Faculty

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Solid Earth

NameResearch FocusAffiliation(s)*
Bob AndersonGeomorphology·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý±õ±·³§°Õ´¡´¡¸é
Michael CalkinsGeophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamicsPHYS
Alisha ClarkExperimental magma and mineral physicsERTH
Lang FarmerRadiogenic isotope geochemistry·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Khosro Ghobadi-FarSpace geodesy´¡³§·¡±·Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§

Program Committee Chair
Geophysics and tectonics·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Space geodesy, crustal deformation, earthquake hazards.ERTH and CIRES
Coseismic growth and effects of erosion on active structures. Compressive structures on Mars and Mercury and their relation to heat flow.ERTH
Steve NeremÌýProgram CommitteeSatellite altimetry, geodesyASEN and CIRES
Michael RitzwollerSeismology and Earth Structure, Imaging, Ambient Noise tomographyPHYS
Anne SheehanSeismology, Geophysics, Plate Tectonics, and Earth Structure·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Geodetic and remote sensing data used to better understand the processes that govern natural and anthropogenic hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, groundwater extraction and induced seismicity and their impact on infrastructure and societyERTH and CIRES
Nathalie Vriend
Program Committee
Geomorphology and Fluid DynamicsMCEN

Yida Zhang

Program Committee

Constitutive modeling of geomaterials (soil, rock) interacting with environmental factors (adsorption, dissolution, elevated temperature), micromechanics of granular materials, unsaturated soil behaviors, numerical modeling in geotechnical engineering and energy geotechnicsCVEN
Shijie Zhong
Program Committee
Dynamics of the Planetary InteriorsPHYS

Planets

NameResearch FocusAffiliation(s)
Magnetospheres of Earth and planets´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Plasma environments and atmospheres of unmagnetized planets´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Bob ErgunAuroral processes at Earth and Jupiter´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Observational and theoretical studies of planetary atmospheres´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Paul Hayne
Program Committee
Surfaces and atmospheres of icy planets and moons´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Geologic, hydrologic, and climatic histories of the planet Mars·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Nick SchneiderPlanetary atmospheres, planetary astronomy, space physics, instrumentation, and scientific visualization´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê

Snow and Ice

NameResearch FocusAffiliation(s)

Program Committee
Glaciers, ice sheets, and environmental remote sensingCIRES,ÌýESOC, andÌýGEOG
Ute Herzfeld
Program Committee
Glaciology, sea ice research, geomathematics, geophysics, active and passive remote sensing·¡°ä·¡·¡Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Glaciology and geophysics°ä³Õ·¡±·Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý±õ±·³§°Õ´¡´¡¸é
Marc SerrezeArctic climate; global implications; and climate warming in the ArcticCIRES,ÌýNSIDC, andÌýGEOG

Emeritus

NameResearch FocusAffiliation(s)
Magnetospheres of the giant planets´¡±Ê³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Peter BenderSpace geodesy´³±õ³¢´¡Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý±Ê±á³Û³§
Crustal deformation measurement, space geodesy, and seismotectonics of plate
boundaries. Global seismic hazard.
·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Robert EngdahlSeismology, Earth structure, and earthquakesPHYS
James FallerGravimetry instrumentation±Ê±á³Û³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý´³±õ³¢´¡
Planetary surfaces and astrobiology·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý³¢´¡³§±Ê
Anatoly LevshinSeismology, surface waves, and Earth structurePHYS
Stephen MojzsisGeophysical and geochemical dynamics of planet formationERTH
Geodesy, earth rotation, gravity°ä±õ¸é·¡³§Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý±·°¿´¡´¡
Rock and mineral physics·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±õ¸é·¡³§
Sediment transport, oceanography, marine geophysics, numerical modeling·¡¸é°Õ±áÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý±õ±·³§°Õ´¡´¡¸é
Paul WeimerSequence stratigraphy and basin analysis, 3-D seismic interpretation, reservoir geology, petroleum systems of deep-water continental marginsERTH
Affiliations Key
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APS
ASEN
ATOC
CCAR
CIRES
CVEN
ECEEElectrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
ERTHEarth Science (fall 2026 forward)
ESOC
GEOG
GEOL (pre-fall 2026, later ERTH)
INSTAAR Ìý Ìý
JILA
LASP
MCEN
NOAA
NSIDC
PHYS
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