Department of Geosciences - Directory
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Faculty
Dr. Todd Moore

Chair
Associate Professor
Expertise: Severe weather hazards, climatology, climate change and variability
Ph.D. in Geography and studies in Climatology, Texas State University - San Marcos, TX 2013
Tomanek Hall 233B
Phone: (785) 628-4587
Email: twmoore@fhsu.edu
Dr. Henry Agbogun

Assistant Professor
Expertise: Digital Rock Physics, Petroleum Geochemistry, Geophysics
Ph.D. in Geology University of New Brunswick
Tomanek Hall 237
Phone: (785) 628-4574
Email: hmagbogun@fhsu.edu
Dr. Hendratta Ali

Associate Professor
Expertise: petroleum geology
Ph.D. in Geology Oklahoma State University
Tomanek Hall 239
Phone: (785) 628-4608
Email: hnali@fhsu.edu
Dr. Keith Bremer

Assistant Professor
Expertise: human geography, urban sustainability
Ph.D. in Environmental Geography Texas State University
Tomanek Hall 241
Phone: (785) 628-4644
Email: kabremer@fhsu.edu
Dr. P. Grady Dixon

Dean, Werth College of Science, Technology, and Mathematics
Professor
Expertise: meteorology, climatology, physical geography
Ph.D. in Geography Arizona State University
Hammond Hall 269
Phone: (785) 628-5389
Email: pgdixon@fhsu.edu
Dr. Richard Lisichenko

Professor
Expertise: geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, geographic education
Ph.D. in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, Geographic Education, Geography of Russia Kansas State University
Tomanek Hall 235
Phone: (785) 628-4159
Email: rlisiche@fhsu.edu
Dr. Tom Schafer

Associate Professor
Expertise: physical geography, cartography
Ph.D. in Geography Kansas State University
Tomanek Hall 331
Phone: (785) 628-5969
Email: tschafer@fhsu.edu
Dr. Jonathan Sumrall

Assistant Professor
Expertise: geology, mineralogy, geochemistry
Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Mississippi State University
Tomanek Hall 243
Phone: (785) 628-5348
Email: jbsumrall@fhsu.edu
Dr. Laura Wilson

Associate Professor
Chief Curator, Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Expertise: paleontology
Ph.D. in Geological Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder
Tomanek Hall 219
Phone: (785) 628-4963
Email: lewilson6@fhsu.edu
Adjuncts & Instructors
Kara Kuntz

Instructor
Expertise: world geography
Tomanek Hall 329
Phone: (785) 628-5804
Email: kkuntz@fhsu.edu
Dr. Jeanne Sumrall

Instructor
Expertise: geoscience education, environmental science cross-disciplinary research
Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Mississippi State University
Tomanek Hall 335
Phone: (785) 628-5973
Email: jlsumrall@fhsu.edu
Office Staff
Patricia Duffey

Student Staff
Department Student Staff
Diane Nunez
Riley Sanford
Accacia Pedigo
Taygan McBurney
Gregory Cooney
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Gary Millhollen

Professor Emeritus
Dr. Kenneth Neuhauser

Professor of Geology, Retired Field Camp Director
Expertise: Field geology, structural geology, environmental geology, depositional environments, and applied geophysics
Ph.D. in Geology University of South Carolina
Tomanek Hall 215
Phone: (785) 628-5349
Email: kneuhaus@fhsu.edu
Dr. Kenneth Neuhauser's Homepage
Dr. Paul Phillips

Dr. John Ratzlaff

Professor Emeritus
Dr. Richard Zakrzewski

Professor Emeritus and Retired Chief Curator of Sternberg Museum
Expertise: paleontology
Phone: (785) 628-5389, (785) 628-5531
Email: rzakrzew@fhsu.edu
Richard Zakrzewski's Homepage
Unlocking the Unknown: Papers Honoring Dr. Richard J. Zakrzewski, edited by Greg H. Farley and Jerry R. Choate
Dr. John Heinrichs

In Memoriam, Chair and Professor
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Climatology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Physical Oceanography, Arctic Geography
Dr. John Heinrichs passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2014.
Dr. John Heinrich's Homepage (last updated 1/11/2014).
The Climate of Hays, Kansas, from 1867 to 1999: Variability, Trends, and Influences