Augustine Lodise
Geoscience Specialist
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA
Joined MGS in 2024
Research Interests and Areas of Expertise:
- Statistical Geochemistry
- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
- Paleoecology
- Basin and Range Landscape Evolution
Augustine Lodise (he/they) is an early-career geologist with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Pitzer College. His undergraduate research investigated the paleoecology of a fossil site in Nevada using sed/strat, zircon geochronology, vertebrate paleontology, soil science, and the statistical analysis of multivariate geochemical datasets. After graduating, they worked abroad in Central Asia, first conducting paleoecological field research in Kyrgyzstan and then working at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan on a copper ore geochemistry project. Augustine currently works as a Geosciences Specialist for the Michigan Geological Survey to map the state’s aggregate resources for further protection and management.
B.A. Geology, Minor in History, Pitzer College, 2023
Awards:
Richard E. Strehle Award, Pomona College Geology Department, May 2022