Julie M. Bloxson

Dr. Julie Bloxson joined SFA in fall 2018 as an assistant professor. She received her B.S. in geology from the University of Akron, where she focused her undergraduate research on core analysis of tidal rythmite deposits associated with Pennsylvanian coal seams within the Appalachian Basin. She received her M.S. in geology from Kent State University, studying the Grimbsy Sandstone/”Clinton Sands” in eastern Ohio. She received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, focusing on the Utica Shale and controls on deposition. Bloxson continued this work at the Ohio Geological Survey, working within the Energy Group on various subsurface mapping projects that focused on salt deposits, carbon sequestration and unconventional resources.

She heads the East Texas Core Repository at the Science Research Center where she is creating the Black Shale Research Facility. This facility will help to expand non-destructive core analysis and continue to correlate core data to well log data for better subsurface analysis for natural resources and energy-related issues. Her goal for the facility is to allow students to gain necessary skills for industry and research and to facilitate a connection between local industry and academia for future research.