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Geology |
| Dr. Alison J. Smith |
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My research program is centered on the development of the
modern and fossil non-marine ostracode record as a tool in determining
changes in water quality and climate through Holocene time. I
focus on the role of ground water-surface water interactions in
mediating the terrestrial climate record, and in identifying
paleohydrologic changes using the ostracode ecology and ostracode shell
geochemistry. This program involves independent research as well
as collaborative efforts with researchers at other institutions.
The general areas of this research program include: 2) Holocene Lake Level and Paleolimnology of the Great Lakes 3) Calibration of ostracode shell geochemistry (stable isotopes, trace elements) against hydrogeochemistry 4) Construction of a modern environmental dataset of limnologic/climate/ostracode distribution records in the continental U.S., designed for public access. 5) Hydrology of springs and seeps using ostracodes as bioindicators. Education: |
