Faculty



Daniel S Alessi

Daniel S Alessi

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 232 0629
Jay L Banner

Jay L Banner

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 5016, +1 512 471 6854
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Jaime D Barnes

Jaime D Barnes

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.124
jdbarnes@jsg.utexas.edu
Miriam  Barquero-Molina

Miriam Barquero-Molina

Associate Professor of Practice and Field Camp Director
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
Fred C Beach

Fred C Beach

Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB , GSB
fbeach@energy.utexas.edu
Thorsten  Becker

Thorsten Becker

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.116D, POB , JGB 4.220A
twb@ig.utexas.edu
Kenneth S Befus

Kenneth S Befus

Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
kenny.befus@utexas.edu
Christopher J Bell

Christopher J Bell

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.316F
+1 512 471 7301
cjbell@jsg.utexas.edu
Daniel O Breecker

Daniel O Breecker

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.206A
breecker@jsg.utexas.edu
M. Bayani Cardenas

M. Bayani Cardenas

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.160
+1 512 471 6897
cardenas@jsg.utexas.edu
Ginny Catania

Ginny Catania

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.212, EPS 3.128
+1 512 471 0403
gcatania@ig.utexas.edu
Elizabeth J Catlos

Elizabeth J Catlos

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.320B
+1 512 471 4762
ejcatlos@jsg.utexas.edu
Julia A Clarke

Julia A Clarke

Professor and Jackson Chair in Geobiology
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.216DA
julia_clarke@jsg.utexas.edu
Kerry H Cook

Kerry H Cook

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.220FA
+1 512 232 7931
kc@jsg.utexas.edu
Ian W Dalziel

Ian W Dalziel

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 3.102D, ROC
+1 512 471 0431, +1 512 471 6156
ian@ig.utexas.edu
Dapeng  Feng

Dapeng Feng

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
dapeng.feng@jsg.utexas.edu
Peter B Flemings

Peter B Flemings

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.318
+1 512 475 8738, +1 512 475 9520
pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu
Sergey Fomel

Sergey Fomel

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , PIC KLE, JGB 4.216F
+1 512 475 9573
sergey.fomel@beg.utexas.edu
James E Gardner

James E Gardner

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.108
+1 512 471 0953
gardner@jsg.utexas.edu
Timothy A Goudge

Timothy A Goudge

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.134
+1 512 471 4770
tgoudge@jsg.utexas.edu
Sean S Gulick

Sean S Gulick

Research Professor
Institute for Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 3.248
+1 512 471 0483
sean@ig.utexas.edu
Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt

Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB
Patrick  Heimbach

Patrick Heimbach

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , POB 4.232
+1 512 232 7694
heimbach@utexas.edu
Marc A Hesse

Marc A Hesse

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , JGB 4.216G
+1 512 471 0768
mhesse@jsg.utexas.edu
Tony  Hollenback

Tony Hollenback

Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 232 2747
tonyhollenback@utexas.edu
Brian K Horton

Brian K Horton

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC 2.116G, JGB
+1 512 471 1869
horton@jsg.utexas.edu
Joel P Johnson

Joel P Johnson

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.136
+1 512 232 5288
joelj@jsg.utexas.edu
Richard A Ketcham

Richard A Ketcham

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.316EA
+1 512 471 0260, +1 512 471 6942
ketcham@jsg.utexas.edu
John C Lassiter

John C Lassiter

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.138A
+1 512 471 4002
lassiter1@jsg.utexas.edu
Luc L Lavier

Luc L Lavier

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , POB , JGB 4.216A
+1 512 471 0455
luc@jsg.utexas.edu
Fa  Li

Fa Li

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
Jung-Fu  Lin

Jung-Fu Lin

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.140
+1 512 471 8054
afu@jsg.utexas.edu
Marek  Locmelis

Marek Locmelis

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PIC KLE, JGB
+1 512 232 2067
locmelis@jsg.utexas.edu
Matthew A Malkowski

Matthew A Malkowski

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.128
+1 512 471 5172
malkowski@jsg.utexas.edu
Shujuan  Mao

Shujuan Mao

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
smao@jsg.utexas.edu
Craig  Martin

Craig Martin

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
craig.martin@jsg.utexas.edu
Rowan C Martindale

Rowan C Martindale

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 3.216A
+1 512 475 6439
martindale@jsg.utexas.edu
Ashley M Matheny

Ashley M Matheny

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.162
ashley.matheny@jsg.utexas.edu
David  Mohrig

David Mohrig

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 3.166
+1 512 471 2282
mohrig@jsg.utexas.edu
Claudia I Mora

Claudia I Mora

Dean, Jackson School of Geosciences
Jackson School of Geosciences
JGB 6.218, JGB
+1 505 629 8381, +1 512 232 0884
claudia.mora@jsg.utexas.edu
Dev  Niyogi

Dev Niyogi

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
WPR , POB , JGB 5.204
dev.niyogi@jsg.utexas.edu
Cornel  Olariu

Cornel Olariu

Research Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 6.136
+1 512 471 1519
cornelo@jsg.utexas.edu
Geeta  Persad

Geeta Persad

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB 5.220C
+1 512 471 5983
geeta.persad@jsg.utexas.edu
Mary F Poteet

Mary F Poteet

Associate Professor of Practice
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 2.112D
+1 512 471 5209
mpoteet@jsg.utexas.edu
Daniella M Rempe

