Associate Professor, Geological Sciences

329 Science 2, Ellensburg, WA 98926

509-963-2738

Susan Kaspari is an Associate Professor in the Geological Sciences Department at CWU in Ellensberg, WA. Her primary research interest is investigating the role that black carbon plays in current and past climate change. Black carbon is a dark absorptive particle produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil and bio-fuels. In the atmosphere black carbon absorbs energy and causes atmospheric heating,  while black carbon deposited on snow and ice causes darkening of the surface, resulting in greater absorption of solar energy, heating of the snow/ice, and accelerated snow and glacier melt.  She has a PhD from the University of Maine.