Assistant Professor
Contact Information:
email: csprain@ufl.edu / Website
Office: 355 Williamson Hall
Education:
Areas of Interest / Research
- 40Ar/39Ar geochronology
- Paleomagnetism
- Causes and consequences of Mass Extinctions
- Long-term variations in Earth’s magnetic field and links to deep interior processes
Dr. Courtney Sprain is a geoscientist who operates at the boundary of geophysics and geochemistry to understand the most dramatic events in Earth’s history using paleomagnetism, numerical geodynamo simulations, and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology. She is interested in examining the path Earth has taken from its early stages of development to what we see today, investigating changes occurring both within the deep interior and on Earth’s surface. Her research is particularly focused on examining long and short-term trends in Earth’s magnetic field and their implications for the evolution of Earth’s deep interior, in addition to developing geochronologic constraints for important events in Earth history, with an emphasis on mass extinctions.
