Rate My Professor Eric Frost

Eric Frost is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at San Diego State University, having served from 1980 to 2023. He earned his Ph.D. in 1983 from the University of Southern California. Frost has held prominent leadership positions, including Director of the SDSU Visualization Center, Director of the Fire Infrastructure Research and Education Solutions (FIRES) Center, Co-Director of the Center for Information Technology and Infrastructure, Co-Director of the Center Against Trafficking of Commodities and Humans (CATCH), and Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Homeland Security. These roles have positioned him at the intersection of geoscience, visualization technologies, and security applications.

Frost's research specializations include structural geology, field geology, regional tectonics, seismic reflection profiling, and geologic imaging. His expertise extends to homeland security, geospatial imagery, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, civilian-military disaster response exemplified by the Gulf oil spill, sensor networks, public safety, and data visualization. He has contributed to initiatives such as the Education and Outreach Web Site Development for the CSSC OptiPuter, GEON Geosciences Information Network, and Cal-(IT)2. Key publications comprise "Collaborative Visualization in Earth and Ocean Sciences" (2002, with Graham M. Kent, Deborah L. Kilb, John A. Orcutt), "Do we really understand what we see? Cognitive issues in remote-sensing from the perspective of a scientist and an educator" (2002, with D. Barstow), and "Amos's Earthquake: An Extraordinary Middle East Seismic Event of 750 B.C." (2000). In 2010, Frost received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Cybersecurity from Securing Our eCity for his accomplishments in cybersecurity related to humanitarian disaster relief and homeland security efforts. His work through the Visualization Center has advanced immersive geoscience visualization and interdisciplinary collaborations.