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Steven K. Lower
Professor, Director
lower.9@osu.edu
OR 084
(614) 292-1571
Regular Faculty
Douglas Alsdorf
Professor
alsdorf.1@osu.edu
ML 383
(614) 292-2721
Loren Babcock
Professor and Director of the Orton Geological Museum
babcock.5@osu.edu
ML 311
(614) 292-2103
Michael Barton
Professor
barton.2@osu.edu
(614) 292-3132
Emilie Beaudon
Assistant Professor
beaudon.1@osu.edu
Michael Bevis
Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar
bevis.6@osu.edu
(614) 247-5071
David Cole
Professor, Ohio Research Scholar
cole.618@osu.edu
ML305
(614) 688-7407
Ann Cook
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
cook.1129@osu.edu
ML 317
(614) 247-6085
Ozeas S. Costa, Jr.
Professor
costa.47@osu.edu
395 Ovalwood Hall (Mansfield Campus)
(419) 755-4128
Brendan Crowell
Assistant Professor ( Starting Au2024)
crowell.97@osu.edu
Thomas Darrah
Professor
darrah.24@osu.edu
ML 231
(614) 688-2132
Melisa Diaz
Assistant Professor starting SP24
diaz.237@osu.edu
Mendenhall Lab
Michael Durand
Professor, Associate Director for Graduate Students
he/him
durand.8@osu.edu
OR 247
(614) 247-4835
Demián Gómez
Assistant Professor
he/him/his
gomez.124@osu.edu
ML321
(901) 900-7324
W. Ashley Griffith
Associate Professor, Field Camp Director, Associate Director for Administration
griffith.233@osu.edu
Elizabeth Griffith
Associate Professor
griffith.906@osu.edu
Mendenhall Laboratory, Room 327
Andréa G. Grottoli
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences
grottoli.1@osu.edu
ML 315
(614) 292-5782
Junyi Guo
Professor of Teaching
guo.81@osu.edu
ML 230D
(614) 292-4148
Ian Howat
ENGIE-Axium Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
howat.4@osu.edu
ML 379 & SH 119
Joel Hudley
Visiting Assistant Professor
hudley.1@osu.edu
Galvin Hall (0626)- (Lima Campus)
Motomu Ibaraki
Associate Professor
ibaraki.1@osu.edu
ML 229
(614) 292-7528
Mark A. Kleffner
Professor
kleffner.1@osu.edu
4240 Campus Dr. (Lima Campus)
(567) 242-7177
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Assistant Professor
leonard-pingel.1@osu.edu
Founders Hall (Newark campus)
Yanlan Liu
Assistant Professor
liu.9367@osu.edu
Patrick Louchouarn
Professor, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty
He/Him/His
louchouarn.1@osu.edu
USS 4134
W. Berry Lyons
Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
lyons.142@osu.edu
ML 267
(614) 688-3241
Alex Michaud
Assistant Professor
michaud.58@osu.edu
Joachim Moortgat
Associate Professor
moortgat.1@osu.edu
ML 303
(614) 688-2140
Matthew Saltzman
Professor
saltzman.11@osu.edu
(614) 292-0481
Audrey Sawyer
Associate Professor
sawyer.143@osu.edu
OR 202
(614) 292-8383
Derek Sawyer
Associate Professor
sawyer.144@osu.edu
ML 309
(614) 292-7243
Frank Schwartz
Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar
schwartz.11@osu.edu
ML 227
(614) 292-6196
C K Shum
Professor & Distinguished University Scholar
He/His
shum.3@osu.edu
ML 221B
(614) 292-7118
Lonnie Thompson
Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
thompson.3@osu.edu
SC 082C and OR 102
(614) 292-6652
Shang Zhai
Assistant Professor
zhai.218@osu.edu
Scott Lab, E402
Adjunct Faculty
Wendy Panero
Adjunct Professor
she/her/hers
panero.1@osu.edu
ML 377
(614) 292-6290
Michael Wilkins
Adjunct Assistant Professor
wilkins.231@osu.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Jonathan Calede
Assistant Professor in EEOB
calede.1@osu.edu
Morrill Hall (Marion Campus)
(740)725-6095
Peter Curtis
Professor in EEOB
curtis.7@osu.edu
300 AL
(614) 292-8280
Marymegan Daly
Professor in EEOB
daly.66@osu.edu
1512 Museum of Biological Diversity
(614) 247-8412
John Hunter
Associate Professor in EEOB
hunter.360@osu.edu
2047 Founders Hall (Newark Campus)
(740) 366-9102
Rattan Lal
Professor in SENR
lal.1@osu.edu
422B Kottman Hall
(614)292-9069
Allison MacKay
Professor in Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
mackay.49@osu.edu
Bryan G. Mark
Professor in Geography
mark.9@osu.edu
614-247-6180
Linda Weavers
John C. Geupel Chair and Professor in the Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Eng.
