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Ian Howat

Interim Director of Earth Sciences, ENGIE-Axium Professor, Distinguished University Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 379

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Douglas Alsdorf

Professor

Mendenhall Lab 383

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Loren Babcock

Professor and Director of the Orton Geological Museum

Orton Hall 082

babcock.5@osu.edu

Michael Barton

Professor

Mendenhall Lab 301

Assistant Professor

Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 323C

bevis.6@osu.edu

David Cole

Professor, Ohio Research Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 305

cole.618@osu.edu

Ann Cook

Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Mendenhall Lab 317

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Ozeas S. Costa, Jr.

Professor

395 Ovalwood Hall, Mansfield Campus

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Brendan Crowell

Assistant Professor ( Starting Au2024)

crowell.97@osu.edu

Thomas Darrah

Professor

Mendenhall Lab 231

darrah.24@osu.edu

Michael Durand

he/him

Professor, Associate Director for Graduate Students

Orton Hall 247

durand.8@osu.edu

Demián Gómez

he/him/his

Assistant Professor

Mendenhall Lab 321

gomez.124@osu.edu

Elizabeth Griffith

Associate Professor

Mendenhall Lab 327

griffith.906@osu.edu

W. Ashley Griffith

Professor, Field Camp Director, Associate Director for Administration

Mendenhall Lab 381

griffith.233@osu.edu

Andrea Grottoli, ASC Distinguished Professor in Earth Science

Andréa G. Grottoli

College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences

Mendenhall Lab 315

grottoli.1@osu.edu

Junyi Guo

Professor of Teaching

Mendenhall Lab 311

guo.81@osu.edu

Motomu Ibaraki

Associate Professor

Mendenhall Lab 229

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Mark A. Kleffner

Professor

4240 Campus Dr., Lima Campus

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Jill Leonard-Pingel

Associate Professor

Founders Hall, Newark Campus

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Patrick Louchouarn

He/Him/His

Professor, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty

USS 4134

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Steven K. Lower

Professor

Orton Hall 084

lower.9@osu.edu

W. Berry Lyons

Professor, Distinguished University Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 267

Assistant Professor

Professor

Mendenhall Lab 303

moortgat.1@osu.edu

Matthew Saltzman

Professor

Orton Hall 215

saltzman.11@osu.edu

Audrey Sawyer

Professor

Orton Hall 202

sawyer.143@osu.edu

Derek Sawyer

Associate Professor

Mendenhall Lab 309

sawyer.144@osu.edu

Frank Schwartz

Professor, Ohio Eminent Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 227

schwartz.11@osu.edu

C K Shum

He/His

Professor & Distinguished University Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 221B

shum.3@osu.edu

Lonnie Thompson

Professor, Distinguished University Scholar

Orton Hall 086A

thompson.3@osu.edu

Wendy Panero

she/her/hers

Adjunct Professor

Mendenhall Lab 377

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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

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

William I. Ausich

Academy Professor

Orton Hall 002A

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E. Scott Bair

Professor Emeritus

Mendenhall Lab 231A

bair.1@osu.edu

Stig Bergstrom

Academy Professor

Orton Hall 130A

stig@geology.ohio-state.edu

James Bradley

Assistant Professor Emeritus

Newark Campus

bradley.2@osu.edu

Anne E. Carey

Academy Professor

Mendenhall Lab 230

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus

Associate Professor Emeritus

jwdowns@columbus.rr.com

David Elliot

Academy Professor

Mendenhall Lab 200

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Gunter Faure

Professor Emeritus

ML 200E

faure.1@osu.edu

Kenneth Foland

Professor Emeritus

ML 200C

kfoland@geology.ohio-state.edu

Charles Herdendorf

Professor Emeritus

Room 1500

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus

SC 108

jezek.1@osu.edu

Lawrence Krissek

Professor Emeritus

Orton Hall 231

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Garry McKenzie

Associate Professor Emeritus

mckenzie.4@osu.edu

Teresa Mensing

Professor Emeritus

384C Morrill Hall (Marion Campus)