Daniella M Rempe

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
EPS 2.202
+1 512 471 5290
rempe@jsg.utexas.edu
Demian M Saffer

Demian M Saffer

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB 5.312
demian@ig.utexas.edu
Mrinal K Sen

Mrinal K Sen

Professor
Department 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

Timothy M Shanahan

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.202
+1 512 232 7051
tshanahan@jsg.utexas.edu
Christine  Simurda

Christine Simurda

Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
christine.simurda@jsg.utexas.edu
Kyle T Spikes

Kyle T Spikes

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.220D
+1 512 471 7674
kyle.spikes@jsg.utexas.edu
Danny  Stockli

Danny Stockli

Department Chair
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.224, JGB
+1 512 475 6037
stockli@jsg.utexas.edu
Chenguang  Sun

Chenguang Sun

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 232 1941
csun@jsg.utexas.edu
Zoltan  Sylvester

Zoltan Sylvester

Research Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
zoltan.sylvester@beg.utexas.edu
Nicola  Tisato

Nicola Tisato

Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.216BA
+1 512 232 7149
nicola.tisato@jsg.utexas.edu
Taiyi  Wang

Taiyi Wang

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
Zong-Liang  Yang

Zong-Liang Yang

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
POB , JGB 5.220DA
+1 512 471 3824
liang@jsg.utexas.edu

Marcus Gary

Marcus Gary

Research Associate Professor
Bureau of Economic Geology
PIC KLE
mog@jsg.utexas.edu
Toti E Larson

Toti E Larson

Research Associate Professor
Bureau of Economic Geology
BEG
+1 512 471 1856
toti.larson@beg.utexas.edu
Staci L Loewy

Staci L Loewy

Radiogenic Isotope Geochemist
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 6.104B
+1 512 471 6873
sloewy@jsg.utexas.edu
Christopher  Lowery

Christopher Lowery

Research Associate Professor
Institute for Geophysics
ROC 3.250
cmlowery@utexas.edu
Nathaniel R Miller

Nathaniel R Miller

Laser Ablation and ICP-MS Lab Manager
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 0120, +1 512 471 4810
nrmiller@jsg.utexas.edu
Edward

Edward "Ned" K Vizy

Research Scientist Associate V/ Lecturer
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 5.220G
+1 512 585 1937
ned@jsg.utexas.edu
Kenneth W Wisian

Kenneth W Wisian

Lecturer
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
WPR , JGB , BEL
+1 512 471 2003
kenneth.wisian@utexas.edu

Srinivas V Bettadpur

Srinivas V Bettadpur

Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
WPR
+1 512 471 7587
srinivas@csr.utexas.edu
Ann  Chen

Ann Chen

Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
POB , ASE 3.214
jingyi.ann.chen@utexas.edu
Kathy Ellins

Kathy Ellins

2025 9/1-8/31/26 Other University Affiliate
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
kellins@utexas.edu
Claudio  Faccenna

Claudio Faccenna

Research Collaborator
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
+3 932 905 71016
claudio.faccenna@jsg.utexas.edu
Melissa  Kemp

Melissa Kemp

Associate Professor
Department of Integrative Biology
PAT 102
+1 512 232 2075
mkemp@austin.utexas.edu
Wonsuck  Kim

Wonsuck Kim

Research Collaborator
Jackson School of Geosciences
+1 512 471 4203
delta@jsg.utexas.edu
Chris Kirk

Chris Kirk

Professor
Department of Anthropology
WCP 5.154
+1 512 471 0056
eckirk@austin.utexas.edu
Michael  Pyrcz

Michael Pyrcz

Professor
Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
CPE
+1 512 471 3252
mpyrcz@austin.utexas.edu
Carlos  Torres-Verdin

Carlos Torres-Verdin

Professor
Hildebrand 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

Philip C Bennett

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences
Robert E Boyer

Robert E Boyer

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
reboyer@utexas.edu
William D Carlson

William D Carlson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mark Cloos

Mark Cloos

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences
Robert E Dickinson

Robert E Dickinson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
William L Fisher

William L Fisher

Professor and Leonidas T. Barrow Centennial Chair Emeritus in Mineral Resources
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
William E Galloway

William E Galloway

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Stephen P Grand

Stephen P Grand

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mark A Helper

Mark A Helper

Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Emerita
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB
+1 512 471 1009
helper@jsg.utexas.edu
Charles  Kerans

Charles Kerans

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
J. Richard Kyle

J. Richard Kyle

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PIC KLE
+1 512 471 4351
rkyle@jsg.utexas.edu
Lynton S Land

Lynton S Land

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Leon E Long

Leon E Long

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
leonlong@jsg.utexas.edu
Ernest L Lundelius

Ernest L Lundelius

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
erniel@utexas.edu
Earle F McBride

Earle F McBride

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sharon  Mosher

Sharon Mosher

Dean Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Yosio  Nakamura

Yosio Nakamura

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Timothy B Rowe

Timothy B Rowe

Academic Center Affiliate - Retired
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
rowe@utexas.edu
John M Sharp

John M Sharp

Dave P. Carlton Centennial Professor Emeritus in Geology
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Douglas  Smith

Douglas Smith

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
James T Sprinkle

James T Sprinkle

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
echino@utexas.edu
Ronald J Steel

Ronald J Steel

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Paul L Stoffa

Paul L Stoffa

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
paulstoffa@gmail.com
Clark R Wilson

Clark R Wilson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
WPR
+1 512 471 5008
crwilson@jsg.utexas.edu