SEES Candidates - Issue 17

Dr. Edward Lo

Tuesday, March 26th

4:00 – 5:00 pm: Research Talk (Open to COSM faculty and students)

Title: Modern sedimentary records of environmental change in the Global South

Zoom Link:

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/j/82780377004?pwd=RFJpQ0FVeWZOaFdPNWcxLzZWZjRRQT09

Dr. Edward Lo earned a BS in Geology from Louisiana State University (2013), an MS in Geological

Sciences (2017) and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Kentucky (2023). He is

currently a Lyman T. Johnson Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Kentucky where he is integrating transdisciplinary knowledge with geoscience in Kentucky. Dr. Lo’s research interests are multi-faceted, including sedimentary petrology and clay mineralogy of modern river sediments, fluvial geomorphology and flood history of lowland environments, and sustainability and hydrology of tropical lakes. He is also interested in community engagement, environmental justice, and minority participation in geoscience, which is the focus of his post-doctoral fellowship work at the University of Kentucky. In terms of scholarly accomplishments, Dr. Lo has published ten (10) peer-reviewed papers in his field since 2019, three (3) as first author. In terms of post-doctoral funding, Dr. Lo is Co-PI on a $10k University of Kentucky grant for climate change impacts on the Cumberland River, and Co-PI on another $10k University of Kentucky grant on citizen science on Stinking Creek.

Dr. Lin Li

Tuesday, March 19th

4:00 – 5:00 pm: Research Talk (Open to COSM faculty and students)

Title: How do high-elevation, low-relief plateaus form? Implications from sedimentary records of north-central Tibet

Zoom Link:

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/j/84964811181?pwd=THgyOXR6WkxpNXMzRWhRS2FUNEZlUT09

Dr. Lin Li holds a BS in Geology from China University of Geosciences, Beijing (2008), a MS in Geology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (2011) and Ph.D. in Geoscience (2016) from the University of Rochester. He is currently a research scientist at the University of Arizona. Dr. Li’s research focuses on unraveling the sedimentary and tectonic evolution of orogenic belts, decoding paleoclimate and paleoelevation signals preserved in sedimentary rocks, and investigating the intricate interplay between tectonics, topography, and paleoclimate. The tools he uses include sedimentological and stratigraphic fieldwork, laboratory analyses of petrography, stable isotopes, clumped isotopes, geochronology, and thermochronology. Dr. Li has published fourteen (14) peer-reviewed papers in his field since 2019, seven (7) as first author. In terms of external funding, Dr. Lee has two pending NSF grants, one as PI and one as Co-PI and another NSF proposal in preparation as Co-PI.

Dr. Derek Gibson

Thursday, March 21st

4:00 – 5:00 pm: Research Talk (Open to COSM faculty and students)

Title: Climate change, land-use, and Midwestern flooding: Paleo-perspectives and future implications.

Zoom Link:

https://georgiasouthern.zoom.us/j/87325862558?pwd=V3cxWDhEK3NYWE1rTDFKMm5nUVE2Zz09

Dr. Derek Gibson holds a BS in Geology from Ball State University (2016) and a Ph.D. in Applied Earth Science from Indiana University (2022). He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow through the National Science Foundation with a joint appointment at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Gibson is a paleoclimatologist and sedimentologist with a focus on environmental and fluvial responses to

late Quaternary climate change. He has published five (5) peer-reviewed papers in his field since 2019, three (3) as first author. Dr. Gibson was awarded a $180K NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to reconstruct late Holocene hydroclimatic variability across western Central America.