Dr. Richard Laws
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CMS 1335, DeLoach 106 Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences University of North Carolina Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403-5944 Tel: 910 962-4125; Fax: 910 962-7077 email: lawsATuncw.edu,Personal Webpage |
Expertise:
Marine Micropaleontology
Education:
M.S. University of California Berkeley, 1978
Ph.D. University of California Berkeley, 1983
Teaching:
Dr. Laws teaches GLY135 Prehistoric Life, GLY150 Introduction to Oceanography, GLY337 Invertebrate Paleontology, and GLY502 Technical Communication.
Research Interests:
Dr. Laws' research interests include the composition and distribution of diatoms in modern coastal environments, Neogene diatom biostratigraphy, and Paleogene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. Current projects include the taxonomy of benthic marine diatoms, the impacts on benthic diatom floras of salt marsh renourishment through emplacement of dredge spoil in degrading marshes, and sediment stabilization by diatoms and sediment resuspension in intertidal habitats. Current funding from Center for Marine Sciences.
