Skip over primary navigation
Earth Sciences Department
Faculty Directory
 

faculty Earth Sciences 2009
Faculty from left to right: Scott Roby, Jamie Kettle, Bob Ballentine, Steve Skubis, Dave Valentino, Diana Boyer, Al Stamm, Scott Steiger, Carl Pierce, and Paul Tomascak.

Astronomy Program

Dr. Shashi Kanbur, Associate Professor
kanbur@oswego.edu
BS Univ of London
MS Stanford Univ
PhD Univ of London
Appointed 2005

Dr. Scott Roby, Associate Professor
roby@oswego.edu
BS Massachusetts Institue of Technology
MS, PhD Univ of Texas at Austin
Appointed 1987 

 

Geology Program

Dr. Diana Boyer, Assistant Professor 
dboyer@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Paleontology
 Stratigraphy

BS Univ of Delaware
MS Univ of California, Riverside
PhD Univ California, Riverside
Appointed 2007

Carl Pierce, Visiting Assistant Professor 
cpierce@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Geophysics
BS SUNY-Potsdam
MS, PhD (ABD) Texas A&M Univ
Appointed 2008

Dr. Paul Tomascak, Associate Professor
tomascak@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Mineralogy
 Petrology
 Geochemistry
BS New Mexico Tech
MSc University of Manitoba
PhD University of Maryland
Appointed 2004

Dr. David Valentino, Professor
dvalenti@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Structural Geology
 Tectonics
 Geophysics
 Petrology
BA, MA Temple University
PhD Virginia Polytech
Appointed 1997

 

Meteorology Program

Dr. Alfred Stamm, Distinguished Service Professor
stamm@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Meteorological Instruments
 Micrometeorology
 Air pollution
 Climatology
BS North Carolina State University
MS & PhD University of Wisconsin
Appointed 1977

Dr. Robert Ballentine, Associate Professor
ballenti@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Mesometeorology
 Numerical Modeling
 Weather Forecasting
AB Colgate University
MS Rensselaer Polytehnic Institute
PhD SUNY Albany
Appointed 1985

Dr. Steven Skubis, Assistant Professor
skubis@oswego.edu
Specialties:
 Tropical Meteorology
 Dynamic Meteorology
 Atmospheric Physics
BS, MS, & PhD SUNY Albany
Appointed 2000

Dr. Scott Steiger, Assistant Professor
steiger@oswego.edu

Specialties:
 Atmospheric Electricity
 Mesoscale Meteorology
 Convective Storms
BS SUNY Oswego
MS & PhD Texas A&M
Appointed 2003

Dr. Anthony Kettle, Research Associate Professor
kettle@oswego.edu
Specialty:
Oceanography, Physical Limnology
B.Sc. (hon), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1991
M.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1994
Ph.D., York University, 2000


Emeritus Faculty

Astronomy

Dr. Ronald Chaldu
BA UCLA
MS San Diego State University
PhD Indiana University
Appointed 1972 

Geology

Dr. Robert Maurer
BS Ohio State Univ
PhD Univ. of Utah
Appointed 1966

Dr. Raymond Schneider
AB, MA Univ of Missouri
PhD Univ of Tennessee
Appointed 1961

Dr. David Thomas
thomas@oswego.edu
BS University of Western Ontario
PhD SUNY Binghamton
Appointed 1970

 Last Updated: 9/23/09