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Faculty

Current Faculty

Piotr Bojakowski Assistant Professor 2022-present piotr.bojakowski@tamu.edu
Deborah N. Carlson Associate Professor, Sara W. and George O. Yamini Fellow 2004 - present dnc@tamu.edu (979) 845-6690
Kevin Crisman Professor, Nautical Archaeology Faculty Fellow 1990-Present
Katie Custer Bojakowski Instructional Assistant Professor 2022-present katie.bojakowski@tamu.edu
Christopher M. Dostal Assistant Professor
INA faculty Fellow 2018 - present dostalc@tamu.edu
Carolyn Kennedy Instructional Assistant Professor 2020-present carolynkennedy13@tamu.edu (979) 845-5242
Cemal Pulak Professor, Frederick R. Mayer Faculty Professor I of Nautical Archaeology 1997 - present pulak@tamu.edu (979) 845-6697
Shelley Wachsmann Meadows Professor of Biblical Archaeology 1993-Present swachsmann@tamu.edu (979) 847-9257

Emeritus Faculty

George F. Bass ✞ Founder, Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Donny L. Hamilton Founder, Conservation Research Laboratory
J. Richard Steffy ✞ Founder, J. Richard Steffy Shiplab

Former Faculty

Fred Hocker Director of Research, Vasa Museum 1991-1999
C. Wayne Smith 1997 - 2015

 

Emeritus Faculty

George F. Bass ✞ Founder, Institute of Nautical Archaeology
Donny L. Hamilton Founder, Conservation Research Laboratory
J. Richard Steffy ✞ Founder, J. Richard Steffy Shiplab

 

Former Faculty

Fred Hocker Director of Research, Vasa Museum 1991-1999
C. Wayne Smith 1997 - 2015

 

CRL Staff

Christopher M. Dostal Director, Conservation Research Laboratory
Director, Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation
Chair of ADCB 2018 - present
Peter Fix Assistant Research Scientist
Watercraft Conservator
John P. Hamilton Senior Research Associate
Karen Martindale, MA Conservator 2018-Present

Former Staff

Helen Dewolf Assistant Research Specialist 1996-2020
Jim Jobling Laboratory Manager 1996-2022

 

Former CRL Staff

Helen Dewolf Assistant Research Specialist 1996-2020
Jim Jobling Laboratory Manager 1996-2022