Faculty InformationResearch Interests

Professor ArmstrongPhillip A. Armstrong
Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Utah
parmstrong@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-3169
McCarthy Hall 341B

Professor ArmstrongExhumation 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.
 

Professor BonusoNicole Bonuso
Undergraduate Advisor
Ph.D. Geology, University of Southern California
nbonuso@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-8451
McCarthy Hall 563

Professor BonusoInvertebrate 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.
 

Professor BowmanDavid Bowman
Chair, Department of Geological Sciences
Ph.D. Geology, University of Southern California
dbowman@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-3883
McCarthy Hall 254

Professor BowmanEvolutionary Seismicity Physics of Distributed Regional Seismicity Fault Evolution and Mechanics Earthquake Stress Triggering and Stress Transfer Seismic Hazard Assessment Planetary Tectonics.
 
 
 

Professor BrowneBrandon Browne
Ph.D. Geology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
bbrowne@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-3054
Dan Black Hall 241A

Professor BrownePhysical, 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.
 

Professor CarlsonGalen Carlson
Ph.D. Science Ed. with geoscience emphasis, University of Iowa
gcarlson@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-3942
McCarthy Hall 264E

Professor CarlsonEducation 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).
 

Professor Clemens-KnottDiane Clemens-Knott
Ph.D. Geology, California Institute of Technology
dclemensknott@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-2369
McCarthy Hall 264B
 
 
 

Professor Clemens-KnottPetrogenesis 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.

Professor FosterJohn Foster
Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Riverside
jfoster@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-7096
McCarthy Hall 204

Professor Foster  Engineering Geology, Neotectonics, Quaternary Geology
 
 
 
 

Professor KirbyMatthew Kirby
Graduate Advisor
Ph.D. Geology, Syracuse University
mkirby@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-2158
McCarthy Hall 565B

Professor KirbyLate 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.

Professor KnottJeff Knott
Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Riverside
jknott@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-5547
McCarthy Hall 327B

Professor KnottQuaternary 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.
 

Professor LatonW. Richard Laton
Ph.D. Hydrogeology, Western Michigan University
wlaton@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-7514
McCarthy Hall 208A

Professor LatonHydrogeology (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.

Professor RhodesBrady P. Rhodes
Ph.D. Geology, University of Montana
brhodes@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-2942
McCarthy Hall 341A

Professor RhodesStructural Geology, Tectonics, Cenozoic and Quaternary Structure and Stratigraphy of the Northern Thailand Basin and Range Province, Tectonic Geomorphology, Geologic Hazards
 
 

Professor WoodsAdam Woods
Ph.D., Geological Sciences, University of Southern California
awoods@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-2921
McCarthy Hall 251

Professor WoodsSedimentology 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.
 
 

Mr. HendersonWayne Henderson
M.S.
whenderson@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-2972
McCarthy Hall 264C

Physical Geology 101, Earth History 201

Mr. WarehamSteve Wareham
M.S.
swareham@fullerton.edu
(657) 278-4537
McCarthy Hall 264D

Physical Geology 101, Physical Geology Lab 101L