Matthew E. Kirby Associate Professor, Paleoclimatology California State University, Fullerton Department of Geological Sciences Fullerton, CA 92834 Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2001 Office Room #: MH-556b Office Phone #: (657) 278-2158 Lab Room #: MH-556 and 556a Lab Phone #: (657) 278-3303 Office Hours: none for Spring 2010 (sabbatical). |
Hand coring Zaca Dry Lake (July 2009) with Christine Hiner (CSUF), Manual Padilla (CSUF), and Baird King (UCR). Kirby is wearing his field hat. |
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Dry Lake from atop of Southern California's highest peak (~11,500ft.). Broxton Bird (MSc 5/2005) in lower right for scale... |
NEW: Check out the Southern California Consortium for Lake Studies (SCCLS)...a new joint venture between scientists at Cal-State Fullerton and the University of Southern California. The SCCLS supports a variety of diverse projects with excellent collaborative scientist and facility opportunities. Contact any of its members if you are interested in a BSc, MSc, or PhD project.
A Quick Overview: I research late Quaternary paleoclimates with a specific focus on the last several glacials, their transitions, and the intervening interglacials. I endeavor to use multi-proxy, multi-disciplinary research methods that use historical records of climate change as a calibration for assessing past climate states. Although my present research is concentrated in lacustrine environments, I have worked in the marine realm. I suspect that my research will ultimately involve both terrestrial and marine settings as I attempt (i.e., as do many paleoclimatologists) to deconvolve the large-scale ocean-atmosphere (and solar) relationships that drive global climate change.
Interested in Getting a Master's Degree in Geology? If you're interested in paleoclimate studies and becoming a member of an exciting and growing department, please contact me at the e-mail address above (or the CSUF department in general).
New Research Opportunity:
1. National Geographic Society recently (2009) funded Dr. Brady Rhodes and me to continue our paleotsunami research in Thailand. Interested? Contact me or Dr. Rhodes (brhodes@fullerton.edu)!
2. ACS-PRF recently (Fall 2008) funded a full seismic reflection survey and long drill core research project at Lake Elsinore. This exciting project will extend our sediment history at Lake Elsinore back to 40,000 to 50,000 calendar years before present. As of right now, the oldest cores from the lake's deepest basin extend only to 11,200 cy BP. I am looking for 1 or 2 MSc students to participate in this project starting Spring or Fall 2009.
Curriculum Vitae and Publication Links
Research (just a list of active sites - details via publications and/or CV)
Spring 2010 Classes
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