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Erin Pettit Wins Outstanding Teacher Award!
Congratulations to Erin Pettit for winning the Department of Geology and Geophysics Outstanding Teacher award for 2011-2012. Erin is recognized for her outstanding efforts in innovative course design, development, and delivery. Excellent teachers like Erin make the UAF Department of Geology and Geophysics an excellent place for undergraduate and graduate studies in the Geosciences.
Congratulations to our 2012 Graduates!
PhD Recipients
Jeffrey Benowitz, PhD, Geology Thesis: The Topographically Asymmetrical Alaska Range: Different Tectonic Drivers Through Space and Time
Matthew Druckenmiller, PhD, Geophysics Thesis: Alaska Shorefast Ice: Interfacing Geophysics with Local Sea Ice Knowledge and Use
Julie Elliot, PhD, Geophysics Thesis: Active Tectonics in Southern Alaska and the Role of the Yakutat Block Constrained by GPS Measurements
Lola Oliver, PhD, Geology Thesis: Characterization of Permafrost Development by Isotopic and Chemical Analysis of Soil Cores Taken From the Copper River Basin and an Upland Loess Deposit in Interior Alaska
Santosh Panda, PhD, Geology Thesis: Permafrost Distribution Mapping and Temperature Modeling Along the Alaska Highway Corridor, Interior Alaska
Peter Rinkleff, PhD, Geology Thesis: Transport and Formation Processes For Fine Airborne Ash From Three Recent Volcanic Eruptions in Alaska: Implications For Detection Methods and Tracking Models
Maciej Grzegorz Sliwinski, PhD, Geology Thesis: Geochemistry of the Late Devonian ‘Punctata” Event in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
M.S. Recipients
Angela L. Ekstrand: M.S., Geophysics: Remote Sensing Geophysics.
Louise M. Farquharson: M.S., Geology: Quaternary Geology.
Austin J. Johnson: M.S., Geophysics: Snow, Ice and Permafrost Geophysics.
Kevin P. Stack: M.S., Geology: General Geology.
B.A./B.S. Recipients
Erica L. Blake: B.A., Earth Science
Samantha K. Davis: B.S., Geology
Peter E. Illig: B.S., Geology
Martin R. Lafevers: B.S., Geology
Kathleen M. Mackey: B.S., Geology
Nicholas B. Traxler: B.S., Geology