Dr. Baron's expertise is in aqueous geochemistry and hydrogeology.  His research focuses on the behavior of trace elements like chromium and arsenic in pristine and contaminated soils and groundwater.

I am an igneous petrology/analytical geochemist/genetic mineralogist.  I focus on mafic, alkalic, mantle-derived melts to elucidate the history of the sub-continental lithosphere in the western United States.   I work with undergraduate and graduate students on research projects related to minette petrogenesis, Cenozoic igneous rocks of the western United States, or local community-related geologic problems.

Dr. Gillespie's research interests are the subsurface architecture of petroleum reservoirs and groundwater aquifers and the movement of fluids through them.  She is also interested in using the aquifer/reservoir architecture to reconstruct past depositional environments and tectonic settings.

Dr. Horton is currently studying diagenesis and porosity development in San Joaquin basin sandstone reservoirs.  He also serves as director of the California Well Sample Repository.  His teaching interests include sedimentary petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry and science education.

Dr. Kleck's research interests include Columbia River Formation basalts, viscosity and density of pegmatite magmas, buoyancy  of plagioclase in the skäergaard body and the geochemistry of the zeolites.  Dr. Kleck teaches at the Bakersfield Campus and the Antelope Valley Campus.

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Dr. Negrini's research and teaching interests include the behavior of the earth's magnetic field, paleoclimatology, shallow subsurface geophysical exploration, structure and tectonics.

Dr. Wigand's current research emphasis is focused on the reconstruction of past vegetation communities and the climates that affected them.  Using palynological and plant macrofossil expertise's, he is investigating high-frequency Pleistocene/Holocene climatic change in the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert and its effect upon plant community dynamics, and the native peoples that depended upon the resources in theses communities.  He is also exploring comparisons of these finding with other arid regions such as most recently the Middle East.

Ken Eickenhorst
Equipment Tech III, Specialized Equipment
School of Natural Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Science II, room 163
661-654-3245
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Elizabeth Powers
Instructional Support Technician II
Department of Geological Sciences and Department of Physics & Engineering
Science II, room 354
661-654-3274
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