- Earth Sciences Faculty
- First-year Research Immersion (FRI) Faculty
- Affiliated Faculty
- Emeritus Faculty
Earth Sciences Faculty
Tingting Gu
tgu4@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Diamond geology
- Critical minerals
- Experimental petrology
- Deep-Earth geochemistry
- Nanoscale mineralogy
- Volatile cycling
- Earth and planetary evolution
Teaching Interests
- Earth materials
- Gems and minerals
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
- Mineral physics and characterization
Research Interests
- Phylogenetically- and database- informed paleobiogeography of Phanerozoic marine invertebrates and plankton
- Biostratigraphy using planktic foraminifera throughout the Late Mesozoic (Cretaceous) through Cenozoic
- Taxonomy of planktic foraminifera (marine protists)
- Reconstruction of atmospheric and surface ocean currents across analog warm periods of the Cenozoic
- Reaching a broader audience on social media through the framework of science communication
Teaching Interests
- Mass extinctions through time
- Rock record and Earth鈥檚 history
- Paleobiology
- Paleobiogeography
- Science communication for scientific ocean drilling
Tim Lowenstein
lowenst@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Chemical composition of ancient seawater
- Ancient atmospheric carbon dioxide
- Deep-time Earth surface temperatures
- Ancient climate on Earth from the study of lake deposits
Teaching Interests
- GEOL 470/570: Geochemistry
- GEOL 436/536: Sedimentary Environments and Facies
- GEOL 142: Water
H. Richard Naslund
naslund@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Layered Intrusions
- Igneous Differentiation
- Crystallization Textures
- Magmatic Ore Deposits
- Igneous Petrology
- Experimental Petrology
- Volcanology
Teaching Interests
- Planet Earth
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
- Igneous Petrology
Molly Patterson
patterso@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Cyclostratigraphy
- Paleoceanography
- Paleoclimatology
Teaching Interests
- Climate and Paleoclimate
- Global Change: A Geological Perspective
- Oceanography
Jeffrey Pietras
jpietras@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Sedimentology
- Basin Analysis
- Petroleum Geology
- Lacustrine Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Geospatial Data Integration
- Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
- Tectonics
Teaching Interests
- Basin Analysis
- Structural Geology
Sina Saneiyan
ssaneiyan@binghamton.eduResearch Interests
- Near-surface geophysics
- Environmental geophysics
- Engineering geophysics
- Biogeophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
Teaching Interests
- Near-surface geophysics
- Electrical methods
- Programming in geosciences
- Geophysical field methods
Sarah Sheffield
Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Director
Department of Earth Sciences
Research Interests
- Paleobiology
- Evolution of invertebrate life
- Echinoderm paleobiology
- Equity and inclusion in Earth Sciences
- Science communication and geoscience education
Teaching Interests
- Paleobiology
- Introductory geology
- Sedimentary petrology
- Science communication
- Advanced methods in paleobiology
Research Interests
- Ecohydrology
- Freshwater wetlands of the Northeast
- Groundwater-dependent ecosystems
- Ecosystem restoration and nature-based solutions
- Flood hazard forecasting
Teaching Interests
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental geology
- Geomorphology
- Hazards
First-year Research Immersion (FRI) Faculty
Joe Panzik
Environmental Visualization, Research Assistant Professor
First-year Research Immersion Program
Research Interests
- Geomagnetism
- Geophysics
- Data Science
- Earth Evolution
Jonathan Schmitkons
Biogeochemistry, Research Associate Professor
First-year Research Immersion Program
Research Interests
- Urban watersheds: transport and storage of traffic derived pollutants, pollutant cycling through constructed wetlands
- Biogeochemical cycling in meromictic lakes: whiting events, sulfur oxidizing bacteria, microbialite
Affiliated Faculty
Emeritus Faculty