Department of Geology, University at Buffalo

FACULTY AND STAFF

Department Faculty


Dr. Richelle Allen-King Departmental Chair, Professor Environmental geochemistry 716.645.4287 richelle@geology.buffalo.edu	Dr. Tracy Bank *Assistant Professor* Environmental geochemistry 716.645.4262 tlbank@buffalo.edu	Dr. Jason Briner *Assistant Professor* Quaternary and glacial geology 716.645.4326 jbriner@buffalo.edu


Dr. Marcus Bursik *Professor* Volcanology, surface processes 716.645.4265 mib@geology.buffalo.edu	Dr. Eliza Calder *Assistant Professor* Dynamics of volcanic systems 716.645.4329 ecalder@buffalo.edu	Dr. Mary Alice Coffroth *Professor* 716.645.4871 coffroth@buffalo.edu


Dr. Joaquin A. Cortes *Visiting Assistant Professor* 716.645.4291 caco@buffalo.edu	Dr. Beata Csatho *Associate Professor* Remote-Sensing, Climate 716.645.4325 bcsatho@buffalo.edu	Dr. Rossman Giese *Professor* Clay mineralogy 716.645.4263 glgclay@acsu.buffalo.edu


Dr. Tracy K.P. Gregg *Associate Professor* Planetary volcanology 716.645.4328 tgregg@nsm.buffalo.edu	Dr. Zhangshuan Hou *Assistant Professor* Near Surface Geophysics 716.645.4266 hou2@buffalo.edu	Dr. Robert Jacobi *Professor* (on long-term, 85% leave) Stratigraphy, fractures 716.645.4294 RJacobi@norseenergy.com


Dr. Howard R. Lasker *Professor* Marine Ecology 716.645.4870 hlasker@buffalo.edu	Dr. Charles E. Mitchell SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Paleobiology, biostratigraphy 716.645.4290 cem@geology.buffalo.edu	Dr. Michael F. Sheridan *UB Distinguished Professor* *Director-Center for Geohazard Studies* Volcanology, volcanic risks 716.645.5345 mfs@geology.buffalo.edu


Dr. Paul Reitan Emeritus *Professor* Environmental, Climate 716.645.4864 preitan@acsu.buffalo.edu	Dr. Greg A. Valentine *Professor* Volcanology, volcanic risks 716.645.4295 gav4@buffalo.edu	Dr. DeBonne N. Wishart *Lecturer* Hydrogeology 716.645.4268 debonnew@buffalo.edu

Staff


Peter Avery *Technical Specialist* 716.645.4865 avery@geology.buffalo.edu	Alison Lagowski *Assistant to the Chair* 716.645.4856 aal@buffalo.edu	Travis Nelson *Instructional Support Technician* / *Geologist* / Field Camp Operations Director 716.645.4268 tnelson@buffalo.edu


Marty Roth *Departmental Secretary Graduate/Undergraduate Secretary* 716.645.3489 mlroth@buffalo.edu	Robyn L Wagner *Departmental Assistant* 716.645.4857 rlwagner@buffalo.edu	Heather Kornacki *Grants Coordinator* Cooke Hall 417 716.645.4860 hak4@buffalo.edu

Adjunct, Emeritus, and Research Faculty

Dr. Yarrow Axford	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Gordon C. Baird	Adjunct Professor
Dr. Matthew Becker	Research Associate Professor
Dr. Andrew Bukata	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Parker Calkin	Emeritus Professor
Dr. Silvio DeAngelis	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Thomas E. Jordan	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. John S. King	Emeritus Professor
Dr. William Korth	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Gary S. Lash	Adjunct Professor
Dr. Richard S. Laub	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Jörg Maletz
Dr. Bettina Martinez-Hackert	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Maria Nunes De Oliveira Jackson	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Christopher Pennuto	Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr. Susan Sakimoto	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Anton Schenk	Research Professor
Dr. David Sheets	Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr. Gerald J. Smith	Research Assistant Professor
Dr. Gary Solar	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dr. Carel Vanoss	Adjunct Professor