Phone: (310) 660-3368
E-Mail: deastmond@elcamino.edu
Dan Eastmond currently teaches oceanography and geology as a full-time temporary instructor in the Division of Natural Sciences. He received his B.S. in Geology at Brigham Young University in 2000, and his M.S. in Geology at UCLA in 2004. His masters thesis defined the relationships between plate tectonics and the mineral content of stream sand from the Sierra Nevada. Other research includes tectonic disruption of the deltas of ancient rivers, which once flowed across southern California but suddenly stopped.
Dan has taught earth science and geology at Santa Ana College, as well as oceanography and sedimentary geology at Cal Poly Pomona. Previously, he worked for ExxonMobil Upstream Research and for the Newport Beach Fire and Marine Department.
He lived for two years in El Salvador, where he hiked active volcanoes and experienced earthquakes caused by subduction of the ocean floor beneath Central America. At the Grand Canyon (pictured), he once fell asleep on horseback. As a geology student, he was charged by a moose in the Utah backcountry, treated to brie by a French scientist at the San Andreas fault, spared by a hurricane on the Louisiana bayou, sandblasted in Death Valley, ambushed by a longhorn at NASA, quizzed on every conceivable trivia topic in the Appalachians, marooned on the British Isles, and assigned to review a municipal tsunami-response plan in Orange County. His favorite experience as a geologist was on a December research trip to Mount Whitney, the highest point in California. Driving down a narrow road, he passed an ordinary road sign that read: PAVEMENT ENDS. Immediately below it, a local rancher had added the handwritten commentary: AND THE WEST BEGINS! |
Phone: (310) 660-3369
E-Mail: lfielding@elcamino.edu
Lynn Fielding joined the faculty at El Camino College in 1993 and teaches a variety of earth science classes, including: oceanography and geology. After finishing her undergraduate work in geology on the east coast, Lynn journeyed west to pursue her graduate studies. In the classroom, Lynn emphasizes cooperative learning and incorporates a variety of field trips into her courses.
A major interest of Lynn's is cave exploring. Lynn often explains to students that she "caves" and the term "caving" is commonly used to describe those like herself who explore the underground wilderness. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lynn started caving on the east coast and is currently an active caver in California and in many of the western states. As chair of the Western Region of the National Speleological Society, Lynn has been coordinating and organizing various cave activities and rescue training seminars. She also edits the regional publication, The California Caver. On occasion, Lynn has been fortunate enough to host international explorers, including visiting cavers from Australia, China, Costa Rica, and England. 
An interesting point is that Lynn met her boyfriend Bart on a caving trip, and they later rescued a dog from the bottom of a 40 foot vertical mine shaft. They adopted the dog, a Keeshond, who accompanied then on many trips, but did not want to do any additional underground exploring. Consequently, Lynn has found a relationship between keeshonds and caving.
Lynn encourages her students and prospective students to ask questions about the courses she teaches and her related interests. |
