Mark Pagani
Associate Professor
Yale University
Department of Geology and Geophysics
My research interests encompass the fields of biogeochemistry, paleoceanography, and paleoclimatology, with a focus on understanding the factors driving climate during the Cenozoic era. My approach applies the isotopic compositions and abundances of organic molecules (biomarkers), and records of stable isotope- and trace-element compositions of species-specific foraminifera to constrain the physical and environmental conditions of ancient oceans, terrestrial systems, and the atmosphere.
Research Topics
Our group is involved in a wide variety of projects that span short- and long timescales, including:
• The Cenozoic evolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide
• The character of carbon input during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
• Arctic hydrology during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
• The long-term history of C4 photosynthesis
•Limate and the end of the Classic Mayae
• Carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of modern leaf wax lipids
• Pliocene CO2 and temperature
In the News
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Samples from ocean floor at the North Pole yield clues about Earth's past and possible future
From hot to cold in the Arctic
