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Current Students

Fall 2011 Students

Undergraduate Students
Bachelors of Science Candidates

Kaitlin Adkisson Adkisson, Kaitlin
General Geology
Emily Allen Allen, Emily
General Geology
Advisor - Dr. Stephen Schellenberg
Research - Ocean acidification during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum at Contessa Road, Italy: Insights from weight percent carbonate content
Rodolfo Anaya Anaya, Rodolfo
General Geology
Sephen Arriola Arriola, Stephen
General Geology
Michelle Baroldi Baroldi, Michelle
Geophysics
Beckie Biagini Biagini, Beckie
2011 AGS Representitive
Geophysics
Advisor - Dr. Kim Bak Olsen
Research - Exploring Magnetotelluric Data as a Geothermal Assessment Tool in the Caja del Rio Near Santa Fe, New Mexico
Eryn Braender Braender, Eryn
2011 AGS Treasurer
General Geology
Carolanne Brandt Brandt, Carolanne
General Geology
Stephanie Croome Broome, Stephanie
General Geology
Kaden Bryon Byron, Kaden
General Geology
Taylor Carrasco Carrasco, Taylor
Structural Geology
Advisor - Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Geometry and Morphology of Cracks in Saprock: Implications for Ground Shaking

Leah Carrigan

Carrigan, Leah
General Geology
Advisor - Dr. Stephen Schellenberg
Research - Paleodepth reconstruction through the Pennsylvanian Finis Shale of Texas: Insights from brachiopod oxygen isotopes

Joseph Chester Chester, Joseph
General Geology
Booby Donohue Donohue, Robert
General Geology
William Eastman Eastman, William
General Geology
Monique Edmond

Edmond, Monique
General Geology

Rachel Errthum Errthum, Rachel
Engineering Geology
Anthony Fisher

Fisher, Anthony
Hydrogeology
Advisor - Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson
Research - Geochemical assessment of mixing advanced treated wastewater and groundwater in the Harmony Grove Basin, Southern California

Michael Flanagan Flanagan, Michael
General Geology
Susan French French, Susan
General Geology
Scott Gallup Gallup, Scott
General Geology
John Garcia Garcia, John
General Geology
Kendra Gebhart Gebhart, Kendra
2011 AGS Vice President
General Geology
George Zack George, Zack
General Geology
Krishangi Groover Groover, Krishangi
General Geology
Advisor - Dr. David Kimbrough
Research - Mineralogy of the Stewart Mine LCT Pegmatite, Pala, California
Erik Haaker Haaker, Erik
Engineering Geology
Kenneth Haase Haase, Kenneth
General Geology
Preston Itie Itie, Preston
Paleontology
Kristina Johnson Johnson, Kristina
Hydrogeology
Sara Kowalke

Kowalke, Sara
2011 AGS Public Relations
Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Shou Ma, Dr. Eric Kiser and Miaki Ishii, Harvard University
Research - Investigating the 2010 Moro Gulf deep earthquake sequence using the continuous back-projection technique

Alexandria Lechnowskyj Lechnowskyj, Alexandria
Engineering Geology
Faithe Lovelace Lovelace, Faithe
General Geology
Louise Mallari Mallari, Louise Marie
General Geology
Miguel Martinez Martinez, Miguel
Paleontology
Samuel McInvale McInvale, Samuel
Geophysics
Julio Morin Morin, Julio
Marine Geology
Anthony Norton
Norton, Anthony
2011 AGS Secretary
General Geology
Marina Oliver Oliver, Marina
Paleontology
Jason Parizek Parizek, Jason
General Geology
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Research - A comparison of the Toorongo weathering profile, south Australia, and weathered regolith at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve: Comparing weathering intensity factors derived from non-central principal component analysis
Khoa Phan Phan, Khoa
General Geology
Anayeli Picasso Picasso, Anayeli
General Geology
Advisor: Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson
Research - Chloride and Nitrate Distributions in Unsaturated Alluvium, Joshua Tree, California
Darryl Pion Pion, Darryl
General Geology
Andreas Polis Polis, Andreas
Hydrogeology
Trevor Powers Powers, Trevor
Engineering Geology
Hillary Price Price, Hillary
General Geology
Jamie Purcell Purcell, Jamie
General Geology
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Physical and Chemical Properties of the Winterhaven Metavolcanic Member: Implications for Igneous Petrogenesis
Eman Ramos Ramos, Eman
General Geology
Ashty Rekani Rekani, Ashty
General Geology
Brian Rockwell Rockwell, Brian
General Geology
Joanna Rose Rose, Joanna
Geochemistry
Ronel Skoda Skoda, Ronel
General Geology
Zac Stein Stein, Zachary
Marine Geology
David Tamborrell Tamborrell, David
General Geology
Heather Teets Teets, Heather
General Geology
Yvonne Thao Thao, Yvonne
General Geology
Robert Thibault Thibault, Robert
General Geology
Dylan Thomas Thomas, Dylan
General Geology
Michael Verrier Verrier, Michael
2011 AGS Event Coordinator
General Geology
Advisor: Dr. Eric Frost
Research - Developing a Scientific Procedure for Community-Based Landslide Hazard Mapping and Introducing Landslide Education Methods for Rural Communities in Central Java, Indonesia
Luke Weidman Weidman, Luke
General Geology
Kaitlin Wessel

