Faculty & Staff

	Ferré, Eric Director and Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 336 Phone: (337) 482-2888 E-mail: eric.ferre@louisiana.edu 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 Publications
	Costigan, Katie Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 332 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 E-mail: wrfinley@rocmando.com
	Foret, James Collaborative Resource Facilitator E-mail: james.foret@louisiana.edu Publications
	Gottardi, Raphaël Associate 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, Associate Curator of UL Geology Museum 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.
	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. Publications.
	Lock, Brian Professor Emeritus Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 334 E-mail: belock@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Sedimentology and petroleum geology. Publications.
	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. Publications
	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. Publications.
	Oppo, Davide Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 312 E-mail: davide.oppo@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Cold seepage; Marine geology; Sedimentology; Tsunami
	Paltseva, Anna Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall E-mail: anna.paltseva@louisiana.edu Website Research interests: soil science, environmental pollution, urban agriculture, lead exposure, soil contamination, urban ecology
	David Pompeani Adjunct Instructor E-mail: dpompeani@ksu.edu
	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.
	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. Publications
	Schubert, Brian Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 315 Phone: (337) 482-6967 E-mail: schubert@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology. Publications.
	Villa, Jorge A. Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329 E-mail: jorge.villa@louisiana.edu Website Research Gate Google Scholar Research Interests: Wetland ecology, carbon sequestration, methane emissions, ecological engineering
	Visser, Jenneke Professor Emeritus (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. Publications.
	Xu, Yingfeng Technician Office: Hamilton Hall, Room Phone: (337) 482-1113 E-mail: yingfeng@louisiana.edu
	Zhang, Rui Associate 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
	Rachel Eastin-Hughes Administrative Assistant Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329 Phone: (337) 482-6468 E-mail: rachel.eastin-hughes@louisiana.edu

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