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Geoscience Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students

  • Alexandra Daniels

    Alexandra Daniels

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Community Preparedness

    Advisor: Brittany Brand

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Community Preparedness

    Advisor: Brittany Brand

  • John Fink

    John Fink

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Biomineralogy
    • Crystallography
    • Geochemical Kinetics

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

    Research Interests:
    • Biomineralogy
    • Crystallography
    • Geochemical Kinetics

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

  • Zoe Flanzer

    Zoe Flanzer

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Snow
    • Geomorphology
    • GIS

    Advisor: Lejo Flores

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Snow
    • Geomorphology
    • GIS

    Advisor: Lejo Flores

  • Tanzila Hanif

    Tanzila Hanif

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Pedogenic Carbonates
    • Carbon Sequestration

    Advisor: Jen Pierce

    Research Interests:
    • Pedogenic Carbonates
    • Carbon Sequestration

    Advisor: Jen Pierce

  • Madeline Hunt

    Madeline Hunt

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Infrasound
    • Wildfires and prescribed burns
    • Instrumentation design
    • Hazard monitoring

    Advisor: Jake Anderson

    Research Interests:
    • Infrasound
    • Wildfires and prescribed burns
    • Instrumentation design
    • Hazard monitoring

    Advisor: Jake Anderson

  • Avalon Johnson

    Avalon Johnson

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Soil Moisture
    • Sap Flux

    Advisors: Jim McNamara & Anna Bergstrom

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Soil Moisture
    • Sap Flux

    Advisors: Jim McNamara & Anna Bergstrom

  • Coleman Kane

    Coleman Kane

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Snow Metamorphism
    • Snow Structure
    • Avalanches

    Advisor: H.P. Marshall

    Research Interests:
    • Snow Metamorphism
    • Snow Structure
    • Avalanches

    Advisor: H.P. Marshall

  • Aman K C

    Aman KC

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Glaciology
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Glaciology
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

  • Joshua Kietzmann

    Joshua Kietzmann

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Geophysical Field Methods
    • Applied Math

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Geophysical Field Methods
    • Applied Math

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

  • Surani Liyanage

    Surani Liyanage

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Critical zone Hydrogeology

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Critical zone Hydrogeology

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

  • Jasmine Morejon

    Jasmine Morejon

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Soil Moisture
    • Snow Melt
    • Hillslopes

    Advisor: Anna Bergstrom

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Soil Moisture
    • Snow Melt
    • Hillslopes

    Advisor: Anna Bergstrom

  • Prithila Datta Purkayastha

    Prithila Datta Purkayastha

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Rural Resilience
    • Environmental Justice
    • Remote Sensing
    • GIS

    Advisor: Brittany Brand

    Research Interests:
    • Rural Resilience
    • Environmental Justice
    • Remote Sensing
    • GIS

    Advisor: Brittany Brand

  • Aden Ricketts

    Aden Ricketts

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geophysics
    • Seismic Imaging
    • Tectonics & Geodynamics

    Advisor: Andrew Gase

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geophysics
    • Seismic Imaging
    • Tectonics & Geodynamics

    Advisor: Andrew Gase

  • Gloria Roman

    Gloria Roman

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Petrology
    • Zircon and Apatite Geochemistry
    • Magmatic Arcs

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

    Research Interests:
    • Petrology
    • Zircon and Apatite Geochemistry
    • Magmatic Arcs

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

  • Tyler Scott

    Tyler Scott

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Infrasound
    • Seismoacoustics

    Advisor: Jeffrey Johnson

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Infrasound
    • Seismoacoustics

    Advisor: Jeffrey Johnson

  • Sajjad Ahmad Shah

    Sajjad Ahmad Shah

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Pressure-temperature-time evolution of metamorphic rocks in the Himalaya/Metamorphic petrology
    • Geochemistry and geochronology
    • Trace element thermometry and speedometry

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

    Research Interests:
    • Pressure-temperature-time evolution of metamorphic rocks in the Himalaya/Metamorphic petrology
    • Geochemistry and geochronology
    • Trace element thermometry and speedometry

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

  • Anne Shepherd

    Anne Shepherd

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Seismology
    • Geophysics
    • Tectonics

    Advisor: Andrew Gase

    Research Interests:
    • Seismology
    • Geophysics
    • Tectonics

    Advisor: Andrew Gase

  • Jess Sorsen

    Jess Sorsen

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Submarine Volcanology
    • Geochemistry
    • Mineralogy

    Advisor: Dorsey Wanless

    Research Interests:
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Submarine Volcanology
    • Geochemistry
    • Mineralogy

    Advisor: Dorsey Wanless

  • Lindsay Stark

    Lindsay Stark

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Snow
    • Ecology

    Advisor: HP Marshall

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Snow
    • Ecology

    Advisor: HP Marshall

  • Lindsay Summers

    Lindsay Summers

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Glaciology
    • Geophysics
    • Remote Sensing
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

    Research Interests:
    • Glaciology
    • Geophysics
    • Remote Sensing
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

  • Erin Toulou

    Erin Toulou

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Soil-water Dynamics
    • Ecohydrology
    • Vadose Zone
    • Geomorphology

    Advisor: Jim McNamara

    Research Interests:
    • Soil-water Dynamics
    • Ecohydrology
    • Vadose Zone
    • Geomorphology

    Advisor: Jim McNamara

  • Jamie Turner

    Jamie Turner

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Watershed Modeling
    • Cold Regions Hydrology

    Advisor: Jim McNamara

    Research Interests:
    • Watershed Modeling
    • Cold Regions Hydrology

    Advisor: Jim McNamara

  • Elizabeth Urban

    Elizabeth Urban

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education

    Advisor: Karen Viskupic

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education

    Advisor: Karen Viskupic

  • Alexus Wertemburg

    Alexus Wuertemburg

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Metamorphic Petrology
    • Geochronology
    • Igneous petrology

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

    Research Interests:
    • Metamorphic Petrology
    • Geochronology
    • Igneous petrology

    Advisor: Matt Kohn

  • Zihao Zhang standing by a flowing river

    Zihao Zhang

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Geothermal

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Geothermal

    Advisor: Qifei Niu

  • Karina Zikan

    Karina Zikan

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Seasonal Snow
    • Remote Sensing
    • LiDAR
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

    Research Interests:
    • Seasonal Snow
    • Remote Sensing
    • LiDAR
    • Climate Change

    Advisor: Ellyn Enderlin

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