Nathan Limbaugh

Term Lecturer

Education

• M.S. Geology & Geophysics, Missouri University of Science & Technology.
       Thesis focus: Igneous Petrology and High-Temperature Geochemistry
• B.S. Geology & Geophysics - Geochemistry Emphasis, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Courses Taught

• Optical Mineralogy Laboratory
• Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory
• Field Geology
• General Earth Science
• Mineralogy
• Geochemistry

Academic Interests

• Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
• Planetary Geology
• High-Temperature Isotope Geochemistry
• Cosmochemistry
• Mineralogy
• Economic Geology

Scholarly Activity

• On-going dissertation research with the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and University of Leicester on compositional comparisons between melt inclusions from Martian meteorites and terrestrial analogs and their modeled parent melt compositional differences.
• On-going research with California Institute of Technology, Agricultural University of Athens, and University of Leicester on atom probe tomography of an phosphorous-rich olivine xenocryst from the Cima Volcanic Field.

Other Professional Experiences

• Workshop Leader for the Geology (Microscopy) Workshop for Leaders Exploring Academic Possibilities (LEAP) Summer Program for the University of Alabama and local high schools