Find an Expert

The Jackson School has more than 150 researchers and faculty in all facets of the earth sciences. Use this database to find experts in any of our academic and research units. Media can also contact the Communications Office (anton.caputo@jsg.utexas.edu) for information or call (512) 232-9623.

	Jose L Abella Gutierrez
	Daniel S Alessi Environmental and aqueous geochemistry, thermodynamics, surface complexation modeling, geomicrobiology, critical minerals, chemical hydrogeology
	John R Andrews 3-D data visualization/programming, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing
	James A Austin, Jr
	Aaron Averett
	Kenneth Bader Fossil Preparation Osteological Preparation Forensic Entomology
	Andrey Bakulin
	Nathan L Bangs processing, inversion, tectonics, Stratigraphy, and modeling
	Jay L Banner Isotopic methods, sustainability, groundwater, oceans, ancient oceans, climate change, aquifers, caves, environmental science, geochemistry, paleoclimatology, urbanization, environmental justice, community-engaged research
	Jaime D Barnes Stable isotope geochemistry, metamorphism and volatile transport in subduction zones, fluid-rock interaction and metasomatism, geochemical cycling, stable chlorine isotopes
	Miriam Barquero-Molina structural geology, tectonics
	Fred C Beach energy policy
	Thorsten Becker mantle convection; plate tectonics; structural seismology; numerical modeling; earthquakes; fluid dynamics
	Kenneth S Befus Volcanology, igneous petrology, mineralogy, gemology
	Christopher J Bell osteology, anatomy, history of science, Vertebrate paleontology, climate change
	Athma R Bhandari Experimental rock mechanics, Geotechnical laboratory testing, Digital-image-based deformation measurements, numerical modeling
	Shuvajit Bhattacharya Petrophysics, Formation Evaluation, Quantitative Seismic Interpretation, Machine Learning, Integrated Subsurface Characterization, Carbon Sequestration
	Donald D Blankenship Antarctic ice sheets, robotic space missions to Europa, airborne and ground-based geophysical techniques (including laser altimetry, radar sounding, seismic reflection and refraction), West Antarctic rift system, West Antarctic Ice Sheet, climate change, global warming, remote sensing, Thwaites glacier, East Antarctica, Europa Clipper
	David C Bolton Earthquakes,Fault Mechanics, Rock Deformation, Ultrasonic Monitoring
	Lisa D Boucher Paleobotany, Evolutionary Biology, Paleoecology, Biogeography, Plant Anatomy
	Daniel O Breecker
	Caroline L Breton Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
	Donald Brooks
	Dillon P Buhl
	Alex Bump
	Seth Busetti Structure and geomechanics, induced seismicity, computational modeling
	James L Buttles
	M. Bayani Cardenas Hydrology and Hydrogeology
	Alejandro Cardona
	David L Carr Clastic sedimentology, Sequence stratigraphy, Integrated reservoir characterization, Log analysis and petrophysics, Underground gas storage.
