Biography
I research Earth's climate in Deep Time, using stable isotopes and clumped carbonate isotope thermometry. I also research the the relationship between biodiversity and climate. I also investigate the use of clumped isotopes in novel methods, such as tectonics, and ore-forming mineralization events.
Research Interests
- Clumped Carbonate Isotope Thermometry
- Conventional Stable Isotopes
- Paleoclimate
- Earth Systems in Deep Time
- Paleozoic Biodiversity
- Carbonate Geology
Educational Background
- M.S. in Geology from Texas A&M University: 2020
- B.S. in Geology from Brigham Young University - Idaho: 2015
Awards & Honors
Jack M. and Florence N. Oswald Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M, 2025
Robert '99 and Brin '00 Graham Endowed Scholarship, Texas A&M, 2024
Carolyn S. & Dan A. Pedrotti ’53 Fellowship, Texas A&M, 2024
Marianne W. and Willard R. Green Scholarship, Texas A&M, 2023
Conoco-Phillips/HEEP Endowed Graduate Fellowship, Texas A&M, 2022
Best Research Paper Award: Geology and Geophysics Texas A&M, 2022
Chevron Graduate Geology Fellowship, Texas A&M, 202
Travis Parker & Robert Berg Graduate Geology Fellowship, Texas A&M, 2019
Selected Publications
Cold low-latitude Ordovician paleotemperatures may be in hot water: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 122, p. e2424291122, doi:10.1073/pnas.2424291122.
Barney, B.B., and Grossman, E.L., 2022, Reassessment of ocean paleotemperatures during the Late Ordovician: Geology, v. 50, p. 572–576, doi:10.1130/g49422.1.