Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Our Ph.D.'s; Where are they now?
78- Eric Morschhauser, 2012,The Anatomy, Taphonomy, and Phylogeny of Auroraceratops (Ornithischia; ceratopsia) From The Yujingzi Basin of Gansu Province, China
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Biology, Drexel University, PA |
77- Wenting Feng, 2012, Testing the soil carbon saturation theory: Maximal carbon stabilization and stability as a function of organic carbon inputs
Post Doctoral Fellow,
Umea University, Sweden |
76- Vera Aldeias, 2012, The Application of Geoarchaeological and Micromorphological Perspectives to Issues of Hominin Behavior in the Late Pleistocene
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany |
75- Candace Grand Pre, 2011, The application of macro- and microfossils to identify paleoearthquakes in Sumatra, Indonesia and to characterize geomorphic and ecologic change on a marsh platform after Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina, USA
Visiting Assistant Professor, Franklin and Marshall College, PA |
74- John D. Clark, 2010, Soil Organic Carbon Content and Quality in Post-Agricultural Northern Hardwood Forests
Wetlands Analyst, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
73- Emma Schachner, 2010, Anatomical Reconstructions of Respiratory Morphology and Hindlimb Musculature in Poposaurus gracilis (Archosauria: Suchia) and related Dinosauriformes
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Utah |
72- Simon Engelhart, 2010, Sea-level changes along the US Atlantic coast: implications for glacial isostatic adjustment models and current rates of sea-level change
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island |
71- Christopher Bernhardt, 2009, Wetland vegetation response to natural and anthropogenic forcing, Florida Everglades and Nile Delta
Research Geologist, United States Geological Survey, VA |
70- James Bedison, 2009, Decadal-Scale Comparisons of Vegetation and Soil Properties in Forests of the Adirondak Mountains, New York
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services |
69- Andrew Kemp, 2009, High resolution studies of late Holocene relative sea-level
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies |
68- Kyo Tanoue, 2008, Comparative Anatomy and the Masticatory System of the Basal Ceratopsia (ORNITHISCHIA, DINOSAURIA)
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth System Science, Fukuoka University |
67- Kristofer Johnson, 2008, Quantifying soil organic matter through time and space in two landscapes: the northern hardwoods, Vermont and the Tabonuco forest, Puerto Rico
Research Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station |
66- Andrea Hawkes, 2008,The application of foraminifera to characterize tsunami sediment and quantify coseismic subsidence along the Sumatra and Cascadia subduction zones
Postdoctoral Fellow, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), Geology & Geophysics;
The National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility (NOSAMS) |
65- Andrew Pike, 2008, Stream Geomorphology and Aquatic Ecology in a Tropical Montane Landscape
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Marine Fisheries Service & University of California Santa Cruz, CA |
64- Merrilee Guenther, 2007, Morphology and ontogeny of the postcranial skeleton of the Hadrosauridae
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Elmhurst College |
63- Kathryn Matthews, 2007, Cadmium in coral skeleton:
Natural variability and in situ calibration.
Post Doctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM
William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow |
62- Chad Freed, 2006, Geophysical Investigation and Interpretation of the Magnetic Properties and Signature of 55-gallon cold-rolled carbon-steel hazardous-waste drums
Associate Professor, Environmental Science Department, Widener University, DE |
61- Barbara Grandstaff, 2006, Giant Fishes From The Bahariya Formation And Comparison Of The Bahariya Fauna With Late Cretaceous Faunas from North America
Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA |
60- Suzanna Richter, 2006, Interpreting Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Fossil Wood Cellulose
Associate Dean and House Prefect and Assistant Professor of Geosciences, Franklin & Marshall College, PA |
59- Doreena Patrick, 2006, Stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental variations in Rare Earth Element (REE) composition and crystallography of carbonated hydroxyapatite (biogenic apatite) |
58- Lisa Rodrigues, 2005, Physiology and Biogeochemistry of Bleached and Recovering Corals from Hawaii
Assistant Professor, Geography and the Environment, Villanova University, PA |
57- Harris, Jerald, 2004, Suuwassea emilieae (Sauropoda: Flagellicaudata): description and phylogenetic, geologic, and paleobiogeographic implications
Assistant Professor of Paleontology, Science Department, Dixie State College of UTAH, St. George, UT |
56- Hoek, Joost, 2004, Geobiological Controls on the Fractionation of Sulfur Isotopes at Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents
Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Department, Portland State University, Portland, OR |
55- Lamanna, Matthew, 2004, Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Crocodyliforms from Egypt and Argentina.
