The Team
The People Bringing You GP3
Current Members
Visiting the archaeological site of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, Greece in September of 2022. Photo credit: Mara Potthoff
Dr. Jordan T. Abell (he/him)
Principal Investigator
Jordan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University, and a member of Lehigh Oceans.
Prior to this, he was a National Science Foundation Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona. Jordan received a Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.A. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. He also earned a B.S. in Geology from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona.
Jordan’s primary research interests include:
Past changes in Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, and landscapes
Sedimentation patterns in the ocean
Dust dynamics
Geoarchaeology
Emma Lindemuth (she/her)
M.S. Student
Emma is an Earth and Environmental Sciences Master’s student at Lehigh University. She graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from University of California, Santa Cruz.
Throughout her time at UCSC, Emma was involved in paleoclimate organic geochemistry research. At Lehigh, she will be doing inorganic geochemistry research on Pliocene North Pacific marine sediments to explore ocean circulation.
Emma’s work is part of a larger collaborative effort with Anya Hess, Geoff Gilleaudeau, Natalie Burls, and Linda Hinnov at George Mason University as well as Alexandra O’Keefe, Kaustubh Thirumalai, and Diane Thompson at the University of Arizona.
Bangran Tang (he/him)
M.S. Student
Bangran is a Master's student in the Earth and Environmental Sciences department. Bangran earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Davis.
His previous research focused on understanding a karst cave system in the southern Sierra Nevada using hydrochemical proxies.
At Lehigh in the GP3 Lab, Bangran will be comparing the constant flux proxy extraterrestrial 3He with other geochemical proxies in ocean floor sediments to assess key assumptions related to our ability to reconstruct sediment mass accumulation rates.
Bangran’s work is part of a collaborative effort with Frank Pavia at the University of Washington.
Jessica Melhorn (she/her)
Laboratories Facilities Technician / M.S. Student
Jessica is the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Laboratory Facilities Technician at Lehigh University. Jessica earned a B.S. in Geology with a minor in Chemistry from Lafayette College.
Her previous research focused on understanding a the geochemistry of limestone and its applications in various products.
Jessica helps to keep the GP3 lab running! She is responsible for instrument and equipment maintenance, sample preparation, and training of students and visiting scientists.
Jessica is also doing an M.S. project focuses on developing a reconstruction of fine-grained extraterrestrial dust delivered to Earth during the mid-Miocene (~10-20 million years ago). This new record will be used to assess 1) if Earth’s transit through the Radcliffe Wave led to enhanced interplanetary dust deposition on Earth, and 2) if extraterrestrial material influenced Earth’s climate system over this interval. Jessica’s work is part of a larger collaborative effort with Efrem Maconi and João Alves at University of Vienna.
Jason Yonteff (he/him)
Undergraduate Researcher
Jason is a rising sophomore majoring in Biology at Lehigh University.
Jason is working with M.S. student and Laboratory Technician Melhorn to develop a reconstruction of fine-grained extraterrestrial dust delivered to Earth during the mid-Miocene (~10-20 million years ago). This new record will be used to assess 1) if Earth’s transit through the Radcliffe Wave led to enhanced interplanetary dust deposition on Earth, and 2) if extraterrestrial material influenced Earth’s climate system over this interval .
Jason’s work is part of a larger collaborative effort with Efrem Maconi and João Alves at University of Vienna.
GP3 Alumni
Takeru Hiura - Undergraduate Researcher (2024-2025)
Now at Nokia Bell Labs
OPPORTUNITIES TO JOIN!
Postdoctoral Researcher
While I do not currently have funding to support a postdoctoral researcher, if you have a project in mind and are interested in pursuing funding together, please reach out.
Graduate Student
The GP3 Lab is actively looking for motivated students who would like to purse a Ph.D. in paleoclimate, paleoceanography, or marine geochemistry. If you are interested in joining the lab, please get in touch to discuss opportunities.
Undergraduate Student
If you are a Lehigh University undergraduate interested in getting research experience, get in touch!