KATELYN E GRAY

I grew up in the city of Austin, Texas, daughter of a northeast transplant and a Texan. My fascination with geology and paleontology began when I was in grade school and visited Inner Space Cavern in Georgetown on a school field trip. I entered graduate school as a vertebrate paleontologist as I was obsessed with the history of life. I switched to stable isotope geochemistry because I realized that I was actually more interested in the history of our climate and how it affects ecosystem dynamics... I am a low-temperature stable isotope geochemist who studies modern biogeochemical processes and cycles, primarily of phosphorus. I apply knowledge from the modern environment to address unresolved questions concerning major climate perturbations in Earth's history. My research encompasses the following themes: Application of a robust paleothermometer for terrestrial paleoclimate studies Phosphorus cycling and coupling with

Primary location: Baltimore United States