Department Faculty

Wendy Bohrson Department Chair and Professor (Ph.D., 1993, University of California, Los Angeles) Volcanology, geochemistry, igneous petrology. 963-2835, bohrson@geology.cwu.edu
Lisa Ely Professor (Ph.D., 1992, University of Arizona) Geomorphology, paleohydrology, Quaternary geology. 963-2177, ely@geology.cwu.edu
Marie Ferland Senior Lecturer (Ph.D., 1991, University of Sydney, Australia) Marine geology, stratigraphy, climate change. 963-2829, ferlandm@cwu.edu
Carey Gazis Professor (Ph.D., 1994, California Institute of Technology) Isotope and environmental geochemistry, hydrogeology, biogeochemical cycles. 963-2820, cgazis@geology.cwu.edu
Audrey Huerta Assistant Professor and Director, College of the Sciences Honors Program (Ph.D., 1998, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Geodynamics, climate and mountain building. 963-2718, huerta@geology.cwu.edu
Susan Kaspari Assistant Professor (Ph.D., 2007, University of Maine) Climate and environmental variability, glaciochemistry. 963-2738, kaspari@geology.cwu.edu
Jeff Lee Professor (Ph.D., 1990, Stanford University) Structural geology, active and regional tectonics. 963-2801, jeff@geology.cwu.edu
Chris Mattinson Assistant Professor (Ph.D., 2006, Stanford University) Metamorphic petrology, geochronology, tectonics. 963-1628, mattinson@geology.cwu.edu
Tim Melbourne Associate Professor and Director, PANGA Geodesy Laboratory (Ph.D., 1999, California Institute of Technology) Seismology, continental dynamics, GPS geodesy. 963-2799, tim@geology.cwu.edu
Meghan Miller Professor [currently on leave] (Ph.D., 1987, Stanford University) GPS geodesy, active tectonics, remote sensing. 963-2825, meghan@geology.cwu.edu
Winston Norrish Adjunct Professor (Ph.D., 1990, University of Cincinnati) Sedimentology, Petroleum Geology. 963-2192, norrishw@geology.cwu.edu
Beth Pratt-Sitaula Assistant Professor (Ph.D., 2005, University of California, Santa Barbara) Climate/surface processes, interactions and geomorphology. 963-2870, psitaula@geology.cwu.edu
Charlie Rubin Professor (Ph.D., 1990, California Institute of Technology) Active tectonics, paleoseismology, earthquake hazards. 963-2827, charlier@geology.cwu.edu
Nick Zentner Instructor/Technician (M.S., 1989, Idaho State University) Public outreach, Washington geology. 963-2828, nick@geology.cwu.edu

Department Staff

Rex Flake Research Staff (M.S., 2002, Central Washington University) Tiltmeter Engineer, PANGA Network Engineer and Geologist. 963-1114, rex@geology.cwu.edu
Lee Longmore Instrument Technician (A.S., 2000, North Hampton Community College) Chemical Technology. 899-0926, longmorl@cwu.edu
Andrew Miner Research Staff (M.S., 2001, Central Washington University) PANGA Network Engineer and Geologist. 963-2822, minera@geology.cwu.edu
Ivan Rabak Research Staff (Ph.D., 2009, University of Memphis) Real-time GPS Data Analyst. 963-2729, irabak@cwu.edu
Jocelyn Robinette Secretary Senior , 963-2701, robinjoc@geology.cwu.edu
Marcelo Santillan Research Staff (M.S., 2003, University of Memphis) Scientific Programmer and GPS Data Analyst, PANGA Data Analysis Center. 963-1107, marcelo@geology.cwu.edu
Craig Scrivner Systems Administrator (Ph. D., 1998, California Institute of Technology) 963-1446, scrivner@geology.cwu.edu
Linda Shepard Fiscal Specialist , 963-3026, shepardl@cwu.edu
Jeff Wilcox Instrument Technician (M.S., 2003, Montana State University) 899-0619, wilcoxje@cwu.edu
Paul Winberry Research Associate (Ph.D., 2008, Pennsylvania State University) Glacier dynamics, seismology. winberry@geology.cwu.edu
Brad Woods Research Staff (Ph.D., 1995, California Institute of Technology) Scientific Programmer and GPS Data Analyst. 963-2450, bbwoods@geology.cwu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Robert Bentley Emeritus Professor, 1997 (Ph.D., 1969, Columbia University) Igneous petrology, Pacific Northwest geology.
Steven Farkas Emeritus Professor, 1996 (Ph.D., 1965, University of New Mexico) Sedimentology, stratigraphy.
James Hinthorne Emeritus Professor, 2001 (Ph.D., 1974, University of California at Santa Barbara) Mineralogy, petrology.
L. Don Ringe Emeritus Professor, 1994 (Ph.D., 1968, Washington State University) Geomorphology, glacial studies.

In Memorium

Daniel Johnson

To contact people in the Department of Geological Sciences at Central Washington University, use the following mailing address:

Department of Geological Sciences
Central Washington University
400 E. University Way, MS 7418
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7418 USA
Departmental phone number: 509.963-2702
Fax: 509.963-2821 (Lind)
Fax: 509.963-1109 (Hebeler)