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Graduate Students in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Morgan F. Schaller
Ph.D. Candidate

Rutgers University
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Wright Labs
610 Taylor Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066 U.S.A.

Office: GSLB 116

e-mail: schaller(at)rci.rutgers.edu

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; In progress
    Research Advisor: Dennis V. Kent
    Dissertation Committee: James D. Wright, Roy W. Schlische, Paul E. Olsen (Columbia)
  • M.S. in Geology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2007
  • B.S. in Biology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2005
  • B.A. in Geology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 2005

Research Interests

  • Stable isotope geochemistry and carbon cycle modeling, and their application to:
  • Phanerozoic climates, ancient atmospheric CO2, tectonic-scale climate change and the carbon cycle

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant: Sedimentology Lab, Introductory Lab

Academic Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Student Paper Award, AGU Fall Meeting, 2007
  • Distinguished Independent Research in Geology, Binghamton University, 2005
  • Ralph Digman Award for Excellence in Geology, Binghamton University, 2005
  • Deans List, Harpur College, Binghamton University, Fall 2002 – Spring 2005

Publications and Abstracts

  • Schaller, M. F., and Fan, Y (2009), River basins as groundwater exporters and importers: Implications for water cycle and climate modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D04103, doi:10.1029/2008JD010636.

  • Schaller, M. F., and Fan, Y (2007), Is Regional Groundwater Flow a Significant Component of the Water Budget in a River Basin? Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H33C-1451

  • Fan, Y., Miguez-Macho, G. Schaller, M., The Role of the Groundwater Reservoir in the Global Water Cycle, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H24D-03

Grants and Scholarships

  • Student Travel Award, Geological Society of America, 2006, 2009
  • SEPM, Society for Sedimentary Geology, Student Research Award, 2009
  • Undergraduate Research Award, Binghamton University, 2002, 2003
  • Lagrange Rotary Scholarship, Lagrangeville, NY, 2000
  • Housatonic Audubon Society’s “Promising Young Scholar” award, 2000