About Our Faculty & Staff
Geosciences Department

Expertise:

• Hydrology/Hydrogeology
• Groundwater and subsurface modeling
• Field measurement design
• Science communication
• Data worth analysis

Education

• Ph.D., Hydrology, University of Arizona, 2019
• Graduate Certificate, College Teaching, University of Arizona, 2019
• Graduate Certificate, Connecting Environmental Science and Decision-Making ,University of Arizona, 2019
• M.S., Soil Water and Environmental Science University of Arizona, 2016
• B.S., Environmental Geology, Fort Lewis College, 2011

Expertise:

• Geospatial Information Systems
• Cosmogenic isotopes
• Colorado Plateau Geology and landscape evolution

Education:

• Ph.D., Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2016 
• M.S., Geological Sciences, University of New Mexico, 2010 
• B.S., Environmental Science, Colorado Mesa University, 2008 

Expertise:

• Climatic vs. intrinsic controls on sedimentation in icehouse conditions
• Sequence stratigraphy for aquifer and reservoir characterization and prediction
• Tectonics and sedimentation in the southwestern U.S.

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1995
• Master of Science, Geology, University of Wisconsin, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Colorado College, 1983

Expertise:

• Geochronology 
• Geochemistry 
• Geologic systems of the earth 
• Hydrothermal ore systems 
• Igneous and metamorphic rocks 
• Petrology 
• Structural geology problems to tectonics, metallogeny and environmental studies 
• Tectonics 

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology and Isotope Geochemistry, University of Kansas, 1997 
• Master of Science, Geology, Northern Arizona University, 1988 
• Bachelor of Science, Geology, Fort Lewis College, 1982

Expertise: 

• Geomorphology 
• Neotectonics 
• Landscape evolution 
• Meteorology and hydrology of the western US 
• Remote sensing and GIS applied to geomorphic and environmental change 

 Education: 

• Ph.D., Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015 
• M.S., Geology, Utah State University, 2009 
• B.S., Geography/Meteorology, Ohio University, 2007 

Expertise:

• Structural geology and geo-mechanics
• Tectonics, especially western North America
• Petroleum geology
• Fault and fracture systems
• Spatial cognitive skills in geology
• Geoscience enrichment for K-12 education

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Arizona, 1986
• M.S., Geology, University of Arizona, 1983
• B.S., Geology, University of Utah, 1980
• B.S., Biology, University of Utah, 1980

Expertise:

• Structural geology
• Tectonics
• Geophysics

Education:

• D.Sc., Structural Geology and Tectonics, ETH Zurich, 2021
• M.S., Geology, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 2013
• B.A., Geology and Physics, Smith College, 2007

Expertise:

• Geobiology
• Geochemistry
• Sedimentology
• Structural Geology

Education:

• Ph.D., Geology, University of Colorado Boulder, 2021 
• M.S., Earth Science, University of Northern Colorado, 2007 
• B.A., Recreation: Outdoor Leadership and Instruction, Western Colorado University, 1994