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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Rock Mechanics and Ore Deposits

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Peter B. Kelemen
photo of Peter B. Kelemen
Full-Time Faculty

Peter B. Kelemen

Thomas Alva Edison/Con Edison Professor

Research Interest

Geochemistry
Biogeochemistry
Geodynamics
Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
Low Temperature Geochemistry
Tectonophysics
Rock Mechanics and Ore Deposits
photo of Folarin Kolawole
photo of Folarin Kolawole
Full-Time Faculty

Folarin Kolawole

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Interest

Structural Geology
Tectonophysics
Geomorphology
Earthquake Physics
Rock Mechanics and Ore Deposits
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Lamont Campus106 Geoscience Building, 61 Route 9W · Palisades, NY 10964

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845-365-8482

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