Our People

Ghassan Aleqabi

• Research Scientist

• E-mail: ghassan@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5817

Raymond E. Arvidson

• James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor
• Professor of Earth and Planetary Science​s

• E-mail: arvidson@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5609

Lars Arvidson

• Systems Engineer

• E-mail: lars@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8555

Forest Balemian-Spencer

• Graduate Student
• NSF Graduate Research Fellow Chancellor's Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: b.forest@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Mike Krawczynski

Shawn Ballard

• Marketing and Communications Specialist

• E-mail: s.ballard@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7708

Mattison Barickman

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: mbarickman@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8231
• Advisor: Rita Parai

Walid Ben Mansour

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Katie Billings

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: b.katherine@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Phil Skemer

Arpita Bose​​

• ​Assistant Professor of Biology

• E-mail: abose@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6236

​Alexander S. Bradley

• ​Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Director of Graduate Studies

• E-mail: abradley@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6333

Paul Byrne

• Associate Professor (Arriving in July 2021)

• E-mail: paul.byrne@epsc.wustl.edu

Paul Carpenter

• Microprobe and XRD Facility Specialist

• E-mail: paulc@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5471

Jeffrey G. Catalano

• Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: catalano@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6015

Hugh Chou

• Research Systems Engineer

• E-mail: hugh@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4012

John Christian

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: jchristian@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Ray Arvidson

Thomas Condus

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: tcondus@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Ray Arvidson

Carolyn Cosgrove-Payne

• Community Engagement Coordinator, Environmental Studies Program

• E-mail: ccosgrovepayne@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8634

Rex Couture

• X-Ray Facilities Specialist

• E-mail: rex@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4194

Hélène Couvy Craigg

• Research Engineer

• E-mail: helene.couvy@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6652

Ramanath Cowsik

• Professor of Physics

• E-mail: cowsik@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4493

​Robert E. Criss

• ​Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: criss@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7441

Ghislaine Crozaz

• Professor Emerita of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: gcw@physics.wustl.edu

Emily Culley

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: eculley@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Brad Jolliff

Jedidiah Dale

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: jed@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Claire Masteller

Seth Davis

• Department Accountant

• E-mail: sdavis@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8826

​Robert F. Dymek

• ​Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: rfd@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5344

Georgy Falster

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• E-mail: gfalster@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3587
• Advisor: Bronwen Konecky

​Bruce Fegley, Jr.

• ​Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: bfegley@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4852

​David A. Fike

• Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Director of Environmental Studies

• E-mail: dfike@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6607

Andrew Flaim

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: a.a.flaim@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Bronwen Konecky

Elaine Flynn

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• E-mail: elaine.flynn@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4977
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Jan Foster

• Assistant to the Director of the MCSS

• E-mail: janf@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5332

Robert Gemignani

• Administrative Officer

• E-mail: rgemigna@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4614

Daniel Giammar

• Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering

• E-mail: giammar@wustl.edu

Andrea Goltz

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: agoltz@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Mike Krawczynski

Ed Guinness

• Senior Research Scientist

• E-mail: guinness@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5493

Anne M. Hofmeister

• Research Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: hofmeist@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7440

Marcia Holleran

• Grants and Accounting Supervisor

• E-mail: holleran@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7587

Astrid Holzheid

• Honorary Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Professor of Experimental and Theoretical Petrology, Kiel University, Germany

• E-mail: aholzheid@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4853

Charis Horn

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: cmhorn@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Phil Skemer

Jennifer Houghton

• Research Scientist

• E-mail: jhoughton@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4206

Feng Sheng Hu

• Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
• Professor of Biology and of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: fshu@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6820

Madison Hughes

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: mnhughes@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Ray Arvidson

Jack Hutchings

• Staff Scientist

• E-mail: jackh@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7475

Chhavi Jain

• Postdoctoral Fellow

• E-mail: chhavi.jain@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8738
• Advisor: Slava Solomatov

Bradley L. Jolliff

• Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Professor of Earth and Planetary Science​s
• Director of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences

• E-mail: bjolliff@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5622

Clive Jones

• SIMS Research Scientist

• E-mail: clivejones@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3170

Abigail Knight

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: alknight@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Piers Koefoed

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• E-mail: piers.koefoed@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Kun Wang

Bronwen Konecky

• Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: bkonecky@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3587

​Randy L. Korotev

• Research Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences​

• E-mail: korotev@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5637

​Michael J. Krawczynski

• ​Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: mikekraw@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6328

Robert Kupper

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: rkupper@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Greg Ledingham

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: greg.ledingham@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Zongshan Li

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: zongshan.li@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Yuanyuan Liang

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: yuanyuanliang@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Mike Krawczynski

Xiaolong Liang

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• E-mail: liang.x@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6333
• Advisor: Alex Bradley

