landowners, and state and government agencies.
Established multiple research sites. On a daily basis, managed the activities and whereabouts of dozens
of students, staff, and cooperative researchers at multiple locations. Wrote proposals, analytical and QA/QC protocols, research reports,
and scientific papers.
1982-1986:
Research Soil Chemist and Project Manager,
Established and
managed multi-site research projects in the Sierra Nevada mountains
of
The
University of
Southern
National Science Foundation Predoctoral
Fellow
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Sigma Xi Society
Phi Sigma National Honorary Biological
Society
Societies and Memberships:
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
American Association of University
Administrators
American Institute of Biological
Sciences
Council of Colleges of Arts and
Sciences
Dean’s Think Tank:
Ecological Society of
National Science Teacher Association
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
Society of
Facilitated the
development and approval of new Bachelor degree programs in Applied Forensic
Sciences, English, and Biology.
Participated in successful re-accreditation approval
process by the Massachusetts Department of Education (MDOE) of the Early
Childhood Education Program at
Presented oral
and poster presentations on scientific research at regional, national, and
international scientific conferences, workshops, and society meetings (cf.
national meetings of the American Geophysical Union, Ecological Society of
America, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Institute of
Biological Sciences). Also have given scientific
presentations to lay audiences including Rotary Club and grammar school
classes. In the business world, I
have made presentations to a number of Investment Banking and Venture Capital
Firms (e.g. Bear Stearns,
Selected Publications Listing:
Listing and
Downloads online at http://pubs.nodvin.net
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Van Miegroet, H., Creed, I.F., Nicholas, N.S., Tarboton, D.G., Webster, K.L., Shubzda, J., Robinson, B., Smoot, J., Johnson, D.W., Lindberg, S.E., Lovett, G., Nodvin, S., and Moore, S. 2001. Is there synchronicity in N input and output fluxes at the Noland Divide Watershed, a small N-saturated forested catchment in the southern Appalachians? In Optimizing Nitrogen Management in Food and Energy Production and Environmental Protection: Proceedings of the 2nd International Nitrogen Conference on Science and Policy. The Scientific World, 1: 480–492
Norton, S. A., Kahl,
J. S., Fernandez, I. J., Rustad, L. E., Haines, T. A., Nodvin, S. C., Scofield, J. P., Strickland, T. C., Wigington, P. J., and
Lee, J. J., 1999, The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine (BBWM): Environmental
Monitoring and Assessment, 55, 7-51.
Coffey,
B.; J.
Pauley,
E.F., S.C.
Flum, T. and S.C. Nodvin. 1995.
Factors affecting streamwater chemistry in the Great
Shubzda J., S.E. Lindberg, C.T.
Garten, and S.C. Nodvin. 1995. Elevational trends in the fluxes of sulphur and nitrogen in throughfall in the
Rustad, L.E., I.J. Fernandez, R.D.
Fuller, M.B.
Barrett, H.R. and S.C. Nodvin. 1993.
Using GIS to assess potential impacts of gypsy moth infestations at the
Barrett, H.R. and S.C. Nodvin. 1993.
Assessment of the potential impacts of gypsy moths on the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park In: A.M. Liebhold and H.R. Barrett, (eds.) Proceedings: Spatial
Analysis of Forest Pest Management. held at
Barrett, H.R. and S.C. Nodvin. 1993.
Using GIS to assess potential impacts of gypsy moth infestations at the
Kahl, J.S., S.A. Norton, T.A. Haines,
E.A. Rochette, R.H. Heath, and S.C. Nodvin. 1992. Mechanisms of episodic
acidification in low-order streams in
David, M.B., R.D. Fuller, I.J.
Fernandez, M.J. Mitchell, L.E. Rustad, G.F. Vance, A.C. Stam, and S.C. Nodvin.
1990. Spodosol variability and assessment of response to acidic deposition.
Soil Science Society of
Fuller, R.D., C.T. Driscoll, G.B.
Lawrence, and S.C. Nodvin. 1986. Processes regulating sulphate
flux following whole tree harvesting of a northern forested ecosystem. Nature.
325:707-710.
Spring 2006
Junior
Seminar: The Modern Skeptic
Fall 2005 Mount Ida College (Face-2-Face with WebCT) Forensic
Science
Global
Scientific Issues
Summer 2005
Spring 2005
Spring 2005 Southern
Fall 2004: University of
Fall 2004
Fall 2004 Southern
Summer 2004:
Spring 2004
Spring 2004
Mid-Spring 2004:
Spring 2004:
Mid-Fall 2003
Southern
Fall 2003
Fall 2003: University of
Fall 2003:
Foundations of
Science, Chemistry in the Community, Fundamentals of Science
July 2003 :
Summer school:
Foundations of Science and Chemistry in the Community.
Winter 2003: Department of Forestry; The
Recipient of 2003 Teaching with Technology Grant:
Developed Online Teaching Modules on Global Change
Fall 2002:
General Biology I ; General Biology I Laboratory
1988-1996: The
Adjunct
Associate Professor of Forestry & Ecology; served full-time 1988-1996
Research
Ecologist and Director,
Advising: Directed 1 post-doctoral
student; Directed 2 doctoral students; Directed 3 masters students
Served on masters and doctoral
committees of another half-dozen students
Directed and hosted foreign exchange
student.
Graduate
courses at
Communities and Ecosystems
Graduate
Program in Ecology Core Course: 2
times
Environmental
Impacts to Natural Ecosystems: Grad. Seminar 7
times
Undergraduate
courses at
Soil Science
and Forest Management: 1
time
Field Research
Techniques 6
times
Course Development: 2003 Teaching with
Technology Grant from the
Innovative
1976-1978:
Undergraduate
teaching assistantships at Cornell:
Limnology
(Aquatic Ecology) Laboratory: 3
times
Oceanography
Laboratory 1
time
1974:
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Microbiology
Laboratory