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Faculty in Geosciences

Charles Fitts
Charles R. Fitts, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geology & Chair. University of Minnesota.
Teaching interests: physical geology, glacial geology, and hydrogeology. Research interests: groundwater hydraulics, contaminant migration, applied mathematics, and computer programming. 
Telephone: (207) 780-5351
E-mail: Cfitts@usm.maine.edu
 
Irwin Novak

Irwin D. Novak, Ph.D. Professor of Geology. Cornell University.
Teaching interests: geomorphology, quaternary geology including sedimentology and glacial geology. Research interests: geomorphology of Lesvos, Greece; landslides in the glacio-marine deposits of southern Maine.
Telephone: (207) 780-5025
E-mail: Novak@usm.maine.edu
 

Stephen Pollock

Stephen G. Pollock, Ph.D. Professor of Geology. Rutgers University.
Teaching and research interests: origin of igneous, metamorphic,and sedimentary rocks.
Telephone: (207) 780-5353
E-mail: Pollock@usm.maine.edu

Mark Swanson

Mark T. Swanson, Ph.D. Professor of Geology. State University of New York at Albany.
Teaching interests: structural geology, tectonics, ore deposits, geophysics. Research interests: detailed mapping and structural analysis of fault zones and dike swarm complexes in southern coastal Maine.
Telephone: (207) 780-5024
E-mail: Mswanson@usm.maine.edu

Margaret Vose

Margaret E. Vose, M.A. Laboratory Associate. University of Southern Maine.
Teaching interest: oceanography, physical geology. 
Telephone: (207) 780-5186
E-mail: Vose@usm.maine.edu