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Joshua McGuffie

Josh on Burnside Bridge in Portland
Professor
(805) 553-4860
jmcguffie@vcccd.edu
naturesciencehistory
TB 213-J
Education
BA Geography, UCLA
MDiv, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
MA, History of Science, Oregon State University
PhD, History, UCLA
About

Teaching and Research Interests: 

History of Science

Atomic Histories

Environmental Histories of Southern and Eastern California

Epistemology and Culture 

Histories of 20th century infrastructure

 

Personal Info: 

I'm a southern Californian who loves the mountains and the desert. From Bishop to Furnace Creek, I think the northern Mojave, the Sierra, the White Mountains, and Payahuunadü are amazing. 

 

 

Publications
2025 “Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust: Radiation and the Environment in the Marshall Islands” in The US Military and the Pacific Environment: The Making of an American Lake, eds. Andrew Isenberg, Beth Bailey, and Paul Landsberg, University of Kansas Press

2023 “The First Accounts of Radiation Sickness” in Making the Unseen Visible: Science and the Contested Histories of Radiation Exposure, eds. Jacob Darwin Hamblin and Linda Richards, Oregon State University Press

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Pronouns
He/Him

Join Dr. Brian Moncelli from NASA/JPL

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Next VCAS Meeting will be February 24th (Friday) at Moorpark College Forum at 7:30 PM. Dr. Brian Moncelli from NASA/JPL will discuss the recent Mars2020 Rover Perseverance and Sherloc and Watson instruments. SHERLOC is a laser-based deep-ultraviolet Raman and luminesce spectrometer that performs non-contact measurements of the Martian geology. These instruments will investigate past micro-bionic life in Martian geology. This will be an exciting and fact filled slide show/lecture!

 

Last meeting was standing room only. Please arrive early to make sure you find a seat.

Mars Rover
Astronomy
Location
The Forum (AA Building)
Mars Rover
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Rachel Casas

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Instructor
(805) 553-4194
rcasas@vcccd.edu
TECH 213B
Education
Ph.D in Clinical Psychology
About

Rachel Casas is a psychology instructor. She is also a licensed clinical psychologist with specialty training in neuropsychology. She currently teaches  Introduction to Psychology and Developmental Psychology (Lifespan) at MC. 

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