Faculty & Staff

	Bienvenu, Nadean Administrative Assistant Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 323 Phone: (337) 482-6647 E-mail: environmental@louisiana.edu
	Corami, Alessia Visiting Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 331 E-mail: alessia.corami@louisiana.edu Google Scholar Research Gate Curriculum Vitae Research interests: soil remediation, soil contamination, environmental pollution, nature-based solution, remediation technologies
	Cornell, Kristie Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325 E-mail: kcornell@louisiana.edu
	Duex, Timothy Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 337 Phone: (337) 482-6222 E-mail: tduex@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Igneous Petrology, Volcanology, Environmental Geology, Groundwater.
	Eastin-Hughes, Rachel Administrative Assistant Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329 Phone: (337) 482-6468 E-mail: rachel.eastin-hughes@louisiana.edu
	Ferré, Eric Director and Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 336 Phone: (337) 482-2888 E-mail: eric.ferre@louisiana.edu Google Scholar Research interests: lithosphere deformation (hard rocks) from seismic to geologic deformation; paleomagnetism; rock magnetism.
	Finley, William Adjunct Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 325 E-mail: wrfinley@rocmando.com
	Foret, James Collaborative Resource Facilitator E-mail: james.foret@louisiana.edu
	Gottardi, Raphaël Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 311 Phone: (337) 482-6177 E-mail: gottardi@louisiana.edu Website Google Scholar Research Interests: Tectonic processes (e.g., crustal thickening, orogenic collapse, metamorphic core complexes, etc.), and modeling fluid flow and heat transfer in fault zones.
	Hargrave, Jennifer Instructor, Associate Curator of UL Geology 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.
	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.
	Lock, Brian Professor Emeritus Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 334 E-mail: belock@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Sedimentology and petroleum geology.
	Mahatsente, Rezene Visiting Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 333 Email: rezene.mahatsente-tewelde@louisiana.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, Inverse modeling of Potential fields, Integrated modeling of lithosphere-asthenosphere interaction
	Martin, James Research Professor and 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
	Morra Gabriele Associate Professor Office: Broussard 208 B Phone: (337) 482-6692 E-mail: morra@louisiana.edu Research Gate Google Scholar Research interests:Computational Geophysics, Geodynamics, Volcanology, Planetary Science
	Oppo, Davide Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 310 E-mail: davide.oppo@louisiana.edu Website Google Scholar Research Interests: Cold seepage; Marine geology; Sedimentology; Tsunami
	Paltseva, Anna Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall E-mail: anna.paltseva@louisiana.edu Website Delta Urban Soil Laboratory Research interests: soil science, environmental pollution, urban agriculture, lead exposure, soil contamination, urban ecology
	Poudel, Durga Professor 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
	Richter, Carl Robert C. and Barbara Pettit Endowed Professor of Geology Office: Oliver Hall, Suite 201 Phone: (337) 482-2977 E-mail: richter@louisiana.edu Google Scholar Research Interests: paleomagnetism, geomagnetism, environmental magnetism, and ocean drilling
	Schubert, Brian Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 315 Phone: (337) 482-6967 E-mail: schubert@louisiana.edu Website Google Scholar Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology.
	Suir, Glenn Adjunct Instructor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 331 E-Mail: glenn.m.suir@louisiana.edu Research Gate Research Interests: Wetland restoration, Coastal processes, Remote sensing, GIS
	Villa, Jorge A. Assistant Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 329 E-mail: jorge.villa@louisiana.edu Website Research Gate Google Scholar Research Interests: Wetland ecology, carbon sequestration, methane emissions, ecological engineering
	Visser, Jenneke Professor Emeritus Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 318 Phone: (337) 482-6966 E-mail: jvisser@louisiana.edu Research Interests: Wetland plant ecology, coastal restoration, monitoring and assessment.
	Xu, Yingfeng Technician Office: Hamilton Hall, Room Phone: (337) 482-1113 E-mail: yingfeng@louisiana.edu
	Zhang, Rui Associate Professor Office: Hamilton Hall, Room 313 Phone: (337) 482-6920 E-mail: ruizhang@louisiana.edu Website Research Gate Google Scholar Research Interests: Exploration geophysics, reflection seismology, inverse theory, CO₂ sequestration.

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