Dr. Necip Guven
Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University,
Box 41053, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053

PHONE (806) 742-3110
FAX (806) 742-0100

E-mail:

Necip.Guven@ttu.edu

GEOL 1303. Lecture Notes

Department of Geosciences

Physical Geology 1303 Lectures



Dr.Guven's clay program at Texas Tech University is internationally recognized and considered to be in the forefront of applied and basic clay research. The clay laboratories are fully equipped with X-ray diffractometer and Electron Microscope interfaced with Kevex X-ray microanalyzer, Parr Reactor for hydrothermal synthesis, and high-temperature furnaces.

Education:

1958-62 Ph.D. Mineralogy
Goettingen (Germany)
1963-65 Postdoctorate Fellow
Columbia Univ., New York,  N.Y.
1965-67 Postdoctorate Fellow
Carnegie Institution, Washington, D.C.

 

Professional Experience:

1967-1972 Assistant Professor
Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1972-1976 Associate Professor
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas
1976-present Professor
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas

 




Professional Associations & Functions:

  • Clay Societies of U.S., Europe, Japan, and India
  • International Clay Association
  • The Clay Minerals Society, President(1988)
  • Associate Editor (1975-87) Clays and Clay Minerals
  • Associate Editor (1986-present) Applied Clay Science
  • Mineralogical Society of America
  • Mineralogical Society (London)
  • Electron Microscopy Society of America
  • Society of Mining Engineering