Dr. Campbell is a sometime geomorphologist, some time Earth System Scientist interested in the rates and distributions of geochemical processes on the Earth.  He specializes in surface water chemistry and the mineral/ water chemical reactions that influence the chemistry of rivers, lakes, and oceans.  Dr. Campbell was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona.  He earned his B.S. in Geography from Arizona State University before moving to Arkansas to complete his M.A. in Geography and his Ph. D. in Environmental Dynamics.

His field research sites are in the Arctic and alpine areas of the world.  He has worked for the last three years in the Swedish Arctic near the small town of Abisko.  This region boasts many perks for the modern field scientist.  In the near future, he will be developing research sites in Norway, Svalbard, Greenland, and Finland.  He will also be looking into questions of surface water chemistry and mineral weathering in the Kentucky area.  

Classes Taught:

Earth's Physical Environment (GEO 130). This course introduces the basic concepts of atmospheric circulation and weather patterns, landforms and soils, surface and ground water processes and biogeography.

Field Studies (GEO 406) This is a general catch-all course that allows professors to create new undergraduate courses.  I am in the process of creating new classes. Two courses are in the works presently.

The first is a course in surface water hydro-something or other.  The title is not settled on yet, but the course will cover water at the surface of the Earth.  It will include surface water hydrology, stream flow, the chemistry of natural and polluted precipitation,  acid lakes and rivers (both natural and human modified), water/ rock/ soil chemical interactions, pollution (point and non-point), heavy metal transport, ocean chemistry, and much more.

The second is a course in Arctic and Alpine Physical Geography.  This course would cover the fundamentals of mountain building, mountain climatology, precipitation in mountain and Arctic environments (namely snow and rain), glaciers, special types of mass wasting in mountains, permafrost, thermo-karst, patterned ground, and many other interesting subjects.

Topical Seminar in Physical Geography (GEO 721) For Spring 2003, Laboratory Methods (in physical geography)  This course will cover several of the more common laboratory methods used in geomorphology such as sediment analysis, ion chromatography, electron microscopy, and various dating techniques.