Faculty

Stephen Ackley
Associate Professor of Research
Phone: (210) 458-4455
Email: Stephen.Ackley@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Antarctic Sea Ice
- Sea Ice Specialist

John (Matt) Cannon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-8596
Email: John.Cannon@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Structural Geology
- Tectonic Geomorphology

Sandy Cannon
Lecturer
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-4455
Email: Sandy.Cannon@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Petroleum Geology
- Sedimentology
- Subsurface Mapping
- Well Log Analysis

Saugata Datta, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-4752
Email: Saugata.Datta@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Chemical Hydrogeology
- Low Temperature Geochemistry

Yongli Gao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: FLN 1.03.58
Phone: (210) 458-7029
Email: Yongli.Gao@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Environmental Geology
- Hydrogeology

Alexis Godet, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-4782
Email: Alexis.Godet@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Sedimentology
- Stratigraphy

Judy Haschenburger, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: FLN 4.03.22
Phone: (210) 458-4553
Email: Judy.Haschenburger@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Geomorphology
- Sediment Transport Processes

Lance Lambert, Ph.D.
Professor
Phone: (210) 458-5447
Email: Lance.Lambert@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Carbonate Petrology
- Paleontology
- Petroleum Geology
- Stratigraphy

Newfel Mazari, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice
Email: Newfel.Mazari@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- GIS/Remote Sensing
- Third Planet

Alberto Mestas-Nuñez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Instruction
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-6690
Email: Alberto.Mestas@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Physical Oceanography
- Remote Sensing

Jeffrey Neathery
Lecturer
Phone: (210) 458-4455
Email: Jeffrey.Neathery@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Engineering Geology

Janet Vote
Lecturer and ACUE Fellow
Phone: (210) 458-5118
Email: Janet.Vote@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Earth History
- Paleontology
- Physical Geology

Blake Weissling, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Phone: (210) 458-8128
Email: Blake.Weissling@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Cryosphere
- Remote Sensing
- Surface Water Hydrology

Alan Whittington, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: FLN 4.02.08
Phone: (210) 458-5458
Email: Alan.Whittington@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Petrology
- Planetary Geology
- Volcanology

Hongjie Xie, Ph.D.
Professor
Office: FLN 4.03.26
Phone: (210) 458-5445
Email: Hongjie.Xie@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Polar and Climate Science
- Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics
- Surface Water and Hydrology
Emeritus

Stuart Birnbaum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Email: Stuart.Birnbaum@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Geomicrobiology

Alan Dutton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Emeritus
Email: Alan.Dutton@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Hydrogeology


Eric Swanson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: Eric.Swanson@utsa.edu
Areas of Specialization
- Volcanic Stratigraphy
- Volcanism