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 Geologist R.L. Hanna LPC Bay Area Geology Field Trip to Sunol Regional Park. Photo taken by an energetic LPC student. |
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Geologist R.L. Hanna LPC Bay Area Geology Field Trip to Sunol Regional Park. Photo taken by an energetic LPC student. |
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In the picture above, Professor Hanna
is inspecting some soft coral on the
sheer-wall-dropoff of the Palau barrier reef.
Professional and Educational Background
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M.S. and B.S. degrees in Geology |
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| M.S. in Geology with an emphasis in geophysics |
University of California at Davis |
4.0 GPA |
| Graduate Records Examination (GRE) for Geology: Score=760 (>98%) | ||
| B.S. in Geology with the UCD Geology Dept. Citation |
University of California at Davis |
3.94 GPA with Highest Honors |
| A.A. in General Studies | Hartnell College, Salinas, CA |
3.96 GPA |
After completing the M.S. geology degree (1988), R.L. Hanna worked
for over 2 years (1988-1990) as a Petroleum Exploration Geophysicist for
Unocal Oil Co. and then decided to quit that profession to seek a position
as a Community College Geology Instructor. In 1991, R.L. Hanna accepted
the position as Geology Instructor at Las Positas College. In
1996 and 1999, Prof. Hanna received the ASLPC Instructor of the Year Awards.
In addition to experience in the Oil Exploration Industry, Prof. Hanna has experience working for the United States Geological Survey as a Geophysicist at the USGS headquarters at Cal Tech in Pasadena - as well as experience writing GeoHazard/Evaluation reports as the Geologist for a Geo-Engineering firm in Monterey County.
In 1993, while teaching
courses in Oceanography at
LPC, Prof. Hanna decided to become a certified diver in order to be able to
explain the physics of diving to the Oceanography students. Since that time,
Prof. Hanna has earned dive ratings as a Divemaster and a Master Scuba Diver
with certifications as a Research Diver, Underwater Naturalist, Night Diver,
Equipment Specialist, Dry Suit Diver, DAN O2 and Nitrox Specialist.
As a diver, Prof. Hanna has experience in the following locations:
The Pacific
Hawaiian Islands: Maui, Lanai, Molokini, Kauai, Oahu and the Big Island of Hawaii
The Western Pacific: Fiji and
PALAU!!!
The Atlantic Caribbean: the islands of Bonaire,
Cozumel and Caicos; and freshwater cenote
Special Highlights of these excursions include:
rays circled and looped within our dive lights to feed off the attracted plankton
Links to some web-sites with info on some of the above topics
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At Las Positas College, Prof. Hanna presently conducts courses in the following:
| Geology 10 | Physical Geology |
| Geology 10 Lab | Physical Geology Lab |
| Geology 12 | Oceanography |
| Geology 12 Lab | Oceanography Lab |
| Geology 15 | Environmental Geology |
| Geology Colloquium | Geology and Oceanography of Hawaii |
| Geology Colloquium | World Geology |
 Geology Menu |
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In the picture to the right, Professor Hanna is perched on exfoliating slabs of granite on the lip of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. This picture was taken looking passed the sheer face of Half Dome and on up Tenaya Canyon.
In the picture to the right, Professor Hanna is inspecting a 4-foot-wide Giant Tridacna Clam in the waters of the Palauan Islands. The yellow "line" on her left shoulder is a small, powerful, waterproof flashlight that is used for reading dive gauges on night dives.
