John Williams

Photo of John WilliamsProfessor Emeritus: Engineering Geology
Former Geology Department Chair (August 1982 - June 2006)
Phone: N/A
Office: DH 307
E-mail: john.williams@sjsu.edu

  • Dr. Williams completed the faculty early retirement program in Fall of 2010. He is no longer accepting graduate students.

Education

  • Ph.D. 1970, Stanford University

Research Interests

  • Ongoing research involves detection of slope instabilities, mechanics of landslide movement, seismically induced ground failures, effective land use planning, and issues of ethics in geosciences.