Earth & Environmental Sciences
Jimmy Adegoke
Professoradegokej@umkc.edu
Prof. Adegoke investigates the role of the land surface as a driver of weather and climate using satellite remote sensing, climate diagnostic tools and regional...
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Raymond Martin Coveney, Jr.
Professor Emerituscoveneyr@umkc.edu
Professor Raymond M. Coveney, Jr., was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts. After college at Tufts University and a two-year stint as a naval officer in the Caribbean...
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Caroline Davies, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorSteven Driever, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritusdrievers@umkc.edu
Emeritus Professor Driever came to UMKC in 1977 and retired in 2015. He is a former Chair of the Geosciences Department as well as a former Director of the...
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John Fleeger
Adjunct Professorfleegerj@umkc.edu
Before coming to UMKC in 2010, Dr. Fleeger served as Professor of Biological Sciences at Louisiana State University where he is currently Emeritus Professor....
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Richard Gentile
Professor Emeritusgentiler@umkc.edu
Dr. Gentile, “The rock and fossil doc” was born, raised and educated in Missouri. He began teaching geology courses at UMKC in 1966, retiring in 1999 but...
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Alison Graettinger
Assistant Professorgraettingera@umkc.edu
Alison Graettinger joined UMKC in the Fall of 2016. Her research focuses on volcanic eruptions using a variety of techniques including large-scale physical experiments,...
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Syed Hasan
Professor Emeritushasans@umkc.edu
Dr.Syed E. Hasan received his Ph.D. (1978) from Purdue University in Engineering and Environmental Geology and joined UMKC in 1979. His expertise includes waste...
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Wei "Wayne" Ji
Chair and Director of GIS Certificate Programsjiwei@umkc.edu
Professor Ji received a Ph.D. degree, specializing in natural resource management, remote sensing, and GIS, from the University of Connecticut. In 1990s he conducted...
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Jejung Lee
Associate Professorleej@umkc.edu
Research Interests
Prof. Lee specializes in hydrogeology, geostatistical and computational modeling, and geophysical application in shallow environments....
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Chris Liu
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic DevelopmentMegan Medley
Office Support Assistant IVmedleymj@umkc.edu
Megan Medley provides management, administrative, and business support to the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department and the Department of Race, Ethnic,...
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James Murowchick
Professor Emeritusmurowchickj@umkc.edu
The son of an industrial mineralogist, Professor Murowchick joined UMKC in 1988. He helped develop and direct UMKC’s SEARCH undergraduate research program,...
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Tina Niemi
Professorniemit@umkc.edu
Niemi is a Geology Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at UMKC. She...
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Fengpeng Sun
Assistant Professorsunf@umkc.edu
Fengpeng Sun
Dr. Fengpeng Sun is a climate scientist with particular expertise in investigating climate variability and climate change. Dr. Sun develops high-resolution regional...
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