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Faculty and their research

WWU Geology has thirteen current faculty members, two Research Associates, one Research Technician, and six active emeritus faculty. Their interests cover a broad range of geological topics suitable for Master's degree projects (note that only current faculty members may supervise Master's degree projects). The fields of interest are listed below, roughly from the earth's surface down.

Links here go to personal web sites, where you can find more detailed information about the individual faculty member's scientific interests and potential project topics, as well as contact information, in most cases. Should that be unavailable, you might try the Departmental directory as well.

Geoscience Education

Susan DeBari
Scott Linneman
Bob Christman (Emeritus)

Computer Applications in Geoscience

Richard Berg

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Chris Suczek

Geomorphology & Surficial Geology

Douglas Clark
Scott Linneman
Maury Schwartz (Emeritus)
Don Easterbrook (Emeritus)

Paleontology

Thor Hansen
George Mustoe (Research Tech.)

Neotectonics

Juliet Crider

Hydrogeology

Robert Mitchell

Paleomagnetism

Bernard Housen
Myrl Beck (Emeritus)
Russ Burmester (Research)
Juigi Jovane (Research)

Geophysics

Dave Engebretson
Bernard Housen
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach
Myrl Beck (Emeritus)

Igneous Petrology

Scott Babcock
Susan DeBari
Pete Stelling

Seismology

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach

Volcanology

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach
Susan DeBari
Scott Linneman
Pete Stelling

Geochemistry

Scott Babcock
George Mustoe (Research)

Metamorphic Petrology

David Hirsch
Edwin (Ned) Brown (Emeritus)

Structural Geology

Liz Schermer
Juliet Crider
Bernard Housen
Jim Talbot (Emeritus)

Tectonics

Liz Schermer
Bernard Housen
Jim Talbot (Emeritus)
Russ Burmester (Research)
Clark Blake (Research)