	Ginny Catania hydrology, Stratigraphy, glaciology, Antarctica
	Elizabeth J Catlos tectonics, Geochronology, petrology, earthquakes, Geohazards, Critical minerals
	Tiffany L Caudle Coastal processes, Outreach, lidar, data acquisition
	Naïm A Celini
	David T Chapman
	Yangkang Chen Seismic modeling, earthquakes, seismic processing
	Julia A Clarke Vertebrate paleontology
	Kerry H Cook Climate dynamics, atmospheric dynamics, global climate change, paleoclimate, climate and weather of Africa and South America, climate system modeling, climate change in Texas
	Jacob A Covault sedimentology, stratigraphy, marine geology
	Jeff Cullen
	Jani Das
	Hassan Dashtian Soil Moisture AI for bid data
	Marcy B Davis Map, figure, MB System, Fledermaus, Adobe CS2, ArcGIS, csh, Science writing
	Beverly B Dejarnett petrographic, core analyses, reservoir characterization
	Richard A Denne depositional systems
	Xuesong Ding Basin stratigraphic modeling; Landscape evolution modeling; Tectonic geomorphology;
	Robin D Dommisse - Integrated reservoir characterization, - Petroleum Geology, - Petroleum Engineering, - Carbonate sequence stratigraphy, - Petrophysics, - Geostatistics, - Reservoir simulation, - Software development, and modeling, Integrated reservoir characterization, petroleum geology, Sequence stratigraphy, Petrophysics, geostatistics, reservoir simulation
	Tim P Dooley field studies, remote sensing, seismic data, comparison with published examples, modeling of delta tectonics, salt tectonics, tectonics
	Daniel D Duncan geochemistry
	Raymond L Eastwood Petrophysics
	Gonzalo Echeverry
	Dave Edey X-Ray computed tomography, X-ray physics, Tomography reconstruction, Digital morphology, CT data visualization, Volumetric data analysis, Digital educational resources
	Peter Eichhubl Fault and fracture mechanics, reservoir geomechanics, diagenesis and low-temperature geochemistry, induced seismicity/fault slip, subsurface hydrogen storage, geothermal systems, Fracture Mechanics, geomechanics, diagenesis, geochemistry, Fluid flow, heat transfer, induced seismicity
	Brent Elliott
	Sara Elliott
	Andras Fall Fluids in diagenetic and hydrothermal systems, Fluid inclusions, Fractures, Structural diagenesis
	Dapeng Feng Terrestrial Water Cycle; Large-scale Hydrologic Modeling; Ecosystem-Water interactions; Hybrid AI-Physics modeling; Remote Sensing of Hydrology; Climate Change Impacts;
	Peter P Flaig North Slope-Alaska, Central Transantarctic Mountains-Antarctica, Canada, stratigraphy, architecture, Antarctica, Clastic sedimentology, lidar
	Peter B Flemings Stratigraphy, basin analysis, basin-scale fluid flow, pore pressures in seafloor sediments, submarine landslides, oil and gas migration, methane hydrates, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
	Sergey Fomel Computational and exploration geophysics; seismic imaging; wave propagation; seismic data analysis; inverse problems; geophysical estimation
	Qilong Fu Sedimentology and stratigraphy, petrology of sedimentary rocks, reservoir characterization
	James E Gardner Volcanology, volcanic eruption processes, magmatic processes, experimental petrology, volatiles in magmas, degassing of volatiles from magmas, control of degassing behavior on volcanic eruptions and formation of ore bodies
	Marcus Gary Karst Hydrogeology
	Jun Ge
	Ramon A Gil Egui
	John A Goff Seafloor morphology and bathymetry, swath sonar mapping, stratigraphy of the shallow seabed, ultra-high resolution seismic reflection (chrip) systems, sedimentary horizons, sea ice draft, crustal heterogeneity, canyon morphology on continental slopes, abyssal hills
	Timothy A Goudge Remote sensing; surface processes; geomorphology; sedimentology; reflectance spectroscopy; martian surface geology; planetary science.
	Jaimi Gray
	Cyril Grima
	Sean S Gulick tectonics, Geohazards
	Mahdi Haddad geomechanics of induced seismicity, smoothed particle hydrodynamics methods, geomechanics, induced seismicity, numerical simulation, Fluid Dynamics
	Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt Ice-sheet and climate modeling, model-data integration, marine geology, glaciology, geomorphology, paleoclimatology, glacial dynamics, past warm periods, Antarctica, Greenland, ice sheet (in)stability
	Shuoshuo Han tectonics
	Romy D Hanna carbonaceous chondrites, planetary geology, remote sensing, VISNIR and TIR spectroscopy, X-ray computed tomography (CT), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), 3D image analysis and processing, scientific software development
	Kelly Hattori Carbonate sedimentology and stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems, salt-sediment interactions, reefs, ocean anoxic events and effect on carbonate deposition
	Patrick Heimbach Climate Variability, uncertainty quantification, Antarctica, climate change
	Douglas Hemingway Fluid Dynamics
	Peter H Hennings structural geology, geomechanics, reservoir characterization, Fluid flow, induced seismicity
	Thomas Hess Geoscience software, anisotropic imaging, seismic processing, seismic geometry, deconvolution, problem solving.
