Stan Galicki has thirty-three years of experience as a geologist, twenty-four as a professor at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. He worked in petroleum exploration prior to taking on academic responsibilities. His primary research fields include sedimentary depositional environments, wetland biogeochemistry, and dendrochronology. Stan is a registered professional geologist and member of the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists and the Geological Society of America.
Darrel Schmitz has thirty-five years of experience as a geologist and has spent the last twenty-five as a professor at Mississippi State University. Darrel is a registered professional geologist in Mississippi and has experience primarily with the development and protection of water and fossil fuel resources. Darrel is active in professional organizations, having served as president of both the National Association of State Boards of Geology and the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists. He is also a fellow of the Geological Society of America.