contact

Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences

University of South Carolina

701 Sumter St. EWS 617

Columbia, SC 29208

USA

803.777.3353

803.777.6610 FAX

abrown (at) geol.sc.edu

EDUCATION

M.S. University of Georgia, 2012 (expected)

B.S. University of South Carolina, 2010

research

At USC, I used the trace element and radiogenic isotope geochemistry of marine sediments from the North Scotia Ridge to help determine the timing of opening of Drake Passage.

research experience

Semester at Sea

Sediment provenance sample preparation and analysis

news

Alex participated in the Semester at Sea program, which took him across fascinating parts of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, including Norway, Russia, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Egypt, Greece, and Croatia.

Alex has begun the M.S. program at the University of Georgia, where he is working on a tectonics project in the northern Andes with Jim Wright.