Member Profile

PROJECT AFFILIATION:

• The Great Valley Math and Science Partnership
  • Roles: PI
  • Access: Project Admin, Project Contact

PROFESSIONAL ROLES

• Higher Ed: Science 

BIO

Dr. Baron has long-standing interests and engagement in science education and K-12 outreach activities. He was the principal investigator for a four-year grant from the NSF Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences program and is the principal investigator for the current NSP MSP project at CSU Bakersfield and the Kern High School District. He is also a co-PI on a current NSF Noyce grant at CSUB.

Dr. Baron's CV can be found at <a href="http://www.csub.edu/~dbaron/DB-CV.pdf">http://www.csub.edu/~dbaron/DB-CV.pdf</a> 

EXPERTISE

Geoscience Education, Aqueous Geochemistry, Hydrogeology 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Remus J.J., Gottfried J.L., Harmon R.S., Draucker A.C.*, Baron D. and Yohe R. Archaeological applications of LIBS: An example from the Coso Volcanic Field, CA using advanced statistical signal processing analysis (submitted to Applied Optics, September 2009)

Gottfried J.L., Harmon R.S., Draucker A., Baron D., and Yohe R.M. (2009) LIBS as an Archaeological Tool - Example from Coso Volcanic Field, CA. Proceedings of the 24th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium, University of New Brunswick, Canada. Lentz D.R., Thorne K.D., and Beal K-L, Editors, 2, 807-810.

Negrini R., Baron D., Gillespie J., Horton R., Draucker A., Durham N., Huff J., Philley P., Register C., Parker J., and Haslebacher T. (2008) A middle-Pleistocene lacustrine delta in the Kern River depositional system: structural control, regional stratigraphic context, and impact on groundwater quality. Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Publication MP48, 95-111.

Baron D., Negrini R.M, Golob E.M., Miller D., Sarna-Wojcicki A, Fleck R., Hacker B., Erendi A. (2008) Geochemical correlation and 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Kern River Ash and related tephra: Implications for the stratigraphy of petroleum-bearing formations in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Quaternary International, 178, 246-260.

Drouet C., Pass K.L., Baron D., Draucker S., and Navrotsky A. (2004) On the thermochemistry of solid solutions between jarosite, natrojarosite, and alunite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58, 2197-2205.

Drouet C., Navrotsky A., and Baron D. (2003) On the thermochemistry of solid solutions between jarosite and its chromate analog. American Mineralogist, 88, 1949-1954.

Baron D. and Palmer C.D. (2002) Solid solution/aqueous solution interactions between jarosite and its chromate analog. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66, 2841-2853.

Conference Abstracts

Gottfried J.L., Harmon R.S., Draucker A., Baron D. and Yohe R. (2009) Multivariate statistical analysis of LIBS spectra for archaeological applications - an example from the Coso Volcanic Field, CA - I: Partial least dquare discriminant analysis with pre-selected variables. North American Symposium on LIBS 2009, New Orleans, LA, July 13-15, 2009.

Remus J.J, Gottfried J.L., Harmon R.S. Draucker A., Baron D. and Yohe R. (2009) Multivariate Statistical Analysis of LIBS Spectra for Archaeological Applications - An Example from the Coso Volcanic Field, CA - II: Advanced Statistical Signal Processing Analysis. North American Symposium on LIBS 2009, New Orleans, LA, July 13-15, 2009.

Gottfried J.L., Harmon R.S. Draucker A., Baron D., Yohe R., De Lucia, Jr F.C., Miziolek A.W. (2009) Multivariate Analysis of LIBS Spectra for Archaeological Applications - An Example from the Coso Volcanic Field, CA. 24th International Association of Geochemistry Symposium, University of New Brunswick, Canada, June 1st - June 4th, 2009.

Stockton L., Kessler L., and Baron D. (2008) California Paleoclimate: Connecting Students to Their Past and Future. Workshop at the 2008 Meeting of the California Science Teachers Association, November 1, 2008, San Jose, CA.

Draucker A., Baron D., Yohe R., and Horton R. (2007) Geochemical characterization of obsidian subsources from the Coso Range, California, USA. 2007 Goldschmidt Conference, Cologne, Germany, August 19-24, 2007.

Baron D., Negrini R., Palacios-Fest M, Auffant K. (2006) Climate History of the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California, USA: Authentic Paleoclimate Research with K-12 Teachers. Eos Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract No. ED13A-1208.

Golob E., Baron D., Negrini R., and Sarna-Wojcicki A. (2005) Trace-element analysis of four Neogene volcanic ashes: Implications for the stratigraphy of petroleum-bearing formations in the San Joaquin Valley, CA. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT, October 6-19, 2005, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 37, No. 7. p.181.

Baron D., Negrini R., and Palacios-Fest M.R. (2004) Paleoclimate and flooding history of the southern San Joaquin Valley, CA: Research participation opportunities for increasing minority participation in the geosciences. Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2004.