|
Stuart Birnbaum, Associate Professor
Specialty:
Sedimentary Geology; Stratigraphy Geology; Geochemistry
Education:
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, England, 1977
B.S., State University of New York at Sony Brook, 1971
Phone: (210) 458-5449 or 458-5467; Email:Stuart Birnbaum
Background -
Dr. Birnbaum received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Cambridge,
England, in 1977. He has numerous refereed publications and abstracts as well as
presentations. His research is in the area of sedimentology and low temperature
geochemistry with an emphasis on geomicrobiology. In addition, he conducts
research in geoscience education including computer assisted instruction for
geology students. During his tenure, Dr. Birnbaum has been awarded $2,437,141 in
grant support. The latest is from the National Science Foundation for $79,854 in
support of Field Science Approach to Earth Systems Science.
Dr. Birnbaum is actively involved with
undergraduate honor student research and serves as a faculty advisor and
committee member for undergraduate honors thesis students. On the graduate
level, he recently developed and taught a course in Geomicrobiology. This
course focuses upon practical application in assessing the relationships
between geological and microbial processes. Graduate students representing
engineering, biology, environmental science and geology were enrolled in
the course. Dr. Birnbaum’s most recent publication will appear in
Astrobiology and deals with the survival and preservation of microbes
under hostile hypersaline conditions similar to conditions hypothesized
for Mars.
|
