Geological Sciences

John Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geological Science and Curriculum and Instruction
Research interests: Science teaching methodology, Increasing science literacy, and Pre-K-12 school structure and function
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Jerry Fairley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Hydrogeology
Research Interests: Multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous porous media; Faults and fluid flow; Geothermal systems/EGS
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Dennis J. Geist, Ph.D.
Professor - Igneous Petrology, Volcanology
Research Interests: Volcanology of the Galapagos Islands, Northern Andes, Snake River Plain, Iceland, and Antarctica; Geology and island biodiversity
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Mickey Gunter, Ph.D.
Department Chair & Professor - Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy
Research Interests: Health effects of mineral dusts; Optical mineralogy; Zeolites
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Karen Harpp, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Geochemistry
Research Interests: Geochemistry/petrology of hotspots; Env. geochemistry; Analytical geochemistry and trace element analysis; Science education and outreach
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Peter E. Isaacson, Ph.D.
Professor - Paleontology, Stratigraphy
Research Interests: Glaciations of western Gondwana; Late Paleozoic stratigraphy and paleogeography of the central Andes; Sequence stratigraphy of southern Idaho
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Gary Johnson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Hydrogeology
Research Interests: Surface and ground water interaction; Regional modeling of ground water and surface water; Water and energy interactions
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Simon A. Kattenhorn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor - Geomechanics, Structural Geology, Planetary Geology
Research Interests: Fault and fracture mechanics; Tectonics of oblique spreading ridges; Planetary geology; Tectonic-magmatic interaction
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James Osiensky, Ph.D.
Professor - Groundwater Hydrology
Research Interests: Contaminant hydrogeology; Hydrogeologic site characterization; Hydrogeophysical applications in hydrogeology; Groundwater resource evaluation
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Kenneth F. Sprenke, Ph.D.
Professor - Geophysics, Environmental and Planetary Science
Research Interests: Planetary and Environmental Geophysics
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Scott A. Wood, Ph.D.
Dean of College of Science & Professor
Research Interests: Aqueous processes and water-rock interactions; Metal speciation and transport; Field-based studies of ore deposits, geothermal systems and the environment
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