Adjunct Faculty
Gregg J. Bluth
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Volcanic emissions of sulfur dioxide, for both individual eruptions and global-scale trends
- Merging of wind trajectory models and remote sensing data to produce 3-dimensional reconstructions of drifting volcanic clouds
- Study of gas and solid interactions within drifting volcanic clouds
- Watershed geochemistry in the Lake Superior basin
- Antarctic continental weathering under ice-free conditions, and the effect on marine geochemistry
Gary A Campbell
Professor of Natural Resource Economics, School of Business and Economics
Teaching Interests
- Natural Resource Economics
- Principles of Economics
- International Economics
Research Interests
- Metal markets
- Sustainability of mining
- Social decision-making about resource use
Adam Durant
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Jiann-Yang (Jim) Hwang
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Materials Processing
- Microwave
- Hydrogen Storage Material
- Energy
- Recycling
- Extractive Metallurgy
- Environmental Engineering
Rodney C. Johnson
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Charles Kerfoot
Professor, Biological Sciences
Director, Lake Superior Ecosystem Research Center
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Aquatic Ecology
- Paleoecology
Maria Val Martin
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Fred J. Prata
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Robert S. Regis
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Lizzette Rodriguez
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
James W. Vallance
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Stanley J. Vitton
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Mechanics of seismic signals generated from hydrodynamic phenomena such as the interaction of tornadoes with the ground
Matthew Watson
Adjunct Associate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Using satellite data to retrieve information about the gases and particles produced by volcanoes
- The importance of volcanic gases during explosive eruptions
- MODIS thermal IR algorithm development
- Improvement of TOMS data processing software
- Near-vent Sun photometry of volcanic aerosols
- COSPEC and FTIR