Kelly Deuerling, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
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- Geochemistry, hydrogeology, weathering, landscape evolution
Additional Information
Teaching Interests
My favorite classes are those that bring real data into the classroom and that allow my students to get out into the field. I am most interested in classes that deal with environmental chemistry and how humans impact their water resources and environment. Classes I teach at UNO include: Geochemistry, Geohydrology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Soil Genesis, Environmental Geology, Geology of Nebraska.
Research Interests
I am interested in how water flows through and promotes chemical weathering and nutrient cycling within the critical zone – the region between the top of vegetation and the bottom of aquifers that supports terrestrial life. This includes groundwater-surface water interaction, chemical weathering across climates, water-rock interaction, and effects of anthropogenic practices on surface and groundwaters. I use a variety of geochemical techniques including major/nutrient/redox-sensitive elemental concentrations and isotopic composition to understand these systems.
Education
B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Geology, 2008
M.S., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Geology, 2010
Ph D, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Geology, 2016
Additional Information
Teaching Interests
My favorite classes are those that bring real data into the classroom and that allow my students to get out into the field. I am most interested in classes that deal with environmental chemistry and how humans impact their water resources and environment. Classes I teach at UNO include: Geochemistry, Geohydrology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Soil Genesis, Environmental Geology, Geology of Nebraska.
Research Interests
I am interested in how water flows through and promotes chemical weathering and nutrient cycling within the critical zone – the region between the top of vegetation and the bottom of aquifers that supports terrestrial life. This includes groundwater-surface water interaction, chemical weathering across climates, water-rock interaction, and effects of anthropogenic practices on surface and groundwaters. I use a variety of geochemical techniques including major/nutrient/redox-sensitive elemental concentrations and isotopic composition to understand these systems.
Education
B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Geology, 2008
M.S., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Geology, 2010
Ph D, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Geology, 2016