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Faculty

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Rafael Almeida, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Deformation Processes of Andes, Basin Development in Forearc Region, Field Studies


San Diego

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Samantha Bova, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Paleoceanogrpahy, Geochemistry of Sediment on Ocean Floor, Earth’s climate


San Diego

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William Buckley, M.S.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Slip Distribution along the southernmost ~80 km of the San Andreas fault by examining tectonically offset geomorphic features


San Diego

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Vic Camp, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Volcanology, Tectonomagmatic Evolution of Continental Volcanic Terrains. Field Mapping, Coherent Volcanic Stratigraphies


San Diego

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Barry Hanan, Ph.D.

SSPAR, Research Scientist

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology, Isotope Geochemistry, Tectonics/Mantle Geodynamics


San Diego

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Rob Hawk, M.Sc.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

California licenses: Professional Geologist, Professional Civil Engineer, Registered Geotechnical Engineer, Certified Engineering Geologist, & Certified Hydrogeologist.


San Diego

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David l Kimbrough, Ph.D.

Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Geochronology, Isotope Geology, Petrology, and Tectonics


San Diego

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John Love, Ph.D.

Environmental Science Undergraduate Advisor
Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Protein Design and Engineering, Protein-Based Drug Design.


San Diego

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Shuo Ma, Ph.D.

Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Earthquake Source Physics, Seismology, Crustal Deformation, Tsunami


San Diego

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Jillian Maloney, Ph.D.

Graduate Advisor
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Geophysical Data, Seismic Reflection, Multibeam Bathymetry, Sidescan Sonar, Sediment Analysis


San Diego

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Kim Bak Olsen, Ph.D.

Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

3-D simulation of Wave Propagation using Finite Differences, Ground Motion and Site Amplification, Earthquake Dynamics, Non-Linear Effects in Strong Ground Motion, Modeling and Migration of Crosswell Seismic Data, Parallel and High-Performance Computing, Visualization and Animation.


San Diego

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Shane Peterson, M.S.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Arcgis Products, Earth Science, Petroleum Geology, Petrophysics


San Diego

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Kevin Robinson, M.S.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Planet Earths, Natural Disasters, Ore deposits


San Diego

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Thomas Rockwell, Ph.D.

Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Tectonic Geomorphology, Neotectonics, Soils Stratigraphy, Earthquake Histories of Major Faults in Southern and Baja California.


San Diego

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Isabelle Sacramento-Mcjilton, M.S.

Lecturer of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Inquiry-Based Learning, Peer Instruction, Foster Student Engagement Participation. Active Participant in the SDSU Center for Teaching and Learning, ITS (Instructional Technology).


San Diego

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Stephen Schellenberg, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Advisor
Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Paleobiology, Paleoecology of Invertebrates and Protists, Mesozoic, Cenozoic paleoceanography, Applications of Isotopic and Elemental Chemistry to Biological, Ecological, and Environmental Research.


San Diego

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Matthew Weingarten, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Hydrogeology, Geomechanics, Induced Seismicity, Fluid-Fault Interactions.


San Diego

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Jessica Whiteside, Ph.D.

Department Chair
Professor of Geological Sciences

Department of Earth and Environment Sciences

Organic Geochemistry, Paleoclimate


San Diego

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