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Laramie, WY 82071-2000
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Email: geol-geophys@uwyo.edu

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Geology and Geophysics

Graduate Students

Christopher Akuka Akurugu

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Ye Zhang
cakurugu@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Hydrogeology, Modelling and Machine Learning

Matt Butrim

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Ellen Currano
mbutrim@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Paleobotany and Paleoecology

Hannah Carney

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Cliff Riebe
hcarney@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Critical zone science, geochemistry, and geomorphology
Dwaipayan Chakraborty

Dwaipayan Chakraborty

PhD Candidate

Advisor: Subhashis Mallick

dchakra1@uwyo.edu

Emily Clinkscales

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
eclinksc@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Aqueous Geochemistry, CO2-water-rock-interactions, Geological Carbon Storage

Jorlivan Correa

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dario Grana
Jcorrea3@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Applied Geophysics, Rock Physics

Julian Hernandez Diepenbrock

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clementz
jdiepenb@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleoecology, Paleobiology

Sloan Dworian

MS candidate
Advisor: Dr. Bobbie John
ndworian@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: economic geology and igneous petrology

Michelle Kim

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. J.J. Shinker
mkim12@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Climatology, Paleoclimatology, Water Resources, Enviornmental Equity

Christina Kitamikado

MS Candidate
Advisor: Drs. Cliff Reibe, Brad Carr, Dario Grana
ckitamik@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Near-surface Geophysics, Bedrock Critical Zone, Rock Physics Modeling, Geomorphology

Victoria Konieczka

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
vkoniecz@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Geochemistry, metal mobility, REES, CO2-water-rock interactions

Brandi Lawler

PhD
Advisor: Dr. Ken Sims
blawler@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Magmatic systems and the formation of ore deposits.

Leon Li

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Brad Carr
ali@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Near-surface geophysics, critical zone, hydrothermal system

Peng Li

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dario Grana
pli3@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Seismic Reservoir Modeling, Bayesian inversion

Mike Loya Jr.

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Ken Sims
mloya@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Geochronology

Crystal Luna

MS Candidate
Advisors: Dr. Michael Cheadle and Dr. Barbara John
cluna2@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, Structural Geology

Louise Mallon

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Shuman
lmallon@uwyo.edu
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Sara McCullough

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Shuman
smccull5@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Paleoclimatology

Sydney McKim

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Simone Runyon
smckim3@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: Geochemistry, Economic Geology

Cole Messa

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Sims
cmessa@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Isotope Geochemistry and Volcanology

Andrew Miller

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Ken Sims
amille78@uwyo.edu
Website

Emmanuel Oladeji

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Andrew Parsekian
eoladeji@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Near surface geophysics, Machine learning

Stephen Oni

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Cliff Riebe
soni@uwyo.edu
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Research Interests: geochemistry, critical zone science, and volcanology

Stephanie Phillips

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Brad Carr
sphill24@uwyo.edu
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Ellen Polites

PhD in Geology
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
epolites@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Geochemistry and the energy transition

Mollie Pope

MS Candidate
Advisors: Dr. Jay Chapman and Simone Runyon
mpope5@uwyo.edu
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Lena Schwebs

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Parsekian
Lschwebs@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Near Surface Geophysics, Hydrogeophysics

Elham Shokrgozaryatimdar

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Po Chen
eshokrgo@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Seismic Wave Propagation, Full 3D waveform tomography (F3DT), Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment (PSHA), Engineering Seismology

Eva Smith

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Brad Carr
esmith73@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Near Surface Geophysics/ Hydrogeophysics

Greg Stark

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Sims
gstark2@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Research Interests: Radiogenic isotope geochemistry, igneous petrology

Sophia Stuart

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
sstuart2@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Aqueous Geochemistry, Rare Earth Elements

Adam Trzinski

PhD in Geology
Advisor: Dr. Jay Chapman
atrzinsk@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Geologic mapping, tectonics, sedimentology

Jordan Von Eggers

PhD in Geology
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Shuman
jvonegge@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: paleolimnology, alpine ecology, and sedimentary DNA

Nancy Weinheimer

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Cliff Reibe
nweinhei@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Geochemistry, geomorphology, Critical Zone science
Katheline

Kathleen Van Wesenbeeck

PhD student
Advisor: Dr. Brad Carr
kvanwese@uwyo.edu
website
Research interest: Near Surface Geophysics, Critical Zone, Hydrogeophysics

Worrell

Whitney Worrell

PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clemenz
wworrell@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and stable isotope geochemistry

 

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Department of Geology and Geophysics
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
Phone: (307) 766-3386
Fax: (307) 766-6679
Email: geol-geophys@uwyo.edu

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