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Director
Steven K. Lower
Professor, Director
OR 084
lower.9@osu.edu
Regular Faculty
Douglas Alsdorf
Professor
ML 383
alsdorf.1@osu.edu
Loren Babcock
Professor and Director of the Orton Geological Museum
ML 311
babcock.5@osu.edu
Michael Barton
Professor
barton.2@osu.edu
Emilie Beaudon
Assistant Professor
beaudon.1@osu.edu
Michael Bevis
Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar
bevis.6@osu.edu
David Cole
Professor, Ohio Research Scholar
ML305
cole.618@osu.edu
Ann Cook
Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
ML 317
cook.1129@osu.edu
Ozeas S. Costa, Jr.
Professor
395 Ovalwood Hall (Mansfield Campus)
costa.47@osu.edu
Brendan Crowell
Assistant Professor ( Starting Au2024)
crowell.97@osu.edu
Thomas Darrah
Professor
ML 231
darrah.24@osu.edu
Melisa Diaz
Assistant Professor starting SP24
Mendenhall Lab
diaz.237@osu.edu
Michael Durand
he/him
Professor, Associate Director for Graduate Students
OR 247
durand.8@osu.edu
Demián Gómez
he/him/his
Assistant Professor
ML321
gomez.124@osu.edu
Elizabeth Griffith
Associate Professor
Mendenhall Laboratory, Room 327
griffith.906@osu.edu
W. Ashley Griffith
Associate Professor, Field Camp Director, Associate Director for Administration
griffith.233@osu.edu
Andréa G. Grottoli
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences
ML 315
grottoli.1@osu.edu
Junyi Guo
Professor of Teaching
ML 230D
guo.81@osu.edu
Ian Howat
ENGIE-Axium Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
ML 379 & SH 119
howat.4@osu.edu
Joel Hudley
Visiting Assistant Professor
Galvin Hall (0626)- (Lima Campus)
hudley.1@osu.edu
Motomu Ibaraki
Associate Professor
ML 229
ibaraki.1@osu.edu
Mark A. Kleffner
Professor
4240 Campus Dr. (Lima Campus)
kleffner.1@osu.edu
Jill Leonard-Pingel
Assistant Professor
Founders Hall (Newark campus)
leonard-pingel.1@osu.edu
Yanlan Liu
Assistant Professor
liu.9367@osu.edu
Patrick Louchouarn
He/Him/His
Professor, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty
USS 4134
louchouarn.1@osu.edu
W. Berry Lyons
Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
ML 267
lyons.142@osu.edu
Alex Michaud
Assistant Professor
michaud.58@osu.edu
Joachim Moortgat
Associate Professor
ML 303
moortgat.1@osu.edu
Matthew Saltzman
Professor
saltzman.11@osu.edu
Audrey Sawyer
Associate Professor
OR 202
sawyer.143@osu.edu
Derek Sawyer
Associate Professor
ML 309
sawyer.144@osu.edu
Frank Schwartz
Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar
ML 227
schwartz.11@osu.edu
C K Shum
He/His
Professor & Distinguished University Scholar
ML 221B
shum.3@osu.edu
Lonnie Thompson
Professor, Distinguished University Scholar
SC 082C and OR 102
thompson.3@osu.edu
Shang Zhai
Assistant Professor
Scott Lab, E402
zhai.218@osu.edu
Adjunct Faculty
Wendy Panero
she/her/hers
Adjunct Professor
ML 377
panero.1@osu.edu
Michael Wilkins
Adjunct Assistant Professor
wilkins.231@osu.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Jonathan Calede
Assistant Professor in EEOB
Morrill Hall (Marion Campus)
calede.1@osu.edu
Peter Curtis
Professor in EEOB
300 AL
curtis.7@osu.edu
Marymegan Daly
Professor in EEOB
1512 Museum of Biological Diversity
daly.66@osu.edu
John Hunter
Associate Professor in EEOB
2047 Founders Hall (Newark Campus)
hunter.360@osu.edu
Rattan Lal
Professor in SENR
422B Kottman Hall
lal.1@osu.edu
Allison MacKay
Professor in Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
mackay.49@osu.edu
Bryan G. Mark
Professor in Geography
mark.9@osu.edu
Linda Weavers
John C. Geupel Chair and Professor in the Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Eng.
