Emily in the field

Dr. Emily Finzel

Associate Professor
My research focuses on sedimentary processes in modern and ancient basins.  One strand of my research involves deciphering the tectonic record contained within a stratigraphic section by integrating sedimentologic analyses, geologic mapping, detrital geochronology (U-Pb and Hf isotopes), mudstone  geochemistry (rare earth elements), and heavy mineral and petrographic provenance analyses.  Research areas have included forearc and backarc basins in south-central Alaska, the Cordilleran foreland basin in southwestern Montana, Paleozoic cratonic basins in the Midcontinent, the Miocene Apennine foreland basin in Italy, and the Cretaceous Neuquén basin in Argentina. More recently, I have started investigating geochemical proxies in marginal marine mudstones as proxies for environmental conditions.

Email: emily-finzel@uiowa.edu

Telephone: 319-335-0405

Graduate Students

Brandon Botha

M.S. 2022 - in progress

Shay Ridl

Ph.D. 2021 - in progress

Dustin in the field

Dustin Northrup

Ph.D. 2019 - in progress

  

  

Alethea in the field

Alethea Kapolas

​MS 2022

Petrographer - CTLGroup

  

  

Cole in the field

Cole Gardner

M.S. 2021

Shimadzu Scientific

  

  

Justin in the field

Justin Rosenblume

Ph.D. 2021

Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidade Federal do Paraná

  

  

Kacey in the field

Kacey Garber

M.S. 2017-2019
Staff Hydrogeologist II,
​PDC Technical Services

Carsyn in the field

Carsyn Ames

M.S. 2016 - 2018
Geological Samples Coordinator, Wisconsin Geological Survey​

Mattie in the field

Mattie Reid

M.S. 2015 - 2017
Geologist I at Anadarko

   

Tyler

Tyler Hedeen

M.S. 2014 - 2016
Regulatory Specialist, Army Corps of Engineers

  

Kyle in the field

Kyle Kissock

M.S. 2014 - 2016
Communications Manager, Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation

Undergraduate Students

Kris Symankski

B.S. 2022

Zach Vig

B.S. 2022

Hanna Konavaluk

B.S. 2022

Ben in Italy

Ben Howard

B.S. 2021

MS Student at University of Arkansas

 

Clint in the field

Clint Henning

B.S. 2018
​Hydrographer at USGS

  

Sam in the field

Sam Mraz

B.S. 2017
​Energy Analyst

  

Lucas in the field

Lucas Gosney

B.S. 2016
Engineering Technician I,
Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Zach in the field

Zach Miller

B.S. 2016
M.A.T. 2018

High School Science Teacher

Dan in the field

Dan Alberts

B.S. 2015
M.S. 2019 (U-Arizona)

ExxonMobil

Brittany in the field

Brittany Hendrix

B.S. 2014
Field Scientist at EnviroForensics