Faculty & Staff

	Richter, Carl Professor and Interim Director Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 314 Phone: (337) 482-5353 E-mail: crichter@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Geomagnetism, rock magnetic properties of terrestrial and marine sediments, and climate change.
	Cornell, Kristie Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325 Phone: (337) 482-1455 E-mail: kcornell@louisiana.edu Publications
	Costigan, Katie Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room Phone: (337) 482-6340 E-mail: costigan@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Stream hydrology; fluvial geomorphology; open channel hydraulics; stream ecology. Publications.
	Duex, Timothy Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 337 Phone: (337) 482-6222 E-mail: tduex@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Igneous Petrology, Volcanology, Environmental Geology, Groundwater. Publications.
	Finley, William Adjunct Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325 Phone: (337) 482-6064 E-mail: wrfinley@rocmando.com
	Foret, James Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325 Phone: (337) 482-6064 E-mail: Publications
	Gottardi, Raphael Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 311 Phone: (337) 482-6177 E-mail: gottardi@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Tectonic processes (e.g., crustal thickening, orogenic collapse, metamorphic core complexes, etc.), and modeling fluid flow and heat transfer in fault zones. Publications.
	Hargrave, Jennifer Instructor, Museum Research Scientist Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 327 Phone: (337) 482-0678 E-mail: jhargrave@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Paleontology, sedimentary processes; depositional systems; geoscience education and outreach. Publications.
	Hillman, Aubrey Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 333 Phone: (337) 482-5162 E-mail: aubrey.hillman@louisiana.edu Website Research interests: paleolimnology, lake sediment geochemistry, stable isotopes, paleoclimatology
	Jonell, Tara Visiting Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, 316 Phone: 337.482.1130 Email: tara.jonell@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: geomorphic evolution of orogenic belts and climate-tectonic-human impacts on river systems and landscapes
	Kinsland, Gary Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 321 Phone: (337) 482-0693 E-mail: gkinsland@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Seismic and potential-field geophysics, coalbed natural gas resources, 3-D immersive virtual reality, and the Chixulub impact. Publications.
	Lock, Brian Professor Emeritus Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 334 Phone: (337) 482-6823 E-mail: belock@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Sedimentology and petroleum geology. Publications.
	Martin, James Research Professor and Paleontological Curator Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 335 Geology Museum: 433 Jefferson St, Lafayette, LA 70501 Phone: (337) 482-6468 E-mail: jim.martin929@gmail.com Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology. Publications
	Gabriele Morra Assistant Professor Office: Broussard 208 B Phone: (337) 482-6692 E-mail: morra@louisiana.edu Research interests:Computational Geophysics, Geodynamics, Volcanology, Planetary Science. Publications.
	Poudel, Durga Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 308 Phone: (337) 482-6163 E-mail: ddpoudel@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Soil science, water quality, sustainable agriculture. Publications.
	Jonathan R. Rotzien Visiting Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 312 Phone: TBA E-mail: jonathan.rotzien@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Deep-water depositional systems, conventional and unconventional petroleum exploration and appraisal, process sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, source-to-sink sediment transport and deposition (petrography, geochemistry, U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology), basin analysis
	Schubert, Brian Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 312 Phone: (337) 482-6967 E-mail: schubert@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology. Publications.
	Visser, Jenneke Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 318 Phone: (337) 482-6966 E-mail: jvisser@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Wetland plant ecology, coastal restoration, monitoring and assessment. Publications.
	Wang, Xander Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 330 Phone: (337) 482-6649 Email: xander.wang@louisiana.edu Research Interests: GIS applications and computer modeling, hydrologic modeling and frequency analysis, climate change modeling and downscaling, climate change impact assessment, geospatial data analysis and visualization, big data analytics and decision support systems.
	Xu, Yingfeng Technician Office: Hamilton Hall, Room Phone: (337) 482-1113 E-mail: yingfeng@louisiana.edu
	Zhang, Rui Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 313 Phone: (337) 482-6920 E-mail: ruizhang@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, reflection seismology, inverse theory, CO₂ sequestration. Publications.
	Bienvenu, Nadean Administrative Assistant Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 323 Phone: (337) 482-6647 E-mail: environmental@louisiana.edu
	Greene, Pauline Administrative Assistant Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329 Phone: (337) 482-6468 E-mail: geology@louisiana.edu

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