Professional Research Interests and Expertise –
- Sedimentology
- Stratigraphy
- Paleoclimate
- Stable Isotope Geochemistry
- Sequence Stratigraphy
Professional Experience –
- Sydney Basin and Tamworth Belt, Eastern Australia
- Henry Mountain Basin, Southeast Utah
Education –
- B.A. in Geology (with distinctions), Colorado College, Colorado Springs
- Ph.D. in Geoscience (geology specialization), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Memberships –
- American Assocation of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
- Geological Society of America (GSA)
- Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
- International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
- Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
Honors and Awards –
- 2007 Geological Society of America Coal Division Best Paper at 2006 GSA Annual Conference
- 2007 Myerly-Martin Prize for excellence in Graduate Research: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Geosciences
- 2005 Geological Society of America 2005 Graduate Student Research Grant
- 2005 International Association of Sedimentologists Postgraduate Grant Scheme
- 2004-2007 Othmer Fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2002 Phi Beta Kappa
- 2002 Outstanding Senior Geology Student: Rocky Mountain Assoc. of Geolgists
- 2002 Award for Excellence: Association of Women Geologists
- 2002 Patricia Buster Research Scholarhip
- 2002 Donald. B. Gould Research Scholarship
Publications –
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Rygel, M.C., Frank, T.D., Roberts, J., in revision, Evidence for dynamic climate change on sub-106-yr scales from the late Paleozoic glacial record, Tamworth Belt, New South Wales, Australia, Journal of Sedimentary Research.
Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., Birgenheier, L.P., Rygel, M.C., Jones, A.T., Roberts, J., in press, The stratigraphic imprint of the late Paleozoic ice age in eastern Australia: a record of alternating glacial and non-glacial intervals, GSA Special Publication.
Frank, T.D., Birgenheier, L.P., Montañez, I.P., Fielding, C.R., Rygel, M.C., in press, Controls on late Paleozoic climate revealed by comparison of near-field stratigraphic and far-field stratagraphic stable isotopic records, GSA Special Publication.
Rygel, M.C., Fielding, C.R., Bann, K., Frank, T.D., Birgenheier, L., & Tye, S.C., in press, The early Permian Wasp Head Formation, Sydney Basin, High-latitude shallow marine sedimentation following the late Asselian-early Sakmarian glacial event in eastern Australia, Sedimentology.
Rygel, M.C., Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., Birgenheier, L.P., in press, Magnitude of late Paleozoic glacioeustatic fluctuations: a synthesis, Journal of Sedimentary Research.
Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., Birgenheier, L.P., Rygel, M.C., Jones, A.T., Roberts, J., 2008, Alternating glacial and non-glacial intervals characterize the late Paleozoic Gondwanan Ice Age: stratigraphic evidence from eastern Australia, Journ. Geol. Soc. Lon., v. 165, p.129-140.
Birgenheier, L.P., 2007, A sedimentologic, stratigraphic, and geochemical study of the late Paleozoic ice age, eastern Australia, Ph.D. thesis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 263p.
Montanez, I.P., Tabor, N.J., Niemeier, D., DiMichele, W.A., Frank, T.R., Fielding, C.R., Isbell, J.L., Birgenheier, L.P., Rygel, M.C., 2007, CO2-forced climate instability and linkages to tropical vegetation during late Paleozoic deglaciation, Science, v. 315, p. 87-91.
Myrow, P.M., Tice, L.*, Archuleta, B., Clark, B., Taylor, J.F., & Ripperdan, R.L, 2004, Flat-pebble conglomerate: its multiple origins and relationship to meter-scale depositional cycles. Sedimentology, v. 51, p. 973-996.
* Maiden name is Tice.
First-Authored Abstracts-
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Rygel, M.C., Frank, T.D., 2008. Stratigraphic and sedimentologic evaluation of the Carboniferous ice-proximal record from easten Australia reveals climatic variation on multiple timescales. Abstracts Volume, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, April 20-23, v.17, p.18.
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Rygel, M.C., Frank, T.D., 2007. Evidence for dynamic climate change on timescales of <1-5.5 m.y. from the Carboniferous ice-proximal record, New South Wales, Australia. Abstracts with Programs, Annual Geological Society of America National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 28-31, v. 39, no. 6, paper no. 130-6.
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., Rygel, M.C., 2007. Nested cyclicity in the Carboniferous glacial record from New South Wales, Australia. Abstracts Volume, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Long Beach, CA, April 1-4, v. 16, p. 46.
Birgenheier, L.P., Frank, T.D., Fielding, C.R., Rygel, M.C., 2006. The Permian stable isotope record from ice-proximal localities in eastern Australia: a proxy for late Paleozoic climate change. Abstracts with Programs, Annual Geological Society of America National Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 22-25, v. 38, no. 7, paper no. 127-10.
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., Rygel, M.C., & Roberts, J., 2006. Lithologic consequences of glacially influenced deposition: a case study from the late Paleozoic of New South Wales, Australia. Abstracts Volume, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, April 9-12, v. 15, p. 11.
Birgenheier, L.P., Fielding, C.R., Frank, T.D., & Roberts, J., 2005. Stratigraphic record of late Paleozoic Gonwanan Ice Age in New South Wales, Australia: A review and revision of the Carboniferous System. Abstracts with Programs, Annual Geological Society of America National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 16-19, v. 37, no. 7, paper no. 112-9.
Tice, L.P.*, Myrow, P.M., Taylor, J.F., Ripperdan, R.L., & Ethington, R.L., 2002, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Cambrian and Ordovician Gallatin formation, Wyoming and Montana. Abstracts with Programs, Annual Geological Society of America National Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 27-30, 2002, p. 138.
* Maiden name is Tice.
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