Faculty
Jay L Banner
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 5016, +1 512 471 6854
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Miriam Barquero-Molina
Associate Professor of Practice and Field Camp DirectorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
miriam@jsg.utexas.edu
Fred C Beach
Assistant Professor of PracticeDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB , GSB
fbeach@energy.utexas.edu
Thorsten Becker
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.116D, POB , JGB 4.220A
twb@ig.utexas.edu
Kenneth S Befus
Associate Professor of PracticeDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
kenny.befus@utexas.edu
Christopher J Bell
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.316F
+1 512 471 7301
cjbell@jsg.utexas.edu
Daniel O Breecker
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.206A
breecker@jsg.utexas.edu
M Bayani Cardenas
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.160
+1 512 471 6897
cardenas@jsg.utexas.edu
Ginny Catania
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.212, EPS 3.128
+1 512 471 0403
gcatania@ig.utexas.edu
Elizabeth J Catlos
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.320B
+1 512 471 4762
ejcatlos@jsg.utexas.edu
Julia A Clarke
Professor and Jackson Chair in GeobiologyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.216DA
julia_clarke@jsg.utexas.edu
Kerry H Cook
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.220FA
+1 512 232 7931
kc@jsg.utexas.edu
Ian W Dalziel
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 3.102D, ROC
+1 512 471 0431, +1 512 471 6156
ian@ig.utexas.edu
Peter B Flemings
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.318
+1 512 475 8738, +1 512 475 9520
pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu
Sergey Fomel
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , PIC KLE, JGB 4.216F
+1 512 475 9573
sergey.fomel@beg.utexas.edu
James E Gardner
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.108
+1 512 471 0953
gardner@jsg.utexas.edu
Timothy A Goudge
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.134
+1 512 471 4770
tgoudge@jsg.utexas.edu
Sean S Gulick
Research ProfessorInstitute for Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 3.248
+1 512 471 0483
sean@ig.utexas.edu
Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB
arhalberstadt@gmail.com
Patrick Heimbach
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , POB 4.232
+1 512 232 7694
heimbach@utexas.edu
Marc A Hesse
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , JGB 4.216G
+1 512 471 0768
mhesse@jsg.utexas.edu
Brian K Horton
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.116G, JGB
+1 512 471 1869
horton@jsg.utexas.edu
Joel P Johnson
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.136
+1 512 232 5288
joelj@jsg.utexas.edu
Charles Kerans
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PIC KLE, JGB 6.106
+1 512 471 3519, +1 512 471 4282
ckerans@jsg.utexas.edu
Richard A Ketcham
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.316EA
+1 512 471 0260, +1 512 471 6942
ketcham@jsg.utexas.edu
John C Lassiter
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.138A
+1 512 471 4002
lassiter1@jsg.utexas.edu
Luc L Lavier
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , POB , JGB 4.216A
+1 512 471 0455
luc@jsg.utexas.edu
Jung-Fu Lin
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.140
+1 512 471 8054
afu@jsg.utexas.edu
Marek Locmelis
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PIC KLE, JGB
locmelis@jsg.utexas.edu
Matthew A Malkowski
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.128
+1 512 471 5172
malkowski@jsg.utexas.edu
Craig Martin
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
craig.martin@jsg.utexas.edu
Rowan C Martindale
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.216A
+1 512 475 6439
martindale@jsg.utexas.edu
Ashley M Matheny
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.162
ashley.matheny@jsg.utexas.edu
David Mohrig
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.166
+1 512 471 2282
mohrig@jsg.utexas.edu
Claudia I Mora
Dean, Jackson School of GeosciencesJackson School of Geosciences
JGB 6.218, JGB
+1 505 629 8381, +1 512 232 0884
claudia.mora@jsg.utexas.edu
Dev Niyogi
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
WPR , POB , JGB 5.204
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu
Cornel Olariu
Research Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 6.136
+1 512 471 1519
cornelo@jsg.utexas.edu
Geeta Persad
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB 5.220C
+1 512 471 5983
geeta.persad@jsg.utexas.edu
Mary F Poteet
Assistant Professor of PracticeDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 2.112D
+1 512 471 5209
mpoteet@jsg.utexas.edu
Daniella M Rempe
