Continental Environments Research Group Personnel

Dr. Nathan Sheldon - Lab PI

Various research interests including Biogeochemistry, Paleoclimatic Reconstructions, and Global Change

Current areas for fieldwork include Montana, Antarctica, Sardinia, Spain, and the Isle of Wight

Ria Mitchell

RHUL PhD Student - Expected Completion September 2011

Palaeobiology, Weathering, Precambrian Atmosphere

Field area: Mid-Continental Rift, Lake Superior, Minnesota

Jen Cotton

Michigan PhD Student - Expected Completion June 2012

Isotope Geochemistry, Paleo-vegetation Reconstruction

Field area: Southwestern Montana

Karen Gutierrez

Michigan MSc Student - Expected Completion December 2009

Isotope Geochemistry, Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction

Field area: Asturias, Spain

Lauren Miller

Michigan MSc Student - Expected Completion April 2010

Reconstructing paleovegetation with phytoliths

Field area: Southwestern Montana

Ethan Hyland

Michigan MSc Student - Expected Completion April 2011

Reconstructing paleovegetation with phytoliths

Field area: Southwestern Montana


Lab Alumni
Jessica Hamer, PhD [Royal Holloway, University of London], 2009 "Interpreting Cenozoic Floodplains: A Palaeopedological and Ichnological Perspective"
Alex Twiney, MSci, 2007 (enrolling in an MSc at Bristol, Fall 2008)
Paul Gabraiel, MSci, 2007
Andy Thrower, Post-graduate Research Assistant, 2007 - Now at Capita Symonds Ltd. (UK)
Ria Mitchell, MSci, 2006 (currently a PhD student at Royal Holloway)

Undergraduate Interns

Lauren Miller, 2009, Geology
Corinne Land, 2008, PitE, Economics