Faculty

Faculty

David William Bapst

David William Bapst

2023 ConocoPhillips Data Science Faculty Fellow

Instructional Assistant Professor

Quantitative Paleobiology, Stochastic Models, Incompleteness of Geological Records, Computational Phylogenetics, Macroevolutionary Theory, Paleozoic Graptolites

Christina L. Belanger

Christina L. Belanger

Assistant Professor

Marine Paleoecology, Paleoenvironments, Climate Change, Foraminifera, Invertebrates

Xiaowei Chen

Xiaowei Chen

Associate Professor

Earthquake Rupture, Induced Seismicity, Subsurface Structure, DAS

Frederick Chester

Frederick Chester

Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology

Co-Manager, John W. Handin Laboratory for Experimental Rock Deformation

Earthquake physics, Experimental rock deformation, Structural geology, Tectonophysics

Judith Chester

Judith Chester

Professor

Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor in Petroleum Geology (2019-2023)

Vice Chair of Science Planning Committee, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) (2014-present)

Art Donovan

Art Donovan

Professor of the Practice

Unconventional Reservoirs

Benchun Duan

Benchun Duan

Professor

Francesco Paolo di Gangi/Heep Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Geophysics

Earthquake source physics, computational seismology, geomechanics

Mark Everett

Mark Everett

Professor of Geophysics

Howard Karren Professor

Near-surface Applied Geophysics

Ryan C. Ewing

Ryan C. Ewing

Professor and Robert R. Berg Professor in Geology

Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow

Ethan Grossman

Ethan Grossman

Professor and Michel T. Halbouty Chair

Director, Stable Isotope Geosciences Facility

Stable isotope geochemistry, clumped isotopes, global change, paleoclimates, hydrogeochemistry

Hiroko Kitajima

Hiroko Kitajima

Associate Professor and Texas A&M Presidential Impact Fellow

Francesco Paolo di Gangi/Heep Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Geophysics

Experimental Rock and Soil Mechanics

Peter Knappett

Peter Knappett

Associate Professor

Hydrogeology

Geogenic contaminants, aquifer, groundwater-surface water, arsenic, fluoride, fecal bacteria, viruses, environmental health, Bangladesh, Mexico, geothermal, urban aquifers

Andreas Kronenberg

Andreas Kronenberg

Professor and Michael T. Halbouty Chair in Geology

Assoc. Director, Center for Tectonophysics

Tectonophysics, Structural Geology, Rock Mechanics, Mineral Physics

William (Will) Lamb

William (Will) Lamb

Professor

Metamorphic Petrology, Geochemistry, Deep-Seated Fluids

Juan Carlos Laya

Juan Carlos Laya

Assistant Professor

Carbonate Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Dolomitization Models

Brandi Lenz

Brandi Lenz

Instructional Assistant Professor

Undergraduate Program Director

Geophysics, Geohazards, Sediment Mechanics

Franco Marcantonio

Franco Marcantonio

Professor and Jane and Ken R. Williams ’45 Chair in Ocean Drilling Science, Technology and Education

Radiogenic isotope geochemistry, geochemical proxies of climate change, environmental geochemistry

Lucien Nana Yobo

Lucien Nana Yobo

Assistant Professor

Isotope Geochemistry, Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography, Carbonate Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

  (979) 458-0012

Julie Newman

Julie Newman

Professor

Department Head

Structural Geology and Tectonics

Nicholas Perez

Nicholas Perez

Associate Professor

Tectonics, basin dynamics, fold-thrust belts, continental rifts

  (979) 845-6529

Michael C. Pope

Michael C. Pope

Professor

Interim Director, Berg-Hughes Center for Petroleum and Sedimentary Systems

sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy, carbonate, siliciclastic, unconventional resources

Julia Reece

Julia Reece

Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee

Associate Professor

Sedimentology, Sediment Mechanics

David Sparks

David Sparks

Professor

Geology and Geophysics

Numerical Modeling, Geodynamics, Granular Materials, Differentiation

Yuefeng Sun

Yuefeng Sun

Professor

Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor

Quantitative Petroleum Geology, Rock Physics, Reservoir Geophysics

Michael Tice

Michael Tice

Research Scientist

Geobiology and sedimentary geology

Hongbin Zhan

Hongbin Zhan

Professor of Geology & Geophysics, Water Management & Hydrological Science, and Energy Institute

Holder of Dudley J. Hughes '51 Chair in Geology and Geophysics

Subsurface hydrology; Environmental fluid mechanics, Subsurface chemical/heat transport; Geothermal energy production and storage

Jin Zhang

Jin Zhang

Associate Professor

Mineral Physics, Earth’s Interior, Planetary Science

 

Joint Appointed Faculty

Thomas A. Blasingame

Thomas A. Blasingame

Professor

Holder of the Whiting Professorship

Unconventional Reservoirs, Production Data Analysis, Pressure Transient Data Analysis, Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Technical Mathematics

Siddharth Misra

Siddharth Misra

Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering

Debbie Thomas

Debbie Thomas

Professor

Executive Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs of Texas A&M University at Galveston and Associate Provost of Texas A&M University

Geological Oceanography: Paleoceanography; Sediment Geochemistry; Greenhouse Climates