Faculty Directory
Eric Roberts
Professor
Director, Potential Gas Agency
Contact Information
Berthoud Hall 305E
- Minerals and Subsurface Energy
Research
- Basin analysis, energy exploration and sedimentary geology with a focus on Mesozoic-Cenozoic basins in Gondwana and North America
- U-Pb geochronology and sedimentary provenance analysis
- Critical minerals and resources, including Helium and Hydrogen exploration
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir and seal characterization
- Global energy transitions
- Continental ichnology
- Vertebrate paleontology/paleoanthropology with a focus on stratigraphy, dating, taphonomy and paleoenvironmental reconstruction
Research Pillars
Earth | Energy | Foundations
Research Focus Areas
Advanced Resource Extraction Production & Processing | Earth & Planetary Processes | Energy in Global Context | Exploring the Subsurface through Modeling & Mapping | Intersections of Science Policy & Governance
Research Keywords
Climate Change | Critical Materials / Minerals / Metals | Energy Transition | Evolution of Mountain Belts | Formation of Mineral & Hydrocarbon Resources | Geologic Hydrogen | Global Supply Chains | Landscape Evolution | Natural Gas Exploration | Plate Motions / Tectonics