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Faculty & Staff

FULL-TIME FACULTY

 
Ms. Kristie Cornell
Master Instructor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325
E-mail: kcornell@louisiana.edu

   
Dr. Caitlin deNux
Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 316
E-Mail: caitlin.woodard@louisiana.edu

Research interests: Sustainable agriculture & soils
   
Dr. Jennifer Hargrave
Senior Instructor & Director of the Lafayette Science Museum

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 327
Phone: (337) 482-0678
E-mail: jhargrave@louisiana.edu
Website

Research Interests: Paleontology, sedimentary processes; depositional systems; geoscience education and outreach.
   

Dr. Io Ioannidi
Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton HAll, Room 311
Email: ioannidi@louisiana.edu
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Research interests: Lithosphere deformation, rock rheology, numerical modelling, subduction zones, Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA)
   
Dr. Heather Kirkpatrick
Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 315
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Research interests: igneous petrology; high temperature geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; geochronology; early Earth; planetary geochemistry; crustal processes
   

Dr. Bingqing Liu
Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, TBD
E-mail: bingqing.liu@louisiana.edu
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Research interests: aquatic optics, hyperspectral remote sensing, machine learning, blue carbon, water quality, harmful algal blooms

   
Dr. Rezene Mahatsente
Visiting Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 333
Email: rezene.mahatsente-tewelde@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, Inverse modeling of Potential fields, Integrated modeling of lithosphere-asthenosphere interaction
   
Dr. Davide Oppo
Associate Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 310
E-mail: davide.oppo@louisiana.edu
Website
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Research Interests: Methane Seepage; Marine Geology; Sedimentology; Continental Margins Processes
   
Dr. Carl Richter
Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 314
Phone: (337) 482-2977
E-mail: richter@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, environmental magnetism, and ocean drilling
   
Dr. Brian Schubert
Director and Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 315
Phone: 337-482-2888
E-mail: schubert@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology.
   
Dr. Jorge A. Villa 
Assistant Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329
E-mail: jorge.villa@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Wetland ecology, carbon sequestration, methane emissions, ecological engineering
   
Dr. Rui Zhang
Associate Professor

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 313
Phone: (337) 482-6920
E-mail: ruizhang@louisiana.edu
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Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, reflection seismology, inverse theory, Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Enhanced geothermal system (EGS)

 

STAFF

Ms. Nadean Bienvenu
Administrative Assistant

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 323
Phone: (337) 482-6647
E-mail: environmental@louisiana.edu

   
Ms. Rachel Eastin-Hughes
Administrative Assistant

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329
Phone: (337) 482-6468
E-mail: rachel.eastin-hughes@louisiana.edu

   
Dr. Yingfeng Xu
Technician

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room
Phone: (337) 482-1113
E-mail: yingfeng@louisiana.edu

 

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Dr. Tim Duex
Mineral Curator

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 337
Email: timothy.duex@louisiana.edu

   

Dr. Hope Jahren
Adjunct Professor

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Research interests: stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimatology, photosynthesis, science communication

   
Dr. James Martin
Paleontological Curator

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 335
Geology Museum: 433 Jefferson St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Phone: (337) 482-6468
E-mail: jim.martin929@gmail.com

Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology
   
Dr. Gabriele Morra 
Adjunct Professor

Office: Broussard Hall, Room 210
E-mail: morra@louisiana.edu

   
Dr. Stan Teerman
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Email: stanley.teerman@louisiana.edu

   
Dr. Eric Ward
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Email: eric.ward@gmail.com

 

EMERITUS

Dr. Kinsland, Gary
Professor Emeritus

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 321
E-mail: gkinsland@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Seismic and potential-field geophysics, coalbed natural gas resources, 3-D immersive virtual reality, and the Chixulub impact.
   
Dr. Brian Lock
Professor Emeritus

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 334
E-mail: belock@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Sedimentology and petroleum geology.
   
Dr. Durga Poudel
Professor Emeritus

Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 308
Phone: (337) 482-6163
E-mail: ddpoudel@louisiana.edu

Research Interests: Soil science, water quality, sustainable agriculture; Environmental Restoration, Invasive Aquatic Plants, Green Infrastructure, Environmental Pollution, and Climate Change