Hi, I’m Carolyn Driedger, a Hydrologist and Outreach Coordinator at the U.S. Geological Survey in Vancouver Washington.   My science career began with research on glaciers and glacier-related hazards principally at Cascade Range volcanoes, and at Columbia Glacier Alaska. I witnessed the May 18, 1980 catastrophic eruption of Mount St. Helens and participated in the initial news media response.  This event set the course for several fascinating projects that crossed science disciplines, and it provided me with a front-row seat for observation and reflection upon the role of scientists in society. I’ve learned that scientists must use the same degree of creativity and care with public communication that they use with scientific endeavors.  Now, as CVO’s Outreach Coordinator, I work in partnership with public officials, emergency planners, media, park interpreters, and educators to advance the cause of eruption preparedness.  Some earlier career choices have informed my current work, including several years of teaching in a US public school and private school in Kathmandu Nepal, and working for the National Park Service.

Marli Miller received her BSc in geology from Colorado College, then completed her MSc and PhD in structural geology at the University of Washington in the early 80’s.  She currently is a tenured Senior Instructor and Researcher in the Dept. of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where she maintains the website: geologypics.com. This site offers free downloads of more than 4,500 of her searchable geology photographs. In addition, she is a prolific writer.

She is the author of Roadside Geology of Oregon, 2^nd Edition, and the Roadside Geology of Washington, 2^nd Edition, which she wrote with Darrel Cowan of UW.  Most recently, she created “Oregon Rocks! A guide to 60 amazing geologic sites.”

Doug Clark is an Associate Professor of Geology at Western Washington University who has been teaching and conducting research at WWU for more than 20 years.  His love of geology in general, and of mountain landscapes in particular, stem from spending much of his childhood hiking and backpacking with his geologist father in the Sierra Nevada.  Following these early formative experiences, Doug received BS and MS degrees in Geology at Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from University of Washington.  He also worked as a professional geologist for several years with Earth Sciences Associates in the Bay Area between his advanced degrees.

Doug’s research interests span a broad range of Earth surface phenomena related to mountainous landscapes, including glaciation and climate change, landslides, and active tectonics.  His research has taken him to mountain ranges in central Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and western North America, but he maintains a special interest on glacial problems in the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.  In addition to his passion for mountain research, Doug enjoys teaching a variety of classes at WWU, from Introductory Geology to senior and graduate-level classes in geologic mapping, glaciology, and image interpretation using lidar data.  He is particularly passionate about helping students learn geology first-hand, in the field!