Natural and Environmental Sciences (NES)

Kevin Alexander

Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D.; University of North Texas.

Email: kalexander@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3405
Office Location: Hurst Hall 143C
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/kalexander/

Robin A. Bingham

Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Vermont; M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Email: rbingham@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3355
Office Location: Hurst Hall 222
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/rbingham/

James Coogan

Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology
B.S., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

Email: jcoogan@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3425
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jcoogan/

Jonathan Coop

Assistant Professor in Biology
B.A., University of California–Santa Cruz; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Email: jcoop@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2565
Office Location: Kelley Hall 105
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jcoop

Amy Ellwein

Lecturer in Geology
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.S., Ph.D.,University of New Mexico.

Email: aellwein@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2465
Office Location: Hurst Hall 224
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/academics/faculty/aellwein/

Robert Fillmore

Professor of Geology
B.A., Western State College of Colorado; M.S. University of Northern Arizona; Ph.D., University of Kansas.

Email: rfillmore@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2650
Office Location: Hurst Hall 16B
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/rfillmore/

Peter H. Gauss

Professor of Biology
B.S., St. Joseph’s University; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University.

Email: pgauss@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2094
Office Location: Hurst Hall 238B
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/pgauss/

Steve Griggs

Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Western State College of Colorado; B.S., Fort Hays State University.

Email: sgriggs@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2160
Office Location: Hurst Hall 105

Shan Hays

Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., University of Colorado; B.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Oregon

Email: shhays@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2552
Office Location: Hurst Hall 238C
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/shhays/

Amy Honan

Biology Laboratory Coordinator
B.A., Western State College of Colorado; M.S., San Francisco State University.

Email: ahonan@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2437
Office Location: Hurst Hall 143B

David M. Hyde

Lecturer in Anthropology
B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.A., Washington State University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Email: dhyde@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2222
Office Location: Hurst Hall 031A

Patrick Magee

Thornton Chair in Biology
B.S, Colorado State University. M.S., University of Missouri; Ph.D., University of Missouri.

Email: pmagee@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7121
Office Location: Hurst Hall 143A
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/pmagee/

David W. Marchetti

Assistant Professor of Geology
B.A., State University of New York, College at Geneseo; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah.

Email: dmarchetti@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2367
Office Location: Hurst Hall 31B
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/dmarchetti/

John D. Mason

Assistant Professor of Physics
B.A., Colby College; M.S., Ph.D., University of California - Santa Cruz.

Email: jmason@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2142
Office Location: Hurst Hall 116
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/john-mason

Jason E. Mullins

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Clemson University; Ph.D., University of Montana.

Email: jmullins@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3152
Office Location: Hurst Hall 204
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jmullins/

Dale Orth

Chair, Department of Natural and Environmental Sciences; Professor of Chemistry
B. A., Colorado College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email: dorth@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3437
Office Location: Hurst Hall 128A
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/dorth/

Cassandra L. Osborne

Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., Dartmouth College.

Email: cosborne@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3181
Office Location: Hurst Hall 238A

Anne W. Ryter

Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Beloit College; Ph.D., University of Colorado.

Email: aryter@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-7098
Office Location: Hurst Hall 208
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/aryter/

Jarral W. Ryter

Senior Lecturer in Chemistry
B. S., Fort Lewis College, M. S. University of Colorado.

Email: jryter@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2875
Office Location: Hurst Hall 217A
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jryter/

Lynn L. Sikkink

Professor of Anthropology
B.A., University of Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

Email: lsikkink@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2062
Office Location: Hurst Hall 16D

John Sowell

Emeritus Professor of Biology
B.S., University of California-Davis; Ph.D., University of Idaho.

Email: jsowell@western.edu
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/jsowell

Mark Stiger

Moncrief Chair in Anthropology; Professor of Anthropology
B.A., M.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Email: mstiger@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2073
Office Location: Hurst Hall 25B

Allen Stork

Professor of Geology
B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., University of California Santa Cruz.

Email: astork@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3044
Office Location: Hurst Hall 16C
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/astork/

M. Suzanne Taylor

Lecturer in Physics
B.S., Linfield College; M.S., University of New Mexico; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Email: mstaylor@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-2155
Office Location: Hurst Hall 118

Tim Wawrzyniec

Moncrief Chair in Petroleum Geology; Assistant Professor of Geology
B.S., University of New Mexico; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of New Mexico.

Email: twawrzyniec@western.edu
Phone: (970) 943-3426
Office Location: Hurst Hall 131C
Homepage: http://www.western.edu/faculty/twawrzyniec

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