Carl S. Kirby
Associate Professor of Geology
Assistant Dean of Arts & Sciences

Office: O'Leary 226
Email:
kirby@bucknell.edu
Phone: (570) 577-1385
Fall 2008 Schedule

Education:


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Research Interests in aqueous and environmental geochemistry:

My 1982 VW Vanagon camper painted exclusively with raw iron hydroxide from mine drainage sediments


Publications:

  • Kirby, C. S., and J. D. Rimstidt, 1994, Interaction of municipal solid waste ash with water Environmental Science & Technology, 28, 443-451.
  • Kirby, C. S., and J. D. Rimstidt, 1993, Mineralogy and surface properties of municipal solid waste ash, Environmental Science & Technology, 27, 652-660.
  • Kirby, Carl S., and Elder, Jennifer A., 1998, Field determination of Fe2+ oxidation rates in acid mine drainage using a continuously-stirred tank reactor, Applied Geochemistry, 13, 4, 509-520. Abstract
  • Kirby, C. S.; S. M. Decker; N. K. Macander, 1999, Color, chemical and mineralogical composition of sediment from untreated and treated mine drainage: Comparisons to pigment, Environmental Geology, 37, 3, 243-254. Abstract
  • Kirby, C. S.; H. Thomas; G. Southam; R. Donald, 1999, Relative contributions of abiotic and biological factors to Fe(II) oxidation kinetics in acid mine drainage, Applied Geochemistry , 14, 4, 511-530. Abstract
  • Cravotta, C. A. III, and Kirby, C. S., 2004, Effects of Abandoned Coal-Mine Drainage on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Shamokin Creek Basin, Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pennsylvania, 1999-2001, US Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4311.
  • Kirby, C. S., Cravotta, C.A., III, 2005, Net alkalinity and net acidity in mine drainage 1: Theoretical considerations, Applied Geochemistry, 20, 1920–1940.
  • Kirby, C. S., Cravotta, C.A., III, 2005, Net alkalinity and net acidity in mine drainage 2: Practical considerations, Applied Geochemistry, 20, 1941–1964.
  • Kirby, C. S., McInerney, B., Turner, M. D., 2008, Groundtruthing and Potential for Predicting Acid Deposition Impacts in Headwater Streams Using Bedrock Geology, GIS, Angling, and Stream Chemistry, Science of the Total Environment, 393, 249-261.

Outside Interests:

  • In these musical groups I play
    • Acoustic bass in Lawson and Disorder - eclectic and Larry Lawson originals
    • Acoustic bass in Sink or Swing - acoustic string swing from the 30's-50's
    • Rhythm guitar, mandolin, and fiddle in Total Hip Replacement - music for contra dances: jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes
  • Flyfishing for trout & smallmouth bass
  • Noontime racquetball if my knee holds up
  • Road and mountain bicycling
  • Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance: A citizen's group dedicated to the cleanup of the Shamokin Creek watershed
  • Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance: A citizen's group dedicated to preserving the Buffalo Creek watershed


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