Scott Starratt, Ph.D.
Scott is a Research Geologist who uses diatoms, chrysophytes, testate amoebae, and foraminifera to reconstruct the past environments of lakes, estuaries, and the ocean. In addition to these biological proxies, he uses sediment geochemistry (biogenic silica, inorganic geochemistry, grain size) data to provide a more complete picture of paleoenvironmental conditions.
Professional Experience
2009-Present, Research Geologist
2002-2009, Geologist
1996-2010, Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Francisco State University, Berkeley City College, College of San Mateo, and Canada College
1996-2002, Physical Science Technician
1990-1995, Geologist, Technical Reports Unit
1989-1990, Field Technician, Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
1983-1987, Senior Museum Preparator, University of California Museum of Paleontology
1981-1983, Geologist, Bechtel Civil and Minerals
Education and Certifications
2004-Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley-Geography
1989-M.A. University of California, Berkeley-Paleontology
1981-B.A. Whitman College-Geology/Chemistry
1981-B.A. Whitman College-Biology
Science and Products
Organic petrology of subbituminous carbonaceous shale samples from Chalāw, Kabul Province, Afghanistan: Considerations for paleoenvironment and energy resource potential
The 23rd Pacific Climate Workshop (PACLIM)
Fire and vegetation history on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, and long-term environmental change in southern California
Foreword: A virtual congress on palaeolimnology—Palaeolimnological proxies as tools for environmental reconstruction in fresh water
Holocene climate on the Modoc Plateau, northern California, USA: The view from Medicine Lake
Diatoms in estuaries and tidal marshes
High-resolution climate records of the past 2,400 years from the offshore of northernmost California and central Oregon
Diatoms as indicators of late Holocene freshwater flow variation in the San Francisco Bay estuary, central California, U.S.A
Diatoms as indicators of freshwater flow variation in central California
Crinoids; a computer animation and paper model
CRINOIDS; a computer animation and paper model
Latest Quaternary foraminifers and sediment transport in Pervenets Canyon, Bering Sea
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Organic petrology of subbituminous carbonaceous shale samples from Chalāw, Kabul Province, Afghanistan: Considerations for paleoenvironment and energy resource potential
Neogene (?) subbituminous carbonaceous shale deposits from Chalāw, Afghanistan, were investigated through organic petrology techniques and standard coal analyses to determine paleoenvironment and potential for resource utilization. The Chalāw deposit, approximately 30 km southeast of Kabul, currently is exploited for brick making and domestic heating and cooking. Three multiple-bench channel samplAuthorsPaul C. Hackley, John Sanfilipo, Gul Pacha Azizi, Philip A. Davis, Scott W. StarrattThe 23rd Pacific Climate Workshop (PACLIM)
The 23rd Pacific Climate Workshop (PACLIM) was held May 13–16, 2007 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California, in what turned out to be a relatively dry spring on the central California coast. What a change from 2006, which was the sixth wettest year of the 101 years for which records have been kept. The special session at the 2007 gathering was entitled “Abrupt Climate ChangAuthorsScott W. StarrattFire and vegetation history on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, and long-term environmental change in southern California
The long-term history of vegetation and fire was investigated at two locations – Soledad Pond (275 m; from ca. 12 000 cal. a BP) and Abalone Rocks Marsh (0 m; from ca. 7000 cal. a BP) – on Santa Rosa Island, situated off the coast of southern California. A coastal conifer forest covered highlands of Santa Rosa during the last glacial, but by ca. 11 800 cal. a BP Pinus stands, coastal sage scrub anAuthorsScott W. Starratt, N. Pinter, Robert S. Anderson, R.B. JassForeword: A virtual congress on palaeolimnology—Palaeolimnological proxies as tools for environmental reconstruction in fresh water
No abstract available.AuthorsKrisztina Buczkó, János Korponai, Judit Padisák, Scott W. StarrattHolocene climate on the Modoc Plateau, northern California, USA: The view from Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake is a small (165 ha), relatively shallow (average 7.3 m), intermediate elevation (2,036 m) lake located within the summit caldera of Medicine Lake volcano, Siskiyou County, California, USA. Sediment cores and high-resolution bathymetric and seismic reflection data were collected from the lake during the fall of 1999 and 2000. Sediments were analyzed for diatoms, pollen, density, grainAuthorsScott W. StarrattDiatoms in estuaries and tidal marshes
Diatoms from estuarine and marsh sediments can be used to evaluate a number of geological processes. Information on salinity, elevation, and substrate derived from modern assemblages have been used to determine local and regional Holocene sea level history, identify seismic and tsunami events, and aid in the recognition of regional variations in precipitation. In order to apply diatoms to these quAuthorsScott W. StarrattHigh-resolution climate records of the past 2,400 years from the offshore of northernmost California and central Oregon
High resolution diatom and pollen data from piston core TN062 0550 off northernmost California, and Kasten core WW7710A-26 off coastal Oregon, are compiled for the past 2,400 years. Diatom proxy data for Fall SST from both cores record warm SST's in the intervals from ca. AD 400 to 600, and from ca. AD 1050 to 1300 (later part of the Medieval Warm Period). The intervening AD 650 to 1000 interval,AuthorsJohn A. Barron, Linda E. HeusserDiatoms as indicators of late Holocene freshwater flow variation in the San Francisco Bay estuary, central California, U.S.A
No abstract available.AuthorsScott W. StarrattDiatoms as indicators of freshwater flow variation in central California
No abstract available.AuthorsScott W. StarrattCrinoids; a computer animation and paper model
No abstract available.AuthorsTau Rho Alpha, Dorothy L. Stout, Scott W. StarrattCRINOIDS; a computer animation and paper model
No abstract available.AuthorsTau Rho Alpha, Dorothy L. Stout, Scott W. StarrattLatest Quaternary foraminifers and sediment transport in Pervenets Canyon, Bering Sea
A combination of microfossil and sediment analysis has been used in an attempt to understand oceanographic processes and the late Quaternary history of the Pervenets Canyon region. The primary sedimentation process in Pervenets Canyon is downslope transport. Near the shelfbreak, there is evidence of turbidite and debris-flow activity, but at the distal end of the upper canyon and on the continentaAuthorsScott W. Starratt - News