Professors
![photo of Dr. Glenn Thackray](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/thackray_portrait.png)
Glenn Thackray, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 228
![photo of Dr. Ryan Anderson](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/website-pic.png)
Ryan Anderson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Field Camp Director
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 215B
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H. Carrie Bottenberg, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Geotechnologies
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 225
![Headshot of Dr. Benjamin Crosby Professor of Geosciences and Department Chair](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/BenjaminCrosby.jpg)
Benjamin Crosby, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 235
![photo of Dr. Donna Delparte](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/DD_crop_sm.jpg)
Donna M. Delparte, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 201
![Headshot of Dr. Bruce Finney Professor of Paleoecology, Climatic Change, Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/BruceFinney.jpg)
Bruce Finney, Ph.D.
Professor, Director Stable Isotope Laboratory
Office: Gale Life Sciences Bldg, Rm 236 & Physical Sciences Bldg, Rm 202A
![Sarah Godsey, Ph.D. Associate Professor](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/SarahGodsey2.jpg)
Sarah Godsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 231
![Kathleen Lohse](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/biology/directory-images/faculty/klohse.jpg)
Kathleen Lohse, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Rm 202B
![photo of Dr. Kendra Murray](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/murray-kendra-2019web.jpg)
Kendra Murray, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 229
![Shannon Kobs Nawotniak, Ph.D. Associate Professor](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/ShannonKobs.jpg)
Shannon Kobs Nawotniak, Ph.D.
Professor and Incoming Department Chair
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 223
![David Pearson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Geosciences](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/DavidPearson.jpg)
David M. Pearson, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 215A
![Kurt Sundell Headshot](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/Sundell,-Kurt_0.png)
Kurt Sundell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 230
![Leif Tapanila, Ph.D. Professor, Director, Idaho Museum of Natural History](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/LeifTapanila.jpg)
Leif Tapanila, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Idaho Museum of Natural History
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 209
Lecturers & Adjunct Faculty
![](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/Lj-Krumenacker-(1).jpg)
![headshot of Melanie Keys](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/Melanie-Keys-200-x-300.png)
![photo of Dr. Di Wu](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/wu-di-2019web.jpg)
Postdoctoral Associates
![Nicholas Patton smiles and poses while backpacking, hiking sticks in each hand](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/Patton_Nick.jpg)
Nicholas R. Patton, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Associate
Office: Room 202C
Emeritus
![](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/headshots/Charlie.jpg)
Charles W. Blount, Ph.D.
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Scott S. Hughes, Ph.D
![Paul K Link, Ph.D. Professor](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/PaulLink2.jpg)
Paul K. Link, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 230
![Michael McCurry, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/MikeMcCurry.jpg)
Michael McCurry, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Office: Phys. Sci. Bldg. 3, Room 227A
![Head shot of Dave Rodgers](/media/libraries/college-of-science-and-engineering/geology/rodgers-dave-2019web.jpg)
Allied Faculty
Danny Marks
James McNamara
Tammy Rittenour
Mark Seyfried
Douglass Shinneman
Keith Weber
Affiliate Faculty
Million Hailemichael
James Mahar
Travis McLing
Mark Shapley
Christopher Shaw
Jo-Ann Sherwin