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InFocus SIU professor uses unique method to learn when Oxygen first appeared on the Earth

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Kevin Boucher
Published May 17, 2022 at 4:00 AM CDT
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SIU Professor pinpoints when oxygen appeared on Earth

On this edition we sit down and talk with Daniel Hummer with the School of Earth Systems and Sustainability at SIU-C about a new research technique he used to pinpoint when Oxygen appeared on our planet.

He says this new method of looking at data, already collected, has implications for further study of the Earth, now and in the future.
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Kevin Boucher
Born in Newport, Rhode Island to a military family, Kevin Boucher traveled the country and the world at a young age before his family settled in Murphysboro, Illinois in 1976. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television at Southern Illinois University (SIU) in Carbondale and worked in commercial radio before becoming the Traffic Manager at WSIU Public Television. Boucher has since earned a Master's degree in Professional Media & Media Management Studies from SIU's College of Mass Communication & Media Arts. He is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys gardening and exploring the flora and fauna of the Shawnee National Forest and other beautiful natural areas across southern Illinois. Kevin is embarking on a new path with WSIU as the Community Engagement Producer for WSIU Radio. Look for Kevin's work on air and on line.
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