R. FORREST HOPSON
2930 Salem Place, #608
Reno, NV 89509
(775) 825-6246
fhopson@geoinfoservices.net
http://web1.greatbasin.net/~fhopson


OBJECTIVE: Geology instructor at a community college

EDUCATION

M.S. in Geological Sciences, GPA: 3.63, California State University, Los Angeles

Thesis: Basement rock geology and tectonics of the Pinto Mountain fault, San Bernardino County, southern California		 1996
B.A. in Earth Sciences (Minor in Geological Sciences), California State University, Northridge 1984

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

On-call Teacher
 October 2003–Present
Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center, Reno, Nevada
Covered for absent 9–12 teachers in all subject areas. Duties included following lesson plans and attending training sessions.

Adjunct Geography Instructor
 Spring 2003
Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, Nevada
Designed, prepared, and taught 3-unit physical geography course for 11 students. Duties included developing exam material and grading coursework.
Adjunct Geology Instructor
 Fall 2003
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada
Designed, prepared, and taught 5-unit physical geology course for about 12 students. Duties included developing exam material, leading field trips, and grading coursework.

Substitute Teacher
 April 2002–Present
Washoe County School District
Covered for absent K–12 teachers in all subject areas. Duties included following lesson plans and hall monitoring.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Owner, Geologist April 2002–Present
Geological Information Services, Reno, Nevada
Wrote proposals for the purpose of funding geology interpretation projects for government parks. Contracted services to Advanced Geologic Inc. and Tom Buqo Hydrogeologist, Inc. Details below.

Assistant Geologist Summer 2002
Advanced Geologic, Inc., Reno, Nevada

Participated in restoration project of Drakesbad Meadow, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Duties included taking water temperature measurements from monitoring wells, streams, and cold and hot springs; and logging soil samples obtained from the meadow. Contract position.

Geologist
 January 2002–February 2003
Thomas S. Buqo Hydrogeologist, Inc., Pahrump, Nevada

Participated in vulnerability assessment of public water wells for the Nevada Bureau of Public Health Protection Services. Duties included documenting water well location with GPS receiver, determining potential well contamination sources, and photographing wells, water tanks, and potential well contamination sources. Contract position.

Geologist, Production Assistant
 January 2001–October 2001
Seismo-Watch, Inc., Reno, Nevada
Downloaded seismological data from the internet. Plotted data on regional earthquake report maps. Revised internet web pages. Contract position.

Staff Geologist
 January 1999–August 2000
Gorian & Associates, Inc. Newbury Park, California

Mapped geology of cut slopes and potential construction sites. Generated geological maps and cross-sections. Logged and described subsurface soil and bedrock stratigraphy and structure in exploration trenches and borings. Performed tests to determine the rate of groundwater percolation. Reviewed aerial photographs of potential construction sites to determine site usage history and identify potential geologic hazards. Determined geotechnical properties of soils.
Soil Technician
 November 1997–January 1999
Pacific Materials Laboratory, Goleta, California

Logged and described subsurface soil and bedrock stratigraphy and structure in exploration borings. Monitored placement of fill on grading projects. Determined relative soil dry density and moisture content with nuclear gauge and sand cone. Determined geotechnical properties of soils.

Field Geologist
 April 1997–September 1997
ENGEO, Inc. San Ramon, California
Monitored fill placement on grading projects. Determined soil relative dry density and moisute content with nuclear gauge.
Geologist
 October 1994–November 1994
U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona
Mapped plutonic and metamorphic rocks near Yucca Valley, California. Contract position.

Staff Geologist
 August 1991–December 1991
Earth Tech, Long Beach, California
Collected water and soil samples for laboratory analysis. Monitored air, groundwater, and soil with photo ionization detector and flame ionization detector. Logged and described subsurface soil and bedrock stratigraphy and structure in exploration borings. Decontaminated drilling and sampling equipment.

Geological Draftsman
 February 1986–March 1991

Butler Service Group, Inc., Orange, California, (assigned to Union Pacific Resources Company,

Wilmington, California)
Revised oil well maps and cross-sections of the Wilmington oil field.

COMPUTER SKILLS

SPECIAL TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

Date

Topic

Accredited Institution

January 2004

4MAT System Course

Truckee Meadows Community College

November 2003

Classroom Management

Washoe County School District

June 2003

The Brain, the Mind, and the Learner

Washoe County School District

March 2003

Classroom Management

Washoe County School District

January 2003

Teaching Techniques

Truckee Meadows Community College

November 2002

Power Point

Truckee Meadows Community College

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

September 2003

Coorganizer of National Association of Geoscience Teachers Fall 2003 Field Conference and field trip leader.

