Curriculum Vitae 

Brandon Vogt

Brandon Vogt
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs
Parkway
Colorado Springs, Colorado  80918


Education

PhD, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences (2007)

  • Specializations: rock weathering, geovisualization, remote sensing, terrestrial lidar
  • Dissertation: A visual analytical approach to rock art panel condition assessment

MA, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences (2000)

  • Specializations: rock weathering, geographic information systems, geomorphometry
  • Thesis: A non-destructive technique for measuring surface roughness applied to a sandstone weathering study in a desert urban environment, Tempe, AZ

BS, University of Missouri, School of Natural Resources (1992)

  • Major: Natural Resource Management

Teaching Experience

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

  • Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
    • Environmental Systems: Landforms & Soils (GES101), Fall 2007/Spring 2008/Fall 2008/Spring 2009
    • Digital Earth (GES205), Fall 2009, Spring 2010
    • Intro. to Geographic Information Systems (GES405/505), Spring 2008/2009
    • Principles of Geomorphology (GES 431/531 & GEOL 463/563), Fall 2007, Spring 2010
    • Field Methods: Silverton, Colorado (GES446/517), Winter 2008/2009
  • Pre-Collegiate Development Program
    • Environmental Systems: Landforms and Soils (GES101), Summer 2008/2009
  • Freshman First Year Experience Program
    • Environmental Systems: Landforms & Soils (Colorado Focus) (GES101), Fall 2008

Texas State University San Marcos

  • Department of Geography
    • Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science (GEO2426), Fall 2004/Spring 2005

  Arizona State University Tempe

  • School of Geographical Sciences
    • Online Course Developer, Introduction to Landform Processes (GPH211), Fall 2003
    • Teaching Assistant, Physical Geography (GPH111) Spring 1998 through Spring 2003
    • Instructor with Full Course Responsibility, Introduction to Geographic Information Science (GPH 373/598), Spring 2002
    • Coordinator/Trip Leader, Silverton, Colorado Snow/Ice Field Research Experience (GPH 598), March 2000, 2001, 2002
    • Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Geographic Information Science (GPH 373/598), Fall 1999/Spring 1999 - 2000

Research Experience

Arizona State University Tempe

  • School of Geographical Sciences
    • GIS Research Assistant, Spring 2006/Fall 2006/Spring 2007
    • GIS Certificate Research Assistant, Spring 1998/Spring 1999
    • Field Research Assistant, Spring 2000

Texas State University San Marcos

  • Department of Geography
    • Scholar, Lovell Center for Environmental Geography and Hazards, Fall 2004

US Geological Survey

  • Global Change and Climate History Team
    • Physical Science Technician, February - August 1997

Grants and Funding

  • 2008. University of Colorado System President's Teaching and Learning Collaborative Faculty Investigator Award ($800)
  • 2008. University of Colorado System Cooperative Grant for Senior Assessment (with Robert Larkin) ($2500)
  • 2006. Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant ($300) 
  • 2003. Arizona Board of Regents Learner-Centered Initiatives Grant (with Dr. Ron Dorn, John Douglass) ($15448)
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. Arizona State University, University Graduate Scholarship ($6,000)
  • 2000. National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Associate ($1200)
  • 1999 - ASU Graduate College/Federal Work-Study/State of Arizona Office of Tourism Grant ($2000).
  • 1999, 2000, 2001. Arizona State University Graduate College Travel Grants ($300)
  • 1997. US Geological Survey Global Change and Climate History Team "On the Spot" Award ($250)

Professional Experience

Arizona Solar Center, Inc.

  • Tempe, Arizona. 1999 - 2009. Web Designer.

National Weather Service

  • Phoenix, Arizona. 1999.  Meteorological Student Technician.

U.S. Geological Survey

  • Denver, Colorado . Global Change and Climate History Team. 1997.  Physical Science Technician.

National Center for Atmospheric Research

  • Boulder, Colorado. 1992 to 1996.  Recycling Coordinator.

U.S. Forest Service

  • Creede, Colorado. Rio Grande National Forest, Peaks Ranger District, Weminuche Wilderness.  1992. Wilderness Ranger.

Refereed Publications

  • 2003. Fonstad, Mark, William Pugatch, and Brandon Vogt. Kansas Is Flatter Than a Pancake.  Annals of Improbable Research. 9(3).
  • 2001. Wentz, Elizabeth, Michael Kuby and Brandon Vogt. Use of Geographic Information Systems for Extraction of Peak and Canyon Locations in the State of Arizona . Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28(4):259-271.
  • 2001. Kuby, Michael, Elizabeth Wentz, Brandon Vogt, and Randy Virden.  Experiences in Developing a Tourism Web Site for Hiking Arizona’s Highest Summits and Deepest Canyons . Tourism Geographies 3(4):454473.

Other Publications

  • 2008. Vogt, Brandon. Rock Weathering at Red Rock Canyon Open Space.  An interpretive, web-based field guide for visitors to Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • 1998. Reynolds, Rich, Meredith Reheis, Brandon Vogt, and Jayne Belnap.  Aeolian dust in surficial sediments on the Colorado Plateau, magnetic and geochemical evidence: Abstracts, 4th International Conference on Aeolian Research, Oxford, U.K., p. 65.
  • 1997. Vogt, Brandon. US Geological Survey's US Global Change Research Program - Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use in the Southwestern United States, face-to-face workshop (Univ. of Arizona, Sept. 3/5, 1997), web workshop and USGS publication, The Arroyo Problem in the Southwestern United States. 

