Chris Lowery

Chris Lowery is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). His research focuses on paleoceanography and micropaleontology, utilizing foraminifera, geochemistry, sedimentology, and geophysical data to study historical marine ecological responses to environmental changes.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • M.S., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • B.S., Geology, University of Mary Washington

His work centers on extinction and recovery processes, marine productivity shifts, ocean circulation dynamics, and Holocene sea level rise. Key areas include Cretaceous oceanic anoxic events, the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, Paleogene climate changes, and coastal processes on the Texas Coast.

Lowery’s contributions have been recognized with awards such as the Prestigious Prize for Work on Mass Extinctions and the Top Early Career Scientist Award for Sedimentary Geology. He is part of the University of Texas Micropaleontology Lab and collaborates with institutions like the Bureau of Economic Geology and the Center for Planetary Systems Habitability.

• Contact:
  • Email: cmlowery@utexas.edu
  • Office: 3.260, UTIG Building 196, J.J. Pickle Research Campus