Annie Bauer

Research

My primary research goal is to study how the Earth became a habitable planet, from deciphering the tectonic processes contributing to the earliest continents to precisely tracking the incremental rise of oxygen in the atmosphere. I use a variety of laboratory and field tools in my work. My specialties include obtaining and applying geochronologic constraints (e.g., U-Th-Pb, Re-Os) and integrating these with other radiogenic isotope systems (e.g., Lu-Hf, Sm-Nd, Rb-Sr) to evaluate the source reservoirs of magmatic terranes as well as weathering signals recorded in sediments.

Publications

Google Scholar | ORCID

Teaching

• GEOSCI 109: Geology of the National Parks
• GEOSCI 160: Life in the Universe
• GEOSCI 375: Principles of Geochemistry
• GEOSCI 402: Research and Communication in the Geological Sciences
• GEOSCI 457: Conducted Field Trip
• GEOSCI 875: Navigating Grad School and Intro to UW Geoscience
• GEOSCI 875: Iso-Rock Around the Clock

Service

I am committed to addressing issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the sciences and am working on these issues at a variety of scales.

• Gordon Conference in Geochronology, Co-Vice Chair (2019-2023), Co-Chair (2023-2025)
• UW-Madison Dept. of Geoscience Lecture Committee (2020-present)
• PetroNet JEDI Community (2020-present)
• Co-coordinator of UW-Madison Dept. of Geoscience WISELI Celebrating Women in Science & Engineering Grant Program talk series (2019-2020)
• UW-Madison Dept. of Geoscience Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty Co-chair (Aug 2019 – Jan 2021), Committee member (Jan 2021-present)

Current Graduate Students

• Rowan Gregoire
• Hanna Konavaluk
• Emily Palmer
• Esther Stewart