Hixon Center Faculty, Staff and Affiliates

Meet the Hixon Center Faculty and Staff

Each faculty member of the Hixon Center has an affiliation with an academic department and an office located in the Olin Science Center.

Lelia Hawkins

Associate Director of the Hixon CenterHixon Professor of Climate StudiesProfessor of Chemistry – on Sabbatical 2026-2027Olin 1261909.621.8522lhawkins@g.hmc.edu

Sarah Kavassalis

Assistant Professor of Climate and ChemistryOlin 1257Askavassalis@g.hmc.edu

Lynn Kirabo

Maria M. Klawe Assistant Professor of Climate and Computer ScienceOlin 1253lkirabo@g.hmc.edu

Jessica Guo

Assistant Professor of Climate and BiologyBarbara Stokes Dewey Assistant Professorship in the Life SciencesOlin 1255jessicaguo@hmc.edu

Robert Sanchez

Assistant Professor of Climate and Mathematicsrosanchez@hmc.edu

Tom Donnelly

Professor of PhysicsDirector, Hixon Center for Climate and the EnviornmentSprague 403909.621.8122donnelly@hmc.edu

Louis Garcia

Administrator for the Hixon CenterOlin 1265909.607.1421logarcia@hmc.edu

Richard Haskell

Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics (Emeritus)Director, Physics Clinic (Emeritus)Director (Emeritus), Center for Environmental Studies