New Faculty
Lauren Harrison, PhD
Department affiliate and Assistant Professor (arriving Fall 2023)
I am a geologist and geochemist whose research focuses on the application of high-precision measurements of radiogenic, stable, or cosmogenic isotopes and elemental concentrations to understanding mantle geochemistry, volcanic processes, and the timing of hazardous volcanic events such as hydrothermal explosions in Yellowstone National Park.
Pengfei Hou, PhD
Instructor, Sedimentology Fall 2022
Pengfei is a research scientist with the SAnD&CoRE program at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. He has worked as a deepwater stratigrapher, paleontology instructor and petroleum geologist.
Joint Faculty
wolfgang.bangerth@colostate.edu
Professor, Dept of Mathematics
Phone: (970) 491-8631, Office: 214 Weber
Numerical analysis, scientific computing, mathematical software
Svetoslav Georgiev
svetoslav.georgiev@colostate.edu
Assistant Professor, King Fahd UPM
Airie Program, Research Scholar, AIRIE
Professor Emeritus, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Phone: (970) 491-6109, office: Nesb B221
Emeritus Faculty
Frank Ethridge
Professor Emeritus
Frank joined the Colorado State University faculty in 1975 and continues to enrich the geosciences department as an active professor emeritus.
Phone: (970) 226-0350
Eric Erslev
Professor Emeritus
I am a structural geologist with interests in Laramide tectonics, fault-related folding, fabric analysis and Rocky Mountain geology in general.
970-231-2654
Sally J. Sutton
Professor Emeritus
I am a geologist with research interests that include Sedimentary petrology and geochemistry, shale geology, fluid/rock interaction, chemical weathering, clastic diagenesis.
Tommy Thompson
Professor Emeritus
My interests are focused on exploration and production of gold, silver, copper, lead, &/or zinc ore deposits after 47.5 years as a professor of economic geology at four universities.
Affiliates
Name
Affiliation
Education
Kerstin Braun
Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University. Sponsor: Jeremy Caves Rugenstein (3/24)
PhD, Earth Sciences, Hebrew Universtiy of Jerusalem
Joel Cubley
Instructor and Geological Technology Program Coordinator, Yukon College, Canada. Sponsor: Rick Aster (8/22)
PhD, University of Calgary
Sven Egenhoff
Professor and Director, Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota. Sponsor: Rick Aster (1/25) sven.egenhoff@und.edu
Howard Feldman
Stratigraphy, ExxonMobil (ret.). Sponsor: Lisa Stright (10/24)
PhD, Indiana University, Paleontology
Jonathan Friedman
Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center. Sponsor: Sara Rathburn (7/24)
PhD, University of Colorado-Boulder; MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Svetoslav Georgiev
AIRIE Program, Research Associate IV. Sponsor: Holly Stein, AIRIE Program (3/25)
PhD Earth Sciences, Institute of Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland
Vineet Goswami
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India. Sponsor: Holly Stein, AIRIE Program (10/22)
PhD, Earth Sciences Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India with Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
Ethan Marshal Greene
Director, Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Sponsor: Steven Fassnacht (8/23)
PhD and MS, Colorado State University; BS, University of Utah
James Hagadorn
Tim and Kathryn Ryan Curator of Geology, Dept of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Science. (5/22)
PhD and MS, Colorado State University; BS, University of Utah
Øyvind Hammer
Associate Professor, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway. Sponsor: Holly Stein, AIRIE Program (3/24)
PhD Paleontology, University of Oslo, Norway
Dario Harazim
Technical Geologist, ETC Seal and Trap Team, Chevron Energy Technology Company. Sponsor: Sven Egenhoff (12/22)
PhD Geology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL Canada
Lauren Harrision
USGS, California Volcanto Observatory. CSU Department of Geosciences faculty member (start 8/23) Sponsor: Rick Aster (5/22)
PhD, University of British Columbia, specializing in geochemistry, geology, volcanology, geochronology and petrology. BSc, University of Wyoming
Ed Harvey
Supervisory hydrologist and chief of the U.S National Park Service Water Resources Division. Sponsor: Bill Sanford (1/22)
PhD Hydrogeology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; MS Hydrogeochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana; BS Geology & Geophysics, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois.
