Drs. Lynn Harrell and Alberto Perez Huerta’s recent research published in Palaeontology demonstrates elevated body temperatures in mosasaurs, a group of large marine reptiles from the Mesozoic. The work was part of
Prof. Paul Aharon featured in UA Dialogue Faculty News
Professor Paul Aharon, Ray E. Loper Endowed Chair in Geology (https://geo.ua.edu/people/paul-aharon/) , reveals the age of the Torah used in the Temple Emanu-El on the UA campus. Based on radiocarbon
Dr. Yuehan Lu receives the 2016 AWRR grant
Dr. Yuehan Lu in collaboration with faculty members Drs. Eben N. Broadbent and Angelica Almeyda Zambrano (Department of Geography) received a grant from the Alabama Water Resources Research Institute (AWRR)
Dr. Mahatsente published new work
A new publication in Lithosphere(2015),7(5):503 by Mahatsente et al. is revisiting the problem of the relative importance and contribution of the ridge-push force (RPF) in assisting plate motion and controlling
Alberto Perez-Huerta in Nature Communications study on dinosaur temperatures
A recent paper in Nature Communications describes results from a novel method to determine dinosaur body temperatures. Clumped isotope paleothermometry was applied to dinosaur eggshells to ascertain parent body temperatures
Publication on Arctic Hydrology by Dimova et al
Dr. Dimova published a new research in the high-ranked Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (http://pubsdc3.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.5b02215) . The article reports on new findings of the current drivers and magnitude of
Daniel Martin wins 3rd place in competition at the annual Alabama Water Resources Conference
Daniel Martin (Ph.D student in Coastal Hydrology) was awarded 3rd place (and $200) for best oral presentation at the 29th Annual Alabama Water Resources Conference held in Perdido Beach Resort,
New paper by Dr. Kim Genareau and colleagues explores volcanic ash and atmospheric ice formation.
Dr. Kim Genareau recently published a paper in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, a journal of the European Geosciences Union, that examines atmospheric ice nucleation around volcanic ash particles. These processes
Elizabeth Bollen (MS) and Peng Shang (Ph.D) recognized by GSA
Two geology students, Elizabeth Bollen (MS) and Peng Shang (Ph.D), were recognized for their research last month by the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA). Elizabeth received the John S. Winefordner
Daniel Martin receives the student Gulf Coast Association Research Award
Daniel Martin (Ph.D student in Coastal Hydrology) won the graduate student award of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) for year 2015/2016. This award is given to “worthy