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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

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

Seth Kruckenberg
Seth Kruckenberg

Assistant Professor

Interests:
Structural Geology, Tectonics, Textural and Magnetic
Fabric Analyses, Geochronology

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Martha Carlson Mazur

Visiting Assistant Professor

Interests:
Ecohydrology, Plant-Hydrology Interactions, Wetland and Stream Ecology, Coastal Ecosystems, Great Lakes Rivermouth Ecosystems

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

Kenneth Galli
Kenneth Galli

Lecturer

Interests:
Regional Geology, Sedimentology, Sedimentary Petrology

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