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WILLIAM JOHNSON

Professor

Geology & Geophysics

Orcid identifier0000-0003-3126-3877
  • Professor
    Geology & Geophysics
  • 801-664-8289 (Mobile)

BIO

I've been a professor in Geology & Geophysics for thirty years.  I've mentored twelve Ph.D. recipients who are professors at universities in the U.S., China, and Ecuador, as well as in industry and government research agencies.  I've mentored thirty four M.S. students who work in industry and government in institutions across the U.S..  I initiated and served as founding director the ICP-mass spectrometry and light scattering facilities in Geology and Geophysics.  I've been awarded more than $5,000,000 in research support, and I've published more than 120 papers in top-tier journals.

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    Geology & Geophysics1 Jul 2007 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Geology & Geophysics1 Jul 1995 - 30 Jun 2001
  • Associate Professor
    University of Utah, Geology & Geophysics1 Jul 2001 - 30 Jun 2007
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Utah, Civil & Environmental Engineering1 Oct 2009 - 1 Jul 2018

FIELDS OF RESEARCH