Faculty

Current
Emeriti

	Richard Allen Class of 1954 Professor & Director of Berkeley Seismological Laboratory Regional seismic structure and dynamics, mantle upwelling processes. Earthquake rupture mechanisms. Seismic hazard mitigation including earthquake early warning systems.	rallen@berkeley.edu279 McCone Hall
	Walter ÁLVAREZ Professor of the Graduate School Stratigraphy and Earth history, tectonics and structural geology, stratigraphy of pelagic limestones. Please note that Prof. Álvarez is active in research, but not in teaching, and does not accept new graduate students.	platetec@berkeley.edu315 McCone Hall
	Jill F. Banfield Professor Mineralogy, environmental geochemistry, geomicrobiology, environmental microbiology and nanogeoscience.	jbanfield@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 316 4334 369 McCone Hall
	James Bishop Professor Ocean carbon cycle dynamics, remote sensing, aquatic chemistry, marine biogeochemistry, land - ocean biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, ocean sensors and autonomous observing systems.	jkbishop@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642 6110 499 McCone (UCB)
	Kristie A BOERING Professor & the Lieselotte and David Templeton Professor of Chemistry Atmospheric chemistry and climate on Earth and other planets.	boering@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-3472 BG3 Giauque
	William Boos Associate Professor Atmospheric science, climate dynamics, monsoons, Earth's hydrological cycle	william.boos@berkeley.edu413 McCone Hall
	Bruce Buffett Professor Dynamics and evolution of planetary interiors, including mantle convection, plate tectonics, and planetary dynamos. Physical modeling of gas hydrates and consequences for climate change.	bbuffett@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642 1251 383 McCone Hall
	Roland Bürgmann Professor Crustal deformation and active tectonics, volcano deformation, fault geometry and structure, frictional properties of faults, and active deformation from non-tectonic processes.	burgmann@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 375-6405 389 McCone Hall
	Eugene Chiang Professor of EPS & Astronomy Theoretical astrophysics focusing on the origin and evolution of planetary systems, both Extra-Solar and Solar.	echiang@astro.berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 701-5996 Hearst Field Annex B-20
	Ronald Cohen Professor of EPS & Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Analytical Chemistry; Ozone; Nitrogen oxides; Water.	rccohen@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-2735 B45 Hildebrand Hall
	William Collins Professor in Residence, Earth and Planetary Science; Director, Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Director, Accelerator for Climate, Energy & Environment Solutions Climate Change, Uncertainty of Extremes, Climate Modeling, Coupled Models of the Climate System, Global Climate Models, Solar and Terrestrial Radiation	wdcollins@berkeley.edu Phone: 510-495-2407 375 McCone Hall
	Kurt Cuffey Professor of EPS & Geography and the Martin Distinguished Chair in Ocean, Earth and Climate Science Glaciology, Glacial Geomorphology, and Climate Change	kcuffey@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-1641 525 McCone
	Donald DePaolo Chancellor’s Professor, Emeritus & Professor of the Graduate School Application of mass spectrometry, radiogenic isotope geochemistry, and principles of physics and chemistry to fundamental problems in geology.	depaolo@eps.berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-5064 473 McCone Hall
	William E. Dietrich Professor Seeking mechanistic, quantitative understanding of the form and evolution of landscapes. In addition, we are seeking linkages between ecological and geomorphic processes, and building tools to tackle pressing environmental problems.	bill@eps.berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-2633 313 McCone Hall
	Douglas Dreger Professor Use of waveform data to investigate seismic source, wave propagation, and Earth structure problems including geophysical inverse problems.	dreger@seismo.berkeley.edu281 McCone Hall
	Bethanie Edwards Assistant Professor Refining our understanding of marine microbes in the Biological Carbon Pump and their impact on ocean biogeochemistry.	bethanie_edwards@berkeley.edu
	Inez FUNG Professor Geophysical fluid dynamics and large-scale numerical modeling. Biogeochemical cycles. Remote sensing of earth systems. Atmosphere-ocean interactions, and atmosphere-biosphere interactions.	ifung@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-9367 399 McCone Hall/ 335 Hilgard Hall
	Benjamin Gilbert Associate Adjunct Professor & Senior Scientist at LBNL Dr. Gilbert has made important contributions to the rapidly evolving field of nanogeoscience – the study of the properties and geochemical interactions of natural nanoscale minerals. Much of his research involves the development and application of synchrotron x-ray experiments and analysis methods for the study of mineral nanoparticles.	bgilbert@lbl.gov
	Matthew Gleeson Teaching Professor (LPSOE) Volcanology and Igneous Petrology. Use of computational and analytical methods to study magmatic systems, from the onset of melting in a heterogeneous mantle, through to eventual triggering of volcanic eruptions.	gleesonm@berkeley.edu375
	Raymond JEANLOZ Professor of EPS & Astronomy The nature and evolution of planetary interiors, as well as the properties of materials at high pressures.	jeanloz@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-2639 491 McCone Hall
	Harriet Lau Assistant Professor Large-scale properties of Earth; Global-scale geodynamic processes across different timescales; Frequency-dependent Rheology.	hcplau@berkeley.edu285 McCone
	Kanani K. M. Lee Associate Adjunct Professor & Staff Scientist at LLNL Physics and chemistry of Earth and planetary materials at ultra-high pressure and temperature conditions; formation and evolution of Earth and (exo)planets in general.	kanani.lee@berkeley.edu
	Michael MANGA Professor and department chair Geological processes involving fluids, including problems in physical volcanology, geodynamics, hydrogeology, and geomorphology.	manga@seismo.berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-8532 381 McCone Hall
	Burkhard Militzer Professor Computer simulations of materials in interiors of the earth and giant planets, first-principle simulation techniques, equation of state calculations.	militzer@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-7414 407 McCone Hall
	Steve Pride Adjunct Professor Crusted seismology, poroelasticity, electrical properties of rocks, physics of brittle fracture	SRPride@lbl.gov
	James Rector Professor of EPS & Civil Engineering Borehole seismology, Reservoir characterization, Seismic wave propagation in sedimentary basins, Multidimensional digital signal processing, Non-invasive imaging of materials.	jwrector@lbl.gov Phone: (510) 643-7820 412 Davis Hall
	Paul Renne Professor in Residence & Director of Berkeley Geochronology Center Applications of geochronology and paleomagnetism to various problems in the evolution of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.	prenne@bgc.org Phone: (510) 644-1350 2455 Ridge Road
	Barbara A ROMANOWICZ Professor of the Graduate School Deep earth structure and dynamics using seismological tools. Earthquake processes and scaling laws. Real time estimation of earthquake parameters. Development of modern broadband seismic and geophysical observatories on land and in the oceans. Planetary seismology.	barbara@seismo.berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 643-5690 291 McCone Hall
	David Romps Professor Atmospheric dynamics, moist convection and turbulence, and the interaction of clouds with Earth's climate.	romps@berkeley.edu Phone: 510-642-7095 377 McCone Hall
	Stephen Self Adjunct Professor Physical volcanology; field studies of products of large eruptions - flood basalts, calderas, and ignimbrites; environmental impact of volcanism. www.stephenself.com	sself@berkeley.edu Phone: 1-510-410-5574 McCone 415
	David Shuster Professor Noble gas geochemistry, thermochronometry, and cosmogenic nuclide observations applied to problems involving alpine glacial erosion, chemical weathering, lunar impacts and magnetism, and thermal conditions of Martian meteorites; Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission and sample collection.	dshuster@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-2607 479 McCone Hall
	Daniel Stolper Associate Professor Biogeochemistry; Earth History; Geobiology; Global Climate Studies; Organic Geochemistry; Stable Isotope Geochemistry	dstolper@berkeley.edu Phone: 510-642-9177 McCone 405
	Nicholas Swanson-Hysell Associate Professor Earth history revealed through the geologic record; paleogeography; long-term drivers of Earth's climate; geomagnetic field evolution	swanson-hysell@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 542-4787 393 McCone Hall
	Chi-Yuen Wang Professor of the Graduate School Hydrogeology; interaction of water with earthquakes, active tectonics.	chiyuen@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-2288 407 McCone Hall
	Hans-Rudolf WENK Professor of the Graduate School Mineralogy-Crystallography, Anisotropy-Texture Development, Field Investigations	wenk@berkeley.edu Phone: (510) 642-7431 495 McCone Hall
	Penny Wieser Assistant Professor	penny_wieser@berkeley.edu449 McCone
	Weiqiang Zhu Assistant Professor (starting July 2023)	zhuwq@berkeley.edu

