Faculty & Staff

Dr. Burt Carter

Professor - Paleontology / Paleoecology
Ph.D. - West Virginia University
A.B. - West Georgia College
Office: Science Bldg 203
Phone: 229-931-2325
burchard.carter@gsw.edu

Dr. Lysa Chizmadia

Associate Professor - Geology
Ph.D. - Univ. of New Mexico
M.S. - UCLA
B.S. - Lehigh University
Office: Roney Bldg. 212
Phone: 229-931-2327
Email: Lysa.Chizmadia@gsw.edu

Dr. Svilen Kostov

Associate Professor - Physics / Pre-Engineering
Ph.D. - City Univ. New York
M.S. - Univ. of Sofia, Bulgaria
B.S. - Hunter College CUNY
Office: Science Bldg 114
Phone: 229-931-2321
Email: svilen.kostov@gsw.edu

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Dr. Sam Peavy

Professor - Geophysics / Environmental Geology
Ph.D. - Virginia Tech
M.S. - Memorial U. of Newfoundland
B.S. - McNeese State University
Office: Roney Bldg 206 
Phone: 229-931-2330 
Email: samuel.peavy@gsw.edu

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• GSW Seismic Station

Research Interests:

• 2-, 3- and 4-D resistivity data collection, modeling, and interpretation.
• 3-D gravity and magnetic modeling; density and susceptibility boundary evaluation using potential field attribute analysis;3-D inversion of gravity and magnetic data.
• Investigation of the large-scale crustal structures by integrating reprocessed seismic reflection data, geologic, well, and potential fields information.

Debbie Standridge

Senior Admin. Assistant
Office: Science/Math Bldg 111 
Phone: 229-931-2353 
Email: deborah.standridge@gsw.edu  

Ms. Tara Mitchell

Adjunct Faculty - Geology
M.S. - Auburn University
B.S. - Georgia Southwestern State U.

Dr. Bud Cofer

Emeritus Professor - Mineralogy/Environmental Geology
Ph.D. - University of Illinois 
M.S./A.B. - Emory University
Email: hec@gsw.edu

Dr. Tom Weiland

Emeritus Professor - Igneous Petrology /Mineralogy / GIS
Ph.D./M.S. - Univ. of North Carolina
B.S. - East Carolina University
Email: thomas.weiland@gsw.edu