Dr. Stephen R. Meyers

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Dr. Stephen R. Meyers
Assistant Professor
Department of Geoscience
UW-Madison

Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2003

Quantitative Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology, Sedimentary Geochemistry

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* = Supervised Graduate and Undergraduate Research (primary advisor)

2012

(71) Warren, Courtney E., Varekamp, Johan C., Thomas, Ellen, Meyers, Stephen, A 4,000 year record of Long Island Sound Environments observed through XRF-core scanning, GSA Northeastern Section Meeting (2012).

(70) Meyers, S.R., The construction of time models (orbital time scales), and their integration with proxy data to develop a conceptual model for Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, Horizons in Earth Systems, World Universities Network (2012).

2011

(69) Meyers, S.R., Obliquity forcing and the amplification of high-latitude climate processes during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, University of Utrecht, Department of Earth Sciences, JOINT Seminars

(68) McIntosh, R., Douglas, P.M., Warren, C., Meyers, S.R., Coutros, P., Park, D.P., A record of early to middle Holocene hydrologic variability from the West African Sahel, Fall AGU Meeting (2011)

(67) Orland, I.J., Bar-Matthews, M., Ayalon, A., Burstyn, Y., Kozdon, R., Ushikubo, T., Matthews, A., Meyers, S., Valley, J. W., The seasonal climate record from Soreq Cave (Israel) speleothems, Fall AGU Meeting (2011)

(66) *Aswasereelert, W., Meyers, S.R., Hinnov, L.A., Kelly, D.C., Evolution of the Climate Continuum, from the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum to the Present, Fall AGU Meeting (2011)

(65) Hinnov, L.A., Meyers, S.R., and Florkowski, D.R., SPECMAP chronology in 2011, Fall AGU Meeting (2011)

(64) Meyers, S.R., Hinnov, L.A., An Orbital Beat in the Equatorial Atlantic (~18-27 Ma): Reliable Chronometer or Wishful Thinking?, Fall AGU Meeting (2011)

(63) Doebbert, A.C., Lamaskin, T., Peters, S., Meyers, S.R., Carroll, A., A new Confidence-Limits Based Method for Comparing Detrital Zircon U-Pb Age Distributions, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 43(5), 443 (2011) (view abstract)

(62) Wendler, J.E., Meyers, S.R., Wendler, I., Vogt, C., Kuss, J., Drivers of Cyclic Sea Level Change During the Cretaceous Greenhouse: A new Perspective from the Levant Platform (Jordan), Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 43(5), 376 (2011) (view abstract)

(61) Singer, B.S., Condon, D., Jicha, B.R., Kuiper, K., Siewert, S.E., Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., Sawyer, D.A., Obradovich, J.D., A Cretaceous to Pleistocene Perspective on Intercalibrating 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb Radioisotopic Clocks, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 43(5), 568 (2011) (view abstract)

(60) *Ma, C., Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., Singer, B.S., Testing the Astronomical Time Scale for Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, and its Extension into Cenomanian Strata of the Western Interior Basin (U.S.A.), Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 43(5), 127 (2011) (view abstract)

(59) INVITED: Meyers, S.R., Singer, B.S.,Siewert, S.E., Sageman, B.B., Condon, D., Jicha, B.R., Sawyer, D.A., Obradovich, J.D., Coupling Orbital and Radioisotopic Chronometers: Lessons Learned from the Cretaceous Western Interior Basin (U.S.A.), Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 43(5), 567 (2011). (view abstract)

2010

(58) Singer, B., Condon, D., Seiwert, S., Sageman, B., Sawyer, D., Obradovich, J., Meyers, S., and Jicha, B., The Next Generation Cretaceous Time Scale: How to integrate 40Ar/39Ar, U-Pb and Astrochronologic ages?, Fall AGU Meeting (2010).

(57) Meyers, S., Seiwert, S., Singer, B., Sageman, B., Condon, D., Obradovich, J., Jicha, B., Sawyer, D., Reducing Error Bars Through the Intercalibration of Radioisotopic and Astrochronologic Time Scales for the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Interval, Western Interior Basin, Fall AGU Meeting (2010).

