Ken Coles

Associate Professor

• Office: Weyandt 136
• E-mail:  kcoles@iup.edu
• Office Phone: 724-357-5626

Education:

• B.S. California Institute of Technology - Geology
• M.S. California Institute of Technology - Geology
• M.Phil., Columbia University
• Ph.D., Columbia University - Geology
• Indiana Teaching Certificate (General/Elementary 1-8, Science 1-8)
• Massachusetts First Year Teaching License (Earth Science 8-12)

Courses Taught:

GEOS 105 Exploring the Universe
GEOS 106 Exploring the Universe Lab
GEOS 254 Exploration of Space
GEOS 341 Solar System
GEOS 342 Stellar Astronomy 
GEOS 350 Operation of the Planetarium 

Professional Interests:

Astrometry of asteroids and Moon by occultation of stars
Eclipses and transits of solar system bodies
Planetarium education

IUP Planetarium   

• Geoscience Department
• Walsh Hall, Room 111
  302 East Walk
  Indiana, PA 15705
• Phone: 724-357-2379
• Fax: 724-357-6208
• geoscience-info@iup.edu

• Office Hours
• Monday through Friday
• 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.