Department of Geosciences Faculty

	The Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University is housed on the Boca Raton campus and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in various subfields of the geosciences. The three main areas of focus in the department are earth systems science, human-environmental systems, and geo-information science.		Phone: 561-297-3250

			Dr. Anton Oleinik
			Associate Professor Office: SE 464 E-mail: aoleinik@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geology (Purdue University) 1998 MS in Geology (Moscow State University) 1986 BS in Paleontology 1985 (Read More)
			Dr. Caiyun Zhang
			Associate Professor Office: SE 488 E-mail: czhang3@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geospatial Information Sciences (University of Texas at Dallas) 2010 Ph.D. in Ocean Remote Sensing (Ocean University of China) 2007 MS in Marine Geology (Ocean University of China) 2003 BS in Marine Geology (Ocean University of China) 1998 (Read More)
			Dr. Colin Polsky
			Instructor Office: DW 312 E-mail: cpolsky@fau.edu		About: Professor Polsky is a geographer specializing in the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. He has completed four degrees with majors in four disciplines, plus a two-year postdoctoral training in a fifth field. (Read More)
			Dr. David Warbuton
			Assistant Chair & Asso. Professor Office: SE 466 E-mail: warburton@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. Geophysical Sciences (University of Chicago) 1978 B.A. Chemistry (University of California, San Diego) 1969 (Read More)
			Dr. Erik Johanson
			Assisstant Professor Office: SE 474 E-mail: ejohanson@fau.edu		About: Dr. Johanson studies human-environment interaction and environmental change across the Holocene. His interests center around how people shape their environments and respond to climate stress. (Read More)
			James Gammack-Clark
			Instructor Office: SE 488 E-mail: jgammack@fau.edu		About: MA in Geography (Florida Atlantic University) 2001 BA in Geography (Florida Atlantic University) 2000 (Read More)
			Dr. Maria Fadiman
			Associate Professor Office: SE 454 E-mail: mfadiman@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geography (University of Texas at Austin) 2003 MA in Latin American Studies (Tulane University) 1998 BA in Latin American Studies (Vassar College) 1991 (Read More)
			Dr. Russell Ivy
			Senior Associate Provost Office: ADM-10 E-mail: ivy@fau.edu		About: Russell Ivy serves as the Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs. In this capacity, he is responsible for providing leadership in formulating and administering university policies for student learning outcomes assessment, in Geography (State University of New York at Buffalo) (Read More)
			Dr. Scott Markwith
			Associate Professor Office: SE 450 E-mail: smarkwit@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geography, specialization Biogeography (University of Georgia, Athens) 2007 MS in Geography, specialization Biogeography (University of Georgia, Athens) 2001 BA in Geography, concentration Physical Geography (University of Mary Washington) 1997 (Read More)
			Dr. Tara Root
			Associate Professor Office: SE 452, DW 329 E-mail: troot@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 2005 MS in Geology and Geophysics (University of Wisconsin-Madison) 2000 BS in Geological Engineering (Colorado School of Mines) 1998 (Read More)
			Dr. Tiffany Roberts Briggs
			Assistant Professor Office: SE 470 E-mail: briggst@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geology (University of South Florida) 2012 M.S. in Geology (University of South Florida) 2008 B.S. in Environmental Science (Honors College, University of South Florida) 2006 (Read More)
			Dr. Tobin Hindle
			Associate Scientist Office: SE 462 E-mail: thindle@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Comparative Studies (Florida Atlantic University) 2006 Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies (Florida Atlantic University) 2006 MS in Biology (Florida Atlantic University) 1997 BS in Limnology (University of Central Florida) 1986 (Read More)
			Dr. Weibo Liu
			Assistant Professor Office: SE 410 E-mail: liuw@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geography (University of Kansas) 2016 MS in Geographic Information Science (China University of Petroleum) 2011 BS in Geographic Information Science (China University of Petroleum) 2008 (Read More)
			Dr. Xavier Comas
			Associate Professor Office: SE 460, DW 330 E-mail: xcomas@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. Rutgers University,2005 B.Sc. Universitat de Barcelona (Spain), 2000 (Read More)
			Dr. Zhixiao Xie
			Chair & Professor Office: SE 456A E-mail: xie@fau.edu		About: Ph.D. in Geography (State University of New York at Buffalo) MS in Computer Science and Engineering (State University of New York at Buffalo) MS in Ecology (Chinese Academy of Sciences ) BS in Geography (Peking University) (Read More)

Affiliate Research Faculty

First Name	Last Name	Email	First Name	Last Name	Email
Dr. Ann-Margaret	Esnard	aesnard@fau.edu	Dr. Chandra	S. Pathak	cpathak@fau.edu
Dr. Christopher	Kelble	ckelble@fau.edu	Dr. David	Palandro	dpalandr@fau.edu
Dr. Allan	Popak	apopak@fau.edu	Dr. David	Sumner	sumnerd@fau.edu
Dr. Eric	Swain	swaine@fau.edu	Dr. Felicia	Rein	frein@fau.edu
Dr. Gillian	K Bloise	gbreary@fau.edu	Dr. Graham	Tobin	gtobin@fau.edu
Dr. Huseyin	Baki Iz	hiz@fau.edu	Dr. Jayantha	Obeysekera	jobeysek@fau.edu
Dr. Josiah	Strauss	jstraus2@fau.edu	Dr. Julio	de Souza	desouzaj@fau.edu
Goldenberg	Joelle	jgoldenberg2015@fau.edu	Liu	Jing	jliu2016@fau.edu
Dr. Kenneth	Banks	kbanks2@fau.edu	Dr. Kevin	Cunningham	kcunni23@fau.edu
Dr. Marc	Minno	gesch@usgs.gov	Dr. Michael	Duever	mduever@fau.edu
Dr. Rebecca	Jo Walter	rwalte11@fau.edu	Dr. Richard	Appeldoorn	rappeldo@fau.edu
Dr. Robert	Brinkman	rbrinkma@fau.edu	Dr. Sanford	Porter	porters@fau.edu
Dr. Sharon	Ewe	sewe@fau.edu	Dr. Zhikang	Chen	zchen6@fau.edu

Emeritus Professors

First Name	Last Name	Email	First Name	Last Name	Email
Dr. Leonard	Berry	berry@fau.edu	Dr. Charles	Finkl	cfinkl@fau.edu
Dr. Howard	Hanson	hphanson@fau.edu	Dr. David	Lee	dlee@fau.edu
Dr. Edward	Petuch	epetuch@fau.edu	Dr. Ronald	Schultz	schultzr@fau.edu
Dr. Tata	Robert

Department of Geosciences Faculty

Dr. Anton Oleinik

Dr. Caiyun Zhang

Dr. Colin Polsky

Dr. David Warbuton

Dr. Erik Johanson

James Gammack-Clark

Dr. Maria Fadiman

Dr. Russell Ivy

Dr. Scott Markwith

Dr. Tara Root

Dr. Tiffany Roberts Briggs

Dr. Tobin Hindle

Dr. Weibo Liu

Dr. Xavier Comas

Dr. Zhixiao Xie