Assistant Professor
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Office: 220 Williamson Hall
Education: Ph.D. Physical Geography, Lancaster University, UK, 2008
Areas of Interest / Research
- Environmental Magnetism
- Paleomagnetism
Dr. Robert Hatfield is interested in the integration of chronostratigraphic dating tools with physical, magnetic, and geochemical properties of different paleo archives (marine, lacustrine, and terrestrial sediments) to empirically investigate earth system processes and changes. Specifically his research involves: Paleomagnetism (reversal stratigraphy, relative paleointensity [RPI], and paleo secular variation [PSV]) and its integration with other chronometers to provide chronological constraint and further geomagnetic understanding.
Reconstructing the history and stability of the Greenland Ice Sheet and ocean circulation using magnetic and geochemical properties of marine sediments in the North Atlantic Ocean. Understanding the particle-size specific nature of magnetic properties and their drivers (sediment source, sorting, diagenesis) to inform the interpretation of bulk sediment records. Sediment stratigraphy and the development and refinement of composite depth scales and continuous stratigraphic splices to address paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic questions.
