SARAH FEARNLEY

Research Associate IV
Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148
Phone: (504) 280-3866, Fax: (504) 280-4022
E-mail: sfearnle@uno.edu

Manager
Geochemistry Laboratories
Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences
University of New Orleans
Research and Technology Park
2045 Lakeshore Dr., CERM Suite 361 and 359
New Orleans, LA 70122
Phone: (504) 280 4040

Education

Ph.D. (completion date 2009)–Applied Science and Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
M.Sc. (2002) - Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
B.Sc. (1997) – Environmental and Conservation Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Research Interests

The geochemistry of natural and restored habitats, particularly soil structure and function as well as water quality applications. Water quality analysis including nutrient determination using a Liquid Chromatograph and Total Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Analyzer; soil property analysis including total carbon and nitrogen determination using a FlashEA 1112 Elemental Analyzer and determination of basic soil physical properties, including bulk density, moisture content, and particle size. Other interests include land loss and habitat change analysis, subsidence and sea level rise investigation, remote sensing and GIS analysis, coastal geomorphology and process investigations, and coastal geology research.

Selected Publications

	2007: Geological Society of America Poster Abstract: Geomorphology and Processes of land loss in the Pontchartrain Basin: 1932 to 2002, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 39 (6): 139.
	2007: Geological Society of America Poster Abstract: Discerning nutrient limitations to phytoplankton growth in rivers and bayous on the North shore of Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, GSA Abstracts with Programs, 39 (6): 427.
	2007: Journal of Coastal Research (accepted for publication): The geomorphology and processes of land loss in the Pontchartrain Basin: 1932 to 1990 and 1990 to 2001.
	2006: Journal of Coastal Research (accepted for publication): The soil physical and chemical properties of restored and natural back-barrier salt marsh on Isles Dernieres, Louisiana.
	2006: Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences Technical Report Series 06002: Relative sea-level history in Louisiana.
	2006: NOAA: Shoreline Change Conference 2 Abstract: Caminada Headland: Geomorphology through Time.
	2005: Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue #44: Changes in Louisiana’s Shoreline: 1855-2002
	2005: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Meeting Abstract: Tide gauge analysis and relative sea-level rise history in Louisiana
	2005: Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology Abstract: Isles Dernieres Restoration Soil Chemistry