	Website	Office Room Number
David A. Aaker
George Brimhall Professor Emeritus George Brimhall Professor Emeritus Mineral resources, mineral exploration science, field geology, surface processes, low temperature geochemistry, granitic batholiths, soil geochemistry, geochronology of weathering systems.	brimhall@berkeley.edu391 McCone Hall
Mark Bukowinski Professor Emeritus Mark Bukowinski Professor Emeritus Physics and chemistry of planetary interiors, theoretical mineral physics, nature of bonding in deep earth minerals, modeling of geochemical processes, thermal and chemical evolution of the earth.	markb@calmail.berkeley.edu
Imke de Pater Professor of EPS & Astronomy Imke de Pater Professor of EPS & Astronomy Astronomy, Planetary Science, Adaptive optics and Radio Observations of the giant planets, their rings and satellites.	imke@berkeley.edu605A Campbell Hall	http://astron.berkeley.edu/~imke
Lynn Ingram Professor Emerita Lynn Ingram Professor Emerita Paleoclimatic and paleo-environmental reconstruction in aquatic environments using sedimentological, paleontological, and geochemical data.	ingram@eps.berkeley.edu113 McCone Hall
Lane Johnson Professor Emeritus Lane Johnson Professor Emeritus Structure and processes within the earth, seismic sources with particular application to the monitoring of nuclear test ban treaties. Development of improved theoretical and computational methods of treating wave propagation. Application of inverse methods to geophysical problems.	LRJohnson@lbl.gov
James Kirchner Professor Emeritus James Kirchner Professor Emeritus Watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry, Environmental geochemistry, Geomorphology , Evolutionary ecology, Paleobiology, Analysis of environmental data.	kirchner@berkeley.edu
Mark Richards Professor Mark Richards Professor Mantle convection and large-scale dynamics of the Earth’s interior; Internal dynamics of Venus, Mars, and the Moon; Rotational dynamics and gravity fields of the terrestrial planets; History and dynamics of global plate motions; Computational geophysics; Igneous processes in the mantle and large-scale volcanism; Geological evolution of the Galápagos Archipelago and ridge system; Tectonics and dynamics of the Andean continental margin; Geological causes of mass extinction	Mark_Richards@berkeley.edu285 McCone Hall
Doris Sloan Adjunct Professor Doris Sloan Adjunct Professor History of San Francisco Bay, Early Paleozoic environments, regional geology.	dsloan@berkeley.edu123 McCone Hall