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John Cooper

email: geology@fullerton.edu

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EDUCATION

1970 Ph.D. in Geology, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1964 M. A. in Geology, University of Texas, Austin, TX

1961 B. S. in Geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1979-present Professor, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

1975-79 Associate Professor, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

1970-75 Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1966-69 Exploration Geologist , Shell Oil Company, Los Angeles, CA

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Siliciclastic sedimentology; carbonate sedimentology; lithostratigraphy; sequence stratigraphy; invertebrate paleontology; paleoecology; field geology; regional geology .

AWARDS AND HONORS

· Distinguished Faculty Award, College of NSM, CSUF, 2000

· Distinguished Educator Award, Pacific Section AAPG, 2000

· Fellow Geological Society of America

· Vice Chair for SEPM, AAPG Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1996

· Outstanding Research Award, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, CSUF, 1997

· President, Pacific Section SEPM 1994-1995

· Advisory Board, Shoshone, CA Museum Association

· Geology Advisory Board, Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society

· Honorary Member, Pacific Section SEPM

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: GSA (National and Cordilleran Section), AAPG, IAS,

SEPM (National and Pacific Section – Managing Editor), PS

COURSES TAUGHT

· Historical Geology (GEOL 201)

· Invertebrate Paleontology (GEOL 322)

· Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (GEOL 321)

· Advanced Stratigraphy (GEOL 423)

· Petrography (GEOL 404)

· Field Geology (GEOL 380, 481)