About Us
The FIRST lab is interested in providing time resolution to all aspects of geology through ages, provenance, and process. Specifically, our laboratory group has two main focuses: U-Pb geochronology of carbonates and B-isotopes. In addition to dating carbonates with U-Pb geochronology, we are also interested in the behavior of U in sedimentary environments. Dr. Rasbury has worked closely with colleagues at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) and the new National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLSII – link to ) for decades to understand U speciation in various minerals and the processes by which U is incorporated and removed from carbonates. Recently, we have begun dating fluorite by U-Pb geochronology and are exploring the processes by which F and REEs are enriched in the crust.
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Researchers
Dr. E. Troy Rasbury
Principal Investigator, FIRST@Stony Brook Associate Professor, Geosciences, Stony Brook University [email protected] Dr. N. Gary Hemming
Principal Investigator, FIRST@Stony Brook Retired Professor, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Queens College; Affiliated Associate Professor, Geosciences, Stony Brook University [email protected] Dr. J. Kirk Cochran
Principal Investigator, FIRST@Stony Brook Professor, SoMAS, Stony Brook University [email protected] Dr. Carrie Wright
Research Scientist, Geosciences, Stony Brook University; BioArCh, University of York [email protected] Dr. Steven Jaret
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Earth & Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History [email protected] |