Faculty and Staff

• Patrick K. Spencer, Ph.D.; Professor and chair, Sedimentation and Paleontology; (509) 527-5222
• Jordan T. Brennan, Ph.D.; Visiting Professor, Igneous Petrology and Volcanology.
• Robert J. Carson, Ph.D.; Professor, Quaternary and Environmental Geology; (509) 527-5224
• Kevin R. Pogue, Ph.D.; Associate Professor, Structural Geology; (509) 527-5955
• John D.Winter, Ph.D.; Professor, Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry; (509) 527-5113
• Judith Zachariasen, Ph.D.; Visiting Assistant Professor, Neotectonics and Paleoseismology; (509) 527-5391
• Sean Menton; Technician; (509) 527-5696
• Patti Moss; Science Division Assistant; (509) 527-5225
   

Student Research

• Joel Byersdorfer:  
• Margo Burton:  The Concentrations of Cu and Hg within an Osyter Reef System in Henderson Creek, Southwest Florida.
• David Fee:
• Chris Kitchen:
• Matt Silver:
• Past Student Research
   

Available at this Site

• Academic Aids: Help on writing field notebooks, writing papers, giving presentations, and creating posters using Abobe Illustrator.
• Academics: Information on Geology Department academics, including major and minor requirements, class enrollment and descriptions, and information about Regional Geology field trips.
• Department Equipment: The toys we play with.
• Field Trips: Information on Geology Department field trips.
• Keck Geology Consortium: What is Keck and how does it work?
• Links: A number of useful and/or interesting geology links.
• Local Geology: "General Geology of Southeastern Washington", by Bob Carson.
• Photo Album: Photos from department field trips.
• Whitman's Weather Station: Current weather conditions at Whitman College.

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