EPS Advisory Board
The mission of the Advisory Board is to provide external perspective, advice, recommendations, resources and related assistance as requested by the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences (students and faculty). The Board provides opportunities for alumni and associated supporters to become better acquainted with the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and to use their combined professional experience, expertise, and resources to influence and promote the Department’s ongoing success.
Board members are available for students to contact regarding career and resume advice, or other general mentoring. If you want to get in touch with a specific board member, please contact the EPS department head or administrative assistant.
Name |
Degree/Year |
Advisor |
Research |
Area of Expertise |
Occupation |
| Jake Alexander | MS 2020 | Linda Kah | Carbonate Stratigraphy and Geochemistry | Mining & Economic Geology | Staff Geologist II at Burgex Mining Consultants |
MS 1984 |
Misra |
Economic Geology |
Upstream E&P IT Management, Drone Services |
Business Owner, Consultant |
|
Roger Bohanan |
MS 1975 |
Kopp |
Petrology & Geoarcheology |
Petroleum Geology |
Petroleum Geologist |
Vicki Brumback |
MS 1990 |
McSween |
Metamorphic Petrology & Structure |
Groundwater |
Sampling and Analysis Coordinator/Geologist |
MS 1982 |
Walker |
Carbonate startigraphy & geochemistry |
Petroleum Geology |
Petroleum Geologist |
|
Brent Couzens-Schultz |
MS 1991 |
Dunne |
Structure & Tectonics |
Geomechanics, pore pressure, fold-thrust belts |
Petroleum Geologist |
Thomas Cronin (Secretary) |
BA 1980; MS 1983 |
Misra |
Economic Geology |
oil & gas field development; geology education |
Petroleum Geologist |
Dennis Cumbie |
MS 1997 |
McKay |
Hydrogeology |
Groundwater, watershed mgt, stormwater |
Water Programs Div. Mgr. |
Tim Davis |
PhD 1993 |
Hatcher |
Structure & Tectonics |
Structure, New Ventures, Fract/Geomech |
Petroleum Geologist |
MS 1982 |
Walker |
Carbonate Paleoecology |
Operations Geology |
Petroleum Geologist |
|
| Damani A. Driver | BS 2015 | Software Engineer | |||
| Christopher Gates | MS 2018 | Perfect | |||
Emily Goodman |
BS 2003, MS 2005 |
Kah |
Carbonate Geochem |
petroleum geology |
Petroleum Geologist |
| Pat Hackworth | BS 1995 | Health and Safety/Environmental Geology | Chst Safety Representative at GEM Technologies | ||
Stefan Higgins |
MS 1996 |
Taylor |
Igneous Petrology |
Petroleum geology/geophysics |
Petroleum Geologist/Geophysicist |
| Matthew Huebner | PhD 2013 | Bob Hatcher | Structural Geology and Tectonics | Geology, Geologic Hazards, and Engineering Geology | Senior Geologist, Dam Safety, TVA |
BA 1978; MS 1982 |
Taylor |
Igneous Petrology |
Environmental Quality and Remediation |
Environmental Geologist |
|
Hart Knight |
BA 2002; JD 2006 |
Byerly & McKay |
Environmental Studies, Major; Geography and Business, Minors |
Environmental Law |
Attorney |
| Rachel Kronyak | PhD 2019 | Linda Kah | Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow in Gale Crater, Mars | Planetary Geology | Operations Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Brent Lockhart |
BA 1980 |
Roeder |
Forward gravity modeling of the Appalachian Fold and thrust belt |
Petroleum geology/geophysics |
Petroleum Geologist |
Arthur Merschat (Advisory Board Chair) |
MS 2003; PhD 2009 |
Hatcher |
Structure & Tectonics |
Geologic Mapping |
Research Geologist |
Grant Mincy |
MS 2012 |
McKinney |
Environmental Geochemistry |
Environmental Geology |
Instructor |
| Harry Moore | MS 1972 | Engineering Geology | Consulting Engineering Geologist | ||
BS CE 1980 (Tenn.Tech) |
Engineering |
Formation Evaluation, Petrophysics |
Petroleum Engineer |
||
Ashley Ramsey (Mentoring and Outreach Committee Chair) |
MS 2018 |
Szynkiewicz |
Geochemistry/Stable isotope geochemistry |
Environmental Geology |
Environmental Geologist |
PhD 2005 |
McSween |
Planetary Geology |
Igneous Petrology |
Lecturer |
|
Dibyendu "Dibs" Sarkar |
PhD 1997 |
Misra/Essington |
Environmental Geochemistry |
Environmental Quality and Remediation |
Professor of Environmental Engineering |
Bryan Schultz |
BS 2002, MS 2005 |
McKay & Driese |
Geology / Pedology / Morphology |
Multi-discipline / Public Education |
Educator |
Chris Singleton (Membership Committee Chair) |
BS 1995 |
Environmental Geology |
Environmental Consultant |
||
BA 2008 |
McKinney |
Environmental |
Land Reclamation; NEPA |
Program Specialist |
|
Ron Tisdale (Nominating Committee Chair) |
MS 1974 |
Briggs |
Depositional Modeling |
Petroleum Geology, Sedimentology |
Petroleum Geologist , consultant |
MS 2005 |
McKay |
Environmental Geology/Hydrology |
Uranium contamination & safety controls |
Senior Nuclear Safety Specialist |
|
Christina Vivano (Awards Committee Chair) |
PhD 2012 |
Moersch |
Planetary Geology |
Planetary spectroscopy; Mars Geology |
Staff Scientist |
John White (Finance Committee Chair) |
MS 1975 |
Briggs |
Clastic Depositional Environments |
Geophysical Interpretation, Con/Uncon Reservoirs |
Consulting Geophysicist |