{"id":185,"date":"2023-02-22T10:35:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:53:46","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/earth\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--cta-cards-collection \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--cta-cards-collection\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Get to know us!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We are excited to be able to meet you! For specific information or questions, please email us with your inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"mailto:fcorsett@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Department Chair<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Professor Frank Corsetti<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"mailto:julieneg@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Faculty Graduate Advisor<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span class=\"card-description\">Professor Julien Emile-Geay<\/span>\n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n   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Graduate and Undergraduate Advisor<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Darlene Garza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:213-740-6109\">213-740-6109<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--email\">\n                  <a href=\"mailto:garzadar@usc.edu\">garzadar@usc.edu<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Main Office<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Department of Earth Sciences<\/strong><br \/>\nZumberge Hall of Science (ZHS)<br \/>\n3651 Trousdale Pkwy<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90089-0740<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                       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