Patt Abbatt holding a microphone and wearing a red tie and jacket

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

Kathe Bertine

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

Steven M Day

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

Clive Dorman

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
Office: GMCS-110 • Phone: 619.594.5707 • Email: cdorman@sdsu.edu

Gary H Girty

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-120 • Phone: 619.594.2552 • Email: ggirty@sdsu.edu • Dr. Girty’s Website

George Jiracek

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.eduDr. Jiracek’s Website

Philip J. Kern

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

Monte Marshall

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

Richard Miller

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

Gary Peterson

PETERSON, GARY L.

SDSU Professor Emeritus (2012-Present)
SDSU Professor (1963-2011)
Ph.D., 1963 University of Washington
Stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleoclimatology, and planetary geology
Office: GMCS-228H • Phone: 619.594.5594 • Email: gpeterson@sdsu.edu • Website

Pia Parrish

PARRISH, PIA

Administrative Support (1981 – 2020)

Department Administrator and Faculty Support

Email: pparrish@sdsu.edu