Beth christensen biography

Beth Christensen, Professor and Founding Chair

christensenb@rowan.edu
856-256-5251
Discovery Hall, Room 225

Key words: oceanography, climate change, marine geology, continental margin, micropaleontology

My research is focused on continental margins of NJ, NY, and around the world (New Zealand, western Africa, and currently, Australia). I use microfossils (foraminifera), sediments, and sediment geochemistry to understand how oceans have evolved and gain insight into continental climate changes on many different time scales. Recent projects include the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the coastal system and climate change in Australia over the last 5 million years. Most of my work is in collaboration with scientists participating in the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) and so is international by design.

Patrick Crumrine, Associate Professor
(joint appointment with Biological Sciences)

crumrine@rowan.edu
856-256-4500 ext. 53123
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