About the institute
Created in 2000 by PennWest California's Department of Earth Sciences, the Peter J.
Daley Geo-technology Institute is housed in Eberly Hall, Room 281.
The lab is equipped with the most up-to-date geospatial software.
This technological facility provides the impetus for a number of significant outreach,
community service, service-based education, teacher education, and college and high
school student educational programs. Utilizing this specialized technology, the institute
has:
- Conducted land use planning studies for municipalities within the University service
area.
- Pursued demographic inventory and analysis studies to provide valuable information
to elected and appointed officials.
- Engaged University students and faculty in service-based educational programs as part
of their undergraduate and graduate studies. Students who are studying planning, Earth
sciences, hydrology, parks and recreation management, and regional planning are potential
participants.
- Enabled the University to serve as a resource a variety of planning, public policy
and public management issues and resolutions.
- Conducted geographical information education workshops for K-12 educators within the
region. Workshops also are offered to elected officials, environmental groups and
citizens at large.
- Provided GIS orientation programs for K-12 students at the Peter J. Daley Geo-Technology
Institute.
- Included this state-of-the-art technology facility as part of the regular tours for
prospective students during Open House programs and campus visits.
- Engendered significant and positive University/community relationships.
- Utilized this state-of-the-art equipment and software to enable existing technology-based
courses to be revised and upgraded to meet the dynamic needs of employers.
Contact Us
Dr. Thomas Mueller
Professor
Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences
mueller@pennwest.edu
724-938-4255