Articles Published in Peer-reviewed Refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings:
(*denotes student co-authors)
Glumac, B., in press, High-resolution stratigraphy and correlation of Cambrian strata using carbon isotopes: An example from the southern Appalachians, USA: Carbonates and Evaporites, DOI 10.1007/s13146-011-0065-2, published online 28 August 2011.
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., *Weigner, M.M., *Motti, S.A., and Pruss, S.B., in press, Distribution of oolitic sediment along a beach-to-offshore transect, Pigeon Cay, Cat Island, Bahamas: New insights into modern ooid formation, in Gamble, D.W., and Kindler, P., eds., Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions.
Curran, H.A., *Schultz-Baer, M., *Durkin, K., and Glumac, B., in press, Recovery of carbonate sand beaches on San Salvador Island, Bahamas from damage by Hurricane Frances (2004), in Gamble, D.W., and Kindler, P., eds., Proceedings of the 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions.
Cvetko Tešović, B., Glumac, B., and Bucković, D., 2011, Integrated biostratigraphy and carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian to Albian) Adriatic-Dinaridic carbonate platform deposits in Istria, Croatia: Journal of Cretaceous Research, v. 32, no. 3, p. 301-324.
*Wei-Haas, M.L., Glumac, B., and Curran, H.A., 2011, Sphenothallus-like fossils from the Martinsburg Formation (Upper Ordovician), Tennessee, USA: Journal of Paleontology, v. 85, no. 2, p. 353-359.
Lužar-Oberiter, B., Hochuli, P.A., Babić Lj., Glumac, B., and Tibljaš, D., 2010, Climatic cycles recorded in the Middle Eocene hemipelagites from a Dinaric foreland Basin of Istria (Croatia): Geologica Carpathica, v. 61, no. 3, p. 193-200.
Cvetko Tešović, B., Mezga, A., and Glumac, B., 2008, Stable isotope analysis of Upper Tithonian limestones with dinosaur footprints from Kirmenjak quarry (Istria, Croatia): Geologia Croatica, v. 61, no. 1, p. 3-9.
Živković, S., and Glumac, B., 2007, Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Middle Eocene Trieste-Pazin basin (Croatia) from benthic foraminiferal assemblages: Micropaleontology, v. 53, no. 4, p. 285-310.
Glumac, B., and *Mutti, L.E., 2007, Late Cambrian (Steptoean) sedimentation and responses to sea-level change along the northeastern Laurentian margin: Insights from carbon isotope stratigraphy: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 119, no. 5/6, p. 623-636.
Glumac, B., *Berrios, L., Greer, L., and Curran, H.A., 2004, Holocene tufa-coated serpulid mounds from the Dominican Republic: Depositional and diagenetic history, with comparison to modern serpulid aggregates from Baffin Bay, Texas, in Lewis, R.D., and Panuska, B.C., eds., Proceedings of the 11th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, p. 49-65.
Glumac, B., and *Spivak-Birndorf, M.L, 2002, Stable isotopes of carbon as a valuable stratigraphic tool: An example from the Cambrian of the northern Appalachians: Geology, v.30, p. 563-566.
[Featured in the Undergraduate Research Highlights of the Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, v. 23, no. 2, December 2002.]
Glumac, B., and Walker, K.R., 2002, Effects of grand cycle cessation on the diagenesis of Upper Cambrian carbonate deposits in the southern Appalachians: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 72, p. 571-587.
Glumac, B., 2001, Influence of early lithification on late diagenesis of microbialites: Insights from d18O compositions of Upper Cambrian carbonate deposits from the southern Appalachians: PALAIOS, v. 16, p. 593-600.
Glumac, B., and Walker, K.R., 2000, Carbonate deposition and sequence stratigraphy of the terminal Cambrian grand cycle in the southern Appalachians: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 70, p. 952-963.
Glumac, B., and Walker, K.R., 1998, A Late Cambrian positive carbon-isotope excursion in the southern Appalachians: Relation to biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, environments of deposition, and diagenesis: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 68, p. 1212-1222.
