Faculty
![]() | John C. Ayers Professor Ph.D. 1991, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (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 6701 Stevenson - Atmospheric and climate dynamics - Regional and global climate modeling - Earth system modeling - Ecosystem-climate system teleconnections - Surface-atmosphere interactions | ![]() | Ralf Bennartz Stevenson Chair Professor Ph.D. 1997, Free University of Berlin (615) 875-9226 5603 Stevenson -Atmospheric Physics and Radiative Transfer -Clouds and Climate -Meteorological Satellite Remote Sensing |
![]() | Lily Claiborne Assistant Professor of the Practice Ph.D. 2011, Vanderbilt University (615) 343-4515 6702 Stevenson -Igneous Petrology -Geochemistry -Geoscience Education | ![]() | Larisa R.G. DeSantis Associate Professor Ph.D. 2009, University of Florida (615) 343-7831 MRB 7270A -Vertebrate Paleontology -Paleoecology -Paleoclimates | ![]() | Jonathan M. Gilligan Professor Ph.D. 1991, Yale University (615) 322-2420 5735 Stevenson -Atmospheric Science -Science Policy |
![]() | Steven L. Goodbred, Jr. Stevenson Chair Professor and Department Chair Ph.D. 1999, College of William and Mary - Virginia Institute of Marine Science (615) 322-2976 5726A Stevenson -Sedimentary Systems -Quaternary Environments -Coastal, Marine, & Deltaic processes | ![]() | Guilherme Gualda Professor Ph.D. 2007, The University of Chicago (615) 322-3840 5717 Stevenson -Igneous Petrology -Volcanism -Mineralogy -Geochemistry | ![]() | Maria Luisa Jorge Associate Professor Ph.D. 2007, University of Illinois at Chicago (615) 322-2160 6705 Stevenson -Movement Ecology -Trophic Interactions -Conservation Biology |
![]() | Neil Kelley Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Davis (615) 322-2984 6707 Stevenson -Paleontology -Paleoecology -Macroevolution -Marine Reptiles | ![]() | Annie Klyce Senior Lecturer Ph.D. 2023, University of South Carolina 5733 Stevenson -Geoscience Education | ![]() | Huidong Li Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2018, Free University of Berlin 6709 Stevenson -Urban and forest ecology -Urban climate change mitigation -Environmental sustainability |
![]() | Lin Meng Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2020, Iowa State University 5707 Stevenson -Global Change Ecology -Urban Ecology -Phenology -Remote Sensing | ![]() | Anthony Menicucci Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2015, University of California, Davis 6738C Stevenson -Geochemistry -Stable Isotopes -Paleoclimate/Paleoenvironment analyses | ![]() | Daniel Morgan Principal Senior Lecturer Ph.D. 2009, University of Washington (615) 343-3154 6744 Stevenson -Geomorphology -Geochronology |
![]() | Jessica Oster Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Davis (615) 322-1461 5723 Stevenson -Paleoclimatology -Low Temperature Geochemistry -Cave and Karst Studies |