Faculty & Staff

Research interests: lithosphere deformation (hard rocks) from seismic to geologic deformation; paleomagnetism; rock magnetism.

Cornell, Kristie
Instructor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325
E-mail: kcornell@louisiana.edu

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Costigan, Katie
Assistant Professor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 332
Phone: (337) 482-6340
E-mail: costigan@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Stream hydrology; fluvial geomorphology; open channel hydraulics; stream ecology.

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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.

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Foret, James
Instructor
Phone: (337) 482-6064
E-mail:

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Gottardi, Raphaël
Associate Professor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 311
Phone: (337) 482-6177
E-mail: gottardi@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Tectonic processes (e.g., crustal thickening, orogenic collapse, metamorphic core complexes, etc.), and modeling fluid flow and heat transfer in fault zones.

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Hargrave, Jennifer
Instructor, Associate Curator of UL Geology Museum
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 327
Phone: (337) 482-0678
E-mail: jhargrave@louisiana.edu

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Research Interests: Paleontology, sedimentary processes; depositional systems; geoscience education and outreach. 

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Hillman, Aubrey
Assistant Professor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 333
E-mail: aubrey.hillman@louisiana.edu
Website

Research interests: paleolimnology, lake sediment geochemistry, stable isotopes, paleoclimatology

Kinsland, Gary
Professor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 321
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.

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Lock, Brian
Professor Emeritus
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 334
E-mail: belock@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Sedimentology and petroleum geology.

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Ma, Ming
Postdoctoral Researcher
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 326
E-mail: ming.ma@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Exploration Geophysics, Seismic Inversion

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.

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Morra Gabriele
Associate Professor
Office: Broussard 208 B
Phone: (337) 482-6692
E-mail: morra@louisiana.edu

Research interests:Computational Geophysics, Geodynamics, Volcanology, Planetary Science.

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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.

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Richter, Carl
Associate Dean, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Robert C. and Barbara Pettit Endowed Professor of Geology
Office: Oliver Hall, Suite 201
Phone: (337) 482-2977
E-mail: richter@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, environmental magnetism, and ocean drilling.

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Schubert, Brian
Associate Professor
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 315
Phone: (337) 482-6967
E-mail: schubert@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology.

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Visser, Jenneke
Professor Hemeritus (Pending)
Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 318
Phone: (337) 482-6966
E-mail: jvisser@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Wetland plant ecology, coastal restoration, monitoring and assessment.

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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
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Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, reflection seismology, inverse theory, CO₂ sequestration.

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