WHERE GRAINS MEET

Who We Are: Our research group is committed to being agents of change. Using an interdisciplinary blend of geology, environmental science, chemistry, and materials science, our mission is to investigate natural and human-made grains to unravel climatic, surficial, and anthropogenic factors that have influenced our planet throughout geological time.

Our Goals: 1) Demonstrate how the direct and indirect actions of animals, including humans, have influenced Earth’s past and future rock record. 2) Determine the main contributors of plastic debris, and how that waste enters and moves through the environment. 3) Use our results to inform stakeholders of the urgent actions required to address environmental crises.