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Dana Royer

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Exley Science Center - Complex Room 445, 265 Church Street
860-685-2836

Professor, Environmental Studies

Exley Science Center - Complex Room 445, 265 Church Street
860-685-2836

George I. Seney Professor of Geology

Exley Science Center - Complex Room 445, 265 Church Street
860-685-2836

droyer@wesleyan.edu

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BA University of Pennsylvania
PHD Yale University

Dana Royer

I explore how fossil plants can be used to reconstruct ancient environments (especially CO2, temperature, and climate sensitivity), and the (paleo-) physiological underpinnings behind these plant-environment relationships. Recent and current projects include the reconstruction of early Paleogene and middle Miocene atmospheric CO2 levels from the stomatal distributions in plant leaves, and the development of mechanistically-grounded proxies for climate and leaf ecology from the size and shape of fossil leaves. I also compile Phanerozoic CO2 records and investigate the strength of CO2-temperature coupling over multi-million-year timescales.

Academic Affiliations

Office Hours

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2) Open-door policy.

Courses

Fall 2024
E&ES 497 - 01
Senior Seminar

Spring 2025
E&ES 234 - 01
Geobiology

E&ES 235 - 01
Geobiology Laboratory

E&ES 498 - 01
Senior Field Research Project