Daniel Vaughn
Teacher and professor in Decker IN
Dan Vaughn hailing from Sharon, PA (as well as Beaumont, TX & Hilo, HI) - now in Vincennes, IN - by way of Southern IL Areas of Academic Interest: Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development/Practices, Philosophy of Science, Organic Geochemistry, Planetary Science, Biogeochemical Cycling
Position: Assoc. Prof & Chair, Geoscience, Agriculture & Horticulture, Vincennes University (Fall 2007) Degree: M.A., 1999, U of IL, PhD [ABD] Southern Illinois University Carbondale Office: McCormick Science Center (MSC) A6 Phone: 812-888-4235 E-mail: dvaughn at vinu.edu
Courses taught: Vincennes University; Earth Science, Environmental Science, Oceanography, Principles of Conservation, World Geography, General Astronomy, Meteorology, Historical Geology, Physical Geology (& labs for most) University of Illinois - Springfield (on-line) Environmental Geology| Southern Illinois University Carbondale; The Planets, Environmental Geology, Historical Geology, Geology & the Environment, Integrated Science I & II for Education Majors, John A Logan College;Integrated Science I & II, Physics for Non-Science Majors, Survival of Humans: Environmental Studies, Earth Science, Environmental Technology I & II Rend Lake College; Physical Science w/Lab | Lincoln Land Community; Physical Geology w/Lab As a Grad TA {SIUC}: College Geology 110 labs, Physical Geology Lab (GEOL 223)
Academics Bachelor's degree in the majors of: Geology and Natural Resource Studies, University of Hawai'i at Hilo. Master's degree in Environmental Studies, and a Grad Cert in Public Mgmt Practices in the area of Environmental Risk Assessment, University of Illinois Springfield Thesis Title: A Comparative Analysis Of Septic Tank and Composting Toilet Technologies: Science and Technology Versus Social Bias. Current Academic Objective: PhD [ABD] SIUC Environmental Organic Geochemistry
Publications: Daniel Vaughn. "Powerpoint Outlines", and "Instructor's Manual and Test Bank" (ed) for Earth Science and the Environment 4th edition, Thompson and Turk, Brooks-Cole, 2007.Daniel L. Vaughn. Chapters: 1 - Intro to Environmental Geology , 6 - Earth and the Universe, 17 - Glaciers and Climate Change (in HTML text for use in Geology 111 - Geology and the Environment) Hayden-McNeil Publishing, 2006.Daniel L. Vaughn and Ken B. Anderson - "Characterization of 1,2,3,4–tetrabromocyclohexane isomers by GC-matrix isolation FTIR– MS." New Journal of Chemistry 2006 30: 868-872