Faculty and Staff Research Specialties
The faculty and research staff in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at 色色啦 Michigan University perform a wide-range of geosciences research. From geomorphology to the study of Mars' hydrology, our faculty actively contribute to today's most pressing environmental conversations.
Faculty
Dan Cassidy: Hydrogeology, contaminant hydrogeology, environmental geology, environmental engineering, environmental remediation
- Mine Dogan: Geophysics, geochemistry, groundwater modelling, and stochastic hydrology
Johnson Haas: Aqueous geochemistry, astrobiology, geochemistry of microbial-mineral interactions
Stephen Kaczmarek: Sedimentology and stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, carbonate diagenesis, geochemistry
Learn more: Carbonate Petrology and Characterization LaboratoryMichelle Kominz: Geophysics, basin dynamics
R.V. Krishnamurthy: Low-temperature stable isotope geochemistry with a focus on hydrological and meteorological applications
Learn more: Stable Isotope LaboratoryHeather Petcovic: Earth science education, expert and novice approaches to geoscience problem-solving, spatial thinking, broadening participation in the geosciences, and K-12 teacher preparation and professional development
- Matt Reeves: Applied and theoretical hydrogeology, contaminant transport and fractured rock
Mohamed Sultan: Remote sensing, GIS, environmental sciences
Learn more:- David Zakharov: Petrology, water-rock interaction, stable isotope geochemistry
FACULTY SPECIALISTS
- Peter Voice: Sedimentology, provenance analysis
Research Staff
- William Harrison, III: Energy resources, Michigan basin geology
Learn more: Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education
- John Yellich: Mineral exploration and development, environmental geology and brownfields projects, groundwater assessments and remediation
Learn more: Michigan Geological Survey - Andrew Caruthers: Mass extinction/radiation events, paleo-climate change and paleo-environmental biogeochemistry, subsurface lithostratigraphic correlation
Robb Gillespie: Petroleum geology, sedimentology, glacial geomorphology