Richard Gelpke Curriculum Vitae

Department of Earth and Geographic Sciences, Science Division, College of Arts and Sciences,University of Massachusetts at Boston; 617-287-5288.

Email: Richard.Gelpke@umb.edu

(January, 2002)

Education:

BA (Geography) Clark University, l963

MA (Geography & Education) Clark University, l965

MA (Geography) University of Arizona, 1973

MSL (Environmental Law) Vermont Law School, l982

PhD (Program in Law, Policy & Society) Northeastern University, 1998.

Employment:

l982 to present: Assistant Professor, University of

Massachusetts/Boston, Department of Earth & Geographic Sciences. Concentrations Environmental Studies, Policy & Conservation, Cartography

l969_82: Assistant Professor, Department of Regional Studies, Boston State College, Boston.

l964_68: High School Science and Social Studies Teacher:

Algonquin Regional High School, Northboro, Mass.

Recent Grants:

--Received $9600 University Public Service Grant to assist municipalities and non-profits to utilize GIS technology for mapping purposes. June, 1989 to December, 1990. With Janet Duncan, Geography, and John Murphy, Computing Services, Univ of Mass/Boston.

--Received $87,000 NYNEX grant for Environmental Assessment of the Runnins River, Seekonk, Massachusetts. Involved 4

Wheeler School (High school) students. Summer, 1995. With David Nellis and John Looney, Department of Geography, Univ of Mass/Boston.

-Received UMass Public Service Grant ($3200) with Professor John Looney; Titled "Neponset Pathfinders", to take 4 City High School students and investigate environmental conditions on the Neponset River. Summer-Fall,1996.

--Principal Investigator, $43,000 Mass Dept of Environmental Protection grant. "Household Hazardous Waste Prioritization Study". Spring-Summer,1996.

--Received UMass Public Service Grant ($3500); titled “Inventory Mapping at the Massachusetts State Archives” Jan-Dec, 1998.

–-Received Massachusetts Dept of Environmental Protection contract: ($27,000) with Dr. Alberto Giordano, Umass Dept of Earth & Geographic Sciences. “Computerization of the Massachusetts Chapter 91 Waterways Licenses”

Publications:

Massachusetts Electronic Atlas. Accessible on the web at HTTP://ICG.HARVARD.EDU/~MAPS/MAATLAS.HTM.

A joint project with David Cobb, Head, Harvard Map Collection & Douglas Carnahan, head of the Metropolitan Data Center at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

Computer Assisted Maps in Hungarian Jews, 1840_1920, by Robert Perlman, Univ of Mass Press. (Five Plates), 1992.

Abstract; "Introduction to Facility Siting" in the MAPC

Publication “Rethinking the Siting Process-Developing Alternative Strategies, February, 1989.

A Woodland Management Guide for Massachusetts. Edited volumen and wrote the Introduction and Chapter one. Published with matching grants from the Middlesex (Mass) Conservation District and the Mass. Commission for Soil, Water & Related Resources. 1986. Second edition published summer 1998.

Reviews of the following two materials: Both of these reviews appeared in Meridian, 12 (August, 1997).

1. Book Review of The Massachusetts Atlas by Thomas Scherer.

2. Review of Earthvisions Compact Disk, "Massachusetts Topographic Maps on CD.

Recent Conferences Spoken at/Moderated:

Delivered paper at the New England St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society, Providence, RI. October 28, 2000. “Chapter 91: A New Data Source for Historical analysis”.

Talk at the Harvard Map Collection. “The Map Collection at the Massachusetts State Archives: One Approach to Access” (see http://www_hcl.harvard.edu/maps/bms/bmspast.html

Talk; Massachusetts Geographic Information Council. “Rapid Map Retrieval at the State Archives.” Mass. State Archives. 10-7-99.

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions annual meeting, Worcester, Mass. Talk: “Map Reading and Site Visit Procedures.” 3-4-2000.

Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions annual meeting, Worcester, Mass. Moderated session on Exotic Vegetation. 3-6-99

Hosted technical workshops for the Middlesex Conservation District on urban hydrology. 5/98.

Representative Professional Activities:

Member, Town of Hudson (Mass) Planning Board; elected for 3 yr term (May, 1999)

Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Municipal Representative; Town of Hudson; 1983-present.

Massachusetts Watershed Coalition. Board Member, Vice-President,

1998-1999. Re-elected to second term, 1999-2000.

Middlesex Conservation District. Supervisor, 1978 to 1993. Associate Supervisor, 1993 to present.

Northeast Map Organization; Founding member, Treasurer.

1988_present, reelected, 1989_90 & 1990_91.

President, 1998-1999.