James Kowalski

Masters Student

I am an aspiring geoscientist interested in past and present climate change. In modern times, glaciers are perceived as an excellent tool to view human impact on Earth processes, but looking further back in Earth’s history can also present rich data on our current climate situation. As a Masters student under Dr. Robert Hatfield my research utilizes the stratigraphy generated from Labrador Sea cores to decode Quaternary ice sheet variability through an environmental magnetism lens.

I was first introduced to environmental magnetism at the University of Utah, where I received my B.S. in Environmental Geoscience, and worked on decoding coastal erosion during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). Other than my interest in the cryosphere and climate change, I enjoy rock climbing, skiing, and outdoor exploration.