Department
Department of Earth and Environmental Geosciences
Email Address
wcopping@trinity.edu

Executive Summary

Walt retired June 1, 2008 after serving Trinity since 1974.
   
He received the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) Outstanding Educator award in 2003, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Certificate of Merit in 1999, and the Distinguished Service Award from GCAGS in 1998.

Areas of Expertise

  • Geological Mapping
  • Structural Geology
  • Tectonics

Professional Achievements and Contributions

  • Research on the stratigraphy and structure of the Belt Supergroup and associated rocks in Montana and Idaho
  • Research investigating structurally complex regions across Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
  • Research on ore mineralization, including structural controls on ore formation 

Education

  • Ph.D. - Miami University, 1974
  • M.S. - Miami University, 1968
  • B.S. - Youngstown State University, 1966