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Why Foraminifera?
Why Foraminifera?
Foraminifera are a gold standard proxy. They are long living organisms (Cambrian to present) that provide insight into conditions at the ocean surface (planktic foraminifera) and the ocean floor (benthic foraminifera) from the topics to the poles and from the deep ocean to tidal flats.
Foraminifera are the ultimate tiny multitool:
Astounding evolutionary history
Environment preferences (e.g., water depth and productivity)
Geochemical records
Accessible for research and teaching
Current Projects
Current Projects
Ross Sea Continental Shelf Early to Middle Miocene Foraminifera
Ross Sea Continental Shelf Early to Middle Miocene Foraminifera
This project investigates Early to Middle Miocene foraminiferal record from three drill sites (IODP U1521, DSDP 273, and DSDP 272) across the Ross Sea continental shelf, Antarctica. My research aims to understand how oceanographic and environmental conditions in the Ross Sea changed during the Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO; an analog for our future climate) and the Middle Miocene Climate Transition (MMCT). I use a multiproxy approach that integrates statistical analysis of the foraminiferal assemblages, stable isotope geochemistry of the foraminifera, physical property datasets, and the sedimentological framework for each site.
Ross Sea Continental Margin Pliocene and Pleistocene Foraminifera
Ross Sea Continental Margin Pliocene and Pleistocene Foraminifera
This project investigates the Pleistocene and Pliocene foraminiferal record from continental rise site U1524. In Fall 2025, 5 undergraduate students will be joining the project.
Previous Projects
Previous Projects
Deccan Traps and Foraminifera
Deccan Traps and Foraminifera
Since working on this project as an intern in 2019, another undergraduate intern has picked it up. We are working on data analysis and interpretations
Madison Group Carbonates: Carbon Isotopes and Sequence Stratigraphy
Madison Group Carbonates: Carbon Isotopes and Sequence Stratigraphy
My undergraduate research project at SUNY Potsdam. I studied the Madison Group Carbonates from Southwest Montana to see if changes in stable carbon isotopic values within the limestone was influenced by small changes in sea level (parasequences).
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