Program: Charlie Keller, Bellevue College, “Columbia River: Geology and Land Forms,” April 18, 2024


This week, our special speaker was Charlie Keller.  Charlie explained to us how the unique topography of the Columbia River along the Oregon border came to be.


You can find a recording of the presentation here. The passcode is Passcode: XzD9yU@p.

https://zoom.us/rec/share/zT9uEBM_Lq97j4P09V5Y9BOEvwDyPqDwvHovqwgCvYarEtx6ihRQ2nRsqzAfh3Gp.hI9-ulc4tshk9Tbc


Charlie Keller

Charlie has been an adjunct instructor at Bellevue College since 2016. After 35 years as a consulting hydrogeologist and environmental engineer, he now enjoys his time teaching Geology courses including Geology 101 (Introduction to Physical Geology) and Geology 107 (Geological Catastrophes).  He also enjoys advising students, so would like to hear from anyone with any questions about future careers in environmental science or other earth and space sciences; or questions about science and careers in general.

His academic background focused on isotope geochemistry and fossil fuel geology. He obtained a Master’s of Science degree in Geology from The Ohio State University.

He has been interested in STEM education and increasing diversity in STEM fields most of his career.  He also enjoys skiing, fishing, hiking, biking, carpentry, ceramics, photography, kayaking, music, movies, ale, most foods, wine, spirits, comedy, anthropology, and astrophysics.