C. Tom Foster, Ph.D.

Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biography

I regularly teach EES:1050, one of the foundation courses in the ENVS curriculum that exposes students to a broad range of Earth processes that impact environmental science.  I also periodically teach courses that introduce environmental science students to programming techniques (Python, Visual Basic, Fortran) that are useful in their studies and research.  I’ve published research papers on a broad range of topics including petrology, tectonics, stratigraphy, bolide impacts and paleontology; presently, the goal of my main research efforts are to understand mineral reaction kinetics at high temperature and pressure.  

Research areas
  • Earth and Environmental Sciences
C Tom Foster
PhD, John Hopkins University
Address

239 Trowbridge Hall (TH)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States