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Dr. Dave Barbeau
Associate Professor - Graduate Director, SEOE
Office: EWS 406
Tel: 803.777.5162
email: dbarbeau <at> geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Clastic sedimentology,
tectonics and sedimentation, basin analysis, thermochronology, sediment provenance, and tectonics of the southern Andes and Antarctica
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Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson
Professor - Director, Marine Sciences Program
Office: EWS 408
Tel: (803) 777-0018
Email: cbnelson < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Marine biogeochemistry including phosphorus cycling; particle formation,
export and sedimentation; and the development and application of
radioisotopic tracers.
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Dr. Michael Bizimis
Assistant Professor
Office: PSC 519A
Tel: (803) 777-5565
Email: mbizimis < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Isotope geochemistry, Igneous
Petrology; Trace element fluxes in subduction
zones and the recycling of oceanic lithosphere.
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Dr. Subrahmanyam Bulusu
Associate Professor
Office: EWS 508
Tel: (803) 777-2572
Email: sbulusu <at> geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Satellite
Oceanography,
Physical Oceanography, Air-Sea Interaction, Climate Change
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Dr. Arthur D. Cohen
Professor
Office: EWS 404
Tel: (803) 777-4502
Email: cohen <at> geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Paleaoecology, palynology, genesis of freshwater and marine swamps and
marshes, organic sedimentation processes, coal genesis; fire ecology,
peatland carbon sinks, peatlands as natural kidneys to extract hazardous
wastes, geoarcheology, tracking sea level changes in salt marshes
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Dr. Seth John
Assistant Professor
Office: PSC 515
Tel: (803) 777-7052
Email: sjohn <at> geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Trace-metal biogeochemistry in the oceans; including the global distribution of trace-metal isotopes, biological uptake of trace-metals, and metal virus interactions.
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Dr. James Kellogg
Professor
Office: EWS 203
Tel: (803) 777-4501
Email: kellogg <at> geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Applied geophysics, GPS geodesy, gravity/tectonic
studies, tectonics of active margins, Andean orogenic belt, GIS,
seamounts, 3D seismic interpretation.
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Dr. Camelia Knapp
Associate Professor
Office: EWS
205
Tel: (803) 777-8491
Email: camelia < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Application of active source seismology to
the structure, composition, and physical properties of the Earth crust and upper
mantle; geodynamic evolution of orogenic belts, structure and origin of
sedimentary basins, physical properties of marine gas hydrates, and seismic wave
propagation and imaging in petroleum exploration
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Dr. James Knapp
Professor
Office: EWS 204
Tel: (803) 777-6886
Email: knapp < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Analysis of the structural and geodynamic evolution of the continental
lithosphere through integration of seismic reflection and refraction data,
structural analysis, and geologic data. Application of geological and geophysical
analysis to exploration and production of hydrocarbons. Current projects: URSEIS and CASPIANSEIS.
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Dr. Venkat Lakshmi
Professor
Office: EWS 407
Tel: (803) 777-3552
Email: vlakshmi < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Hydrology and water cycle characterization using
modeling, remote sensing and data assimilation
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Dr. Thomas J. Owens
Professor - Chairman, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Office: EWS
503
Tel: (803) 777-4530
Email: chair < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: The collection and analysis of seismological
data in order to better understand the structure and evolution of the
continental lithosphere; K-12 Science Education, in particular the use of
seismological data, especially real-time data, to help get students interested
in science.
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Dr. Howie Scher
Assistant Professor
Office: PSC 519
Tel: (803) 777-2410
Email: hscher < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Cenozoic ocean history and the role of the ocean during abrupt climate events. Changes in seawater chemistry; Evolution of the Southern Ocean and Antarctic cryosphere; Spatial and temporal variations in the distribution of seawater trace elements and isotopes (TEI’s) and developing and calibrating proxies for paleoceanography
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Dr. Robert C. Thunell
Carolina Distinguished Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
Office: EWS 514
Tel: (803) 777-7593
Email: thunell < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Reconstructing paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic conditions using
deep sea sediments; measuring the production and flux of sediments in the ocean;
calibration of paleoclimate proxies.
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Dr. Raymond Torres
Associate Professor
Office: EWS
315
Tel: (803) 777-4506
Email: torres < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: I conduct field and lab work designed to
investigate processes that control the production, transport, and storage of
water and sediment in terrestrial and intertidal landscapes. My funded research
projects are on intertidal zone hydrology and geomorphology, near-surface
saturated and unsaturated zone hydrology, and watershed management.
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Dr. George Voulgaris
Professor
Office: EWS 309
Tel: (803) 777-2549
Email: gvoulgaris < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Coastal processes including coastal and
estuarine physical oceanography, sediment dynamics, boundary layer
processes wave-current interaction, beach processes and coastal erosion.
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Dr. Scott White
Associate Professor
Office: EWS 314
Tel: (803) 777-6304
Email: swhite < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Marine geophysics and seafloor mapping including collection and
interpretation of sonar, gravity, magnetic, and resistivity/ip data
applied to understanding morphology and structure of seafloor spreading
ridges and seamounts; volcanism and hydrothermal systems; and
hydrogeophysics in the coastal zone.
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Dr. Alicia Wilson
Associate Professor
Office: EWS 302
Tel: (803) 777-1240
Email: awilson < at > geol.sc.edu
Research Interests: Hydrogeology, including groundwater flow in
coastal and sub-seafloor settings, groundwater and geologic processes,
variable-density fluid flow, numerical modeling, physical and chemical
evolution of fluid flow systems.
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Dr. Sasha Yankovsky
Assistant Professor
Office: EWS 308
Tel: (803) 777-3550
Email: ayankovsky <at> geol.sc.edu
Research interests: Dynamics on continental shelves and in
marginal seas: wind- and buoyancy-driven currents, transient and
time-variable processes, waves, wave-current interaction, mesoscale
variability, adjustment of shelf currents to the topographic and
coastline features.
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Dr. Gene Yogodzinski
Associate Professor
Office: PSC 714 312A
Tel: (803) 777-9524
Email: gene <at> sc.edu
Research interests: My research combines geological field work with geochemical studies that
focus primarily on the use of trace element and isotope geochemistry to
understand igneous processes. I am particularly interested in
understanding how the geochemistry of subduction-related magma is
controlled by tectonics in different subduction settings.
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