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About Research in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Faculty in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences have research programs in a variety of earth and environmental science fields, particularly in hydrology, biogeochemistry, geophysics, paleontology, and earth science education. Most have both graduate and undergraduate students working in their labs, many engaged in research projects they have designed or helped to design.
Earth
Researchers
- Christopher Barton, Ph.D.: Statistical quantification of complex patterns, non-linear systems
- Charles Ciampaglio, Ph.D.: Paleobiology and paleoecology, vertebrate fauna
- David Dominic, Ph.D: Clastic sedimentology
- Robert Ritzi, Ph.D.: Hydrogeology, subsurface flow, petrophysical properties of sediment, aquifer and reservoir architecture
- David Schmidt, Ph.D.: Carbonate sedimentology, microbial influences on sedimentation
- William Slattery, Ph.D.: Sequence stratigraphy, geochronology of shark teeth
- Rebecca Teed, Ph.D.: Quaternary studies, palynology, paleoecology
Education
Researchers
- Stacey A. Hundley, Ph.D.: Science education standards, interactive teaching techniques
- William Slattery, Ph.D.: Teacher education, logical thinking skills
- Rebecca Teed, Ph.D.: Content and skills assessment, geologic-time understanding
Energy
Researchers
- David Dominic, Ph.D: Architecture of sedimentary reservoirs, geophysical well logging
- Ernest Hauser, Ph.D.: Passive seismic, near-surface geophysics
- Robert Ritzi, Ph.D.: Reservoir modeling, enhanced oil recovery, CO2 injection for sequestration.
- Doyle Watts, Ph.D.: Seismic data processing andinterpretation; geophysical data visualization
Environment
Researchers
- Abinash Agrawal, Ph.D.: Biogeochemistry of wetlands, degradation/fate of contaminants
- Christopher Barton, Ph.D.: Surface water hydrology
- Huntting Brown: Sustainability
- Chad Hammerschmidt, Ph.D.: Biogeochemical processes in terrestrial and marine systems
- Allen Hunt: Unsaturated zone processes; percolation theory
- Silvia Newell, Ph.D.: Nitrogen cycling in aquatic systems
- Robert Ritzi, Ph.D.: Groundwater flow processes, contaminant plume dynamics, CO2 sequestration in deep saline reservoirs
