Faculty and students in the Department of Geoscience encompass a broad array of disciplines. Here you will find information on their areas of specialization, current research, teaching, and outreach.

Academic Contacts

  • Ganqing Jiang
    Professor – Department Chair

    Sedimentary Geology, Carbonates, Isotope Geochemistry

    SEB 3241

    Phone: (702) 895-2708
    Ganqing.Jiang@unlv.edu

  • Michael J. Nicholl
    Associate Professor – Associate Department Chair

    Vadose Zone Hydrology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, Geological Engineering

    LFG 227

    Phone: (702) 895-4616
    michael.nicholl@unlv.edu

  • Arya Udry

    Associate Professor – Graduate Coordinator

    Planetary Science, Igneous Petrology, Martian geology, Enstatite-rich meteorites, Meteorites

    LFG 204A

    Phone: (702) 895-1239
    arya.udry@unlv.edu

  • Elisabeth (Libby) M. Hausrath
    Professor – Undergraduate coordinator

    Geochemistry, Water-rock Interaction, Mars, Astrobiology, Geomicrobiology, Soil-forming Processes, Chemical Weathering, Hydrogeochemistry

    SEB 4132

    Phone: (702) 895-1134
    elisabeth.hausrath@unlv.edu