This research investigates how organic carbon is transported and deposited in marine environments and the links between OC burial and other Earth systems processes, such as climate, weathering, plate tectonic cycles, and biological activity.

My work here reconstructs past environmental conditions throughout Earth history, including ocean chemistry, redox conditions, sea level, biological productivity, weathering and climate, and surface runoff.

This area of research involves the study of how sediment is transported and deposited, from the macro-scale down to the micro-scale, and the physical and chemical processes that control sediment behavior.

Canada has identified 31 elements deemed to be critical as we move towards a renewable energy-based future. My research in this area seeks to understand how critical minerals can be concentrated in sedimentary rocks of eastern Nova Scotia.