Dr. Roderic A. Parnell, Jr.
Title: Professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences
Degree: Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Specialty: Geochemistry
Research Interests: In spite of directing both the Center for Environmental Sciences and Education and the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, I try to maintain an active research program in aquatic geochemistry and fluvial geomorphology. My previous research has included the effects of acid rain, volcanic emissions, and sulfide mineral deposits on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems in North America, South America, and Scandinavia, and on the biogeochemistry of Southwestern US rivers. I now work with the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey performing biogeochemical and geomorphological research and monitoring to aid in adaptive management of the Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River’s flow through Grand Canyon. I have a long-term interest in the impacts of acid deposition, acid mine drainage, and acid rock drainage on the alpine and subalpine ecosystems of the Rocky Mountain west, particularly Southwestern Colorado. I’m also interested in the controls on and dynamics of travertine deposition in rivers of the Southwest.
Office: 207 Frier Hall (Building 12)
Phone: 928-523-3329
e-mail: Roderic.Parnell@nau.edu
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Department of Geology
P. O. Box 4099
Frier Hall, Knoles Drive
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099
