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Marie D. Jackson
Research Professor, Geology & Geophysics
Research Summary: My collaborative investigations in pyroclastic volcanism, mineralogy, materials and archaeological science investigate mineral cements in young basalt at Surtsey volcano, Iceland, and ancient Roman concrete. We apply Roman methods of concrete production to environmentally-friendly, glass-based analog concretes. An innovative arc-fracture test measures ductility, fracture toughness and repair. Physical property measurements describe rapid consolidation of tephra in Surtsey basaltic drill cores.
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MIRA GREEN
Assistant Professor, History
Research Summary: My research focuses on questions of hierarchy and power that are intertwined with ideas about embodiment, daily routines, slavery, gender, and popular culture in the Roman world. I examine the daily practices associated with the body’s most basic somatic demands and the attitudes that some Latin authors express towards bodies that eat, digest, and excrete.
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ALEXIS M CHRISTENSEN
Associate Professor (Lecturer), World Languages and Cultures
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John Wynne
Adjunct Associate Professor, Philosophy
Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Coördinator, Religious Studies Program, University of Utah, World Languages and Cultures
Research Summary: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. My interest in Hellenistic schools, like Stoics, skeptics, and Epicureans, the writings of Cicero, and in religious thought, gave rise to my book, Cicero on the Philosophy of Religion (CUP, 2019).
Now I am working on the problem of evil, and the temptations of the truth and curiosity, in Greco-Roman thought, and still on Cicero, especially his ethics.
I also have research interest and competence in ancient Christian thinkers like Augustine, and in Plato.
Research Keywords:
Ancient Greek Philosophy,
Ancient Roman Philosophy,
Classical Latin Language or Literature,
Classical Greek Language or Literature,
Cicero,
Philosophy of Religion,
Epistemology,
History of Christian thought,
Religious Studies,
Philosophy,
Patristics,
History of Philosophy,
Philosophical Literature,
Hellenistic ,
Roman