November 2001

Organized and lead field trip through Lassen Volcanic National Park for the Susanville [California] Parks and Recreation Department

April 2001

Organized theme session and served as co-convener of two theme sessions for the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America

January 2001

Lead half-day workshop on the geology of Joshua Tree National Park for Joshua Tree National Park staff and volunteers

June 2000

Edited manuscript for publication in Geological Society of America Memoir 195.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2003

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

2002

National Association of Interpretation

2001

Geological Society of Nevada

1991

Geological Society of America

1991

American Geophysical Union

GRANT AWARDS:

$800 by the Geological Society of America to partially fund M.S. thesis

$210 travel grant by the Geological Society of America

$200 by the Joshua Tree Natural History Association to partially fund research project


PUBLICATIONS

Articles

R. F. Hopson, 2003, The origin of Morongo Valley, an extensional basin in the eastern Transverse Ranges, California, in M. Dickey and J.A. Lowman, Geology of the Mojave Desert and adjacent terranes: National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far Western Section, 2003 Spring Field Conference, p. 91–101.

R. F. Hopson, 2001, Potential impact on water resources from eruptions near Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, in H. Ferriz and R. Anderson, Engineering Geology Practice in Northern California: California Geological Survey Bulletin 210, p. 641–651.

R. F. Hopson, 1998, Quaternary Geology and Neotectonics of the Pinto Mountain Fault, Mojave Desert, southern California: California Geology, Vol. 51, p. 3-13.

K. A. Howard and R. F. Hopson, 1997, Vertical axis rotations in the Mojave: Evidence from the Independence Dike Swarm: Comment: Geology, Vol. 25, p. 1051-1052.

R.F. Hopson, 1994, Geomorphic evidence for Quaternary activity along the Pinto Mountain fault Mojave Desert, southern California, in D. Murbach and J. Baldwin, Mojave Desert Annual Field Trip Guidebook #22, M.L. Stout volume: South Coast Geological Society, Santa Ana, p. 197-207.

R.F. Hopson, 1991, Potential impact on water resources from future volcanic eruptions at Long Valley, Mono County, California: Environmental Geology and Water Sciences, Vol. 18, no. 1, p. 49-55, 1991.

R.F. Hopson and K. Ramseyer, 1990, Cathodoluminescence microscopy of myrmekite: Geology, Vol. 18, p. 336-339.

R.F. Hopson and K. Ramseyer, 1990, Cathodoluminescence microscopy of myrmekite: Reply, Geology, Vol. 18, p. 1163-1164.

Scientific Meeting Abstracts

R.F. Hopson, 2001, The origin of Morongo Valley, a pull-apart basin in the Transverse Ranges, southern California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, p. A-65.

R.F. Hopson, J.W. Hillhouse, and K.A. Howard, 2000, Rotation of the Late Jurassic Independence Dike Swarm, southern California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 32, No. 7, p. A-173.

R.F. Hopson, 1999, A mechanical model for the Pinto Mountain fault, southern California: preliminary results: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 31, p. 63.

R. F. Hopson, 1998, Late Holocene activity on the Pinto Mountain fault: Results from diffusion modeling of a scarp at Twentynine Palms, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 30, p. 20.

R. F. Hopson, K. A. Howard, J.W. Hillhouse, 1997, Independence Dike Swarm Orientations in the southern Mojave Desert and eastern Transverse Ranges, California: Implications for Tectonic Rotations: EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 78, No. 46, p. F632-F633, November 18, 1997 Supplement.

R.F. Hopson, 1996, The Pinto Mountain fault, Mojave Desert, southern California: Offset Documentation and Tectonics: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 28, p. 76.

R.F. Hopson, 1994, Tectonic geomorphology of the Pinto Mountain fault, Mojave Desert, southern California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 26, No. 2, p. 60

R.F. Hopson, 1991, Hazard zones for assessing the impact of future volcanic eruptions on water resources in the Long Valley area, eastern California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 23, No. 5, p. 214, 1991.

R.F. Hopson and K. Ramseyer, 1991, Morphology and origin of wartlike myrmekite: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs Vol. 23, p. 36.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Dr. Robert Stull

Professor of Geology

Department of Geological Sciences

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

(213) 343-2408, FAX (213) 343-2435

E-mail: rstull@calstatela.edu

Dr. Kim Bishop

Assistant Professor of Geology

Department of Geological Sciences

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

(213) 343-2409, FAX (213) 343-2435

E-mail: kbishop@calstatela.edu

Dr. Lorence G. Collins

Professor Emeritus of Geology, California State University, Northridge

139 Prentiss Street

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3142

(805) 495-6260

E-mail: lorencec@sysmatrix.net