Jessica Hankins

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

Office: Benson 435
Faculty Contact:Alexis Templeton

Advisor: Tom Marchitto

Research Interests

Primary Research Focus: My research centers on refining a Raman spectroscopy–based proxy for aragonite saturation state in biogenic carbonates, with an emphasis on coral skeletons. Through this work, I aim to elucidate the implications of ocean acidification on biomineralization processes, and to establish Raman spectroscopy as a direct paleoclimate proxy for reconstructing past ocean chemistry.

General Areas of Interest: Raman spectroscopy; Biomineralization; Chemical oceanography; Ocean acidification; Coral Geochemistry; Geochemistry; Geochronology

Background

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