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Geoscience Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students

  • Rainey Aberle

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Glaciology
    • Snow cover dynamics
    • Remote sensing
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Ellyn Enderlin

    Research Interests:
    • Glaciology
    • Snow cover dynamics
    • Remote sensing
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Ellyn Enderlin

  • Naheem Adebisi

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Machine Learning
    • Remote Sensing
    • Snow
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    H.P. Marshall

    Research Interests:
    • Machine Learning
    • Remote Sensing
    • Snow
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    H.P. Marshall

  • Sabrina Akther

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Community Resilience
    • Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Geographic Information Systems
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

    Geoscience/ERB 4th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Community Resilience
    • Disaster Risk Reduction
    • Geographic Information Systems
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

  • Nathaniel Ashmead

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Mountain Hydrology
    • Karst
    • Snow
    • Water Resource Management
    Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

    Research Interests:
    • Mountain Hydrology
    • Karst
    • Snow
    • Water Resource Management
    Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

  • Mac Beers

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Stream Permanence
    • Geochemistry
    • Water Resource Management
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom & Kevin Roche

    Geoscience/ERB 4th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Stream Permanence
    • Geochemistry
    • Water Resource Management
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom & Kevin Roche

  • Carli Beisel

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Human and Environmental Interactions
    • Climate Change
    Advisor:

    Kendra Kaiser

    Geosciences/ERB 4th floor
    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Human and Environmental Interactions
    • Climate Change
    Advisor:

    Kendra Kaiser

  • Skye Bensel

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Environmental Justice
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Environmental Justice
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

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    Delaney Bishop

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Ecological Systems
    • Water Use Management
    Advisor:

    Lejo Flores

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Ecological Systems
    • Water Use Management
    Advisor:

    Lejo Flores

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    Ashley Bosa

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Lahar Monitoring
    • Volcanic Infrasound
    • Volcanic Hazards Educational Outreach
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Lahar Monitoring
    • Volcanic Infrasound
    • Volcanic Hazards Educational Outreach
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

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    Jade Bowers

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Microsampling Geochemistry
    • Magma Dynamics
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Microsampling Geochemistry
    • Magma Dynamics
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

  • Mason Bull

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Landcover Change
    • Hydrology
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Landcover Change
    • Hydrology
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom

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    Reed Chasmar

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Water Quality
    • Ecosystem Metabolism
    Advisor:

    Kendra Kaiser

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Water Quality
    • Ecosystem Metabolism
    Advisor:

    Kendra Kaiser

  • Hang Chen

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

  • Emily Chojnacky

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Stable Isotopes
    • Geographic Information Systems
    Advisor:

    Matt Kohn

    Geoscience/ERB 4th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Stable Isotopes
    • Geographic Information Systems
    Advisor:

    Matt Kohn

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    Casey Crawford

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geochemistry
    • Paleoecology/climate
    • Geochronology
    • Paleontology
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

    Research Interests:
    • Geochemistry
    • Paleoecology/climate
    • Geochronology
    • Paleontology
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

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    Elizabeth Crowther

    Graduate student

    Research Interests:
    • Stream Permanence
    • Springs
    • Hydrology
    • Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

    Research Interests:
    • Stream Permanence
    • Springs
    • Hydrology
    • Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

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    Thomas Farrell

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Isotope Geochemistry
    • Earth History
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Isotope Geochemistry
    • Earth History
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

  • John Fink

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Mineralogy
    • Crystallography
    • Trace element geochemistry
    Advisor:

    Matt Kohn

    Research Interests:
    • Mineralogy
    • Crystallography
    • Trace element geochemistry
    Advisor:

    Matt Kohn

  • Zahra Ghahremani

    Zahra Ghahremani

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Carbon storage in the critical zone
    • Hydrology
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce

    Research Interests:
    • Carbon storage in the critical zone
    • Hydrology
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce

  • Rachel Grena

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Watershed Management
    • Remote sensing
    • Snowmelt Processes
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom & Lejo Flores

    Geosciences/ ERB 4th floor
    Research Interests:
    • Hydrology
    • Watershed Management
    • Remote sensing
    • Snowmelt Processes
    Advisor:

    Anna Bergstrom & Lejo Flores

  • Tanzila Hanif

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Pedogenic Carbonates
    • Carbon Sequestration
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce

    Research Interests:
    • Pedogenic Carbonates
    • Carbon Sequestration
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce

  • Madeline Hunt

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Infrasound
    • Instrumentation
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Jake Anderson

    Research Interests:
    • Infrasound
    • Instrumentation
    • Geophysics
    Advisor:

    Jake Anderson

  • Aman K C

    Graduate Student

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

    Ellyn Enderlin

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

    Ellyn Enderlin

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    Zachary Keskinen

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Avalanches
    • Snow
    • Infrasound
    Advisor:

    HP Marshall

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Avalanches
    • Snow
    • Infrasound
    Advisor:

