Staff

Ms. Brenda Flint
Administrative Assistant - Department of Earth Sciences
bflint@bridgew.edu
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Mrs. Flint  is our department's office manager.  She can help you contact our faculty, she supervises student workers, and help students with their concerns.

Full-Time Earth Sciences Faculty

Dr. Robert Cicerone
Associate Professor - Earth Sciences
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
rcicerone@bridgew.edu
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"My specific areas of interest are geophysics and planetary sciences. My research focuses on earthquake mechanics and prediction, and the use of seismic waves to unravel earth structure. One of my students recently completed a research project on the magnetic-field precursors to the Loma Prieta earthquake. I have also completed a project with collaborators at MIT on the scattering and attenuation of seismic waves in New England. We offer a modern earth science curriculum at BSC and geophysics is an important part of that curriculum. Moreover, BSC provides an excellent environment for students to pursue independent research and I am working to expand such opportunities in the realm of geophysics."

Dr. Richard L. Enright
Professor - Earth Sciences
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1969
enright@bridgew.edu
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"My research in Remote Sensing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has allowed me to use the most advanced airborne and satellite imaging spectrometer data in geological, hydrological, engineering, and environmental studies. Many of my students have presented their research results at the Lunar Planetary Institute at the Johnson Space Center, Geological Society of America and other professional venues. Some of them have won awards for their research! Our department continues to lead exciting annual field trips to exotic locales such as Hawaii, Iceland, central Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula and the southwestern United States."

Dr. Michael Krol
Associate Professor - Earth Sciences
Ph.D., Lehigh University
mkrol@bridgew.edu

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"My primary interests are in the petrology and tectonic evolution of mountain belts around the world including the Himalayas of Pakistan and Tibet, the Sierras de Pampeanas of Argentina, the Appalachians of the eastern U.S., and most recently, the Rocky Mountains of the western U.S. In the summer of 2002, I spent two weeks studying the geology of the Blacktail Mountains of Montana along with my former undergraduate advisor; talk about coming full circle. At BSC, we cultivate and foster this same type of student-faculty interaction. Undergraduates are encouraged to participate and are included in all aspects of our active professional research program."

Dr. Peter J. Saccocia
Professor - Earth Sciences
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1991
psaccocia@bridgew.edu
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"My primary interests include marine geology and geochemistry. Over the last four years I have been a member of the science team on three different oceanographic expeditions to locations that include the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Indian Ocean, and the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific. This work has included two dives in the deep sea submersible “Alvin” to study the organic geochemistry of hot springs on the sea floor. Quite an adventure! I have had the good fortune to involve many talented BSC earth science students on these and other research projects. The face of science has changed dramatically at BSC in recent years and the number of undergraduate research opportunities is expanding every year. It is an exciting time."

"The  focus of my research is examining the tectonic and climatic evolution of orogenic plateaus.  The main tools that I use to do this are sedimentology and stable isotope analysis of deposits in sedimentary basins adjacent to or within these plateaus.  I have worked both in the Tibetan Plateau and the North American Cordillera, and really enjoy fieldwork in both places.  As a new professor in the department I’m especially excited to share this research in the field with students.  I’m glad that Bridgewater is a place that values this type of interaction, and am always happy to discuss possible research opportunities ." 

Visiting Lecturers

Mr. Joseph Doyle
B.S., Earth Science (Geology), Bridgewater State College, 1992
M.S., University of New Hampshire 1999
j6doyle@bridgew.edu
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Mr. Doyle is currently teaching environmental geology in the Earth Sciences Department.

Mr. Gerard Martin
B.S., Earth Science (Geology), Bridgewater State College, 1981
M.S., Michigan State University, 1984

gerard.martin@state.ma.us
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Mr. Martin is an environmental scientist at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. He is currently teaching environmental geology in the Earth Sciences Department.