Alphabetized Listing
Suzanne Beske-Diehl
Professor Emerita
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Use of rock magnetic properties to identify volcanic ash and as indicators of atmospheric fractionation
- Rock magnetic properties as an indicator of environmental change with special interest in Lake Superior
- Effect of alteration on the magnetization of basalts
- Magnetostratigraphy of the Pliocene sediments in Anza-Borrego State Park, California
- Paleomagnetism and polar wander for North America at about 1.1 Ga concentrating on Keweenawan rocks
Gregg J. Bluth
Adjunct Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Volcanic emissions of sulfur dioxide, for both individual eruptions and global-scale trends
- Merging of wind trajectory models and remote sensing data to produce 3-dimensional reconstructions of drifting volcanic clouds
- Study of gas and solid interactions within drifting volcanic clouds
- Watershed geochemistry in the Lake Superior basin
- Antarctic continental weathering under ice-free conditions, and the effect on marine geochemistry
Theodore J. Bornhorst
Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Geology of metallic ore deposits with emphasis on geochemistry
- Geology and native copper deposits of the Keweenawan Midcontinent rift system
- Geology and mineral deposits of the Archean of Upper Peninsula of Michigan, especially the Ishpeming greenstone belt
- Geochemistry and geology of selected metallic ore deposits in Finland
- Statistical analysis of geoscience data
- Environmental geochemistry as applied to metallic ore deposits
Gary A Campbell
Professor of Natural Resource Economics
Teaching Interests
- Natural Resource Economics
- Principles of Economics
- International Economics
Research Interests
- Metal markets
- Sustainability of mining
- Social decision-making about resource use
Simon Carn
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Using satellite measurements to constrain global volcanic SO2 production and emissions from individual volcanoes
- Validation of OMI SO2 retrievals using correlative data from ground-based, airborne and space-borne instruments
- Tracking volcanic SO2 and ash clouds operationally for aviation hazard mitigation
- Remote sensing of tropospheric volcanic plumes using DOAS and FTIR
- Quantifying anthropogenic emissions of SO2 from sources such as copper smelters and oil and gas fields
- Mitigation of the environmental and health impacts of volcanic degassing using satellite data
- Comparisons between satellite observations and chemical transport model simulations of volcanic clouds and plumes
Jimmy F. Diehl
Professor Emeritus
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Late cretaceous/early tertiary apparent polar wander for North America
- Environmental magnetism and paleoclimate records from cave and lake deposits
- Paleomagnetism of keweenawan rocks and their geomagnetic and tectonic implications
- Paleosecular variation of Plio-Pleistocene volcanic rocks
- Application of seismic, resistivity, gravity, and magnetic methods to geological engineering problems
Adam Durant
Adjunct Assistant Professor
John S. Gierke
Professor, Geological and Environmental Engineering
Faculty Advisor, Aqua Terra Tech Enterprise
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Hydrogeology
- Ground water Engineering
- Contaminant Transport
- Subsurface Remediation
Research Interests
- Field performance of air sparging for removing volatile organic chemicals from ground water
- Volatile organic vapor transport in unsaturated soils
- Sulfur dioxide interactions with volcanic ash
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Process/product development, instrumentation and process control
- Ammounium carbonate leaching of metallic compounds
- Agglomeration of waste oxides
- Oxidation tower design
- Classification of fine particulate
- Spray drying of metallic compounds.
Ron Gradowski
Mine Safety Program Instructor
Allison M. Hein
Research Engineer and Scientist I - IMP
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Benificiation of coal, minerals, and solid waste.
- Plating sludge leaching and pyro processing.
- Environmental compliance and permits.
- Technical and financial project planning and reporting.
