Geosciences Faculty Members
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Dorsey Wanless
Department Chair, Professor
Research Interest
- Igneous Petrology
Research Interest
- Igneous Petrology
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Jake Anderson
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
- Infrasound from Avalanches, Volcanoes, and Streamflow
- Geoscience Instrumentation
- Field Methods in Research and Education
Research Interests
- Infrasound from Avalanches, Volcanoes, and Streamflow
- Geoscience Instrumentation
- Field Methods in Research and Education
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Anna Bergstrom
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Biogeochemistry
- Glaciology
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Biogeochemistry
- Glaciology
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Brittany Brand
Professor
Research Interests
- Volcanology
- Risk Perception and Behavior
- Community Resilience
Research Interests
- Volcanology
- Risk Perception and Behavior
- Community Resilience
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Ellyn Enderlin
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Remote Sensing
- Cryosphere and Climate Change
Research Interests
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
- Remote Sensing
- Cryosphere and Climate Change
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Alejandro (Lejo) Flores
Professor
Research Interests
- Regional Climate and Hydrologic Change
- Critical Zone Ecohydrology
- Modeling, Simulation, and Machine Learning
Research Interests
- Regional Climate and Hydrologic Change
- Critical Zone Ecohydrology
- Modeling, Simulation, and Machine Learning
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Andrew Gase
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- Seismology
- Tectonics
- Marine Geophysics
Research Interests
- Seismology
- Tectonics
- Marine Geophysics
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Nancy Glenn
Professor
Research Interests
- Interdisciplinary Remote Sensing
- Image Analysis
- Data Management
- Geological Engineering
(Accepting a Limited Number of Students)
Research Interests
- Interdisciplinary Remote Sensing
- Image Analysis
- Data Management
- Geological Engineering
(Accepting a Limited Number of Students)
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Jeffrey Johnson
Professor
Research Interests
- Eruption Dynamics
- Volcano Monitoring
- Infrasound Science
- Rapid Gravity-Driven Mass Movements (including snow avalanches and debris flows)
Research Interests
- Eruption Dynamics
- Volcano Monitoring
- Infrasound Science
- Rapid Gravity-Driven Mass Movements (including snow avalanches and debris flows)
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Matthew J. Kohn
University Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
- Geochemistry
- Petrology
- Paleoecology
- Tectonics
Research Interests
- Geochemistry
- Petrology
- Paleoecology
- Tectonics
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Jeff La Frenierre
Assistant Teaching Professor
Research Interests
- Remote sensing and geospatial analysis to quantify glacier change in mountain environments
Research Interests
- Remote sensing and geospatial analysis to quantify glacier change in mountain environments
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Lee Liberty
Research Professor
Research Interest
- Geophysics
Research Interest
- Geophysics
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Dan Luna
Associate Teaching Professor
Classes Taught
- Physical Geology
- Fossils: Ancient Life on Earth
- Evolution, Religion, Morality
- Exploring Geosciences Outdoors
Classes Taught
- Physical Geology
- Fossils: Ancient Life on Earth
- Evolution, Religion, Morality
- Exploring Geosciences Outdoors
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Hans-Peter Marshall
Professor
Research Interests
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
Research Interests
- Geophysics
- Glaciology
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Deb Matthews
Adjunct Professor
Courses Taught:
- Cultural Geography
- The Global Neighborhood
- Introduction to Geography
- Geosciences Capstone and Technical Communications
- Foundations of Climate Change
ERB 1162Courses Taught:
- Cultural Geography
- The Global Neighborhood
- Introduction to Geography
- Geosciences Capstone and Technical Communications
- Foundations of Climate Change
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Jim McNamara
University Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Surficial Processes
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Surficial Processes
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Qifei Niu
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Near-surface Geophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
- Hydrologic modeling
Research Interests
- Hydrology
- Near-surface Geophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
- Hydrologic modeling
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C. J. Northrup
Professor
Research Interests
- Structure
- Tectonics
Research Interests
- Structure
- Tectonics
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Jen Pierce
Professor
Research Interests
- Geomorphology
- Wildfire
- Soils
- Climate Education
Research Interests
- Geomorphology
- Wildfire
- Soils
- Climate Education
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Linda Reynard
Assistant Research Professor
Research Interests
- Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Development of Isotopic Techniques for Environmental, Ecological and Migration Research Questions
Research Interests
- Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Development of Isotopic Techniques for Environmental, Ecological and Migration Research Questions
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Mark Schmitz
Associate Chair, University Distinguished Professor
Research Interests
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Geochronology, Thermochronology & Petrochronology
- Earth History Reconstruction
- Age Modeling & Geological Time Scales
Research Interests
- Isotope Geochemistry
- Geochronology, Thermochronology & Petrochronology
- Earth History Reconstruction
- Age Modeling & Geological Time Scales
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Karen Viskupic
Associate Professor
Research Interest
- Geoscience Education
Research Interest
- Geoscience Education
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Kerrie Weppner
Assistant Teaching Professor
Classes Taught
- Global Environmental Science
- Global Climate Change
- Atmosphere and Weather
- Geomorphology
- Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Classes Taught
- Global Environmental Science
- Global Climate Change
- Atmosphere and Weather
- Geomorphology
- Sedimentation and Stratigraphy