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Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
DEPARTMENT CHAIR:
Kyle Nichols
Geosciences Associate Professor
Office Location:
Dana 174
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT:
Carol Goody
Office Location:
Dana 172
Amy Frappier
Assistant Professor, Lubin Family Professor for Women in Science - Paleoclimatology
Email: afrappie@skidmore.edu
Phone: (518) 580-8371
Office Location: Dana 178
EDUCATION
COURSES TAUGHT AT SKIDMORE
RECENT THESIS STUDENTS
RESEARCH
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
See me to hear the latest on getting involved with the Paleoclimate Underground!
FUNDED PROJECTS
- Major Research Instrumentation: Acquisition of a Light Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer for High-Resolution Paleoclimatology and Undergraduate Education and Training in the Geosciences. A 3 year project to create a stable isotope lab at Skidmore College. 2011 - 2014.
- HURRICANE: Past hurricane activity reconstructed using cave deposits: Have humans increased storm risk? Senior 5-year European Research Council Grant to PI James Baldini of Durham University, UK. 2010 - 2014.
- Paleotempestology of the Caribbean Region: A Multi-proxy, Multi-site Study of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Caribbean Hurricane Activity. A 5-year international collaborative project involving 13 collaborators from 4 countries. 2006 - 2011.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
Collaborative Research: Speleothem Proxies for Mayan Culture-Climate Interactions Collaboration with Shepherd University and Northern Illinois University, 2007-2010.
