My research is focused on problems in understanding: (1) Interpreting paleoenvironments and developing sequence stratigraphy in sedimentary basins, (2) problems with sedimentary environments and composition of martian stratigraphic successions, (3) siliciclastic petrogenesis including provenance analysis, chemical weathering, sorting, and diagenesis, and (4) sedimentologic, structural, metasomatic, and metamorphic problems in Archean greenstone belts. Within this web space you can find links that navigate t
I fully embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as a means to better the geosciences. Discrimination against under-represented individuals is not tolerated in my research group in any way. As a member of the department’s URGE pod , we are exploring ways to address and end the endemic racism that permeates academia; we have an urgent obligation to do so. Until everyone enjoys equity in all respects, there is much work to do, and a long, necessary path to get there. I stand strong with the movement that AAP
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