Encounter Oceanography

Pearson’s Encounter Series—Make GoogleEarth™ a part of your course!

Pearson's Encounter Oceanography  provides rich, interactive explorations of oceanography concepts through GoogleEarth  activities. All chapter explorations are available in the print workbooks as well as in online quizzes, accommodating different classroom needs. All explorations include corresponding GoogleEarth media files, available for download from mygeoscienceplace.com.

Alan P. Trujillo teaches at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, CA, where he is co-Director of the Oceanography Program and Chair of the Earth Sciences Department.  He received his bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of California at Davis and his master’s degree in geology from Northern Arizona University, afterwards working for several years in industry as a development geologist, hydrogeologist, and computer specialist.  Al began teaching in the Earth Sciences Department at Palomar in 1990 and in 1997 was awarded Palomar’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.  He has co-authored Introductory Oceanography with Hal Thurman and is a contributing author for the textbooks Earth and Earth Science.  In addition to writing and teaching, Al works as a naturalist and lecturer aboard natural history expedition vessels in Alaska and the Sea of Cortez/Baja California.  His research interests include beach processes, sea cliff erosion, and computer applications in oceanography.  Al and his wife, Sandy, have two children, Karl and Eva.