Emeriti Faculty
Suzanne Beske-Diehl
Professor Emerita
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Use of rock magnetic properties to identify volcanic ash and as indicators of atmospheric fractionation
- Rock magnetic properties as an indicator of environmental change with special interest in Lake Superior
- Effect of alteration on the magnetization of basalts
- Magnetostratigraphy of the Pliocene sediments in Anza-Borrego State Park, California
- Paleomagnetism and polar wander for North America at about 1.1 Ga concentrating on Keweenawan rocks
Jimmy F. Diehl
Professor Emeritus
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Late cretaceous/early tertiary apparent polar wander for North America
- Environmental magnetism and paleoclimate records from cave and lake deposits
- Paleomagnetism of keweenawan rocks and their geomagnetic and tectonic implications
- Paleosecular variation of Plio-Pleistocene volcanic rocks
- Application of seismic, resistivity, gravity, and magnetic methods to geological engineering problems
S. Douglas McDowell
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Clay mineralogy and low temperature diagenetic/geothermal/metamorphic systems
Charles T. Young
Associate Professor Emeritus
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Aquifer heterogenetity estimation using ground penetrating radar
- Three dimensional visualization of geophysical data
- Novel uses of electrical resisitivity to reveal fracture patterns in limestone
- Application of geophysics to archaeology (non-destructive archaeology)
- Table top models for teaching geophysics
- Signal analysis for geophysical interpretation