Faculty
earth and environmental sciences
Full Time Faculty

John E. Ebel
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Interests:
Earthquake seismology
Exploration seismology
Theoretical seismology

Doug Edmonds
Assistant Professor
Interests:
Dynamics and processes of sedimentary systems
Clastic sedimentology/stratigraphy
Coupled mathematical modeling and experimentation



Alan Kafka
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Interests:
Seismology and earthquake hazards
Science education
Science and public policy

Gail C. Kineke
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Interests:
Coastal and estuarine processes
Marine sediment transport

Dominic Papineau
Assistant Professor
Interests:
Precambrian biogeochemical evolution
Geobiology
Exobiology and biosignatures

Noah P. Snyder
Associate Professor
Interests:
Fluvial geomorphology
Remote sensing
River restoration
Part Time Faculty








Paul Strother
Adjunct Research Professor
Interests:
Paleobotany and palynology
Precambrian paleobiology
Origin of land plants

Alfredo Urzua
Adjunct Professor
Interests:
Groundwater flow
Geotechnical engineering
Risk assessment for geologic hazards