Glumac, B., and Walker, K.R., 1997, Selective dolomitization of Cambrian microbial carbonate deposits: A key to mechanisms and environments of origin: PALAIOS, v. 12, p. 98-110.
Author of online educational resources for the Science Education Resource Center (SERC):
Essays “Designing Geoscience Courses Around Projects With Realistic Scenarios” and “Introduction to Biotic Evolution: A Case of Cancer” posted as educational resources for understanding the role of the affective domain in geoscience learning: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/workshop07/participants/16177.html
“Designing Sedimentary Geology Courses Around Field Projects With Realistic Scenarios” educational resource for teaching sedimentary geology: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/activities/13884.html
“Turbidite vs. Debris Flow: A Class Debate on Deep Water Depositional Systems” educational resource for teaching sedimentary geology: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/activities/13876.html
“Sedimentation and Tectonics: Geologic History of the Appalachian Basin” educational resource for teaching sedimentary geology: http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/activities/13879.html
“Introduction to Sequence Stratigraphy: Reconstructing the “Slug” Model Using the Desktop Delta Physical Model” resource for teaching sedimentary geology:
http://serc.carleton.edu/files/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/models/slug_model_poster_glumac.pdf
http://serc.carleton.edu/files/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/models/slug_model_video_desktop.mov
posted at: http://serc.carleton.edu/dev/NAGTWorkshops/sedimentary/models/desktop_delta.html
Translation work:
Lacković, D., 2008, Droplets and the Stone: Croatian Natural History Museum Publication, Zagreb, Croatia. (Translated this picture book for children about karst and caves from Croatian into English.)
Published Abstracts (since 2000):
As a senior author (*denotes student co-authors):
Glumac, B., 2011, Archaeological geology of rock art and stone artifacts: A cross-disciplinary introductory-level liberal arts college course: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 43(5).
Glumac, B., 2011, Lacustrine dolomite from hydrologically closed Early Jurassic lakes of the Deerfield rift basin in Massachusetts: Insights from isotopic analysis of various carbonate components of the Turners Falls Formation: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 43(5).
Glumac, B., *Berrios, L., Curran, H.A., and Greer, L., 2011, Las Caritas, Enriquillo Valley, Southwestern Dominican Republic: Is there a link between this Taino Indian petroglyph site and springs?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 43(5).
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., Savarese, M., and Hoeflein, F., 2011, Spongiform texture in Bahamian Holocene grainstone: Origin by lithification of beach and dune carbonate sand around vegetation: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 43(5).
Glumac, B., and *Froneberger, M., 2010, Marble as a potential local source for Yapese Stone Money: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 42(5), p. 577.
Glumac, B., and *Betances, C., 2010, Portable handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) in provenance studies of Yapese Stone Money: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 42(5), p. 577.
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., *Motti, S.A., *Weigner, M.M., and Pruss, S.B., 2010, Polygonal fractures or sandcracks in ooid grainstones of Cat Island, Bahamas: A unique sedimentary structure formed by desiccation of carbonate sand: The 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Abstracts and Program, p. 18-19.
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., *Weigner, M.M., *Motti, S.A., and Pruss, S.B., 2010, Composition and distribution of sediment along a beach-to-offshore transect at Pigeon Cay, Cat Island, Bahamas: New insights into the formation and deposition of ooids in modern carbonate sedimentary environments: The 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Abstracts and Program, p. 19.
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., *Motti, S.A., *Weigner, M.M., and Pruss, S.B., 2010, Polygonal fractures in ooid grainstones of Cat Island, Bahamas: A unique sedimentary structure in carbonate deposits: Joint Northeastern and Southeast Sections, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 42(1), p. 168.
Glumac, B., Curran, H.A., *Weigner, M.M., *Motti, S.A., and Pruss, S.B., 2009, Formation and distribution of ooids along a beach-to-offshore transect at Pigeon Cay, Cat Island, Bahamas: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 41(7), p. 116.