Christopher Hiemstra
Research Physical Scientist, US Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL). Sponsor: Steven Fassnacht (1/24)
PhD and MS, University of Wyoming-Laramie; BS, Creighton University-Omaha
Kenneth S. Hughes
Dept of Geology, University of Puerto Rico. Sponsor: Sean Gallen (10/22)
PhD, North Carolina State University
Antun Husinec
Associate Professor, Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY. Sponsor: Sven Egenhoff (12/23)
PhD, University of Zagreb (Croatia); Fulbright Postdoc, Virginia Tech
Patrick Keys
Lead Scientist, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, CSU. Sponsor: Jeremy Rugenstein (11/24)
PhD, sustainable Science, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden
Chris Lidstone
Founder and Principal, Wenck Associates, Inc. focused on geology and water resource consulting. Sponsor: Rick Aster (11/21)
M.S. Geomorphology, Colorado Sate University
John Lisle
USGS, St. Petersburg Costal & Marine Science Center. Sponsor: Sally Sutton (3/24)
PhD, University of South Florida
Hans Peter Marshall
Assoc. Professor, Boise State Univ., Director of CryoGARS. Sponsor: Dan McGrath (8/24)
PhD, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) CU Boulder
Scott McCoy
Asst Profesor, Dept of Geological Sciences and Engineering, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno. (5/22)
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, Geological Sciences
Samuel Mukasa
Senior Executive – Global Initiatives, Office of the Provost, Univ. Minnesota. Sponsor: Dennis Harry (11/24)
PhD Geochemestry, Univ of CA Santa Barbara
Snorre Olauseen
Professor of Arctic Petroleum Geology, University Centre in Svalbard. Sponsor: Holly Stein, AIRIE Program (10/23)
PhD, University of Bergen; MS, University of Oslo
Frank J. Pazzaglia
Professor, Dept of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University. Sponsor: Sean Gallen (10/22)
Ph.D. Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
Robert Porritt
Geophysicist, University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics. Sponsor: Derek Schutt & Rick Aster (2/24)
Phd Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley
Sandra Ryan-Burkett
USFS Rocky Mtn, Research Station Research Geomorphologist. Sponsor: Sara Rathburn (12/22)
PhD, University of Colorado-Boulder; MA, Oregon State University-Corvallis; BA, State University of New York-Plattsburgh
Kaleb Scarberry
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. Sponsor: John Ridley (9/24)
PhD Oregon State University, MS Idaho State Univeristy
Dan Scott
Watershed Science and Engineering. Sponsor: Ellen Wohl (9/24)
PhD, Geosciences Colorado State University
Joe Sertich
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Sponsor: Sara Rathburn (5/22)
PhD and MS, Stony Brook University; MS, University of Utah; BS, Colorado State University
Graham Sexstone
USGS, Denver. Sponsor: Steven Fassnacht (10/22)
Roger Steininger
CGO and Director, Nulegacy Cold Corp. Sponsor: Rick Aster (11/24)
PhD, Geology, Colorado State University
Robert Stollar
Science and Research Liaison, Regenesis Management Group; CSU Geosciences Advisory Council.
Sponsor: Rick Aster (6/24)
MS Geology, Colorado State University
Gyana Tripathy
AIRIE Group
Sponsor: Holly Stein (12/22)
Edward Warner
Geologist and Philanthropist; CSU Geosciences Advisory Council. Sponsor: Rick Aster (6/21)
Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, Colorado State University; MS, UCLA; BS, Colorado State University
Thad Wasklewicz
Geomorphologist, Principle in charge of Western US Geohazards and Geomorphology – Stantec. Sponsor: Ellen Wohl (3/24)
PhD, Geography, Arizona State University