Assistant curator for vertebrate paleontology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA |
54- Schoenhut, Karimah, 2003, Preservation of Ultrastructural Features in Eocene Metasequoia of Axel Heiberg: Implications on Senescence, Diagenesis, and Paleo-Environmental Conditions
URS Corp. |
53-Tumarkin-Deratzian, Allison, 2003, Bone Surface Textures As Ontogenetic Indicators In Extant And Fossil Archosaurs: Macroscopic And Histological Evaluation
Lecturer, Department of Geology, Temple University, PA |
52- Smith, Joshua, 2002, An Examination of Dental Morphology and Variation in Theropod Dinosaurs: Implications for the Identification of Shed Teeth |
51- Wibiralske, Anne, 2002, A Comparative Study of soil and vegetation Nutrient Capital between the Pocono Till Barrens and adjacent hardwood forest and between Illinoian and Wisconsinan Till
Assistant Director of Environmental Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY |
50- Williams, Christopher, 2002, Reconstruction of high-latitude Tertiary floodplain forests from the Canadian arctic
Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environment, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA |
49- You, Hailu, 2002, MaZhongshan Dinosaur Assemblage from Late early Cretaceous of Northwestern China
Assistant Professor, Chinese Academy of Geology |
48- Balsai, Michael, 2001, The Phylogenetic Position of Paleosaniwa and the early Evolution of the Platynotan (Varanoid) Anguimorphs
Teaching Assistant Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA |
47- Joshi, Amishi, 2001, Climate, Nitrogen Mineralization, and Productivity in Contrasting Montane Forests
Environmental analyst, The Volpe Center, U.S. Department of Transportation. |
46- Smith, Jennifer, 2001, Geoarchaeology, Stable-isotope Geochemistry, and Geochronology of Fossil-spring Tufas, Western Desert, Egypt
Dean of the College of Arts & Science and Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
45- Bordeaux, Yvette, 2000, Testing Bioturbational Amensualism. A Suite of Qualitative and Quntitative Techniques for Evaluating Potential Infaunal-Epifaunal Interactions and their Application to the Lower Devonian of New York State
Director of Professional Programs in Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. |
44- Cressler, Walter, 1999, Site-Analysis and Floristics of the Late Devonian Red Hill Locality, Pennsylvania, An Archaeopteris-dominated Plant Community and early Tetrapod Site
Associate Professor, Reference Librarian, West Chester University, PA |
43- Frizano, Jacqueline, 1999, Nature, Distribution and Biological Significance of Phophorus in Forest Soils from Puerto Rico, Chile and Brazil
URS Corp. |
42- Hughes, Gary, 1999, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Land-surface Air Temperatures in Geologic and Modern-instrument Records: Identifying Patterns and Formulating Alternative Hypotheses through Spectral Analysis
West/Raytheon Corp |
41- Johnston, Christine, 1999, Post-disturbance Recovery of above-ground Biomass and Nutrients in Tropical, Temperate and Boreal Forests
Natural Resources and Environment Advisor for USAID/LAC |
40- Saja, David, 1999, Structural and Strain Analysis of the Metasediments in Pacheco Pass, California
Curator of Mineralogy, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. |
39- Daeschler, Edward, 1998, Vertebrate Fauna from the Non-Marine Facies of the Catskill (Late Devonian) in Pennsylvania
Associate Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA |
38- Wilf, Peter, 1998, Using Fossil Plants to Understand Global Change: Evidence for Paleocene-Eocene Warming in the Greater Green River Basin of Southwestern Wyoming
Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA , U.S.A. |
37- Fonjweng, Godlove, 1997, Weight Loss, Carbon, and Sulfur Dynamics during early Diagenesis of Organic Matter in Fresh and Salt Water Marshes along the Delaware River and Bay
Director, Center for Global Education and Diversity, Wilkes University |
36- Gill, Susan, 1996, Paleoenvironmental Analysis of Diagenetically and Metamorphically Altered Strata: Methods and Interpretations
Education Director, Stroud Water Research Center |
| 35- Macchiaroli, Paola, 1995, Resolving Aspects of Past Glaciations by Dating Exposed Rock Surfaces using 26Al and 10Be Produced in Situ: Wright Valley, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica and the Southeasternomost Ridge of the Applalachian Mountains, Northeast United States |
34- Law, Robert, 1994, Two Aspects Of The Paleobiology Of Articulate Brachiopods: Biogeography And Fecundity During Phanerozoic Time
Senior Scientist, de maximis, inc., Clinton, NJ |
33- Daniel Zarin, 1993, Nutrient Accumulation During Succession in Subtropical Lower Montane Wet Forests, Puerto Rico
Professor of Tropical Forestry, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
32- M'hamed K. Bokreta, 1992, Energetics of garnets: Computational model of the thermochemical and thermophysical properties
Dean of Kings Court English College House, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 31- Dazheng Zhang, 1991, Spatial Patterns of Magma Emplacement and their Relations to Crustal Structures: Statistical and Spatial Methods and Application
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| 30- Melissa C. Rhodes, 1990, Extinction Patterns and Comparative Physiology of Brachiopods and Bivalves |
29- William Gallagher, 1990, Biostratigraphy and Paleocology of the Upper Cretaceous- Lower Tertiary Sequence in the New Jersey Coastal Plain
Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Environmental and Marine Sciences, Rider University |
28- Catherine Forster, 1990, The Cranial Morphology and Systematics of Triceratops, with a Preliminary Analysis of Ceratopsian Phylogeny
Associate Professor, Program in Geological Sciences, George Washington University |
27- Christopher Johnson, 1989, The Chemical and Physical Properties of a Northern Hardwood Forest Soil: Harvesting Effects, Soil-Tree Relations and Sample Size Determination
Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, NY |
26- Anthony Fiorillo, 1989, Taphonomy and Paleoecology of the Judith River Formation (Late Cretaceous) of South-Central Montana
Curator of paleontology at the Dallas Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Professor of Paleontology at Southern Methodist University |
25- James Alcock, 1989, Tectonic Units in the Pennsylvania-Delaware Piedmont: Evidence from Regional Metamorphism and Structure
Professor of Environmental Sciences, Penn State Abington College, Abington, PA |
24- LeAnn Srogi, 1988, ThePetrogenesis of the Igueous and Metamorphic Rocks in the Wilimington Complex,Pennsylvania Delware Peidmont
Professor, Dept. of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA |
23- Sarah Anderson , 1988, Long Term Changes (1930-32 to 1984) in the Acid-Base Status of Forest Soils in the Adirondacks of New York
Lecturer, Department of Earth and Environment Science, University of Pennsylvania |
22- Gomaa Omar, 1985, Phanerozoic Tecto-Thermo History of the Nubian Massif, Eastern Desert, Egypt, and its Relationship to the Opening of the Red Sea as Revealed by Fission-Track Studies.
