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Dr. Kelden Pehr presents research and teaching talks

View of underwater research with a submarine vehicle
Dr. Kelden specializes in the composition and preservation of organic matter as well as the signatures of biomarkers in organic-rich sediments.

Please join us as we welcome Dr. Kelden Pehr as she presents research and teaching talks at UND.

Research Talk

Long-lived Carbon: Investigating the Preservation, Alteration, and Formation of Recalcitrant Organic Compounds

Monday, June 3, 2024  //  2-3:30 p.m.*

Leonard Hall Lecture Bowl (Room 100)

Teaching Talk

Organic Geochemistry/Astrobiology: Organic Carbon Beyond Earth

Tuesday, June 4, 2024  //  1:30-3 p.m.*

Leonard Hall Lecture Bowl (Room 100)

 

*Both talks will be followed up by discussions.

 

Dr. Kelden Pehr
Dr. Kelden Pehr

About Kelden Pehr

Dr. Kelden Pehr is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Lehigh University in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. She specializes in the composition and preservation of organic matter as well as the signatures of biomarkers in organic-rich sediments. Dr. Pehr holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Riverside and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from MIT. Dr. Pehr is interviewing for the Harold Hamm Endowed Chair of Petroleum Geology at the Harold Hamm School of Geology & Geological Engineering at UND.