BRENDA BOWEN portrait
  • Professor, Geology & Geophysics
  • Director, Global Change and Sustainability Center
  • Chair, Atmospheric Sciences

Education

  • BS , Earth Sciences , University of California, Santa Cruz
  • MS , Earth Sciences , University of California, Santa Cruz
  • PhD , Geology and Geophysics , University of Utah

Research Summary

I explore sedimentology, geochemistry, and environmental change to advance understanding of landscape evolution over geologic to human timescales. I use field observations, remote sensing, and a wide range of lab-based analytical techniques (geochemistry and microscopy) to characterize and interpret records of change. I work to facilitate interdisciplinary research and practice to address critical issues of global change and sustainable solutions for energy, resources, climate, and equity.