Geosciences Faculty

Marcia Bjornerud is a structural geologist whose research focuses on the physics of earthquakes and mountain building. She combines field-based studies of bedrock geology with quantitative models of rock mechanics.

My research explores human interactions with the physical environment, both how humans shape Earth's surface, and how natural processes have shaped human habitation.

Interests: environmental mineralogy, low-temperature geochemistry

Dr. Ribbons is a forest and soil ecologist, and biogeochemist in the Geosciences Department and Environmental Studies program.