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Anand Gnanadesikan
Morton K. Blaustein Chair and Professor
Contact Information
- gnanades@jhu.edu
- 327 Olin Hall
- 410-516-0722
Research Interests: Physical circulation; biogeochemical cycling; climate modeling
Education: PhD, MIT
Meghan Avolio
Associate Professor
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- meghan.avolio@jhu.edu
- 227 Olin Hall
- 410-516-2719
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Ecology (with a focus on plants in cities and grasslands), global change
Education: PhD, Yale University
Jerry Burgess
Associate Teaching Professor and Director, ENVS
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- jerry.burgess@jhu.edu
- 325 Olin Hall
- 410-516-7209
Research Interests: Conservation science, tectonics, and metamorphic petrology.
Education: PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Maya Gomes
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
- mgomes@jhu.edu
- 127 Olin Hall
- 410-516-3340
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Stable isotope geochemistry, geobiology, biogeochemical cycling, Earth history, carbonate sedimentology
Education: PhD, Northwestern University
Thomas Haine
Professor
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- thomas.haine@jhu.edu
- 329 & 343 Olin Hall
- 410-516-7048
Research Interests: Ocean circulation and dynamics; ocean’s role in climate
Education: PhD, University of Southampton, UK
Sarah Hörst
Associate Professor
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- sarah.horst@jhu.edu
- 230 Olin Hall
- 410-516-5286
Research Interests: Atmospheric chemistry; planetary atmospheres
Education: PhD, University of Arizona
Jana Kopelent-Rehak
Senior Lecturer
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- jrehak1@jhu.edu
- 324 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Cultural, Environmental and Visual Anthropology, Urban Socioecology, Climate Ethnography
Education: PhD, American University
Kevin Lewis
Associate Professor
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- klewis@jhu.edu
- 229 Olin Hall
- 410-516-5274
Research Interests: Planetary geology and geophysics
Education: PhD, Caltech
David Sing
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
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- dsing@jhu.edu
- 129 Olin Hall
Education: PhD, University of Arizona
Emmy Smith
Associate Professor
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- efsmith@jhu.edu
- 120 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8687
Research Interests: Sedimentary geology; biostratigraphy; Earth history; tectonics
Education: PhD, Harvard University
Sabine Stanley
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Contact Information
- sabine@jhu.edu
- 126 Olin Hall
- 410-516-5606
Research Interests: Planetary magnetism, dynamo theory, planetary interiors, geophysics
Education: PhD, Harvard University
Dimitri Sverjensky
Professor
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- sver@jhu.edu
- 215 & 220 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8568
Research Interests: Geochemistry; astrobiology; deep carbon cycle
Education: PhD, Yale University
Katalin Szlavecz
Research Professor
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- szlavecz@jhu.edu
- 211, 226 & 243 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8947
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Soil ecology, biogeochemistry, geobiology, urban ecosystems
Education: PhD, Eotvos University, Hungary
Daniel Viete
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
- viete@jhu.edu
- 330 Olin Hall
- 410-516-6096
Research Interests: Metamorphic petrology; structural geology; tectonics
Education: PhD, The Australian National University
Darryn Waugh
Professor
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- waugh@jhu.edu
- 314 & 320 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8344
Research Interests: Atmosphere and ocean sciences
Education: PhD, Cambridge University
June Wicks
Assistant Professor
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- wicks@jhu.edu
- 130 Olin Hall
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: mineral physics and planetary interiors
Education: PhD, Caltech
Benjamin Zaitchik
Professor
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- zaitchik@jhu.edu
- 214 & 222 Olin Hall
- 410-516-4223
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Climate dynamics; surface hydrology
Education: PhD, Yale University
staff
Alicia Boampong
Administrative Manager
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- aposey2@jhu.edu
- 301B Olin Hall
- 410-516-7037
Taylor Hannah
Administrative Coordinator
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- thannah2@jh.edu
- 302 Olin Hall
- 410-516-7135
Vonetta James
Grants and Contracts Analyst
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- vjames8@jhu.edu
- 301 Olin Hall
- 410-516-1126
Jean Light
Grants and Contracts Analyst
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- jlight6@jhu.edu
- 301 Olin Hall
- 410-516-2863
Shelby Russell
Academic Program Administrator
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- srusse51@jhu.edu
- 302 Olin Hall
- 410-516-7034
professors emeriti
John Ferry
Professor
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Research Interests: Metamorphic petrology
Education: PhD, Harvard University
George W. Fisher
Professor Emeritus
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Research Interests: Metamorphic geology and environmental geology
Education: PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Bruce D. Marsh
Professor Emeritus and Academy Professor
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- bmarsh@jhu.edu
- 322 Olin Hall
- (410) 516-4652, (410) 516-7053
Research Interests: Volcanism; magma dynamics; planetology; igneous petrology; geophysics
Education: PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Peter L. Olson
Research Professor
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Research Interests: Geophysics
Education: PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Osborn
Professor Emeritus
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- osborn@jhu.edu
- 231-882-5444
Education: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Darrell Strobel
Academy Professor and Research Professor