weavers.1@osu.edu
417F Hitchcock Hall
(614) 292-4061
Emeritus Faculty
William I. Ausich
Academy Professor
ausich.1@osu.edu
OR 160D
(614) 292-3353
E. Scott Bair
Professor Emeritus
bair.1@osu.edu
ML 231A
(614) 292-6197
Stig Bergstrom
Academy Professor
stig@geology.ohio-state.edu
OR 130A
(614) 292-4473
James Bradley
Assistant Professor Emeritus
bradley.2@osu.edu
Newark Campus
Anne E. Carey
Academy Professor
carey.145@osu.edu
ML 325
(614) 292-2375
James Collinson
Professor Emeritus
collinson.1@osu.edu
Jeffrey J. Daniels
Professor Emeritus
daniels.9@osu.edu
James Downs
Associate Professor Emeritus
jwdowns@columbus.rr.com
David Elliot
Academy Professor
elliot.1@osu.edu
ML 315
(614) 292-5076
Gunter Faure
Professor Emeritus
faure.1@osu.edu
ML 200E
614 292-3454
Kenneth Foland
Professor Emeritus
kfoland@geology.ohio-state.edu
ML 200C
(614) 292-1350
Clyde Goad
Professor Emeritus
goad.1@osu.edu
Charles Herdendorf
Professor Emeritus
herdendorf.1@osu.edu
Room 1500
614 292-8088
Christopher Jekeli
Professor Emeritus
jekeli.1@osu.edu
Kenneth Jezek
Professor Emeritus
jezek.1@osu.edu
SC 108
(614) 292-7973
Lawrence Krissek
Professor Emeritus
krissek.1@osu.edu
OR 215
(614) 292-1924
Garry McKenzie
Associate Professor Emeritus
mckenzie.4@osu.edu
ML 200A
Teresa Mensing
Professor Emeritus
mensing.1@osu.edu
384C Morrill Hall (Marion Campus)
(740) 725-6234
George Moore
moore.41@osu.edu
Ivan Mueller
Professor Emeritus
mueller.3@osu.edu
222C Bolz Hall- Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
(614) 876-7830
David Nickey
Associate Professor
nickey.1@osu.edu
215 Ovalwood Hall
419 755-4122
Hallan Noltimier
Professor Emeritus
noltimier.2@osu.edu
OR 084
(614) 292-9796
Douglas Pride
Associate Professor Emeritus
pride.1@osu.edu
ML 317
(614) 292-9523
Richard Rapp
Professor Emeritus
rhrapp@roadrunner.com
Hitchcock Hall-Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
Alan Saalfeld
Professor Emeritus
saalfeld.1@osu.edu
ML 051
(614) 292-6665
Burkhard Schaffrin
Professor Emeritus
schaffrin.1@osu.edu
Russell Utgard
Associate Professor Emeritus
utgard.1@osu.edu
ML 408
614 247-4246
Ralph R.B. von Frese
Academy Professor
vonfrese@osu.edu
ML 051
(614) 292-5635
Peter-Noel Webb
Professor Emeritus
webb.3@osu.edu
OR 213
(614) 292-7285
Terry Wilson
Professor Emeritus
wilson.43@osu.edu
OR 44A
(614) 292-0723
Research Staff
Siddharth Gautam
Research Associate 2
gautam.25@osu.edu
ML 374C
Yuanyuan Jia
Research Associate 2-Physical
jia.102@osu.edu
ML 230B
Eric Kendrick
Research Scientist
kendrick.42@osu.edu
Mendenhall Lab 073
(614) 247-5038
Muhedeen Lawal
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mendenhall Lab. 374
Anthony Lutton
Research Associate and Lab manager for Trace Element Research Laboratory
lutton.7@osu.edu
Mendenhall Lab ML 026B
(614) 292-1987
John Olesik
Senior Research Scientist
olesik.2@osu.edu
ML 026D
(614) 292-6954
Devin Smith
Postdoctoral Scholar
she/her
smith.11880@osu.edu
ML200D
Sue Welch
Research Scientist
welch.318@osu.edu
Mendelhall Lab 267A
(614) 292-9059
Qian Zhao
Post Doctoral Scholar
zhao.4243@osu.edu
Administrative Staff
Anna Bench
Student Assistant
bench.22@osu.edu
Carol Bitzinger
Grants & Contracts Specialist
bitzinger.1@osu.edu
200F Mendenhall Laboratory
Soyoung Carpenter
School Manager
carpenter.634@osu.edu
Mendenhall Laboratory 275N
(614) 688-2884
Brent Curtiss
ASC Tech Systems Manager
asctech@osu.edu