417F Hitchcock Hall
weavers.1@osu.edu
Emeritus Faculty
William I. Ausich
Academy Professor
OR 160D
ausich.1@osu.edu
E. Scott Bair
Professor Emeritus
ML 231A
bair.1@osu.edu
Stig Bergstrom
Academy Professor
OR 130A
stig@geology.ohio-state.edu
James Bradley
Assistant Professor Emeritus
Newark Campus
bradley.2@osu.edu
Anne E. Carey
Academy Professor
ML 325
carey.145@osu.edu
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
ML 315
elliot.1@osu.edu
Gunter Faure
Professor Emeritus
ML 200E
faure.1@osu.edu
Kenneth Foland
Professor Emeritus
ML 200C
kfoland@geology.ohio-state.edu
Clyde Goad
Professor Emeritus
goad.1@osu.edu
Charles Herdendorf
Professor Emeritus
Room 1500
herdendorf.1@osu.edu
Christopher Jekeli
Professor Emeritus
jekeli.1@osu.edu
Kenneth Jezek
Professor Emeritus
SC 108
jezek.1@osu.edu
Lawrence Krissek
Professor Emeritus
OR 215
krissek.1@osu.edu
Garry McKenzie
Associate Professor Emeritus
ML 200A
mckenzie.4@osu.edu
Teresa Mensing
Professor Emeritus
384C Morrill Hall (Marion Campus)
mensing.1@osu.edu
George Moore
moore.41@osu.edu
Ivan Mueller
Professor Emeritus
222C Bolz Hall- Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
mueller.3@osu.edu
David Nickey
Associate Professor
215 Ovalwood Hall
nickey.1@osu.edu
Hallan Noltimier
Professor Emeritus
OR 084
noltimier.2@osu.edu
Douglas Pride
Associate Professor Emeritus
ML 317
pride.1@osu.edu
Richard Rapp
Professor Emeritus
Hitchcock Hall-Civil, Envir & Geod Eng
rhrapp@roadrunner.com
Alan Saalfeld
Professor Emeritus
ML 051
saalfeld.1@osu.edu
Burkhard Schaffrin
Professor Emeritus
schaffrin.1@osu.edu
Russell Utgard
Associate Professor Emeritus
ML 408
utgard.1@osu.edu
Ralph R.B. von Frese
Academy Professor
ML 051
vonfrese@osu.edu
Peter-Noel Webb
Professor Emeritus
OR 213
webb.3@osu.edu
Terry Wilson
Professor Emeritus
OR 44A
wilson.43@osu.edu
Research Staff
Siddharth Gautam
Research Associate 2
ML 374C
gautam.25@osu.edu
Yuanyuan Jia
Research Associate 2-Physical
ML 230B
jia.102@osu.edu
Eric Kendrick
Research Scientist
Mendenhall Lab 073
kendrick.42@osu.edu
Muhedeen Lawal
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mendenhall Lab. 374
Anthony Lutton
Research Associate and Lab manager for Trace Element Research Laboratory
Mendenhall Lab ML 026B
lutton.7@osu.edu
John Olesik
Senior Research Scientist
ML 026D
olesik.2@osu.edu
Devin Smith
she/her
Postdoctoral Scholar
ML200D
smith.11880@osu.edu
Sue Welch
Research Scientist
Mendelhall Lab 267A
welch.318@osu.edu
Xiaolang Zhang
Postdoctoral Scholar
zhang.12842@osu.edu
Administrative Staff
Anna Bench
Student Assistant
bench.22s@osu.edu
Janette Blumin
Communications Student Administrative Assistant – Social Media
blumin.3@osu.edu
Soyoung Carpenter
School Manager
Mendenhall Laboratory 275N
carpenter.634@osu.edu
Brent Curtiss
ASC Tech Systems Manager
230C Mendenhall Laboratory
asctech@osu.edu
Patti Dittoe
Geology Library Supervisor - Building Coordinator for Orton Hall
OR 180
dittoe.1@osu.edu
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
OR 160A
gnidovec.1@osu.edu
Benjamin Hildebrandt
Fiscal Associate
ML 275K
hildebrandt.31@osu.edu
Davina Huddleston
Student Administrative Assistant
huddleston.92s@osu.edu
Alasia Irving-Valentine
Student Administrative Assistant
irving-valentine.1s@osu.edu
Jordan Koppes
he/him/his
Communications Student Administrative Assistant – Special Projects
koppes.16@osu.edu
Elizabeth Lambert
she/her/hers
Communications Student Administrative Assistant – Special Projects
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
she/her/hers
Graduate Specialist, Administrative Assistant
ML 275E
rogers.399@osu.edu
Karen Royce
Academic Counselor
ML 275
royce.6@osu.edu
Casey Morrisroe Saup
she/her/hers
Lecturer, Earth Sciences Outreach and Engagement Contact, Earth Sciences Transfer Credit Coordinator
saup.4@osu.edu
Chloe 'Cleo' Somohano
she/her
