Chairs
Full-time chairs | fully appointed at, and paid for by UU |
| Aquatic Geochemistry | Prof. dr. Mariëtte Wolthers |
| Electron microscopy and nanostructures | Prof. dr. Martyn Drury |
| General geochemistry | Prof. dr. Jack Middelburg |
| Global Tectonics and Paleogeography | Prof. dr. Douwe van Hinsbergen |
| Paleoclimatology | Prof. dr. Lucas Lourens |
| Paleoceanography | Prof. dr. Appy Sluijs |
| Paleomagnetism / Magnetostratigraphy | Prof. dr. Wout Krijgsman |
| Petrology | Prof. dr. Paul Mason |
| Seismology | Prof. dr. Jeannot Trampert |
| Structure and composition of Earth's deep interior | Prof. dr. Arwen Deuss |
| Teaching and learning environment in Earth Sciences | Prof. dr. Hans de Bresser |
| Tectonics and sedimentary basins | Prof. dr. Liviu Matenco |
Part-time chairs | 0.1 - 0.4 fte appointed at, and paid for by UU | Other employer or affiliation |
| Geothermal exploration | Prof. dr. Jan-Diederik van Wees | TNO |
| Marine biogeochemistry | Prof. dr. ir. Caroline Slomp | RUN |
| Marine geology | Prof. dr. Gert-Jan Reichart | Royal NIOZ |
| Molecular paleontology | Prof. dr. ir. Stefan Schouten | Royal NIOZ |
| Ocean and climate change | Prof. dr. Eelco Rohling | Univ. of Southampton |
| Organic geochemistry | Prof. dr. ir. Jaap Sinninghe Damsté | Royal NIOZ |
| Porous media imaging techniques | Prof. dr. Veerle Cnudde | Ghent University |
| Theoretical geochemistry and mineralogy | Prof. dr. Nora de Leeuw | Univ. of Leeds |
| Vertebrate paleontology | Prof. dr. Anne Schulp | Naturalis |
Chairs by special appointment (& unpaid chairs) | Usually 0.2 fte appointed at UU by employer | Employer |
| Marine palaeobiology | Prof. dr. Henk Brinkhuis | Royal NIOZ |
| Marine ecosystem modelling | Prof. dr. Karline Soetaert | Royal NIOZ |
| Microbial and isotope biogeochemistry | Prof. dr. Helge Niemann | Royal NIOZ |
| Multiscale fluid-rock interactions | Prof. dr. Fadi Nader | IFPEN |
Honorary chairs | emeritus | |
| Emeritus Distinguished Professor (Tectonics) | Prof. dr. Sierd Cloetingh | |
| Emeritus Analysis and modeling of transport processes in porous media | Prof. dr. Hans van Duijn |
Retired and/or left
- Prof. dr. ing. Ruud J. Schotting, Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Chair for quantitative water management (of semi-arid environments)
- Prof. dr. Jack F. Schijven, quantitative microbial water safety
- Prof. dr. ir. Lex (A.F.) Bouwman, nutrient transport from land to sea
- Prof. dr. Wim Spakman, dynamics of the Earth's mantle
- Prof. dr. Christopher J. Spiers, earth materials and deformation
- Prof. dr. Jelle W.F. Reumer, vertebrate paleontology
- Prof. dr. ir. S. Majid Hassanizadeh, hydrogeology
- Prof. dr. Cor G. Langereis, paleomagnetism
- Prof. dr. François Roure, architecture, thermicity and resources of sedimentary basins and orogens
- Prof. dr. Jan de Jager, regional and petroleum geology
- Prof. dr. Gert J. de Lange, marine geochemistry and chemical oceanography
- Prof. dr. Poppe L. de Boer, sedimentology
- Prof. dr. Rinus (M.J.R.) Wortel, tectonophysics
- Prof. dr. Philippe S.J. Van Cappellen, geochemistry
- Prof. dr. Esther Jansma, dendrochronology & palaeoecology
- Prof. dr. Martin Hale, economic geology
- Prof. dr. Rob D. van der Hilst, computational seismology
- Prof. dr. Bert (G.J.) van der Zwaan, biogeology
- Prof. dr. Jan W. de Leeuw, organic geochemistry
- Prof. dr. Cees J. van der Zwan, applied stratigraphic prediction
- Prof. dr. Stan H. White, structural geology
- Prof. dr. Theo E. Wong, sedimentary geology of NL
- Prof. dr. Bernard H.W.S. de Jong, petrology
- Prof. dr. Jaap C. Mondt, applied geophysics
- Prof. dr. Harry A.J. Oonk, thermodynamics
- Prof. dr. Roel K. Snieder, seismology
- Prof. dr. Cees H. van der Weijden, marine & hydrogeochemistry
- Prof. dr. Harry N.A. Priem, planetary geology
- Prof. dr. Klaus Helbig, exploration geophysics
- Prof. dr. Guust (A.M.H.) Nolet, seismology
- Prof. dr. Hendrik A. Das, radio-analysis in geochemistry