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Kai Tawil-Morsink

Kai Tawil-Morsink
Position
MSc Student (Laurence Coogan & Blake Dyer)
Earth and Ocean Sciences
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Credentials

BA (Columbia)

Area of expertise

Earth history; carbonate geochemistry; long-term carbon cycle

Thesis topic:

Carbon isotope composition of Pacific Ocean sediments from around the time of Ocean Anoxic Event 2

Publications:

  • Tawil-Morsink, K., Austermann, J., Dyer, B., Dumitru, O.A., Precht, W.F., Cashman, M., Goldstein, S.L. and Raymo, M.E., 2022. Probabilistic investigation of global mean sea level during MIS 5a based on observations from Cave Hill, Barbados. Quaternary Science Reviews, 295, p.107783.

Presentations:

  • Tawil-Morsink, K., Dyer, B., Coogan, L.A., 2024. Searching for a Positive δ13C Excursion in Marine Carbonates from the Mid-Pacific Ocean at the Time of OAE2. AGU Annual Meeting 2024 (eLightning talk, forthcoming)

Awards:

  • Dr. Arne H. Lane Graduate Fellowship in Marine Sciences (2023)

  • University of Victoria Science Emerging Researcher Award — Graduate Students (2023)

  • Charles A. and June R.P. Ross Research Award — GSA Graduate Student Research Grants (2023)