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Geography and Earth Science

Faculty

Robert Edsall
  • Associate Professor of Geography and Earth Science
  • Associate Professor of Communication and Digital Media
Straz 232A
·(262) 551-5897
Robert Edsall teaches courses in geographic information science, cartography, physical geography, meteorology, and visual communication. He holds a Ph.D. in geography and an M.S. in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University, ...
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Tracy Gartner
  • Director of the Environmental Science Program
  • Associate Professor of Biology
  • Associate Professor of Geography and Earth Science
Straz Center B6A
·(262) 551-5803
Tracy Gartner directs the Environmental Science Program and teaches research- and service-oriented courses in environmental science, ecology, botany, experimental design and restoration. Her research focuses on how shifts in biodiversity ...
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Joy Mast
  • Professor of Geography and Earth Science
Lentz Hall 308
·(262) 551-5387
Joy Mast was an associate professor at Northern Arizona University before her Carthage appointment. She teaches courses in physical geography, geology of national parks, biogeography, soil science, forest ecology, field ...
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Patricia Murphy
  • Adjunct Faculty, Geography and Earth Science
Straz Center B10C
·(262) 551-2373
Patricia L. Murphy came to Carthage in 2005 as an adjunct faculty member. She became a full-time professor in 2010. She is a Chicago native who earned a B.A. in ...
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Kurt Piepenburg
  • Professor of Geography and Earth Science
  • Richard W. Miller Distinguished Professor in the Natural and Social Sciences
Lentz Hall 419B
·(262) 551-5715
Kurt Piepenburg teaches courses in geomorphology, meteorology, physical geography, remote sensing and field methods. He has served as chair of the Geography and Earth Science Department, and the conservation program. ...
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Julio Rivera
  • Provost
  • Professor of Geography and Earth Science
Lentz Hall 303
·(262) 551-5850
Julio Rivera has taught courses in geographic information science (GIS); satellite image interpretation; and urban, economic and cultural geography. His research focuses on the development of suburban communities and how ...
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Wenjie Sun
  • Assistant Professor of Geography and Earth Science
  • Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Straz Center B10-B
·(262) 551-2377
Wenjie Sun teaches courses in Geographic Information Science (GIS), Satellite Image and Air Photo Analysis, Human Geography, and Geography of East Asia. She has also led multiple interdisciplinary themed J-term ...
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Matthew Zorn
  • Chair, Geography and Earth Science Department
  • Professor, Geography and Earth Science
Lentz Hall 423
·(262) 551-5968
Matt Zorn has been an instructor of geography at West Georgia College and Catawba Valley Community College, and has taught geography courses at the University of Florida continuously since 1992. ...
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Academics at Carthage

Prospective Students

Faculty Spotlight

Carthage students and recent graduates joined geography professor Joy Mast on a field study in an Arizona forest. Read more.

Geography J-Terms

Geography professors have led J-Term study tours to Iceland, China and all over the world. Read more.

Student Spotlight

Charley Follett

Carthage senior Charley Follett, a geography major, spent the summer conducting earth science research with NASA. Read more.