Kitty L Milliken
Mailcode: E0630
My research interests center on integrating petrographic and geochemical methods to decipher histories of chemical and mechanical modification in sedimentary rocks. Past projects have examined chert, sandstone, serpentinite, dolomite, limestone, and quartzite, but today I work mainly on mudrocks. In addition to conventional transmitted and reflected light microscopy I take a strong interest in electron microbeam methods including X-ray mapping, cathdoluminescence imaging, and electron probe microanalysis.
Areas of Expertise
Petrography and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks; diagenesis; electron microbeam methods: X-ray mapping, cathodoluminescence imaging; micro-scale reservoir characterization
Research Locations
Current Research Programs & Projects
Shell-UT Unconventionals Research (SUTUR): Characterization of Mudrocks by Quantitative Analysis of High-resolution SEM Images
Shell-UT Unconventionals Research (SUTUR): Investigation of Oil Storage and Migration in the Eagle Ford Formation by Integrated Geochemistry and Petrography
Chevron: X-ray mapping and CL imaging of gas shales for characterization
see vita for listing - several (1985 - 2012)
Graduate Students
Junwen Peng, Ph.D., 2021
(Committee Member)
Jackson School of Geosciences
Kelsi Ustipak, M.S., 2015
(Committee Member)
Jackson School of Geosciences
Suzan Ergene, M.S., 2014
(Supervisor)
Jackson School of Geosciences
Maxwell Pommer, M.S., 2014
(Supervisor)
Jackson School of Geosciences
David Hull, M.S., 2011 (Supervisor)
Aysen Ozkan, M.S., 2010 (Supervisor)
see vita for complete list,
| Year | Semester | Course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fall | GEO 391 | Siliciclastic Petrology |
| 2015 | Fall | GEO 391 | Siliciclastic Petrology |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 391 | Siliciclastic Petrology |
| 2014 | Fall | GEO 394 | Rsch In Siliciclastic Rocks |
| 2014 | Spring | GEO 394 | Rsch In Siliciclastic Rocks |