Adam Guo

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences

Academic background:

Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2012

M.S. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2004

B.E., Ocean University of China, 2001

Research interests:

My research interests center on sedimentation, environment and energy, particularly the link between them. I am motivated by problems that cross disciplinary boundaries. Thus, I apply various approaches including XRD mineralogical analysis, XRF elemental analysis, field surveys, geotechnical measurements, and mathematical modeling.

Examples of recent research topics include: 1) organic carbon in soils and its stabilization by clay minerals; 2) Paleoenvironment study based on lake sediments, i.e., Tulare Lake, Soda Lake in California; 3) Paleoenvironment study based on ocean carbonate deposits/rocks, i.e., Maldives Carbonate Platform; 4) Environment study targeting wildfire and its impact on potential debris flows; 5) Paleo-depositional environment study based on geochemistry analyses of sedimentary rocks, such as Santos Shale.