Curriculum Vitae  - R. RAY RECTOR

PO Box 230781, Encinitas, CA 92024                  [email-masked]                    (760) 942-9201

EDUCATION

California Single Subject Teaching Credential – Geosciences - August 2001

California State University, San Marcos, CA

35 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA = 3.9

Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) emphasis

Additional emphasis of technology in the classroom

Earth Science Doctoral Program – Unfinished PhD (ABD) - 1994 - 1998

University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA.

38 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA = 3.9

Graduate Division Fellowship 1996 school year

Mineralogical Society of America scholarship, 1994 and 1995

Master of Science Degree – Geology  -  August 1994

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

35 graduate-level semester units completed; GPA=3.9

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship.

Bachelor of Science Degree - Magna Cum Laude - Geology, , May 1989

·       172 semester units completed; GPA = 3.8

·       Outstanding Senior Research Award--College of Sciences

·       Outstanding Research Award—Department Of Geological Science

Engineering Undergraduate Program    1977 - 1979

California State University, Northridge, CA

·       Marine Engineering emphasis

EXPERIENCE

Earth Science Instructor -                                                2007 - Present

University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Instruct Earth Science Laboratory

Develop hybrid llaboratory course curriculum

Develop and lead fieldtrips in San Diego County

Oceanography Instructor -                                              2004 - Present

MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA –

Instruct Introductory Oceanography Lecture and Laboratory

Instruct online Introductory Oceanography

Develop hybrid lecture and laboratory course curriculum and activities

Develop and lead coastal fieldtrips in San Diego County

Design and maintain oceanography web page for students

Oceanography and Geology Instructor -                     2003 – Present

San Diego Miramar College, San Diego, CA

Instruct General Geology (Laboratory)

Instruct Physical Oceanography (Lecture)

Develop hybrid lecture and laboratory course curriculum

Outfit new geology laboratory classroom with equipment and supplies

Design and maintain oceanography and geology web pages for students

Geology Instructor -                                                          2002 - Present

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA

Instruct General Geology (Lecture and Laboratory)

Develop lecture and laboratory course curriculum

Design and maintain geology web page for students

High School Earth Science Student Teacher -         2001

La Costa Canyon High School, Carlsbad, CA

Instruct 9th  and 10th Grade Earth Science Courses

Tutor and counsel college-bound underprivileged students

High School Earth Science Student Teacher -           2000

Oceanside High School, Oceanside, CA

Instruct Sheltered ESL Earth Science Course

Tutor and counsel college-bound underprivileged students

Graduate Teaching Assistant -                                    1994-1997

University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA

Instruct general geology, historical geology, mineralogy, optical

mineralogy, igneous petrology, and metamorphic petrology

laboratory courses.

Develop and implement laboratory curriculum.

Graduate Teaching Assistant –                                    1991-1993

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Instruct general geology laboratory courses

·    Co-instruct advanced field geology course in Baja, Mexico.

Presentations

1) Rector, R. Nov 1989. Magnetic susceptibility in the Long Potrero Pluton, San

Diego County, CA – GSA Annual Meeting - Saint Louis, Mo.

2) Rector, R. Oct 1991. The internal nature of the Long Potrero Pluton, San

Diego County, CA -- GSA Annual Meeting - Boston, MA.

Publications

1) Gastil, G., Rector, R., Hazelton,G., Al-Riyami, R., Hanes, J., Farrar, E.,

Boehnel, H., Ortega-Rivera, A., and Garcia Guzman, J.  1999. Late Cretaceous

pillow basalt, siliceous tuff and calc-turbidite near Porohui, northern Sinaloa, Mexico.

GSA Special Paper 340

Scholastic Awards

1) Baylor Brooks Scholarship, Fall 1982

2)  R. C. Baker Scholarship, Fall 1983

3) Outstanding Senior Research—SDSU College of Sciences, May 1989

4) Outstanding Research—SDSU Geology Department Spring 1989.

5) College of Sciences Research Scholarship Spring 1989.

6) Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholarship 1990

7) UCR Graduate Division Fellowship 1996

8) Mineralogical Society of America scholarship, 1994 and 1995

research interests

1) Petrology and emplacement history, and paleotectonic modeling ramifications of the

transitional-age plutons in San Diego County

2) Paleotectonic reconstruction of Southwestern North America

3) Isotopic dating of the major plutonic units across the Peninsular Ranges batholith,

San Diego County

4) Coastal erosion in Northern San Diego County, CA

AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Geoscience Teachers - NAGT

National Science Teachers Association - NSTA

American Geophysical Union – AGU

San Diego Association of Geologists - SDAG

Professional Activities

Monthly SDAG Meetings

Annual SDAG Fieldtrip

Annual SDSU Geology Department Alumni Fieldtrip

Teaching-Related Skills

1) Research, design, organization, and leading of geology and oceanography fieldtrips

2) Design, building, and maintenance of educational websites

ü   www.terrasonics.com

ü   www.oceansci.com

3) Advanced computer literacy in Windows operating systems, MS Office programs, Adobe

Photoshop, and ARC-GIS

4) Competence in instructing online science courses including familiarity with ETUDES,

Web-CT and Blackboard platforms

5)  Experience in student tutoring and counseling

INTERESTS

Surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding, running, yoga, mountain biking, scuba diving;

traveling, field geology; computers; Internet learning; environmental awareness; holistic

health practices.

OCCUPATIONS

Full-time Community College Geology and Oceanography Instructor

Part-time Geotechnical Driller – Pacific Drilling Company

Part-time Massage Therapist

Professional REFERENCES

References available upon request