LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has been recognized as one of the best geoscientists in North America.
Brian Schubert of UL’s Ray P. Authement College of Sciences, has earned a “50 Under 50 Award,” recognition for mid-career geoscientists “whose contributions to research, education, leadership, service, and mentorship are shaping the field for generations to come,” according to the Geological Society of America.
Schubert, who directs the college’s School of Geosciences, developed a method for studying tree rings in modern and fossil wood with isotopic analysis, a process that extracts climate information from the rings and reveals patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature shifts…