Contact Us

Our department sits on two different campuses. The Morningside Campus in New York City, NY, and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Campus, in Palisades, NY. Our undergraduate program, and most of our courses, are held at the Morningside Campus. Our department office on this campus is located at 557 Schermerhorn Hall Extension

Our main administrative office is at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, in 106 Geoscience. Our graduate program is also managed on this campus, and almost all of our faculty have offices and lab space there. 

Our Chair, DGS, and DUS all have offices on the Lamont Campus, but host office hours (and appointments) on the Morningside Campus. 

Department Chair
Kevin Griffin
Marine Biology 128B, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected]
845-365-8371

Associate Chair
Bärbel Hönisch
Comer 235, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected]
845-365-8828

Director of Graduate Studies
Sidney Hemming
Comer 413, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected] 
845-365-8417

Directors of Undergraduate Studies
Terry Plank
557 Schermerhorn Hall Extension, Morningside Campus
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Joerg Schaefer
557 Schermerhorn Hall Extension, Morningside Campus
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Administrative Staff 

Director of Academic Administration & Finance/Graduate Program Manager
Kaleigh Matthews
107 Geoscience, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected]
845-365-8551

Undergraduate Program Manager
Julianna Russo
557 Schermerhorn Hall Extension, Morningside Campus
[email protected]  
212-854-3614

Business Officer
Yasmin Yabyabin
106 Geoscience, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected]
845-365-8550

Business Manager
Jasmine Barlow
108 Geoscience, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 
845-365-8633
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Administrative Assistant
Monica Hinojosa
106 Geoscience, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
[email protected]
845-365-8482