Uwe Richard KackstaetterDr. rer. nat. Uwe Richard Kackstaetter, a German native, received his B.A. in Geology from the University of Northern Colorado, his M.S. in Geology from Brigham Young University, Utah and his Ph.D. in Applied Geology and Mineralogy "magna cum laude" rom the University of Würzburg, Germany. His ongoing interests are in developing various practical approaches and advanced tools for geoscience field work, especially in mineralogy and geochemistry. He currently works as Professor of Geology at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he teaches courses in Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy, Hydrogeology, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Applied Volcanology, Field Methods and a geology senior capstone course in Undergraduate Research. Read More Read Less