Faculty and Staff
Joseph Asante

Earth Sciences
jasante@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 133
Box 5062
931-372-3576
PhD in Geoscience (Hydrogeology/Hydrology), University of Nevada Las Vegas; MSc in Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg; BSc in Geology, University of Ghana
Research interests:
Hydrogeology of karst and intermountain basins; and environmental monitoring. Interactions of flow systems, ecosystems, water quality and quantity, natural hazards, climate, environmental pollution, and aspects of human activities in watersheds. Methods and techniques include field hydrological and geochemical measurements, numerical modeling, statistics, remote sensing, and GIS.
Teaching:
Hydrogeology; Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry; Remote Sensing; Geologic Fundamentals (team taught) — R programming for Earth Scientists; Earth Environment Resources and Society
Michael Harrison

Earth Sciences
MHarrison@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 218C
Box 5062
931-372-3751
Ph.D., 2002: Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
resume / curriculum vitae
No further information available.
Evan Hart

Earth Sciences
EHart@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 134
Box 5062
931-372-3516
http://iweb.tntech.edu/ehart/
B.A. 1991 Mary Washington College; M.S. 1996 Virginia Tech; Ph.D. 2000 Univ. of Tennessee
resume / curriculum vitae
Currently teaching Geomorphology, Natural Hazards, Water Resources, and Meteorology. Research interests include flooding, cave sediments, and coastal geomorphology.
Larry Knox

Earth Sciences
LKnox@tntech.edu
Kittrell Hall (KITT) 103
Box 5125
931-372-3523
No further information available.
H Wayne Leimer

Earth Sciences
HWLeimer@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 134
Box 5062
931-372-3522
http://sites.tntech.edu/hwleimer/
BS in geology, 1962, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, MO; PhD in Geology, 1969, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
No further information available.
Ping-Chi Li

Earth Sciences
PLi@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 134
Box 5062
931-372-3752
No further information available.
Lauren Michel

Earth Sciences
lmichel@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 133
Box 5062
931-372-3188
PhD Baylor University, 2014; MS Southern Methodist University, 2009; BS The George Washington University, 2006
resume / curriculum vitae
Dr. Michel is a terrestrial paleoclimate scientist. Her research interests involve reconstructing climate in the rock record from paleosols (fossil soils) and studying modern soils for their deep-time application. She currently teaches introductory geology classes, Global Climate Change, and Paleoclimatology.
Jeanette Wolak

Earth Sciences
jwolak@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 134
Box 5062
931-372-3695
https://tntechsedgeology.wordpress.com/
PhD, Montana State University 2011
Dr. Wolak teaches introductory geoscience courses, sedimentology/stratigraphy and geological exploration techniques. Her research interests include: mixed carbonate/clastic sedimentary rocks, petroleum systems of Tennessee and Kentucky, seismic interpretation and mining geology.
Jason Duke

Earth Sciences
JDuke@tntech.edu
Box 5062
No further information available.
Peggy Medlin

Earth Sciences
PMedlin@tntech.edu
Foundation Hall (FNDH) 129
Box 5062
931-372-3121
No further information available.