Sarah K. Konrad's curriculum vitae

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. Candidate, 1997-current, Geology, University of Wyoming
• Proposed Dissertation: Flow Dynamics and Paleoclimatic Implications from the Galena Creek Rock Glacier, Absarokas, Wyoming
• M.S., 1997, Geology, University of Washington
• Thesis: Evidence of a Middle Neoglacial (~3000 yr BP) advance recognized in rock glaciers of the Sierra Nevada, California
• A.B. (with High Honors), 1989, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College
• Senior Honors Thesis: The Stratigraphic, Structural, and Metamorphic Geology of Mount Moosilauke, New Hampshire

OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

• Research Assistant, Dept. Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1997-present
• Graduate Student Representative to Committee on Graduate student recruitment and retention (Univ. Wyoming, 1999-2000)
• Student Representative to the Graduate School (Univ. Wyoming, 1998-9)
• Vice-President Geology Club (Univ. Wyoming, 1998-9)
• Research Assistant, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1995-7
• Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty (Univ. Washington, 1996-7)
• Teaching Assistant, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Washington, 1994-5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AFFILIATIONS:

• Member Geological Society of American since 1994
• Member American Geophysical Union since 1995
• High School Geology Teacher, Swiss Semester, Zermatt, Switzerland, 1989

HONORS AND GRANTS:

• Outstanding Student Paper Award, AGU Hydrology Division, 1999
• J. Hoover Mackin Award, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, 1999
• Colorado Geologic Society, Outstanding Woman Geoscience Student Award, 1999
• Women and Minorities Scholarship (Univ. Wyoming, 1997)
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow (awarded 1995)
• Sigma Xi Research Award (Univ. Washington, 1995)
• Departmental Research Award (Univ. Washington, 1995, 1996)
• Phi Beta Kappa

PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

• Konrad, S. K. and Humphrey, N. F. (2000), Steady-state flow model of debris-covered glaciers (rock glaciers), In: Debris-Covered Glaciers (Proceedings of a workshop held at Seattle, Washinton, USA). IAHS Publication no. 264., Wallingfrd, UK.
• Humphrey, N. F., and Konrad, S. K. (2000), River incision or diversion in response to bedrock uplift, Geology, v. 28, n. 1, p. 43-46.
• Konrad, S. K., Humphrey, N. F., Steig, E. J., Clark, D. H., Potter, N. Jr. and Pfeffer, W. T., (1999) Rock glacier dynamics and paleoclimatic implications, Geology, v. 27 no. 12, p. 1131-1134.
• Konrad, S.K. and Clark, D. H. (1998). Evidence for an Early Neoglacial Glacier Advance From Rock Glaciers and Lake Sediments in the Sierra Nevada, California, U.S.A. Arctic and Alpine Research, 30(3), 179-204.
• Konrad, S. K. (1998). Possible Outburst Floods From Debris-Covered Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, California. Geografiska Annaler, 80A(3-4), 183-192.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

• Konrad, S. K., Humphrey, N. F., Potter, N., Jr., Hartman, D. J., Pfeffer, W. T., Costello, D. P., Steig, E. J., Clark, D., H., 1999, High precision, multi-year survey data from the Galena Creek rock glacier, Wyoming, Abstracts, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
• Konrad, S. K., Clark, D. H., Steig, E. J., Humphrey, N. F., Pfeffer, W. T., Costello, D., Potter, N. Jr., and Hartman, D. (1999) Rock Glaciers: Untapped Archives of Ice-Core Paleoclimate Data: Abstracts, American Geophysical Union Annual Fall Meeting.
• Konrad, S. K., Humphrey, N. F., Steig, E. J., Clark, D. H., Potter, N., Pfeffer, W. T., and Costello, D., 1998, Flow rates, age constraints, and accumulation zone observations from the Galena Creek rock glacier, Wyoming: Abstracts, American Geophysical Union Annual Fall Meeting.
• Konrad, S. K. (1996) Catastrophic Outburst Floods From Rock Glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, California. Abstracts, AGU Chapman Conference on the Geomorphic and Climatic Significance of Rock Glaciers, p. 13.
• Konrad, S. K. (1996). Multiple Neoglacial Advances Recognized in Sierra Nevada Rock Glaciers. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 28(7), pp. 433.

INVITED LECTURES:

• Colorado College, "Rock Glaciers: New Perspectives on Old Ice," Feb. 1999
• Utah State University, "Multiple Neoglacial Advances Recognized in Sierra Nevada Rock Glaciers," Feb. 1998

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Instructor and guide, National Outdoor Leadership School, 1988-1997

• Senior Staff Level II, 100+ weeks in the field
• Course types: mountaineering, sea kayaking, rock climbing, caving, backcountry ski touring Locations: Wyoming, Alaska, Patagonia, and Utah
• Wilderness First Responder, current since 1991

Cross Country Ski Racing

• Sponsored by Madshus skis (Norway) and Star Wax (Italy)
• Silver, 30 K freestyle, 2000 Senior Nationals, Soldier Hollow, Utah
• Ranked 9^th overall women, US Ski Association, 1999
• 2 golds, 2 silvers, 1998 Masters World Cup, Lake Placid, New York
• Overall winner, Colorado Cup, 1997-8
• Member American Marathon Ski Team, 1994
• Third overall, Great American Ski Chase, 1993, 1994

REFERENCES:

Dr. Neil Humphrey

Dr. Stephen Porter