Dr. Ron Fodor
professor of geology
(919) 515-7177
rfodor@ncsu.edu
Volcanoes, volcanic rocks, minerals and mineral analysis.

Dr. William J. Showers
associate professor of marine, earth, and atmospheric sciences
(919) 515-7143
w_showers@ncsu.edu
Stable isotope geochemistry, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, groundwater hydrology and stable isotope tracers, nitrogen isotope pollution tracers, carbon cycling and accumulation in modern and ancient environments, oxygen isotopes of phosphates, and paleobiology of vertebrates. Recent research showed some dinosaurs - including Tyrannosaurus rex - were warm-blooded.