Directory
Faculty
Asmaa Boujibar, PhD
Assistant Professor
She/Her/Hers
ES 439
Planetary formation and evolution, Planetary interiors, Experimental Petrology, Cosmochemistry
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, PhD
Associate Dean / Professor
She/Her/Hers
Seismology and acoustics of volcanic systems, Marine geophysics, Landslide seismicity
Doug Clark, PhD
Associate Professor
He/Him/His
Geomorphic and paleoclimatic significance of alpine glaciation, with a particular focus on the latest Pleistocene and Holocene
Robyn Dahl, PhD
Assistant Professor
She/Her/Hers
Invertebrate marine paleoecology, Early Paleozoic (Ordovician) gastropods, Geoscience Education
Susan DeBari, PhD
Professor
She/Her/Hers
Crustal scale petrologic processes within island arcs, Science Education
Bernard Housen, PhD
Professor and Chair, Geology
He/Him/His
Applications of geophysics to structural and tectonic problems, Paleomagnetism and plate motions, Deformation fabrics and tectonics, Magnetic mineral diagenesis and environmental magnetism, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and near-surface geophysics
Scott Linneman, PhD
Director of University Honors/Professor
He/Him/His
Geomorphology, Geoscience Education, Teacher Preparation (not currently accepting new grad students)
Sean Mulcahy, PhD
Associate Professor
He/Him/His
ES 235
Metamorphic petrology, Structural geology, Geochronology, Tectonics
Camilo Ponton, PhD
Assistant Professor
Organic geochemistry, Stable isotopes, Paleoclimate, Carbon cycle
Melissa Rice, PhD
Associate Professor
She/Her/Hers
Planetary geology, Remote sensing, Robotic space exploration
Emily Roland, PhD
Assistant Professor
She/Her/Hers
ES 102
Marine and coastal science, Marine geophysics
Casey Saenger, PhD
Assistant Professor
He/Him/His
Paleoclimate, Isotope geochemistry, and Biomineralization
Liz Schermer, PhD
Professor
She/Her/Hers
Application of structural geology, metamorphic petrology, and geochronology to problems in continental tectonics, Tectonic geomorphology and active faulting at continental margins
Kristina Walowski, PhD
Assistant Professor of Geology
She/Her/Hers
ES 233A
Petrology, Geochemistry, and Volcanology
Staff
Research Associates
Russ Burmester, PhD
Research Associate
Application of paleomagnetism to the study of tectonic processes, Tectonics and stratigraphy of the Belt Supergroup, Paleomagnetism and tectonic history of the American Cordillera.
Cristina Garcia Lasanta, PhD
Pmag Mgr - Research Scientist
She/Her/Hers
ES 429D
Paleomagnetism and magnetic fabrics applied to Tectonics. Rock magnetism, paleointensity and archaeomagnetism
Eric Grossman, PhD
Research Associate/U.S. Geological Survey
He/Him/His
Transport dynamics and fate of fluvial and littoral sediment in the coastal system, Puget Sound Coastal Storm Modeling System (PS-CoSMoS)
Al Handwerger, PhD
Research Associate / UCLA and NASA JPL
He/Him/His
Landslide and rock glaciers mechanics, InSAR, Remote sensing, Gas Hydrates
George Mustoe
Research Associate
He/Him/His
Cenozoic paleontology, Paleobotany, Analytical geochemistry
Brian Rusk, PhD
Research Associate
Hydrothermal systems, Ore deposits, Geochemistry, Fluid inclusions, Trace elements LA-ICP-MS
Mai Sas, PhD
Geochemistry Research Associate
She/Her/Hers
Mineral Geochemistry, Magma Petrogenesis and Processes, LA-ICP-MS
Pete Stelling, PhD
Research Associate
Geology of geothermal energy systems, Physical volcanology, Igneous petrology, Igneous geochemistry
Graduate Student
Jenna Chaffeur, MS
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Researcher
She/Her
Paleoseismology, tectonic geomorphology, surgical geology mapping
