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Nina Shmorhun (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Earth Science

Oceanography Discipline Lead

Email: nshmorhun@palomar.edu

Courses Taught:

  • OCN 100 – Oceanography Lecture
  • OCN 100L – Oceanography Laboratory
  • OCN 295 – Directed Study in Oceanography
  • GEOL 100 – Physical Geology Lecture
  • GEOL 100L – Physical Geology Laboratory
  • GEOL 195 – Regional Field Studies
  • GEOL 295 – Directed Study in Geology

Dr. Jonathan Sleeper (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor, Earth Science

Email: jsleeper@palomar.edu

Courses Taught:

  • OCN 100 – Oceanography Lecture
  • OCN 100L – Oceanography Laboratory
  • GEOL 195 – Regional Field Studies

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Sara Beck

Part-Time Instructor

Email: sbeck@palomar.edu

Courses Taught:

  • OCN 100 – Oceanography Lecture
  • GEOL 100 – Physical Geology Lecture

Patty Deen

Professor Emeritus & Part-Time Instructor

Email: pdeen@palomar.edu

Courses Taught:

  • OCN 100 – Oceanography Lecture

Leah Lewis (she/her/hers)

Part-Time Instructor

Email: llewis2@palomar.edu

Courses Taught:

  • OCN 100 – Oceanography Lecture
  • OCN 100L – Oceanography Laboratory