Cathy L. Connor, Ph.D.

Education:

Ph.D. Geology 1984, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
Doctoral Dissertation: Late Quaternary Glaciolacustrine and Vegetational History of the Copper River Basin, Southcentral Alaska.

M.S. Geology 1975, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Masters thesis: Holocene Sedimentation History of Richardson Bay California.

B.S. Geology 1974, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Curriculum vitae (PDF | 149Kb)

Research:

Quaternary Geology and Paleoecology, Regional Alaskan Geology, Glaciology, Neotectonic Processes, Geoscience Education

• Outreach in Geoscience Education in Alaska′s secondary schools
• Alaska Geology–Understanding how it all came together and how it is changing
• Comparison of Neoglacial stratigraphy with Tlingit Oral History Glacier Bay
• Geomorphic Evolution of Mendenhall Valley during repeated glaciations
• Uplift in Northern Southeastern Alaska
• The Little Ice Age retreat of Mendenhall Glacier and Comparison with early 21st Century Rapid Retreat
• Sediment flux through the Mendenhall Glacier/River system
• Bathymetric surveys Mendenhall Lake 2000–2003
• Recent Paleoecology SE AK fjord basins–Gravity Core studies marine sediments
• Calving Retreat LeConte Glacier 1996–2000

Publications:

Courses Taught:

Lower Division:

• GEOL 104 – Introductory Physical Geology & Lab
• GEOL 105 – Historical Geology
• Environmental Geology
• ENVS 101 – Introduction to Environmental Science & Lab
• GEOL 271 – Earth Materials (Mineralogy & Petrology) with Lab
• ENVS 111 – Introduction to GPS
• ENVS 110 – Introduction to ArcGIS
• Introduction to Geologic Field Methods (for undergraduates, for AK secondary science teachers)
• Introduction to Field Archeology

Upper Division:

• GEOL 301 – Geomorphology
• GEOL 300 – Geology of Alaska (Emphasis on Structure & Tectonics)
• GEOL 310 – Glaciation and Climate Change
• GEOL 315 – Field Course Glacier Surveying
• ENVS 491 – Environmental Science Internship
• ENVS 492 – Environmental Science Seminar (Capstone Course)
• Independent Studies
• Geology and Geomorphology of the Tatshenshini and Lower Alsek Rivers
• Juneau Icefield Research Program Courses