Geology

Freshwater crayfish (top left) Lobster (lower left) and crab Tumidocarcinus giganteus (right) from New Zealand

Uncovering the Depths of Decapoda: Meet Kent State’s Expert in Crustacean Evolution

Meet Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Kent State University, who since 2000 has been conducting research while teaching geology at Kent State University’s Stark Campus. Her expertise lies in evolution, decapods, crustacea, and invertebrate paleontolog…

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Tatiana Fernandez-Perez (left) and Allison Tessin (right)

From Kent State to an International Ocean Drilling Expedition: Ph.D. Student Studies Volcanically-Derived Nutrients

What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry’s most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year Kent State Un…

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