People

Faculty
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W. Crawford Elliott (Chair) - Associate Professor, Clay Mineralogy
John Allensworth - Senior Lecturer, Cultural Geography, Landforms, Latin America
Hassan A. Babaie - Associate Professor, Structural Geology, Geoinformatics
Lawrence M. Kiage - Assistant Professor, Remote Sensing, Biogeography, Global Environmental Change and GIS
Jordan Clayton - Assistant Professor, Fluvial Geomorphology and Sediment Transport
Jeremy Crampton - Associate Professor, Digital Cartography, Online Mapping, GIS, Geographic Visualization, Theory in Geography
Jeremy Diem - Associate Professor, Climatology
Daniel M. Deocampo - Assistant Professor, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Mineralogy
William J. Fritz - Professor, Associate Provost, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Katherine Hankins - Assistant Professor, Urban Geography
Eirik Krogstad - Associate Professor, Trace Element Geochemistry & Isotope Geology
Timothy E. La Tour - Associate Professor, Metamorphic Petrology
Seth Rose - Associate Professor, Aqueous Geochimstry, Isotope Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Urban Hydrology
Dona J. Stewart - Associate Professor, Director of the Middle East Institute, Urban and Environmental Geography, Middle East
Kenneth J. Terrell - Senior Lecturer, Geoarcheology and Vertebrate Paleontology
Visiting Lecturers & Instructors
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David Doran - Visiting Instructor, Economic Geography, Human-Environment Interaction, and Geographical Education
Anil Kumar K. Gangadharan - Visiting Lecturer, Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution, Urban Meteorology, Geography of Landforms
Katayoun Mobasher - Visiting Lecturer
Staff
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Tyra Hines - Business Manager
Basirat Lawal - Administrative Coordinator
Shankar B. Pokharel - PC Systems Specialist, Intermediate
Atieh Tajik - Laboratory Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty
John Costello - Georgia Geological Survey
Jim Henry - Professor Emeritus (Georgia Southern) of Geology and Director Applied Coastal Research Laboratory, Oceanography, Coastal Marine Geology
Aditya Kar - Associate Professor, Fort Valley State University
Hermann Lebit - Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana Lafayette
Catalina Lneburg - Assistant Professor, State University of West Georgia
J. Marion Wampler - Associate Professor, Georgia Tech
Emeritus Faculty
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Sanford H. Bederman - Professor Emeritus, Geography
Truman A. Hartshorn - Professor Emeritus, Geography
Richard Pillsbury - Professor Emeritus, Geography
Students
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PhD Students (as of Fall 2007)
Baloochestani, Farshad (Geology, PhD)
Gray, Jr, Julian C. (Geology, PhD)
Gerald, Pollack
(Geology, PhD)
Vermillion, Nicole M. (Geology, PhD)
Graduate Students (as of Fall 2007)
Anderson, John R. (Geography)
Barrett, Ronald J. (Geography)
Berthiaume, Jennifer (Geotechnology)
Billings, Robin D. (Earth Science)
Blanton, Jesse D. (Geography)
Breeden, Charles F.(Geography)
Broda, Cynthia M. (Geology)
Brown, Dana C. (Geology)
Brown, Koya F. (Geography)
Buckeridge, Simone P. (Geography)
Cartwright, Richard J. (Geography)
Cochran, Robert E. (Geography)
Costello, Oliver W. (Geology)
Cunningham, Randy B. (Earth Science)
Datta, Deblina (Geology)
Davarpanah, Armita (Geology)
Dean, John R. (Geography)
Dickie, Jennifer (Geology)
Edwards, Paula J. (Geotechnology)
Emory, Mary B. (Geography)
Gallagher, Brookie J. (Geology)
Ghelerter, Jill E. (Geology)
Hays, Jessica C. (Geography)
Holmes, David C. (Geography)
Ivanowski, Joseph M.(Hydrogeology)
Jarrett, Robert E. (Geology)
Kharel, Usha (Geography)
Martin, Ross H. (Geology)