(56) Brunner, C., Ingram, W., and Meyers, S., 2010. What stratal thickness tells us about sedimentary processes in the vent complex at MC118. Semi-annual Meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Methane Hydrates Consortium, October 26-27, 2010, Oxford, Ms.

(55) Singer, B., Condon, D., Seiwert, S., Meyers, S., Sageman, B., Obradovich, J., Sawyer, D., and Jicha, B., Integrating Radioisotopic and Astrochronologic Time Scales for the Cretaceous, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 42(5), 394 (2010). (view abstract)

(54) Seiwert, S., Singer, B.,Condon, D., Obradovich, J., Sageman, B., Meyers, S., Jicha, B., Sawyer, D., 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb Dating of the Cretaceous Niobrara Formation, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 42(5), 394 (2010). (view abstract)

(53) INVITED: Meyers, S., Seiwert, S., Singer, B., Sageman, B., Condon, D., Obradovich, J., Jicha, B., Sawyer, D., Reducing Error Bars Through the Intercalibration of Radioisotopic and Astrochronologic Time Scales for the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Interval, Western Interior Basin, USA, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 42(5), 394 (2010). (view abstract)

(52) Meyers, S., Peters, S., A 56 Million Year Rhythm in North American Sedimentation During the Phanerozoic, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 42(5), 543 (2010). (view abstract)

(51) Junium, C., Meyers S., Arthur, M., An Eccentric Nitrogen Cycle During the Cretaceous? , Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 42(5), 660 (2010). (view abstract)

(50) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., and Singer, B., Integrating Radioisotopic and Astrochronologic Methods for Improvement of Time Scale Reconstructions, STRATI2010, 4th French Congress on Stratigraphy (2010).

2009

(49) *He, B., Meyers, S.R., and Alperin, M., Evaluation of the diagenetic role of iron as a sulfide buffer at Cape Lookout Bight, North Carolina (USA), Eos. Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2009). (view abstract)

(48) Meyers, S.R., The Evolution of Cenozoic Climate Noise: Linkages to Ice Sheet History?, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Invited Talk (2009).

(47) Meyers, S.R., The Astrochronologic Calibration of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: Towards a Global Synthesis, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Invited Talk (2009).

(46) Singer, B.S., Sageman, B.S. Siewert, S.E., Condon, D., Obradovich, J., Jicha, B.R., Sawyer, D.A., and Meyers, S.R., Implications of new 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb ages for Cenomanian-Turonian OAE 2, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 41(7), 421 (2009). (view abstract)

(45) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B. and Arthur, M.A., Obliquity Forcing and the Amplification of High-Latitude Climate Processes During Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, AAPG Annual Convention (2009).

(44) *Ingram, W., Meyers, S.R., Brunner, C., and Martens, C., Stability of a Large Gas Hydrate-Mud Volcano Field in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Late Pleistocene to Present, AAPG Annual Convention (2009).

(43) Meyers, S.R., The Astrochronologic Calibration of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: Towards a Global Synthesis, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, Invited Talk (2009).

2008

(42) Meyers, S.R., and Hinnov, L.A., Evolution of the Pleistocene Climate Continuum, Eos. Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2008). (view abstract)

(41) Misner, T., Meyers, S.R., Rosenmeier, M., Strano, S., and Straffin, E., Preliminary Results of a Multi-Proxy Lake Sediment Core Study in East-Central France, Eos. Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2008). (view abstract)

(40) Willard, D., Pagani, M., Meyers, S.R., Cronin, T., and Wright, M., Multi-proxy records of estuarine ecosystem response to Late Holocene climate variability, Chesapeake Bay, USA, Eos. Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2008). (view abstract)

(39) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., and Arthur, M.A., Amplification of Obliquity Forcing during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(6), 283 (2008). (view abstract)

(38) Cramer, B.D., Meyers, S.R., Munnecke, A., and Jeppsson, L., Is An Orbitally Tuned Paleozoic Timescale Achievable?, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(6), 283 (2008). (view abstract)

(37) *He, Bo, Meyers, S.R., and Alperin, M., Testing the "Sulfide Buffer/Phosphorus Trap Hypothesis" Using Anoxic Coastal Sediments from Cape Lookout Bight (North Carolina Outer Banks), Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(6), 433 (2008). (view abstract)