Publications Under Preparation

  • Vogt, Brandon. Sandstone weathering by aspect in Kenmuir Sandstone Quarry, Red Rock Open Space, Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Target journal: Environmental Geology.
  • Vogt, Brandon, Robert Edsall, and Ronald Dorn. Criteria for a weathering form mapping tool. Target journal: International Newsletter of Rock Art.
  • Vogt, Brandon, and Robert Edsall. Terrestrial laser scanning and exploratory spatial data analysis for the mapping of weathering forms on rock art panels.  Submitted to: Geocarto International.

Professional Presentations

  • 2009. Vogt, Brandon and Steve Jennings. Measuring the Success of a New Physical Geography-Based Learning Community, Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Convention Paper, Session Name: Learning Communities in Geography (presented by Brandon Vogt) Las Vegas, NV
  • 2008. Vogt, Brandon. Terrestrial LiDAR, GIS, and Rock Weathering, Air Force Academy GIS Day Poster Presentation, USAFA, Colorado Springs, CO
  • 2007. Stevens, Michelle, Brandon Vogt, Dennis Staley, and Thad Wasklewicz. 3D Laser Scanning Documentation and Condition Assessment of Rock Art, Society for American Archaeology 72nd Annual Meeting. Austin, TX (presented by Michelle Stevens)
  • 2007. Vogt, Brandon. Geovisualization of Laser Scanned Images as a Systemic Strategy to Aid in Stone Conservation, AAG Annual Convention Paper, Session (Rock Weathering and Rock Art: Sustainability of Cultural Resources Etched in Stone). San Francisco, CA
  • 2005. Vogt, Brandon. Exploring Mountain Denudation Process and Rate Utilizing Contour Line Pattern Analysis and Space-for-time Substitution, AAG Annual Convention Paper session. Denver, CO
  • 2003. Vogt, Brandon and Emily Skop. Us vs. Them -Old-to-new Colorado License Plates: A Barometer for Cultural Geographers, AAG Annual Convention Paper, Session Name: International Year of Mountains I: Beyond 2002 - Mountain Geography Specialty Group, New Orleans, LA (presented by Brandon Vogt)
  • 2002. Vogt, Brandon and Emily Skop. The License Plate Wars, Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Poster session. San Bernardino, CA (joint presentation)
  • 2001. Vogt, Brandon. A Non-Destructive Field Technique for Measuring Surface Roughness at Sub-millimeter Resolution, AAG Annual Convention Paper, Session (Weathering Geomorphology). New York, NY
  • 2000. Cerveny, Niccole, Mark Fonstad, Brandon Vogt. Total-Scale Analysis of Lava Flow Surface Complexity for SP Crater, Northern Arizona, AAG Annual Convention Paper session. Pittsburgh, PA (presented by Niccole Cerveny)
  • 2000. Wentz, Elizabeth, Brandon Vogt, Michael Kuby. Use of Geographic Information Systems for Extraction of Summit and Canyon Locations in the State of Arizona, AAG Annual Convention, Poster session. Pittsburgh, PA (presented by Brandon Vogt)
  • 2000. Vogt, Brandon and Mark Fonstad. Complexity-Scale Relationships in Montane Snowpack Depth: Potential Applications in Snow Process Research and Snow-Water Equivalent Measurement, AAG Annual Convention Cryosphere Specialty Group, Paper session. Pittsburgh, PA (presented by Brandon Vogt)
  • 1999. Vogt, Brandon. The Confocal Laser Microscope as a Tool to Quantitatively Measure Stone Surface Roughness, AAG Annual Convention, Paper Weathering Geomorphology session. Honolulu, HI

Invited Presentations

  • 2009. Terrestrial LiDAR applications in rock weathering studies.  Invited lecture.  Department of Economics and Geosciences, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • 2008. Terrestrial LiDAR to advance the Rock Art Stability Index (RASI).  Invited lecture.  Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado, Denver, Denver, CO.
  • 2008. Rock weathering forms and processes.  Invited lecture and field trip leader.  Red Rock Canyon Open Space 'Friends of Red Rock Canyon' Fall Education Series, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • 2007. GIS and the marketing world. Invited lecture. School of Business, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • 2007. Geovisualization in the context of rock art preservation, Invited lecture.  Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO.

Professional Affiliations

  • Association of American Geographers
  • Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
  • Colorado Rock Art Association
  • The Colorado Scientific Society
  • Friends of Red Rock Canyon

Article Reviewer

  • The Professional Geographer
  • Environmental Management

Other Accomplishments

  • 2004. Backpacker Magazine, May Issue - Interview integrated into article regarding Flatness of Kansas.
  • 2004. NOVA/PBS - Personal photographs used on "Hunt for the Supertwister," A PBS educational series and video, aired 3/30/04) and "Interview and Interactive" NOVA/PBS web site.
  • 2003. National Public Radio (NPR) Interview with Robert Siegel, "The Flat Landscape of Kansas" heard on All Things Considered, July 29.
  • 2002. Backpacker Magazine, December Issue - Personal photograph used for "Aqua Fria National Monument" article.
  • 1987. Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America , Burke , VA.
  • 1987. Kodak Nomination of Excellence in Photography, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC.

References

  • Robert Edsall, University of Minnesota, Department of Geography, PhD Chair
  • Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences, PhD Committee Member
  • Ronald Dorn, Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences, MA Chair, PhD Committee Member
  • Thad Wasklewicz, East Carolina University, Department of Geography, PhD Committee Member