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Ice core; paleoclimate; stable isotope geochemistry

I am interested in understanding Earth's past climate on glacial-interglacial timescale by measuring the isotopic composition of gases (particularly oxygen) trapped in ice cores.

Tectonics, Tectonophysics, Paleomagnetism

Plate Tectonics, Geodynamics, Tectonophysics.

Plate velocities relative to global hotspot reference frame;
Hotspot motion from surface observation of hotspot track trends;
Pattern of seismic anisotropy and relationship with absolute plate motion.

Structural Geology; Reservoir Characterization; Well logging; Discrete Element Method; Geomechanics

Numerical Simulations of Forearc Deformation and Stress Switching

petrophysics, compaction trends, pore structure evolution, Lattice-Boltzmann, fracture propogation

My research focus lies in understanding petrophysical responses of shale and pore-structure evolution upon fluid injection and expansion.

I have done two independent projects. For the first I examined stromatolite growth and distribution to determine paleoclimate of the area and for the second I imaged the depth of the Moho beneath Princeton.

Stable isotope geochemistry, chemical oceanography, biogeochemistry, geomicrobiology.

I am interested in developing novel clumped isotope tracers to help understand biogeochemical cycling in the past and the present. I aim to apply stable isotope techniques to better characterize microbial processes in the surface and deep ocean.

sequence stratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, geology, exploration geophysics

Peter Vail revolutionized the interpretation of seismic data in oil exploration by showing that seismic reflections correlate with global sea level changes.