{"id":40,"date":"2014-06-09T13:06:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/scidiv-earth-space-template\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-12-21T15:31:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T23:31:42","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"staff-details\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"align-self-start mr-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/mattathias-max-needle\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/needle_m_2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-thumbnail wp-post-image img-fluid  img-fluid \" alt=\"Mattathias &#8220;Max&#8221; Needle&#039;s profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/needle_m_2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/needle_m_2023-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/needle_m_2023-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2024\/09\/needle_m_2023-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"328\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/mattathias-max-needle\/\">Mattathias &#8220;Max&#8221; Needle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"staff-details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Email: <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:m.needle@bellevuecollege.edu\">m.needle@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"staff-biography\">Biography:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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, <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/mattathias-max-needle\/\">&#8230;more about Mattathias &#8220;Max&#8221; Needle<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- media-body -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- media -->\n\t\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"align-self-start mr-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/rob-viens\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob-150x150.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-thumbnail wp-post-image img-fluid  img-fluid \" alt=\"Rob Viens&#039;s profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2025\/10\/rob.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"375\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/rob-viens\/\">Rob Viens<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"staff-details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Email: <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:rob.viens@bellevuecollege.edu\">rob.viens@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"staff-biography\">Biography:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor of Geology and Environmental Science, Earth Historian, Natural Philosopher and Environmental Advocate, Dr. Rob Viens has served BC students for over 25 years. Hailing from upstate New York, Rob entered Cornell University with plans to be an astronomer, but found geology to be much more down to Earth.&nbsp; He moved to Seattle to pursue <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/rob-viens\/\">&#8230;more about Rob Viens<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- media-body -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- media -->\n\t\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"align-self-start mr-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/dana-vukajlovich\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2015\/12\/Dana_Vukajlovich_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-thumbnail wp-post-image img-fluid  img-fluid \" alt=\"Dana Vukajlovich&#039;s profile\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2015\/12\/Dana_Vukajlovich_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2015\/12\/Dana_Vukajlovich_2-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2015\/12\/Dana_Vukajlovich_2-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/128\/2015\/12\/Dana_Vukajlovich_2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-id=\"271\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/dana-vukajlovich\/\">Dana Vukajlovich<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"staff-details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Email: <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:d.vukajlovich@bellevuecollege.edu\">d.vukajlovich@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Phone: <\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t425-564-2595\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"staff-biography\">Biography:<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dana has been a full-time instructor at Bellevue College since 2015 and the Earth and Space Sciences program chair from 2019 to 2026. She teaches Oceanography and Geology courses including Geology 101 (Intro to Physical Geology), Geology 107 (Geological Catastrophes), Oceanography 101 (Intro\u00a0 to Oceanography) and Oceanography\/Environmental Science 110 (Environmental Oceanography). She has an academic <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/geology\/staff\/dana-vukajlovich\/\">&#8230;more about Dana Vukajlovich<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- media-body -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- media -->\n\t\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- Staff Details -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana has been a full-time instructor at Bellevue College since 2015 and the Earth and Space Sciences program chair from 2019 to 2026. She teaches Oceanography and Geology courses including Geology 101 (Intro to Physical Geology), Geology 107 (Geological Catastrophes), Oceanography 101 (Intro\u00a0 to Oceanography) and Oceanography\/Environmental Science 110 (Environmental Oceanography). 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