Methods
Melting ice, analyzing geochemistry, and running models
My research navigates ice-core melter systems, trace metal and isotope geochemistry, large climate datasets, and atmospheric chemistry models.
Continuous flow analysis turns a solid core into a synchronized stream of chemical and physical measurements. I have extensive experience operating ice-core melter systems and measuring dust, sea salts, sulfur species, heavy metals, fire tracers, and water isotopes.
Laboratory measurements are paired with atmospheric chemistry box models, reanalysis products, remote sensing, and statistical pattern recognition. The goal is not simply to measure a signal, but to establish the processes that created, transported, and preserved it.
I have also managed laboratory operations and mentored undergraduate researchers in ice-core processing, instrumentation, data analysis, and independent projects.