Faculty and Staff Directory

Dr. Jessica Lair

Chair/ Associate Professor

Office: Science 3140
Phone: 859-622-4375
Email: jessica.lair@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Observational astrophysics, type Ia supernovae

Dr. Anthony Blose

Professor

Office: Science 3131
Email: anthony.blose@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Physics education, mathematics

Dr. Walter Borowski

Foundation Professor

Office: Science 3224
Phone: 859-622-1277
Email: w.borowski@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Teaching: Geology Research: Local water quality issues

Mr. Glenn Campbell

Senior Lecturer

Office: Science 2227
Phone: 859-622-6474
Email: glenn.campbell@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Kentucky geography, historical field mapping techniques

Dr. Melissa Dieckmann

Professor

Office: Science 3223
Phone: 859-622-1274
Email: melissa.dieckmann@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Earth science teaching, environmental geochemistry

Mr. Alan Ewing

Visiting Lecturer

Office: Science 3133
Email: alan.ewing@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Dr. Jason Fry

Associate Professor

Office: Science 3148
Phone: 859-622-7271
Email: jason.fry@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Fundamental precision experiments, simulations, detectors

Dr. Estifanos Haile

Assistant Professor

Office: Science 2228
Phone: 859-622-1278
Email: estifanos.haile@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Hydrology and hydrogeology

Dr. Tyler Huffman

Associate Professor

Office: Science 2223
Phone: 859-622-2223
Email: tyler.huffman@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Geographic information systems/science

Dr. Thomas Jarvis

Associate Professor

Office: Science 3163
Phone: 859-622-1528
Email: thomas.jarvis@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Atomic, molecular and optical physics; condensed matter physics; material science

Dr. Mark Pitts

Senior Lecturer

Office: Science 3144
Phone: 859-622-4374
Email: mark.pitts@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
IR spectroscopy, lab Inquiry, planetarium software

Dr. Lance Ross

Clinical Faculty

Office: Science 3142
Phone: 859-622-5969
Email: james.ross@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Dr. Kelly Watson

Associate Professor
Associate Director of Division of Natural Areas

Office: Science 3108
Phone: 859-622-1419
Email: kelly.watson@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Human-environment interactions, landscape ecology, remote sensing, GIS

Dr. John White

Professor

Office: Science 2226
Phone: 859-622-1276
Email: john.white@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Igneous petrology, volcanology, high-temperature geochemistry

Dr. Garett Yoder

Professor

Office: Science 3166
Phone: 859-622-1527
Email: garett.yoder@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Theoretical/computational solid state physics, physics education

Dr. Don Yow

Professor

Office: Science 3222
Phone: 859-622-1420
Email: don.yow@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Weather and climate, environmental geoscience, online education

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Dr. Maxwell Ankrah

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 3131
Email: maxwell.ankrah@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Dr. Michael DeLucia

Adjunct Faculty

Email: michael.delucia@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Structural geology and tectonics, thermochronology, geophysics, sedimentology and stratigraphy, GIS, and Earth Science Education

Dr. Stewart Farrar

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 3225
Email: stewart.farrar@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Dr. Trent Garrison

Adjunct Faculty

Email: trent.garrison@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Environmental geology, karst, science communication, and science and society

Dr. Ann Harris

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Manchester Campus
Email: ann.harris@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Manchester BTC 041

Teaching and Research Interests:
Invertebrate paleontology and dinosaurs, GIS, geology of Kentucky

Dr. Sung Bae Jeon

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 3228
Email: sungbae.jeon@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Environmental geography

Brent Marcum

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 3160
Phone: 859-622-8378
Email: brent.marcum@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Online physics, statics.

