{"id":21,"date":"2015-05-22T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T18:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/tldunn\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:37:03","slug":"curriculum-vitae-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/tldunn\/curriculum-vitae-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ph.D. in Geology &#8211; 2008<\/p>\n<p>Dissertation: \u201cDetermination of mineral abundances in ordinary chondrites using powder X-ray diffraction: Applications to parent body processes and asteroid spectroscopy\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; M.S. in Geology &#8211; 2005<\/p>\n<p>Thesis: \u201cIdentification of terrestrial alkalic rocks using thermal emission spectroscopy: Applications to Martian remote sensing\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tulane University, New Orleans, LA &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; B.S. in Geology \u2013 2000<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Professional Experience<em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Associate<\/b><\/span><strong> Professor of Geology&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <\/strong>Colby College, Waterville, ME&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; January 2019 &#8211; present<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Geology&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Colby College, Waterville, ME&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; February 2014 &#8211; December 2018<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Assistant Professor of Geology &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Illinois State University, Normal, IL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;August 2009 \u2013 December 2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Visiting Professor of Geology &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Illinois State University, Normal, IL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;July 2008 \u2013 May 2009<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Funded Grants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Metasomatic alteration of calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions from the CV3-4 and CK3-4 carbonaceous chondrites. $663,318 ($73,443 Colby amount). PI: A. Krot. Co-PI: NASA Emerging Worlds, 2022-2025.<\/li>\n<li>Acquisition of a SEM-EDS-EBSD-CL microanalytical system for geologic research, teaching, and outreach at Colby College, a Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI). $299,950. PI: T. Dunn; co-PIs: W. Sullivan, B. Koffman. NSF Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities, 2021-2022.<\/li>\n<li>Thermal metamorphism of the unequilibrated CK chondrites: Evidence for a single CK-CV chondrite parent body? $125,044. PI: NASA Cosmochemistry Program, 2013-2015.<\/li>\n<li>Nickel content in CV and CK chondrites: Evidence for a single parent body? $3,318. PI: Pre-tenure Faculty Initiative Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University, 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Professional Recognition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Asteroid 1981 EJ28 officially named (8999) Tashadunn, August 2014<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Outreach, University of Tennessee, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS), 2008<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in PhD Research, Planetary Geoscience Institute, University of Tennessee, 2008<\/li>\n<li>LPI Career Development Award, Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2008<\/li>\n<li>Vesta Mayo Memorial Scholarship, Mayo Educational Foundation, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Outreach, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2007<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Graduate Course Work, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Departmental Service Award, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Outreach, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated Enthusiasm Award, Planetary Geoscience Institute, University of Tennessee, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Graduate Student Presentations, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2005<\/li>\n<li>Excellence in Graduate Teaching, University of Tennessee, EPS, 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Invited Talks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201dTo be (a CK) or not to be (a CK)?: The unusual case of Northwest Africa 10588\u201d &#8211;&nbsp; Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX&nbsp; Aug. 26, 2022<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s getting hot in here: Metamorphism of primitive solar system materials\u201d &#8211; UCLA, Feb. 21, 2021<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s getting hot in here: Thermal metamorphism of the least equilibrated CK chondrite\u201d &#8211; Tulane University, Jan. 29, 2021<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s getting hot in here: Thermal metamorphism of the least equilibrated CK chondrite\u201d &#8211; University of New Hampshire, March 12, 2020<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt\u2019s getting hot in here: Thermal metamorphism of the least equilibrated CK chondrite\u201d&nbsp; &#8211; Columbia Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Dec. 7, 2018<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThermal Metamorphism in Primitive Asteroids: Addressing the CK-CV Parent Body Question\u201d \u2013 Rutgers University, Dec 2, 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThermal Metamorphism in Primitive Asteroids: Addressing the CK-CV Parent Body Question\u201d \u2013 Bates College, Nov 3, 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThermal Metamorphism in Primitive Meteorites\u201d \u2013 Texas Christian University, January 16, 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThermal Metamorphism in Primitive Meteorites\u201d \u2013 University of Iowa,&nbsp; April 5, 2013<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPrimitive Meteorites and their Parent Asteroids\u201d \u2013 Colby College,&nbsp; Dec. 2, 2011<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrdinary Chondrites: Mineral Abundances and Parent Body processes\u201d &#8211; Southern Illinois University, &nbsp;Oct. 6, 2011<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrdinary Chondrites: Mineral Abundances and Parent Body processes\u201d- Ohio University, October 2009<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUnderstanding Meteorite Parent Bodies\u201d \u2013 ISU Department of Physics Informal Seminar, September 2009<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOrdinary Chondrites: Mineral Abundances and Parent Body processes\u201d- Illinois State Univ., January 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">Professional <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Affiliations<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>American Geophysical Union<\/li>\n<li>Mineralogical Society of America<\/li>\n<li>Geological Society of America, Planetary Science Division<\/li>\n<li>Meteoritical Society<\/li>\n<li>Sigma Xi Research Society, Full member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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