Field Research

All Appalachian Geology faculty have a strong field component to their research, and all faculty involve students in their work.

Who	What	Where
Dr. Rick Abbott Professor	Metamorphic Petrology and Mineralogy	Jamaica, Dominican Republic
Dr. Bill Anderson Associate Professor	Hydrogeology	North Carolina, England
Dr. Sarah Carmichael Assistant Professor	Biomineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology	Southern Appalachians, East Pacific Rise, Italy
Dr. Ellen Cowan Professor	Sedimentary record of climate change, Geoarchaeology, Geomorphology	Alaska, Antarctica
Dr. Chuanhui Gu Assistant Professor	Environmental Hydrology, Catchment Biogeochemistry	Virginia, California
Dr. Steve Hageman Professor	Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology	Australia, Scotland, the Adriatic Seaway
Dr. Andrew Heckert Assistant Professor	Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaurs	American Southwest, North Carolina
Dr. Cynthia Liutkus Assistant Professor	Sedimentology, Paleoecology	East African Rift; Nevada
Dr. Scott Marshall Assistant Professor	Geophysics and Structural Geology	California, Nevada
Dr. Johnny Waters Chair	Invertebrate Paleontology	China, USA
Crystal Wilson Instructor	Tectonics	North Carolina
Brian Zimmer Instructor	Volcanology	Mexico, Japan, East Africa

Resources

Physical Address
Department of Geology
033 Rankin Science West
572 Rivers Street
Boone, NC 28608

Postal Address
Department of Geology
Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32067
Boone, NC 28608-2067

Phone: 828-262-3049
Fax: 828-262-6503

Chairperson:
Dr. Bill Anderson
andersonwp@appstate.edu

Ask-A-Geologist:
Anthony Love
loveab@appstate.edu