Who are the GES faculty?
Appalachian's GES faculty include four Fellows of the Geological Society of America, three Fellows of the Explorers Club, two National Geographic Explorers, six Board of Governors Teaching Award winners, and they have also won a number of other university-wide, local, and regional teaching/leadership/service awards. They have conducted research on every continent, from the tops of mountains to the bottom of the ocean, and have a wide range of interests and expertise.
Teaching Faculty
Teaching Faculty
| Name | Position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. William P. Anderson Jr. |
Professor: Hydrogeology (he/him/his) Office: HSH 217 |
(828) 262-7540 |
| Dr. William H. Armstrong |
Assistant Professor: Glaciology |
(828) 262-6739 |
| Dr. Sarah K. Carmichael |
Professor: Fluid-Rock Geochemistry and Biomineralogy (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-8471 |
| Dr. Gabriele M. Casale |
Associate Professor: Structural Geology |
(828) 262-2746 |
| Dr. Ellen A. Cowan |
Professor: Sedimentary record of climate change, Geoarchaeology, Geomorphology (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-2260 |
| Dr. Cole Edwards |
Assistant Professor: Carbonate Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (he/him/his) |
(828) 262-7820 |
| Dr. Sarah G. Evans |
Assistant Professor: Hydrogeology (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-2517 |
| Dr. Steven J. Hageman |
Professor: Invertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology (he/him/his) |
(828) 262-6609 |
| Dr. Andrew B. Heckert |
Professor: Vertebrate Paleontology, Dinosaurs, Litho/Biostratigraphy (he/him/his) |
(828) 262-7609 |
| Dr. Christine Ogilvie Hendren |
Professor: Nanomaterial Risk Assessment and Integration and Implementation Sciences (I2S) Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics - Director |
(828) 262-2764 |
| Dr. Jamie S. Levine |
Associate Professor: Structure, Tectonics, and Metamorphic Petrology (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-2166 |
| Dr. Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce |
Professor and Chair: Sedimentology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-6933 |
| Laura Mallard |
Senior Lecturer: Geoscience Education |
(828) 262-7517 |
| Dr. Scott T. Marshall |
Professor: Geophysics, Satellite Geodesy, and Fracture Mechanics (he/him/his) |
(828) 265-8680 |
| Joey Mosteller |
Lecturer: Physical and Environmental Geology |
(828) 262-8466 |
| Dr. Hannah Riegel |
Visiting Assistant Professor: Field Methods (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-8648 |
| Dr. Bob Swarthout |
Associate Professor (joint appointment with Department of Chemistry) and Director of Environmental Sciences |
(828) 262-4083 |
| Marta Toran |
Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator |
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| Dr. Lauren H. Waterworth |
Senior Lecturer: Environmental Law (she/her/hers) |
(828) 262-4980 |
| Brian W. Zimmer |
Senior Lecturer: Volcanology (he/him/his) |
(828) 262-2749 |
Adjunct and Research Faculty
Adjunct and Research Faculty
| Name | Position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Denise Akob |
Adjunct Research Professor Research Microbiologist, United States Geological Survey (Reston, VA) |
(703) 648-5819 |
| Dr. Erika Kido |
Adjunct Research Professor (Vienna, Austria) |
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| Dr. Gregg H. Marland |
Adjunct Research Professor Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics |
(828) 262-6161 |
| Dr. Arthur Merschat |
Adjunct Research Professor Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey (Reston, VA) |
(703) 648-6035 |
| Dr. William Miller |
Adjunct Research Professor Professor of Geology: Humboldt State University |
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| Dr. Cara Santelli |
Adjunct Research Professor Associate Professor: University of Minnesota |
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| Keith C. Seramur |
Adjunct Research and Teaching Professor Seramur and Associates (Boone, NC) |
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| Dr. Thomas Suttner |
Adjunct Research Professor (Vienna, Austria) |
Staff
Staff
| Name | Position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Love |
Research Operations and Laboratories Manager (he/him/his) |
(828) 262-6952 |
| Lauri J. Miller |
Office Manager |
(828) 262-3049 |
Emeritus Faculty & Staff
Emeritus Faculty & Staff
| Name | Position | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Richard N. Abbott Jr. |
Emeritus Professor: Metamorphic Petrology and Mineralogy |
|
| John E. Callahan |
Emeritus Professor: Economic Geology |
|
| Marjorie J. McKinney |
Emeritus Museum Curator |
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| Loren A. Raymond |
Emeritus Professor: Petrotectonics |
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| Johnny A. Waters |
Emeritus & Adjunct Research Professor: Invertebrate Paleontology |
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| Fred Webb Jr. |
Emeritus Professor: Sedimentology |