Curriculum Vitae of Richard Schwartz

E-mail: rick@marthaandrick.com

EDUCATION

California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1978 M.S., Environmental Science

University of California, Los Angeles, 1968, California Standard Lifetime Secondary Teaching Credential

Arizona State University, 1965, B.S., Chemistry

EMPLOYMENT

2004-2012: Part-time geochemistry technician/researcher, University of Southern California

1970-2003: Teacher, Torrance High School, Torrance Unified School District (principally chemistry, but also physics, earth science, physical science, mathematics) Also some part-time work in teacher professional development and informal science education for children.

2000 – 2001: Science Writer, Core Knowledge Foundation (Part time)

1968 - 1970: Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District

1965-1967: Industrial chemist, Shell Chemical Company

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

California Association of Chemistry Teachers, southern region past president
Southern California Academy of Science, advisory board
Torrance Teachers’ Association (NEA)

SELECTED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY

California Curriculum Commission (Commissioner 1997-2001)
Performance Level Setting Panel State Testing and Reporting System (science)
Los Angeles County Science Fair advisory board
California Science Project Advisory Board
E4 (community based education organization) advisory board
Site visitor for the American Association for Liberal Arts

AWARDS

Outstanding chemistry teacher, Western Region, American Chemical Society, 1995
Sigma Xi science teaching award, 1996
Students and teachers in Antarctica, 1992
Research Corporation grant for summer laboratory experience, 1994
Rotary club outstanding teacher award, 1998

PUBLICATION

Martha Schwartz, Steve P. Lund, Douglas E. Hammond, Richard Schwartz, Kathy Wong, Early Sediment Diagenesis on the Blake/Bahama Outer Ridge, N. Atlantic Ocean, and its Effects on Sediment Magnetism, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 7903-7914, 1996