Faculty in Geological Engineering and Sciences


Theodore J. Bornhorst, PG Department Chair & Professor of Economic and Engineering Geology

Ph.D., University of New Mexico

Geochemistry (mineral deposits and environmental), mineral deposits, geology of the Lake Superior region, statistical analysis of geoscience data

tjbornho@mtu.edu

Suzanne J. Beske-Diehl Professor of Geophysics

Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Paleomagnetism, rock magnetism, sedimentology, geophysics

sbeske-d@mtu.edu

Gregg J. S. Bluth Associate Professor of Geology

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Earth/atmosphere interactions, remote sensing of volcanic emissions, watershed geochemistry

gbluth@mtu.edu

Judith Wells Budd Research Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing

Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Remote Sensing of Lake Water Quality

jrbudd@mtu.edu

Jimmy F. Diehl Professor of Geophysics

Ph.D., University of Wyoming

Applied geophysics, paleomagnetism, tectonics

jdiehl@mtu.edu

John S. Gierke, PE Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Hydrogeology, contaminant transport, soil remediation

jsgierke@mtu.edu

William J. Gregg Associate Professor of Geological Engineering

Ph.D., State University of New York--Albany

Structural geology, tectonics, mineral deposits, mining geology, rock slope stability

wjgregg@mtu.edu

Jacqueline E. Huntoon Associate Professor of Geology

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University

Sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics, petroleum geology, basin analysis

jeh@mtu.edu

Alex S. Mayer, PE Associate Professor of Geological and Environmental Engineering

Ph.D., University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Multi-phase fluid flow and contaminant transport in porous media, experimental and computational hydrogeology

asmayer@mtu.edu

S. Douglas McDowell Professor of Geology

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Metamorphic petrology, geothermal geology, clay mineralogy

sdmcdowe@mtu.edu

Wayne D. Pennington

Professor of Geophysical Engineering

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin--Madison

Petroleum geophysics, well logging, seismology, induced seismicity

wayne@mtu.edu

George W. Robinson Curator of Mineral Museum and Professor of Mineralogy

Ph.D., Queens University

Mineralogy

robinson@mtu.edu

William I. Rose Professor of Petrology

Ph.D., Dartmouth College

Volcanology, geochemistry, remote sensing, volcano/atmosphere interactions, global change

raman@mtu.edu

James W. Vallance Research Assistant Professor of Geology

Ph.D., Michigan Technological University

Volcanic hazards, debris flows, geomorphology, mechanics of granular materials

James R. Wood Jr. Professor of Geology

Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Geochemistry, environmental geology, diagenesis, petroleum geology

jrw@mtu.edu

Charles T. Young, PE Associate Professor of Geophysical Engineering

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin--Madison

Exploration geophysics, electrical and electromagnetic geophysics, geophysical signal analysis, ground-penetrating radar, environmental geophysics

ctyoung@mtu.edu

Adjunct Faculty in the Department

Last updated 12/11/98