Jonathan Filer
Associate Professor
  • Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 1992
  • M.S. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 1979
  • B.S. Haverford College-1977
  • Contact Info
    421 Smith Hall
    (410) 704-2116
    jfiler@towson.edu
    Research Interests
  • Middle Paleozoic stratigraphy, especially of the Appalachian basin
  • High frequency sedimentation cyclicity in foreland basins.
  • Sedimentary facies analyses of shallow marine strata
  • Hydrogeology of small watersheds
  • Petroleum geology of the Appalachian basin
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    Steven Lev
    Professor
  • Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1998
  • M.S., University of Cincinnati, 1994
  • B.S., Dickinson College, 1992
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology, NRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, 1998-2000
  • Remedial Project Manager/Mobile Lab Manager, Maryland Department of the Environment, 2000
  • Assistant Professor, Towson University, Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, 2000-Present
  • Contact Info
    455/456 Smith Hall
    (410) 704-2744
    slev@towson.edu
    Research Interests
  • Trace element and isotope geochemistry of black shales
  • Fate and transport of metals from soils and sediments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
  • The origin of tourmaline in the Maryland Piedmont
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    Joel Moore Joel Moore
    Assistant Professor
  • Ph.D. Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
  • B.A. Geology and History, Wheaton College
  • Contact Info
    477 Smith Hall
    (410) 704-4245

    moore@towson.edu

    Research Interests
  • Connections between mineral weathering and soil chemistry, tectonics, ecosystems and climate shaping the earth’s surface
  • Understanding issues of societal relevance such as carbon sequestration, soil and water quality, and ecosystem sustainability
  • Investigating earth surface processes, hydrology and biogeochemstry
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    Rachel Burks Rea
    Professor
  • Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin
  • M.A. The University of Texas at Austin
  • B.S. University of New Orleans
  • Contact Info
    451 Smith Hall
    (410) 704-3005
    rburks@towson.edu
    Research Interests
  • Metamorphism and Deformation of the Maryland Piedmont
  • Geoarcheology of Soapstone Artifacts
  • Tectonic History of Southeastern New England
  • Geoscience Education
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    David Vanko
    Professor
  • Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1982
  • M.A, Johns Hopkins University, 1976
  • B.S., Johns Hopkins University, 1976
  • Contact Info
    312/475 Smith Hall
    (410) 704-2121
    dvanko@towson.edu
    Research Interests
  • Petrology and geochemistry of ocean crust and applications of fluid inclusion studies to hydrothermal activity.
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