Paige Klug
  • Graduate Student

Biography

I use benthic foraminifera to look at spatial and temporal environmental trends. This allows me to create an ecological baseline and understand how anthropogenic impacts influenced the Matagorda Bay estuary.

Research Interests

  • Paleontology
  • Micropaleontology
  • Paleoecology
  • Foraminifera
  • Anthropogenic Impacts

Educational Background

  • B.A. in Geology and German Studies from Cornell College. Thesis: Modeling the Pressure and Temperature Conditions in the Seve Nappe Complex, Västerbotten, Sweden

Awards & Honors

  • G&G Departmental Scholarship 2022-2023(Texas A&M)
  • Honors distinction in Geology and German majors (Cornell College)
  • Herb Hendricks Award for outstanding senior geology major (Cornell College)
  • William H. Norton Award for outstanding junior geology major (Cornell College)
  • F. Alan DuVal Award for excellence in German studies (Cornell College)
  • Member of Delta Phi Alpha- German Honors Society

Selected Publications

  • Walsh, E.O., McRivette, M.W., Casarez, M., Shew, J., Hoinville, A., Kylander-Clark, A.R.C., Klug, P.P., and McDaniel, S., 2020, New ages constrain timing of Caledonian metamorphism across Västerbotten, Seve Nappe Complex, Sweden. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, v. 52, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2020AM-358602.
  • Klug, P.P., Martin, C., Denniston, R.F., Ummenhofer, C., Villarini, G., Asmerom, Y., Polyak, V., Cugley, J., Woods, D., Humphreys, W., and Gonzales, A. (2018) A 4100-Year composite stalagmite record of cave flooding events from cave KNI-51, central Australian tropics. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 50, No. 6, doi:10.1130/abs/2018AM-319622.