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