The Department of Earth & Climate Sciences at SF STATE is a vibrant community. Student and faculty collaborate on research to improve our understanding of physical processes active in the Earth and of Earth history. Faculty are accessible and welcome research collaborations with both graduate and undergraduate students.
Contact the faculty below to inquire about research opportunities in their respective areas.
Erin Bray
Research Area: Hydrology and Geomorphology, Rivers
John Caskey
Research Area: Neotectonics, Seismotectonics
Petra Dekens
Research Area: Paleoceanography/Paleoclimatology
Yadira Ibarra
Research Area: Carbonate Sedimentology, Geobiology, Petrography
Mary Leech
Research Area: Petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, tectonics of mountain building
Alexander (Zan) Stine
Research Area: Climate change, reconstructions of past climates, the annual cycle of climate variability.