Geology Faculty

Research Interests

• Diamond geology
• Critical minerals
• Experimental petrology
• Deep-Earth geochemistry
• Nanoscale mineralogy
• Volatile cycling
• Earth and planetary evolution

Teaching Interests

• Earth materials
• Gems and minerals
• Earthquakes and volcanoes
• Mineral physics and characterization

Research Interests

• Phylogenetically- and database- informed paleobiogeography of Phanerozoic marine invertebrates and plankton
• Biostratigraphy using planktic foraminifera throughout the Late Mesozoic (Cretaceous) through Cenozoic
• Taxonomy of planktic foraminifera (marine protists)
• Reconstruction of atmospheric and surface ocean currents across analog warm periods of the Cenozoic
• Reaching a broader audience on social media through the framework of science communication

Teaching Interests

• Mass extinctions through time
• Rock record and Earth’s history
• Paleobiology
• Paleobiogeography
• Science communication for scientific ocean drilling

Research Interests

• Chemical composition of ancient seawater
• Ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide
• Deep-time Earth surface temperatures
• Ancient climate on Earth from the study of lake deposits

Teaching Interests

• GEOL 470/570: Geochemistry
• GEOL 436/536: Sedimentary Environments and Facies
• GEOL 142: Water

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

• 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

• 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

Research Interests

• Ecohydrology
• Freshwater wetlands of the Northeast
• Groundwater-dependent ecosystems 
• Ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions
• Flood hazard forecasting

Teaching Interests

• Hydrogeology
• Environmental geology
• Geomorphology
• Hazards

Research Interests

• Geomagnetism
• Geophysics
• Data Science
• Earth Evolution

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