Gregory Shofner Email & Phone Number

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Cimarron-Memorial High School

Teaching undergraduate geology courses, primarily introductory, core curriculum Physical Geology, and upper division courses such as Physical Oceanography and Sedimentology/Stratigraphy

Teaching Earth System Science, and Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy

Paris

Research on planetary formation based on high pressure and high temperature experimental petrology.

Research on Earth accretion and early differentiation based on high pressure and high temperature experimental petrology and synchrotron-based x-ray diffraction.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

Predominantly environmental geology projects including: Groundwater sampling at former and current hydrocarbon-impacted retail gasoline sites; Support of CERCLA actions and investigations at abandoned mine sites, participated in field investigations, including soil and groundwater sampling, and collection of GPS locations; Geological expert in support of litigation of responsible parties at EPA Superfund and other industrially-contaminated sites.

Managed projects at multiple wetland mitigation sites, including client interaction, reporting, and complete oversight of and participation in site activities; site activities included drilling boreholes for monitoring-well installation and stratigraphic interpretation, describing and characterizing soil zone and surficial geologic materials, collecting and interpreting of water-level data, and 2-d and 3-d elevation surveys (rod and level, Leica total station).

Carbondale

Teaching undergraduate introductory- and upper-division labs.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geology

Doctoral research on Earth formation and planetary differentiation.

Master Of Science (Ms), Geology

Quaternary glacial geology.

Bachelor'S Degree, Geology

Hydrogeology and karst.