Dr. Ervin G. Otvos

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Area of Expertise
Coastal and Nearshore Geology; Geomorphology; Quaternary Geology; Northern Gulf Coastal Plain; Barrier Island Evolution; Climate Indicators; Climate Change
Education
  • Ph.D., Geology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1964
  • M.S., Geology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., 1962
  • B.S. Geology, Eötvös Loránd University of Science, Budapest, Hungary, 1958

Dr. Ervin Otvos is Head of the Geology Section at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and is Emeritus Professor in Department of Coastal Sciences, Coastal and Marine Geology

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Coastal geomorphology and processes
  • Quaternary stratigraphy and climate history of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico coast 
  • Barrier and barrier island genesis and evolution
  • Coastal environmental geology

Relevant to the biota of the Gulf of Mexico, Dr. Otvos has published the following:

Otvos, E. G., Jr. 1978. Calcareous benthic foraminiferal fauna in a very low salinity setting, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 8: 262–269.

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