Jess F. Adkins Associate Professor of Geochemistry and Global Environmental Science Geochemical investigations of past climates using corals, sediments and their interstitial waters, rate of deep ocean circulation and its relation to mechanisms of rapid climate changes, metals as tracers of environmental processes, radiocarbon and U-series chronology.

Geoffrey Blake Professor of Cosmochemistry and Planetary Sciences and Professor of Chemistry; Deputy Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory Application of innovative spectroscopic tools to investigate the chemical and physical processes that operate in natural environments.

Jean-Lou Chameau President; Professor of Civil Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering

John M. Eiler  Professor of Geochemistry Stable isotope geochemistry of atmospheric gases.

Richard C. Flagan  Irma and Ross McCollum Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering Control of air pollutants, combustion, aerosol processes.

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Janet G. Hering Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering Biogeochemical cycling of trace metals; weathering and sorption reactions; water treatment for arsenic removal; trace metal speciation in natural waters.

Michael R. Hoffmann James Irvine Professor of Environmental Science, Dean of Graduate Studies Environmental chemical kinetics, cloud chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, water chemistry, catalysis, photochemistry, sonochemistry.

Andrew P. Ingersoll Earle C. Anthony Professor of Planetary Science Executive Officer for Planetary Science Weather and climate, planetary atmospheres, physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics.

Jared R. Leadbetter Associate Professor of Environmental Microbiology Biodegradation of bacterial quorum signals; form, function and location of termite gut microbes; H2 consumption by diverse bacteria and archaea; cultivation of novel microbes with novel activities.

Dianne K. Newman Professor of Biology and Geobiology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Electron Transfer and Biofilm Physiology, Photosynthesis and Respiration Based on Iron and/or Arsenic, Intra- and Extracellular Biomineralization

Mitchio Okumura Associate Professor of Chemical Physics Spectroscopy and chemistry of ionic clusters; stratospheric chemistry; photoionization spectroscopy.

Victoria Orphan Assistant Professor of Geobiology Molecular microbial ecology of anaerobic communities involved in carbon and sulfur cycling. Application and development of combined molecular and isotopic methods for relating uncultured microorganisms to biogeochemical processes and understanding interspecies interactions. Specific research interests include microbial community structure and function in deep subsurface habitats, marine sediments, oil and gas seeps, and early Earth analog environments.

Tapio Schneider Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering Large-scale atmosphere dynamics; dynamics of climate changes; turbulence in atmosphere and oceans.

John H. Seinfeld Louis E. Nohl Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering Chemistry and physics of air pollution, atmospheric modeling, gas-to-particle conversion, large-scale computer models.

Alex Sessions Assistant Professor of Geobiology Hydrogen and carbon isotopic studies of organic geochemistry and microbial biogeochemistry, with an emphasis on natural microbial processes regulating the production and preservation of marine and sedimentary organic matter. Also the development of new stable-isotopic methods for investigating complex organic materials and microbial ecosystems.

Paul O. Wennberg R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering; Option Representative Atmospheric chemistry, photochemistry, chemical kinetics, spectroscopy.

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Yuk L. Yung Professor of Planetary Science Upper atmosphere photochemistry, radiative transfer through atmosphere, stratospheric ozone depletion.

Norman H. Brooks James Irvine Professor of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Emeritus Hydrologic transport processes, ocean disposal of wastewater, hydraulic and sedimentation engineering

E. John List Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, Emeritus Environmental fluid mechanics, turbulent mixing and diffusion, particle coagulation.

James J. Morgan Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Environmental Engineering Science, Emeritus Aquatic chemistry, surface chemistry and colloids, water treatment processes.

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Fredric Raichlen Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus Coastal engineering, waves, harbors and mooring of ships, tsunamis.

Agustin J. Colussi Research Faculty - Environmental Science and Engineering Phone: (626) 395-4405 Office: 109 Keck

John Moss Visiting Faculty - Environmental Science and Engineering Phone: (626) 395-4407 Office: 102 Keck

Claudia Pasquero Senior Research Fellow in Oceanography Phone: (626) 395-2480 Office: 208 N. Mudd

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James T. Randerson Visiting Associate - Global Environmental Science

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