    HP Marshall

  • Maggi Kraft

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Mountain Hydrology
    • Snowmelt
    • Watershed Modeling
    Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

    Research Interests:
    • Mountain Hydrology
    • Snowmelt
    • Watershed Modeling
    Advisor:

    Jim McNamara

  • Kaelyn Lagerwall

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Undergraduate Curriculum Design
    • Geoscience Workforce Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viskupic

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Undergraduate Curriculum Design
    • Geoscience Workforce Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viskupic

  • Jukes Liu

    Graduate Student

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

    Ellyn Enderlin

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

    Ellyn Enderlin

  • Surani Liyanage

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Critical zone hydrogeology
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Hydrogeophysics
    • Critical zone hydrogeology
    Advisor:

    Qifei Niu

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    Chris McCaslin

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Ice-Core Ultrasonics
    • Glaciology
    • Geophysics
    • Active Seismic
    Advisor:

    Dylan Mikesell

    Research Interests:
    • Ice-Core Ultrasonics
    • Glaciology
    • Geophysics
    • Active Seismic
    Advisor:

    Dylan Mikesell

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    Emma McCully

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geology
    • Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Plate Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geology
    • Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Plate Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

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    Tate Meehan

    Affiliate

    Research Interests:
    • Radar Applications for Snow Hydrology
    • Measuring and Modeling Seasonal and Multi-annual Snowpacks
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Numerical Modeling and Inverse Problems

    Affiliate with H.P. Marshall

    Research Interests:
    • Radar Applications for Snow Hydrology
    • Measuring and Modeling Seasonal and Multi-annual Snowpacks
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Numerical Modeling and Inverse Problems

    Affiliate with H.P. Marshall

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    Jerry Mock

    Graduate student

    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Remote Sensing (UAV)
    • Volcanic Infrasound
    • Equipment Development
    Advisor:

    Jeff Johnson

    Geoscience/ERB 3rd Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Geophysics
    • Remote Sensing (UAV)
    • Volcanic Infrasound
    • Equipment Development
    Advisor:

    Jeff Johnson

  • Mike Mohr

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Economic Geology
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

    Geoscience/ERB 5th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Economic Geology
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

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    Geoffrey Montour

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Volcanology
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

    Research Interests:
    • Marine Geology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Volcanology
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

  • Molly Paul

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Radiogenic & Stable Isotope Geochemistry
    • Mantle Petrology
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

    Research Interests:
    • Geochronology
    • Radiogenic & Stable Isotope Geochemistry
    • Mantle Petrology
    • Tectonics
    Advisor:

    Mark Schmitz

  • Mallory Picl

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geomorphology
    • Dendrochronology
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce, Megan Cattau

    Research Interests:
    • Geomorphology
    • Dendrochronology
    • Climate change
    Advisor:

    Jen Pierce, Megan Cattau

  • Prithila Datta Purkayastha

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Environmental Justice
    • Community Resilience
    • Geospatial Analysis
    • Policy Analysis
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

    Research Interests:
    • Environmental Justice
    • Community Resilience
    • Geospatial Analysis
    • Policy Analysis
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

  • Allyson Randall

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Geoscience TA Training Needs
    • Undergraduate Sense of Belonging
    • Curriculum Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viskupic

    Geoscience/ERB 3rd Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Geoscience TA Training Needs
    • Undergraduate Sense of Belonging
    • Curriculum Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viskupic

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    Angela Seibert

    Graduate student

    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Conservation
    • Climate Change
    • Environmental Justice
    Advisor:

    Nancy Glenn

    Geoscience/ERB 4th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Remote Sensing
    • Conservation
    • Climate Change
    • Environmental Justice
    Advisor:

    Nancy Glenn

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    Greg Shafer

    PhD student

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Undergraduate Career Awareness
    • Geoscience Workforce Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viscupic

    Research Interests:
    • Geoscience Education
    • Undergraduate Career Awareness
    • Geoscience Workforce Development
    Advisor:

    Karen Viscupic

  • 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

  • Jess Sorsen

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Subaqueous Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
    • Geoscience Communications
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

    Department of Geoscience
    Research Interests:
    • Subaqueous Volcanology
    • Igneous Petrology
    • Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry
    • Geoscience Communications
    Advisor:

    Dorsey Wanless

  • Brent Wilder

    Brent Wilder

    PhD Student

    Research Interests:
    • Disturbance Hydrology
    • Snow Hydrology
    • Remote Sensing
    • Data Assimilation
    Advisor:

    Nancy Glenn

    Geoscience/ERB 4th Floor
    Research Interests:
    • Disturbance Hydrology
    • Snow Hydrology
    • Remote Sensing
    • Data Assimilation
    Advisor:

    Nancy Glenn

  • Brennan Williams-Mieding

    Graduate Student

    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Geothermal Energy
    • Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

    Geosciences/ERB 5th floor
    Research Interests:
    • Volcanology
    • Geothermal Energy
    • Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology
    Advisor:

    Brittany Brand

  • 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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