Faculty

John C. Ayers Professor Ph.D. 1991, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Contact Information Email (615) 322-2158 Office SC 5705 Research Interests Geochemistry Experimental Petrology Sustainability Science	Husile Bai Assistant Professor of the Practice Ph.D. 2022, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah Contact Information Email Office Garland 246 Research Interests 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 Contact Information Email (615) 875-9226 Office SC 5603 Research Interests Atmospheric Physics and Radiative Transfer Clouds and Climate Meteorological Satellite Remote Sensing
Lily Claiborne Assistant Professor of the Practice Ph.D. 2011, Vanderbilt University Contact Information Email (615) 343-4515 Office SC 5721 Research Interests Igneous Petrology Geochemistry Geoscience Education	Larisa R.G. DeSantis Associate Professor Ph.D. 2009, University of Florida Contact Information Email (615) 343-7831 Office MRB 7270A Research Interests Vertebrate Paleontology Paleoecology Paleoclimates	Jonathan M. Gilligan Professor Ph.D. 1991, Yale University Contact Information Email (615) 322-2420 Office SC 5735 Research Interests 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 Contact Information Email (615) 322-2976 Office 5726A Stevenson Research Interests Sedimentary Systems Quaternary Environments Coastal, Marine, & Deltaic processes	Guilherme Gualda Professor Ph.D. 2007, The University of Chicago Contact Information Email (615) 322-3840 Office SC 5724 Research Interests Igneous Petrology Volcanism Mineralogy Geochemistry	Maria Luisa Jorge Associate Professor Ph.D. 2007, University of Illinois at Chicago Contact Information Email (615) 322-2160 Office Garland 235 Research Interests Movement Ecology Trophic Interactions Conservation Biology
Neil Kelley Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Ph.D. 2012, University of California, Davis Contact Information Email (615) 322-2984 Office SC 5719 Research Interests Paleontology Paleoecology Macroevolution Marine Reptiles	Annie Klyce Assistant Professor of Practice Ph.D. 2023, University of South Carolina Contact Information Email Office SC 5733 Research Interests Geoscience Education	Huidong Li Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2018, Free University of Berlin Contact Information Email Office Garland Hall 242 Research Interests Urban and forest ecology Urban climate change mitigation Environmental sustainability
Lin Meng Assistant Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences Climate and Environmental Studies Ph.D. 2020, Iowa State University Contact Information Email Office SC 5707 Research Interests Global Change Ecology Urban Ecology Phenology	Anthony Menicucci Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2015, University of California, Davis Contact Information Email Office 5073BA Research Interests Geochemistry Stable Isotopes Paleoclimate/Paleoenvironment analyses	Susannah Morey Assistant Professor Ph.D. 2023, University of Washington Contact Information Email Office SC 5717 Research Interests Surface processes Geomorphology Bedrock rivers Climate and tectonics Extreme geomorphic events
Daniel Morgan Associate Professor of the Practice Ph.D. 2009, University of Washington Contact Information Email (615) 343-3154 Office Garland 247 Research Interests Geomorphology Geochronology	Jessica Oster Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Ph.D. 2010, University of California, Davis Contact Information Email (615) 322-1461 Office SC 5723 Research Interests Paleoclimatology Low Temperature Geochemistry Cave and Karst Studies


Hiba Baroud Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D., Univ. of Oklahoma Email (615) 322-0471 274 Jacobs Hall -Critical Infrastructure Modeling -Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis -Statistical and Resilience Modeling	Simon Darroch Research Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Head of Palaeozoology II, Senckenberg Research Institute Ph.D. 2014, Yale University Email -Paleoecology -Geobiology -Biogeography	Ravindra Duddu Assistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. 2009, Northwestern University Email(615) 343-4891 288 Jacobs Hall -Computational Geophysics and Solid Mechanics -Ice-sheet and Multi-scale Fracture Mechanics
Mark Ghiorso Vice-President & Senior Research Associate OFM Research INC Ph.D. 1980, University of California, Berkeley Email (206) 550-1850 -Computational Thermodynamics -Igneous Petrology -Phase Equilibria and High-Temperature Geochemistry	David Kosson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering Professor of Chemical Engineering Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Director of the Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation (CRESP) Director of the Environmental Laboratory Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Rutgers University Email 615-322-1064 299 Jacobs Hall -Risk and Reliability -Energy and Natural Resources -Nano Science and Technology	Christopher Vanags Director of Research Initiatives – Peabody College of Education, Office of the Dean Research Assistant Professor – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. - Hydrology and Catchment Management, University of Sydney Email (615) 875-9228 410F Wyatt Center


Leonard P. Alberstadt Ph.D. 1967, University of Oklahoma Email -Paleontology -Carbonate Rocks	David Jon Furbish Professor Ph.D. 1985, University of Colorado Email (615) 322-2137 5719 Stevenson -Geophysics	George M. Hornberger Distinguished University Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. 1970, Stanford University Email -Hydrology
Calvin F. Miller Ph.D. 1977, Univ. of California, Los Angeles Email (615) 322-2232 5707 Stevenson -Igneous Petrology -Tectonics -Magma Chamber Processes	Molly F. Miller Ph.D. 1977, University of California, Los Angeles Email -Paleoecology -Clastic Sedimentology -Ichnology	Arthur L. Reesman Ph.D. 1966, University of Missouri -Low Temperature -Geochemistry
William G. Siesser Ph.D. 1971, University of Cape Town Email -Biostratigraphy -Micropaleontology -Paleooceanography	Richard G. Stearns Ph.D. 1953, Northwestern University -Structural Geology -Geophysics -Geohistory