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Catherine Badgley
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Professor Catherine Badgley is an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She studies the ecology of fossil mammals and has conducted paleontological field work in Pakistan, China, Kenya and the western United States. Her research also includes studies of modern mammal biogeography. A long-standing interest in the modern biodiversity crisis led her to study the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity and then to evaluate alternative scenarios to the current food system. She is the immediate Past President of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, an international scientific organization.
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George Kling
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Professor George Kling is interested in
how elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur move through the
environment. This research requires study at the scale of the ecosystem, and
encompasses physical transport phenomena, geochemical reactions, and the role of
organisms in element storage and transformation. It is these phenomena that
underlie our understanding of the broad environmental problems of acid rain, eutrophication, species introductions, and climate change. The general goal of
his research is to better understand what controls important ecosystem functions,
and how various controls relate to the major environmental problems of our
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Kyger C. Lohmann |
Professor Kyger Lohmann is a geologist in the Department of Geological Sciences. His principal area of specialization is carbonate geochemistry, which utilizes the chemistry and fabric of carbonate minerals to reconstruct the conditions present in ancient environments and serves as an important proxy for deciphering Earth's history. Studies undertaken in his program have developed new analytical methodologies and interpretive approaches which have been applied to several areas of exciting research in the earth sciences. The objective of these studies is to provide constraints on the directions and magnitudes of change and the rates at which these have occurred in the past. |
Ben van der Pluijm |
Professor Ben van
der Pluijm, a geologist, studies the deformation of rocks and
minerals on all scales. He joined the University of Michigan in 1985, where
he has been ever since. His interests range from materials on the (electron)
microscopic scale to the evolution of mountain ranges. The latter record the collisional history of continents when plates collide. His research has taken
him to Asia, Europe, South America and North America. He recently
completed a long term as chief editor of
the leading journal in the earth sciences (GEOLOGY), and serves on
several editorial boards and (too many) committees. He enjoys "toys" and
popular culture, although not sufficiently popular to his children.
Email Ben for GC1 information:
globalchange@umich.edu
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