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Jeffrey Templeton

Professor, Department Head, Earth and Environmental Science

503-838-8858 | templej@wou.edu
NS 211

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At WOU since

01/02/1995

Course schedule

Winter 2023
CRNCourseTitleTimesLocation
20091 ES104 EXPLORING THE PHYSICAL EARTH T 1230-1350 NS 101
20091 ES104 EXPLORING THE PHYSICAL EARTH - HYBRD* CRS
20683 ES324 LIVING EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES - HYBRD* CRS
20683 ES324 LIVING EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES W 1400-1550 NS 101

Education

Ph.D., Geology, Oregon State University, 1998

M.S., Geology, Texas Christian University, 1991

B.S., Geology, The Ohio State University, 1989

Teaching focus

Introductory Physical Geology and Earth System Science; upper-division courses in Microscopy, Petrology, Structural Geology, Volcanology, Geology of Earthquakes, and Mineral Resources

Research areas

Igneous petrology, volcanology, and undergraduate geoscience education 

Current Projects:

  • Volcanology and Petrology of Tertiary volcanic rocks associated with the Bald Mountain Volcanic Complex, central Oregon

  • Petrology of Pleistocene ash-flow tuffs and silicic domes related to Newberry Volcano in central Oregon

  • Developing active-learning strategies for undergraduate geoscience courses




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