Personal

Born in San Francisco, California, 1967

Married to Jessica Karner, Attorney

Children: Three

Educational History

1997 Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Berkeley, CA. "⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Age Calibration of the 100,000 Year Middle Pleistocene Climate Cycle."

Main Research Advisor: Walter Alvarez (geology), Additional Advisors: Paul Renne (geochronology), Richard Muller (paleoclimatology)

1992 BS Geology, Departmental Honors, Cum Laude, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Professional Experience, Funding, Fellowships, Scholarships, Awards

2003-Present Associate Professor of Geology, Sonoma State University

2004 Hats off to you teaching award, Order of Omega, Sonoma State University

2002-2003 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Supported by the Department of Energy, the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, and the Folger Foundation.

1997- 2001 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Supported by the Department of Energy

1996 George D. Lauderback Award, UC Berkeley

1994-1997 Graduate Student Fellow, Berkeley Geochronology Center

1993-1996 NASA Global Change Fellowship

1994 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Award, Northern California Chapter

1993-1994 California Space Institute Mini-Grant recipient (Co-investigator)

1991 Woodard Scholarship for outstanding field work, Sonoma State University

1991 National Association of Geology Teachers Scholarship for field work

Membership in Societies

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Geophysical Union

Geological Society of America

Research Interests

Geology of Rome, Quaternary geology, coastal stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronology, paleoclimatology, neotectonics, time scale calibration, neutron activation analysis, extraterrestrial influences in Earth's history.

Analytical Skills

⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar geochronology, coastal stratigraphy, time series analysis, electron microprobe analysis, neutron activation analysis, extensive field work.

List of Publications