Communications Student Administrative Assistant - SES Promotional Videos
somohano.1@osu.edu
Chance Uebel
Student Administrative Assistant
uebel.10s@osu.edu
Graduate Students
Brandon Bell
Graduate Student
ML 359
bell.1698@osu.edu
Daniel Blake
Graduate Student
ML 385
blake.186@osu.edu
Emma Bouie
She/Her/Hers
Graduate Student
ML 375
bouie.5@osu.edu
Dane Bryant
he/him/his
Graduate Student
bryant.1612@osu.edu
Adrianna Buxrude
Graduate Students
buxrude.1@osu.edu
Lucas Carter
he/him/his
Graduate Student
ML 026B
carter.1622@osu.edu
René Castillo
Graduate Students
OR 010A
castillo.271@osu.edu
Zhaozhe (Frank) Chen
he/him/his
PhD Candidate
ML 157
chen.8926@osu.edu
Hector Cotto Ortiz
Graduate Student
ML 075
cottoortiz.1@osu.edu
Kasun Dampegama
Graduate Student
dampegama.2@osu.edu
Jack Dechow
Graduate Student
OR 245
dechow.5@osu.edu
Yihang Ding
Graduate Student
ML 157
ding.870@osu.edu
Shannon Dixon
She/Her
Graduate Student
ML 314
dixon.729@osu.edu
Mara Figueroa Berrocá
she/her/hers
PhD Candidate
ML 075
figueroaberroca.1@osu.edu
Bailey Fitzgerald
Graduate Student
ML 385
fitzgerald.263@osu.edu
Aidan Fullriede
Graduate Student
ML 375
fullriede.1@osu.edu
Haniyeh HajiMehdiTajer
she/her
Graduate Student
hajimehditajer.1@osu.edu
Lindsey Hernandez
She/Hers
Graduate Student
ML 300
hernandez.641@osu.edu
Faye Higgins
She/her
Graduate Student
ML 385
higgins.638@osu.edu
Connor Hopps
Graduate Student
hopps.11@osu.edu
Michaela Hostetler
she/her
Graduate Student
ML 308C
hostetler.157@osu.edu
Amy Hsu
Graduate Student
ML 225
hsu.771@osu.edu
Ann Marie Hulver
she/her
PhD Candidate
ML 314
hulver.2@osu.edu
Aditya Kumar
Graduate Student
ML 308C
Benjamin Kurtz
he/him/his
Graduate Student
ML 075
kurtz.359@osu.edu
Kara Lamantia
she/her
PhD Student
Byrd Polar 073 & ML374
lamantia.31@osu.edu
Peter Matheny
He/Him
Graduate Student
OR 010C
matheny.105@osu.edu
Danika Mayback
Graduate Student
ML 375
mayback.1@osu.edu
Veronica McCann
Graduate Student
ML 267A
mccann.110@osu.edu
Oliver McLellan
they/them/theirs
Ph.D. Candidate
OR 080A
mclellan.29@osu.edu
Carmi Milagros Thompson
she/ella/they
PhD Candidate, AGU Bridge Fellow
OR 082A
thompson.4455@osu.edu
Fawz Naim
he/him/his
PhD Candidate
ML 308C
naim.9@osu.edu
Megan O'Quin
they/them/theirs
Graduate Student
OR 080A
oquin.9@osu.edu
Melody Pan
Graduate Student
ML 157
pan.1177@osu.edu
Thunendran Periyandy
Graduate Student
periyandy.1@osu.edu
Mark Peter
Graduate Student
OR 002C
peter.1@osu.edu
Kenneth Peterman
Graduate Student
ML 300
peterman.50@osu.edu
David Saddler
Graduate Student
OR 010C
saddler.13@osu.edu
Joseph Schulze
he/him/his
PhD Candidate
ML 375
schulze.61@osu.edu
Evan Sheriff
Graduate Student
sheriff.51@osu.edu
Patrick Smith
He/Him
Graduate Student
ML 157
smith.15196@osu.edu
Franco S. Sobrero
he/him/his
PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science
ML 075
sobrero.1@osu.edu
Christopher Tokuhisa Waid
Graduate Student
ML 374
tokuhisawaid.1@osu.edu
Kevin Wang
Graduate Student
ML 225
wang.16554@osu.edu
Shengdao Wang
Graduate Student
ML 157
wang.13077@osu.edu
Austin M. Weber
Ph.D. Candidate
weber.1158@osu.edu
Ryan Workman
Graduate Student
OR 082A
workman.1335@osu.edu
Yixin Xiao
Graduate Student
ML 157
xiao.739@osu.edu
Guanyu Xu
Graduate Student
xu.2168@osu.edu
Xuechen Yang
she/her/hers
Graduate Student
ML 157
yang.4667@osu.edu
Hongzhi Yao
Graduate Student
ML 075
yao.396@osu.edu
Yue Zhang
she/her/hers
Graduate Student
OR 253
zhang.12439@osu.edu
Ying Zuo
Graduate Student
ML 157
zuo.156@osu.edu
Visiting Scholar
Datu Adiatma
he/him/his
Visiting Scholar
ML359A
adiatma.1@osu.edu
Ji-Eun Kim
Visiting Fellow
kim.6501@osu.edu
Sang-Suk Lee
Visiting Fellow
ML 230A
lee.1099@osu.edu
Julie Sheets
Visiting Scholar
ML 200G
sheets.2@osu.edu
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
He/Him/His
Alumni Advisory Board Member | Exploration Lead at Koloma
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