Experts at the Conference: John Ford Shroder

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Professor John Ford Shroder teaches geografy and geology at the University of Nebraska, in Omaha, since 1969. He is author of  lots of books and he took part in important committees, as the Unesco and the Geological Society of America.
 

Department of Geography & Geology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE  68182
        
Education
Ph.D. in Geology, Minor in Geography; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; 1963-1967.
M.S. Geology; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; 1961-1963.
B.S. Geology; Union College, Schenectady, NY; 1957-1961.
           
Employment
Professor of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha 1969-2008.
Fulbright Professor, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 1983-1984.
Visiting Professor, Kabul University, Afghanistan, 1977-1978.
            
Recent Professional Honors
Appointment as Member of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
Scientific Board, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France.  For Geological Society of America.
Award for Outstanding Recent Accomplishment for “Leadership, Organization, and Vision in  compiling (with M.P. Bishop) the book, GIScience and Mountain Geomorphology,” Mountain Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, (AAG) April 8, 2005.
Editor-in-Chief, Developments in Earth Surface Processes, Elsevier, 2002 to date.
Distinguished Career Award, Mountain Specialty Group, AAG, 2001.
Editorial Board, Geomorphology, Elsevier, 1997 to date.
Elected Fellow of Geological Society America, 1994.
Elected Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science, 1992.
UNOmaha Award for Distinguished Research & Creative Activity, 1988.
Elected National Fellow of the Explorers Club, 1979 to date.

          
Relevant Professional Experience
Editor-in-Chief, Developments in Earth Surface Processes, Elsevier Book Series, 2002 to date.
Editor, Geomorphology, Elsevier journal, 1997 to date.
Fulbright to Pakistan, 1983-84.
Fulbright to Afghanistan, 1978.
NSF & NGS grants to Nanga Parbat Himalaya, 1995-1997.
NSF & NGS grants to K2 Karakoram Himalaya, 2003-2005.