John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences Faculty
The following faculty list represents those appointed in the 2018 spring semester.
Milo M Backus, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956
Jay L Banner, Professor
Fred M. Bullard Professorship in Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1986
Jaime D Barnes, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico Main Campus, 2006
Thorsten Becker, Professor
Shell Companies Foundation Distinguished Chair in Geophysics
Geological Sciences
PhD, Harvard University, 2002
Whitney Behr, Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Southern California, 2011
Christopher J Bell, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1997
Philip C Bennett, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Syracuse University Main Campus, 1989
Robert E Boyer, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1959
Daniel O Breecker, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of New Mexico Main Campus, 2008
Meinhard Bayani Cardenas, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2006
William D Carlson, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 1980
Ginny A Catania, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 2004
Elizabeth J Catlos, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 2000
Julia A Clarke, Professor
John A. Wilson Professorship in Vertebrate Paleontology
Geological Sciences
PhD, Yale University, 2002
Mark P Cloos, Professor
Getty Oil Company Centennial Chair in Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 1981
Kerry H Cook, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, North Carolina State University, 1984
Ian W Dalziel, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Edinburgh, 1963
Pedro Di Nezio, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Miami, 2011
Robert E Dickinson, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966
Peter Eichhubl, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1997
William L Fisher, Professor
Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial Chair in Mineral Resources
Energy and Earth Resources
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Kansas Main Campus, 1980
Peter B Flemings, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Energy and Mineral Resources
Energy and Earth Resources
Geological Sciences
PhD, Cornell University, 1990
Robert L Folk, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, 1952
Sergey B Fomel, Professor
Wallace E. Pratt Professorship in Geophysics
Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2001
Rong Fu, Adjunct Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1991
William E Galloway, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1971
James E Gardner, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Rhode Island, 1993
Omar Ghattas, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Computational Geosciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, Duke University, 1988
Jennifer H Gillespie, Other University Affiliate
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Stephen P Grand, Professor
Shell Companies Foundation Centennial Chair in Geophysics
Geological Sciences
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1986
Sean S Gulick, Research Professor (Affiliated)
Geological Sciences
PhD, Lehigh University, 2000
Nicholas W Hayman, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 2003
Patrick Heimbach, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Hamburg, 1998
Mark A Helper, Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1985
Marc A Hesse, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2008
John W Holt, Research Professor (Affiliated)
Geological Sciences
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1997
Brian K Horton, Professor
Alexander Deussen Professorship of Energy Resources
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona, 1998
Charles S Jackson, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 1998
Farzam Javadpour, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Calgary, 2006
Joel Peterson Johnson, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
John W Kappelman Jr, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Harvard University, 1987
Charles Kerans, Professor
Robert K. Goldhammer Chair in Carbonate Geology, Wilton E. Scott Centennial Professorship
Energy and Earth Resources
Geological Sciences
PhD, Carleton University, 1982
Richard A Ketcham, Professor
The First Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professorship
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Wonsuck Kim, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2007
Gary A Kocurek, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
J Richard Kyle, Professor
The Third Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Yager Professorship
Energy and Earth Resources
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Western Ontario, 1977
Lynton S Land, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Lehigh University, 1966
John C Lassiter, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1995
Luc L Lavier, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1999
Jung-Fu Lin, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 2002
Leon E Long, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1959
E L Lundelius Jr, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Chicago, 1954
Barbara J Mahler, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Rowan Clare Martindale, Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Southern California, 2012
Ashley Michelle Matheny, Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Ohio State U Main Campus, 2016
Arthur E Maxwell, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-San Diego, 1959
Earle F McBride, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1960
Timothy A Meckel, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Nathaniel R Miller, Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate V
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 1995
Kevan Moffett, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2010
David Mohrig, Professor
John E. "Brick" Elliott Centennial Endowed Professorship in Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Washington - Seattle, 1994
Sharon Mosher, Professor
William Stamps Farish Chair in Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Decanal Chair in the Geosciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978
Yosio Nakamura, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, 1963
Cornel Olariu, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2005
Jon E Olson, Professor
Lois K. and Richard D. Folger Leadership Chair in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Frank W. Jessen Professorship in Petroleum Engineering
Energy and Earth Resources
PhD, Stanford University, 1991
Raymond Lee Orbach, Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1960
Jeffrey G Paine, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1991
Camille Parmesan, Adjunct Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Judson W Partin, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008
Suzanne A Pierce, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Mary F Poteet, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 2001
Terrence M Quinn, Professor
Albert W. and Alice M. Weeks Centennial Professorship in Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, Brown University, 1989
Daniella M Rempe, Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 2016
Timothy B Rowe, Professor
J. Nalle Gregory Regents Professorship in Geological Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1986
Stephen C Ruppel, Lecturer
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979
Mrinal K Sen, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1987
Timothy M Shanahan, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Arizona, 2006
John M Sharp Jr, Professor
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professorship in Geology
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974
Douglas Smith, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1969
Kyle Thomas Spikes, Associate Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2008
James T Sprinkle, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Harvard University, 1971
Ronald J Steel, Professor
Morgan J. Davis Centennial Chair in Petroleum Geology
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Glasgow, 1972
Daniel Stockli, Professor
Chevron Centennial Professorship in Geology
Geological Sciences
PhD, Stanford University, 2000
Paul L Stoffa, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1974
Robert H Tatham, Professor Emeritus
Geological Sciences
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975
Scott W Tinker, Professor
Edwin Allday Centennial Chair in Subsurface Geology
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1996
Nicola Tisato, Assistant Professor
Geological Sciences
PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2013
Carlos Torres-Verdin, Professor
Brian James Jennings Memorial Endowed Chair in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1991
Clark R Wilson, Professor
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professorship in Geophysics
Geological Sciences
PhD, University of California-San Diego, 1975
Zong-Liang Yang, Professor
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Earth System Sciences
Geological Sciences
PhD, Macquarie University, 1992