Tepper, Jeffrey

Jeff Tepper is an Emeritus Professor in the Geology Department at the University of Puget Sound. He received his AB from Dartmouth College and his MS and Ph.D. from the University of Washington, where he studied the origins of granites in the North Cascades. After teaching on the east coast for ten years, he joined the faculty at Puget Sound in 2001. Jeff’s research uses geochemistry to investigate geologic questions. He and his students are currently studying the Eocene magmatic and tectonic history of the Pacific Northwest, the environmental history of the Puget Sound area as recorded in lake sediments, and the behavior of heavy metals in sediment. Jeff retired from active teaching in the Spring of 2021 but continues to pursue geologic research in Western WA. Please see Jeff’s website of his past and present geologic work HERE.

Dates of Jeff’s QGS lectures, field trips, and interviews:

January 18, 2020 – From the Accretion of the Olympics to the Birth of the Cascades: The Eocene Transformation of Washington Geology; link to abstract:  January 18, 2020.

February 15, 2025 – Diamond:  A Multifaceted Gem; link to abstract:  February 15, 2025.

(Updated January 2025)