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-)

• ResearchGate page
• Research interests: Devonian land plant evolution and paleoenvironemnts on lands and oceans; wild fire events in past
• Specialty: geochemistry (stable isotope, biomarker, etc.), sedimentology
• Remarks: Completing a M.S. thesis (in 2015); presented at American Geological Union annual meeting (2015), etc. 
• ​Publications: Lu et al. (2019: in Scientific Reports); Lu et al. (2021a: Earth and Planetary Science Letter); Lu et al.  (2021b: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)

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