Geochemistry Research
Research Interests
I am interested in investigating how marine environments have evolved throughout Earth’s history by applying stable isotope geochemistry to the sedimentary rock record. This research is vital because one of the most pressing concerns about global climate change involves the biogeochemical response of our oceans, such as changing circulation and lower oxygen. Our ability to adapt to changing marine environments is reliant on understanding past marine responses to global perturbations.
I am currently working as a Geochemistry Research Associate in the Earth Life Feedbacks lab at the UW Madison
Projects
Tectonic Evolution of southwestern Montana during the Cretaceous
University of Iowa
Investigating an up-section provenance shift in southwestern Montana using minor and trace element geochemistry.
Jan. 2021 - Present
Preservation of Original Sedimentary Sulfur Isotope Records Under Thermal Alteration
University of Wisconsin–Madison
M.Sc. Thesis
Investigating whether sulfur isotope compositions of the sedimentary rock record represent original depositional signals, or a thermally altered signal through the geochemical characterization of shale samples that have been variably heated.
Feb. 2025 - Present
U-Th-Pb geochronology in the lower Belt Supergroup, MT
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Using U-Th-Pb geochronology to correlate stratigraphy and constrain the extent of diagenesis in the lower Belt Supergroup within Glacier National Park and Helena, MT.
Aug. 2023 - Jan. 2025