Courses

  • Fossils & Geology in Alabama (GEO 424-004)
  • Vertebrate Evolution & Paleontology (GEO 424-001)
  • The Earth through Time (aka. Historical Geology) (GEO 102)
  • Invertebrate Paleontology (GEO 355)

Student projectsMs. Chelsea Comans (M.S. student at Geological Sciences: 2021-2022)

  • M.S. in August 2022 at U. of Alabama (thesis title: ‘DISTINCTIVE EXTINCTION PATTERNS OF LATE CRETACEOUS HYBODONTIFORM AND LAMNIFORM SHARKS IN NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTROLLED BY CHANGING MARINE PALEOENVIRONMENTS‘)
  • ResearchGate page
  • Research interests: Evolution and paleoecology of Cretaceous sharks (paleotrophoc levels; extinction, body size evolution, tooth morphology) 
  • Specialty: geochemistry (N and O isotope, field paleontology, etc.)
  • Publications: Comans et al. (2020 abstract)​​

Ms. Man Lu (Ph.D. student at Geological Sciences: since 2016-)

Ms. Siera Jann (undergraduate student: 2017-2018)

  • Research interests: paleoenvironments of Jurassic Morrison formation; Pennsylvanian plants (ferns)
  • Specialty: paleontology (systematics, paleoenvironments, etc.), geochemistry (stable isotopes)
  • Remarks: Presented an awarded poster (Honorary Mentioned) at UA Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference (in April 2016), entitled “Reptile or Plant Remains? A Microscopic Investigation of Dark Mysterious Organic Matter from the Jurassic Morrison Formation of Western Colorado” (See her abstract in page 108)

Mr. Hunter ‘Chase’ Egli (undergraduate student at Geological Sciences: since 2020)

  • Research interests: evolution of fossil sharks (esp., Cretaceous and Cenozoic taxa) 
  • Specialty: paleontology (systematics) and paleoenvironments