Faculty and Staff

Faculty

	Dr. Adam, Claudia Associate Professor cadam@k-state.edu Geophysics Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 640, GEOL 747, and GEOL 790
	Dr. Brueseke, Matthew E. Professor and Interim Department Head brueseke@k-state.edu Igneous Petrology, Volcanology, Tectonics, and Mineral Resources Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 305, GEOL 501, GEOL 502, GEOL 702, GEOL 712, and GEOL 790
	Dr. Cui, Huan Assistant Professor huancui@ksu.edu Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, and Geobiology Courses taught: GEOL630 , GEOL540 , GEOL581 , GEOL102, and GEOL730.
	Dr. Gad, Sabreen Teaching Associate Professor sabreen@k-state.edu Rock Physics and Application of Remote Sensing in Geological Mapping Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 200, GEOL 115, and GEOL 315
	Ms. Gura, Colleen Teaching Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Advisor colleengura@ksu.edu Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 501
	Dr. Kempton, Pamela Professor pkempton@k-state.edu Isotope Geochemistry and Igneous Petrology Courses taught: GEOL 501, GEOL 503, GEOL 599, GEOL 680, GEOL 712, GEOL 790, GEOL 810, GEOL 898, GEOL 899, and GEOL 999
	Dr. Kirk, Matthew F. Associate Professor mfkirk@k-state.edu Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Courses taught: GEOL 501, GEOL 605, GEOL 650, GEOL 711, GEOL 760, and GEOL 790
	Dr. Lacroix, Brice Associate Professor blacroix@k-state.edu Structural Geology and Stable Isotope Geochemistry Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 530, GEOL 560, GEOL 712, and GEOL 790
	Dr. Lambert, Michael W. Teaching Assistant Professor mlambrt@k-state.edu Organic Petrology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 510
	Dr. Raef, Abdelmoneam Associate Professor abraef@k-state.edu Applied Geophysics, Reservoir Characterization and Carbon Sequestration, Machine Learning in applied seismology Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 642, GEOL 742, GEOL 741, GEOL 770, and GEOL 790
	Dr. Spencer, Joel Q.G Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director joelspen@k-state.edu Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Geochronology and Quaternary Geology Courses taught: GEOL 105, GEOL 501, GEOL 520, GEOL 740, and GEOL 790

Dr. Adam, Claudia

Associate Professor
cadam@k-state.edu
Geophysics
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 640, GEOL 747, and GEOL 790

Professor and Interim Department Head
brueseke@k-state.edu
Igneous Petrology, Volcanology, Tectonics, and Mineral Resources
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 305, GEOL 501, GEOL 502, GEOL 702,
GEOL 712, and GEOL 790

Dr. Cui, Huan

Assistant Professor
huancui@ksu.edu
Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, and Geobiology

Courses taught: GEOL630 , GEOL540 , GEOL581 , GEOL102, and GEOL730.

Dr. Gad, Sabreen

Teaching Associate Professor
sabreen@k-state.edu
Rock Physics and Application of Remote Sensing in Geological Mapping
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 200, GEOL 115, and
GEOL 315

Ms. Gura, Colleen

Teaching Assistant Professor &
Undergraduate Advisor
colleengura@ksu.edu
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 501

Dr. Kempton, Pamela

Professor
pkempton@k-state.edu
Isotope Geochemistry and Igneous Petrology
Courses taught: GEOL 501, GEOL 503, GEOL 599, GEOL 680, GEOL 712, GEOL 790, GEOL 810, GEOL 898, GEOL 899, and GEOL 999

Dr. Kirk, Matthew F.

Associate Professor
mfkirk@k-state.edu
Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology
Courses taught: GEOL 501, GEOL 605, GEOL 650, GEOL 711,
GEOL 760, and GEOL 790

Dr. Lacroix, Brice

Associate Professor
blacroix@k-state.edu
Structural Geology and Stable Isotope Geochemistry
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 530, GEOL 560, GEOL 712, and GEOL 790

Dr. Lambert, Michael W.

Teaching Assistant Professor
mlambrt@k-state.edu
Organic Petrology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 102, GEOL 125, and GEOL 510

Dr. Raef, Abdelmoneam

Associate Professor
abraef@k-state.edu
Applied Geophysics, Reservoir Characterization and Carbon Sequestration, Machine Learning in applied seismology
Courses taught: GEOL 100, GEOL 501, GEOL 642, GEOL 742, GEOL 741, GEOL 770, and GEOL 790

Dr. Spencer, Joel Q.G

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
joelspen@k-state.edu
Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Geochronology and Quaternary Geology
Courses taught: GEOL 105, GEOL 501, GEOL 520, GEOL 740,
and GEOL 790

Adjunct Professors

Dr. Goldberg, Karin

Associate Professor
kgoldberg@k-state.edu
Sedimentary Geology, Paleoclimatology, Energy Resources, Medical Geology
Courses taught: GEOL 102 and GEOL 790

Dr. Ghanbarian,Behzad

Associate Professor
ghanbarian@ksu.edu
Petrophysics, Fluid flow and solute transport in heterogeneous porous rocks, fracture networks, soils and sediments.
Courses taught: GEOL 790

Staff

Jillian Tiemeier

Office Manager
jtiemeier2@ksu.edu

Postdocs and Visiting Scholars

Dr. Man Jae Kwon

Visiting Scholar

Primary research interests: Geomicrobiology, Environmental Geochemistry, Biogeochemical reaction modeling

mkwon@ksu.edu

Dr. Saranya Puthalath

Postdoc

Primary research interests: Isotope hydrology, ecohydrological connectivity, groundwater-surface water interaction, and hydrometeorology

saranyaputhalath@ksu.edu

Dr. Mustafa Softa

Visiting Scholar

Primary research interests: Active tectonics, luminescence dating, and paleoseismology.

msofta@ksu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Dr. Chaudhuri, Sambhudas

ksuncsc@k-state.edu
Biogeochemistry, Environmental Geology and Isotope Geochemistry

Dr. Clark, George R.

grc@k-state.edu
Paleobiology

Dr. Cullers, Robert L.

rcullers@k-state.edu
Petrology and Trace Element Geochemistry of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Petrology and Geochemistry of Granites, Kimberlites and Lamproites

Dr. Oviatt, Charles G. (Jack)

oviatt@k-state.edu
Surficial Processes and Quaternary Geology

Dr. Totten, Matthew W.

mtotten@k-state.edu
Clastic Sedimentary Petrology, Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology

Dr. West, Ronald R.

rrwest@k-state.edu
Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Paleoecology, Mid-continent Geology and Geology of Kansas