• Andrew Jacobson

  Geochemist

Profession:

Assistant Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, Northwestern University

Education

• B.A., Dual Major: Earth Sciences and Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996
• M.S., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 1999
• Ph.D., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2001

Andrew Jacobson wears several hats in his specialty of isotope geochemistry. The field incorporates the chemical, physical and biological processes of elements and their isotopes as they've existed in their various periods on earth. The best way to cultivate knowledge—talk to people who are already working in the field, advises Jacobson

Isotope geochemistry can be used to determine the age of artifacts and help scientists understand our environment. The science is, for instance, useful in understanding ground water supplies and how it is affected by environmental shifts.

 

Interview

Web Resources

• Research Homepage for Andrew D. Jacobson
• Publications by Andrew D. Jacobson
• Article: "Geochemistry prof gets $1.5 million in grants for study of climate change"