Karen Tefend

Associate Professor

Education / Degrees

• B.S., Zoology, The Ohio State University, 1986
• M.S., Geology, The Ohio State University, 2000
• Ph.D., Geological Sciences, Michigan State University, 2005

• Courses Taught
  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab)
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol)
  • GEOL-1121K (Introductory Geosciences I)
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab)
  • GEOL-1122 (Intro Geosciences II:Hist Geol)
  • GEOL-1122L (Historical Geology Lab)
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping)
  • GEOL-4014 (Geochemistry)
  • GEOL-4083 (Environmental Geochemistry)
  • GEOL-4501 (Geology Seminar)
• Course Sections and Syllabi

  Spring 2020 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 05
  • GEOL-1121K (Introductory Geosciences I) Section: 02G
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 08
  • GEOL-4083 (Environmental Geochemistry) Section: 01
  • GEOL-4501 (Geology Seminar) Section: 01

  Fall 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 02
  • GEOL-1121K (Introductory Geosciences I) Section: 04G
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 07
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping) Section: 01

  Summer 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: E01
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 01

  Spring 2019 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 05
  • GEOL-1121K (Introductory Geosciences I) Section: 05G
  • GEOL-4014 (Geochemistry) Section: 01

  Fall 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 04G
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 02
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 08
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping) Section: 01

  Summer 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-1122 (Intro Geosciences II:Hist Geol) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1122L (Historical Geology Lab) Section: 01

  Spring 2018 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 06G
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 04
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 03
  • GEOL-4083 (Environmental Geochemistry) Section: 01

  Fall 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 06G
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 02
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 07
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping) Section: 01

  Summer 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 01

  Spring 2017 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 05G
  • GEOL-1122 (Intro Geosciences II:Hist Geol) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1122L (Historical Geology Lab) Section: 01
  • GEOL-4014 (Geochemistry) Section: 01

  Fall 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 05G
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 03
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 06
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping) Section: 01

  Summer 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 01

  Spring 2016 Sections

  • GEOL-1011K (Geology I and Lab) Section: 07G
  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 02
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 03
  • GEOL-4083 (Environmental Geochemistry) Section: 01

  Fall 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 02
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: L2L
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: LXL
  • GEOL-3004 (Field Geol. & Geologic Mapping) Section: 01

  Summer 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1122 (Intro Geosciences II:Hist Geol) Section: 01
  • GEOL-1122L (Historical Geology Lab) Section: 01

  Spring 2015 Sections

  • GEOL-1121 (Intro Geosciences I:Phys Geol) Section: 03
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 03
  • GEOL-1121L (Physical Geology Lab) Section: 04
  • GEOL-4014 (Geochemistry) Section: 01
• Publication List

  Temporal Variability in the Chemical Weathering of Ca2 - Bearing Phases in the Loch Vale Watershed, Colorado, USA: A Mass-Balan

  Solute Geochemical Mass-Balances and Mineral Weathering Rates in Small Watersheds II: Biomass Nutrient Uptake, More Equations in

  Examination of Magma Mixing and Fractional Crystallization using Whole-Rock Chemical Analyses: Polytopic Vector Analysis

  Identifying relationships among silicic magma batches by Polytopic Vector Analysis: A study of the Topopah Spring and Pah Canyon