People

The geology faculty are a particularly active group in research and teaching. Most are nationally known and many are international experts in their respective areas. Two are currently editors of international journals, several serve as members of journal editorial review boards, and all have published numerous articles in professional journals; many have also published books. More than half of the faculty have been nominated for, and/or received, various teaching excellence awards given both within the University and by outside organizations. Most of the faculty instruct graduate as well as undergraduate students.See our Department Handbook for official policies.

• Chair: Daniel K. Holm 
• Assistant Chair: Alison J. Smith
• Administrative Secretary: Annie Krieger
• Graduate Coordinator: Joseph D. Ortiz
• Undergraduate Advisors: Carrie Schweitzer, Alison Smith, Neil Wells and David Singer
• Employment and Internship Coordinator: Joseph D. Ortiz

Faculty

Dr. Yonathan Admassu Assistant Professor, Geology yadmassu@kent.edu
Phone: 440-964-4533

Research Areas:

• Engineering Geology
• Structural Geology
• Economic Geology

Sue Clement Assistant Professor (NTT) sclement@kent.edu
Phone: 330-888-6324

Research Areas:

• Hydroclimatology
• Paleoclimatology
• Geoscience Education

Tathagata 'Ted' Dasgupta Assistant Professor (NTT) tdasgupt@kent.edu

Research Areas:

• Geoscience Education
• Radiogenic Isotopes/Geochemistry
• Granite Petrogenesis

Yoram Eckstein Professor yeckste1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2364

Research Areas:

• General and environmental geology
• Hydrogeology
• Geothermics

Rodney Feldmann Professor Emeritus rfeldman@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2506

Research Areas:

• Paleontology
• Biostratigraphy
• Biogeography

Jeremy Green Assistant Professor jgreen72@kent.edu
Phone: 330-308-7563

Research Areas:

• Vertebrate Paleontology
• Paleoecology
• Synapsid Evolution and Extinction

David Hacker Associate Professor dhacker@kent.edu
Phone: 330-847-0571

Research Areas:

• Structural Geology
• Field Geology
• Volcanic Stratigraphy

Daniel Holm Professor and Chair dholm@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4094

Research Areas:

• Structural Geology
• Tectonics
• Precambrian Geology

Anne Jefferson Assistant Professor ajeffer9@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2746

Research Areas:

• Watershed Hydrology
• Urban Hydrology
• Geomorphology

Joseph D. Ortiz Professor jortiz@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2225

Research Areas:

• Marine Sedimentology
• Marine Stratigraphy
• Paleoclimate

Donald Palmer Interim Dean, Honors College, Professor Emeritus dpalmer@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2312

Research Areas:

• Exploration Geophysics
• Engineering Geophysics

Chris Rowan Assistant Professor (NTT)

Research Areas:

• Geophysics
• Global Tectonics
• Paleomagnetism

Carrie Schweitzer Professor cschweit@kent.edu
Phone: 330-244-3303

Research Areas:

• Invertebrate Paleontology
• Paleobiogeography
• Decapod Systematics and Evolution

Abdul Shakoor Professor ashakoor@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2968

Research Areas:

• Engineering Geology
• Soil Mechanics
• Slope Stability

David Singer Assistant Professor dsinger4@kent.edu

Research Areas:

• Environmental Mineralogy
• Environmental Geochemistry
• Medical Geology

Alison Smith Professor and Assistant Chair alisonjs@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3709

Research Areas:

• Paleolimnology
• Micropaleontology
• Holocene Climate Change

Eric Taylor Assistant Professor (NTT) etaylo18@kent.edu

Research Areas:

• Geology and Human Health
• Geoscience Education
• Toxicology of Earth Materials

Neil Wells Professor nwells@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2951

Research Areas:

• Sedimentology
• Geomorphology
• Vertebrate Taphonomy

Visiting Scholars

Yasaman Rafighdoust Research Scholar

Staff

Merida Keatts LAN Support Specialist mkeatts@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2897
Anne Krieger Administrative Secretary akrieger@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2680

Emeritus

Alan Coogan Professor Emeritus Peter Dahl Professor Emeritus pdahl@kent.edu
Richard Heimlich Professor Emeritus rheimlic@kent.edu