FACULTY - John M. Zobitz
Assistant Professor
Courses taught: Pre-calculus, Calculus (single and multi variable), Modeling and differential equations.
Honors and Distinctions
- 2007: Mathematical Association of America Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) fellow
- 2005-2007: Department of Energy Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship
- 2002-2005: NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Fellow
- 2001 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
- University of Utah Graduate Research Travel Grant (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Biosphere Atmosphere StableIsotope Network Workshop Travel Grant (September 2004)
- Biosphere Atmosphere StableIsotope Network Workshop Travel Grant (December 2005)
- 2002 NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
Publications
1. J. M. Zobitz, “Pascal Matrices and Differential Equations,” 2003. Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, Vol. 11(8): 437-444.
2. J. M. Zobitz, J. P. Keener, H. Schnyder, D. R. Bowling, “Sensitivity analysis and quantification of uncertainty for isotopic mixing relationships in carbon cycle research,” 2006. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 136:56-75, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.01.003.
3. D. Pataki, D. R. Bowling, J. R. Ehleringer, J. M. Zobitz, “High resolution atmospheric monitoring of urban CO2 sources,” 2006. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L03813, doi:10.1029/2005GL024822.
4. J. M. Zobitz, S. P. Burns, J. Ogée, M. Reichstein, D. R. Bowling, “Partitioning net ecosystem exchange of CO2: A comparison of a Bayesian/isotope approach to environmental regression methods,” 2007. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 112,G03013, doi:10.1029/2006JG000282.
5. J. M. Zobitz, D. Moore, W. J. Sacks, R. K. Monson, D. R. Bowling, D. S. Schimel, “Integration of Process-based Soil Respiration Models with Whole-Ecosystem CO2 Measurements,” 2008. Ecosystems, 11:250-269.
6. J. M. Zobitz, S. P. Burns, M. Reichstein, D. R. Bowling, “Partitioning net ecosystem carbon exchange and the carbonisotopic disequilibriumina subalpineforest,” 2008. Global Change Biology, to appear,doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01609.x.