Department Faculty
Bleamaster

Leslie F. Bleamaster III, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor

 

 lbleamas@trinity.edu
Tel:210-999-7740
Classes: Physical Geology, Special Topics - Planetary Geology
Research: Planetary lithosphere and surface processes; geologic maping of Venus and Mars
T. Gardner Thomas Gardner, Ph.D., Herndon Distinguished Professor
  tgardner@trinity.edu Tel:210-999-7655
Classes: Hydrology, Earth Surface Processes, Quaternary Geology, Environmental Geology
Research: Quaternary geology and active tectonics in Costa Rica, Australia and California
Glenn Kroeger, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Department Chair
gkroeger@trinity.edu
Tel:210-999-7607
Classes: Geophysics, GIS and Remote Sensing, Tectonics, Oceanography, Environmental Geology
Research: Exploration geophysics in Canyonlands NP; development of earthquake seismology software
Diane Smith, Ph.D., Associate Vice-President, Academic Affairs
dsmith@trinity.edu
Tel:210-999-7656
Classes: Earth Materials, Geochemistry, Volcanology, Exploring Earth
Research: Igneous petrology and geochemistry; subduction-related magmatism; Proterozoic granitoids
Benjamin Surpless , Ph.D., Assistant Professor
bsurples@trinity.edu
Tel:210-999-7110
Classes: Tectonics, Environmental Geology, Earth Materials, Exploring Earth

Research: Structural and magmatic evolution of extensional terranes; transtensional deformation of the Walker Lane belt, western Nevada and eastern California
Kathleen Surpless, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
ksurpless@trinity.edu Tel:210-999-7365
Classes: Earth History, Exploring Earth, Environmental Geology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Research: Sedimentary provenance and basin evolution; detrital zircon analysis of the Great Valley forearc basin of California; Hornbrook Formation of Oregon

 

Emeriti

Walter Coppinger, Ph.D.

Robert Freed, Ph.D.

Perry Roehl, Ph.D.

Edward Roy, Ph.D.