Faculty Member, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
21- Andrew Friedland, 1985, Trace Metal Accumulation, Distribution and Fluxes in Forests of the Northeastern United States
Professor and Chair, Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH |
20- Christopher Wnuk, 1984, The Paleoecology And Growth Habits Of Arborescent Lycopods From An In Situ Swamp Forest Of Middle Pennsylvanian Age (Bernice Basin, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania) (Taphonomy)
Consulting Geologist, Reston, VA |
19- Robert Turner, 1983, Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in the McDonalds Branch Watershed, New Jersey Pine Barrens
Leader, Independent Expert Scientific and Technical Review at Oak Ridge Associated Universities
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18- Richard Pardi, 1983, The origin of carbonate concretions within glacio-lacustrine and glacio-marine sediments of the northeast United State.
Associate Professor, College of Science & Health, Environmental Science Program, William Paterson University, NJ |
17- Huan-Zhang Lu, 1983, Genisis of Tungsten Ore Deposits in South China
Professor, Universite de Quebec a Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
16- Julia Barringer, 1983, Geochemistry and Petrology of Mafic and Intermediate Meta-Igneous Rocks from the Eastern Maryland Piedmont: Structural and Tectonic Inplications
USGS, Hydrologic Simulation Program, New Jersey District, West Trenton, NJ |
15- Mark Scheihing, 1982, Aspects of Land Plant Biostratonomy in Upper Carboniferous Deltas of Euramerica
Philips, Alaska |
14- David Weishampel, 1981, The Evolution of Ornithopod Jaw Mechanics
Professor, Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, MD |
13- Timothy Lutz, 1979, Strontium and Oxygen Isotope Relations and Geochemistry of the Abu Khruq Complex, Egypt: Implications for Petrogenisis of the Alkaline Rocks of the Eastern Desert, Egypt
Professor, Department od Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA |
| 12- Eric Pasternack, 1978, Thermoluminescence of Ordered and Thermally Disordered Albites. Outsource Petrophysics, Inc. |
11- Robert Zimmerman, 1977, The Interpretation of Apatite Fission Track Ages with an Application to the Study of Uplift Since the Cretaceous in Eastern North America.
United States Geological Survey
(Deceased) |
10- Bruce Bevan, 1977, Detection of Color Boundaries by Means of Chromatic Dispersion.
Exploration Geophysicist, GEOSIGHT INC. Weems, VA |
9- James Heffner, 1976, Precipitation of Metastable Aragonite from Aqueous Solution.
United States Department of Energy, SRS |
8- John Friel, 1975, The Stability of Synthetic Armalcolite at High Pressures and at Varying Oxygen Fugacities
Lecturer in Geology, Temple University |
7- Michael K. Stewart, 1974, Stable Isotopes in Raindrops and Lakes: Laboratory and Natural Studies
CSIRO, Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
6- Herman Thomas, 1973, Trace Element Contamination in Tholeiitic Basalts and a Garnet Peridotite as Determined by and Acid Leaching Technique
Geophysicist, Geodynamics Branch, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD |
| 5- Elizabeth Ralph, 1973, Geophysical Implications of Radiocarbon Measurements. Director, Radiocarbon Lab., University of Pennsylvania. (Deceased). |
4- G. Michael Reimer, 1972, Fission Track Geochronology: Method for Tectonic Interpretation of Apatite Studies with Examples from the Central and Southern Alps
United States Geological Survey |
3- Richard Grauch, 1971, Geology of the Sierra Nevada South of Mucuchies, Venezuelan Andes: An Aluminium- Silicate-Bearing Metamorphic Terrain
United States Geological Survey, Denver, CO |
| 2- Allan Ludman, 1969, Geology of Skowhegan Quad, Maine. Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, New York. |
| 1- Leons Kovisars, 1968, Geology of the Eastern Flank of the La Culata Massif, Venezuelan Andes |
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