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Michelle Casey

The goal of my research is to study ecological responses to natural and anthropogenic environmental disturbances. In particular, I use the fossil record as a natural laboratory to test ecological and evolutionary responses that operate at timescales beyond direct human observation and I determine the pristine ecological baseline of modern ecosystems in need of conservation or restoration.

George Guice

The goal of my research is to study ecological responses to natural and anthropogenic environmental disturbances. In particular, I use the fossil record as a natural laboratory to test ecological and evolutionary responses that operate at timescales beyond direct human observation and I determine the pristine ecological baseline of modern ecosystems in need of conservation or restoration.

Andrew Hawkins

Dr. Hawkins teaches Physical Geology (GEOL 121), Physical Oceanography (GEOL 357), and Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (GEOL 443) 

Ron Hermann

Dr. Hermann directs the Earth-Space Science program. He teaches Physical Geology (GEOL 121) as well as the science education courses Teaching Science in the Secondary School (SCIE 380), Teaching Science in the Middle School (SCIE 381), Student Teaching in Secondary Education (SCIE 393), and the physical science course Earth-Space Science (PHSC 303).

My research focuses on investigating how students use spatial reasoning in fluid-Earth science courses. This includes working with student and expert meteorologists to better understand their interpretation of complex data displays, such as surface and upper air maps. I also use rotating tanks to investigate student use of spatial reasoning while observing models of geophysical fluid processes. The goal of these investigations is to better understand how humans think spatially and apply that knowledge to teaching and learning in undergraduate fluid-Earth classrooms, such as meteorology and oceanography.

Joel Moore

My research interests include: connections between mineral weathering and soil chemistry, tectonics, ecosystems, and climate shaping the Earth鈥檚 surface; Understanding issues of societal relevance such as carbon sequestration, soil and water quality, and ecosystem sustainability; and Investigating Earth surface processes, hydrology, and biogeochemistry

Wendy Nelson

My research is motivated by the fundamental need to better understand the dynamic evolution of both the lithospheric mantle and the crust during geodynamic processes, especially those relating to melting and long-term lithospheric recycling. Presently, I have two major research focuses: (1) Investigating the role 鈥渄ripping鈥� lithospheric heterogeneities play in small volume-volcanism and rifting in the East African Rift System, and (2) Understanding how subduction begins using geochemical indicators recorded in the earliest volcanism preserved in the Izu-Bonin-Mariana fore-arc. I utilize a variety of tools when possible, including field observations, petrographic observations, and mineral-scale and whole rock geochemical and isotopic data.

Eriks Perkons

Dr. Perkons teaches teaches Physical Geology (GEOL 121), Sustainability and the use of Natural Resources (GEOL 301), and Environmental Geology (GEOL 305)