Hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Science.
Penn’s Department of Earth and Environmental Science is excited to kick-off the new school year with a presentation from Jennifer Walker, PhD, from Rowan University.
Dr. Walker is an Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science. She is interested in sea-level research, climate and how sea level rise into the future will affect coastal communities. Her research examines past sea-level change to bridge the gap between short-term instrumental records and long-term geological reconstructions and to better understand future sea-level rise under changing climate.
Dr. Walker focuses on reconstructing Holocene sea-level changes along the U.S. Atlantic coast using biological and geological indicators, which are used to quantify rates of sea-level change and examine spatial and temporal variability. The goal of this research is to improve understanding of past sea level to better predict how sea level rise into the future will affect coastal systems and coastal communities.