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Williams Geosciences Faculty and Staff (and dogs)

We combine dedication to teaching with commitment to research. Each faculty member has an active research program involving our students, from field work through data analysis, and all the way to presentation and publication.

Our administrative assistant Pat Acosta somehow maintains smooth running of the department, constant availability of hot chocolate and dog biscuits, and the bottomless candy jar.

STAFF

Pat Acosta
Administrative Assistant


pacosta@williams.edu

FACULTY

 

Mea Cook
Assistant Professor

Climate change

Mea.S.Cook@williams.edu

Mea Cook


Ronadh Cox
Professor
Sedimentology, Geochronology, Planetary geology

rcox@williams.edu


David Dethier
Professor

Geomorphology, Glacial geology, Remote sensing, Hydrology

ddethier@williams.edu

Lisa Gilbert
Assistant Professor
Marine Geology, Oceanography

Lisa.Gilbert@williams.edu

Based at Williams Mystic


Paul Karabinos
Professor, Chairman

Structural geology, Geochronology, Appalachian tectonics

pkarabinos@williams.edu


Markes Johnson
Professor

Stratigraphy, Paleontology

mjohnson@williams.edu



Reinhard 'Bud' Wobus
Professor
Mineralogy, Petrology

rwobus@williams.edu

 


RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Gudveig Baarli
Research Associate
Brachiopod taxonomy, Stratigraphy

gbaarli@williams.edu


Dave Backus
Research Associate

Paleobiology, Extinction events, GIS/Remote Sensing

dbackus@williams.edu


Mark Brandriss
Research Associate
Magma processes

mbrandi@

science.smith.edu

Based at Smith College Department of Geology


RESIDENT CANINES

Gimli
Departmental Dog

Tennis ball studies


Boris
Departmental Dog

Squirril chasing, Barking