Jacqueline Huntoon
Dean of the Graduate School
Associate Provost for Graduate Education
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Oversees all aspects of graduate education
- Evaluates programs and student outcomes
Jiann-Yang (Jim) Hwang
Professor
Research Interests
- Materials Processing
- Microwave
- Hydrogen Storage Material
- Energy
- Recycling
- Extractive Metallurgy
- Environmental Engineering
Rodney C. Johnson
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Louisa Kramer
Assistant Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Long-range transport of trace gases and their impact on the chemical composition of the atmosphere
- Satellite remote sensing and validation
- Surface-atmosphere fluxes of reactive gas species from soils and snow
- Development of instrumentation for measuring atmospheric trace gases
Maria Val Martin
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Alex S. Mayer
Professor
Teaching Interests
- Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation
Research Interests
- Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
- Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
- Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
- Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
- Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California
S. Douglas McDowell
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Clay mineralogy and low temperature diagenetic/geothermal/metamorphic systems
Thomas Oommen
Assistant Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Liquefaction susceptibility evaluation at local and regional scales using in-situ measurements and remote sensing observations
- Estimating liquefaction induced damage such as lateral spread displacement
- Active learning to identify data gaps in empirical models
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Spatial statistics for predictive modeling of georesource prospectivity
Wayne D. Pennington
Chair, Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Professor of Geophysical Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Properties of rocks under varying conditions of saturation, stress, and heterogeneity
- Oil and gas exploration and development
- Seismic petrophysics -- relating rock properties to seismic observations, particularly in oil and gas development
- Earthquake seismology, particularly induced seismicity, and humanitarian aspects of large earthquakes
- Administrator of the SPOT Lab (seismic petrophysics: observation and theory)
Fred J. Prata
Adjunct Professor
George W. Robinson
Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Mineralogy of the Grenville Province
- Characterization of new mineral species
- Mineral occurrences and paragenesis
- Conservation of minerals and geological materials
- Mineralogy in museums
Aleksey Smirnov
Associate Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- The long-term evolution of the Earth's magnetic field (especially in relation to the geodynamo mechanisms and the early history of the field) and its geological and geodynamical implications
- Geodynamics and global plate tectonics (eg., large igneous province formation and true polar wander)
- Magnetism of rocks, minerals, and synthetic materials
- Environmental magnetism (eg., biomineralization and the relationships between physical, chemical and magnetic properties of minerals)
- Development of new techniques and instruments for paleomagnetic and rock magnetic research
Stanley J. Vitton
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Mechanics of seismic signals generated from hydrodynamic phenomena such as the interaction of tornadoes with the ground
Greg Waite
Assistant Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Seismic source mechanisms of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes
- Mantle and crustal-scale seismic tomography
- The relationship of seismic anisotropy to fluids and strain
- Active-source investigations of magmatic systems
- Triggering of earthquakes by magmatic and hydrous fluid migration
- Relationship between shallow syneruptive volcanic earthquakes and degassing
Matthew Watson
Adjunct Associate Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Using satellite data to retrieve information about the gases and particles produced by volcanoes
- The importance of volcanic gases during explosive eruptions
- MODIS thermal IR algorithm development
- Improvement of TOMS data processing software
- Near-vent Sun photometry of volcanic aerosols
- COSPEC and FTIR
James R. Wood
Professor
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Petroleum geology
- Geochemistry
- Solution chemistry
- Diagenisis
- Thermodynamics
- Computer mapping and visualization
Shiliang Wu
Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Interactions among climate, atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and land use/land cover
- Impacts of global change on atmospheric chemistry and long-range transport of air pollution
- Anthropogenic perturbations to the atmosphere and implications for environmental sustainability
- Atmosphere-biosphere interactions, especially in the context of global change
- Impacts of aerosols on the global hydrological cycle
Charles T. Young
Associate Professor Emeritus
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Aquifer heterogenetity estimation using ground penetrating radar
- Three dimensional visualization of geophysical data
- Novel uses of electrical resisitivity to reveal fracture patterns in limestone
- Application of geophysics to archaeology (non-destructive archaeology)
- Table top models for teaching geophysics
- Signal analysis for geophysical interpretation
Youngchul Yu
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Seismic crosswell/VSP tomography detecting subsurface anomalies(cavities, voids, buried tunnel, and faults)
- Microseismic and Hydrofrac detection / Seismic data modeling using parallel cluster computing
- S-wave acquisition & interpretation for geotechnical applications
- Seismic modeling of long-distance wave propagation for the global warming
- visualization(RS,GIS,3D) mapping using geophysical data