2006 Idaho Earth Science Teachers Field Workshop
Teaching Staff Biographies
Roy Breckenridge
Roy is the Idaho State Geologist. He came to IGS from the Wyoming
Geological Survey in 1978. Roy’s PhD and M.S. are in geology from the
University of Wyoming. His areas of expertise are geomorphology,
Quaternary geology, and field mapping. Roy enjoys all disciplines of
geology and has worked in many diverse geologic terranes. He is
currently working on the glacial geology of northern Idaho and the Long
Valley area near McCall.
Jim Cash
Jim is a teacher with the Moscow School District. He has taught earth
science at Moscow High School since 1982. Jim has presented research on
earth science teaching at both state and national conferences. He was
actively involved in creating curriculums and course assessments for
the teaching of earth science in Idaho. Jim also worked with Idaho
State University and the Idaho Geological Survey to develop the geology
portion of the Idaho Digital Atlas.
Mark McFaddan
Mark is a geology instructor with North Idaho College in Coeur
d’Alene. He also teaches upper division geology courses for the
University of Idaho at Coeur d’Alene and supervises undergraduate UI
Environmental Science students. Mark has a Ph.D in geology from
the University of Idaho and has been mapping Precambrian Belt
Supergroup rocks in northern Idaho for 16 years during the summer
months for the Idaho Geological Survey. His current focus is
mapping the diverse geology and structure of the Sandpoint area of
northern Idaho.
Bill Phillips
Bill is a geologist with the Idaho Geological
Survey. A Pocatello native, Bill joined the IGS in 2004 after many
years living away from Idaho. He has taught university courses in
geomorphology, field methods, hydrology, and introductory geology, most
recently at the University of Edinburgh and Colorado College. Bill also
worked at the Washington Division of Geology and Earth
Resources in Olympia where he conducted geological mapping projects in
the Cascades. His current research focuses on dating glacial deposits,
faults, and lava flows with cosmogenic nuclides, and the geology of the
Idaho Falls-Blackfoot area in southeastern Idaho.
Stephen Weiser
Until his retirement in May, 2006, Stephen was employed by the Idaho
Bureau of Homeland Security in Boise. His job focused on the reduction
of losses from floods, wildland/urban fires, landslides, and
earthquakes. In addition, he assisted state and local governments to
take advantage of funding opportunities. Education was also a big part
of his job. Over the years, Stephen has been instrumental in helping
IGS obtain BHS funding for the Earth Science Teachers workshop, and has
taught at many previous workshops. He has an M.A. in English from the
University of Oregon, and a B.A. in German, also from Oregon.