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 Phone: (337) 482-1455 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 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, Raphaël 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, 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.
	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
	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.
	Lukens, William (Bill) Postdoctoral Researcher in the Schubert Lab Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 316 Phone: (337) 482-6475 E-mail: william.lukens@louisiana.edu Research interests: paleoclimate, stable isotopes, soils and paleosols, sedimentology
	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.
	Oppo, Davide Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 312 Phone: (337) 482-6676 E-mail: davide.oppo@louisiana.edu Website Research Interests: Cold seepage; Sedimentology; Marine geology; Petroleum Geology; Tsunami
	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
	Richter, Jenny Visiting Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 330 Phone: (337) 482-6649 E-mail: jrichter@louisiana.edu Research Interests: soil formation, geomorphology, human impacts on soil and water
	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.
	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.
	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

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