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Mike Blum
Louisiana State University
Education:
- 1983
- Bachelors, The University of Texas at Austin
- 1987
- Masters, The University of Texas at Austin
- 1992
- Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Experience:
- 2003-Present:
- Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University
- 1995-2003
- Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 1991-95
- Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University
Publications and Awards:
- BLUM, M.D and Womack, J.H. (in press) Climate change, sea-level change, and fluvial sediment supply to deepwater systems. in Kneller, B. (ed.) External Controls on Deep Water Depositional Systems: Climate, Sea-Level, and Sediment Flux. SEPM Special Publication.
- Rittenour, T.M, BLUM, M.D. and Goble, R. J. (2007) Fluvial evolution of the lower Mississippi River valley during the last 100-kyr glacial cycle: Response to glaciation and sea-level change. GSA Bulletin. V. 119, p. 586-608
- BLUM, M.D. and Aslan, A. (2006) Signatures of climate vs. sea-level change within incised valley successions: Quaternary examples from the Texas Coastal Plain and Shelf. Sedimentary Geology. v. 190, pp. 177-211
- BLUM, M.D., Marriott, S.B., and Leclair, S.F. (eds.) (2005) Fluvial Sedimentology VII. IAS Special Publication 35. Blackwell Scientific Press.
- Aslan, A., Autin, W.J. and BLUM, M.D. (2005) Late Holocene Avulsion History of the Lower Mississippi River, South Louisiana. Journal of Sedimentary Research. v. 75, pp. 648-662.
- BLUM, M.D., Carter, A.E., Zayac, T., and Goble, R.J. (2002) Middle Holocene Sea-Level and Evolution of the Gulf of Mexico Coast (USA). Journal of Coastal Research. Special Issue 36, pp. 65-80.
Professional Interests:
- Fluvial and coastal sedimentology
- Sequence stratigraphy of continental successions
- Geologic responses to global climate and sea-level change.