USAC MEMBERS

Justin Dodd (Chair)

Term ends 2/28/25
Dept. of Geology & Environmental Sciences

Northern Illinois University

Phone: 815-753-1943
jdodd@niu.edu

Term ends 2/28/25

College of Engineering

University of Notre Dame
Phone: 574-631-4857
mberke@nd.edu

Term ends 9/30/2024
College of Science and Mathematics

Montclair State University

Phone: 973-655-5129
brachfelds@mail.montclair.edu

Term ends 9/30/24 
Dept. of Geosciences

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Phone: 907-474-5385
bjcoakley@alaska.edu

Term ends 9/30/24 
Dept. of Earth Sciences

Penn State Brandywine
Phone: 610-892-1427
guertin@psu.edu

Term ends 9/30/24 
Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Phone: 845-365-8417
sidney@ldeo.columbia.edu

Term ends 9/30/24 
Boone Pickens School of Geology

Oklahoma State University

Phone: 405-744-6358
priyank.jaiswal@okstate.edu

Term ends 2/28/25
Geosciences Dept.

Utah State University
Phone: 435-797-1273
Donald.penman@usu.edu

Term ends 2/28/25
U.S. Geological Survey

Woods Hole Coastal & Marine Science Center
Phone: 508-457-2240
scphillips@usgs.gov

Term ends 2/28/25
Stokes School of Marine & Environmental Sciences

University of South Alabama
Phone: 251-861-2141
bkielreese@disl.org

Term ends 2/28/25
Geology & Geophysics

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Phone: 508-289-3850
esibert@whoi.edu

Term ends 2/28/25
Dept. of Earth Sciences

Kent State University
Phone: 330-672-3473
atessin@kent.edu

USAC Subcommittees

  • Staffing: Allyson Tessin (Chair), Sidney Hemming, Brandi Kiel Reese
  • Workshops, Nominations, and Pre-drilling Activities: Bernie Coakley (Chair), Melissa Berke, Don Penman, Elizabeth Sibert
  • Science Communication: Stefanie Brachfeld (Chair), Laura Guertin, Priyank Jaiswal, Steve Phillips