Geology & Environmental Science Faculty Member
ELIZABETH JOHNSON
Professional Information
- Title:
Assistant Professor, Geochemistry
Research Associate, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
- Educational Background:
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- BS Rice University, 1997
- MS California Institute of Technology, 1999
- PhD California Institute of Technology, 2003
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- Publications
Contact Information
- Office: Memorial Hall 7105E
- Office Phone: 540.568.5527
- E-Mail: johns2ea_at_jmu.edu (replace _at_ with @)
- Website: http://educ.jmu.edu/~johns2ea
Teaching
GSCI104: Geology of Skyline Drive
GGEOL115: Earth Systems, Cycles, and Human Impacts
GEOL110: Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab
GEOL300: Introduction to Petrology
Research Interests
Petrologic and geochemical investigations of volcanic rocks and their xenoliths, or inclusions. Recent projects include thermobarometry and infrared spectroscopy of mantle xenoliths and whole-rock geochemistry of crustal xenoliths within the Eocene volcanic rocks of western Virginia. For more information, visit http://educ.jmu.edu/~johns2ea/research.htm
