A5082130023- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Landslides and related hazards
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
- Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
Salem State University
2016-2024
Salem Hospital
2019
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2012-2015
University of Iowa
2015
University of Notre Dame
2015
University of Turin
2011
During the development of continental rifts, strain accommodation shifts from border faults to intra-rift faults. This transition represents a critical process in evolution rift basins East African Rift, resulting focusing and, ultimately, breakup. An analysis fault and fluid systems younger than 7 Ma Natron Magadi (Kenya-Tanzania border) reveals as complex interaction between plate flexure, magma emplacement, magmatic volatile release. Rift basin was investigated by analyzing systems, lava...
Volcanism across the North Tanzanian Divergence Zone (NTD), part of East African Rift System, occurred episodically from late Miocene to Recent. Here, we present a summary previously published K–Ar and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ages, new geochemical Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic analyses on samples collected several volcanoes distributed NTD: Burko, Monduli, Tarosero, Ketumbeine, Gelai, Kerimasi Meru. The locus volcanism over this period progressed southwestern portion NTD north east, with main pulse occurring at...
The Hominoidea (apes and, eventually, humans) and Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys) diverged from a common ancestor during the late Oligocene (~25 Ma) in East Africa. Subsequently, both catarrhine groups diversified early Miocene (~23-16 Ma), making this time period an extremely important one for understanding our (deep) ancestral roots link between hominoid ancestors environment. A remote region of west Turkana known as Loperot provides exciting opportunity to study primate paleoecology...
The emplacement mechanism and flow dynamics of small dyke swarms associated with monogenetic eruptive centres are less well studied than those large shield volcanoes flood basalts. This is due to their limited exposure ease reworking by later events. However, the study dykes helps better constrain forces controlling propagation thus reconstruct history volcanic system. presents a multidisciplinary analysis Mount Calanna (Mount Etna, Italy) where we sampled total 11 among two groups: 1)...
The behaviours of two uranyl peroxide nanoclusters in water heated to 180 °C were examined by <italic>in situ</italic> Raman spectroscopy.
In the Koobi Fora region of northeast Lake Turkana Basin (Kenya) dozens archeological sites have been studied for decades in order to understand behavior Early Pleistocene hominins. Data collected from these important demonstrating manufacture styles Oldowan stone-tool users, hominin dietary preferences, and processes Stone Age site formation. A particularly rich locality is collection Area 130. 130 noteworthy fossils KNM-ER 1805 (Homo) 1806 (Paranthropus) as well FxJj 18 complex, which...
&lt;div&gt;Tephra deposits are excellent chronostratigraphic markers that prolific and widespread in portions of the East African Rift (EAR). Arguably one most powerful applications tephrochronology is establishment regional chronological frameworks, enabling integrated study timescales interaction geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere. In order for these disparate disciplines to integrate fully utilize growing number available tephra datasets, infrastructural efforts centralize...
Critical Zones in tropical environments, especially near active volcanoes, are rich resources such as water, food and construction materials. In Central America, people have lived volcanic centers for thousands of years learned to take advantage these resources. Understanding how pre-Hispanic societies this type interacted with provides us insights on reduce the negative impact derived from activity modern cities. multidisciplinary approach we focus two case studies Costa Rica Poás Turrialba...
Abstract There is a consensus that volcanism along the East African Rift System (EARS) related to plume activities. However, because of our limited knowledge local lithospheric mantle, dynamics are poorly constrained by magma chemistry. The Turkana Basin one best places study plume‐related mantle there unusually thin. New Ar‐Ar geochronology and geochemical data on lavas from western show Eocene volcanics have relatively low 206 Pb/ 204 Pb (<19.1) high εNd (>3.78). Their Ba/Rb (35–78)...