| 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 |
Geohydrology |
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 |