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- strobel@jhu.edu
- 121 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Planetary atmospheres/astrophysics
Education: PhD, Harvard University
David Veblen
Professor
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Research Interests: Minerology and crystallography
Education: PhD, Harvard University
Research Scientists
David Elbert
Associate Research Scientist
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- elbert@jhu.edu
- 119 Malone Hall
- 410-516-5049
Saman Karimi
Assistant Research Scientist
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- saman@jhu.edu
- 128 Olin Hall
- 410-516-7765
Marie-Aude Pradal
Associate Research Scientist
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- mpradal1@jhu.edu
- 321 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8562
Joint Appointments
Scot Miller
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering
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Gabriel Bever
Associate Professor, Center for Functional Anatomy & Evolution
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- gbever1@jhmi.edu
- 410.955.7145
Carlos DelCastillo
Assistant Research Professor, NASA
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- carlos.e.delcastillo@nasa.gov
- 301-286-8787
Research Interests: Ocean; biogeochemistry
Education: PhD, University of South Florida
Jocelyne DiRuggiero
Associate Research Professor, Biology
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- jdiruggiero@jhu.edu
- 410-516-8498
Michael Harrower
Assistant Professor, Archaeology
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- mharrower@jhu.edu
- 410-516-7500
Research Interests: Archaeology of the Near East, Southern Arabia, and Eastern Africa; geographic information systems (GIS), satellite imagery, agriculture, irrigation, ethnoarchaeology, mortuary archaeology, landscape archaeology, state formation
Linda A. Hinnov
Adjunct Professor
Contact Information
- hinnov@jhu.edu
- 129 Olin Hall
- Group/Lab Website
Research Interests: Paleoclimatology and Earth history
Education: PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Rebecca E. Kelly
Visiting Associate Teaching Professor
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Research Interests: Pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching and learning
Education: PhD, University of Oregon
Ken Livi
Associate Research Scientist
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- klivi@jhu.edu
- 125 Olin Hall
- 410-516-8342
Research Interests: Characterization of Inorganic and Organic Materials, Biomaterials, Earth Materials, and Surfaces of Nanomaterials through Electron Microscopy
Education: PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Katrina M. Lohan
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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Kenneth Rose
Professor, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
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- kdrose@jhmi.edu
- 410-955-7172
Anthony D. Toigo
Adjunct Assistant Professor, (APL)
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Research Interests: Planetary atmospheres; planetary surface and atmosphere interactions
Lecturers
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Patrick Beaudry
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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- pbeaudr1@jhu.edu
- 221 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Igneous petrology and geochemistry, stable isotopes, subduction zones, sulfur cycling
Cauê S. Borlina (he/him)
Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- csciasc1@jhu.edu
- 111 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Planetary formation and evolution, habitability, planetary magnetism, paleomagnetism
Benjamin Fernando (He/Him)
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- dfernan9@jh.edu
- Olin Hall
Research Interests: seismology, impact processes, icy moons, diversity in science and science policy
Miguel Jimenez-Urias
Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- mjimen17@jhu.edu
- 328 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Geophysical Fluid dynamics. Stirring and Mixing of tracers. Computational Oceanography. Applied Mathematics.
Prakrut Kansara
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- pkansar3@jhu.edu
- 224 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Global hydro-meteorology, Climate change, Streamflow forecasting, and Remote Sensing
Sezim Mustapayeva (she/her/hers)
Visiting Scientist
Contact Information
- smustap3@jhu.edu, smustapayeva7@gmail.com
- 122 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Field Geologist- Research Interests- The evolution of life during the Neoproterozoic and Cambrian. I also study Devonian and Carboniferous boundary foraminifers. My research integrates paleontology, biostratigraphy, and geochronology, in field sites that include the Mugodzhary Mountains and the Greater and Lesser Karatau Mountains in Kazakhstan.
Wanshu Nie
Postdoctoral Fellow
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- nwanshu1@jhu.edu
- 224 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Hydrology, Earth System Modeling, Data Assimilation, Remote Sensing
Mahmoud Osman
Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- mahmoud.osman@jhu.edu
- 224 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Flash Droughts, Hydroclimatology, Weather extremes
Ben K. D. Pearce
Postdoctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- bpearce6@jhu.edu
- 225 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Astrobiology, Origins of life, Early Earth/Titan, Atmospheric chemistry, Meteoritic organics
Cecilia B. Sanders
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- csande37@jhu.edu
- 228 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Microbial taphonomy/biosignatures; paleoenvironment/paleoecology of the Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary; stable isotope geochemistry (S, O, C) of phosphorite, chert, and carbonate
Mahdad Talebpour
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Contact Information
- mtalebp1@jhu.edu
- 124 Olin Hall
Research Interests: Atmospheric-Hydrological Modeling, Large-Eddy Simulation, Urban Hydrometeorology, Urban Climate, Urban Heat Island, Machine Learning Applications to Environmental Processes