Department of Geology: People

	Dr. Dirk Baron Department Chair Professor of Geology Science II, room 333 661-654-3044 email 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.
	Dr. John R Coash Professor of Geology, Emeritus
	Dr. Robert Crewdson Professor of Geology, Adjunct
	Dr. Jan Gillespie Professor of Geology Science II, room 339 661-654-3040 email 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.
	Carol Hamilton Lecturer in Geology Science II, room 348 661-654-3443 email
	Dr. Robert Horton Professor of Geology Science II, room 357 661-654-3059 email 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. Wallace Kleck Lecturer in Geology CSUB, Antelope Valley Campus email 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.
	Dr. Edward Laskowski Professor of Geology, Emeritus
	Dr. Staci Loewy Assistant Professor of Geology Science II, room 338 661-654-2550 email Dr. Loewy studies the tectonic evolution of the continents using structural geology, geochemistry, geochronology and igneous and metamorphic petrology. Much of her research has focused on reconstructing the ca. 1 billion year old supercontinent, Rodinia. New projects are focused on the evolution of the Southern Sierra Nevada and San Joaquin Valley.
	Dr. Patrick Mickler Lecturer in Geology Science II, room 332 661-654-3281 email
	Dr. Rob Negrini Professor of Geology Science II, room 276 661-654-2185 email 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. Peter Wigand Professor of Geology, Adjunct email 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.

STAFF

	Alicia Parks Academic Support Assistant Department of Chemistry, Physics & Geology Science II, room 273 661-654-3027 email
	Elizabeth Powers Instructional Support Technician II Department of Physics & Geology Science II, room 354 661-654-3274 email
	Gary Ivey Equipment Technician II Natural Sciences & Mathematics Science II, room 161 661-654-3244 email
	Tom Osborn Equipment Technician III Natural Sciences & Mathematics Science II, room 163 661-654-3245 email

GRADUATE STUDENTS/TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Sara Schindler
Teaching Assistant
Science II, room 348
661-654-3065

GEOLOGY CLUB

The Geology Club is a Student Chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists

President	Jenn Kalkis
Vice President	Ed Serrano
Treasurer	Tyler Nelson
Secretary	Jlynn Bowen

To see what the Geo Club is doing click here to visit their webpage

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