Gregory S. Okin
Professor of Geography, Department Chair
Professor with research interests in geomorphology, plant-soil interactions, arid environments, nutrient cycling, spatial modeling, and remote sensing.
Professor Okin teaches courses in Physical Geography, Soils, and Remote Sensing.
To contact Prof. Okin for issues related to the Department as Chair, please use: chair [at] geog [dot] ee-dee-you.
To contact Prof. Okin for issues related to Research, Teaching, or Mentoring use: okin [at] geog [dot] ee-dee-you.
Postdoctoral Research, Department of Geography, UCSB (2001-2002)
Ph.D., Geochemistry, California Institute of Technology (2001)
M.S., Geology, California Institute of Technology (1997)
B.A., Chemistry & Philosophy (Double Major), Middlebury College (1995)
NEWS
Dr. Okin is featured in the online and Blue-Ray/DVD extras for the movie INTERSTELLAR discussing dust storms and the possibilities for new Dust Bowls in the future.Get it on iTunes!
Our work on dune reactivation and dust emission from the Kalahari has been written up in an NSF Discovery Article, which also includes a nice photo gallery.
See also this ESA Blog.
- A special issue on new perspectives in dryland ecology has been published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. An NSF Discovery Article has also been put out, with a nice picture gallery and synopsis. There’s a USDA version too.