Dr. Laura S. Ruhl
Assistant Professor
Laura received her Bachelor of Science and her Master of Science degrees in
Geological Sciences from the University of Florida in 2006 and 2008,
respectively. In 2012, she completed her PhD at Duke University in Earth
and Ocean Sciences. Dr. Ruhl became an assistant professor at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the Earth Science Department in the
fall of 2012.
Her research interests include environmental geochemistry, hydrogeology,
isotopic geochemistry, medical geology and mineralogy. The Ruhl lab
focuses on environmental geochemistry with special emphasis on water
related issues. Some of the research projects include water chemistry
associated with energy resources and mining, development and application
of environmental isotopic tracers, health issues related to water chemistry,
and medical geology issues related to human stone growth. She teaches a
variety of classes including hydrogeology, geochemistry, environmental
geology, geology and ecology of the Bahamas, physical geology, and field
geology to undergraduate and graduate students.
In her spare time, she enjoys running, walking her dogs, reading, cooking,
hiking, and yoga. She is currently training for the 2015 Little Rock
Marathon.