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A directory of faculty, researchers, scientists, students and staff in Geological Sciences at IU.
Faculty by program
Atmospheric Sciences »
Atmospheric sciences and sustainability, Atmospheric chemistry and micrometeorology, Physical climatology/climate change and variability, Boundary–layer dynamics
Barthelmie, Pryor, Kirkpatrick, Hornsby
Biogeochemistry »
Isotopic, molecular and organic geochemistry, astrobiology
Brassell, Pratt, Elswick, Sauer, Schimmelmann, Ripley, Schieber, Mastalerz, White, Wasylenki, Young, Zhu
Economic Geology »
Mineral, water and fossil fuel resources
Ripley, Li, Brophy, Bish, Mastalerz
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Overview of Research Topics in Geological Sciences
Geobiology, Geoanthropology »
Paleontology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology
C. Johnson, Polly, Njau, 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, paleoclimatology
Olyphant, Zhu, Haitjema, Letsinger, Craft , Wasylenki, Prentice
Mineralogy & Clay Mineralogy »
Rock and mineral analysis, volcanology
Bish, Brophy, Basu, Ripley, Schieber, Wintsch, Li, Zhu
Sedimentation & Stratigraphy »
Physical & chemical sedimentation, Earth history
Schieber, Basu, Brassell, Pratt, C. Johnson, Polly , Edmonds
GeoScience Education »
Learning, teaching and knowing in the Geological Sciences
Maltese
Faculty and Scientists’ research profiles
Rebecca Barthelmie »
Wind energy, particularly wind resources, offshore wind energy and wind turbine wakes. Atmospheric boundary–layer processes. Climate change and its impacts.
Professor of Atmospheric Science and Sustainability
office: MSBII 302
phone: 812-856-5135
email: rbarthel@indiana.edu
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: MSBII 404
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.
Professor of Geological Sciences and Director of Undergraduate Studies
office: GY309
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 Faculty: Department of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII 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 and Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
office: GY421
phone: 812-855-3848
email: douglasb@indiana.edu
Jeremy Dunning »
Structural Geology, Rock Mechanics, and Geoinformatics.
Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY121
phone: 856-4448
email: dunning@indiana.edu
Douglas Edmonds »
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Geomorphology of Depositional Sedimentary Systems.
Robert R. Schrock Professorship in Sedimentary Geology
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY425
phone: 855-4512
email: edmondsd@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 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 SPEA
Adjunct Faculty: Geological 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
office: GY501
phone: 812-855-0646
email: claudia@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
Adjunct Faculty: Geological Sciences
office: S117
phone: 812-855-4213
email: keithb@indiana.edu
Cody Kirkpatrick »
Atmospheric hazards, numerical weather prediction, climatology of severe weather
Visiting Assistant Professor
office: MSBII 304
phone: 812-855-3481
email: codykirk@indiana.edu
Sally Letsinger »
Hydrogeology, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing
Research Hydrologist, Indiana Geological Survey
Adjunct Faculty: Geological Sciences
office: S427
phone: 812-855-1356
email: sletsing@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
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
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, Indiana Geological Survey
Adjunct Faculty: Geological Sciences
office: S225
phone: 812-855-9416
email: mmastale@indiana.edu
Jackson Njau »
Paleoanthropology, Paleontology. Early hominid evolution and environments in Olduvai Gorge and other areas in East Africa
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY513
phone: 812-856-3170
email: jknjau@indiana.edu
Greg A. Olyphant »
Ecohydrology. Vadose zone dynamics. Watersheds and fluvial systems
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences, Director of Graduate Recruiting
office: GY429
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, Director of Graduate Studies
office: GY409
phone: 812-855-5141
email: pavlis@indiana.edu; Graduate Admission Information:: geodgs@indiana.edu
P. David Polly »
Vetebrate Paleontology
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences
office: GY524A
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 and Chair, Department of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII 416
phone: 812-855-9203
email: prattl@indiana.edu
Michael Prentice »
Hydrogeology, paleoclimatology
Glacial Geologist, Indiana Geological Survey
Adjunct Faculty: Geological Sciences
phone: 856-3117
email: mlprenti@indiana.edu
Sara C. Pryor »
Atmosphere–surface exchange of reactive gases and particles. Particle formation, dynamics and deposition processes. Physical climatology/climate change and variability: Climate downscaling. Regional manifestations of climate change and variability, with a specific focus on extreme events.
Provost Professor of Atmsopheric Science
office: MSBII 300
phone: 855-3481
email: spryor@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
Laura Wasylenki »
Metal Isotope Geochemistry.
Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII 420
phone: 812-855-7508
email: lauraw@indiana.edu
Jeffrey R. White »
Biogeochemistry, Aquatic chemistry, Chemical limnology.
Professor of Environmental Sciences, SPEA
Adjunct Faculty: Geological Sciences
office: MSBII 412
phone: 812-855-0731
email: whitej@indiana.edu
Robert P. Wintsch »
Metamorphic Petrology, Structural Petrology, 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.
Professor of Geological Sciences
office: MSBII 424
phone: 812-856-1884
email: chenzhu@indiana.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Robert Blakely
Geophysics
email: blakely@indiana.edu
David L. Dilcher
Geobiology
office: TBA
phone: 812-855-9612
e-mail: dilcher@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
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
Research Associates and Post-Doctoral Fellows
Karen Hornsby
Atmospheric Sciences
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
office: MSBII 330
phone: 812-856-8128
email: hornsbyk@indiana.edu
Derrick Newkirk
Sesame Lab Laboratory Manager
Research Associate
office: MSBII 001A
phone: 812-856-1556
email: drnewk@indiana.edu
Yongbo Peng
Biogeochemistry
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
office: MSBII
phone: 812-855-8034
email: yopeng@indiana.edu
webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/yongbopeng/
Lev Spivak–Birndorf
Metal Isotope Geochemistry
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
office: MSBII 400
phone: 812-856-2915
email: lspivakb@indiana.edu
Seth Allen Young
Biogeochemistry
Research Associate
office: MSBII 422
phone: 812-855-8486
email:
seayoung@indiana.edu
website: http://sethyoungphd.com/
Chao Wang
Geochemistry and Hydrology
Postdoctoral Research Associate
office: MSBII 430
phone: 812-856-0956
webpage: http://mypage.iu.edu/~cw91/home.htm
email: cw91@indiana.edu
