Position Title
Member, Earth and Planetary Sciences Alumni Advisory Board
Lori L. Summa is a geologist with over 30 years of experience in geoscience, basin analysis research and petroleum-systems evaluation. Dr. Summa retired as a senior technical consultant with ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company in 2016. In this position, she advised corporate management on strategic geoscience issues to ensure appropriate research was performed in support of business objectives.
Dr. Summa is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Geosciences at Rice University and a research collaborator at the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. Her background is in basin analysis and numerical modeling, but she also has broad experience with exploration in offshore marine environments. Dr. Summa earned a B.S. in geology from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in geology from UC Davis.