Geology Faculty

Research Interests

• Environmental Geochemistry
• Environmental Hydrogeology

Teaching Interests

• Environmental Hydrology
• Environmental Measurements

Research Interests

• Geomicrobiology
• Environmental Microbiology
• Chemistry of Toxic Metals

Teaching Interests

• Geomicrobiology
• Paleobiology
• Environmental Geology

Research Interests

• Paleobiogeography
• Paleoecology
• Planktic foraminiferal biostratigraphy
• Planktic foraminiferal taxonomy
• Paleoceanography
• Science Communication

Teaching Interests

• Mass Extinctions

Research Interests

• Aqueous Geochemistry
• Evaporites
• Geomicrobiology
• Paleoclimatology
• Sandstone Diagenesis
• Fluid Inclusions

Research Interests

• Layered Intrusions
• Igneous Differentiation
• Crystallization Textures
• Magmatic Ore Deposits
• Igneous Petrology
• Experimental Petrology
• Volcanology

Teaching Interests

• Planet Earth
• Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• Igneous Petrology

Research Interests

• Natural and Induced Seismicity
• Subduction Zone Processes
• Natural Resources Exploration and Development

Teaching Interests

• Geophysics

Research Interests

• Geomagnetism
• Geophysics
• Data Science
• Earth Evolution

Research Interests

• Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Cyclostratigraphy
• Paleoceanography
• Paleoclimatology

Teaching Interests

• Climate and Paleoclimate
• Global Change: A Geological Perspective
• Oceanography

Research Interests

• Sedimentology
• Basin Analysis
• Petroleum Geology
• Lacustrine Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
• Geospatial Data Integration
• Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
• Tectonics

Teaching Interests

• Basin Analysis
• Structural Geology

Research Interests

• Near-surface geophysics
• Environmental geophysics
• Engineering geophysics
• Biogeophysics
• Hydrogeophysics

Teaching Interests

• Near-surface geophysics
• Electrical methods
• Programming in geosciences
• Geophysical field methods

Research Interests

• Urban watersheds: transport and storage of traffic derived pollutants, pollutant cycling through constructed wetlands
• Biogeochemical cycling in meromictic lakes: whiting events, sulfur oxidizing bacteria, microbialite

Research Interests

• Paleobiology
• Evolution of invertebrate life
• Echinoderm paleobiology
• Equity and inclusion in Earth Sciences
• Science communication and geoscience education

Teaching Interests

• Paleobiology
• Introductory geology
• Sedimentary petrology
• Science communication
• Advanced methods in paleobiology