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Dr. Kent Ratajeski

Lecturer, Bruce Dice Museum Director
Geology, Geography, and Environment

Biography

  • Hometown(s): Pittsburgh, PA and Lakeland, FL
  • Interests and activities: my family, church and Christian community, music (piano and choir), outdoors (hiking and backpacking), geocollecting (rocks, minerals, fossils, and meteorites)

Education

  • B.S., Geology, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • M.S., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park
  • Ph.D., Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

 

 

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer, »Æ´óÏɸßÊÖÂÛ̳, Grand Rapids, MI (2023-present)
  • Senior Lecturer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2013-2023)
  • Lecturer, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (2007-2013)
  • Visiting Instructor, Wheaton College Science Station, Black Hills, SD (2002-2003, 2010-2016, 2018-2019) – summer field course instructor
  • Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA (2005-2007)
  • Assistant Research Professor, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (2004-2005) – post-doc
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (2003-2004) – temporary sabbatical replacement
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Bates College, Lewiston, ME (2002-2003) – temporary sabbatical replacement
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (2001-2002) – temporary sabbatical replacement
  • Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2000-2001) – post-doc
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (1999-2000) – temporary sabbatical replacement

Academic Interests

  • mineralogy
  • igneous petrology
  • online curriculum development
  • field-based geoscience education
  • science communication and journalism
  • science and faith

Research

  • Igneous petrology and petrogenesis of the Sierra Nevada batholith (field geology, geochronology, geochemistry, and experimental petrology)
  • Geothermobarometry (emplacement depths) of granite plutons in the Sierra Nevada batholith
  • Online resources for geoscience education
  • Tactile graphics for visually-impaired geoscience students
Kent Ratajeski

Contact Me

(616) 526-6769

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