Cole Cochran

  • MS Student
  • GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fluvial geomorphology • Carbon • Geochemistry

Cole is investigating the organic carbon stored in floodplain surface units of the Canning River in Alaska. His project asks how surface age and vegetation community relate to the amount of carbon stored within the soils of a fluvial surface. He is interested in applying geochemistry, fluvial geomorphology, and plant ecology to address environmental questions. 

Cole graduated from William & Mary in 2022 with a B.S. in geology. There he completed an honors thesis evaluating honey's effectiveness as a bioindicator for air pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Advisor: Suzanne Anderson