(36) *Ingram, W., Meyers, S.R., Brunner, C., and Martens, C., Centennial-Millennial Scale Stability of a Large Gas-Hydrate Field in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Investigating Linkages to Climate Change and Slope Erosion, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(6), 278 (2008). (view abstract)

(35) *Larkins, K.H., Meyers, S., Bartek, L.R., Cyclic Sedimentation in the Mississippian Pride Shale: Quantitative Paleoenvironmental Analysis of Tidal Rhythmites Using X-Ray Fluorescence Scanning and Advanced Spectral Methods, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(6), 267 (2008). (view abstract)

(34) Meyers, S.R., Cramer, B.D., Jeppsson, L., Corfield, R.J., Siveter, D.J., and Munnecke, A., Towards the Establishment of a Silurian Astrochronology, International Congress on Paleozoic Climates, Lille, France (2008).

(33) *Ingram, W., Meyers, S.R., Brunner, C., and Martens, C., Centennial-millennial scale stability of a large gas hydrate field in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 40(4) (2008). (view abstract)

2007

(32) Meyers, S.R., The Middle Cretaceous Carbon Conundrum, North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Invited Talk (2007).

(31) *Larkins, K.H., Bartek, L.R., and Meyers, S., Cyclic sedimentation in the Pride Shale: Implications for Appalachian Basin geometry and ITCZ migration in the Late Paleozoic, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 39(6), 629 (2007). (view abstract)

2006

(30) Meyers, S.R., Production, Preservation and the Significance of Iron, Eos. Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2006). (view abstract)

(29) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., Causal Mechanisms for Oceanic Anoxic Events I: The Role of Iron?, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 38(7), 513 (2006). (view abstract)

(28) Sageman, B.B., Flaum, J.A., Barclay, R.S., Meyers, S.R., Causal Mechanisms for Oceanic Anoxic Events II: The Role of Weathering?, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 38(7), 513 (2006). (view abstract)

(27) Flaum, J.A., Sageman, B.B., Meyers, S.R., Hurtgen, M.T, Causal Mechanisms for Oceanic Anoxic Events III: The Role of Phosphorous?, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 38(7), 513 (2006). (view abstract)

2005

(26) Meyers, S.R., and Pagani, M., 25-year Quasi-periodic Climate Teleconnections Between Northern and Southern Europe via the North Atlantic Oscillation, General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union, Geophysical Research Abstracts 7, 05735 (2005). (view abstract)

(25) Meyers, S.R., Calibrating the Biogeochemical Reconstruction of Oceanic Anoxic Event II, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Geological Sciences, Invited Talk (2005).

(24) Meyers, S.R., Calibrating the Biogeochemical Reconstruction of Oceanic Anoxic Event II, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Geological Sciences, Invited Talk (2005).

(23) Meyers, S.R., Calibrating the Biogeochemical Reconstruction of Oceanic Anoxic Event II, Purdue University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Invited Talk (2005).

(22) Meyers, S.R., Calibrating the Biogeochemical Reconstruction of Oceanic Anoxic Event II, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Invited Talk (2005).

(21) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., and Pagani, M, Resolving Milankovitch in the Paleoclimate Record: Consideration of Signal and Noise, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 37(7), A-525 (2005). (view abstract)

(20) Laurin, J., Meyers, S.R., and Sageman, B.B., Controls on Stratigraphic Architecture of Cenomanian-Turonian Strata, Wester Interior Basin, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 37(7), A-337 (2005). (view abstract)

2004

(19) Meyers, S.R., Signal vs. Noise: Recognition and quantification of orbital cyclicity in the stratigraphic record, Yale University Department of Geology and Geophysics, Global Change Seminar Series, Invited Talk (2004).

(18) Meyers, S.R., The Role of Sulfate Reduction in Organic Matter Degradation and Molybdenum Accumulation: Theoretical Framework and Application to a Cretaceous Organic Matter Burial Event, Yale University Department of Geology and Geophysics, Sediment Seminar, Invited Talk (2004).

(17) Meyers, S.R., Quantifying Long and Short-term Climate Change: Applications of Advanced Spectral Techniques, Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Friday Noon Seminar Series, Invited Talk (2004).

