Hixon Center Faculty, Staff and Affiliates
Meet the Hixon Center Faculty and Staff
Each faculty member of the Hixon Center has an affiliation with a college department and an office located in the Olin Science Center
![Lelia Hawkins](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/12/Portrait_358x412_Hawkins23.jpg)
Lelia Hawkins
Director of the Hixon CenterProfessor of ChemistryHixon Professor of Climate StudiesOlin 1261909.621.8522lhawkins@g.hmc.edu
![Sarah Kavassalis](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Sarah-Kavassalis-189.jpg)
Sarah Kavassalis
Assistant Professor of Climate and Chemistry Olin 1257Askavassalis@g.hmc.edu
![Lynn Kirabo](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/12/Portrait_358x412_Lynn-Kirabo-1.jpg)
Lynn Kirabo
Maria M. Klawe Assistant Professor of Climate and Computer Science Olin 1253lkirabo@g.hmc.edu
![Jessica Guo](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/07/Guo-web.jpg)
Jessica Guo
Assistant Professor of Climate and BiologyOlin 1255jessicaguo@hmc.edu
![Robert Sanchez](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2024/07/Sanchez-web.jpg)
Robert Sanchez
Assistant Professor of Climate and Mathematics Joining HMC July 2025
![Tom Donnelly](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/06/tom3.jpeg)
Tom Donnelly
Vice President and R. Michael Shanahan Dean of the FacultySprague 403909.621.8122donnelly@hmc.edu
![Nicol Smith](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Nicol-Smith18.jpg)
Nicol Smith
Administrative Assistant for Hixon Center of Climate and the Environment909.607.1421nismith@hmc.edu
![Richard Haskell](https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Richard-Haskell-1.jpg)
Richard Haskell
Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics (Emeritus)Director, Physics Clinic (Emeritus)Director (Emeritus), Center for Environmental Studies