Katherine Laing Bladh
Associate professor, igneous petrology, earthquake and volcanic hazards
(937)327-7333
Associate Professor, Department
of Geology, teaches courses in igneous and metamorphic petrology,
volcanic and earthquake hazard mitigation, and introductory geology.
Recipient of a National Science Foundation fellowship, she has published
"Volcanic Geology of the O'Leary Peak Complex" and two articles on teaching
geology in a liberal arts environment. Past research concerned a texture
called "rapakivi" in some igneous rocks. Her current interest is an
interdisciplinary approach, by scientists and nonscientists, to geologic
hazard mitigation (volcanic eruptions and earthquakes). Bladh, who shares
an appointment at Wittenberg with her husband, Kenneth W. Bladh, attended
Willamette University, earned her B.S. degree at Oregon State University,
and received both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The University of
Arizona. She came to Wittenberg in 1978. For additional information,
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