	Marc A Hesse Multiphase flow in porous media, geomechanics, numerical simulation, mathematical, modeling, reactive transport, magma dynamics.
	Tony Hollenback
	Elizabeth Horne
	Brian K Horton Tectonics of sedimentary basins, evolution of orogenic systems, sediment provenance and routing systems, nonmarine depositional processes.
	Seyyed Abolfazl Hosseini CO2 sequestration, reservoir simulation
	Susan D Hovorka Carbon Sequestration, sedimentology, hydrogeology
	Guo-Chin Huang
	Michael R Hudec Salt tectonics, 3-D computer modeling, kinematic models for evolution and growth of salt structures, structural geology, cross-section restoration and balancing, seismic interpretation
	Xavier Janson Carbonates sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, petrophysics of carbonate, seismic signature of carbonate rock, seismic modeling, carbonate modern depositional environment
	Jerry L Jensen
	Zhe Jia Seismology, Computational Geophysics, Bayesian Inference, Inversion, Deep Learning
	Joel P Johnson Process geomorphology, bedrock river erosion, flash floods, arroyo erosion, canyon formation, laboratory flume experimentation, numerical modeling, storm surges, Geomorphology, hydrology, Sediment Transport
	Benjamin Keisling Past climate, ice sheet dynamics, justice in geoscience
	Scott D Kempf Data management, radar data, airborne geophysics, computer systems, computer programming, carrier phase GPS processing, LIDAR, magnetic and gravity surveying.
	Richard A Ketcham High-resolution X-ray computed tomography, CT scanning, 3D image analysis, fission-track dating, thermochronology, thermal history inversion, structural geology, tectonics, digital morphology, trabecular bone
	Carey W King Macroeconomics, Energy and renewable energy generation, usage, conservation, policy, education, energy systems approaches, energy return on energy invested (EROI), net energy, carbon capture and sequestration, nexus of water and energy, renewable energy and electricity integration
	Jay P Kipper Personnel management, fiscal reporting, budget management, contract negotiation, management of geological samples
	Ben Kligman Vertebrate paleontology, morphology, paleoecology, biogeography, Biostratigraphy, phylogeny, taphonomy,  (especially lepidosaurs and lissamphibians), Innovation
	Tingwei (Lucy) Ko Source Rock Characterization Geochemistry (Organic, Biomarker, Gas Isotope) Mudrock Characterization Petrography, SEM
	Josh R Lambert
	Toti E Larson stable isotope geochemistry, machine learning
	John C Lassiter Earth's origin and evolution, trace element, geochemistry
	Luc L Lavier Tectonics, collisional environments, deformation, subduction
	Wonhyun Lee
	Fa Li wildfires, land-atmosphere interactions of carbon (CH4 and CO2)-water-energy, hydroclimatic risk, physics-informed AI, remote sensing, eddy covariance
	Jung-Fu Lin Mineral physics, physics and chemistry of planetary materials, solid-Earth geophysics and geochemistry, high-pressure diamond anvil cell, X-ray and laser spectroscopy
	Dunyu Liu Earthquake dynamic ruptures and cycles, numerical modeling, parallel computing, fault geometric complexity, ground motion simulation
	Marek Locmelis Critical minerals, economic geology, ore deposits, empirical and conceptual exploration targeting, translithospheric mass transfer, ethical and sustainable mining
	Staci L Loewy
	Robert G Loucks Research in carbonate, sandstone, mudrock stratigraphy, sedimentology, diagenesis, reservoir characterization, pore network analysis
	Christopher Lowery Micropaleontology, Stratigraphy, Paleoceanography, Geochemistry
	Matthew A Malkowski depositional systems, tectonics
	Shujuan Mao Environmental seismology, Hydrogeophysics, Geothermal energy, Carbon sequestration, Critical-zone processes, Time-lapse imaging, Ambient seismic field, 4D seismology
	Craig Martin Field-based Structural Geology; Paleomagnetism; Plate Reconstruction; U-Pb Zircon Geochronology; Orogenic Systems; Planetary Geology
	Rowan C Martindale Triassic and Jurassic reef paleoecology, mass extinctions (Triassic-Jurassic, 201 Ma), carbon cycle perturbation events in deep time, ocean acidification in deep time, Oceanic Anoxic Events, invertebrate paleontology (corals, sponges, algae, microbes), Mesozoic marine communities and ecosystems, exceptional fossil preservation (Lagerstätten), paleoecology, marine ecology, Geoscience Education, educational game design, carbonate petrography, warm-water and cool-water carbonate (eco)systems, low-temperature geochemistry.
