Faculty

Mattathias “Max” Needle

• Email: m.needle@bellevuecollege.edu

Biography:

Max is an instructor of geology and environmental science courses at Bellevue College. His research background spans a variety of interests, including how rocks bend during mountain-building processes, vertebrate paleontology, and tectonic rifts. He earned geoscience degrees from three institutions: a B.S. from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, an M.S. from Rutgers University in New Jersey, …more about Mattathias “Max” Needle

Rob Viens

• Email: rob.viens@bellevuecollege.edu

Dana Vukajlovich

Program Chair for Earth and Space Sciences

• Email: d.vukajlovich@bellevuecollege.edu
• Phone: 425-564-2595

Biography:

Dana has been a full-time instructor at Bellevue College since 2015 and the Earth and Space Sciences program chair since 2019. She teaches Oceanography and Geology courses including Geology 101 (Intro to Physical Geology), Geology 107 (Geological Catastrophes), Oceanography 101 (Intro  to Oceanography) and Oceanography/Environmental Science 110 (Environmental Oceanography). She has an academic background in …more about Dana Vukajlovich