Glumac, B., Cvetko Tešović, B., and Mezga, A., 2008, Multifaceted examination of carbonate platform deposits with dinosaur footprints: Upper Jurassic of Istria, Croatia: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 40(6), p. 284.
Glumac, B., and *Vo, H-L., 2008, New insights into Steptoean (Late Cambrian) Sedimentation and stratigraphy of the northern U.S. Appalachians from Smithsonian trilobite collections: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, no. 2.
Glumac, B., 2006, Carbon-isotope stratigraphy: Towards better stratigraphic resolution and correlation of Upper Cambrian strata in the Appalachians: Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38(3), p. 24.
Glumac, B., Cvetko Tešović, B., Mezga, A., and *Tewksbury, C.M., 2005, Reconstructing the environments of a Jurassic Park: Petrographic and stable isotope analysis of carbonate rocks with dinosaurs from Istria, Croatia: Croatian Geological Congress, Opatija, Croatia.
Glumac, B., *Records, S., *Pitkin, M.O., *Nichols, E.C., *Dean, E., and *Mutti, L.E., 2005, Carbon-isotope stratigraphy of the Galway Formation in Saratoga County, New York: A continuing search for Steptoean (Upper Cambrian) shallow marine strata in the northern Appalachians: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37(1), p. 69-70.
Glumac, B., 2005, Influence of microbial processes on diagenesis of carbonate deposits: Upper Cambrian of the southern Appalachians: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37(1), p. 7.
Glumac, B., 2005, Designing a field-oriented and project-based undergraduate Sedimentology and Stratigraphy course: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37(1), p. 20.
Glumac, B., *Clifthorne, S., Babic, Lj., and Zupanic, J., 2002, Relationships between isotopic composition and petrographic indicators for marine, brackish and freshwater carbonate deposition: Paleogene of Istria, Croatia: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 34(6), p. 16.
Glumac, B., and *Berrios, L., 2002, A stable isotope investigation of calcareous tubes from Recent serpulid aggregates in Baffin Bay, Texas: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 34(6), p. 334.
Glumac, B., *Berrios, L., Greer, L., and Curran, H.A., 2002, Depositional and diagenetic history of Holocene tufa-coated serpulid mounds from the Dominican Republic: Insights from petrography, stable isotopes and comparison with modern serpulid aggregates from Baffin Bay, Texas: The 11th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Abstracts and Program, p. 15.
Glumac, B., 2002, Stable isotopes of carbon as a tool for high resolution stratigraphy of the Sauk IISauk III sequence boundary: Association of Petroleum Geologists, 2002 Annual Meeting Abstracts, Houston, Texas, p. 64.
Glumac, B., 2001, Controls on the distribution of saddle dolomite in the St. Louis Limestone (Mississippian) from Indiana: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 33, p. 255.
Glumac, B., 2001, Investigating the causes for perturbations in the global cycling of carbon: Insights from strontium isotopes: The Earth System Processes A Global Meeting Presented by The Geological Society of America and The Geological Society of London, Edinburgh, Scotland: Programmes with Abstracts, p. 34.
Glumac, B., 2001, Carbon isotopes as a tool for high resolution stratigraphy of Upper Cambrian strata: Southeastern Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, p. 59.
Glumac, B., 2001, A stable isotope study of carbonate components from lacustrine strata of the Turners Falls Formation (Newark Supergroup), Massachusetts: Northeastern Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, p. 67.
As a mentor for Smith College undergraduate geology students (*denotes student authors):
*Brisson, S., and Glumac, B., 2011, Sandcracks and sandchips: Experimentally produced sedimentary features in ooid sand and glass beads: Northeastern and North-Central Sections, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs, v. 43(1), p. 134.
*Schultz-Baer, M., *Durkin, K., Curran, H.A., and Glumac, B., 2010, Recovery of carbonate sand beaches on San Salvador Island, Bahamas, from damage by hurricane Frances (2004): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting v. 42(5), p. 109.
