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ABBOTT, PATRICK L.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2007-Present)
SDSU Professor (1971-2006)
Ph.D., 1973 University of Texas, Austin
Sedimentology of Mesozoic and Cenozic rocks, the correlation of tectonically displaced terranes, and natural disasters
Email: pabbott@sdsu.edu |
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BERTINE, KATHE
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2007-Present)
SDSU Professor (1972-2006)
Ph.D., 1970 Yale University
Aqueous inorganic geochemistry and trace element geochemistry
Email: kbertine@sdsu.edu |
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DAY, STEVE
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2016-Present)
SDSU Professor (1988-2015)
Ph.D., 1977 UC San Diego
Source dynamics, earthquake strong motion, and explosion seismology
Office: GMCS-228E • Email: sday@sdsu.edu • Dr. Day’s Website |
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DORMAN, CLIVE E.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2011-Present)
SDSU Professor (1974-2010)
Ph.D., 1974 Oregon State University
Physical oceaography, air-sea interaction, and marine meteorology
Email: cdorman@sdsu.edu |
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FROST, ERIC
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2023-Present)
Professor Homeland Security (1980-2023)
Director, SDSU Visualization Center Director
Director of Fire Infrastructure Research and Education Solutions (FIRES) Center
Co-Director, Center for Information Technology and Infrastructure
Co-Director, Graduate Program in Homeland Security Co-Director
Co-Director of Center Against Trafficking of commodities and Humans (CATCH)
Ph.D., 1983 University of Southern California
Structural geology, field geology, regional tectonics, seismic reflection profiling, and geologic imaging.
Office: CSL-120 • E-Mail:eric.frost@sdsu.edu • Dr. Frost’s Website |
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GIRTY, GARY H.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2020-Present)
SDSU Professor (1984-2019)
Ph.D., 1983 Columbia
Processes controlling the compositions of sandstones and argillites, and the sedimentological and structural origins of Paleozoic/Mesozoic rocks of the western Cordillera
Office: GMCS-110 • Email: ggirty@sdsu.edu • Dr. Girty’s Website |
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JIRACEK, GEORGE R.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2010-Present)
SDSU Professor (1980-2009)
Ph.D., 1972 UC Berkeley
Geophysics, especially electromagnetics including magnetotellurics, aimed at exploration and deep continental processes
Email: gjiracek@sdsu.edu • Dr. Jiracek’s Website |
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KERN, PHIL K.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2000-Present)
SDSU Professor (1968-1999)
Ph.D., 1968 UC Los Angeles
Chronology and deformation of Quaternary marine shorelines |
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MARSHALL, C. MONTE
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2006-Present)
SDSU Professor (1975-2005)
Ph.D., 1971 Stanford University
Paleomagnetism, gravity, and structural geology
Email: mmarshall@sdsu.edu |
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MILLER, RICHARD H.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2007-Present)
SDSU Professor (1977-2006)
Ph.D., 1975 UCLA
Biostratigraphy, micropaleontology, and depositional environments
Email: rkmiller@infowest.com |
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PETERSON, GARY L.
SDSU Professor Emeritus (2012-Present)
SDSU Professor (1963-2011)
Ph.D., 1963 University of Washington
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleoclimatology, and planetary geology
Email: gpeterson@sdsu.edu |
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THORBJARNARSON, KATHRYN W.
SDSU Associate Professor Emeritus (2021-Present)
SDSU Associate Professor (1991-2021)
Ph.D., 1990 UC Los Angeles
Water resources evaluation and modeling of organic contaminant transport through porous media.
Email: kthorbjarnarson@sdsu.edu • Dr. Thorbjarnarson’s Website |
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PARRISH, PIA
Administrative Support (1981 – 2020)
Department Administrator and Faculty Support
Email: pparrish@sdsu.edu |
