Faculty

• Colin Booth, Department Chair
  Hydrogeology
• Philip Carpenter
  Environmental Geophysics, Engineering Geology, Seismology
• Justin P. Dodd
  Stable Isotope Geochemistry
• Mark P. Fischer
  Structural Geology, Tectonics, Rock and Ice Mechanics
• Mark R. Frank
  Experimental Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, Economic Geology and Planetary Geology
• Marlon M. Jean
  Igneous Geochemistry
• Melissa Lenczewski
  Geomicrobiology, Organic Geochemistry, Contaminant Hydrogeology 
• Ryan M. Pollyea
  Hydrogeology
• Ross D. Powell
  Sedimentology, Climate Change
• Reed Scherer
  Micropaleontology and Biostratigraphy
• Paul Stoddard
  Plate Tectonics, Geodynamics, Planetary Geology
• Jim Walker
  Igneous Petrology/Geochemistry, Volcanology, Magmas, Subduction Zones, Central America

Emeriti

• Jonathan Berg
• C. Patrick Ervin
• Carla Montgomery
• Eugene Perry

Research Associates

• Monica Carroll - carroll@niu.edu
  Isotope Geochemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Paleoenvironments
• D.Neil Dickey
  Igneous Petrology, Metamorphic Petrology, Earth-surface Aqueous Geochemistry

Adjunct Faculty

• B. Brandon Curry, Ph.D.
  Quaternary Geology, paleoclimatology, paleoecology (ostracods), paleopedology, glacial stratigraphy, environmental geology, geologic mapping

Graduate Students

Staff

• Mark Howland, Cartographer
  • 815-753-6831
  • m.howland@niu.edu
• Amy Polzin, Office Manager
  • 815-753-1778
  • apolzin@niu.edu
• Nina Slack, Secretary
  • 815-753-7925
  • nslack@niu.edu
• Doug Sterner, Lab Manager 
  • 815-753-7930
  • dsterner@niu.edu