"Earth and Planetary Sciences" text placed on top of a decorative photo collage of the five main UC Davis EPS research disciplines.

Faculty

Academic Personnel Faculty

Estella Atekwana, the dean of the College of Letters and Science, stands in front of the college on November 22, 2021.

 

Estella Atekwana
Distinguished Professor
College of Letters and Science Dean's Office
Geophysics
Photo of Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park representing "Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry".

 

Eliot A. Atekwana
Professor
2133 Earth & Physical Sci
eatekwana@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-3690
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Geology
Magali Billen photo portrait

Magali I. Billen
Professor and Department Chair
2129 Earth & Physical Sci
mibillen@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-4169
Geophysics
Kari Cooper

Kari M. Cooper
Professor
3127 Earth & Physical Sci
kmcooper@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-8826
Geology; Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Eric Cowgill photo portrait

Eric S. Cowgill
Professor
3121 Earth & Physical Sci
escowgill@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-6574
Geology
Mark Deblois

Mark Deblois
Visiting Assistant Professor
1131 Earth & Physical Sci
mcdeblois@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-0352
Paleobiology and Evolution
David Gold photo portrait

David A. Gold
Associate Professor
3125 Earth & Physical Sci
dgold@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-5361
Geobiology and Paleobiology
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Christy Grettenberger
Assistant Professor
3115 Earth & Physical Sci
clgrettenberger@ucdavis.edu
Earth-Life Interactions
griffin image

Alyssa Griffin
Assistant Professor
2131 Earth & Physical Sci
ajgriffin@ucdavis.edu
 
Tessa Hill portrait

Tessa M. Hill
Professor
1129 Earth & Physical Sci
tmhill@ucdavis.edu | 530-875-1910
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Geobiology and Paleobiology
Isabel Montañez photo portrait

Isabel P. Montañez
Distinguished Professor
3117 Earth & Physical Sci
ipmontanez@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-7823
Geology; Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Ryosuke Motani photo portrait

Ryosuke Motani
Professor
2125 Earth & Physical Sci
rmotani@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-6284
Geobiology and Paleobiology
Mike Oskin photo portrait

Michael E. Oskin
Professor
3123 Earth & Physical Sci
meoskin@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-3993
Geology
Dave Osleger photo portrait

David A. Osleger
Professor of Teaching
3224 Earth & Physical Sci
daosleger@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-7824
Geology
Hannah Palmer

Hannah Palmer
Visiting Assistant Professor
1105 Earth & Physical Sci
hmpalmer@ucdavis.edu | 
Geochemistry, Oceanography, Paleoclimate, Paleoecology
Nicholas Pinter photo portrait

Nicholas Pinter
Professor
3113 Earth & Physical Sci
npinter@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-1041
Geology
Barbara Ratschbacher portrait

 

Barbara C. Ratschbacher
Assistant Professor
bratschbacher@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-5615
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Geology
Max Rudolph photo portrait

Maxwell Rudolph
Associate Professor
1133 Earth & Physical Sci
maxrudolph@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-3669
Geophysics; Planetary Science
John Rundle photo portrait

John B. Rundle
Distinguished Professor
2131 Earth & Physical Sci
jbrundle@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-6416
​​​​​Geophysics
Dawn Sumner photo portrait

Dawn Y. Sumner
Professor
3111 Earth & Physical Sci
dysumner@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-5353
Geobiology and Paleobiology; Geology; Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Planetary Science
Dr. Chijun Sun

Chijun Sun
Assistant Professor
3131 Earth & Physical Sci
cjsun@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-9779
Paleoclimate
Qing-zhu Yin photo portrait

Qing-zhu Yin
Professor
3129 Earth & Physical Sci
qyin@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-0934
Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry; Planetary Science

Thesis Advisors

Our Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program is comprised of UC Davis faculty, federation and emeriti. While only members of the Earth and Planetary Sciences Graduate Program (EPSGP) can be Thesis Advisors for our graduate students, non-members of the EPSGP may help in mentoring students on specific aspects of their projects.