Alison Olcott Marshall
Assistant Professor of Paleobiogeochemistry
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Department of Geology
Lindley Hall, Rm 120
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
+1.785.864.1917
olcott <at> ku.edu
By using a combination of organic geochemical techniques and geological observations, my goals are to better understand the chemical taxonomies and biological specificity of life on Earth and the pathways by which carbon is preserved and stored. For a more detailed view of what my lab is working on now, check out the Research page.
Ph.D. in geology, University of Southern California, June 2006
Advisor: Frank Corsetti and Alex Sessions, California Institute of Technology
B.S. in geology, The University of Chicago, June 1999
Advisor: Mike Foote and Jack Sepkoski
Assistant Professor of Paleobiogeochemistry, University of Kansas, January 2008-present
Postdoctoral Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, October 2006-December 2007
Advisor: Tim Eglinton
Teaching Assistant, Agouron/NSF/Wrigley Institute International Geobiology Course, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Research Assistant, National Museum of Natural History, June 1999-August 2001