B. Kathleen Kitts(Kathy)Assistant Professor Teacher Certification Coordinator |
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 M8 Lagoon Nebula a star-forming region in Sagittarius |
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B. Kathleen Kitts(Kathy)Assistant Professor Teacher Certification Coordinator |
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M8 Lagoon Nebula a star-forming region in Sagittarius |
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Apollo Mission gathering Solar Wind |
 Genesis Mission AFTER a non-nominal reentry |
 Advanced Photon Spource at Argonne |
My scientific research interests include
cosmochemistry, geochronology and the use of isotope systematics as
tracers for geologic processes. My recent research has involved the
determination of the relative and absolute abundances of the transition
metals and charge states in implanted solar
wind in lunar soils and in Genesis shards via grazing-incidence x-ray
fluorescence. Mainly, I am interested in the formation and
evolution of the early solar system.
I am also the Teacher Certification Coordinator.
Therefore, I am interested in Geoscience Education both pedagogically
and practically. I have done research in distance learning and
assessment. However, I also enjoy participating in the education of the
greater community through public outreach.
I teach a variety of courses for undergraduate
non-majors,
undergraduate and graduate students majoring in geology and
undergraduate and graduate students in the Teacher Certification
program.
Course
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Fall 2006
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| GEOL
103 Planetary and Space Science |
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| GEOL
201 Professional Secondary Science Teacher |
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| GEOL
301 Interdisciplinary Secondary Sci. Teacher |
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| GEOL
401 Secondary Earth Science Teacher |
X |
| GEOL
429 Inquiry-Based Field Experiences for Earth Science Teachers |
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| GEOL 475 The Nature of
Science Across Time and Culture |
X |
| GEOL
482 Transistion to Professional Earth Science Teacher |
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| GEOL
483 Interdisciplinary Teaching of Science in Secondary Education |
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| GEOL 486X
Science Teaching in the Elementary, Middle and Junior High
School: Grades K-9 |
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| GEOL 487
Student Teaching (Secondary) |
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| GEOL 495X
Teaching of Physical Sciences |
Kitts K., Sutton S., Eng P., Ghose
S. and Burnett D. (2006) Discrimination and Quantification of
Contamination and Implanted Solar Wind in Genesis Collector Shards
Using Grazing Incidence Synchrotron X-ray Techniques: Initial
Results. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (abstr.) 37, #1451.
B. Kathleen Kitts, Frank A.
Podosek, Robert H. Nichols, Jr., Joyce C. Brannon, Jahan Ramezani,
Randy L. Korotev and Brad L. Jolliff. (2003) Isotopic Composition of
Surface-Correlated Chromium in Apollo 16 Lunar Soils.� Geochimica et
Cosmochimica Acta 67, 4881-4893.
Podosek F., Ott U., Brannon J., Nichols R., Specht S., Kitts K.,
Jennings C., and Dougherty J. (2004) Thoroughly anomalous Cr II:
Orgueil and Semarkona. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta submitted.
K. Kitts and K. Lodders. (1998) Survey and Evaluation of Eucrite Bulk
Compositions. Meteoritics and Planetary Science 33, 197-213.
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Last revised 2/27/06