Richard N. Abbott
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Richard N. Abbott, Jr.Professor of Geology(828) 262-3055abbottrn@appstate.edu Dr. Abbott's personal and class Web pages |
Originally from New England, Dr. Abbott has been at Appalachian State University since 1979. His current teaching assignments are listed below. Dr. Abbott's research interests are in the fields of crystallography, optical mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic petrology. He has traveled, studied geology, and/or taught in Nigeria, Italy, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Nova Scotia. In 1995, he was a Fulbright teaching fellow at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. His current research involves blueschist-greenschist metamorphic rocks in Jamaica and ultra high pressure (UHP) metamorphic rocks in the Dominican Republic. In the summers he offers a five-week, short term study abroad program in Jamaica in collaboration with colleagues at the University of the West Indies. The program has to do with geologic hazards in the Caribbean.
- Education
- B.S. Bowdoin College
- M.S., University of Maine
- Ph.D., Harvard University
- Courses Taught
- GSG 1030 - Contemporary Geology
- GLY 1103 - Introduction to Environmental and Applied Geology
- GLY 3215 - Introduction to Crystal Chemistry and Optical Mineralogy
- GLY 3545/3546 - Analysis and Management of Geohazards and Risks with Special Reference to the Caribbean
