Jeffrey H. Tepper, PhD

I received my A.B. in Earth Science from Dartmouth (1981) and my M.S. (1985) and PhD (1991) in Geology from the University of Washington.  Following a six-year stint at Valdosta State, I moved to Puget Sound in 2001 where I was the 'hard rock' geologist / geochemist until I retired in May 2021.  My research generally involved a combinations of field work and lab work; major themes included the magmatic and tectonic evolution of the Pacific Northwest (particularly the Eocene "Challis Event" and the Cascade Arc) and the geochemistry of water and sediment in local Lakes.  In my new 'Professor Emeritus' status I am writing up research that I never had to time to publish while I was teaching, doing benchtop experiments on phosphorus adsorption by zero valent iron (a material used to reduce algal growth in lakes), and spending more time in my woodworking shop.