October 2010 - Graduate Research Assistantships in Climate Change Research. We invite highly motivated Ph.D. and Ph.D.-aspiring M.S. students to apply for two graduate assistantships under the auspices of the Stable Isotope Geosciences Facility at Texas A&M University (http://stableisotope.tamu.edu/). Both assistantships involve development and application of trace element and stable isotope proxies to study climate change and paleoceanography. The first, in the Department of Geography (Roark), pursues biogeochemical proxy development in deep-sea corals. The second, in the Department of Geology & Geophysics through the Halbouty Chair in Geology (Grossman), applies geochemical proxies to macrofossils to understand Caribbean extinction or Paleozoic paleoclimate. Funding is available for at least three years with additional funding available through TAs. Preference will be given to students with experience and interest in mass spectrometry. Contact Brendan Roark ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Ethan Grossman ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

February 2011 - The Stable Isotope Geosciences Facility is continually looking to broaden it's base of undergraduate student workers.  Although students from The College of Geosciences are preferred, we would like to discuss possible opportunities for undergraduate student workers from other departments with an interest in working with light element stable isotopes (i.e. Ecology, Fish and Wildlife Management, Soil Science, Water Chemistry).  If you feel you meet these criteria then please send a CV to Art Kasson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).