Sarah M. Principato
Name:
Sarah M. PrincipatoEmail: sprincip@gettysburg.edu
Title/Dept: Chairperson/Associate Professor, Environmental Studies
Box: Campus Box 2455
Address: Science Center
North Washington St.
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1400
Phone: (717) 337 - 6079
Degree(s): BA Mount Holyoke College,
MS University of Wisconsin-Madison,
PhD University of Colorado-Boulder,
Courses Taught: Earth System Science
Geologic Disasters and Global Change
Geomorphology
Glaciers and Record of Climate Change
I am a geologist, and my research focuses on glacial geology, Quaternary history, and climate change. Students have worked with me as research assistants in Iceland and Maine, and also in my laboratory here in the Environmental Studies Department in Gettysburg. I teach classes such as Earth System Science, Natural Catastrophes and Geologic Hazards, Glacial Geology and Records of Climate Change, Geomorphology, and a first year seminar about the Geology of National Parks.






