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Dr. Terry
Quinn is currently a Jackson School Distinguished
Visiting Scientist, on campus during the 2005-06 academic year with an
office in the Institute for Geophysics.
Dr. Quinn is
a professor at the University of South Florida's College of
Marine Sciences. His
central research interest is the use of geochemistry,
especially stable isotope and elemental geochemistry, to
reconstruct earth system history. Areas of special research
emphasis include tropical ocean-atmospheric dynamics on the
sub-millennial scale, Cenozoic sea-level history, and the
behavior of the earth system during periods of global warmth
(e.g., middle Pliocene) and during climate transitions
(e.g., Eocene/Oligocene). Quinn's current research focuses
on studies of the role of the tropics in global climate
change. He is also active in the Gulf of Mexico Initiative,
with particular research interest in the Holocene climate
history of the gulf.
While at
the Institute, Quinn is working with Fred Taylor, Jamie
Austin, Charles Jackson, and Rob Scott.
Also see:
Quinn's research bio at USF &
his lab.
Dr. Gene Humphreys
was the first Jackson School Distinguished Visiting
Scientist, on campus during the 2004-05 academic year with an
office in the Geology Building.
Dr. Humphreys is a professor of geophysics at the
University of Oregon with broad interest in the tectonics of
the western United States both past and present. In pursuit of
his goal to understand the evolution of the western U.S. he
has been involved in numerous different geologic and
geophysical investigations including seismic studies of the
mantle and crust, numerical geodynamic modeling, GPS studies
to better understand crustal kinematic motions within the
western U.S., and petrologic investigations to better
understand magmatism and uplift in the region. Dr. Humphreys has also
been creative in synthesizing different types of data to
generate big-picture models for the evolution of the western
U.S. In line with his research interests, Dr. Humphreys has played a
major role in developing the Earthscope project and getting it
funded. Click to view his CV.
Dr. Humphreys
gave three talks during his stay.
Dr. Arthur Grantz, scientist emeritus, retired from the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2003. He currently serves
as a contractor to the USGS on their World Energy Program
mapping the location, general character and tectonic setting
of the potential petroleum basins of the Arctic region. Dr.
Grantz is also a consultant to the Department of State and
USGS on United Nations Law of the Sea issues in the Arctic
Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Brazilian margin. Article
76 of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea has
put forth a series of guidelines to determine national
economic jurisdictions. Complicated formulas in Article 76
have led to national claims that will severely impact future
marine science research in regions of dispute. Dr. Grantz is
a leading expert in this area and participated in a
symposium sponsored by the Jackson School of Geosciences on
the topic on May 2.
During his stay at the university, Dr. Grantz was housed at
the Institute for Geophysics, allowing research staff to
take advantage of his data and expertise in planning and
preparing for future research.
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