Faculty

Jess F. Adkins
Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science

Jean-Paul Ampuero
Assistant Professor of Seismology

Paul D. Asimow
Professor of Geology and Geochemistry

Jean-Philippe Avouac
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Geology; Director, Tectonics Observatory

Geoffrey A. (Geoff) Blake
Professor of Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Chemistry; Master of Student Houses

Simona Bordoni
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering

Michael E. (Mike) Brown
Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor and Professor of Planetary Astronomy

Robert W. Clayton
Professor of Geophysics; Divisional Academic Officer for Geological and Planetary Sciences

Bethany L. Ehlmann
Assistant Professor of Planetary Science; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Research Scientist

John M. Eiler
Robert P. Sharp Professor of Geology and Professor of Geochemistry

Charles Elachi
Vice President; Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Planetary Science

Kenneth A. Farley
W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geochemistry; Chair, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences

Woodward Fischer
Assistant Professor of Geobiology

John P. Grotzinger
Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology

Michael C. Gurnis
John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics; Director, Seismological Laboratory

Thomas H. Heaton
Professor of Engineering Seismology

Donald V. Helmberger
Professor of Geophysics

Andrew P. Ingersoll
Professor of Planetary Science

Jennifer M. Jackson
Professor of Mineral Physics

John A. Johnson
Assistant Professor of Planetary Astronomy

Joseph (Joe) Kirschvink
Nico and Marilyn Van Wingen Professor of Geobiology

Heather A. Knutson
Assistant Professor of Planetary Science

Swaminathan (Swami) Krishnan
Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering and Geophysics

Shrinivas R. (Shri) Kulkarni
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories

Michael P. Lamb
Assistant Professor of Geology

Nadia Lapusta
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics

Jared R. Leadbetter
Professor of Environmental Microbiology

Dianne K. Newman
Professor of Biology and Geobiology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Victoria J. Orphan
Professor of Geobiology

George R. Rossman
Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Mineralogy

Jason B. Saleeby
Professor of Geology

Alex L. Sessions
Professor of Geobiology

Mark Simons
Professor of Geophysics

David J. (Dave) Stevenson
Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Planetary Science

Joann M. Stock
Professor of Geology and Geophysics

Edward M. Stolper
Provost; William E. Leonhard Professor of Geology

Andrew F. Thompson
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering

Victor C. Tsai
Assistant Professor of Geophysics

Paul O. Wennberg
R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Science and Engineering; Executive Officer for Environmental Science and Engineering; Acting Director, Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Global Environmental Science

Brian P. Wernicke
Chandler Family Professor of Geology

Yuk L. Yung
Smits Family Professor of Planetary Science