Abrigded Curriculum Vitae
Benjamin T. Uveges
Postdoctoral Associate – Cornell University
Organic and Stable Isotope Geochemist, Geobiologist, and Sedimentary Geologist
Specializing in Carbon and Nitrogen isotopes of organic archives, pigment and lipid-derived biomarkers, the nutrient dynamics of stratified aquatic basins, and the evolution of the C, N, and S cycles throughout Earth's History. Currently working on Phosphate and Methane cycling in subtropical pasturelands.
EDUCATION:
Ph. D. Earth Sciences, Syracuse University - December 2018
Dissertation: Characterizing ancient chemoclines through the use of pigment biomarkers and sedimentary stable isotope signatures. Advisor: Dr. Christopher Junium
B.Sc. Chemistry, McGill University - May 2013
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Postdoctoral Associate: 2023-Present
Cornell University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advisor: Dr. Jed Sparks
Postdoctoral Associate: 2019-2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Roger Summons
Postdoctoral Laboratory Technician: 2019
Syracuse University Department of Earth Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Junium
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor: 2018
Syracuse University Department of Earth Sciences
Part-Time Instructor: 2018
Syracuse University Department of Earth Sciences
PUBLICATIONS:
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
[11] Uveges B.T. and Pearson A.
Ammonium “nutrient capacitor” model for δ15N signatures associated with marine anoxic events. Geology 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G51527.1
[10] Uveges B.T., Izon, G., Ono, S., Beukes, N., Summons, R.E.
Reconciling discrepant minor sulfur isotope records of the Great Oxidation Event – Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-35820-w
[9] Izon, G., Luo, G., Uveges B.T., Beukes, N., Kitajima, K., Ono, S., Valley, J., Ma, X., Summons, R.E.
Bulk and Grain-Scale Minor Sulfur Isotope Data Reveal Complexities in the Dynamics of Earth’s Oxygenation – PNAS. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2025606119
[8] Ma, J.; Wu C., Uveges B.T., Ding, W., Cui, X, Summons, R.E.
Biomarkers reveal Eocene marine incursions into the Qaidam Basin, north Tibetan Plateau – Organic Geochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2022.104380
[7] Cohen, P.A., Junium, C.K., Phillips, Z.K., Uveges, B.T.
Carbon cycle dynamics and ecology revealed by the carbon isotopic composition of single organic microfossils during the Late Devonian Biotic Crisis. – Geobiology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gbi.12482
[6] Das, S., Judd E.J., Uveges B.T., Ivany, L.C., Junium, C.K.
Variation in δ15N from shell-associated organic matter in modern bivalves: Implications for trophic studies of fossil ecosystems – Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.110076
[5] Uveges, B.T., Junium, C.K., Scholz, C.A., Fulton, J.M.
Chemocline collapse in Lake Kivu as an analogue for nitrogen cycling during Oceanic Anoxic events. – Earth and Planetary Science Letters https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116459
[4] Judd, E.J., Ivany, L.C., DeConto, R.M., Halberstadt, A.R.W., Miklus, N.M., Junium, C.K., Uveges, B.T.
Seasonally resolved proxy data from the Antarctic Peninsula support a heterogeneous middle Eocene Southern Ocean. – Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019PA003581
[3] Uveges, B.T., Junium, C.K., Boyer, D.L., Cohen, P.A., Day, J.E.
Biogeochemical controls on black shale deposition during the Frasnian-Famennian biotic crisis in the Illinois and Appalachian Basins, USA, inferred from stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon. – Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.05.031
[2] Uveges, B.T., Junium, C.K., Teece, M.A., Fulton, J.M.
Environmental controls on pigment distributions in the freshwater microbialites of Fayetteville Green Lake. – Organic Geochemistry https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2018.08.012
[1] Junium, C.K., Dickson, A.J., Uveges, B.T.
Perturbation to the Nitrogen Cycle During Rapid Early Eocene Global Warming, – Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05486-w
R Packages on CRAN:
Uveges, B.T.
WrensBookshelf: A Collection of Palettes and Some Functions to Help Use Them.
R package version 0.1.0. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=WrensBookshelf
Development version: https://github.com/buveges/WrensBookshelf
INVITED TALKS AND SEMINARS
International Geobiology Course - 2023
Dartmouth College Earth Sciences Winter Seminar Series - 2023
NASA PCE3 Seminar series - 2022
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Syracuse University Doctoral Dissertation Prize 2019
Awarded by the Syracuse University Graduate School in recognition of superior achievement in completed dissertations
Vincent E. McKelvey Scholarship 2018
For Outstanding Academic Achievement in Earth Sciences
Syracuse University Earth Science Department Chairs Award 2015
An award made in recognition of outstanding service to the department and professional promise
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life (SCOL): Equipment, Instrumentation & Field Work, and Collaborative Studies ($119,000)
UNOLS Chief Scientist Training Cruise Program ($1500)
Syracuse University Graduate Fellowship (Four years of full Ph.D. funding)
REVIEWER OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PROPOSALS FOR:
Chemical Geology
NASA Exobiology Program - External Reviewer
APS Lewis and Clark Astrobiology Fellowship Program
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
Science Advances
Geobiology
NASA – Mars Sample Lander – Participating Scientist Program panel
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL)
Geology
PloS one
Island Arc
Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology
Organic Geochemistry
Other Service:
John M. Hayes Award Committee member 2023