Brittany Nicole Hupp

George Mason University | GMU · Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences

Paleotemperature proxy data form the cornerstone of paleoclimate research and are integral to understanding the evolution of the Earth system across the Phanerozoic Eon. Here, we present PhanSST, a database containing over 150,000 data points from five proxy systems that can be used to estimate past sea surface temperature. The geochemical data hav...

Significance Human-induced carbon emissions are causing global temperatures to rise and oceans to acidify. To understand how these rapid perturbations affect marine calcifying communities, we investigate a similar event in Earth’s geologic past, the Paleocene–Eocene thermal maximum (PETM). We introduce a method, isotopic filtering, to mitigate the...

The deep-sea sedimentary record of Ocean Drilling Program Site 690 (Weddell Sea) has figured prominently in the study of an ancient (~56 Ma) global warming event referred to as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM). Yet discrepancies in the timing, amplitude, and structure of the isotopic excursions marking the PETM exist between the bulk-car...

Stratigraphic features of the carbon isotope excursion (CIE) marking the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM; ca. 55.8 Ma) are used to study ocean-climate change and carbon cycling during this ancient global warming event. Yet discrepancies in its timing and amplitude exist between bulk-carbonate and planktic-foraminifera δ 13 C records. Here we...

In order to better understand the relationship of clastic influx and organic-matter accumulation and preservation in the Middle Devonian Acadian foreland basin, we conducted a high-resolution provenance analysis of a composite section of the Hamilton Group. The Hamilton Group includes the organic-rich Marcellus Shale, one of the most lucrative unco...

Determining the mineralogy of mature sedimentary rocks, particularly mudrock, often defaults to qualitative or semi-quantitative methods due to difficulties in correctly quantifying multiple unknown mineral phases. Constraining mineral abundances is particularly difficult in shale due to preferred mounting orientation of common phyllosilicate phase...

Characterizing the pore structure of a shale-gas reservoir is significant for calculating the original gas in place and fluid-flow characteristics. To better understand the impact of organic matter accumulation, redox condition, and depositional environment on pore structure and storage capacity, integrated geological and petrophysical characteriza...

Single parents are becoming a more prevalent group within higher education, specifically in undergraduate populations. According to the US Census Bureau, there were approximately 12 million single parent families within the US in 2015, with 84% of those headed by single mothers. When looking specifically at single mothers between the ages of 18 and...

Little is known of the provenance of the Marcellus Shale, one of the most prolific unconventional shale gas plays in the world. As part of the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory (MSEEL) project, 56 sidewall plugs of the Marcellus Shale were taken from the MIP-3H well in Morgantown, WV in order to evaluate controls on clay provenanc...

The relative age of the Dundee Limestone within the Michigan Basin has been widely disputed within the literature, with limited studies constraining the formation to a single biozone. This research extends the geographic sampling range of previous studies and examines subsurface samples collected from the center of the basin. Core samples obtained...