Department of Earth Sciences
The University bestows the designation "Graduate Faculty" upon faculty following review of their credentials and recommendation by their colleagues. The University maintains three levels of graduate faculty: (1) Full, (2) Associate, and (3) External.
Only Full graduate faculty members may chair doctoral committees. Full or Associate graduate faculty may chair master's committees. Only one external graduate faculty member may serve as a voting member on any master's or doctoral committee.
FULL MEMBERS
ANZHELIKA ANTIPOVA, Associate Professor, PhD (2010), Louisiana State University [2026]
MERVIN J. BARTHOLOMEW, Professor, PhD (1971), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [2025]
DORIAN BURNETTE, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Arkansas [2025]
EUNSEO CHOI, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), California Institute of Technology [2026]
ROBERT P. CONNOLLY, Associate Professor, PhD (1996), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2020]
CHRIS H. CRAMER, Research Professor, PhD (1976), Stanford University [2027]
ERIC DAUB, Assistant Professor, PhD (2009), UC Santa Barbara [2020]
DAVID H. DYE, Professor, PhD (1980), Washington University [2021]
ARLEEN A. HILL, Professor, PhD (2002), The University of South Carolina [2028]
HSIANG-TE KUNG, Professor, PhD (1980), The University of Tennessee, Knoxville [2028]
YOUNGSANG KWON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), State University of New York at Buffalo [2025]
CHARLES A. LANGSTON, Professor, PhD (1976), California Institute of Technology [2026]
DANIEL LARSEN, Professor and Chair, PhD (1994), The University of New Mexico [2025]
ANDREW MICKELSON, Associate Professor, PhD (2002), Ohio State University [2025]
ESRA OZDENEROL, Professor, PhD (2000) Louisiana State University [2024]
RYAN M. PARISH, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), University of Memphis [2024]
CHRISTINE POWELL, Professor, PhD (1976), Princeton University [2023]
JOSE PUJOL, Professor, PhD (1985), The University of Wyoming [2025]
ROBERT F. SMALLEY, JR., Research Professor, PhD (1988), Cornell University [2023]
ROY B. VAN ARSDALE, Professor, PhD (1979), The University of Utah [2023]
MITCHELL M. WITHERS, Associate Research Professor, PhD (1997), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology [2027]
DEBORAH LESLIE, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), Ohio State University [2025]
THOMAS GOEBEL, Assistant Professor, PhD (2013), University of Southern California [2026]
CHRISTODOULOS KYRIAKOPOULOS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2011), University of Bologna, Italy [2026]
MICHELE REBA, Associate Professor, PhD (2009), University of Idaho [2026]
RANDY COX, Professor, PhD (1995), University of Missouri [2026]
WILIAN JACKSON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2017), The University of Alabama [2026]
GARY E. STINCHCOMB, PhD (2012), Baylor University [2025]
RAY LOMBARDI, Assistant Professor, PhD (2022), The University of Alabama [2028]
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
STEPHEN HORTON, Research Scientist, PhD (1992), The University of Nevada-Reno
LARRY HUGHES, BS (1977), University of Arizona
DAVID N. LUMSDEN, Professor, PhD (1965), University of Illinois Urbana
DAVID LONDON, Visiting Guest Scholar, PhD (1981), Arizona State University
EXTERNAL MEMBERS
MICHAEL E. BROWN, PhD (2000), The University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill [2022]
BRIAN CALDWELL, MS (1992), Florida State University [2023]
LISA KEYS-MATHEWS, PhD (2007), The University of Memphis [2021]
DEWEI LI, PhD (1995), China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) [2021]
RICHARD MARTIN, PhD (2008), University of Memphis [2019]
KATERINE MICKELSON, PhD (2002), Ohio State University [2021]
JON RUSS, Associate Professor, PhD (1991), Texas A&M University [Duration of Committee Appointment]
RONALD COUNTS, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), University of Cincinnati, [2022]
PETER KEDRON, Assistant Professor, PhD (2012), State University of New York at Buffalo, [2022]
MICHAEL GIBSON, Professor, PhD (1988), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, [2023]
DEMIN LUI, PhD (2004), China University of Geosciences [2023]
PHILIP CARR, Professor, PhD (1995), University of Tennessee [2024]
ADAM KING, PhD (1996), Pennsylvania State University [2024]
JACOB OLIVER THACKER, PhD (2020), University of New Mexico [2024]
ALEX BEEBE, PhD (2013), Clemson University [2024]
MARY YAEGER, PhD (2014), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2027]
STEPHEN J. ARROWSMITH, PhD (2004), University of Leeds, UK [2026]
DEMIAN D. GOMEZ, PhD (2016), The University of Memphis [2026]
SCHOEFEMACKER S. PhD (2018), The University of Memphis [2026]
TODD A. SUROVELL, PhD (2003), University of Arizona [2027]
NOTE: Expiration date of graduate faculty membership is indicated in brackets for Full and External only.