Department of Geological Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Chairperson: Kenneth G. Miller

Professors:

Gail M. Ashley, B.S., M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., British Columbia

Michael J. Carr, A.B., M.A., Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Paul G. Falkowski, B.S., M.A., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., British Columbia

Mark D. Feigenson, B.S., Maryland; M.S., George Washington; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Claude T. Herzberg, B.S., Alberta; Ph.D., Edinburgh

Roger H. Hewins, B.Sc., Aberdeen; Ph.D., Toronto

Dennis V. Kent, B.S., CUNY (City College); Ph.D., Columbia

George R. McGhee, Jr., B.S., North Carolina State; M.S., North Carolina; Ph.D., Rochester

Kenneth G. Miller, A.B., Rutgers; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Richard K. Olsson (Emeritus), B.S., M.S., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton

Peter A. Rona, A.B., Brown; Ph.D., Yale

Robert E. Sheridan, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Martha O. Withjack, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Brown

Associate Professors:

Craig S. Feibel, A.B., Dartmouth; M.S., Iowa State; Ph.D., Utah

Roy W. Schlische, B.A., Rutgers; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Robert M. Sherrell, B.A., Oberlin; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Carl C. Swisher III, B.A., Montana; M.S., Nebraska; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Assistant Professors:

Yair Rosenthal, B.Sc., M.Sc., Hebrew; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

James D. Wright, B.S., Louisiana Tech; M.S., South Carolina; Ph.D., Columbia

Lecturer:

Ying-Fan Reinfelder, B.S., Beijing; M.S., Utah; Ph.D., Utah State

Research Professors:

Marie-Pierre Aubry, B.Sc., Université de Rouen; D.Sc., Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris)

Gregory S. Mountain, B.A., Brown; Ph.D., Columbia

Richard K. Olsson (Emeritus), A.B., Rutgers; Ph.D., Princeton

The study of geology includes time invariant processes following the laws of physical science, but it is tempered by the recognition that these processes occur in a complex framework, the result of previous geologic history. The need to understand both history and process makes geology inherently interdisciplinary. To allow maximum interdisciplinary study, the geological sciences major consists of two tracks. The geology track covers the core areas of geological sciences and still allows ample opportunity for students to specialize through additional courses in math and allied sciences. The environmental geology track covers the fundamentals of environmental and geological sciences and thereby provides the best opportunity for students whose interests span both disciplines.