Dr. Paul Sylvester
Professor and Pevehouse Chair
Mineral Geochemistry & Geochronology of Sedimentary Systems
Email: paul.sylvester@ttu.edu
Phone: (806) 834-5091
Fax: (806) 742-0100
Office: 205 Science Building
Address: Department of Geosciences, Mail Stop 1053, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053
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Office: 205 Science Building
Address: Department of Geosciences, Mail Stop 1053, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053
Homepage
Education
- Ph.D. Washington University, St.Louis
Research
- Mineral Geochemistry
- Geochronology of Sedimentary Systems
My academic background and interests are in planetary geochemistry. I develop and apply methods for microbeam (LA-ICPMS, MLA) analyses of elemental and isotopic compositions of minerals to understand the origin and evolution of Earth's early crust, meteorites and impact melt rocks, precious metal minerals, base metal sulfides and iron ores, and provenance of heavy minerals in sedimentary rocks.
Courses
- GCH 5300 - Individual Studies in Geochemistry: Sedimentary Provenance
- GCH 5360 - Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
- GCH 5371 - Analytical Methods in Laser Ablation ICPMS
Recent Publications
- Pal, S., and T.R. Lee, 2019, Contrasting air mass advection explains significant differences in boundary layer depth seasonal cycles under onshore versus offshore flows. Geophysical Research Letters
Department of Geosciences
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Address
Department of Geosciences, 1200 Memorial Circle, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053 -
Phone
806.742.3102 -
Email
geosciences@ttu.edu