*Durkin, K., *Schultz-Baer, M., Curran, H.A., and Glumac, B., 2010, Recovery of East Beach and Hanna Bay Beach from hurricane Frances (2004-2010), San Salvador Island, Bahamas: The 15th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Abstracts and Program, p. 12-13.
*Didaleusky, J., Glumac, B., and Newton, R.M., 2009, Geochemical and Mineralogical Comparison between Clays and Ceramics from the Etruscan Archaeological Sites of Poggio Colla and Podere Funghi, Tuscany, Italy: 22nd Annual Keck Geology Symposium Proceedings Extended Abstract, p. 189-194.
*Lavarreda, A., McMenamin, M.A.S., Beuthin, J.D., and Glumac, B., 2008, Laminated Cambridge Argillite of the Boston Bay Group at Hewitt's Cove, Massachusetts: 21st Annual Keck Geology Symposium Proceedings Extended Abstract.
*Shafer, C., and Glumac, B., 2008, Reconstructing the “slug” model of sequence stratigraphy using the “delta box” physical model of sedimentation: Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs, v. 40(4), p. 58.
*Winsor, K., Curran, H.A., Greer, L., Glumac, B., and Tibert, N., 2007, Regional and climatic contributions to the formation of Holocene serpulid tube/tufa mounds of the Enriquillo Valley, Dominican Republic: Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs.
*Wei-Haas, M.L., Glumac. B., and Curran, H.A., 2007, Sphenothallus-like fossils from the Upper Martinsburg Formation (Upper Ordovician) in northeastern Tennessee: Southeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs, v. 39(2), p. 96.
*Winsor, K., Curran, H.A., Greer, L., and Glumac, B., 2006, Paleoenvironmental implications of mid-Holocene serpulid tube/tufa mounds and underlying coral colonies, Enriquillo Valley, Dominican Republic: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 38(7), p. 68.
*Altemus, E.T., and Glumac, B., 2003, Carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Danby and Clarendon Springs Formations (Cambrian) in south-central Vermont: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs, v. 35(3), p. 10.
*Able, L.M., Tibert, N.E., and Glumac, B., 2003, Holocene climate change in western Ireland: Evidence from the ostracod populations of Loch Inchiquin: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs, v. 35(3), p. 71.
*Berrios, L., Glumac, B., Greer, L., and Curran, H.A., 2002, Tufa-coated serpulid mounds in the Dominican Republic: A unique substrate for Taino Indian petroglyphs: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 34(6), p. 111.
*Mutti, L.E., and Glumac, B., 2002, Insights from carbon isotope stratigraphy into Late Cambrian (Steptoean) sedimentation and responses to sea level change along the northeastern Laurentian margin: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 34(6), p. 15.
*Kramer, M., *Able, L., Pufall, A., Caldanaro, T., Glumac, B., and Curran, H.A., 2002, Water Quality on San Salvador Island, Bahamas: Preliminary Investigations in January 2002: The 11th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas and other Carbonate Regions, Abstracts and Program, p. 18-19.
*Clifthorne, S., Glumac, B., and Babic, Lj., 2002, Delineation between marine, brackish and freshwater carbonate depositional environments: Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene of Istria, Croatia: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, No. 1, p. 15.
*Marchefka, A., and Glumac, B., 2002, Stratigraphy of the Big Spring Station Member of the Conococheague Limestone, south-central Pennsylvania: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, No. 1, p. 15.
*Mutti, L.E., and Glumac, B., 2002, Correlation of Upper Cambrian carbonate strata from southeastern New York and western Massachusetts: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, No. 1, p. 73.
*Spivak-Birndorf, M.L., and Glumac, B., 2001, Carbon-isotope stratigraphy of the Lower Gorge Formation (Upper Cambrian), Northwestern Vermont: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, p. 28-29.
