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GEOLOGY & Environmental Science

FACULTY

Faculty Member

ELIZABETH JOHNSON

Professional Information

• Title:
  Assistant Professor, Geochemistry
  Research Associate, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
  
  
• Educational Background:
  • BS Rice University, 1997
  • MS California Institute of Technology, 1999
  • PhD California Institute of Technology, 2003
• Publications
• Geology Faculty Earn Smithsonian Appointments

Contact Information

• Office: Memorial Hall 7105E
• Office Phone: 540.568.5527
• E-Mail: johns2ea_at_jmu.edu (replace _at_ with @)
• Website: http://peregrin.jmu.edu/~johns2ea

Teaching

GGEOL102: Environment Earth
GGEOL104: Geology of Skyline Drive
GGEOL115: Earth Systems, Cycles, and Human Impacts [Formerly GSCI115]
GEOL110: Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab
GEOL398: Special Topics: Volcanoes
GEOL399: JMU Geology Field Course in Ireland

Research Interests

My research investigates interactions between the hydrosphere and lithosphere using geochemical techniques. Current projects include: linking the explosive history and magmatic water content of volcanoes, using the crystal chemistry of rutile to trace fluid and oxidation state history in subduction zones and the ancient crust, and evaluating the origin of layering in Mn oxide stream deposits. For more information, visit http://peregrin.jmu.edu/~johns2ea/research.htm.