Research Educator
            
            
               
	
		
						
						
				
					Joe Panzik
					Environmental Visualization, Research Assistant Professor; Research Educator
					First-year Research Immersion Program; Department of Earth Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Geomagnetism
- Geophysics
- Data Science
- Earth Evolution
 
			
 
               
            
            Research Stream Collaborators 
            
            
               
	
		
						
						
				
					Carl  P. Lipo
					Professor; Associate Dean for Research and Programs
					Anthropology; Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Island Archaeology (especially Rapa Nui/Easter Island)
- Cultural Transmission and Evolutionary Archaeology
- Remote Sensing, UAV Photogrammetry, and GIS
- Luminescence Dating and Geophysical Methods
- Climate Change Impacts on Sustainability in Island Environments
- Ceramic Technology and Chronology in North America
 
			
	
		
						
						
				
					Alex Nikulin
					Associate Professor; Department Chair
					Department of Earth Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Natural and Induced Seismicity
- Subduction Zone Processes
- Natural Resources Exploration and Development
 
			
	
		
						
						
				
					Jeffrey T. Pietras
					Associate Professor, Graduate Director
					Department of Earth Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Sedimentology
- Basin Analysis
- Petroleum Geology
- Lacustrine Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Geospatial Data Integration
- Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
- Tectonics
 
			
	
		
						
						
				
					Thomas Pingel
					Associate Professor and Chair of Geography
					Geography
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Lidar, photogrammetry, and drones
- GeoAI 
- Urban heat
- Digital twins and indoor mapping
- Virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing
 
			
	
		
						
						
				
					Sina Saneiyan
					Assistant Professor
					Department of Earth Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Near-surface geophysics
- Environmental geophysics
- Engineering geophysics
- Biogeophysics
- Hydrogeophysics
 
			
	
		
						
						
				
					Sarah Sheffield
					Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Director
					Department of Earth Sciences
					
										
				 
									Research Interests
- Paleobiology 
- Evolution of invertebrate life 
- Echinoderm paleobiology
- Equity and inclusion in Earth Sciences
- Science communication and geoscience education
 
			
 
               
            
            Environmental Visualization Cohort 4 (Fall 2017-Fall 2018)
            
            
               
                Environmental Visualization Cohort 4 (Fall 2017-Fall 2018)
Environmental Visualization Cohort 4 (Fall 2017-Fall 2018)
               
               
               
            
            Environmental Visualization Cohort 3 (Fall 2016-Fall 2017)
            
            
               
                Environmental Visualization Cohort 3 (Fall 2016-Fall 2017)
Environmental Visualization Cohort 3 (Fall 2016-Fall 2017)