Adam Durant
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Geohazards
- Meteorite Impact Cratering Process
- Director, Marine Engineering Laboratory
- Robbins Professor of Sustainable Marine Engineering
- Research Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- gmeadows@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1106
- GLRC 303
Research Interests
- Large scale field experimentation in the Inland Seas of the Great Lakes and coastal oceans
- Nearshore hydrodynamics and prediction
- Autonomous and semi-autonomous environmental monitoring platforms (surface and sub-surface)
- Underwater acoustic remote sensing
- Marine engineering
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Computer Methods in Geomechanics
- Computational Geoscience
- Remote Sensing for Geotechniques
- Geostatistics and Data Analysis
- Engineering Geology and Geoinformatics
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
- Transportation Geotechniques
- Documenting earthquake induced damages, especially liquefaction using aerial/satellite images that are sensitive to surficial moisture
- Geotechnical asset monitoring
- Machine Learning
Elisa Piispa
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Robert S. Regis
- Adjunct Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Miriam Rios Sanchez
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Lizzette Rodriguez
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Research Interests
- Monitoring of volcanic degassing: acquisition and analysis of volcanic gas emission data, specifically sulfur dioxide, using Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy and COSPEC
- Depletion rates of sulfur dioxide in volcanic plumes
- Near-vent sun photometry of volcanic aerosols (using sun photometers)
- Volcano-atmosphere interactions
- Volcanology and volcanic hazard assessment in the Lesser Antilles, Central and South America
- Monitoring of ground deformation produced by volcanic activity, using the Global Positioning System
- Founding Institute Co-Director (retired)
- Senior Fellow, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- shuchman@mtu.edu
- Cell: 734-649-0937
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications
- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Applied Photo Imaging
- Sea and Lake Ice
- Environmental in situ Sensing
Research Interests
- Great Lakes Remote Sensing
- Ocean Optics
- High Latitude Oceanography
- Dynamic Decision Support Systems
- Water Quality of Inland Lakes
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Paleomagnetism and paleointensity
- Rock magnetism
- Evolution of the Earth's magnetic field, planetary magnetism
- Methodology of paleomagnetic and rock magnetic research
- Software and hardware development
James W. Vallance
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Geosciences Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- ecvye@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1581
- GLRC 312
Areas of Interest
- Geosciences Education
- Geoconservation
- Geoheritage
- National Marine Sanctuary
- Great Lakes Indigenous Knowledge
- University-Indigenous Community Partnerships