Professor • Chair of the Arts and Sciences Council • Director of the Collaborative for Research in Origins (CRiO)
Geological Sciences
Office: BESC 240
Research
My research applies stable-, radiogenic isotope and trace element geochemistry in mineral chemistry and metamorphic petrology. Our specific focus in this realm is on documentation of ancient protoliths and to unlocking records of atmosphere-ocean-crust interactions over geologic time. Our work also explores numerical and analytical modeling of planet formation, the thermal affects of accretion, and how records of these processes are contained in minerals. Finally, we apply this knowledge to understanding the origin of the biosphere on cosmochemically Earth-like planets.
Keywords
planet formation, radiogenic isotopes, stable isotopes
Department Topic Areas
- Primary: Cosmochemistry & Planetary Geology, Geobiology & Astrobiology, Geochronology
- Secondary: Geochemistry, Paleontology & Paleobiology, Petrology & Mineralogy
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California - San Diego