Our Research Group
Dr. Stephen E. Kaczmarek
Lab Director
Carbonate Petrologist, uses geochemistry, mineralogy, and imaging to investigate dolomitization and calcitization.
Ashley Scott
Ph.D. Candidate
Carbonate Sedimentologist, currently investigating the formation and diagenetic history of the Upper Ordovician Saluda Formation.
Ariel Martin
Ph.D. Candidate
Carbonate Geochemist, currently researching the impact of cation order on stable isotope fractionation in high-temperature dolomites.
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Nathaniel S. Ledbetter Ferrill
Ph.D. Student
Geologist, currently investigating dip-profile variability in dolomitization across the Michigan Basin.
Max Copus
Master's Student
Sedimentary geologist researching Cambrian-Ordovician storage system formations in the Michigan Basin to evaluate their potential for secure carbon storage.
Maryam Saleem
Ph.D. Student
Carbonate Sedimentologist: currently investigating the diagenetic history, particularly the mechanisms and conditions of dolomitization in the Smackover Formation.
Mallory N. Price
Master's Student
Geologist, currently researching hydrogen sulfide in carbonate rocks.