Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC)
  ...to stimulate and facilitate research on the structure and evolution of Earth's continents.
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Geoff Abers Member Cornell University Seismology, subduction zones, volcanology, induced earthquakes abers AT cornell.edu
Richard Allmendinger Member Cornell University Computational structural geology, Andean tectonics rwa1 AT cornell.edu
Chloé Arson Member Cornell University Computational geomechanics cfa36 AT cornell.edu
Grace Barcheck Member Cornell University Seismology, glaciology, environmental seismology, earthquakes, subduction zones grace.barcheck AT cornell.edu
Emily Brodsky Former Oliver Visiting Professor University of California, Santa Cruz geophysicist/fluid dynamicist who studies earthquakes, faults, volcanoes, glaciers, hydrogeology brodsky AT ucsc.edu
Larry Brown Member Cornell University Exploration seismology, deep continental structure, Ground Penetrating Radar ldb7 AT cornell.edu
Larry Cathles Member Cornell University Lithospheric fluids, geodynamic modeling lmc19 AT cornell.edu
Riley Culberg Member Cornell University Glaciology, hydrology, radar, remote sensing, planetary science rtc84 AT cornell.edu
Lou Derry Member Cornell University Biogeochemical processes at multiple time scales, from modern environments to the evolution of couple biogeochemical cycles over Earth history. lad9 AT cornell.edu
Karen Fischer Former Oliver Visiting Professor Brown University Structure of Earth's mantle and crust; Seismology Karen_Fischer AT brown.edu
Nicole Fernandez Member Cornell University Geochemistry, geohydrology, geomorphology n.fernandez AT cornell.edu
Patrick Fulton Member Cornell University Fluid flow, heat transport, tectonics pfulton AT cornell.edu
Esteban Gazel Member Cornell University Geochemistry, volcanology, and petrology egazel AT cornell.edu
Brad Hacker Former Oliver Visiting Professor University of California, Santa Barbara Structural geology, metamorphic petrology, geochronology hacker AT ucsb.edu
Megan Holycross Member Cornell University Experimental petrology, high temperature geochemistry, evolution of the Solid Earth holycross AT cornell.edu
Frank Horowitz Member Cornell University mathematical geophysics, Geothermal, Renewable Energy, Geothermal energy, potential fields, Deformation Monitoring, Geoinformation frank.horowitz AT cornell.edu
Bryan Isacks Former INSTOC Director Cornell University Geomorphology and continental tectonics bli1 AT cornell.edu
Teresa Jordan Member Cornell University Sedimentology, Andean tectonics tej1 AT cornell.edu
Robert Kay Member Cornell University Petrology, continental evolution rwk6 AT cornell.edu
Suzanne Kay Member Cornell University Petrology, Andean tectonics smk16 AT cornell.edu
Kade Keranen Member Cornell University Seismology, growth, evolution and deformation of continents. kmk299 AT cornell.edu
Rainer Kind Former Oliver Visiting Professor GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Germany Passive seismology, deep continental lithospheric structure kind AT gfz-potsdam.de
Tingan Li Member Cornell University Geomorphology, sediment production and morphology of hillslopes tinganli AT cornell.edu
Rowena Lohman Member Cornell University Earthquakes, remote sensing, crustal deformation rbl62 AT cornell.edu
Greg McLaskey Member Cornell University Mechanics of friction, earthquakes, and fracture; lab experiments gcm8 AT cornell.edu
Carolina Munoz-Saez Member Cornell University Critical minerals and energy, Volcanology, Hydrothermal systems, astrobiology cmunozsaez AT cornell.edu
Karin Olson Hoal Member Cornell University Minerals and energy integrated projects, technical de-risking, economic geology, geomet, and interdisciplinary approaches to improving the minerals and energy industries keo52 AT cornell.edu
Matt Pritchard Director Cornell University Volcanology, InSAR, crustal deformation, planetary science pritchard AT cornell.edu
Victor Ramos Former Oliver Visiting Professor University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Andean tectonics, geologic evolution of the Andes andes AT gl.fcen.uba.ar
Roberta Rudnick Former Oliver Visiting Professor University of California, Santa Barbara Continental crust composition, formation and evolution, cratonic mantle-lithosphere, Archean eclogite-TTG link, lithium isotope geochemistry rudnick AT umd.edu
Seth Saltiel Member Cornell University Tectonics, rock mechanics, glaciology, geothermal energy ssaltiel AT cornell.edu
Britney Schmidt Member Cornell University Planetary science, glaciology, robotics britneys AT cornell.edu
John Thompson Member Cornell University Economic geology, mineral exploration jft66 AT cornell.edu
William White Member Cornell University Mantle evolution, magmatic processes at mid-ocean ridges, chemistry of the oceans and marine sediments wmw4 AT cornell.edu
Last modified: Nov. 2025