Chad S. Lane
Department Chair
Dr. Chad Lane is a paleolimnologist interested in lake sediment records of paleoclimate and paleoecology. Dr. Lane primarily utilizes microfossils, biomarkers, and stable isotope data to detect changes in vegetation, hydrology, fire, and human land use over thousands of years. His work has primarily focused in the circum-Caribbean and southeastern United States.
Education
Ph.D. in Geography, University of Tennessee
M.S. in Geography, University of Tennessee
B.S. in Environmental Sciences, University of Denver
Specialization in Teaching
Introduction to Weather and Climate
Paleoclimatology
Biogeography
Global Climate Change
Research Interests
Paleoclimate
Paleoecology
Prehistoric Human-Environment Interactions
Stable Isotope Geochemistry