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| Faculty Information | Research Interests |
|---|---|
Phillip A. Armstrong |
Exhumation processes in mountain belts; active tectonics; Use of low-temperature thermochronometers (Fission track and (U-Th)/He dating); Quaternary Geology; thermal geophysics; mechanisms of fault growth; basin analysis. |
Nicole Bonuso |
Invertebrate paleontology with an emphasis on the paleoecology of marine communities; combining field based research with laboratory work, including multivariate statistics, to explore the paleoecological variation of biotas at different temporal and spatial scales. |
David Bowman |
Evolutionary Seismicity Physics of Distributed Regional Seismicity Fault Evolution and Mechanics Earthquake Stress Triggering and Stress Transfer Seismic Hazard Assessment Planetary Tectonics |
Brandon Browne |
Physical, mineralogical, and chemical aspects of active volcanism with particular emphasis in the transport/depositional behavior of pyroclastic density currents, volcanic eruption triggers, and the relationship between styles of magma ascent and the texture of subsequently erupted products |
Galen Carlson |
Education in the physical sciences/earth sciences for non-science majors; learning theory as it relates to science instruction; research into misconceptions in science; specialized courses in Earth Sciences for prospective and practicing science teachers; coordinator of the MAT-S (Master of Arts in Teaching -Science). |
Diane Clemens-Knott |
Petrogenesis of the Early Cretaceous Sierra Nevada batholith: field-based petrographic and geochemical investigations of the isotopically primitive, ultramafic to intermediate plutonic rocks exposed in the western Sierra Nevada foothills. Applications of environmental isotopes to groundwater studies: use of oxygen, hydrogen and tritium-helium isotopes, in conjunction with general minerals, to investigate recharge sources, subsurface flow paths and flow rates, and extent of water-rock interactions. |
John Foster |
Engineering Geology, Neotectonics, Quaternary Geology |
Matthew Kirby |
Late Quaternary paleoclimatology with a specific focus on the late-glacial/Holocene transition and the present Holocene Epoch. Lacustrine-based multi-proxy, multi-disciplinary research that incorporates historical records of climate change as a calibration tool for assessing past climate states |
Tara Kneeshaw |
Environmental biogeochemistry, hydrogeochemistry, low temperature aqueous geochemistry with an emphasis on evaluating factors controlling rates of reactions in natural environments. Research focus is to understand the complex linkages between geochemical, microbial, hydrogeological and anthropogenic processes and the cycling of elements in modern environments. Related interests include predicting fate and transport of contaminants and understand the effects of contaminants on native biota. |
Jeff Knott |
Quaternary geomorphology and paleoclimate of the Mojave Desert; Normal fault evolution; Quaternary stratigraphy and tephrochronology; Biodegradation of organic and inorganic compounds; Inorganic and isotopic groundwater tracers |
W. Richard Laton |
Hydrogeology (computer modeling and field investigation techniques/protocols); Urban Watershed Hydrology; Environmental Geology and GIS/Remote Sensing integration into the Geosciences. With a primary interest in integrating hydrogeology with a multi-faceted systems approach to solving applied field problems. |
Brady P. Rhodes |
Structural Geology, Tectonics, Cenozoic and Quaternary Structure and Stratigraphy of the Northern Thailand Basin and Range Province, Tectonic Geomorphology, Geologic Hazards |
Adam Woods |
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy; paleoenvironmental analysis of pre-Cenozoic sedimentary rocks; life in stressed environments; mass extinctions and their aftermaths; gas hydrates and their sedimentologic record; modern and ancient carbonate reefs and platforms |
Wayne Henderson |
Physical Geology 101, Earth History 201 |
Steve Wareham |
Physical Geology 101, Physical Geology Lab 101L |