Geology Faculty ________________________________________________

Stephen W. Lenhart, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology

B.S.,  University of Louisville
M.S.,   University of Kentucky
Ph.D.,  University of Kentucky

Paleontology, Curator Museum of the Earth
 

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Judy Ehlen, Ph.D.
 

Geology and Military History

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Rhett Herman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics

B.S.,  Wake Forest University
M.S.,   Montana State University
Ph.D.,  Montana State University

Geophysics

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Kimbell L. Knight, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology

B.S.,  Iowa State University
M.A.,   University of Iowa
Ph.D.,  University of Iowa

GIS, Remote Sensing, Sedimentary Petrology, Stratigraphy

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Vik Liogys, M.A.
Adjunct

B.S.,  Queens College
M.A.,   Binghamton University
Ph.D. pending,  Virginia Tech

Metamorphic Petrology, Geoarchaeology, Planetary Geology

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Amanda H. Patterson, M.S.
Instructor of Geology, Work-Study Supervisor

B.S.,  University of Mississippi
M.S., University of Mississippi

Environmental Geology, Geological Engineering, Remote Sensing, GIS, Professional Development in the Geosciences

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Parvinder S. Sethi, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology

B.S.,  Ferguson College (India)
M.S.,   University of Brussels
Ph.D.,  North Carolina State University

Mineralogy, Geochemistry of Clays & Shales, X-Ray Diffraction, Multimedia Applications in Geoscience Education

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Jonathan L. Tso, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Geology

B.S.,  SUNY - Stony Brook
M.S.,   Virginia Tech
Ph.D.,  Virginia Tech

Structural & Field Geology, Metamorphic Petrology

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Chester F. Watts, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology, Acting Chair

B.S.,  Virginia Tech
M.S.,   Radford University
Ph.D.,  Purdue University

Engineering Geology, GSA/USGS Congressional Science Fellow

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Robert C. Whisonant, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Geology

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