230C Mendenhall Laboratory
614-688-3758
Patti Dittoe
Geology Library Supervisor - Building Coordinator for Orton Hall
dittoe.1@osu.edu
OR 180
(614) 292-6549
Todd Eckert
Sr Sponsored Program Officer, Sponsored Programs Officer 3
eckert.120@osu.edu
Maya Ekechi
Student Administrative Assistant
ekechi.3s@osu.edu
Dale Gnidovec
Museum Collection Manager
gnidovec.1@osu.edu
OR 160A
(614) 292-6896
Alasia Irving-Valentine
Student Administrative Assistant
irving-valentine.1s@osu.edu
Jordan Koppes
Communications Student Administrative Assistant – Special Projects
he/him/his
koppes.16@osu.edu
Elizabeth Lambert
Communications Student Administrative Assistant – Special Projects
she/her/hers
lambert.625@osu.edu
Cristina Millan
Lecturer, Field Camp Instructor and Coordinator
millan.2@osu.edu
Samantha Newsome
Human Resources Consultant
newsome.136@osu.edu
Angeletha Rogers
Graduate Specialist, Administrative Assistant
she/her/hers
rogers.399@osu.edu
ML 275E
(614) 292-8746
Karen Royce
Academic Counselor
royce.6@osu.edu
ML 275
614 292-6961
Casey Morrisroe Saup
Lecturer, Earth Sciences Outreach and Engagement Contact, Earth Sciences Transfer Credit Coordinator
she/her/hers
saup.4@osu.edu
Chance Uebel
Student Administrative Assistant
uebel.10s@osu.edu
Graduate Students
Brandon Bell
Graduate Student
bell.1698@osu.edu
ML 359
Daniel Blake
Graduate Student
blake.186@osu.edu
ML 385
Emma Bouie
Graduate Student
She/Her/Hers
bouie.5@osu.edu
ML 375
Dane Bryant
Graduate Student
he/him/his
bryant.1612@osu.edu
Adrianna Buxrude
Graduate Students
buxrude.1@osu.edu
Lucas Carter
Graduate Student
he/him/his
carter.1622@osu.edu
ML 026B
415-361-6200
René Castillo
Graduate Students
castillo.271@osu.edu
OR 010A
Zhaozhe (Frank) Chen
PhD Candidate
he/him/his
chen.8926@osu.edu
ML 157
Hector Cotto Ortiz
Graduate Student
cottoortiz.1@osu.edu
ML 075
Kasun Dampegama
Graduate Student
dampegama.2@osu.edu
Jack Dechow
Graduate Student
dechow.5@osu.edu
OR 245
Yihang Ding
Graduate Student
ding.870@osu.edu
ML 157
Shannon Dixon
Graduate Student
She/Her
dixon.729@osu.edu
ML 314
321-480-2391
Mara Figueroa Berrocá
PhD Candidate
she/her/hers
figueroaberroca.1@osu.edu
ML 075
(614) 302-8270
Bailey Fitzgerald
Graduate Student
fitzgerald.263@osu.edu
ML 385
Aidan Fullriede
Graduate Student
fullriede.1@osu.edu
ML 375
Haniyeh HajiMehdiTajer
Graduate Student
she/her
hajimehditajer.1@osu.edu
Lindsey Hernandez
Graduate Student
She/Hers
hernandez.641@osu.edu
ML 300
Faye Higgins
Graduate Student
She/her
higgins.638@osu.edu
ML 385
Connor Hopps
Graduate Student
hopps.11@osu.edu
Michaela Hostetler
Graduate Student
she/her
hostetler.157@osu.edu
ML 308C
Amy Hsu
Graduate Student
hsu.771@osu.edu
ML 225
Ann Marie Hulver
PhD Candidate
she/her
hulver.2@osu.edu
ML 314
Aditya Kumar
Graduate Student
ML 308C
Benjamin Kurtz
Graduate Student
he/him/his
kurtz.359@osu.edu
ML 075
Kara Lamantia
PhD Student
she/her
lamantia.31@osu.edu
Byrd Polar 073 & ML374
Peter Matheny
Graduate Student
He/Him
matheny.105@osu.edu
OR 010C
Danika Mayback
Graduate Student
mayback.1@osu.edu
ML 375
Veronica McCann
Graduate Student
mccann.110@osu.edu
ML 267A
Oliver McLellan
Ph.D. Candidate
they/them/theirs
mclellan.29@osu.edu
OR 080A
Carmi Milagros Thompson
PhD Candidate, AGU Bridge Fellow
she/ella/they
thompson.4455@osu.edu
OR 082A
Fawz Naim
PhD Candidate
he/him/his
naim.9@osu.edu
ML 308C
Megan O'Quin
