Department Personnel

Contact us

wsugeology@gmail.com

Main office: 316-978-3140

Office Fax: 316-978-7229

1845 Fairmount St., Box 27
Wichita, KS 67260-0027

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Office location

We're located on the first floor of the Geology Building in room 114.

Office hours

The Geology Department's main office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Professor office hours vary depending on the faculty member. If you're unsure of your professor's office hours, use the directory below to contact them.

Faculty and Lecturers

Zelalem Demissie Ph.D.

Professor (Asst)

zelalem.demissie@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7245

Ph.D., 2018, Oklahoma State University, Geological Sciences: Geospatial Analysis and Geodynamics, Ph.D., 2018, Oklahoma State University, Geological Sciences

Kevin Doyle

Abercrombie Executive in Residence

kevin.doyle@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3140

M.S., 1983, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Geological Sciences: Petroleum Geology and Engineering; Geology and Warfare

William Parcell Ph.D.

Professor (Assoc), Chair

william.parcell@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3141

Ph.D., 2000, University of Alabama, Geological Sciences: Sedimentary Basin Analysis, History of Earth and Earth Sciences

Julia Schwartz

Assistant Educator, Outreach Coordinator

julia.schwartz@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3140

M.S., 2024, Wichita State University, Geology (EEPS): Chemostratigraphy, Environmental Geology

Melissa Scruggs Ph.D.

Professor (Asst)

melissa.scruggs@wichita.edu

Ph.D., 2022, University of California, Santa Barbara, Earth Science: Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology

Andrew Swindle Ph.D.

Professor (Assoc), Graduate Coordinator

andrew.swindle@wichita.edu

(316) 978-7211

Ph.D., 2013, University of Oklahoma, Geological Sciences: Hydrogeology, Environmental Geochemistry

Doug Davis

Lecturer

B.A., 1973, Wichita State University, Geology: Technical Sessions, Petroleum Geology of KS and Mid-Continent

Nathaniel Reynolds Ph.D.

Lecturer

nathaniel.reynolds@wichita.edu

(316) 978-3140

Ph.D., 1986, Florida State University, Atmospheric Sciences: Meterology, Climate Studies

Emeritus and Retired Faculty

William Bischoff Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus (Full)

(316) 978-3140

Ph.D., 1985, Northwestern University, Geological Sciences: Low-temperature Geochemistry

Collette Burke Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus (Assoc)

(316) 978-3140

Ph.D., 1983, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Geological Sciences: Paleontology, Environmental Geology

Salvatore Mazzullo Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus (Full)

(316) 978-3140

Ph.D., 1974, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Geological Sciences: Petroleum Geology, Carbonate Sedimentology

Glyn Rimmington Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Global Learning

(316) 978-3140

Ph.D., 1984, University of Queensland, Plant Physiology: Environment and Sustainability

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