Dr. Gary Kuhnhenn

Adjunct Faculty
Retired Faculty Emeritus

Office: Science 2231
Email: gary.kuhnhenn@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Geoscience education

Dr. Gene Palka

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 3227
Phone: 859-622-3999
Email: eugene.palka@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
Environmental, historical, military and regional geography

Dr. Pete Worcester

Adjunct Faculty

Office: Science 2108
Phone: 859-622-2395
Email: peter.worcester@eku.edu
Mailing Address: Science 3140

Teaching and Research Interests:
General geology, volcanic stratigraphy

Faculty and Staff Directory

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Chair/ Associate Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6496 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Blose.jpg" alt="Anthony Blose" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Anthony Blose

Professor

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Foundation Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6512 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Campbell.jpg" alt="Glenn Campbell" width="225" height="227" />Mr. Glenn Campbell

Senior Lecturer

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6515 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Dieckmann.jpg" alt="Melissa Dieckmann" width="225" height="227" />Dr. Melissa Dieckmann

Professor

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Visiting Lecturer

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6518 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Fry.jpg" alt="Jason Fry" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Jason Fry

Associate Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6521 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Haile.jpg" alt="Estifanos Haile" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Estifanos Haile

Assistant Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6524 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Huffman.jpg" alt="Tyler Huffman" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Tyler Huffman

Associate Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6527 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Jarvis.jpg" alt="Thomas Jarvis" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Thomas Jarvis

Associate Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6534 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Pitts.jpg" alt="Mark Pitts" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Mark Pitts

Senior Lecturer

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6538 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Ross.jpg" alt="Lance Ross" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Lance Ross

Clinical Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6546 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Watson.jpg" alt="Kelly Watson" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Kelly Watson

Associate ProfessorAssociate Director of Division of Natural Areas

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6550 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/White.jpg" alt="John White" width="225" height="225" />Dr. John White

Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6553 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Yoder.jpg" alt="Garett Yoder" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Garett Yoder

Professor

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6556 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Yow.jpg" alt="Don Yow" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Don Yow

Professor

ADJUNCT FACULTY

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6559 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Ankrah.jpg" alt="Maxwell Ankrah" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Maxwell Ankrah

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-7741 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/11/DeLucia.jpg" alt="Michael DeLucia" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Michael DeLucia

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6566 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Farrar.jpg" alt="Stewart Farrar" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Stewart Farrar

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6570 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Garrison.jpg" alt="Trent Garrison" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Trent Garrison

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6574 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Harris.jpg" alt="Ann Harris" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Ann Harris

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6578 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Jeon.jpg" alt="Sung Bae Jeon" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Sung Bae Jeon

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-7714 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/11/profile-placeholder.jpeg" alt="White E logo on maroon background placeholder" width="225" height="225" />Brent Marcum

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6581 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Kuhnhenn.jpg" alt="Gary Kuhnhenn" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Gary Kuhnhenn

Adjunct FacultyRetired Faculty Emeritus

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6585 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Palka.jpg" alt="Gene Palka" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Gene Palka

Adjunct Faculty

<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-6589 alignleft" src="https://www.eku.edu/phygeosast/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2022/10/Worcester.jpg" alt="Peter Worcester" width="225" height="225" />Dr. Pete Worcester

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Jessica Lair

Dr. Anthony Blose

Dr. Walter Borowski

Mr. Glenn Campbell

Dr. Melissa Dieckmann

Mr. Alan Ewing

Dr. Jason Fry

Dr. Estifanos Haile

Dr. Tyler Huffman

Dr. Thomas Jarvis

Dr. Mark Pitts

Dr. Lance Ross

Dr. Kelly Watson

Associate Professor
Associate Director of Division of Natural Areas

Dr. John White

Dr. Garett Yoder

Dr. Don Yow

Dr. Maxwell Ankrah

Dr. Michael DeLucia

Dr. Stewart Farrar

Dr. Trent Garrison

Dr. Ann Harris

Dr. Sung Bae Jeon

Brent Marcum

Dr. Gary Kuhnhenn

Adjunct Faculty
Retired Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Gene Palka

Dr. Pete Worcester