Timothy Kusky is a Paul C. Reinert Professor of Natural Sciences at Saint Louis University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences from State University of New York at Albany in 1982 and 1985, and his M.A. in Arts & Sciences and PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University in 1988 and 1990, respectively. Tim Kusky's research and teaching focuses on the fields of plate tectonics and the early history of the Earth, as well as in natural hazards and disasters, satellite imagery, mineral and water resources, and relationships between people and the natural environment. He has worked extensively in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the rims of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. He has authored more than 20 books, 600 research papers, and numerous public interest articles, interviews with the media (newspapers, international, national and local television, radio, and international news magazines), and regularly gives public presentations on science and society. |
