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Faculty by program

Biogeochemistry »

Isotopic, molecular and organic geochemistry, astrobiology
Brassell
, Pratt, Elswick, Sauer, Schimmelmann, Ripley, Schieber, Mastalerz, White

Economic Geology »

Mineral, water and fossil fuel resources
Ripley, Li, Brophy, Bish, Mastalerz

Geobiology »

Paleontology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology
C. Johnson, Polly, Elswick, Brassell, Pratt, Keith

Geophysics, Structural Geology and Tectonics »

Seismology, geodesy, regional orogenic processes, rock mechanics
Hamburger, Pavlis, K.Johnson, Wintsch, Douglas, Dunning

Hydrogeology & Environmental Geosciences »

Physical & chemical hydrology, modeling
Olyphant, Zhu, Haitjema, Letsinger, Craft

Mineralogy & Clay Mineralogy »

Rock and mineral analysis, volcanology
Bish, Brophy, Basu, Ripley, Schieber, Wintsch, Li

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy »

Physical & chemical sedimentation, Earth history
Schieber, Basu, Brassell, Pratt, C. Johnson, Polly

Geoarchaeology »

Interdisciplinary application of geological research to archaeology
Shriner, Brassell, Pratt, Ripley, Schimmelmann, Elswick, Hamburger, Pavlis, Douglas, Brophy, Murray

GeoScience Education »

Learning, teaching & knowing in the Geological Sciences
Maltese

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Abhijit Basu »

Provenance of siliciclastic sediments in terrestrial planetary bodies.

Herman B Wells Professor
office: GY521
phone: 812-855-6654
email: basu@indiana.edu

David Bish »

Surface properties, crystallography and geochemistry of clay minerals. Applications of clay and zeolite minerals and interactions with organic pollutants. Rheology of clay suspensions.

Haydn Murray Chair of Applied Clay Mineralogy
office: GY209
phone: 812-855-2039
email: bish@indiana.edu

Simon C. Brassell »

Molecular and isotopic characteristics of organic matter. Biogeochemical processes. Paleoclimates. Biochemical evolution. Petroleum Carbon cycling.

Professor of Geological Sciences, Chair of Geological Sciences
office: GY313
phone: 812-855-3786
email: simon@indiana.edu

James G. Brophy »

Chemical and physical processes of magmatic crystallization and differentiation. Origin and geochemistry of layered intrusions and lavas. Experimental petrology.

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY249
phone: 812-855-6417
email: brophy@indiana.edu

Christopher Craft »

Terrestrial and wetland ecosystem restoration, wetlands ecology, soil resources, biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration of soils and sediments

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
Adjunct Professor, Department of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII S2-408
phone: 812-855-5971
email: ccraft@indiana.edu
website: http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/faculty/craft.php

Bruce Douglas »

Brittle and ductile deformation mechanisms. Fault development and deformation mechanisms. Mantle rheology. Geometry of Fold and Thrust Belts.

Senior Lecturer
office: GY421
phone: 812-855-3848
email: douglasb@indiana.edu

Jeremy Dunning »

Structural Geology, Rock Mechanics, and Geoinformatics.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY129
phone: 856-4448
email: dunning@indiana.edu

Erika Elswick »

Stable isotopes in sedimentary environments and ore deposits. Metals in the environment. Tropical soils. Low temperature hydrothermal rock-water interactions. Microbial activity.

Assistant Scientist
office: MSBII S2-428
phone: 812-855-2493
email: eelswick@indiana.edu

Henk Haitjema »

Three-dimensional, multi-fluid flow modeling, conjunctive surface water and groundwater flow modeling.

Professor of Environmental Sciences
office: SPEA439
phone: 812-855-0563
email: haitjema@indiana.edu

Michael W. Hamburger »

Seismotectonics. Volcanology. Interplate deformation. Earth Science Education.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY415
phone: 812-855-2934
email: hamburg@indiana.edu

Claudia C. Johnson »

Geobiology. Caribbean geology. Reefs. Evolution of rudistid bivalves. Paleoclimate.

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, Director of Graduate Studies
office: GY501
phone: 812-855-0646
email: claudia@indiana.edu ; Graduate Admission Inquiries: geodgs@indiana.edu

Kaj Johnson »

Active deformation of the crust. Earthquakes. Earthquake cycle deformation. Fault friction. Mechanical modeling.

Judson Mead Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY401
phone: 812-855-3612
email: kajjohns@indiana.edu

Brian D. Keith »

Petroleum geology of Illinois Basin. Carbonate deposition of the Upper Ordovician. High-energy carbonate shoal architecture of the Salem Limestone, Indiana.

Senior Scientist, Indiana Geological Survey
office: S117
phone: 812-855-4213
email: keithb@indiana.edu

Chusi Li »

Petrogenesis and tectonic settings of mafic and ultramafic rocks.

Senior Scientist
office: GY217
phone: 812-855-5404
email: cli@indiana.edu

Maria Mastalerz »

Coal geology. Petrology and chemistry of coal, kerogen and bitumen. Coalbed methane and carbon dioxide adsorption. Stable isotopes. Properties of coal combustion products.

