In Tech Today
Alex Guth, PhD student, online lecturer, and Kenyan geology researcher, served as an expert for a National Geographic television show airing next spring.
The focus of the TV special is the concept of Pangea, the super continent that once existed before the current continents parted ways. The region of Kenya where the film crew worked is an important, and famous, marker in the theory, as it was once connected to the island Madagascar. The proof is in the animals, lemurs to be exact, that exist in both spots.
“I couldn’t speak as a biologist,” Guth said. But she could discuss her areas of expertise:
- mapping a visual history of the rift (her master’s research).
- tracking the history of climate change, paleo-climatology, in the region (her PhD focus).
These are 10-million-year histories.
For more information, and a picture of Alex in action, see an extended article on the Michigan Tech news site.