Albion College Department of Geology Faculty

Faculty & Staff

	Thomas I. Wilch Chair and Professor B.A., Macalester College, 1987; M.S., University of Maine, 1991; Ph.D., New Mexico Tech, 1997. At Albion since 1998. Dr. Wilch teaches upper-level courses in Glacial Geology and Climate Change, Geomorphology, and Volcanology.
	William S. Bartels Professor A.B., Rutgers College, 1977; M.S., University of Michigan, 1981; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1987. At Albion since1986. Dr. Bartels teaches upper-level courses in Sedimentation and Stratigraphy, Paleontology, and Vertebrate Paleontology.
	Beth Z. Lincoln Associate Provost and Professor A.B., Smith College, 1973; Ph.D., UCLA, 1985. At Albion since 1981. Dr. Beth Lincoln teaches upper-level courses in Structural Geology and Geophysics.
	Timothy N. Lincoln Professor B.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1972; Ph.D., UCLA, 1978. At Albion since 1981. Dr. Tim Lincoln teaches upper-level courses in Groundwater, Geochemistry, and Ore Deposits.
	Michael McRivette Visiting Assistant Professor B.S., University of California, San Diego; (PhD; abd) UCLA. At Albion since 2008. Mick McRivette teaches courses in Introductory Geology, Earth Resources and Geological Hazards.
	Carrie A. Menold Assistant Professor B.S., University of Michigan, 1999; Ph.D., UCLA, 2006. At Albion since 2006. Dr. Menold teaches upper-level courses in Mineralogy, Petrology, and Igneous and Metamorphic Geochemistry.
	Christopher M. Van de Ven Assistant Professor B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1997; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2003. At Albion since 2004. Dr. Van de Ven teaches upper-level courses in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and Environmental and Engineering Geology.
Departmental Staff
	Carol Caswell Department Secretary With the department since 2004. Office: 154 Putnam Phone: 517-629-0276 Email. ccaswell@albion.edu
	Trish Rising Geology Technician With the department since 2006. Office: 029 Palenske Phone: 517-629-0461 Email: trising@albion.edu
Emeriti Faculty
	Russell G. Clark, Jr. Professor Emeritus Email: rgclark@albion.edu B.A., Amherst College, 1966; M.S., Michigan State University, 1968; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1972 He joined Albion faculty in 1973 and retired in 2006. Dr. Clark taught courses in Mineralogy, Petrology, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Systems.
	Lawrence D. Taylor Professor Emeritus Office: 105 Stockwell Library Phone: 517-629-0308 Email: ltaylor@albion.edu B.A., Dartmouth College, 1954; M.A., Dartmouth College, 1958; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1962 He joined Albion faculty and founded the Geology Department in 1964; he retired in 1998. Dr. Taylor taught courses in Environmental Geology, Geomorphology, and Glaciers and the Pleistocene.
	"Jack" John W. Parker Professor Emeritus B.S., 1949, Case-Western Reserve University; M.S., 1951, University of Michigan; Ph.D., 1966, University of Texas. On staff 1966-1986. Emeritus since 1986. Dr. Taylor taught courses in Stratigraphy and Paleontology.

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