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Randolph A. McBride

EDUCATION

1997                        Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences (geological oceanography & geology); Dissertation topic: Seafloor morphology, geologic framework, and sedimentary processes of a sand-rich shelf offshore Alabama and northwest Florida: northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Dr. Harry Roberts, major advisor).

1986                        M.S., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (coastal geomorphology); Thesis topic: Origin, evolution, orientation, and distribution of shoreface-attached sand ridges and their relationship to tidal inlets, north Atlantic shelf, USA (Dr. Tom Moslow, major advisor).

1984                        Barrier Island Field Camp, Old Dominion University, Oyster, VA – Dept. of Oceanography field course focused on the barrier island system along the Virginia Eastern Shore (Professors: Drs. George Oertel & Steve Leatherman).

1982                       Geology Field Camp, Waynesburg College Field Station, Florissant, CO - Geology field course involving field mapping techniques and exposure to classic Rocky Mountain geology.

1982                        B.A., Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH (physical geography & geology)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003-present       Associate Professor of Geology, Dept. of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

1998 Summer      Assistant Research Professor of Marine Geology, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

1997- 2003            Assistant Professor of Geology, Dept. of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

1993 - 1997           Senior Research Associate, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

1990 Spring          Field Coastal Geologist, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Anchorage, Alaska – Led a six- member coastal field team for Spring Shoreline Assessment (SSAT), Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska.    

1989 Summer      Field Coastal Geologist, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Anchorage, Alaska - Aerial videotape mapping surveys along Kodiak Island for Exxon Valdez oil spill.   

1986 - 1992           Research Associate, Louisiana Geological Survey (Coastal Geology Section), Baton Rouge, LA

PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS

2001-present       Editorial Board of GeoMarine Letters- An international marine-geology journal published by Springer-Verlag, Germany (2001- present).

1999                       Best Student Paper Award in Geology. Vidal, S. and McBride, R.A., Historical shoreline changes of Parramore Island, Virginia: 1871-1998. VA Academy of Science.

1997                       Outstanding Graduate Student Award. Dept. of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Center for Coastal, Energy, and Environmental Resources, Louisiana State University.

1995                       Best Published Paper Award (1st Place). Zenero, R.R., Seng, D.L., Byrnes, M.R., and McBride, R.A., Geophysical techniques for evaluating the internal structure of cheniers, southwestern Louisiana. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS).

1995                       Best Published Paper Award (2nd Place). McBride, R.A. and Byrnes, M.R., A megascale systems approach to shoreline change analysis and coastal management along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Coast Section-Society for Sedimentary Geology (GCS-SEPM).

1990                       Best Core Presentation Award (1st Place).  McBride, R.A., Penland, P.S., and Mestayer, J.S., Facies architecture of Bayou Grand Caillou area: a shallow water delta in the Mississippi River delta plain. Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS).
 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
                      
Geological Society of America (GSA)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Society of Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) - Journal of Coastal Research