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Academic Accomplishments


Master of Science from University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia
Major:
Agronomy
Dates:
2000 - 2002
Thesis:
Comparison of Vacuum and Centrifuge-based Techniques for Evaluating Solute Transport Processes under Unsaturated Conditions. View Abstract

Bachelor of Science from North Carolina State University; Raleigh, North Carolina
Major:
Environmental Science, Soil Science Concentration
Dates:
1996 - 2000
Honors:
Summa Cum Laude
Competitions:
2000 National Soil Judging Competition in  Moscow, Indiana
Research:
Conducted independent project: Comparison of Genetic Diversity of Bradyrhizobium Populations in Different Soils

Academic Employment

2004 - Present: Cameron University

2800 West Gore Boulevard, Lawton, Oklahoma 73505  Telephone: (580) 581-2220
Temporary Instructor: Biological Sciences
Courses Taught: General Biology and Lab, Principles of Biology I Lab
Laboratory Coordinator: General Biology June 2005 - Present
Director: Science Tutoring Lab for Student Support Services 2004 - July 2005
Developed: New laboratory activities for General Biology including Anthropometry and Forum Discussion exercises
Tutored Students In: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Physiology

2003 - 2004: Iowa State University

100 Alumni Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011  Telephone: (515) 294-5111
Research Associate II
Responsible For: Collection, preparation and analysis of soil samples for the national Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS) soil carbon sequestration project
Assisted In: Teaching laboratory sections of soil chemistry and mineralogy classes
Supervised: Laboratory activities for graduate and undergraduate students

2002 - 2003: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Savannah River Site -- Building 737-A, Aiken, South Carolina 29803  Telephone: (803) 725-2472
Research Coordinator I
Conducted: Saturated and unsaturated column experiments involving fly ash amended soil, soil and ash extraction and characterization, and presentation of results at 7th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) meetings in Sweden in June 2003

Publications

Seaman, J. C., J. M. Hutchison, B. P. Jackson and V. M. Vulava. In Situ Treatment of Metals in Contaminated Soils with Phytate. Journal of Environmental Quality 2003. Volume 32, pg. 153-161. View Paper
Hutchison, J. M., J. C. Seaman, S. A. Aburime and D. E. Radcliffe. Chromate Transport and Retention in Variably-saturated Soil Columns. Vadose Zone Journal 2003. Volume 2, pg. 702-714.  View Paper

Abstracts and Proceedings

Thompson, M. L., J. M. Hutchison, Y. Wu. Assessing Soil Organic Matter Stocks in Till-Derived Soils. Presentation at 2004 American Society of Agronomy (ASA) Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
Hutchison, J. M., J. C. Seaman, B. P. Jackson and S. A. Aburime. Solute Leeching from Fly Ash Amended Soils under Varying Degrees of Saturation. Poster presentation at 2003 ASA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Hutchison, J. M., J. C. Seaman, B. P. Jackson, T. Punshon  and S. A. Aburime. Solute Leeching from Fly Ash Amended Soils under Varying Degrees of Saturation. Presentation at 2002 Annual ICOBTE Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden.
Hutchison, J. M., J. C. Seaman, S. A. Aburime, D. E. Radcliffe and M. Guerin. Cr(VI) Migration in Variably-Saturated Soil. Presentation at 2002 ASA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Seaman, J. C., S. A. Aburime, J. Hutchison, and J. Singer. Evaluating Vadose Transport Processes Using Centrifugation Methods. 2002 National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Greensboro, North Carolina, Battelle Press Publishing. pg. 233-242.
Guerin, M., J. Seaman and J. Hutchison. Geochemical Uncertainty Models and Sediment Characterization. Poster presentation at 2002 OTKA/MTA/NSF "Tisza Workshop" "Natural Attenuation of Metals Along the Tisza River Floodplain Wetlands Continuum", Budapest, Hungary.
Hutchison, J. M., J. C. Seaman, V. M. Vulava, B. P. Jackson, and D. E. Radcliffe. In Situ Treatment of Metal-Contaminated Soils Using Ca-Phytate. Poster presentation at 2000 ASA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Awards

1st Place: Graduate Student Presentation Competition at 2002 ASA Annual Meetings, Indianapolis, Indiana.
W. W. Stevens Soil Conservation Scholarship 1998 - 2000.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassador 1998 - 2000.

Interests and Activities

Writing, Gardening, Hiking, and Horseback riding

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jhutchison@cameron.edu