Mazaiwana, Tongai R. (Geology)
Mitchell, Michael T. (Geotechnology)
Polinsky, Robyn R. (Geography)
Prizito, Tara D. (Geography)
Smucygz, Barbara A. (Geology)
Totty Jr., John W. (Geography)
VanTrees, Craig A. (Geology)
Waller, Matthew T. (Geography)
Whittington, Richard A. (Geography)
Wilson, Laura J. (Geography)
Wilson, Margarett E. (Geography)
Undergraduate Students (as of Fall 2007)
Amin, Sarah L. (Geology)
Andrews, Eliza M. (Geology)
Berry, Patricia A. (Geology)
Biggs, Jennifer H. (Geology)
Brantly, Benjamin L. (Geography)
Brewer, James P. (Earth Science)
Church, Aiko E. (Geography)
Collins, Christin R. (Geology)
Cunningham, Jason M. (Geology)
Cunningham, Justin (Geology)
Curl, Chelsea M. (Geology)
Evans, Cassidy E. (Earth Science)
Felkel, Ryan (Geography)
Gerson, Jeffrey A. (Geology)
Gil, Jose R. (Geology)
Green, Wesley D. (Geography)
Hardeman, Stuart E. (Geology)
Hein, Collin H. (Geography)
Hightower, Julia L. (Geography)
Hoffman, Jordan B. (Geography)
Howell, Andrea M. (Geology)
Hunt, Daniel J. (Geology)
Jaeckel, Robert A. (Geology)
Kalenuik, Alexander P. (Geology)
Kozlowski, Stosh A. (Geography)
Liebold, Brian C.(Geography)
Manfred, Susan L. (Geology)
Marshall, Shannon (Geography)
Miller, Daniel S. (Geography)
Miller, Russell S. (Geology)
Murray, Amanda C. (Geography)
Newberry, Lacy M. (Geology)
Nix, Mitch F. (Geology)
Palmer, Dustyn P. (Geography)
Patel, Dipal M. (Geology)
Powell, James J. (Geography)
Presley, Karen E. (Geography)
Redding, Erika J. (Geography)
Roffe-Hammond, Dorian A. (Geography)
Rudolph, Christopher A. (Geography)
Ryerson, Nicole B. (Geography)
Sams, Kimberly A. (Geology)
Sarajlic, Semir (Environmental Geology)
Schoeck, Samantha B. (Geography)
Sgarlato, Anna T. (Geography)
Simmons, Maurice W. (Geology)
Smith, Emily K. (Environmental Geology)
Stowell, Jennifer D. (Geography)
Sutherland, Iain C. (Geography)
Taft, Rachel L. (Geography)
Thomas, Florence (Geology)
Threlkeld, Matthew A. (Geology)
Turgeon, Ann-Marie C. (Geography)
Warren, Davis M. (Geology)
Wilkins, Samuel M. (Geography)
Woghiren, Efomo L. (Geology)
Woodward, Michael L. (Environmental Geology)
Honor Societies
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Gamma Theta Upsilon - International Geographical Honor Society
The Purposes of GTU are:
- to further professional interest in Geography by affording a common organization for those interested in the field
- to strengthen student and professional training through academic experiences in addition to those of the classroom and laboratory
- to advance the status of Geography as a cultural and practical discipline for study and investigation
- to encourage student research of high quality, and to promote an outlet for publication
- to create and administer funds for furthering graduate study and/or research in the field of Geography
The Benefits of GTU Membership:
- Find out information about career opportunities in Geography
- Get to know your fellow geographers
- Help in organizing activities for our department
- Graduate with honors status
To participate in GTU you must:
- be a Geography major
- have completed at least a year and a half of college (3 semesters or 5 quarters)
- have taken a minimum of three Geography courses with a GPA of 3.0 in those courses
- have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
- pay a one-time membership fee of $25.00
Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Epsilon Rho) - National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences
Alumni
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Alumni Listing for Geography (Coming Soon)
Alumni Listing for Geology (Coming Soon)
In Memorium
John M. Ball - Professor Emeritus, Geography
Borden D. Dent - Professor Emeritus, Geography
David E. Ogren - Professor Emeritus, Geology
Malcolm A. Murray - Professor Emeritus, Geography