Transcript Rick Miller Bio - Dixie State University

GREETINGS!
RICK MILLER
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B. S. DEGREE. 1965 SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
STATE COLLEGE (Now CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE)
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M. S. DEGREE. 1967 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
LOS ANGELES
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PhD. DEGREE. 1975 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
LOS ANGELES
INSTITUTIONALIZED FOR DECADES…
1970-1977. Lecturer. California State University,
Northridge
1977-2001. Assistant, Associate & Full Professor.
San Diego State University
Patient # 90048
2001-Present. Professor Emeritus. San Diego
State University
2004-Present. Volunteer Lecturer. ICL Program
Dixie State College
2010-2012. Adjunct Professor.
Dixie State College
Taught classes in Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Geology of
California, Natural Disasters, History of Life, Paleontology,
Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Stratigraphy, Carbonate Rocks,
Depositional Environments, and Physical Geography
A SUCCESSFUL
TEACHING CAREER
KNOWN FOR GIVING STIMULATING LECTURES…
Unusual Methods In Education
Inspirational Field Trips
UNUSUAL RESEARCH INTERESTS
STUDY OF MICROFOSSILS (CONODONTS) TO
DETERMINE THE GEOLOGIC AGE OF ROCKS IN SOUTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA
AND NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
O.5 mm
Conodonts are the microscopic remains (teeth?) of a widespread group of small
animals, probably primitive, fish-like vertebrates, that existed in the oceans
from Cambrian to Triassic time (525-225 m.y. ago).
Geological Society Of America
Bulletin, 1976
OTHER HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS?
AND NOW…
Retired
Oops! Back teaching part time at Dixie State??!!
Some Things Change…
Bowling Team, 1964
(Los Angeles)
Bowling Team, 2007
(St. George)
Roadie