Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty
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(Department Chair) Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Taphonomy, Quantitative Stratigraphic Methods, Paleobiology. | |
Paleontology, Faunal Analysis, Paleoecology, Biostratigraphy, Mass Extinctions, Quaternary
Mammals.
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Biogeochemistry, Environmental Science, Geobiology. | |
(Graduate Coordinator) Engineering and Environmental Geology (especially landslides); Tectonics; Paleomagnetism; Geochronology. | |
Mantle melting and volcanic plumbing systems; mineral-melt equilibria, with applications
to barometry and thermometry of igneous processes.
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Paleoceanography, global biogeochemical cycles, micropaleontology (foraminifera).
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Dr. John Wakabayashi | Tectonics, Structural Geology, Geomorphology, Metamorphic Petrology, Engineering and Environmental Geology. |
Dr. Zhi (Luke) Wang | Surface and subsurface hydrology, contaminant hydrogeology, water resources and irrigation engineering, watershed modeling, GIS. |
Dr. Beth Weinman | Fluvial and Deltaic Quaternary Geology, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Soil Formation, and Optical Luminescence Geochronology. |
Faculty Emeriti
Name |
- Jon Avent
- Arthur Barabas
- Bruce Blackerby
- Frederika Harmsen
- Chi-Yeung John Suen
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