Cathy L. Connor, Ph.D.
Professor of Geology, Emerita
Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences
796-6406 (Fax)

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:
Selected PublicationsCourses 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