Dr. Sidney Hemming is an Associate Professor at Columbia University/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory since 1994. As an Associate Professor in Earth & Environmental Sciences her fields of interest include geochronology, sedimentary geochemistry, paleoclimate, and continental crust evolution – rocks lie at the heart of her research in geochemistry. This environmental interest takes Sidney all over the world. She has covered the globe including Antarctica and China.

Sidney works closer to home when she is teaching courses at Columbia University and has a long list of publications to her name.

Sidney holds a PhD from SUNY, Master of Science from Tulane and a Bachelor of Science from Midwestern University. She resides in New York City with her husband Gary who shares not only her passion for science but office space at the Institute. Sidney was born and brought up in Texas. She has a twin sister who is also a scientist.