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Bill Patterson B.Sc., Hons., Youngstown State University (Biology/Geology); M.Sc., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Professor and Director, Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory

Faculty Member in Geological Sciences
Graduate Supervisor in Geological Sciences

Office
Geology 214

Research Area(s)

  • Climatology
  • Meteorology
  • Bird and bat behavior
  • Oceanography
  • Climate change
  • Sedimentary biogeochemistry
  • Evolution and extinction
  • Isotope hydrological cycling

Publications

Research

bird climate change climatology isotope geochemistry paleobotany paleontology sedimentology stratigraphy

Climatology, ecology, fisheries biology, climate change, bird and bat behavior, archaeology, meteorology, hydrology, evolution, extinction, anthropology, oceanography, limnology, fish behavior, plant physiology, history, photography

Education & Training

Ph.D.--Isotope Chemistry, University of Michigan, 1995

M.S.--Sedimentary geochemistry, University of Michigan, 1992

B.S.--Geology/Biology, Cum Laude, Youngstown State University, 1985