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1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
Phone: (307) 766-4141
Fax: (307) 766-6679
Email: geol-geophys@uwyo.edu

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Geology and Geophysics

Graduate Students

Brad Ackroyd

Bradley Ackroyd

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
brad.ackroyd@uwyo.edu
Website: www.bradackroyd.com
Reserach Interest: Geochemistry of water-rock interactions, with a focus on metal mobility and aqueous extraction

Christopher Akuka Akurugu

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

Ashley Babcock

Ashley Babcock

PhD Hydrological Science
Advisor: Bryan Shuman
ababcoc5@uwyo.edu
Research interests: The nexus of water with soil, atmosphere, and the ecosystem
Website

Kristina Bardfield

Kristina Bardfield

 

Advisor: Dr. Madeline Lewis
kbardfie@uwyo.edu
Website

Rachel Page Bryan

Rachel Bryan

MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. Madeline Lewis
rbryan3@uwyo.edu
Research interest: Magmatic Storage & Timescales, Volcanology, Geologic Hazards, Geochronology, Igneous Petrology
Website

Bugos

Beatrice Bugos

PhD student
Advisor: Ellen Currano
bbugos@uwyo.edu
Website

Research Interest: Paleobotany, paleoecology

Matt Butrim

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

Hannah Carney

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

Dwaipayan Chakraborty

PhD Student

Advisor: Dr. Subhashis Mallick

dchakra1@uwyo.edu

Emily Clinkscales

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

Jorlivan Correa

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

Alexander Cortese

MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. Joe Biasi
acortes1@uwyo.edu

Website

Research interests: Economic Geology

Davis

John-Michael Davis

MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
jdavi116@uwyo.edu
Research interests: aqueous geochemistry in subsurface water-rock interactions

Julian Hernandez Diepenbrock

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

Devin Forgue

PhD Geology
Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Sims
dforgue@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests:  Isotope Geochemistry and Igneous Petrology

Phoebe Valerie Ann Futcher

Phoebe Valerie Ann Futcher

PhD Geology Student
Advisors: Dr. Joseph Biasi and Dr. Madeline Lewis
pfutcher@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Economic Geology, Critical Minerals and Ore-forming Processes

Kaitlyn Gerstler

Kaitlyn Gerstler

PhD Student
Advisor:  Dr Jamie McFarlin
kgerstle@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: Paleoclimatology, biogeochemistry


Harris

Rachel Harris

PhD Geophysics

Advisor: Dr. Andy Parsekian 

rharri30@uwyo.edu

Website

Research interests: Environmental Geophysics and Hydrogeology

Hanna Holden

Hanna Holden

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jamie McFarlin and Dr. Joe Biasi
hholden4@uwyo.edu
website
Research Interests: Biogeochemistry, environmental remediation, water quality

Fern Holian

Fern Holian

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Ellen Currano
 kholian@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: paleobotany and paleoecology 



Christina Kitamikado

MS Candidate
Advisor: Drs. Cliff Reibe, Brad Carr, Dario Grana
ckitamik@uwyo.edu
Website
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
Website
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
Website
Research Interests: Geochronology

Sara McCullough

PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Shuman
smccull5@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: Paleoclimatology
Mensch

Abigail Mensch

 MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
amensch@uwyo.edu
Research Interest: Aqueous Geochemistry
Website

Cole Messa

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

Emily Meyer

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
emily.meyer@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: Geochemistry, metal mobility, water-rock interactions

Michalka

Asa Michalka

MS Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Dario Grana
amichalk@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: Environmental Geophysics

Andrew Miller

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

Justin Mistikawy

PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Joe Biasi
jmistika@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests:Economic geology, Metamorphic petrology, Structural geology, Geostatistics, GIS

Nadeev

Sergei Nadeev

MS Geology
Advisor: Andrew Parsekian
snadeev@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: permafrost, surface processes, near-surface geophysics, geomorphology

Charles Nuncio

Charles Nuncio

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Bradley Carr
cnuncio@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Near-Surface Geophysics, Paleomagnetism, Geoarchaeology

Emmanuel Oladeji

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

Stephen Oni

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

Benard Oppong

MS Geophysics
Advisor: Po Chen
boppong@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: Geophysics, Machine Learning

Lexi Peterson

Alexandrea Peterson

PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Parsekian
apeter67@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Environmental Geophysics

 

Stephanie Phillips

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

Ellen Polites

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

Golshan Pourhalaji

MS Geology
Advisor: Brandon McElroy and Joe Biasi
gpourhal@uwyo.edu
Research interests: Geomorphology and Surface Processes
Website

Rechtzygie

Nyla Rechtzygiel

PhD Geophysics
Advisor: Joe Biasi
nrechtzy@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: Potential field geophysics (magnetics and gravity), economic geology, critical minerals, structural geology and tectonics 

Amber Rivera

Amber Rivera

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jamie McFarlin
ariver12@uwyo.edu
website
Research Interests: Stable isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, lipid biomarkers 

Elham Shokrgozaryatimdar

PhD Student
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
Ananya Singha

Ananya Singha

PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Madeline Lewis
asingha@uwyo.edu
Research Interests: geochronology and geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks
Website

Eva Smith

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

Aditya Srivastava

PhD Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Dario Grana and Dr. Subhashis Mallick
asrivast@uwyo.edu
Website
Research interests: the intersection of geophysics, computational modeling, and subsurface exploration

Greg Stark

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

Sophia Stuart

PhD Student 
Advisor: Dr. John Kaszuba
sstuart2@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Aqueous Geochemistry, Rare Earth Elements
Zachary David Tenney

Zachary Tenney

MS Geology
Advisor: Dr. Brandon McElroy and Dr. Ellen Currano
ztenney@uwyo.edu
Research interests: Stratigraphic Paleobiology and Paleobiogeography
Website

Adaeze Ugwu

Adaeze Ugwu

PhD Student
Advisor's Name:  Dr. Ken Sims
augwu@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interest - Volcanology, Petrology, Trace and Major Element Geochemistry and Isotope Geochemistry.

Jordan Von Eggers

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

Nancy Weinheimer

PhD Student
Advisor: Dr. Cliff Reibe
nweinhei@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Earth Surface Processes and 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 Student
Advisor: Dr. Mark Clemenz
wworrell@uwyo.edu
Website
Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, and stable isotope geochemistry

 

Contact Us

Department of Geology and Geophysics
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
Phone: (307) 766-4141
Fax: (307) 766-6679
Email: geol-geophys@uwyo.edu

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