Presidential Young Investigator Award

私家侦探旨在展示野外地质学的整合 通过定量实验室调查、地球物理调查 模拟和地球化学研究中的系统检查 前寒武纪沉积盆地 这项工作将允许 解读长期的大陆演化以及 海洋和大气的历史，遍及地球的大部分地区 历史 有两个项目侧重于这些目标;第一个项目将开展一项 元古宙大陆岩石圈海槽分析 研究前陆盆地的几何学和构造。 第二个项目将调查可能的长期 前寒武纪大气和海洋的化学变化。 的 这项工作的重点研究将是沉积学/地球化学 前寒武纪碳酸盐岩沉积分析及沉积作用 系统.

The P.I. intends to demonstrate the integration of field geology with quantitative laboratory investigations, geophysical modeling, and geochemical studies in the systematic examination of Precambrian sedimentary basins. This work will allow for the deciphering of long-term continental evolution as well as the history of oceans and atmosphere, throughout most of earth history. Two projects focus on the goals; the first will undertake an analysis of Proterozoic continental lithosphere trough investigations of the geometry and tectonics of foreland basins. The second project will investigate the possible long-term chemical changes in the Precambrian atmosphere and oceans. The key study of this work will be a sedimentologic/geochemical analysis of Precambrian carbonate sediments and depositional systems.