IU STARS Mentors - Geological Sciences
Simon Brassel: Research focused on deciphering biogeochemical responses to climatic and environmental change that are preserved in the occurrence, abundance, and isotopic composition of organic matter in sediments.
Bruce Douglas: Research focused on developing an understanding of various deformation mechanisms that are active in the brittle and ductile portions of the lithosphere. Projects involve both laboratory and field based investigations; all projects typically combine either experimental or theoretical modeling with field or natural samples and site-specific data sets.
Michael Hamburger: Seismotectonics, earthquake prediction, and application of satellite geodetic measurements to geodynamic problems.
Gary Pavlis
Direct imaging with teleseismic wavefields, Southeast Caribbean Plate Margin, St. Elias Erosion and Tectonics Project (STEEP)
Lisa Pratt
Geomicrobiology of sulfate-reducing microorganismss, Biotic and abiotic fractionation of sulfur isotopes in modern and ancient oceans and lakes, Influence of wildfire on carbon isotopic excursions during the Cretaceous, Fate of complex organic molecules on the surface of Mars
