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Headshot of Dr. John AyersJohn C. Ayers
Professor
Ph.D. 1991, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Email
(615) 322-2158
5705 Stevenson

-Geochemistry
-Experimental Petrology
-Sustainability Science
Husile Bai
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Ph.D. 2022, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah

Email
6701 Stevenson

- Atmospheric and climate dynamics
- Regional and global climate modeling
- Earth system modeling
- Ecosystem-climate system teleconnections
- Surface-atmosphere interactions
Headshot of Dr. Ralf BennartzRalf Bennartz
Stevenson Chair Professor
Ph.D. 1997, Free University of Berlin

Email
(615) 875-9226
5603 Stevenson

-Atmospheric Physics and Radiative Transfer
-Clouds and Climate
-Meteorological Satellite Remote Sensing
Headshot of Dr. Lily ClaiborneLily Claiborne
Assistant Professor of the Practice
Ph.D. 2011, Vanderbilt University

Email
(615) 343-4515
6702 Stevenson

-Igneous Petrology
-Geochemistry
-Geoscience Education
Headshot of Dr. Laurisa DeSantisLarisa R.G. DeSantis
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2009, University of Florida

Email
(615) 343-7831
MRB 7270A

-Vertebrate Paleontology
-Paleoecology
-Paleoclimates
Jonathan GilliganJonathan M. Gilligan
Professor
Ph.D. 1991, Yale University

Email
(615) 322-2420
5735 Stevenson

-Atmospheric Science
-Science Policy
Headshot of Dr. Steve GoodbredSteven L. Goodbred, Jr.
Stevenson Chair Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D. 1999, College of William and Mary -
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Email
(615) 322-2976
5726A Stevenson

-Sedimentary Systems
-Quaternary Environments
-Coastal, Marine, & Deltaic processes
Headshot of Dr. Guil GualdaGuilherme Gualda
Professor
Ph.D. 2007, The University of Chicago

Email
(615) 322-3840
5717 Stevenson

-Igneous Petrology
-Volcanism
-Mineralogy
-Geochemistry
Maria Luisa Jorge
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2007, University of Illinois at Chicago

Email
(615) 322-2160
6705 Stevenson

-Movement Ecology
-Trophic Interactions
-Conservation Biology
Headshot of Dr. Neil Kelley pointing to a rockNeil Kelley
Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Davis

Email
(615) 322-2984
6707 Stevenson

-Paleontology
-Paleoecology
-Macroevolution
-Marine Reptiles
Headshot of Dr. Jessica OsterAnnie Klyce
Senior Lecturer
Ph.D. 2023, University of South Carolina

Email
5733 Stevenson

-Geoscience Education

Huidong Li
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2018, Free University of Berlin

Email
6709 Stevenson

-Urban and forest ecology
-Urban climate change mitigation
-Environmental sustainability
Lin Meng
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2020, Iowa State University

Email
5707 Stevenson

-Global Change Ecology
-Urban Ecology
-Phenology
-Remote Sensing
Anthony Menicucci
Research Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2015, University of California, Davis

Email
6738C Stevenson

-Geochemistry
-Stable Isotopes
-Paleoclimate/Paleoenvironment analyses
Headshot of Dr. Dan MorganDaniel Morgan
Principal Senior Lecturer
Ph.D. 2009, University of Washington

Email
(615) 343-3154
6744 Stevenson

-Geomorphology
-Geochronology
Jessica Oster
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Davis

Email
(615) 322-1461
5723 Stevenson

-Paleoclimatology
-Low Temperature Geochemistry
-Cave and Karst Studies