BS, Eastern Kentucky University; BS, University of Houston; M.S., PhD, University of Kentucky
Jamie Harris is a professor of geology and specializes in near-surface geophysics. He has undergraduate degrees in geology (from Eastern Kentucky University) and geophysics (from the University of Houston) and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kentucky. Harris teaches introductory geology courses and upper level courses in structural geology and geophysics. In addition, he has taught field courses in Southwest Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Yellowstone, Alaska, and Scotland.
Harris has developed an active field-based research program focused on seismic imaging of the shallow subsurface. He and his research students have been involved in numerous geophysical surveys centered on earthquake hazards of the lower Mississippi valley and high-resolution imaging at archaeological sites in Albania, Turkey, and the Yucatán Peninsula. Harris’ expertise in geophysics is widely recognized. In recent years he has travelled to Italy to present an invited paper on near-surface seismic methods, and served as a keynote speaker for an international geophysics conference in China. In 2006 he was named Millsaps’ Distinguished Professor, and in 2009 was recognized as the Mississippi Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
When not in the classroom or in the field, Jamie can be found on the tennis courts at Millsaps where he serves as a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s tennis team.
