{"id":1278,"date":"2024-06-08T04:01:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T04:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geol.umd.edu\/facilities\/plasmalab\/?page_id=1278"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:22:35","slug":"post-doctoral-associates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geol.umd.edu\/facilities\/plasmalab\/post-doctoral-associates\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Doctoral Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Tian Gan<\/h2>\n

I am interested in understanding the synergistic evolution between life and environment over the Earth\u2019s history. As a postdoc, my current research integrates geochemistry into sedimentology and paleontology. Specifically, I employ lithium and uranium isotopes to understand the life-environment co-evolution at the start and end of the Neoproterozoic Era (c.a. 1,000 and 538 Ma, respectively), which are two transitional periods critical for eukaryote diversification, multicellular evolution, and animal explosion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Valerie Finlayson<\/h2>\n

My main interests lie in\u00a0radiogenic (Nd, Sr, Pb, Hf, Re-Os, W, etc.), and non-traditional stable\u00a0(Fe)\u00a0isotope and trace element geochemistry in intraplate volcanic systems and convergent margins. I am also interested in developing novel applications of these data in conjunction with computational and geodynamic methods to better understand the compositional heterogeneity, reservoir distribution, and behavior of the Deep Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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