Elizabeth K. Thomas
PhD (she/her/hers)
Specialties
Paleoclimate dynamics; environmental change in the Arctic, Asia, and Western New York; stable isotope and organic geochemistry; proxy system modeling
Education
PhD, Geological Sciences, Brown University – 2014
Research Interests
I use organic geochemical and stable isotopic proxies from marine, lake, and loess sediments to reconstruct past precipitation, temperature, and ecological changes during the Pleistocene and Holocene. I also use climate models to understand the mechanisms that cause such changes, with the goal of better understanding modern global change.
Course Offerings
- GLY102 Climate Change
- GLY 308 Introduction to Geochemistry
- GLY 312 Surface Processes and Hydrology
- GLY 417/517 Forensic Stable Isotopes
- GLY 453/553 Quaternary Dating and Paleoclimate
- GLY 479/579 Carbon Reduction Challenge
- GLY 499 Independent Study
- GLY 501 Elements of Geological Research
- GLY 599 Supervised Teaching
- GLY 633 Graduate Research
- GLY 700 Thesis Guidance
Current Students
Please see Dr. Thomas’ research website for a list of current students.
Recent Publications
Please see Dr. Thomas' research website for a list of recent publications