Brian Schubert
Biography
Brian Schubert is a Professor and Director of the School of Geosciences at the University of Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette. Brian received his B.S. from Lafayette College and Ph.D. from Binghamton University, followed by a postdoc at the University of Hawaii. He studies environmental change through time using stable isotope geochemistry. He has conducted fieldwork locally, as well as in the Mojave Desert, Ireland, Alaska, Arctic Canada, Norway, China, and Siberia.
Education
Ph.D. in Geology, 2008
Binghamton University
B.S. in Geology with Honors, 2004
Lafayette College
Student Research/Collaboration
Research Interests: Geobiology, stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, global climate change, geomicrobiology, evaporite sedimentology
Awards & Recognition
- Editorial Board, Geology, 2023-2025
- Outstanding Researcher Award, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, University of Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette, 2021
- Exceptional Reviewer, Geology, 2020
- Jack and Gladys Theall/BORSF Endowed Professorship in College of Sciences, 2019-present
- Rising Star Award, Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, University of Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette, 2016
- Robert C. and Barbara Pettit Endowed Professorship in Geology, 2015-2018
- Certificate of Achievement in Research and Sponsored Activities, University of Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½ at Lafayette, 2013
- Best University Paper Award, Geosciences Research Meeting, U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, 2013
- Exceptional Reviewer, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2011
- W.D. Williams Award, International Society for Salt Lake Research, 2008
- Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, Binghamton University, 2008