Dave Bush, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology
Department of Natural Sciences College of Arts, Culture, and Scientific Inquiry

678-839-4057
dbush@westBZNzFDFcTPCHZlmz0XxyxnIzWeBIkbkTG4edvF7jVNsGkZidF50qptfkqsga.edu

Callaway Science Building - Room 206
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Anytime by appointment

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Dave Bush, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology in the Department of Natural Sciences, Geology Program, at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. Received B.S. in Geology from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta in 1975, and both M.S. (in 1977) and Ph.D. (in 1991) in Geology from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Joined the faculty of UWG in 1995. Previously worked for Pennzoil Company in Houston, Texas, as an exploration geophysicist for six years; for the U. S. Geological Survey in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as a coastal and marine geologist for two years; and for the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Duke University as a Research Associate for four years. 
Current research focuses on coastal storm processes and coastal hazards, especially along the Southeastern U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, and the Caribbean. Author of several books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles dealing with coastal hazards, risk assessment, property damage mitigation, hurricane impacts, and coastal hazards of developed shorelines. Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Southeastern Geology and is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Coastal Research. Research Fellow in the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines. Teaches undergraduate courses in oceanography, geomorphology, and risk assessment, and graduate courses in oceanography for teachers and earth science for teachers. 

  • B.S., Geology, SUNY Oneonta, 1975
  • M.S., Geology, Duke University, 1977
  • Ph.D., Geology, Duke University, 1991

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Summer 2020 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E02

Spring 2020 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01W

Fall 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: E07
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01

Summer 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E02
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01

Spring 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4082 (Advced Hazard Assessment) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01W

Fall 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: E06
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4003 (Geomorphology) Section: 01W

Summer 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7004 (Earth Science Second Sci Tchr) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7154 (Earth Science Elementary Tchrs) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7203 (Oceanography for Teachers) Section: E01

Spring 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01W

Fall 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: E06
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4003 (Geomorphology) Section: 01W

Summer 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7004 (Earth Science Second Sci Tchr) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7154 (Earth Science Elementary Tchrs) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7203 (Oceanography for Teachers) Section: E01

Spring 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01W

Fall 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 06
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: EO1

Summer 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7004 (Earth Science Second Sci Tchr) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7154 (Earth Science Elementary Tchrs) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7203 (Oceanography for Teachers) Section: E01

Spring 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01W
  • GEOL-4501 (Geology Seminar) Section: 01

Fall 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 06
  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01

Summer 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7004 (Earth Science Second Sci Tchr) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7154 (Earth Science Elementary Tchrs) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7584 (Sel Top for Elementary Tchrs) Section: E01
  • GEOL-7594 (Sel Top for Secondary Tchrs) Section: E01

Spring 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-2503 (Introduction to Oceanography) Section: E01
  • GEOL-4093 (Risk Assessment) Section: 01

Development of a Coastal Fetch Tool for the AMBUR R Package Utilizing Select Shoreline Sites in Georgia (in press)

Coastal processes, hazards, and mitigation