Graduate Student
they/them/theirs
oquin.9@osu.edu
OR 080A
Melody Pan
Graduate Student
pan.1177@osu.edu
ML 157
Thunendran Periyandy
Graduate Student
periyandy.1@osu.edu
Mark Peter
Graduate Student
peter.1@osu.edu
OR 002C
Kenneth Peterman
Graduate Student
peterman.50@osu.edu
ML 300
David Saddler
Graduate Student
saddler.13@osu.edu
OR 010C
Joseph Schulze
PhD Candidate
he/him/his
schulze.61@osu.edu
ML 375
Evan Sheriff
Graduate Student
sheriff.51@osu.edu
Patrick Smith
PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science
He/Him
smith.15196@osu.edu
Mendenhall 075
Franco S. Sobrero
PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science
he/him/his
sobrero.1@osu.edu
ML 075
Christopher Tokuhisa Waid
Graduate Student
tokuhisawaid.1@osu.edu
ML 374
Shengdao Wang
Graduate Student
wang.13077@osu.edu
ML 157
Kevin Wang
Graduate Student
wang.16554@osu.edu
ML 225
Austin M. Weber
Ph.D. Candidate
weber.1158@osu.edu
Ryan Workman
Graduate Student
workman.1335@osu.edu
OR 082A
Yixin Xiao
Graduate Student
xiao.739@osu.edu
ML 157
Guanyu Xu
Graduate Student
xu.2168@osu.edu
Xuechen Yang
Graduate Student
she/her/hers
yang.4667@osu.edu
ML 157
Hongzhi Yao
Graduate Student
yao.396@osu.edu
ML 075
Yue Zhang
Graduate Student
she/her/hers
zhang.12439@osu.edu
OR 253
Ying Zuo
Graduate Student
zuo.156@osu.edu
ML 157
Visiting Scholar
Datu Adiatma
Visiting Scholar
he/him/his
M5055
Ji-Eun Kim
Visiting Fellow
kim.6501@osu.edu
Sang-Suk Lee
Visiting Fellow
lee.1099@osu.edu
ML 230A
Julie Sheets
Visiting Scholar
sheets.2@osu.edu
ML 200G
(614) 292-0138
Visiting Scholar, Alumni Advisory Board
Richard Salman
Alumni Advisory Board Member, Visiting Research Fellow
salman.34@osu.edu
Alumni Advisory Board
Denis Balcer
Alumni Advisory Board Member, Director of Health and Safety – Environment Division of Arcadis
denis.balcer@arcadis.com
Dana Caccamise
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Sandy Eberts
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Professional Hydrologist at the USGS
Sarah Fortner
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Mike Gibson
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Mario Gutierrez
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Ale Hakala
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Jake Harrington
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Exploration Lead at Koloma
He/Him/His
jharr219@gmail.com
Julie Mansfield
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Claire Mondro
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech
Joe Newhart
Chair of the Alumni Advisory Board | Retired President ExxonMobil Ventures Mexico | Summer ranger and educational geology tour guide through the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District and U.S. Forest Service
marcianjoe@aol.com
Jory Pacht
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Mackenzie Scharenberg
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Senior Geologist, Carbonvert Inc.
J.D. Stucker
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Joe Studlick
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Rob Swift
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Maya Wei-Haas
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Science Writer at National Geographic
mweihaas@gmail.com
Melissa Wrzesien
Alumni Advisory Board Member
Dave Zilkosi
Alumni Advisory Board Member