Dr. Tenley Banik
Associate Professor
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 206
Office Hours
By appointment or stop by
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Email
Website
- About
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
GEO 285.001 Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology
GEO 285.002 Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology
GEO 285.003 Igneous And Metamorphic Petrology
GEO 400.006 Independent Study
GEO 287.004 Independent Study - Geology
GEO 366.001 Volcanic Processes
GEO 466.001 Volcanic Processes
GEO 202.001 Evolution Of The Earth
GEO 287.003 Independent Study - Geology
GEO 280.001 Mineralogy
GEO 280.002 Mineralogy
GEO 280.003 Mineralogy
Teaching Interests & Areas
Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Volcanic Processes, Evolution of Earth, Planetary Geology
Research Interests & Areas
Petrology, Volcanology, Geochemistry; Evolution of silicic crust; Icelandic petrology; porphyry copper systems
Outstanding College Teacher Award (Mathematics/Sciences)
Illinois State University
2023
Fulbright–NSF Arctic Research Scholar
U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program and the National Science Foundation
2022
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2020
Grants and Contracts
MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope to Advance Multidisciplinary Research and Education
Mahua Biswas, Uttam Manna, Tenley Banik, Jan Dahl, Jun-Hyun Kim
National Science Foundation. September 1 2021 - August 31 2024
Book, Authored
Iceland: The Formation and Evolution of a Young, Dynamic Volcanic Island—A Field Trip Guide
Brennan T. Jordan, Tamara L. Carley, & Tenley Banik
(2019), 54, 118 p., 10.1130/2019.0054(01), Geological Society of America