Faculty in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences are always looking to recruit students at both the graduate (PhD, Masters) and undergraduate levels. If you are interested in joining a lab, the best thing to do is to contact one or more faculty members directly whose work interests you. For prospective graduate students, our application information page has more information about applying to our graduate program (PhD or Masters). For UM undergrads, our advising page lists faculty who act as undergraduate advisors, who can also help you declare a major in EARTH or find a lab to work in. We look forward to your joining the EARTH family! 

FacultyFieldsAssociated Laboratories and Research Groups
Brian ArbicPaleoclimate and Climate Change, OceanographyArbic Group
Eliel AnttilaGeobiology, Geochronology and Thermochronology, Low-Temperature Geochemistry, Paleoclimate and Climate Change 
Udo BeckerLow-Temperature Geochemistry, Environmental SciencesSurface Geochemistry and Computational Mineralogy Group
Monica CarvalhoPaleontology 
Marin ClarkStructural Geology & Tectonics, Geochronology & ThermochronologyPersonal Website, Thermochronology Lab
Julie ColePaleoclimate and Climate Change, Low-Temperature Geochemistry

Julia Cole's Climate Lab, Stable Isotope Lab

Stable Isotope Lab video tour.

Rose CoryLow-Temperature Geochemistry, Environmental Sciences, GeobiologyResearch Website
Greg DickGeobiology, Low-Temperature Geochemistry, Environmental SciencesMichigan Geomicrobiology Lab
Jessica FayneClimate Change,  Geomorphology, Remote Sensing, HydrologyHydrology, Land Cover, and Climate Change Lab
Matt FriedmanPaleontology 
Ingrid HendyPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Oceanography, Low-Temperature GeochemistryMEAL Lab video tour.
Eric HetlandGeophysicsPersonal Website
Robert HolderGeochronology & Thermochronology, Structural Geology & Tectonics, Petrology & High-Temperature Geochemistry

Robert Holder Research Group

UM Petrochronology Lab

Yihe HuangGeophysicsPersonal Website
Jena JohnsonGeobiology, Low Temperature Geochemistry

Microbe-Mineral Lab

Microbe-Mineral Lab video tour.

Jenan KharbushOceanography, Geobiology, Environmental Sciences, GeochemistryKharbush Lab
Anders KiledalEnvironmental Sciences, GeobiologyMichigan Geomicrobiology Lab
Becky LangePetrology & High-Temperature Geochemistry 
Naomi LevinPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Low-Temperature GeochemistryLevin Research Group
Jackie LiPetrology & High-Temperature Geochemistry, GeophysicsPersonal Website
Kacey LohmannPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Low-Temperature GeochemistryPersonal Website, Stable Isotope Lab
Nathan NiemiStructural Geology & Tectonics, Low-Temperature Geochemistry, Geochronology & ThermochronologyPersonal Website, Thermochronology Lab
Ben PasseyPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Low-Temperature GeochemistryIso Paleo Lab
Sierra PetersenPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Oceanography, Low-Temperature GeochemistrySCIPP Lab, Stable Isotope Lab
Jeroen RitsemaGeophysicsPersonal Website
Nathan SheldonPaleoclimate and Climate Change, Low Temperature Geochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Geobiology

Continental Environments Research Group

Earth System Science Lab video tour.

Adam SimonPetrology & High-Temperature Geochemistry, Low-Temperature GeochemistryPersonal Website
Selena SmithPaleontology

Smith Lab

PEPPR Lab Video Tour

Zack SpicaGeophysicsPhotonics Seismology Group
Luke WeaverPaleontologyWeaver Lab
Jeff WilsonPaleontologyPersonal Website
Youxue ZhangPetrology & High-Temperature Geochemistry