Professor
- Office: Kopchick 271
- Email: jclewis@iup.edu
- Office phone: 724-357-5624
More info on Dr. Lewis’ Work
Education
- BS, University of Vermont; Geology
- MS, University of Tennessee; Geology
- PhD, University of Connecticut; Geology
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Davis; Neotectonics
Courses Taught
- GEOS 101/102 Dynamic Earth
- GEOS 111 Earth and Environmental Systems
- GEOS 156 Geology of Natural Disasters
- GEOS/ENVE 200 Foundations of Geology
- GEOS 302 Structural Geology
- GEOS 303 Field Geology
- GEOS 310 Environmental Geology
- GEOS 362 Plate Tectonics
- GEOS 470 Research Methods in the Geosciences
Professional Interests
Structural geology, earthquake geology, plate boundary deformation, neotectonics
Professional Development
Featured in article on dual-career couples, Preparing for an Academic Career
Research Themes
- Taiwan — the neotectonics of arc-continent collision constrained by modeling outcrop-scale faults and earthquakes (NSF Award #1650157)
- STEMSEAS - STEM Student Experiences Aboard Ships
- Costa Rica — contemporary crustal deformation constrained by tectonic geomorphology, geochronology, and earthquake modeling
- SW Japan — controls on Great Earthquakes: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NantroSEIZE) (IUP Magazine Article)