Dirk van de Laar
  • Ph.D. Student
  • TA/RA

Biography

Courses

  • TA Courses: GEOL 102, GEOL 106, GEOL 150

Research Interests

All the sciences are connected. Expertise in geology can be applied to many disciplines, even public health. Dirk is interested in a new area of geochemical research: metallomics. Is it possible to use geochemical analytical techniques to measure metal isotope ratios in human blood? High precision isotope ratios in blood may prove to be a diagnostic biomarker for certain diseases.

Research Focus

  • Geochemistry
  • Metallomics
  • MC-ICMPs
  • Isotope Ratios
  • Paleoceanography
  • Paleoclimate

Educational Background

  • 2018 – Bachelor’s in Geology – Texas A&M University