Home- Faculty Search- Faculty Directory- Amy Leventer Colgate Directory FACULTY DETAIL < BACK TO RESULTS Amy LeventerAssociate Professor of Geology; Chair of Geology Geology , 421 Ho Science Center p 315 2287213aleventer@colgate.edu Curriculum vitae Click links below for images of polar marine diatoms: Part 1 Part 2 Degrees BS, Brown University, 1979; MS, University of South Carolina, 1982; PhD, Rice University, 1988 Teaching Experience University of Minnesota, 1996-97; Otterbein College, 1990-94; Ohio State University, 1990-92 Teaching Specialties Oceanography, paleoclimatology, Antarctic marine geology and biology, environmental studies Research Interests Paleoclimatic reconstructions of the Antarctic, modern geologic and biologic processes in the southern ocean / field work in Antarctica Visit the LARISSA website (LARsen Ice Shelf System,Antarctica) Publications Articles in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Paleoceanography, Oceanography, Marine Micropaleontology, Marine Geology and Deep-Sea Research; contributor to several Audubon Society regional and illustrated guides Dissertation "Biogenic Sedimentation on the Antarctic Continental Margin" Travel Field work in Antarctica Professional Experience Freelance geology writer, Audubon Society 1994-97; research associate, Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota 1994-97; senior research associate, Byrd Polar Research Center 1990-94; Cities Service Oil and Gas Company 1981 Distinctions Numerous NSF grants; member, NSF Office of Polar Programs Advisory Committee and Antarctic Research Vessel Oversight Committee; Byrd Postdoctoral Fellowship 1989
