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IMS Affiliated Faculty

Faculty are hired by their respective departments, to which they owe primary responsibility; however, the institute continues to be involved in the identification of hiring and faculty needs of the cross-disciplinary marine program through active involvement in new faculty searches and in support of departmental recommendations. Affiliated faculty and researchers are those individuals that utilize any of the ORU’s resources (space, seawater, equipment, etc) and/or individuals whose research falls within one of the seven research clusters supported by IMS. IMS only appoints affiliates in the ORU based on the individual researchers request to be associated with the ORU.
Thomas P Guilderson
  • Title
    • Professor
  • Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division
  • Department
    • Ocean Sciences Department
  • Phone
    925-518-0904
  • Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Earth & Marine Sciences, A316
    • Off Campus
  • Mail Stop Ocean Sciences
  • Faculty Areas of Expertise Ocean Studies

Summary of Expertise

Subjects of interest include biogeochemistry, the carbon cycle, climate change, isotopic and chemical tracers (atmosphere, ocean, terrestrial),  interaction of sea level and climate, paleoclimatology, geochronology, and marine geology

Biography, Education and Training

Education

Ph.D.    -  1997  Columbia University (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

M. Phil -  1996  Columbia University (Geology)

M. Sc.  -  1993  Columbia University (Geology)

B. Sc.   -  1987  University of South Carolina (Marine Science) cum laude and with honors from South Carolina College

 

Post-doctoral research fellowships:

1998-2000       Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, LLNL

1997-1999       Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

1997                Geological Sciences, Princeton University

 

Honors, Awards and Grants

 E.O. Lawrence Award (Biological & Environmental Science), 2011, Department of Energy

Exemplary post-doctoral scholar mentor, 2011, Physical & Life Sciences Directorate, LLNL

Distinguished Honors Alumnus (2000), South Carolina Honors College of the University of SC

Selected Exhibitions

Collaborative work with UCSC artist Saul Villegas:

https://www.modernobysaulvillegas.com/deep-sea-coral

https://www.modernobysaulvillegas.com/deep-sea-coral-ii