*McKinstry, L.H., *Marchefka, A.M., Glumac, B., and Green, M.D., 2001, Enigmatic fossils from the Martinsburg Formation (Upper Ordovician), northeastern Tennessee: Southeastern Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, p. 73.
As a co-author (*denotes student authors):
Cvetko Tešović, B., Brlek, M., Korbar, T., Glumac, B., and Fuček, L., 2010, Slope carbonates within the Adriatic-Dinaridic Carbonate Platform domain (central Dalmatia, the Adriatic region of Croatia): The 18th International Sedimentological Congress, Mendoza, Argentina.
Brlek, M., Korbar, T., Cvetko Tešović, B., Fuček, L., and Glumac, B., 2010, Integrated stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous carbonate deposits on the Island of Čiovo (central Dalmatia, Croatia): The 4th Croatian Geological Congress, šibenik, Croatia.
Korbar, T., Glumac, B., Cvetko Tešović, B., and *Cadieux, S.B., 2010, Influence of Cenomanian-Turonian synsedimentary tectonics and OAE 2 on development of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform: A case study from the Island of Brač (Dalmatia, Croatia): The 4th Croatian Geological Congress, šibenik, Croatia.
Lacković, D., Glumac, B., Asmerom, Y., and Stroj, A., 2010, Paleoenvironmental change associated with an abrupt water level lowering in a karst drainage system: Evidence from distribution and dating of Veternica cave deposits in Croatia: The 4th Croatian Geological Congress, šibenik, Croatia.
Curran, H.A., Glumac, B., Pruss, S.B., *Motti, S.A., and *Weigner, M.M., 2009, Diverse sedimentary structures of a Holocene carbonate eolianite complex on Cat Island, Bahamas: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 41(7), p. 117.
Korbar, T., Glumac, B., Cvetko Tešović, B., and *Cadieux, S.B., 2009, Dynamics of carbonate deposition on the Adriatic Platform during the Cenomanian-Turonian drowning and the OAE-2: A case study from the Island of Brač (Dalmatia, Croatia): The 27th Meeting of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS), Sardinia, Italy.
Lacković, D., Glumac, B., and Asmerom, Y., 2009, Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Veternica Cave, Medvednica Mountains, Croatia: New insights from cave flowstone and shelfstone: The 17th International Karstological School, Postojna, Slovenia.
Curran, H.A., Winsor, K., Greer, L., and Glumac, B., 2008, Unusual Serpulid/Tufa Bioherms Cap Corals of a Mid-Holocene Fringing Reef, Dominican Republic: Paleoenvironmental and Climatic Controls. The 11th International Coral Reef Symposium Abstracts Volume, p. 4.
Cvetko Tešović, B., Glumac, B., and Bucković D., 2006, Unraveling stratigraphic complexities in Lower Cretaceous (Barremian to Albian) strata of Istria, Croatia: The 17th International Sedimentological Congress, Fukuoka, Japan.
Živković, S., and Glumac, B., 2005, Stable isotope composition of Middle Eocene benthic foraminifera from the Pazin basin (Istria, Croatia): A record of paleoceanographic changes: Croatian Geological Congress, Opatija, Croatia.
Curran, H.A., Glumac, B., and White, B., 2005, A tropical carbonates field course in the Bahamas: More than “fun-in-the-sun”: Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 37(1), p. 21.
Curran, H.A., Greer, L., Glumac, B., *Guerard, G.M., and Swart, P.K., 2004, Development, decline, and transition in a mid-Holocene fringing coral reef complex, Dominican Republic: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 36.
Luzar-Oberiter, B., Babić Lj., Glumac, B., Zupanic, J., and Tibljas, D., 2004, Cycles in Middle Eocene marls of Istria (Croatia): The 23rd Meeting of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS), Coimbra, Portugal, p. 178.
Curran, A.H., Greer, L., and Glumac. B., *Guerard, G.M., and *Berrios L., 2004, Decline and transition in a Holocene coral reef complex, Dominican Republic: The 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.
