Pérez-Huerta 

Research Group

Welcome to Geobiomineralogy!

My current research aim is to advance the understanding of biomineralization in the context of Earth Sciences. The research is interdisciplinary and at the intersection between geology and biology. This research theme is termed here Geobiomineralogy


Lab News:

09/20/2023: New paper about uranium uptake by phosphate minerals in Chemical Geology (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121581)

05/16/2023: New paper APT and minerals in Microscopy and Microanalysis (https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad057)

05/01/2023: New clumped isotope paper published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.03.030)

03/29/2023: New ostrich eggshell paper published in Minerals (https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040481)

Since September 2022: Working temporarily (IPA Program Officer) at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) (https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sedimentary-geology-paleobiology-sgp-0) - Contact: aperezhu@nsf.gov


Contact Information:

Dr. Alberto Perez-Huerta

E-mail: aphuerta@ua.edu

Tel: +1 205-348-5095

 Fax: +1 205-348-0818

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Department of Geological    Sciences

The University of Alabama

2018 Bevill Building, 7th Avenue

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487,   USA