Grossman, Ethan
individual record
Professor, Michel T. Halbouty Chair
Positions:
- Professor, Michel T. Halbouty Chair, Geology and Geophysics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), Division of Research
overview
My research focuses on global change and paleoclimates, stable isotope geochemistry, coastal environments past and present, hypoxia, isotope hydrology, past and present, biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology of aquifer systems.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geochemistry, University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1982
- B.S. in Geology, University at Albany, State University of New York - (Albany, New York, United States) 1976
selected publications
Academic Articles85
- Perez-Beltran, S., Zaheer, W., Sun, Z., Defliese, W. F., Banerjee, S., & Grossman, E. L. (2023). Density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics reveal atomistic mechanisms for carbonate clumped isotope reordering.. Sci Adv. 9(26), eadf1701.
- Judd, E. J., Tierney, J. E., Huber, B. T., Wing, S. L., Lunt, D. J., Ford, H. L., ... Zhang, Y. G. (2022). The PhanSST global database of Phanerozoic sea surface temperature proxy data.. Sci Data. 9(1), 753.
- Grossman, E. L. (2022). Citation for the 2022 FW Clarke Award to Yige Zhang. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA. 337, 187-188.
- Barney, B. B., & Grossman, E. L. (2022). Reassessment of ocean paleotemperatures during the Late Ordovician. GEOLOGY. 50(5), 572-576.
- Grossman, E. L., & Joachimski, M. M. (2022). Ocean temperatures through the Phanerozoic reassessed.. Sci Rep. 12(1), 8938.
Chapters5
- Grossman, E. L. (2012). Oxygen Isotope Stratigraphy. GEOLOGIC TIME SCALE 2012, VOLS 1 & 2. 181-206. Elsevier.
- Grossman, E. L., Bruckschen, P., Mii, H. S., Chuvashov, B. I., Yancey, T. E., & Veizer, J (2002). Carboniferous paleoclimate and global change: isotopic evidence from the Russian Platform. Carboniferous Stratigraphy and Paleogeography in Eurasia. Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Urals Branch, Ekaterinburg. 61-71.
- Grossman, E. L. (2002). Stable carbon isotopes as indicators of microbial activity in aquifers. Hurst, C. J., Crawford, R. L., Knudsen, G. R., McInerney, M. J., & Stetzenbach, L. D. (Eds.), Manual of Environmental Microbiology, 2nd Edition. 728-742. ASM Press.
- Grossman, E. L., & Desrocher, S. (2001). Microbial Sulfur Cycling in Terrestrial Subsurface. Fredrickson, J. K., & Fletcher, M. (Eds.), Subsurface Microbiology and Biogeochemistry. 219-248. Wiley-Liss.
- Grossman, E. L. (1997). Stable carbon isotopes as indicators of microbial activity in aquifers. Hurst, C. J., & Knudsen, G. R. (Eds.), Manual of Environmental Microbiology. 565-576. ASM Press.
Conference Papers5
- Woodard, S. C., Thomas, D. J., Grossman, E., Olszewski, T., Yancey, T., Raymond, A., & Miller, B. V. (2010). Nd isotopes as indicator of glacio-eustasy, mid-Carboniferous boundary Arrow Canyon, NV. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA. 74(12), A1140-A1140.
- Grossman, E. L (2010). The oxygen isotope record for the Phanerozoic. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA. 74(12), A357-A357.
- Cervato, C., Goldstein, S. L., Grossman, E. L., Lehnert, K., & McArthur, J. M. (2004). Joint discussion of sedimentary geochemistry data management systems that cross the waterline. Eos. 85(44), 450-452.
- GROSSMAN, E. L. (1994). THE CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE RECORD DURING THE EVOLUTION OF PANGEA - CARBONIFEROUS TO TRIASSIC. PANGEA: PALEOCLIMATE, TECTONICS, AND SEDIMENTATION DURING ACCRETION, ZENITH AND BREAKUP OF A SUPERCONTINENT. 288(288), 207-228.
- GROSSMAN, E. L. (1979). PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN SHAFT SINKING AT TRACT C-A. IN SITU. 3(3), 252-252.
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- GEOG642 Past Climates Instructor
- GEOL351 Geochemistry Instructor
- GEOL450 Geology Senior Project Instructor
- GEOL451 Intro To Geochemistry Instructor
- GEOL489 Sptp: Geochemistry Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Naylor, Howard Nathan (2018-08). Investigation of the Thermal History of the Delaware Basin Using Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry. (Master's Thesis)
- Van Plantinga, Alexander (2015-12). Texas Brazos River Flow and Mussel Growth Reconstructions Using Stable Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Carbon Isotopes and Trace Elements. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Roark, Andrew (2014-12). Seasonality and Environmental Heterogeneity during a Late Carboniferous Highstand: Brachiopod Shell Geochemical Records from the Pangean Tropics. (Master's Thesis)
- Graniero, Lauren E (2014-12). Modern Calibrations of Temperature and Nutrient Proxies for Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions in Tropical Mollusks. (Master's Thesis)
- Shenton, Brock Jay (2014-08). Clumped Isotope Thermometry in Deeply Buried Sedimentary Carbonates: The Effects of Bond Reordering Kinetics and Recrystallization. (Master's Thesis)
Email
e-grossman@tamu.edu
First Name
Ethan
Last Name
Grossman
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Geology; 3115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3115
USA