Harold L. Levin

Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., Washington University, 1956

• EPSc 114A : Life of the Geologic Past
• EPSc 125 : The Dinosaurs: "Facts" and Fictions
• EPSc 200A : Evolution of the Earth
• EPSc 419 : Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
• EPSc 425 : Invertebrate Paleontology

Paleontology

Professor Levin's research has been in the general area of invertebrate paleontology, and in particular the study of calcareous nannoplankton (Coccolithophorids ). In addition to investigation of these tiny protoctistans, he has used foraminifers as a basis for biostratigraphic studies related to petroleum exploration. For nearly two decades, Professor Levin combined his work in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with service to the university as an associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Undergraduate education in the Earth sciences and geowriting continue to occupy much of Professor Levin's time. He shares with all other members of the department the conviction that knowledge of the Earth should be an essential element of a modern liberal arts education. As a reflection of this conviction, he continues to write and illustrate textbooks and laboratory studies in physical geology, historical geology, and paleontology. His popular Earth Through Time is now in its 8th edition. Professor Levin has received two awards for excellence in teaching from the Council of Students of Arts and Sciences and the award for teaching excellence from the Washington University Alumni Association.

Levin H.L. (2006) The Earth Through Time, 8th ed., 560 pp., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Brice J. C., Levin H.L., and Smith M.S. (2007) Laboratory Studies in Earth History, 9th ed., 222 pp., Wm. C. Brown Co.

Levin H.L. (1998) Ancient Invertebrates and Their Living Relatives, Prentice-Hall.

Thompson G.R., Turk J., and Levin H.L. (1995) Earth - Past and Present: An Environmental Approach, 664 pp., Saunders College Publishing.

Levin H.L. (1990) Contemporary Physical Geology, 3rd ed., 6230 pp., Saunders College Publishing.

Levin H.L. (1985) Essentials of Earth Science, 574 pp., Saunders College Publishing.

Shourd M. and Levin H.L. (1976) Chondrites in the Upper Plattin Subgroup of Eastern Missouri, Jour. Paleontology 50, 260-268.

Levin H.L. (1975) Life Through Time, 217 pp., 92 figs., Wm. C. Brown Co. (Currently in revision)

See also Department Publications

Professor Levin is retired but he can still be reached at the e-mail address below.

314-935-5681	levin@levee.wustl.edu
314-935-7361