Geology Program in the College of Science

Geology Program

Valeriu Murgulet, Ph.D.

Professional Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator

Office: CS 205
Phone: (361) 825-6023
Email: valeriu.murgulet@tamucc.edu

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Faculty in the Geology Program

Mohamed Ahmed, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geophysics

Office: NRC 2508
Phone: (361) 825-3278
Email: mohamed.ahmed@tamucc.edu
Website: https://ahmedlab.tamucc.edu

Applying geophysics, remote sensing, hydrogeology, modeling, and GIS to investigate a wide range of complex problems

James Gibeaut, Ph.D.

Endowed Associate Research Professor

Office: HRI 215A
Phone: (361) 825-2060
Email: james.gibeaut@tamucc.edu
Website: https://www.harteresearch.org/research/geospatial-sciences

Coastal processes assessment, remote sensing, GIS

Dorina Murgulet, Ph.D.

CMSS Program Coordinator and Professor of Hydrogeology

Office: NRC 3103
Phone: (361) 825-2309
Email: dorina.murgulet@tamucc.edu
Website: https://artesian.tamucc.edu/index.html

Physical and Contaminant Hydrogeology; Hydrology and Water Resources; Groundwater/surface water interactions; Coastal hydrogeology.

Lindsay Prothro, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Geology

Office: CS 247
Phone: (361) 825-4062
Email: lindsay.prothro@tamucc.edu

Jim Silliman, Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry

Office: NRC 3510
Phone: (361) 825-3718
Email: james.silliman@tamucc.edu

Organic geochemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry, climate and environmental change

Jennifer Smith-Engle, Ph.D.

Program Coordinator and Professor of Environmental Science and Geology

Office: NRC 3502
Phone: (361) 825-2436
Email: jennifer.smith-engle@tamucc.edu

Coastal geology, coastal management, sedimentary geology, regional geology