Michael E. Wysession (/ˈwaɪsɛʃən/ WYE-sesh-ən[1]); born December 6, 1961) is a professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis,[2] and author of numerous science textbooks published by Pearson Education, Prentice Hall and the Savvas Learning Corporation.

He has been an editor of five scientific journals published by the American Geophysical Union and is currently editor-in-chief of Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists.

[13] He is also co-author of a leading undergraduate/graduate geophysics textbook with Seth Stein entitled Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure.

[14] Wysession is author of three video courses with Wondrium (formerly The Great Courses/The Teaching Company):, How the Earth Works,[15] The World’s Greatest Geological Wonders,[16] National Geographic Polar Explorations and The Science of Energy.

[17] He is the designer and instructor of a 3-day course entitled Earth, Moon, and Mars that he presents at different NASA locations.