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John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences Faculty

Mead A Allison, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1993

Milo M Backus, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956

Nathan L Bangs, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1991

Jay L Banner, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1986

Daniel S Barker, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Princeton University, 1961

Jaime D Barnes, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico Main Campus, 2006

Christopher J Bell, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1997

Philip C Bennett, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Syracuse University Main Campus, 1989

Robert E Boyer, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1959

Daniel O Breecker, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico Main Campus, 2008

Leonard F Brown, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1955

Meinhard Bayani Cardenas, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2006

William D Carlson, Professor
Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair in Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 1980

Ginny A Catania, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 2004

Elizabeth Jacqueline Catlos, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 2000

Gail L Christeson, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993

Julia Allison Clarke, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Yale University, 2002

Mark P Cloos, Professor
Getty Oil Company Centennial Chair in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 1981

Kerry Harrison Cook, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, North Carolina State University, 1984

Ian W Dalziel, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Edinburgh, 1963

Robert Earl Dickinson, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966

Catherine S Duncan, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2001

Peter Eichhubl, Lecturer
Edwin Allday Lectureship in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1997

William L Fisher, Professor
Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial Chair in Mineral Resources
Department of Geological Sciences
Bureau of Economic Geology
PhD, University of Kansas Main Campus, 1980

Peter T Flawn, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Yale University, 1951

Peter Barry Flemings, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Geosystems
Department of Geological Sciences
Bureau of Economic Geology
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, Cornell University, 1990

Robert L Folk, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, 1952

Sergey B Fomel, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2001

Rong Fu, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1991

William E Galloway, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1971

James E Gardner, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Rhode Island, 1993

Marcus O Gary, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2009

Omar Nabih Ghattas, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Computational Geosciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Duke University, 1988

John A Goff, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990

Stephen P Grand, Professor
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professorship in Geophysics
Department of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1986

Charles G Groat, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Energy and Mineral Resources
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1970

Sean S Gulick, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Lehigh University, 2000

Nicholas W Hayman, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 2003

Mark A Helper, Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1985

Marc Andre Hesse, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2008

John W Holt, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1997

Brian K Horton, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, University of Arizona, 1998

Susan D Hovorka, Lecturer
Edwin Allday Lectureship in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1990

Charles S Jackson, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 1998

Xavier Janson, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Miami, 2002

Farzam Javadpour, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Calgary, 2006

Joel Peterson Johnson, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007

Edward C Jonas, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1954

Charles Kerans, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Bureau of Economic Geology
PhD, Carleton University, 1982

Richard A Ketcham, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1995

Wonsuck Kim, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2007

Gary A Kocurek, Professor
J. Nalle Gregory Chair in Sedimentary Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980

Charles W Kreitler, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1974

James R Kyle, Professor
The Third Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professorship
Department of Geological Sciences
Bureau of Economic Geology
PhD, University of Western Ontario, 1977

Lynton S Land, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Lehigh University, 1966

Wann Langston, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1952

John C Lassiter, Associate Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1995

Luc L Lavier, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1999

Jung-Fu Lin, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 2002

Leon E Long, Professor
The Second Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professorship
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1959

E L Lundelius, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 1954

Randall A Marrett, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
Bureau of Economic Geology
PhD, Cornell University, 1990

Arthur E Maxwell, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-San Diego, 1959

Earle F McBride, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1960

Kirk D McIntosh, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Santa Cruz, 1992

Timothy A Meckel, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2003

Nathaniel Ross Miller, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 1995

Kitty L Milliken, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1985

David Mohrig, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 1994

Lorena G Moscardelli, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2007

Sharon Mosher, Professor
William Stamps Farish Chair in Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Decanal Chair in the Geosciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978

Yosio Nakamura, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, 1963

Jean P Nicot, Lecturer
Edwin Allday Lectureship in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1998

Cornel Olariu, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2005

Hilary C Olson, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 1988

Jon E Olson, Associate Professor
Bureau of Economic Geology
PhD, Stanford University, 1991

Christopher Ross Omelon, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Toronto, 2006

Raymond Lee Orbach, Professor
Cockrell Family Chair in Engineering No. 12
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1960

Jeffrey G Paine, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1991

Suzanne A Pierce, Research Assistant Professor (Affiliated)
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2006

Mary F Poteet, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 2001

David B Prior, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Queen's University, 1968

Terrence M Quinn, Professor
Albert W. and Alice M. Weeks Centennial Professorship in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Brown University, 1989

Timothy B Rowe, Professor
J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professorship in Geological Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1986

Stephen C Ruppel, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979

Joel Edward Saylor, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona, 2008

Mrinal K Sen, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology
Department of Geological Sciences
Institute for Geophysics
PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1987

Timothy Michael Shanahan, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona, 2006

John M Sharp, Professor
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professorship in Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974

Douglas Smith, Professor Emeritus
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1969

Kyle Thomas Spikes, Assistant Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2008

James T Sprinkle, Professor
The First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professorship
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Harvard University, 1971

Ronald J Steel, Professor
Morgan J. Davis Centennial Chair in Petroleum Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Glasgow, 1972

Daniel Stockli, Professor
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2000

Paul L Stoffa, Professor
Shell Companies Foundation Distinguished Chair in Geophysics
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1974

Robert H Tatham, Professor
Shell Companies Foundation Centennial Chair in Geophysics
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975

Scott W Tinker, Professor
Edwin Allday Centennial Chair in Subsurface Geology
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996

Edward K Vizy, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Cornell University, 2003

Clark R Wilson, Professor
Wallace E. Pratt Professorship in Geophysics
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-San Diego, 1975

Lesli J Wood, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Colorado State University, 1992

Zong-Liang Yang, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Earth System Sciences
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Macquarie University, 1992

Christopher K Zahm, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, Colorado School of Mines, 2002

Donggao Zhao, Lecturer
Department of Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1998


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