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Emma C. Rainforth
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Professor of Environmental Science / Geology
Year Joined RCNJ: 2003
Contact Information
- Phone: (201) 684-7209
- Email: erainfor@ramapo.edu
- Office: G-415
Education:
- B.A., M.A., University of Oxford, U.K.
- M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder
- M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
Courses Offered:
- Introduction To Geology (GEOL 101)
- Fundamentals of Earth Science – lecture & lab (GEOL 106)
- Paleontology, Paleoecology and Paleoenvironments – lecture & lab (GEOL/BIOL 328)
- Geology of New Jersey (GEOL 327)
- Environmental Geology – lecture (GEOL 333)
- Natural Hazards (GEOL 210)
Research Interests:
- Taxonomy (classification) and nomenclature of fossil footprints from the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic (~220-190 million years ago)
- Paleoclimate, biostratigraphy and biogeography of the Newark Supergroup (eastern North America, ~220-190 million years ago)
More about Emma C. Rainforth
Emma Rainforth – Dr. Emma C. Rainforth has degrees in Geology from the University of Oxford, University of Colorado (Boulder) and Columbia University. Her primary research is in the field of vertebrate paleontology.
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