Dr. Michael G. Noll, PhD

Teaches World Regional Geography, Cultural Geography, European Geography and Geography of the Middle East.

For many years, my research focused on the narrated landscapes of Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867), a German explorer and naturalist who traveled through the United States in 1832-34, accompanied by the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer (1809-1893). More recently, my research focuses on Germany's remembrance culture, with a special focus on Gunter Demnig's Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) project. Other research interests include community development along Highway 41; the Hispanization of the South; and clean and renewable sources of energy.