	Ashley M Matheny Ecohydrology, Bio- and Micro-meteorology, Vegetation Hydrodynamics, Watershed Hydrology, Land-Atmosphere Interactions, Biogeochemistry, Water and Carbon Cycles, Modeling
	Linda R McCall
	Tip Meckel Carbon capture and storage, CO2 sequestration, CCS, high-resolution 3D seismic acquisition, processing, imaging, Stratigraphy, structural geology,
	Nathaniel R Miller Sedimentary geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, Earth system evolution, Q-ICP-MS, microanalytics, GIS, Neoproterozoic climate
	Kitty L Milliken Petrography and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks; diagenesis; electron microbeam methods: X-ray mapping, cathodoluminescence imaging; micro-scale reservoir characterization
	Brandon W Minton
	Abouzar Mirzaei Paiaman Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) CO2-EOR Carbon Management (CCS/CCUS) Underground Storage (natural gas, CO2, hydrogen) Critical Minerals and Lithium Recovery
	Ashraf M Mohamed
	Claudia I Mora stable isotope geochemistry, isotope proxy records of paleo-climate, paleo-environment & extreme climate events, metamorphic petrology & mineralogy
	Lorena G Moscardelli sedimentology and stratigraphy
	Gregory C Ng
	Hailun Ni Fluid flow
	Jean Nicot Subsurface hydrology, Mathematical geology, geostatistics, inverse modeling, optimization, hydrology, numerical modeling, geochemistry
	Maria-Aikaterini Nikolinakou geotechnical engineering, geomechanics, Salt tectonics, numerical modeling
	Dev Niyogi sustainability
	Joshua I O’Connell fabrication of experimental components, machining, CAD design, metrology, data acquisition, Quizix precision pumps, Teledyne Isco syringe pumps, sampling, analysis, laboratory monitoring systems, laboratory safety, methane hydrates
	Vincent J O’Sullivan
	Yuko M Okumura Climate dynamics, climate variability and change, large-scale ocean-atmosphere interactions, atmospheric teleconnections, paleoclimate and thermohaline circulation, climate change
	Cornel Olariu Clastic Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments, Basin Analysis
	Mariana I Olariu
	Jeffrey G Paine coastal geology, Quaternary geology and geomorphology, Geophysics, hydrogeology, Geomorphology
	Emmanouil Parastatidis
	Judson W Partin Paleoclimate, Stable and Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry, climate change
	Desmond B Patterson
	Scott Pearce
	Sheng Peng Multi-scale pore system characterization; Fluid flow in porous media; Unconventional reservoir
	Priyanka Periwal
	Geeta Persad Atmospheric Aerosols, Climate Change, Climate Modeling, Air Pollution, Global Hydrologic Cycle, Monsoon Systems, Western U.S. Climate Impacts, Climate Policy and Decision-Making
	Mary F Poteet aquatic ecosystems, creek metabolic regimes, urbanization, biotic response and vulnerability to climate change
	Eric Radjef
	Cornelia Rasmussen Paleoecology, geobiology, geochemistry, geochronology, sedimentology
	Robert M Reed Microstructural analysis of rocks
	Daniella M Rempe Hydrology, Geomorphology, Ecohydrology, Catchment Hydrology, Near-surface Geophysics, Hydrogeology
	Benjamin E Rendall
	Thomas G Richter
	Harold H Rogers, III
	Katherine D Romanak geochemistry, CO2 sequestration
	Leopoldo M Ruiz Maraggi
	Demian M Saffer Active tectonics, fault/sediment mechanics, geohydrology.
