Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geology, gave an illustrated lecture on the Indonesian tsunami on Jan. 24 and again on Feb. 1 in the Chemistry Auditorium. The lecture was titled "When the Seas Rise Up: A Geologist's Perspective on Tsunamis." Tewksbury specializes in the study of structural and planetary geology and plate tectonics.
Tewksbury specializes in the study of structural and planetary geology and plate tectonics, whose shifting can cause earthquakes. She has published papers for many journals including the Journal of Structural Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, and Journal of Geoscience Education. Tewksbury has received many grants from the National Science Foundation to run workshops to promote reform in geoscience education and to instruct geoscience faculty in effective and innovative teaching methods in the geosciences. She was named New York State Professor of the Year Award in 1997 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
