Summary
Dr. Koehler has been an Assistant Professor at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno within the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Bureau of Mines and Geology since 2015. Prior to his current position he worked in state government and the private sector including positions as a Senior Earthquake Geologist at the State of Alaska Department of Geological and Geophysical surveys and as a Project Geologist at William Lettis & Associates in Walnut Creek, CA.
Research interests
Neotectonics, paleoseismology, earthquake geology, Quaternary geology, geomorphology, Quaternary stratigraphy, engineering geology, geologic hazard assessment.
Research focus areas include ÁùºÏ±¦µä, California, Alaska, Caribbean Islands.
Education
- Ph.D., University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno, 2009
- M.S., Humboldt State University, 1997
- B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1992
Selected publications
- Wong, I., Thomas, P., Koehler, R.D., and Lewandowski, N., (2019), Assessing the seismic hazards in Jamaica incorporating geodetic and Quaternary fault data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 109, No. 2, pp. 716-731, doi: 10.1785/0120180205.
- Koehler, R.D., (2018), Active faulting in the North Valleys region of Reno, ÁùºÏ±¦µä: A distributed zone within the northern Walker Lane, Geomorphology, v. 326, p. 38-53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.09.015
- Koehler, R.D., Carver, G.A., and Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission, 2018, Active faults and Seismic Hazards in Alaska, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Miscellaneous Publication MP 160, 59 p., http://doi.org/10.14509/29705
- Witter, R.C., Briggs, R., Engelhart, S.E., Gelfenbaum, G., Koehler, R.D., Nelson, A., LaSelle, S., Corbett, R., and Wallace, K., (2018), Evidence for frequent large tsunamis spanning locked and creeping parts of the Aleutian megathrust, Geological Society of America Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1130/B32031.1
- Witter, R.C., Carver, G.A., Briggs, R., Gelfenbaum, G., Koehler, R.D., La Selle, S.P., Bender, A., Engelhart, S.E., and Hemphill-Haley, E., (2015), Unusually large tsunamis frequent a currently creeping part of the Aleutian megathrust, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 43, Issue 1, p. 76-84.
Courses taught
- GEOL 450, Field Geology
- GEOL 260, Introductory Field Geology
- GEOL 451, Summer Field Geology
- GEOL 701j, Advanced Geology-Paleoseismic Trenching
- GEOL 495, Special Problems, Independent Study
Professional certifications
California Professional Geologist, #7615