Associate Professor

215 Ovalwood Hall

Professor Emeritus

Associate Professor Emeritus

Mendenhall Lab 200

pride.1@osu.edu

Richard Rapp

Professor Emeritus

Hitchcock Hall-Civil, Envir & Geod Eng

rhrapp@roadrunner.com

Alan Saalfeld

Professor Emeritus

Mendenhall Lab 051

saalfeld.1@osu.edu

Burkhard Schaffrin

Professor Emeritus

Mendenhall Lab 200

schaffrin.1@osu.edu

Russell Utgard

Associate Professor Emeritus

Mendenhall Lab 408

utgard.1@osu.edu

Ralph R.B. von Frese

Academy Professor

Mendenhall Lab 051

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus

Orton Hall 044A

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Siddharth Gautam

Research Associate 2

Mendenhall Lab 374C

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Daniel Gonzalez Duque

he/him

Post Doctoral Scholar

gonzalezduque.1@osu.edu

Shane Grigsby

Applied Research Senior Engineer

Eric Kendrick

Research Scientist

Mendenhall Lab 073

Researcher

Postdoctoral Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 374

Anthony Lutton

Research Associate and Lab manager for Trace Element Research Laboratory

Mendenhall Lab 026B

lutton.7@osu.edu

John Olesik

Senior Research Scientist

Mendenhall Lab 026D

olesik.2@osu.edu

Devin Smith

she/her

Postdoctoral Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 200D

smith.11880@osu.edu

Sue Welch

Research Scientist

Mendelhall Lab 267A

welch.318@osu.edu

Qian Zhao

Post Doctoral Scholar

zhao.4243@osu.edu

Anna Bench

She/Her/Hers

Student Administrative Assistant

Mendenhall Lab 275

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Carol Bitzinger

Grants & Contracts Specialist

Mendenhall Lab 200F

bitzinger.1@osu.edu

Soyoung Carpenter

School Manager

Mendenhall Lab 275N

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Brent Curtiss

ASC Tech Systems Manager

Mendenhall Lab 230

asctech@osu.edu

Patti Dittoe

Geology Library Supervisor - Building Coordinator for Orton Hall

Orton Hall 180

dittoe.1@osu.edu

Todd Eckert

Sr Sponsored Program Officer, Sponsored Programs Officer 3

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Maya Ekechi

Student Administrative Assistant

Mendenhall Lab 275

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Dale Gnidovec

Museum Collection Manager

Orton Hall 130B

gnidovec.1@osu.edu

Alasia Irving-Valentine

Student Administrative Assistant

Mendenhall Lab 275

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

Lauren Motley

Human Resources Business Partner

motley.31@osu.edu

Angeletha Rogers

she/her/hers

Graduate Specialist, Administrative Assistant

Mendenhall Lab 275E

rogers.399@osu.edu

Karen Royce

Academic Counselor

Mendenhall Lab 275C

royce.6@osu.edu

Casey Morrisroe Saup

she/her/hers

Lecturer, Earth Sciences Outreach and Engagement Contact, Earth Sciences Transfer Credit Coordinator

Mendenhall Lab 200

saup.4@osu.edu

Chance Uebel

Student Administrative Assistant

Mendenhall Lab 275

uebel.10s@osu.edu

Daniel Blake

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 385

Graduate Student

She/Her/Hers

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 375

bouie.5@osu.edu

Brayden Brincks

Graduate Student

brincks.1@osu.edu

Sarah Elizabeth Brown

Graduate Student

brown.9255@osu.edu

Dane Bryant

he/him/his

Graduate Student

bryant.1612@osu.edu

René Castillo

Graduate Students

Orton Hall 010A

castillo.271@osu.edu

Zhaozhe (Frank) Chen

he/him/his

PhD Candidate

Mendenhall Lab 157

chen.8926@osu.edu

Hector Cotto Ortiz

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 075

Graduate Student

She/Her

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 314

dixon.729@osu.edu

James Clark Emm

Graduate Student

emm.4@osu.edu

Mara Figueroa Berrocá

she/her/hers

PhD Candidate

Mendenhall Lab 075

figueroaberroca.1@osu.edu

Bailey Fitzgerald

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 385

fitzgerald.263@osu.edu

Aidan Fullriede

Graduate Student

ML 375

fullriede.1@osu.edu

Noah Gronewold

Graduate Student

gronewold.2@osu.edu

Haniyeh HajiMehdiTajer

she/her

Graduate Student

hajimehditajer.1@osu.edu

Connor Hopps

Graduate Student

hopps.11@osu.edu

Michaela Hostetler

she/her

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 308C

hostetler.157@osu.edu

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 308C

girl on a mountain side holding a backpack

Kara Lamantia

she/her

PhD Student

Mendenhall Lab 374

lamantia.31@osu.edu

Saffron Martin

she/her

Graduate Student

martin.4120@osu.edu

Danika Mayback

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 375

mayback.1@osu.edu

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Oliver McLellan

they/them/theirs

Ph.D. Candidate

Orton Hall 082A

mclellan.29@osu.edu

Carmi Milagros Thompson

she/ella/they

PhD Candidate, AGU Bridge Fellow

thompson.4455@osu.edu

Denise Mondragon

mondragon.21@osu.edu

Fawz Naim

he/him/his

PhD Candidate

Mendenhall Lab 308C

naim.9@osu.edu

Megan O'Quin

they/them/theirs

Graduate Student

Orton Hall 080A

oquin.9@osu.edu

Melody Pan

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 157

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 300

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Orton Hall 010C

Graduate Student

he/him/his

PhD Candidate

Mendenhall Lab 375

Graduate Student

He/Him

PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science

Mendenhall Lab 075

smith.15196@osu.edu

Franco S. Sobrero

he/him/his

PhD Candidate in Geodetic Science

Mendenhall Lab 075

sobrero.1@osu.edu

Ziyang Tan

Graduate Student

Orton Hall 253

tan.1295@osu.edu

Christopher Tokuhisa Waid

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 374

tokuhisawaid.1@osu.edu

Graduate Student

Ph.D. Candidate

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Orton Hall 082A

Graduate Student

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 157

yang.4667@osu.edu

Hongzhi Yao

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 075

yao.396@osu.edu

Yue Zhang

she/her/hers

Graduate Student

zhang.12439@osu.edu

Ying Zuo

Graduate Student

Mendenhall Lab 157

Visiting Fellow

Visiting Fellow

Mendenhall Lab 230A

lee.1099@osu.edu

Julie Sheets

Visiting Scholar

Mendenhall Lab 308A

sheets.2@osu.edu

Richard Salman

Alumni Advisory Board Member, Visiting Research Fellow

salman.34@osu.edu

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

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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

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