Academic interests
planetary habitability, paleoclimatology, atmosphere evolution across deep-time and modern timescales
Background
- Ph.D. in Geology, Binghamton University, 2008 (Advisor: Dr. Tim K. Lowenstein)
- B.S. in Geology with Honors, Lafayette College, 2004 (Advisor: Dr. Dru Germanoski).
Awards
- Editorial Board, Geology, 2023-2025
- Outstanding Researcher Award, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2021
- Exceptional Reviewer, Geology, 2020
- Rising Star Award, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2016
- Best University Paper Award, Geosciences Research Meeting, U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, 2013
- Exceptional Reviewer, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2011
- W.D. Williams Award, International Society for Salt Lake Research, 2008
Appointments
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Professor II, University of Oslo, Centre for Planetary Habitability, 09/23 - present
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Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 08/23 - present
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Associate Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 05/17 - present
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Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 01/13 - 05/17
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Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii, 09/10 - 12/12
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii, 09/08 - 08/10