Ander Sundell

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Associate Professor, Geosciences
Department Senator
208.562.3354

Ander first became interested in geology as a young child growing up in Idaho, this interest lead him to pursue a BS degree in Geology from Boise State (2004). He remained on at Boise State accepting an offer to investigate Late-Stage evolution of the Variscan Orogen as exposed on the island of Sardinia, Italy resulting in a Master's Degree in Geology with a emphasis in Structural Geology. Ander's prior teaching experience was primarily field oriented, with emphasis on bedrock geologic mapping. He was hired as full geology faculty in fall 2011 and teaches a variety of classes at CWI including; Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Environmental Geology, and Field Geology.

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Seismometer at CWI detects Honduras earthquake
Seismic waves from an earthquake in Honduras on Jan. 9 were detected at College of Western Idaho, 2,500 miles away!
This past weekend, on Sept. 2, a small swarm of seismic activity sprang up near Soda Springs, Idaho.
This past weekend, on Sept. 2, a small swarm of seismic activity sprang up near Soda Springs, Idaho. The shaking was significant enough to register on our recently acquired seismometer in the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Geology lab. From Sunday to Monday afternoon we measured seven...