	Chris Sagebiel
	Aaron Satkoski
	Alexandros Savvaidis Seismology, Geophysics, earthquakes, induced seismicity, modeling, data acquisition
	Kutalmis Saylam remote sensing, lidar, sea ice, marine geophysics, hydrology, lidar bathymetry
	Bridget R Scanlon Climate Variability, numerical models
	Nur Schuba
	Mrinal K Sen Seismic wave propagation including anisotropy, geophysical inverse problems, earthquakes and earth structure, applied seismology, petroleum exploration including 4D seismology
	Timothy M Shanahan Climate Variability, climate change, paleoclimatology, geochemistry, sedimentology, environmental science
	Yi Jin Shi
	Christine Simurda Planetary Science, Remote Sensing, Surface Processes, Surface Structure, Geohazards, Volcanology, Wildfires
	Katie M Smye
	John W Snedden Gulf of Mexico Basin global expert, Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, Reservoir Development and Connectivity, Petroleum Geoscience
	Krista M Soderlund Astrobiology, Cryosphere, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics, Planetary Science
	Danny Stockli Thermo-/Geochronology, Tectonics and Structural Geology, Isotopic Provenance Analysis, Archeometry, Geothermal Exploration, Thermal Maturation
	Lisa D Stockli Geochronology, trace element
	Chenguang Sun Deep volatile cycling; magmatic and metamorphic processes; planetary differentiation and habitability
	Xun Sun
	Michael L Sweet
	Zoltan Sylvester sedimentology, Geomorphology, Stratigraphy
	Carla M Thomas
	James O Thompson Wildfires, Volcanology, Remote Sensing, Thermodynamics of Geological Processes, Infrared Spectroscopy, Geohazards and Surface Geology, Multi-scale Land Surface Modeling
	Justin C Thompson
	Nicola Tisato Rock Physics, rock mechanics, reservoir characterization
	Danielle Touma climate variability, climate change, extreme climate events, natural hazards, hydroclimatology
	Estibalitz Ukar Fracture analysis and structural diagenesis Brittle structural petrology Fractured carbonate rocks Tectonics and metamorphism of subduction zones
	Jason Visser
	Edward “Ned” K Vizy climate dynamics, atmospheric dynamics, climate change, extreme weather events, climate system modeling, hurricanes, paleoclimate, mesoscale modeling
	Annie Walker
	Laura Wallace Crustal deformation, GPS/Geodesy, active plate boundary processes, subduction tectonics, geohazards
	Taiyi Wang Fault mechanics, seismic source theory, caldera collapse, volcano geodesy
	Timothy L Whiteaker hydrologic, hydraulic, water quality modeling, scientific information management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
	Kenneth W Wisian Geothermal Geophysics, SETI, Exoplanets, Space Exploration, Disaster Response, Recovery & Resiliency, Military Technology Applications, International Affairs, Innovation, Curriculum Development
	Charles M Woodruff, Jr
	Chi Yan
	Zong-Liang Yang modeling, hydrology
	Lijing Yao
	Kehua You Carbon cycle, Methane Hydrate, Hydrogeology, Flow and Transport in Porous Media, Analytical and Numerical Modeling
	Bissett E Young
	Duncan A Young remote sensing, glaciology, tectonics
	Michael H Young
	Hongliu Zeng Seismic sedimentology; seismic geomorphology; seismic and sequence stratigraphy; Characterization of thin-bed reservoirs; seismic chrono-stratgraphy
	Tongwei Zhang Organic-inorganic interactions, Unconventional gas reservoir characterization, geochemistry, Isotope geochemistry, basin modeling, reservoir characterization, CO2 sequestration