College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

earth and environmental sciences

Full Time Faculty

John E. Ebel
John E. Ebel

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Interests:

Earthquake seismology
Exploration seismology
Theoretical seismology

Doug Edmonds
Doug Edmonds

Assistant Professor

Interests:

Dynamics and processes of sedimentary systems
Clastic sedimentology/stratigraphy
Coupled mathematical modeling and experimentation

J. Christopher Hepburn
J. Christopher Hepburn

Professor

Interests:

Regional geology and tectonics
Metamorphic petrology

Rudolph Hon
Rudolph Hon

Associate Professor

Interests:

Solid earth and environmental chemistry
GIS

Alan Kafka
Alan Kafka

Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Interests:

Seismology and earthquake hazards
Science education
Science and public policy

Gail C. Kineke
Gail C. Kineke

Associate Professor and Department Chair

Interests:

Coastal and estuarine processes
Marine sediment transport

Dominic Papineau
Dominic Papineau

Assistant Professor

Interests:

Precambrian biogeochemical evolution
Geobiology
Exobiology and biosignatures

Noah P. Snyder
Noah P. Snyder

Associate Professor

Interests:

Fluvial geomorphology
Remote sensing
River restoration



Part Time Faculty

 

Emanuel G. Bombolakis
Emanuel G. Bombolakis

Research Professor

Interests:

Structural geology
Rock mechanics

Peter M. Dillon
Peter M. Dillon

Lecturer

Interests:

Geology
Geochemistry
GIS modeling

Kenneth Galli
Kenneth Galli

Lecturer

Interests:

Regional Geology
Sedimentology
Sedimentary Petrology

Judith Hepburn
Judith Hepburn

Lecturer

Interests:

Environmental geoscience

Michael Hagerty
Michael Hagerty

Lecturer

Interests:

Volcano Seismology
Theoretical Seismology
Atmospheric Acoustics

Randolph J. Martin III
Randolph J. Martin III

Adjunct Professor

Interests:

Rock mechanics
Experimental geophysics

James W. Skehan
James W. Skehan S.J.

Professor Emeritus

Interests:

Assembly and dispersal of supercontinents

Paul Strother
Paul Strother

Adjunct Research Professor

Interests:

Paleobotany and palynology
Precambrian paleobiology
Origin of land plants

Alfredo Urzua
Alfredo Urzua

Adjunct Professor

Interests:

Groundwater flow
Geotechnical engineering
Risk assessment for geologic hazards

Dale Weiss
Dale Weiss

Lecturer

Interests:

Geology
Geophysics
Environmental hydrology