Shaun Marcott

Research

My research interests span a broad range of geological and climatological questions largely related to late Quaternary climate change and dating glacial landscapes. Specifically, my expertise is in the field of glacial geology and paleoclimatology with a firm rooting in geological, mathematical, and geochemical techniques. I work with a number of paleoclimate archives including glacial deposits, and marine sediment cores, and use statistical models to evaluate large data sets. My work is primarily focused on understanding the interplay between climate and glaciers, and is useful in placing modern climate-glacier interactions into a prehistorical context for understanding modern and future changes. Part of the satisfaction I receive from my research comes from working on new approaches to long-standing problems, and the ability to devote considerable time in the outdoors and laboratory for conducting my research.

Publications

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Teaching

• GEOSCI 102: Climate and Climate Change
• GEOSCI 140: Natural Hazards
• GEOSCI 335: Climates and Environments of the Past
• GEOSCI 420: Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
• GEOSCI 920: Glacial and Pleistocene Seminar

Current Graduate Students:

• Yasmeen Orellana Salazar
• Matias Romero
• Sally Stevens