Jessica Hankins

  • Sr. Professional Research Assistant
  • Facility Manager of the Raman Microspectroscopy Lab
  • Ph.D. Student
  • GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Address

Office: Benson 435
Faculty Contact:Alexis Templeton

Advisor: Tom Marchitto

Research Interests

Primary Research Focus: My research explores the effects of anthropogenic perturbations to the marine carbon cycle (i.e., ocean acidification) on the mineralogical and crystallographic properties of calcareous organisms’ skeletons, with an emphasis on stony corals, through Raman spectroscopy.

General Areas of Interest: Raman spectroscopy; Calcium carbonate geochemistry; Chemical oceanography; Ocean acidification; Biomineralization; Geochronology

Background

  • M.S., Oceanography, Hawaii Pacific University, 2023
  • B.A., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Colorado Boulder, 2018