Geography & Land Surveying

Faculty and Staff

Geography

Gareth John

Gareth John

  • Professor of Geography
  • Program Director
  • Department Chair
  • Ph.D. 2003, University of Kentucky

(320) 308-6143 | SH 350

Research Focus: Cultural geography, historical geography, landscapes, history of geographical thought and practice, geographic education, American popular culture, contemporary British culture and society, geography of wine.

Mikhail 'Misha' Blinnikov

Mikhail 'Misha' Blinnikov

  • Professor of Geography
  • Graduate Coordinator
  • GIS Graduate Certificate Adviser
  • Ph.D. 1999, University of Oregon

(320) 308-2263 | SH 337

Research Focus: Biogeography, conservation, phytolith analysis, GIS, Russia/former Soviet Union.

Jeffrey Torguson

Jeffrey Torguson

  • Professor of Geography
  • Geography majors and minors adviser
  • Ph.D. 1993, University of Georgia

(320) 308-0961 | SH 346

Research Focus: Cartography, geographic information science (GIS), physical geography, Asia.

Land Surveying & Mapping Sciences

Eric Fuller

Eric Fuller

  • Associate Professor of Land Surveying & Mapping Sciences
  • Director, Land Surveying & Mapping Sciences Program
  • M.Eng. Purdue University 2007

(320) 308-3202 | SH 340

Research Focus: Surveying, GIS, Cartography, GPS, site development, photogrammetry and remote sensing

Emeriti

Benjamin Richason

  • Ph.D. 1978, Michigan State University

Lewis Wixon

  • Ph.D. 1979, Indiana State University