- Assistant Professor
- Sea level geophysics, paleoclimate, probabilistic methods
- Phone: 979-458-1051
- Email: Roger.creel@tamu.edu
- Office: Halbouty 352
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Biography
Roger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Texas A&M. He received his PhD in Geophysics from Columbia University in 2024 and was later a Postdoctoral Scholar at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Roger is the PI of the TAMU Sea Level lab, which focuses on the co-evolution of sea level and ice sheets, coastlines, permafrost, and land hydrology. His group uses geophysical models, Bayesian statistics, fieldwork, and data compilation to disentangle solid and surface Earth processes over the Plio-Pleistocene, the 21st century, and beyond.
Research Interests
- Sea level interactions with permafrost, ice sheets, land hydrology, and coastlines
- Solid and surface Earth dynamics
- Carbonate sedimentology
- Scalable open-source computing
- Probabilistic methods for uncertainty quantification
Educational Background
- Ph.D. Geophysics, Columbia University, 2024
- M.S. Geophysics, Columbia University, 2021
- B.A. Geology / English, Amherst College, 2013
Awards & Honors
- PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Postdoctoral Scholar
- Outstanding Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
Selected Publications
Creel, R.C., Austermann, J., 2025. Glacial isostatic adjustment driven by asymmetric ice sheet melt during the Last Interglacial causes multiple local sea-level peaks. Geology. https://doi.org/10.1130/G52483.1
Creel, R., Guimond, J., Jones, B.M., Nielsen, D.M., Bristol, E., Tweedie, C.E., Overduin, P.P., 2024. Permafrost thaw subsidence, sea-level rise, and erosion are transforming Alaska’s Arctic coastal zone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121, e2409411121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2409411121
Creel, R.C., Miesner, F., Wilkenskjeld, S., Austermann, J., Overduin, P.P., 2024. Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost. Nature Communications 15, 3232. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45906-8
Creel, R.C., Austermann, J., Kopp, R.E., Khan, N.S., Albrecht, T., Kingslake, J., 2024. Global mean sea level likely higher than present during the holocene. Nature Communications 15, 10731. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54535-0