Timothy Bralower

Timothy Bralower serves as a Professor in the Department of Geosciences within the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. His academic career spans decades of research on Earth's geological history through microfossil analysis, with significant contributions to understanding ancient ocean systems and climate evolution.

He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1986. His scholarly foundation combines rigorous fieldwork with advanced laboratory techniques to reconstruct paleoenvironments.

Dr. Bralower's research focuses on:

• Micropaleontology: Specializing in calcareous nannofossils to decode marine sediment records
• Paleoceanography: Reconstructing Cretaceous-Paleogene ocean circulation and climate shifts
• Marine Geology: Analyzing deep-sea drilling cores for geological process insights
• Paleobiology: Investigating extinction patterns and evolutionary responses in microfossil communities

His interdisciplinary approach bridges geological time scales with modern climate change implications.

He maintains active research through the Global Nannoplankton initiative (globalnannoplankton.com), serving as a key resource for nannofossil data and methodologies.

Professional contact:

• Email: tjb26@psu.edu, bralower@psu.edu
• Phone: 814-863-1240
• Office: 116 Deike Building, University Park, PA