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work and research in 1989-90 on the paleolimnology of the Yunnan 

 Plateau of China under the direction of Mark Brenner, his long-time 

 friend and colleague. 



Tom's professional interests include further research on 

 assessing the trophic trajectories of lakes, reconstructing climatic and 

 anthropogenic influences on lakes in southern China, and interpreting 

 long-term climatic patterns in Florida from lake sedimentary 

 indicators. 



