Shanan Peters
Position title: Professor
Email: peters@geology.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-5987
Address:
Office: 495 Weeks Hall
- Website
- Macrostrat Lab
Research
My research program primarily quantifies the rock record at regional and global scales to better understand Earth history and the role of rock formation and destruction in governing the co-evolution of the Earth-life system. Specifically, I use macrostratigraphy to test hypotheses that span a range of Earth systems, including the evolution of marine and terrestrial life, the global carbon cycle and atmospheric evolution, and the cycling rates of geologic materials via tectonic uplift and subsidence.
To manage our research data, we currently build and operate Macrostrat and Rockd. We also manage the technical deployment and development aspects of the Paleobiology Database.
Research Projects
- Macrostratigraphy of northern Eurasia
- Macrostratigraphy of North America, South America, and North Africa
- Ingestion of eODP offshore drilling data into Macrostrat and the Paleobiology Database
Publications
Curriculum Vitae | Google Scholar | ORCID
Teaching
- GEOSCI 110: Evolution and Extinction
- GEOSCI 430: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- GEOSCI 437: Geologic Field Investigation: Huronian Supergroup
Service
- Associate Chair, Dept. Geoscience
Current Graduate Students
- Aaron Kufner
- Evgeny (Zhenya) Mazko
- Luke Schwenk