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Dr. Jonathan Obrist-Farner is an Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics in the department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering at Missouri S&T. He has Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Geology and Geophysics from Missouri S&T and B.S. in Geology and B.A. in Psychology from Wichita State University.
Dr. Obrist-Farner is a sedimentologist, stratigrapher, and paleoclimatologist interested in understanding the evolution of sedimentary basins and the tectonic, climatic, and anthropogenic controls on sedimentary basin evolution.
New Faculty 2016-2017
CREE Research Investigator
Contact Information
332 McNutt Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 98409
(573) 341-7879
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D. in Geology and Geophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology
… → 2015
M.S. in Geology and Geophysics, Missouri University of Science and Technology
… → 2012
B.S. in Geology, Wichita State University
… → 2010
B.A. in Psychology, Wichita State University
… → 2010
External positions
Geologist, ConocoPhillips
May 1 2015 → Jul 1 2016
Research Interests
- Sedimentation in ancient and Recent pull-apart and rift basins
- Evolution of Mahajanga Basin, NW Madagascar
- Sedimentology and facies architecture of sediment waves in deepwater settings
- Loess
Disciplines
- Geology
- Geophysics and Seismology
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Geochemical evidence of drying during the 4.2 ka event in sediment cores from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Gibson, D. K., Obrist-Farner, J., Correa-Metrio, A., Rodriguez-Abaunza, A. & Castañeda-Posadas, C., Dec 1 2024, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 655, 112527.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The palaeoclimate potential of continental scientific drilling
Obrist-Farner, J., Anderson, L., Baker, P., Berke, M. A., Beverly, E. J., Brigham-Grette, J., Brown, E., Castañeda, I. S., Deino, A. L., Fritz, S. C., Goldstein, S. L., Kehrwald, N. M., Kirby, M., Miller, K. G., Olsen, P., Boush, L. P., Robinson, M. M., Russell, J. & Soreghan, G. S., Dec 2024, In: Nature Geoscience. 17, 12, p. 1187-1188 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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A Millennium of Anthropic and Climate Dynamics in the Lake Izabal Basin, Eastern Lowland Guatemala
Mongol, E., Oboh-Ikuenobe, F., Obrist-Farner, J., Moreno, J. E. & Correa-Metrio, A., May 1 2023, In: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 312, 104872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Distinct Modes of Aged Soil Carbon Export in a Large Tropical Lake Basin Identified Using Bulk and Compound-Specific Radiocarbon Analyses of Fluvial and Lacustrine Sediment
Parker, W. G., Ahad, J. M. E., Obrist-Farner, J., Keenan, B. & Douglas, P. M. J., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 128, 8, e2023JG007515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ERRATUM: New estimates of the magnitude of the sea-level jump during the 8.2 ka event, (Geology (2022), 50(1), (86–90), (10.1130/G49296.1))
Obrist-Farner, J., Brenner, M., Stone, J. R., Wojewódka-Przybył, M., Bauersachs, T., Eckert, A., Locmelis, M., Curtis, J. H., Zimmerman, S. R. H., Correa-Metrio, A., Schwark, L., Duarte, E., Schwalb, A., Niewerth, E., Echeverría-Galindo, P. G. & Pérez, L., 2023, In: Geology. 51, 7, p. 703 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Courses
Press/Media
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HMN 2025: How Lake deposits reveal directional shaking throughout devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Obrist-Farner, J. & Maurer, J.
4/21/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Obrist-Farner, J. & Maurer, J.
4/18/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Lake deposits reveal directional shaking during devastating 1976 Guatemala earthquake
Obrist-Farner, J. & Maurer, J.
4/18/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Missouri University of Science & Tech: 35 Faculty Honored for Outstanding Teaching, Service, Experiential Learning
Schlegel, J., Dolan, K. C., Park, J., Mormile, M. R., He, X., Ma, H., Nath, M., Cundiff, J. L., Westenberg, D. J., Xu, G., Huang, J., Schlegel, J. P., Obrist-Farner, J., Hwang, C., Bartlett, L., Fitch, M. W., Wen, H., Northcut, K. M., Belfi, A. M., Feys, D., Swift, T. M., Locmelis, M., Bruening, M. W., Saito, S., Reardon, D. C., Shank, D. B. & Oerther, D. B.
12/12/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Missouri S&T Staff, Faculty Honored With CEC Awards
Song, Y. S., Park, J., Woodley, R., Huang, J., Al-Dahhan, M. H., Obrist-Farner, J., Gerald, R., Lekakh, S. N., Feys, D. & Kim, D. B.
12/9/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research