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LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Outstanding Reviewer Award

Geophysical Research Letters Outstanding Reviewer Award

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS)

Earth Science Woman’s Network (ESWN)

Association of America Geographers (AAG)

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)

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International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS)

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New and old coral radiocarbon records revisited for the subtropical and tropical Atlantic Ocean

Rapid decline and mortality of a Pleistocene-aged forest now submerged in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA

Storm-driven tree exposure and geomorphic change: predicting the distribution of preserved Late Pleistocene tree stumps on the outer Alabama continental shelf

17O‐Excess in Tropical Cyclones Reflects Local Rain Re‐Evaporation More Than Moisture Source Conditions

Snapshots of coastal ecology using multiproxy analysis reveals insights into the preservation of swamp and marsh environments since the late Pleistocene

Tropical Paleoceanography & Coral Paleoclimatology

Dr. DeLong joined the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University (LSU) in August 2009 after completing her Ph.D. in Marine Science at the University of South Florida and her post-doctoral research at the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, FL. Dr. DeLong has expertise in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology, especially in tropical regions with 19 years of research experience. She is one of a few paleoclimatologists that has published multi-century-long coral-based temperature reconstructions from Atlantic and Pacific corals. She has conducted field campaigns to recover modern and fossil coral samples, and is the lead principal investigator for projects involving sediment coring and geophysical survey field operations. DeLong has published extensively on her paleoclimate reconstruction work as well as on the refinement, fidelity, and data analysis methods used in reconstructions. Dr. DeLong has built a strong research program centered on the multidisciplinary Paleoclimate and Anthropological Studies (PAST) Laboratory.

Dr. DeLong’s research is focused on climate change of the past primarily in the subtropics to tropical regions for the past 130,000 years. Current projects include investigating shifts in sea surface temperature and ocean circulation in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea using the chemical variations in the skeletons of large boulder size corals, which can live for many centuries.

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Climate Change

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‘Underwater forests’ lying preserved at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico push LSU research forward

Underwater forest found off Alabama prompts study into ‘sudden’ event that buried it

Gulf of Mexico coral reefs to protect from storm surge in the future—But will they?

The Underwater Ancient Forest

Developing a Diverse Research Workforce with Expertise in Hydrological Climate Events in the Upland Watersheds of the Northern Gulf of Mexico,”

Coastal indigenous fisheries assessment (CIFA) using archaeological and ecologic perspectives

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Kristine DeLong Presents "Understanding the Past Climate of the Inter-America Sea Using a Network of Siderastrea Sidereacorals" (11/9/21)

Link to Q&A Portion: https://bit.ly/3IshL5q

Kristine DeLong Spotlight: https://bit.ly/3pXZ6HV

Dr. DeLong joined the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University (LSU) in August 2009 after completing her Ph.D. in Marine Science at University of South Florida and her post-doctoral research at the U.S. Geological Survey in St. Petersburg, FL. Dr. DeLong has expertise in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology with 17 years of research experience. Her research is focused on climate change of the past primarily in the subtropics to tropical regions for the past 130,000 years.

Science by the Glass | Kristine DeLong Presentation

Southern Plains Climate Science Webinar Series presents The Underwater Forest: A Time Capsule from the Last Ice Age by Dr. Kristine DeLong. Recorded on October 28, 2021.

The Underwater Forest: A Time Capsule from the Last Ice Age by Dr. Kristine DeLong 10/28/21

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