The fields of sedimentology and stratigraphy underly many other earth science disciplines represented in our department and define fundamental principles of geology. In our department, experts in these topics take their knowledge into the field to investigate climate drivers effecting human evolution, basin formation processes, and the diagenetic history of rock units. 

FacultySpecialtiesAssociated Laboratories and Research Groups
Eliel AnttilaField Geology, U-Pb Geochronology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Chemostratigraphy, Earth History, Organo-Mineral Interactions 
Jena JohnsonHistorical Geomicrobiology, Evolution of Metabolisms, Precambrian Biosignatures and AstrobiologyMicrobe-Mineral Lab
Naomi LevinStratigraphy, Paleoecology, Isotope Hydrology, Isotope Geochemistry, Environments of Early HumansLevin Research Group
Kacey LohmannCarbonate Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Field Geology, Paleoceanography, Stable Isotope Geochemistry, SclerochronologyPersonal Website
Nathan NiemiActive Tectonics, Low-Temperature Thermochronology, Field Geology, Structural GeologyPersonal WebsiteThermochronology Lab
Nathan SheldonEnvironmental Biogeochemistry, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Climate Change, Paleoclimate, GeobiologyContinental Environments Research Group