Reconstruction of terrestrial vegetation carbon drawdown during T1 with novel biomarker approach
Analysis of Northeast North America plant community development following the retreat of the Laurentide Ice Sheet and the warming of the mid-latitudes.
Reconstruction of Northern Hemisphere Westerlies in the Western Pacific during the mid-Pliocene
Research project focused on mid-Pliocene with IODP sediment cores from the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to reconstruct migrations of the Northern Hemisphere Westerlies in the western Pacific Ocean with sedimentological analysis including biomarker isotopes
Interhemispheric shifts of westerly wind systems during deglaciation through the Holocene
PhD dissertation project to reconstruct the position of the westerly wind systems and their effect on global climate change since the last glacial maximum. Field sites are in the Sierra Nevada, California; Mt. Usborne, Falkland Islands; and Cordillera Darwin, Chile. Methods include plant biomarker isotopes, pollen, charcoal, and x-ray fluorescence analysis, glacial geomorphologic mapping, and cosmogenic isotope dating.
Variations in the Southern Hemisphere Westerlies over the past 23,000 years
Master's thesis project used sediment analysis and plant wax isotopes to reconstruct the position of the southern westerlies in the Falkland Islands of the South Atlantic over the last 23,000 years
Specific heat of household items for application of trombe wall interior heating
Bachelor of science thesis project on the utility of reused items for passive heating focused on measuring heat capacity of items at the New Paltz Recycling, such as take-out food containers, fabrics, and industrial materials