Geology Faculty

Economic Geology and Geochemistry - probing to understand the chemical processes that transport and concentrate metals in the earth's crust

Dr. Kurt Friehauf
Professor
610-683-4446
135 Boehm Science Building
friehauf@kutztown.edu

Planetary Geomorphology - exploring the forces that shape the surfaces of planets Mars and Earth

Dr. Erin Kraal
Professor
484-646-5859
306A Grim-Knedler Building
kraal@kutztown.edu

Marine Geology - investigating the geology of the ocean depths and coastal environments

Dr. Adrienne Oakley
Associate Professor
484-646-4334
136 Boehm Science Building 
oakley@kutztown.edu

Environmental Geology - examining the interactions between the lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere

Dr. Jacob Sewall
Associate Professor
484-646-5864
422 Boehm Science Building
sewall@kutztown.edu

Geophysics and Hydrogeology - measuring the earth's physical properties to solve environmental problems and study groundwater flow

Dr. Laura Sherrod
Professor
484-646-4113
138 Boehm Science Building
sherrod@kutztown.edu

Paleontology and Sedimentology - reading the rock and fossil record to understand ancient life

Dr. Edward L. Simpson
610-683-4445
424 Boehm Science Building
simpson@kutztown.edu

Structural Geology - analyzing how the earth's crust deforms by folding, breaking, and flowing

Dr. Sarah Tindall
Professor
610-683-4325
137 Boehm Science Building
tindall@kutztown.edu