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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Paleobotany

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Paul E. Olsen
photo of Paul E. Olsen
Full-Time Faculty

Paul E. Olsen

Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Interest

Biogeoscience
Geology
Paleontology
Paleoclimate
Basin Evolution
Biostratigraphy
Invertebrate Paleontology
Paleobotany
Paleoclimatology
Paleoecology
Palynology
Sedimentary Geology
Stratigraphy
Solar System Gravitational Evolution

Affiliated Graduate Students

photo of Chiamaka Mangut

Chiamaka Mangut

PhD Student

Research Interest

Modern and Future Climate, Paleoclimate, Paleobotany, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Palynology, Stratigraphy
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845-365-8482

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