(16) Meyers, S.R., Quasi-periodic Climate Teleconnections Via the North Atlantic Oscillation: A New Perspective From Tree Rings, Yale University Department of Geology and Geophysics, Global Change Seminar Series, Invited Talk (2004).

(15) Meyers, S.R., and Sageman, B.B., Cenomanian/Turonian Orbital Chronologies and Burial Flux Estimates: Calibrating the Biogeochemical Reconstruction of Oceanic Anoxic Event II, Geological Society of America, Abs., 36(5), A-198 (2004). (view abstract)

(14) Meyers, S.R., and Pagani, M., Quasi-periodic Climate Teleconnections Via the North Atlantic Oscillation: A New Perspective From Tree Rings, Eos. Trans. AGU, 85(1), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2004). (view abstract)

(13) Sageman, B.B., Arthur, M.A., Kenig, F., Laurin, J., McElwain, J.C., Meyers, S.R., The Cenomanian-Turonian Boundary Event: Linkage of High-Resolution Terrestrial and Marine Records of a Major Climate Perturbation During Peak Greenhouse Conditions, Eos. Trans. AGU, 85(1), Fall Meet. Suppl. (2004). (view abstract)

2003

(12) Lyons, T.W., Anbar, A.D., Gill, B.C., Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., Cruse, A.M., Wilde, P., and Scott, C.T., Molybdenum accumulation in organic-rich sediments and sedimentary rocks, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 35(6), A-81 (2003). (view abstract)

(11) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., and Lyons, T.W., The role of sulfate reduction in organic matter degradation and molybdenum accumulation: Theoretical framework and application to a Cretaceous organic matter burial event, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 35(6), A-82 (2003). (view abstract)

2002

(10) Meyers, S.R., and Sageman , B.B., and Hollander, D.J., Orbital time scales, ocean anoxic events, and controls on the accumulation of organic carbon in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, Geol. Soc. America, Abs, 34(2), A-45 (2002). (view abstract)

(9) Meyers, S.R. and Sageman, B.B, Production and Preservation in the Cretaceous Western Interior Sea, Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry (2002).

(8) Laurin, J., Sageman, B.B., Meyers, S.R., and Waltham, D.A., Relative sea level history of the uppermost Cenomanian of southwestern Utah: evidence for Milankovitch-driven eustasy?, Workshop on Cretaceous Climate and Ocean Dynamics, Florissant, Colorado (2002).(view abstract)

(7) Meyers, S.R., and Sageman, B.B., Analysis of sediment/geochemical accumulation rates and molluscan evolutionary rates during the Cenomanian-Turonian biotic crisis, Western Interior Seaway, Workshop on Cretaceous Climate and Ocean Dynamics, Florissant, Colorado (2002).(view abstract)

(6) Sageman, B.B., and Meyers, S.R., Production and Preservation in the Cretaceous Western Interior Sea, Workshop on Cretaceous Climate and Ocean Dynamics, Florissant, Colorado (2002).(view abstract)

2001

(5) Meyers, S.R., and Sageman, B.B., Identification and interpretation of sedimentary hiatus using evolutive harmonic analysis: Geological Society of America, Abs., 33(6), A-442 (2001). (view abstract)

(4) Sageman, B.B., Meyers, S.R., and Hinnov, L.A., Use of orbital time scale to evaluate molluscan biozones and evolutionary rates during the late Cenomanian-early Turonian, Western Interior Basin (USA): Eos. Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T21D-07 (2001). (view abstract)

2000

(3) Meyers, S.R., and Sageman, B.B., Quantitative cyclostratigraphic analysis of Late Cenomanian-Early Turonian deposits of the Cretaceous Western Interior (North America): Geological Society of America, Abs., 32(7), A-145 (2000). (view abstract)

1999

(2) Meyers, S.R., Sageman, B.B., Hollander, D.J., Investigation of Milankovitch forcing and OAE II expression in the biomarker record of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway, Geol. Soc. America, Abs., 31(7), A-327 (1999). (view abstract)

1998

(1) Meyers, S. R., B. B. Sageman, L. A. Hinnov, Determination of changes in sedimentation during OAE II, using evolutionary spectral analysis, Bridge Creek Limestone Member, Western Interior, U. S.: Geol. Soc. America, Abs., 30(7), A-220 (1998). (view abstract)