Regular Faculty
Darren Larsen, Chair
Associate Professor, Geology
B.A., Colby College, M.S., P.h.D., University of Colorado Boulder, P.h.D., University of Iceland
Darren Larsen’s research interests lie at the nexus between paleoclimatology and geomorphology, where he uses a range of tools, field observations, and analytical techniques to answer questions in these highly interdisciplinary fields.
Lydia Harmon
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A., Occidental College; M.Sc., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
Lydia is a geologist who studies volcanoes and magma systems. Her work focuses on the magmatic processes and tectonic influences that govern magma formation and eruption. This research is driven by a combination of fieldwork, lab work, and computer modeling.
Margaret Rusmore
Michael G. Gibby ’68 and Barbara J. Gibby ’68 Professor of Science, Geology
B.S., UC Santa Cruz; M.S., Ph.D., University of Washington
Margi Rusmore teaches Introductory Geology, Introduction to Field Methods, Structural Geology, Advanced Mapping and Senior Seminar.
Natasha Sekhon
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.S., University of California, Irvine; M.S., Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
A low-temperature geochemist and paleoclimatologist, Natasha Sekhon's research combines concepts from karst and speleothem sciences to investigate the hydroclimate of terrestrial environments varying on seasonal to millennial time scales.
Nikki M. Seymour
Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A., M.S., University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D, Colorado State University
Nikki Seymour’s research primarily addresses how deformation related to plate tectonic motion is accommodated in the middle to upper crust, the interactions between magmatism and deformation, and effects of sediment subduction at convergent plate boundaries.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Ann Blythe
Visiting Associate Professor, Geology
B.S., Ph.D., Cornell University; M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Ann Blythe teaches Introductory Geology, Introduction to Field Methods, Geomorphology, and Sedimentology and Stratigraphy.
Naomi Joyce Rodgers
Visiting Assistant Professor, Geology
B.A. Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D. University of Southern California
Naomi Rodgers focuses on Structural Geology and Tectonics at outcrop to orogen scales. She seeks to use structural analysis to answer tectonic questions, and thinks of herself as a reverse architect--the rocks exist in locations and orientations and she wants to know how they got there and why.