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Bahamas Field Trip Video

 

Congratulations to recent graduates from the group:

Valerie Tewell (MS)

Cameron Ramsey (MS)

Six students from the research group have published in the past year!

K. Pevehouse

K. Chowdhury

J. Brotherton

H. Baird

J. Garcia 

 

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Department of Geosciences

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX 79409-3131

 

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Office: Science 318

 

Email:dustin.sweet@ttu.edu

 

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Dr. Dustin Sweet

Associate Professor, Sedimentology & Stratigraphy

Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, 2009

 

 

My passion involves deciphering tectonic and climatic conditions from the sedimentary rock record. To meet that goal, I undertake a broad spectrum of sedimentary geology research, predominantly field-based supplemented with laboratory data such as grain size spectrums, geochemistry and scanning electron microscopy. Recent projects I have been associated with have focused on the Late Paleozoic ancestral Rocky Mountains, specifically the formation and configuration of the uplifts, the demise of the mountains and curious preservation of ancient landforms, and the climate state during their formation.


Prior to joining the Department, I worked as an exploration geologist at Chevron Energy Technology Company. Specifically, I worked in Lower Congo and Kwanza Basins in west Africa, Baffin Bay in west Greenland, and the northern Colombia margin typically doing play development or regional framework.