Daniel M. Ruscitto 1272 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403, USA Email: druscitt "at" uoregon.edu Phone: 541-346-5989 (pdf available)

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene Oregon Doctoral Candidate, Geological Sciences           Concentration: Igneous Petrology, Volcanology           Advisor: Paul Wallace 2006 - present UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, Minnesota M.S., Geology & Geophysics           Concentration: Igneous Geochemistry, Radioactive Isotopes           Thesis: Unraveling subduction-related signals in south-eastern Guatemala                       using uranium-thorium isotopes and trace element  geochemistry           Advisors: Marc M. Hirschmann, R. L. Edwards 2003 - 2006 UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady, New York B.S., Geology, magna cum laude            Thesis: Origins of cold, carbonated saline springs in Saratoga, New York            Advisor: Kurt Hollocher 1999 - 2003

TEACHING EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Dept. of Geological Sciences GEOL 418 Lab - Earth and Environmental Data Analysis GEOL 101 Lab - Earth's Dynamic Interior GEOL 102 Lab - Environmental Geology & Landform Development GEOL 103 Lab - The Evolving Earth UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics GEO 1001 Lab - Earth and Its Environments GEO 2302 Lab - Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology

PUBLICATIONS Ruscitto, D., D. McKay, P. Wallace, and K. Cashman (in prep) The Influence of Volatile Contents on Eruptive Styles of Cinder Cones from the Central Oregon High Cascades: Collier Cone, Four-in-One Cone, and Yapoah Crater. Ruscitto, D., P. Wallace, E. Johnson, A. Kent, and I. Bindeman (in prep) Assessment of Volatile Contents from Olivine-hosted Melt Inclusions from the Central Oregon High Cascades: Implications for subarc mantle conditions. Ruscitto, D., P. Wallace, and A. Kent (2009) Revisiting the Compositions and Volatile Contents of Olvine-hosted Melt Inclusions from the Mount Shasta Region: Implications for the Formation of high-Mg Andesites. submitted to Contributions in Mineralogy and Petrology. Ruscitto, D. and P. Wallace (2008), Revisiting the Compositions and Volatile Contents of Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions From the Mount Shasta Region, Eos Trans., AGU 89(53), Fall Meet., Suppl., Abstract V13F-06 Wallace, P., D. Ruscitto, M. Rowe, and A. Kent (2008), Volatile Outputs From Subduction-Related Magmatism in the Oregon Cascades Estimated From Melt Inclusions, Spring Discharges, Heat Flow Data and Geochronology, Eos Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T13F-07 Byerly, B.L., P. Wallace, and D. Ruscitto (2008), Thermobarometry of Clinopyroxenes From Yapoah Crater and the Chichinautzin Volcanic Field: Implications for Crystallization Depths and Magma Mixing, Eos Trans. AGU 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V33D-2247 Ruscitto, D., E. Johnson, P. Wallace, and A. Kent (2008), Ascent and degassing of mafic magmas from Central Oregon, IAVCEI General Meeting, Reykjavik, Iceland, Abstract 1-j P12 Ruscitto, D., P. Wallace, A. Kent, and I. Bindeman (2008), Assessing Parent Magma Compositions and H2O Contents in the Central Oregon Cascades, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 72(12S): A812 Ruscitto, D., E. Johnson, P. Wallace, A. Kent, C. Mercer, and I. Bindeman (2007), Volatile Contents of Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions from the Central Oregon High Cascades, Eos Trans., AGU 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V41D-08 Ruscitto, D.M., M.M. Hirschmann, R.L. Edwards, R.L., J.A. Walker, H. Cheng, B.I. Cameron and K. Roggensack (2005), Uranium–Thorium Isotopic Analyses of Basalts from Behind the Volcanic Front, Southeastern Guatemala, Eos Trans., AGU 86(52), Fall Meet Suppl., Abstract T13B–04 Walker, J., K. Bemis, B. Cameron, K. Noll, B. Singer, X. Zhang, D. Ruscitto, K. Roggensack and J. Olney (2005) Implications of 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology for Fluid Transfer and Magma Generation Across Southeastern Guatemala, Eos Trans., AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T13B–04 Ruscitto, D. and K. Hollocher (2003). “Carbonated mineral springs of Saratoga Springs, New York: mixing end members and water-rock interactions.” Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 35 (3): 73 Ruscitto, D. and K. Hollocher (2003) "Geochemical analysis and speculation upon the origins of mineral waters in Saratoga Springs, New York" National Conference on Undergraduate Research Abstracts, 17: 327 Hollocher, K., L. Quintin and D. Ruscitto (2002). “Geochemistry and source of the Saratoga Springs.” In, McClelland, J. and Karabinos, P., editors, New York State Geological Association, Field Trip Guidebook, Lake George, New York, Trip C11, p. C11–1 to C11–15

AWARDS & HONORS UNIVERSITY OF OREGON ·  Marthe E. Smith Memorial Science Fellowship, 2008 – 2009 ·  USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Kleinman Grant for Volcano Research, 2008 ·  GSA Parke D. Snavely, Jr. Cascadia Research Award, 2008 ·  National Science Foundation Travel Grant: EAR-0824339, 2008 ·  Goldschmidt 2008 Student Travel Grant ·  Lloyd Staples Fellowship, 2007 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ·  Thomas F. Andrews Fellowship, 2005 – 2006 ·  American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Scholarship, 2003 – 2005 UNION COLLEGE ·  E.S.C. Smith Prize, 2003 ·  Union College Research Fellowship, 2002 ·  Schenectady Alumni– Ed Fitz Memorial Scholarship, 1999 – 2002 ·  Schenectady Sons of Italy Scholarship, 1999 ·  Union College Dean’s List, 1999 – 2003

SOCIETIES & MEMBERSHIPS ·  Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Alpha of New York                2003 - present ·  Sigma Xi Research Society                                                    2003 - present ·  Society for Applied Spectroscopy                                           2003 - present ·  American Chemical Society                                                   2005 - present ·  American Geophysical Union                                                 2005 - present ·  Geological Society of America                                               2007 - present ·  American Association of Petroleum Geologists                        2008 - present