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 2.202
+1 512 471 5290
rempe@jsg.utexas.edu
Demian M Saffer
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB 5.312
demian@ig.utexas.edu
Mrinal K Sen
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.218, POB , JGB 4.220E
+1 512 471 0466, +1 512 471 2610
mrinal@utexas.edu
Timothy M Shanahan
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.202
+1 512 232 7051
tshanahan@jsg.utexas.edu
Kyle T Spikes
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.220D
+1 512 471 7674
kyle.spikes@jsg.utexas.edu
Danny Stockli
Department ChairDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.224, JGB
+1 512 475 6037
stockli@jsg.utexas.edu
Chenguang Sun
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 232 1941
csun@jsg.utexas.edu
Zoltan Sylvester
Research ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
zoltan.sylvester@beg.utexas.edu
Nicola Tisato
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.216BA
+1 512 232 7149
nicola.tisato@jsg.utexas.edu
Zong-Liang Yang
ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , JGB 5.220DA
+1 512 471 3824
liang@jsg.utexas.edu
Toti E Larson
Research Associate ProfessorJackson School of Geosciences
BEG
+1 512 471 1856
toti.larson@beg.utexas.edu
Staci L Loewy
Radiogenic Isotope GeochemistDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 6.104B
+1 512 471 6873
sloewy@jsg.utexas.edu
Christopher Lowery
Research Assistant ProfessorInstitute for Geophysics
ROC 3.250
cmlowery@utexas.edu
Nathaniel R Miller
Laser Ablation and ICP-MS Lab ManagerDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 0120, +1 512 471 4810
nrmiller@jsg.utexas.edu
Edward "Ned" K Vizy
Research Scientist Associate V/ LecturerDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.220G
+1 512 585 1937
ned@jsg.utexas.edu
Kenneth W Wisian
Program DirectorBureau of Economic Geology
WPR , PIC KLE, BEL
+1 512 471 2003
kenneth.wisian@utexas.edu
Srinivas V Bettadpur
ProfessorDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
WPR
+1 512 471 7587
srinivas@csr.utexas.edu
Ann Chen
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
POB , ASE 3.214
jingyi.ann.chen@utexas.edu
Kathy Ellins
2024 9/1-8/31/25 Other University AffiliateDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
kellins@utexas.edu
Claudio Faccenna
2024 9/1-8/31/25 Other University AffiliateDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+3 932 905 71016
claudio.faccenna@jsg.utexas.edu
Paul Hearty
Adjunct Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 3434
paul.hearty@jsg.utexas.edu
Melissa Kemp
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Integrative Biology
PAT 102
+1 512 232 2075
mkemp@austin.utexas.edu
Wonsuck Kim
Adjunct Associate ProfessorDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS
+1 512 471 4203
delta@jsg.utexas.edu
Jon E Olson
ProfessorHildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
CPE 2.502
+1 512 471 3161, +1 512 471 7375
jolson@austin.utexas.edu
Michael Pyrcz
ProfessorHildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
CPE
+1 512 471 3252
mpyrcz@austin.utexas.edu
Carlos Torres-Verdin
ProfessorHildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
POB , GLT 4.244
+1 512 471 3161, +1 512 471 4216
cverdin@austin.utexas.edu
Philip C Bennett
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences
pbennett@jsg.utexas.edu
William D Carlson
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
wcarlson@jsg.utexas.edu
Mark Cloos
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences
cloos@jsg.utexas.edu
Robert E Dickinson
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
robted@jsg.utexas.edu
William L Fisher
Professor and Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial Chair Emeritus in Mineral ResourcesDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
wfisher@jsg.utexas.edu
William E Galloway
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
gallowayrb@sbcglobal.net
Mark A Helper
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, EmeritaDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 1009
helper@jsg.utexas.edu
J. Richard Kyle
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences
JGB 3.316DA
+1 512 471 4351
rkyle@jsg.utexas.edu
Lynton S Land
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
lynton.land@austin.utexas.edu
Earle F McBride
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
efmcbride@jsg.utexas.edu
Timothy B Rowe
Academic Center Affiliate - RetiredDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
rowe@utexas.edu
John M Sharp
Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor Emeritus in GeologyDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
jmsharp@jsg.utexas.edu
Clark R Wilson
Professor EmeritusDepartment of Earth and Planetary Sciences
WPR , JGB
+1 512 471 5008
crwilson@jsg.utexas.edu