Highly Rated TA's -- By Students -- Spring 2012

Rachel Frohman (GEOS 120)
Adrienne Kentner (GEOS 214
Zeb Maharrey (GEOS 120)
Joshua Miller (GEOS 112 -- both classes)
Gabrielle Vance (GEOS 101)

Highly Rated TA's -- By Students -- Fall  2012

Katie Andersonn (GEOS 315)

Grant Shimer (GEOS 475)

Don Hodges Scholarship
Jessica Eicher

Peter MacKeith Scholarship
Christian Keinholz

Brian R. Zelenka Scholarship
Wenyu Gong
Joanna Young

Outstanding Undergrauate
Rebecca Parrish

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BRIAN KESSEL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE

Alexander Edgar

Highly Rated Faculty -- By Students

Spring 2012

Patrick Druckenmiller (GEOS 106)
Sarah Fowell (GEOS 106)
Franz Meyer (GEOS 622)
Rainer Newberry (GEOS 225)
Erin Pettit (GEOS 392)
Ken Severin (GEOS 628)

Fall 2012

Rainer Newberry (GEOS 618 and GEOS 635)
Ken Severin (GEOS 600)

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Doug Christensen won the ASUAF Outstanding G&G Faculty Award

Jeff Freymueller won the Usibelli Distinguished Research Award

Rainer Newbery won the ASUAF Outstanding Faculty Award

Erin Pettit won the National Geographic Emerging Explorer 2013

Buurman, Helena M., PhD, Geophyisc Thesis:  Volcano Seismicity in Alaska

DeRoin, Nicole,  PhD, Geophysics Thesis:  Methods for Monitoring And Forecasting Volcanic Hazards and Eruptions Using Seismology And Other Geophysical Data

Fu, Yuning,  PhD, Geophysics Thesis:  Loading Deformation on Various Timescales Using GPS and GRACE Measurements

Grapenthin, Ronni,  PhD, Geophysics Thesis:  Volcano Deformation and Subdaily GPS Products

Henton, Sarah M., PhD, Geology  Thesis:  Experiment vs. Nature:  Using Amphiboles to Test Models of Magma Storage and Pre-Eruptive Magma Dynamics Preceding the 2006 Eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska

Jafarov, Elchin, PhD, Geophysics  Thesis:  The Effects of Changes in Climate and Other Environmental Factors on Permafrost Evolution

Mongrain, Jacob R.,  PhD, Geology Thesis:  Depositional Systems, Provenance, and Paleoclimate of the Late Miocene to Pliocene Beluga and Sterling Formations, Cook Inlet Forearc Basin, Alaska

Neill, Owen K., PhD, Geology  Thesis:  Petrologic and Geochemical Tracers of Magmatic Movement in Volcanic Arc Systems:  Case Studies from the Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka, Russia

Deal, Michelle: M.S. Geology:  Economic Geology
Denny, Casey L.:  M.S. Geology:  Remote Sensing
Floyd, Angelica L.:  M.S. Geology:  Remote Sensing
Mrozek, Stephanie A.:  M.S. Geology:  Economic Geology
Schaefer, Katherine E.:  M.S. Interdisciplinary:  Geospatial Emergency Management Systems

Aronson, Caleb E:  BS, Geoscience_Geology
Flynn, Jerad P.:  BS, Geoscience_Geology
Heinchon, Sarah:  BS, Geology
Hite, Conner L.:  BS Geology
LaDouceur, Michael E.:  BS, Geology
Lafleur, Jeremiah:  BA, Earth Science
Mackey, Kathleen M.:  BS, Geology
Murphy, Samuel:  BS, Geology
Porritt, Kurt:  BS, Geology
Roberts, Olivia T.:  BS, Geology
Rosenbaum, Phillip E.:  BS, Geology
Vansant, Galen S.:  BA, Earth Science

Congratulations to Olaniyi Ajadi, Casey Denny, Alex Rizzo, Rachel Frohman, Tyson Forbush and their UAF advisor, Dr. Catherine Hanks.  Our UAF IBA Team won first place in the AAPG Pacific region competition.  The team will be representing UAF and the Pacific section at the upcoming international IBA competition at the annual AAPG meeting in Pittsburgh in May.

The UAF team would like to thank their industry mentors, Sandy Phillips and Ashley Siks.
 

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.