Wessel, Kaitlin
General Geology
Advisor - Dr. Tom Rockwell
Research - The West Bullion-Mesquite Lake Fault Step-Over: Assessment and Comparison With Faults of the Eastern California Shear Zone, Twenty-Nine Palms Marine Corps Base, California

Dawn Wright Wright, Dawn
2011 AGS President
General Geology
Sam Wurth Wurth, Sam
General Geology

Graduate Students
Masters of Science Candidates

Paul Alexander Alexander, Paul
Geophysics
Advisor - Dr. Steve Day
Research - Amplification of Long Period Ground Motion by the Los Angeles Basin

Chris Binter Binter, Christopher
Chris Binter Bloor, Karl
Michael Buga Buga, Michael
Advisor - Dr. Thomas Rockwell
Research - San Jacinto fault zone - architecture and paleoseismology

Thomas Colby

Colby, Thomas
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Fault zone architecture of the Copper Basin Fault, Picacho State Recreation Area

Danny Cronquist Cronquist, Danny
Hydrogeology
Greg Fisch Fisch, Gregory
Robert Gallardo Gallardo, Robert
Eric Gordon Gordon, Erik
Rodney Hubscher Hubscher, Rodney
Cheryl Johnson Johnson, Cheryl
Hydrogeology
Advisor - Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson

Chris Kohel Kohel, Chris
Advisor - Dr. David Kimbrough

Marck Maroun

Maroun, Marck
advsor - Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Saprock: A long term recorder of ground shaking, Peninsular Ranges, southern California

William Munson Munson, William
Michael O'Hare O'Hare, Michael
Hydrogeology

Advisor - Kathy Thorbjarnarson

Tim Pelbath Pelbath, Timothy
Daniel Pelikan Pelikan, Daniel
Advisor - Dr. Gary Girty

Shane Peterson Peterson, Shane
Zach Rayburn

Zack Rayburn
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Assessing mass change during the transformation of K-feldspar poor tonalitic corestone to saprock: Implications for the general model of the weathering of granitoids

Krista Muela

Ranieri, Luke
Dr. Dave Kimbrough & Norrie Robbins
Research - Enigmatic new Osagean unit sitting atop Lower Mississippian Joana Limestone at Granite Mountain Island, Middle Range, West-Central Utah

Brian Tillquist

Tillquist, Brian
2011 AAPG President

Nicole Velasco Velasco, Nicole
Erin Voyles Voyles, Erin
Brendon Walker
Walker, Brendon
Geophysics
James Whearty Whearty, James
Robet Widodo

Widodo, Robet
Advisor - Dr. Gary Girty
Research - Integrating Wells and 3D Seismic Data to Delineate the Sandstone Reservoir Distribution of the Talang Akar Formation, South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia

Doctoral Students
PhD Candidates

Evan Hirakawa Hirakawa, Evan
JDP Geophysics
Megan Jones Jones, Megan
JDP Geophysics
Kyle Withers

Withers, Kyle
JDP Geophysics
Advisor - Kim Bak Olsen

Qian Yao Yao, Qian
JDP Geophysics
Advisor - Shuo Ma
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