Research Scientist/Coal Geologist
office: S225
phone: 812-855-9416
email: mmastale@indiana.edu

Adam V. Maltese »

GeoScience Education: Learning, teaching and knowing in the Geological Sciences

Assistant Professor of Science Education
Adjunct Faculty Geological Sciences
office: Wright (Education) 3054
phone: 812-856-8059
email: amaltese@indiana.edu

Craig Moore

Manager, Stable Isotope Research Facility

Research Associate
office: MSBII S2-001
phone: 812-856-1556
email: crhmoore@indiana.edu

Greg A. Olyphant »

Ecohydrology. Vadose zone dynamics. Watersheds and fluvial systems

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
office: S301B
phone: 812-855-1351
email: olyphant@indiana.edu

Gary L. Pavlis »

Seismic imaging by wavefield methods and tomography. Inverse methods. Geophysical data processing. Tectonics of convergent plate margins. Seismicity of the mid-continent.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY409
phone: 812-855-5141
email: pavlis@indiana.edu

P. David Polly »

Vetebrate Paleontology

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY513
phone: 812-855-7994
email: pdpolly@indiana.edu

Lisa M. Pratt »

Geomicrobiology of extremophiles. Biotic and abiotic fractionation of S isotopes. Life- detection probes for deployment in Mars subsurface. Cretaceous C isotope excursions.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII S2-416
phone: 812-855-9203
email: prattl@indiana.edu

Michael Prentice »

Adjunct Faculty
phone: 856-3117
email: mlprenti@indiana.edu

Edward M. Ripley »

Genesis of metallic ore deposits. Applications of stable isotopic geochemistry in petrology. Igneous and hydrothermal processes on metals. Thermodynamic/kinetic modeling.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY329
phone: 812-855-1196
email: ripley@indiana.edu

Peter E. Sauer »

Stable isotopes (C, N, H, O). Paleoclimatic records from sediments, tree-rings, and soils. Transformations of organic matter during diagenesis and maturation of oil and coal.

Assistant Scientist
office: GY323
phone: 812-855-6591
email: pesauer@indiana.edu

Juergen Schieber »

Early diagenetic mineral formation in shales. Preservation of microbes in mudstones. Provenance of quartz in mudstones.

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY523
phone: 812-855-5322
email: jschiebe@indiana.edu

Arndt Schimmelmann »

Stable isotopes in fossil fuels, Stable isotopes in biomass, Paleoclimatology of laminated sediments.

Senior Scientist
office: GY321
phone: 812-855-7645
email: aschimme@indiana.edu

Christine Shriner »

Geoarchaeology: Archaeological Clays, Ceramic Technology, Emergence of Complex Societies, Delta Formation in the Late Holocene, Climate and Social Change, Archaeology and the Physical Environment

Assistant Scientist
office: GY434
phone: 812-855-5582
email: cshriner@indiana.edu

Jeffrey R. White »

Biogeochemistry, Aquatic chemistry, Chemical limnology.

Professor of Environmental Sciences
office: MSBII S2-412
phone: 812-855-0731
email: whitej@indiana.edu

Robert P. Wintsch »

Structural geology. Tectonics. Geochronology

Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY325
phone: 812-855-4018
email: wintsch@indiana.edu

Chen Zhu »

Geochemistry and isotopes. Thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions. Carbon sequestration. Geochemical modeling.

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII S2-424
phone: 812-856-1884
email: chenzhu@indiana.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Robert Blakely

Geophysics

email: blakely@indiana.edu

J. Robert Dodd

Geobiology

office: GY221
email: dodd@indiana.edu

John Droste

Sed/Strat

office: GY219
phone: 812-855-1558
email: droste@indiana.edu

Donald Hattin

Sed/Strat

office: GY519
phone: 812-855-8232
email: hattin@indiana.edu

Erle Kauffman

Geobiology

office: GY517
phone: 812-855-5154
email: kauffman@indiana.edu

Noel Krothe

Hydrogeology

office: GY425
phone: 812-855-8197
email: krothen@indiana.edu

Judson Mead

Geophysics

Enrique Merino

Geochemistry

office: GY527
phone: 812-855-5088
email: merino@indiana.edu

Haydn H. Murray

Mineralogy

office: GY117
phone: 812-855-5583
email: murrayh@indiana.edu

Al Rudman

Geophysics

office: GY405
phone: 812-855-7310
email: rudman@indiana.edu

Lee J. Suttner

Sed/Strat

office: GY525
phone: 812-855-4957
email: suttner@indiana.edu

Post-Doctoral and Visiting Scientists

Victor Bense

Hydrogeology

Post-Doc
office: GY441
email: vbense@indiana.edu

Richard W. Lahann

Petroleum Geology

Visiting Scientist
office: GY207
phone: 812-606-4920
email: rlahann@indiana.edu

Seth Young

Biogeochemistry

Post-Doc
office: MSBII S2-422
phone: 812-855-8034
email: seayoung@indiana.edu