K Muehlenbachs

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
Email
kmuehlen@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-2827
Address
3-22A Earth Sciences Building
11223 Saskatchewan Drive NW
Edmonton AB
T6G 2E3

Overview

Research

Research area

Stable isotope geochemistry, oceans, water rock interaction, paleoclimate

Research interest

Dr. Karlis Muehlenbachs specializes in using stable isotope variation in many aspects of geochemistry, e.g. history of seawater, isotopic paleoclimate proxies, oxygen diffusion in minerals, contamination of groundwater by natural gas, and in-situ steam-assisted heavy oil extraction

Research opportunity
  • Muehlenbachs is seeking graduate students to participate in an ongoing,
  • industry funded initiative to understand the origin of shallow natural gas
  • in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
  • Muehlenbachs is seeking a graduate student to determine rates of oxygen
  • diffusion in minerals and melts at high temperature and pressure
  • Muehlenbachs is seeking a graduate student who would elucidate aspects of
  • microbiological attack on volcanic glass

Courses

EAS 105 - The Dynamic Earth Through Time

The plate tectonic framework of a dynamic Earth as it relates to the origin of major groups of minerals and rocks. Earthquakes, structural geology, and the origin of mountain belts. Surface processes and their sedimentary products. History of life and extinctions. Prerequisite: EAS 100 or GEOPH 110 or GEOPH 210. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in EAS 201 or 210.


EAS 205 - Violent Earth: The Geology of Catastrophic Events

Processes and geological evidence of natural catastrophes, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, slope failures, tsunamis, floods, extraterrestrial impacts, and other rapid environmental changes. Natural hazard risk in the context of geological time. Prerequisite: Any 100-level Science course. [Faculty of Science]


Browse more courses taught by K Muehlenbachs