Research Educator
Joe Panzik
Environmental Visualization, Research Assistant Professor; Research Educator
First-year Research Immersion Program; Department of Earth Sciences
Research Interests
- Geomagnetism
- Geophysics
- Data Science
- Earth Evolution
Research Stream Collaborators
Carl P. Lipo
Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Programs
Anthropology; Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
Research Interests
- Island Archaeology (especially Rapa Nui/Easter Island)
- Cultural Transmission and Evolutionary Archaeology
- Remote Sensing, UAV Photogrammetry, and GIS
- Luminescence Dating and Geophysical Methods
- Climate Change Impacts on Sustainability in Island Environments
- Ceramic Technology and Chronology in North America
Alex Nikulin
Associate Professor; Department Chair
Department of Earth Sciences
Research Interests
- Natural and Induced Seismicity
- Subduction Zone Processes
- Natural Resources Exploration and Development
Jeffrey T. Pietras
Associate Professor, Graduate Director
Department of Earth Sciences
Research Interests
- Sedimentology
- Basin Analysis
- Petroleum Geology
- Lacustrine Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Geospatial Data Integration
- Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
- Tectonics
Thomas Pingel
Associate Professor and Chair of Geography
Geography
Research Interests
- Lidar, photogrammetry, and drones
- GeoAI
- Urban heat
- Digital twins and indoor mapping
- Virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing
Sina Saneiyan
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Research Interests
- Near-surface geophysics
- Environmental geophysics
- Engineering geophysics
- Biogeophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
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
Environmental Visualization Cohort 4 (Fall 2017-Fall 2018)
Environmental Visualization Cohort 4 (Fall 2017-Fall 2018)
Environmental Visualization Cohort 3 (Fall 2016-Fall 2017)
Environmental Visualization Cohort 3 (Fall 2016-Fall 2017)