Expertise

Research Interests:

  • Igneous petrology; Radiogenic isotopes; Mineral chemistry
  • Geochemical links to tectonic development of western North America during the Mesozoic
  • Radiogenic isotope geochemistry of whole rock and mineral separates
    Magma mixing and homogenization processes
  • Mineral crystallization controls on magma petrogenesis
  • Mineral exploration and petrologic and elemental analysis of gem-bearing pegmatites
  • Analysis of pegmatite forming fluids by fluid inclusion study
Past Affiliations

Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University (past)

Degrees
PhD, University of Missouri-Columbia, Geological Sciences, 2018
MS, University of Missouri-Columbia, Geological Sciences, 2014
BS, Northeastern Illinois University, Earth Sciences, 2012