USAC Members

Rebecca Robinson (Chair)

Term ends 9/30/23
Graduate School of Oceanography

University of Rhode Island
Phone: 401-874-6569
rebecca_r@uri.edu

Stefanie Brachfeld

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

Montclair State University

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

Stephanie Carr

Term ends 9/30/23

Dept. of Biology

Hartwick College
Phone: 607-431-4410
carrs@hartwick.edu

Bernie Coakley

Term ends 9/30/24 
Dept. of Geosciences

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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

Justin Dodd

Term ends 9/30/23
Dept. of Geology & Environmental Sciences

Northern Illinois University

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

Laura Guertin

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

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

Michael Gurnis

Term ends 9/30/23
Seismological Laboratory

California Institute of Technology
Phone: (626) 395-6979
gurnis@gps.caltech.edu

Sidney Hemming

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

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

Priyank Jaiswal

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

Oklahoma State University

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

Cecilia McHugh

Term ends 9/30/23
School of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Queens College, CUNY
Phone: 718-997-3322
cecilia.mchugh@qc.cuny.edu

Steve Phillips

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

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

Allyson Tessin

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

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

Yige Zhang

Term ends 9/30/24 
Dept. of Oceanography

Texas A&M University
Phone: 979-845-4978
yige.zhang@tamu.edu

USAC Subcommittees

 

  • Staffing: Mike Gurnis (Chair), Sidney Hemming, Allyson Tessin, Yige Zhang
  • Workshops, Nominations, and Pre-drilling Activities: Cecilia McHugh (Chair), Stephanie Carr, Bernie Coakley, Justin Dodd
  • Science Communication: Stefanie Brachfeld (Chair), Laura Guertin, Priyank Jaiswal, Steve Phillips