I am a postdoctoral researcher working with Prof. Donald J. DePaolo. I am an isotope geochemist specializing in laboratory-based experimental studies. My research focuses on the fractionation of metal stable isotopes (e.g., Mg, Ca, Ba, and Sr) during mineral nucleation and growth, particularly in carbonate and sulfate systems. To address these questions, I use a combination of mineralogical and nanoscale characterization techniques, including SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS, XRD, (GI)WAXS, and (GI)SAXS. I am also interested in using isotopic tools to investigate mineral formation processes, including...
I am a quantitative stratigrapher, and my work sits at the intersection of sedimentation, paleoclimate, and surface processes. I'm fascinated by the sedimentary record of glaciation, in particular the global Snowball Earth glaciations of the Neoproterozoic, and how glacial stratigraphy records climate dynamics like astronomically-forced ice ages. To this end, I also utilize non-glacial records of cyclic sedimentation to assess the presence and character of astronomical forcing and the implications for planetary climate. Finally, I think about sedimentation at continental scales, and how...
Renée Wang is an Agouron-Resnick Fellow of the Life Sciences Research Foundation, working with Prof. Daniel Stolper (Earth and Planetary Science) and Prof. Patrick Shih (Plant and Microbial Biology). She is interested in enzymes that catalyze reactions with gases (i.e., nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide) that are central to biogeochemical cycles in the modern and over geologic time.
Education: MS 2014 (Geoscience) National Taiwan University; BSc 2012 (Earth Science) National Central University.Research interests: Global seismology, tomography, ambient noise
Speleothems are one of the best terrestrial palaeoclimatic archives, because they can be accurately and precisely dated using U-Th and U-Pb dating techniques. The caves they form in are often associated with important fossil and/or archaeological records, making them invaluable archives to study the impact of past climate and environmental change on evolution. To do so, reliable chronology is fundamental to anchor palaeoclimatic proxies to a timeline. My research involves developing such chronologies using U-Th and U-Pb dating of speleothems. It includes testing and comparing...
My research focuses on the development of remote sensing and geodetic techniques and mechanistic characterization of surface processes. Powered by multi-sensor geodetic and field observations, I use mechanical modeling to understand the dynamics of surface processes such as landslides and debris flows. Host:
