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Laura Reynolds
Assistant Professor of Earth Science
508-929-8574 lreynolds2@worcester.edu
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Bio

I am a sedimentary geologist interested in understanding how sedimentary environments have evolved over time. I study how salt marsh, wetland, and lake sediments record the interplay of water level changes, tectonic events, flooding, and human influences. I have worked in both modern and ancient systems, in field sites in California, Texas, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Here at Worcester State, undergraduate students in my lab group are studying: the fire history recorded in estuarine sediments; sediment transport in the Tatnuck watershed; and microplastics in Patch Reservoir, among other projects.

Education
2011
Dartmouth College
Environmental Earth Science
BA
2018
University of California Santa Barbara
Geological Science
Ph.D.
2020
Rutgers University
Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science
Postdoctoral Fellow