Steven Clemens
Associate Professor, Research:
Geological Sciences
Phone: +1 401 863 1964
Phone 2: +1 401 863 1930
Steven_Clemens@Brown.EDU
Biography
I received my Ph.D. in Marine Geology at Brown University in May, 1990. I was then hired as an Adjunct Lecturer at Brown in 1992, and was promoted to Associate Professor of Research in 2005. I am currently working with the Earth Systems History (ESH) research group within the Department of Geological Sciences.
Interests
Within the Earth System History Group (ESH) I use the marine and terrestrial geologic record to understand the history and dynamics of global climate and environmental change. Along with other ESH faculty and students, I develop and apply sedimentological, geochemical, organic geochemical, and microfossil proxies to marine and terrestrial sediments to investigate Earth System History on time scales ranging from seasons to millions of years.
Awards
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - Reviews of Geophysics, 1994.
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - Paleoceanography, 1991.
Joint Oceanographic Institutes-United States Science Advisory Committee Fellowship, 1988-1889.
Joint Oceanographic Institutes-United States Science Advisory Committee Fellowship, 1987-1988.
Affiliations
American Geophysical Union
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Geological Society of America
Teaching
GEOL 0020: Introduction to the Oceans
GEOL 1240: Stratigraphy and Sedimentation
GEOL 2920: Paleoceanography
Funded Research
Clemens and Prell, Collaborative Research into Indo-Asian Monsoon Variability: Data and Model Assessment of Northern- and Southern-Hemisphere Mechanisms.
Clemens and Prell, East Asian Monsoon History: Testing Hypotheses of Monsoon Response in the South China Sea.
Prell and Clemens. A Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (SIRMS) for Carbonate-Based Paleoceanographic Studies at Brown University, National Science Foundation.
Clemens and Prell. Variability of Monsoon Winds as Recorded in the Eolian Component of Arabian Sea Sediments, National Science Foundation.
Prell and Clemens. Evolution of the Indian Ocean Monsoon and Arabian Sea Upwelling: Orbital, Oceanic, and Tectonic Factors. National Science Foundation.
Clemens, Farrell, and Gromet. A Detailed 0 - 7 Ma 87Sr/86Sr Record from the Bay of Bengal: Implications for Chronostratigraphy and the Seawater Sr Budget. National Science Foundation.
Clemens. Lithogenic Response to Seasonal Monsoon Forcing: Proxy Evaluation and Calibration. National Science Foundation.
Clemens. Establishing the Phase of the Pliocene Astronomical Time Scale Relative to Orbital Forcing. National Science Foundation.
Clemens and Prell. Evolution and Variability of the Asian Monsoon, Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI)/USSSP.
