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Meet the Faculty
Education
- Ph.D., Geology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003
- B.S., Geology, minors in mathematics and chemistry, Missouri State University, 1997
Courses Taught
- 27-110/111 General Geology and Lab
- 27-114/115 General Earth Science and Lab
- 27-212 Historical Geology
- 27-305 Practicum in Teaching Laboratory
- 27-320 Geology Field Trip
- 27-423 Economic Geology
- 27-424 Geochemistry
- 27-450 Structural Geology
Research Interests
- Geology and Genesis of Mississippi Valley-Type Base Metal Deposits
- Geology and Genesis of Irish-Type Base Metal Deposits
- Geochemistry of Mineralizing Fluids
- Structural Controls on Ore Mineralization
- Relationship of Continent-scale Tectonics to Ore Localization
- Geochemistry, Geochronology and Structural Geology of the Missouri
Granite-Rhyolite Terrane
Recent Undergraduate Research Projects
- High Resolution Mapping of the Silvermines Mafic Dike Swarm (ongoing) Combining Remote Sensing with Ground Monitor Data to Predict Short-Term Atmospheric Distribution of Fine Particulate Matter in Southwest Virginia
- Heavy metal sequestration in settling ponds: A potential mechanism for the removal of metals associated with mined lands
- Heavy Metals in Stream Sediments: Assessing Industrial Impact on the Holston (VA-TN) River
- Trace metal transport by acid mine drainage: an analysis of sediments in a passive wetlands treatment system
- Merging, geomorphic and ecological metrics to determine habitat suitability for fish and mussel species in Copper Creek, Virginia
- Electrical resistivity and magnetic investigation of Dorton’s Fort, Russell Co., Va.
Recent Field Trips
- Surface and Subsurface Geology of the Viburnum (MO) Trend Mississippi Valley-Type Lead-Zinc Mining District
- Field Geology of the Mid-continent (MO-IL-IN-KY) region.
- Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains (NC-TN) and Valley and Ridge (VA) Provinces of the southern Appalachian Mountains.