Katharina​ Lodders​

• ​Research Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: lodders@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4851

Xiaochen Mao

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

• E-mail: xiaochen.mao@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8034
• Advisor: Bill McKinnon

Hannah Mark

• Fossett Postdoctoral Fellow

• E-mail: hmark@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Claire Masteller

• Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: cmasteller@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3026

Patrick Matulka

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: pmatulka@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Alessandro Mauceri

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: a.a.mauceri@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Bronwen Konecky

​William B. McKinnon

• ​Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: mckinnon@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5604

Emily Millman

• Graduate Student
• Olin Fellow

• E-mail: emillman@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Kaushik Mitra

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: k.mitra@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Stephanie Moore

• Laboratory Manager

• E-mail: s.moore@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-9088

Alex Morales-Heil

• Climate Change Program Coordinator

• E-mail: amorales-heil@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6049

Richard V. Morris

• Honorary Adjunct Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: richard.v.morris@nasa.gov
• Phone: 281-483-5040

Mason Neuman

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: mdneuman@email.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6940
• Advisor: Kun Wang

Joseph O'Sullivan

• Samuel C. Sachs Professor of Electrical Engineering
• Professor and Dean of the UMSL/WashU Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program

Bob Osburn

• Laboratory Administrator

• E-mail: osburn@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-4555

Kärt Paiste

• Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

• E-mail: kaert@wustl.edu
• Advisor: David Fike

​Rita Parai

• ​Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: parai@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3974

​Jill D. Pasteris

• ​Professor Emerita of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: pasteris@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5434

Sam Patzkowsky

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: e.patzkowsky@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Rita Parai

Frank A. Podosek

• Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: frankpodosek@gmail.com

Daniel Politte

• Research Programmer Analyst I

• E-mail: dvpolitte@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6485

Amanda Price

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: acprice@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Julian Rodriguez

• Research Laboratory Assistant

• E-mail: smrodriguez@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Rita Parai

Nadia Sae-Lim

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: jsae-lim@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Bronwen Konecky

Dan Scholes

• Applications Developer

• E-mail: scholes@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8688

Patrick Shore

• Senior Research Scientist

• E-mail: patrick@seismo.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7357

​Philip Skemer​

• ​Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Director of Undergraduate Studies Associate Director of the Institute of Materials Science & Engineering (IMSE)

• E-mail: pskemer@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3584

Susan Slavney

• Research Programmer/Analyst

• E-mail: slavney@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-9295

Michael Sly

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: msly@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Phil Skemer

​Jennifer R. Smith

• Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
• Professor of Earth and Planetary Science​s

• E-mail: jensmith@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7747

​William Smith​

• Professor of Earth and Planetary Science​s

• E-mail: whsmith@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5638

​Slava Solomatov​

• Chair and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: slava@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7882

Beth Sparks

• HR/Payroll Associate

Thomas Stein

• Computer Systems Manager

• E-mail: stein@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5744

Melanie Suess

• Laboratory Manager

• E-mail: msuess@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8988

Jacob Tarr

• Faculty Assistant

• Phone: 314-286-2871

Zhen Tian

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell International Academy Scholar

• E-mail: t.zhen@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Kun Wang

Katherine Totty

• Administrative Coordinator

• E-mail: tottykm@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5603

Scott VanBommel

• Research Scientist

• E-mail: vanbommel@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-8594

Jue Wang

• Research Scientist

• E-mail: wang@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-7033

Alian Wang

• Research Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: alianw@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5851

​Kun Wang​

• ​Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: kunwang@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3855

Jennifer G. Ward

• Mission Archivist

• E-mail: ward@wunder.wustl.edu

Andrew White

• Research/Lab Tech

• E-mail: andrew.r.white@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5970

​Douglas A. Wiens

• Robert S. Brookings Distinguished Professor
• Professor of Earth and Planetary Science​s

• E-mail: doug@wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-6517

Barbara Winston

• Administrative Coordinator, Environmental Studies

• Phone: 314-935-7047

Seth Wood

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: woodr@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: David Fike

​Michael E. Wysession

• ​Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

• E-mail: michael@seismo.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5625

Jinshu Yan

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: jinshu@email.wustl.edu
• Advisor: Jeff Catalano

Chuck Yan

• Engineering Technician

• E-mail: ycyan@levee.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-5851

Christopher Yen

• Graduate Student
• McDonnell Center Graduate Fellow

• E-mail: yenc@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Brad Jolliff

Zhengyang Zhou

• Graduate Student

• E-mail: zhou.z@wustl.edu
• Advisor: Doug Wiens

Feng Zhou

• Research Engineer

• E-mail: chow@wunder.wustl.edu
• Phone: 314-935-3551