Faculty
Our talented faculty, staff, and graduate students form a team whose mission is to generate and disseminate scientific knowledge through instruction, research, and outreach. We look forward to working with students and partners to advance our mission!
Geophysics Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 640, GEOL 747, and GEOL 790 Geography of energy, forest biomass, cartography, GIS, spatial analysis. Igneous Petrology, Volcanology, Tectonics, and Mineral Resources Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 305, GEOL 501, GEOL 502, GEOL 702, GEOL 712, and GEOL 790 Land use science, deforestation, human-environmental interactions, geospatial applications. Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, and Geobiology Courses taught: GEOL 630, GEOL 540, GEOL 581, GEOL 102, and GEOL 730 Geospatial Science, Agroecosystems, Agricultural Food Security / Early Warning, Vegetation Dynamics, Wetland / Playa Ecosystems Rock Physics and Application of Remote Sensing in Geological Mapping Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 200, GEOL 115, and GEOL 315 Biophysical and thematic remote sensing, geospatial modeling, computational geography, climate-vegetation interactions, climatology. Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 501 Political ecology, environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, market-based environmental initiatives, Latin America. Isotope Geochemistry and Igneous Petrology Courses taught: GEOL 501, GEOL 503, GEOL 599, GEOL 680, GEOL 712, GEOL 790, GEOL 810, GEOL 898, GEOL 899, and GEOL 999 Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 605, GEOL 611, GEOL 650, GEOL 711, GEOL 760, and GEOL 790 Structural Geology and Stable Isotope Geochemistry Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 530, GEOL 560, GEOL 712, and GEOL 790 Organic Petrology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 510 Fluvial geomorphology, quantitative geomorphology, landscape evolution modeling, landscape response to climate, Rocky Mountains. Population geography, population and environment, spatial statistics, GIS, regional development, China. Fluvial geomorphology, human impact on the environment, trace metals in river systems, Germany. Cultural geography, vegetation and vulnerable environments, community narratives, environmental history and built landscapes, US and Canada. Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling, Surface Water - Groundwater Interaction Courses taught: Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling, and Earth in Action Applied Geophysics, Reservoir Characterization and Carbon Sequestration, Machine Learning in Applied Seismology Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 642, GEOL 742, GEOL 741, GEOL 770, and GEOL 790 Development, environment, water, agriculture and food, migration and population, political economy/ecology. Political geography and geopolitics, territorial governance, urban politics, land and property rights, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. Cultural geography, historical geography, sense of place, landscape analysis, international migration. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Geochronology and Quaternary Geology Courses taught: GEOL 105, GEOL 501, GEOL 520, GEOL 740, and GEOL 790
Courses: Natural Resources, Human Dimensions of Global Change, and Society, Food, and Agriculture
Staff
Postdoctoral Researchers and Visiting Scholars
Emeritus Faculty
Biogeochemistry, Environmental Geology and Isotope Geochemistry
Petrology and Trace Element Geochemistry of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Petrology and Geochemistry of Granites, Kimberlites and Lamproites
Ph.D., 1980, Oregon State University
Surficial Processes and Quaternary Geology
Clastic Sedimentary Petrology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology
Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Paleoecology, Mid-continent Geology and Geology of Kansas