Jeff Marshall

Dr. Jeff Marshall is a Professor of Geological Sciences and Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona. He is a geomorphologist with research and teaching expertise in geologic hazards, coastal processes, and watershed systems. Much of his research focuses on the neotectonics and landscape evolution of active plate margins, with over 30 years of experience conducting fieldwork in California, Mexico, Central America, Australia, and New Zealand. Dr. Marshall studied geology and earth surface processes at U.C. Santa Barbara (BA), U.C. Santa Cruz (MS), and Penn State (PhD).

For the past three decades, Dr. Marshall has engaged in the research and education efforts of the National Science Foundation MARGINS, GeoPRISMS, and SZ4D programs, including funded coastal tectonics research in Costa Rica and New Zealand, serving on the GeoPRISMS Education Advisory Committee, and leading field trips, workshops, and student research symposia, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has substantial experience mentoring international undergraduate field research with the Keck Geology Consortium and his own NSF REU projects. Dr. Marshall is a seven-term Geosciences Councilor with the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), and was the original Cal Poly Pomona Undergraduate Research Coordinator, leading efforts to establish the Kellogg Undergraduate Scholars Program (KUSP), Undergraduate Research Faculty Advisory Council (URFAC), and campus Office of Undergraduate Research (CPP-OUR). He now serves on the California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology (CSU COAST), and is a faculty participant in the Cal Poly Pomona - Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Educational Partnership for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles Technology. In 2018, Dr. Marshall received the Ralph W. Ames Distinguished Research Award from the Cal Poly Pomona College of Science.