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Faculty and Research Staff Contributing to the Geophysics Graduate Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder


The geophysics faculty is defined informally as those faculty members in the participating and other departments who offer instruction and conduct research in appropriate scientific areas. Designation as a member of the geophysics faculty does not impose any special obligations and the faculty member remains obligated to the normal duties within his or her department. These duties may include the regular teaching of courses designed to meet the specific needs of the program.

The following members of the faculty and research staff of the Boulder Campus and of cooperating government agencies offer courses and conduct research of direct interest to students in the Geophysical Graduate Program.


Solid Earth
Planets
Snow and Ice
Emeritus


Solid Earth

Name Research Focus Affiliation(s)*
Roger Bilham Crustal deformation, neotectonics, and fault processes GEOL and CIRES
Robert Engdahl Seismology, Earth structure, and earthquakes PHYS
Lang Farmer Radiogenic isotope geochemistry GEOL and CIRES
Craig Jones
Program Committee Chair		 Geophysics and tectonics GEOL and CIRES
Kristine Larson
Program Committee		 Satellite geodesy and plate tectonics ASEN
Peter Molnar Tectonics, climate, and geodynamics GEOL and CIRES
Karl Mueller Kinematics and geomorphology of active structures GEOL
Steve Nerem Satellite altimetry, geodesy ASEN
Michael Ritzwoller Observational seismology, deep earth structure, and helioseismology PHYS
Anne Sheehan
 Crustal and upper mantle structure and dynamics GEOL and CIRES
Joseph Smyth Mineral physics GEOL
James Syvitski Seismic reflection, stratigraphy GEOL and INSTAAR
John Wahr
 Geodesy PHYS and CIRES
Paul Weimer Sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis, 3-D seismic interpretation, reservoir geology, petroleum systems of deep-water continental margins GEOL
Shijie Zhong
Program Committee		 Dynamics of the Planetary Interiors PHYS




Planets

Name Research Focus Affiliation(s)*
Fran Bagenal Magnetospheres of the giant planets APS and LASP
Dan Baker Magnetospheres of Earth and planets LASP and APS
Bob Ergun Auroral processes at Earth and Jupiter LASP and APS
Larry Esposito Observational and theoretical studies of planetary atmospheres APS and LASP
Bruce Jakosky Planetary surfaces and astrobiology GEOL and LASP
Nick Schneider Planetary atmospheres, planetary astronomy, space physics, instrumentation, and scientific visualization APS and LASP




Snow and Ice

Name Research Focus Affiliation(s)*
Tad Pfeffer
Program Committee		 Glaciology and geophysics CVEN and INSTAAR
Koni Steffen
Program Committee		 Theoretical and applied climatology; remote sensing theory and applications in global environmental change issues GEOG, CIRES, and PAOS




Emeritus

Name Research Focus Affiliation(s)*
Peter Bender Space geodesy JILA and PHYS
James Faller Gravimetry instrumentation PHYS and JILA
Alex Goetz
 Remote sensing of Earth materials GEOL and CIRES
Doug Robertson
 Geodesy, earth rotation, gravity CIRES and NOAA
Hartmut Spetzler Rock and mineral physics GEOL and CIRES
Anatoly Levshin Seismology, surface waves, and Earth structure PHYS




Affiliations Key
ASEN Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
APS Dept. of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
CCAR Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
CIRES Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
CVEN Civil Engineering
GEOG Geography
GEOL Dept. of Geological Sciences
INSTAAR     Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
JILA Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
LASP Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
MCEN Mechanical Engineering
NGDC National Geophysical Data Center
NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
PAOS Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
PHYS Physics


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