People

Department Chair

Gregory Hoke

Jessie Page Heroy Professor and Department Chair: Earth Surface & Tectonics

gdhoke@syr.edu

Phone: 315.443.1903

Associate Chair

Scott D. Samson

Associate Chair and Professor: Radiogenic Isotope & Geochronology

sdsamson@syr.edu

Phone: 315.443.3762

Directors

Christopher Junium

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies: Geobiology, Astrobiology, Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography

ckjunium@syr.edu

Phone: 315.443.8969

Linda Ivany

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies: Evolutionary Paleoecology and Paleoclimate

lcivany@syr.edu

Phone: 315.443.3626

Faculty

Tripti Bhattacharya Thonis Family Professor: Paleoclimate Dynamics. Associate Professor. Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: trbhatta@syr.edu

315.443.7075

Elizabeth Carter Assistant Professor (joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering): Computational Hydrology Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: ekcarter@syr.edu

315.443.2672

Melissa Chipman Research Assistant Professor: Arctic Paleoecology & Paleoclimate Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: mlchipma@syr.edu

315.443.2489

Daniel Curewitz Associate Teaching Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: dcurewit@syr.edu

315.443.2672

Gregory Hoke Jessie Page Heroy Professor and Department Chair: Earth Surface & Tectonics Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: gdhoke@syr.edu

315.443.1903

Linda Ivany Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies: Evolutionary Paleoecology and Paleoclimate Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: lcivany@syr.edu

315.443.3626

Christopher Junium Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies: Geobiology, Astrobiology, Paleoclimate, Paleoceanography Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: ckjunium@syr.edu

315.443.8969

Zunli Lu Thonis Family Professor: Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Earth System Evolution Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: zunlilu@syr.edu

315.443.0281

Jessica Mejia Assistant Professor: Cryosphere and Polar Sciences Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: jzmejia@syr.edu

315.443.4920

Aaron Mohammed Assistant Professor (joint appointment with Civil and Environmental Engineering) Hydrogeology Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: aamohamm@syr.edu

315.443.7976

Robert Moucha Associate Professor: Geodynamics Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: rmoucha@syr.edu

315.443.6239

Cathryn R. Newton Professor; Dean Emerita, College of Arts and Sciences; Senior Advisor to Chancellor and Provost for Faculty Engagement : Marine Paleoecology; Modern and Ancient Extinctions Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: crnewton@syr.edu

315.443.3487

Joshua B Russell Assistant Professor of Seismology Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: jbrussel@syr.edu

315.443.1402

Scott D. Samson Associate Chair and Professor: Radiogenic Isotope & Geochronology Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: sdsamson@syr.edu

315.443.3762

Christopher A. Scholz Professor: Paleolimnology and Rift Basin Evolution Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: cascholz@syr.edu

315.443.4673

Jay Thomas Associate Professor: Petrology and Experimental Geochemistry Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: jthom102@syr.edu

315.443.4707

John W. Tillotson Associate Professor and Director of SUSTAIN Program: Undergraduate STEM Education & Discipline-Based Education Research Earth and Environmental Sciences

Email: jwtillot@syr.edu

315.443.9137