Faculty

Daniel S Alessi

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

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

Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB 4.124
jdbarnes@jsg.utexas.edu

Miriam Barquero-Molina

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

Fred C Beach

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

Thorsten Becker

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

Kenneth S Befus

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

Christopher J Bell

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

Daniel O Breecker

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

M. Bayani Cardenas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
ROC , JGB

Patrick Heimbach

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

Marc A Hesse

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

Tony Hollenback

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

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

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

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

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

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

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB

Jung-Fu Lin

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

Marek Locmelis

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

Matthew A Malkowski

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

Shujuan Mao

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

Craig Martin

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

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

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

David Mohrig

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

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

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

Cornel Olariu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christine Simurda

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

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

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

Chenguang Sun

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

Zoltan Sylvester

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

Nicola Tisato

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

Taiyi Wang

Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
JGB

Zong-Liang Yang

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

Marcus Gary

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

Toti E Larson

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

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

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

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 "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

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

Srinivas V Bettadpur

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

Ann Chen

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

Kathy Ellins

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

Claudio Faccenna

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

Melissa Kemp

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

Wonsuck Kim

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

Chris Kirk

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

Michael Pyrcz

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

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

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences

Robert E Boyer

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

William D Carlson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Mark Cloos

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesJackson School of Geosciences

Robert E Dickinson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

William L Fisher

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

William E Galloway

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Stephen P Grand

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Mark A Helper

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

Charles Kerans

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

J. Richard Kyle

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

Lynton S Land

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Leon E Long

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

Ernest L Lundelius

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

Earle F McBride

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Sharon Mosher

Dean Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Yosio Nakamura

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Timothy B Rowe

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

John M Sharp

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

Douglas Smith

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

James T Sprinkle

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

Ronald J Steel

Professor Emeritus
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Paul L Stoffa

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

Clark R Wilson

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

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