Petroleum Geosciences
Many students engaged in graduate studies in the Baylor Geology Department enter the petroleum industry after completion of their M.S. or Ph.D. degrees; it is well-known that the petroleum industry highly values Baylor Geology students who receive our well-rounded graduate education. Three programs are especially engaged in preparing students for the petroleum industry, through a combination of specific course materials, internships, and specific projects that are in some case supported by industry.
| Participating Baylor Faculty |
Dr. Stacy Atchley - Applied Petroleum Studies
Professor (Ph.D., University of Nebraska – Lincoln)
Research Interests:
• Petroleum Geology
• Applied Sequence Stratigraphy
• Paleopedologic Applications to Sequence Stratigraphy
Dr. Vince Cronin - Structural Geology
Professor (Ph.D., Texas A&M University)
Research Interests:
• Structural geology
• Neotectonics/paleoseismology
• Plate kinematics
• Engineering geology
Dr. John Dunbar - Geophysics
Professor (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin)
Research Interests:
• Exploration geophysics
• Basin analysis
• Geodynamics
Dr. Jay Pulliam - Geophysics
W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley)
Research Interests:
• Earthquake Seismology
• Geophysics
