Earth Research
Research in the Earth & Planetary Science department stretches to the four corners of the globe! Click on the points in the image below to discover what exciting investigations are being conducted by UT researchers.
Image Credit: NOAA/USGS/MODIS
Research Foci
Prof. Kah
- Investigation of Mesoproterozoic (~1.2 Ga) carbonates and evaporites
- Investigation of Mesoproterozoic (~1.3 Ga) carbonates rocks and stromatolitic reef complexes
- Stromatolites and Tsunamis in the Mesoproterozoic (~1.1 Ga) of West Africa
- Investigating Early Paleozoic Ocean Chemistry
- Microbial Mineralization in a Modern High Altitude Lake
- Investigating Early Paleozoic Ocean Chemistry
- Investigation the Biogeochemistry of Grypania Spiralis in the Mesoproterozoic (1.4 Ga) Belt Supergroup
- The enigma of “Molar-Tooth” structure in the Mesoproterozoic
- Isotopic Chemistry of the Mesoproterozoic (1.4-1.2 Ga) Oceans
- Preservation of a Pennsylvanian Forest, Morgan County, Tennessee
- Deep Water Deposition in the Mesoproterozoic (~1.0 Ga) of India
Prof. Fedo
- Geochemistry of Banded Iron Formation (3.7-1.8 Ga)
- Sequence stratigraphy across the Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary
- Paleoclimate, paleotectonic, and provenance reconstruction across the Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary
- Petrogenesis of Holocene first-cycle sediment in an arid climate
- Origin of controversial Early Archean rocks, SW Greenland