Congratulations Summer 2023 Earth Sciences Graduates!
Congratulations to our summer 2023 graduates!
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Congratulations to our undergraduates who have finished bachelor's degrees in the past year. Their names are included below, along with the titles of their senior theses where applicable:
Evan Cohen
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Natural History Museum Curation certificate
SENIOR THESIS: Quantifying Strain in Mudcracks Using 3D Model Photogrammetry from Baker Quarry; Baker, WV
Cameron Hershey
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Research Distinction in Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology certificate
Matthew Idzakovich
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Research Distinction in Earth Sciences
Cum Laude
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES MINOR
Natural History Museum Curation certificate
Isabelle Lambert
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Research Distinction in Earth Sciences
Honors in the Arts and sciences
Maria Scaccia
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Research Distinction in Earth Sciences
CUM LAUDE
HYDROGEOLOGY ertificate
Cassandra (Casey) Tackett
SP23
Earth Sciences, BS
Research Distinction in Earth Sciences
Petroleum Geology certificate
GRADUATE STUDENTS
We salute the graduate students who have finished their theses this semester! They are named below, along with their thesis titles.
Datu Adiatma
Earth Science PhD
Advisor: Dr. Saltzman
Thesis title: Chemostratigraphic and numerical modeling constraints on Ordovician climate, carbon cycling, and carbonate diagenesis
Teresa Avila
Earth Science PhD
Advisor: Dr. Saltzman
Dissertation title: Silicate weathering and Ordovician to Devonian climatic change: pairing strontium and oxygen isotopes in conodont apatite
René Castillo
Earth Science MS
Advisor: Dr. Durand
Dissertation title: Discovering Drought: Emerging Remote Sensing Approaches
Allison Chartrand
Earth Science PhD
Advisor: Dr. Howat
Dissertation title: The Evolution and Impact of Kilometer-scale Melt Features in Antarctic Ice Shelves
Christopher Conwell
Earth Science PhD
Advisor: Dr. Saltzman
Dissertation title: Paleoenvironmental and diagenetic significance of paired isotope records in Middle–Late Ordovician marine limestones
Kaitlyn Meyer
Earth Science MS
Advisor: Dr. Durand
Thesis title: Snow Specific Surface Area: Finding the True Margins of Error of the IceCube
Alexa Regnier
Earth Science MS
Advisor: Dr. E. Griffith
Thesis title: Impact of the Miocene Carbonate Crash (13-8 Ma) on Bulk Carbonate δ44/40Ca in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific
Christian Roumelis
Earth Science MS
Advisor: Dr. A. sawyer