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Meet the Earth Systems and Sustainability Staff and Emeritus Faculty.
Earth Systems and Sustainability Staff
Justin Schoof
Director
Professor, Geography and Environmental Resources
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Dana Wise
Geology Office Manager
102 Parkinson Lab
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Laura Germann
Geography Office Administrator
Office: Faner 4522
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Beverly Phillips
Geography Office Support Specialist
Office: Faner 4521
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Geology Emeritus Faculty
Richard Fifarek
Professor Emeritus
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Ph.D. 1985, Oregon State University. Richard Fifarek conducts research in Economic Geology with a particular focus on the origin of hydrothermal deposits related to igneous activity in both continental and oceanic settings.
Charles O. Frank
Assistant Professor Emeritus
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Ph.D., 1973, Syracuse University. Metamorphic petrology; Igneous petrology; igneous geology; geological education.
Paul D. Robinson
Senior Scientist Emeritus
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Crystal structure analysis; Electron optics (SEM, EDS, Microprobe); automated Image Analysis; carbon-carbon composites; coal characterization; scientific instrumentation
James R. Staub
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., 1985, University of South Carolina. Coal Geology.
Jay Zimmerman, Jr.
Professor Emeritus
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Ph.D. 1968, Princeton University. Structural geology; rock deformation; strain analysis.
Geography Emeritus Faculty
Benedykt Dziegielewski
Professor Emeritus
Southern Alumni magazine article
Dr. Benedykt Dziegielewski's research interests are water resources management, urban water supply and conservation planning, water resources hydrology, studies of water use, water demand forecasting
Education
Ph.D., Southern Illinois-Carbondale, 1983
Selection of Courses Taught
- GEOG 434: Water Resources Hydrology
- GEOG 471: Environmental Impact Analysis
- GEOG 501: Seminar in Geographic Research
- GEOG 524: Seminar in Water Resources Analysis
- ERP 593: Seminar in Environmental Policy and Administration
- ERP 596: Seminar in Water Resources Analysis