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Advisory Committee
Chair:Dr. Ronni Grapenthin
Members:Dr. David Fee, Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr. Carl Tape

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Coming soon...!

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Paleoclimate of the Bering Land Bridge during the Last Glacial Maximum 

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Sarah Fowell
Members: Dr. Nancy Bigelow, Dr. Daniel Mann

Bio:
I earned a B.S. in Geology from Utah State University in 2018, followed by a M.Sc. in Geoscience from University of Alaska in Fairbanks in 2023. My Ph.D. project involves using the magic of palynology to reconstruct past vegetation communities and therefore past ecology and climate records of the emergent Bering Land Bridge during the Last Glacial Maximum. My best friends are my two cats Violet and Phineas, who are great listeners but offer little advice other than undecipherable meows. In my free time, I enjoy daydreaming about utter nonsense. When the mood strikes me, I also while away the day reading books and scientific articles or watching trashy reality television.

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Preliminary- Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging for Mineral Exploration

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Elisabeth Nadin
Members: Dr. Santosh Panda, Dr. Tom Trainor

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My area of interest is remote sensing. Specifically, applications for mineral exploration.

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Improved computational tools for infrasound analysis


Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. David Fee
Members: Dr. Curt Szuberla, Dr. Carl Tape, Dr, John Lyons (USGS)

Bio:
Tar Heel. Math obsessive. Runner.

Publications:
Improved Infrasound Array Processing with Robust Estimators

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Chair: Dr. Chris Maio
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Identifying Spatial Patterns of Storm-driven Flooding and Erosion at Nelson Lagoon, AK

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Members: Dr. Jacquelyn Overbeck (DNR), Dr Daniel Mann

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Reyce earned his B.S. in Geoscience at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, concentrating in landscape analysis and climate change with a minor in Geographic Information Systems. Since graduating in 2018, he has been in the graduate program at UAF where his research includes coastal geomorphology, numerical modelling, and oceanography.

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Mid-Winter Breakout of Landfast Sea Ice and Major Storm Leads to Significant Ice Push Event Along Chukchi Sea Coastline

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Michael Whalen
Members: Dr. Sarah Fowell, Dr. Paul McCarthy

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remote sensing, coastal morphology, sea level reconstruction


Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr Chris Maio
Members: Dr. David Verbyla, Dr. Nicole Kinsman (NOAA), Dr. Ben Jones (USGS)

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Area of Research:
Remote Sensing of Boreal Forest Fire


Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Santosh Panda and Dr. Uma Bhatt
Members: Dr. Dar Roberts (UCSB), Dr, Randi Jandt, Dr. Chris Waigl

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Chair: Dr. Simon Zweiback
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Area of Research:
Glaciers, Permafrost, Tectonics, Geomorphology


Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr Erin Pettit
Members: Dr. Carl Tape, Dr. Martin Truffer, Josh Carmichael (LANL)

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Peter Webley
Members: Dr. Johnathan Dehn (SMU), Dr. Anupma Prakash, Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr. Matt Blackett (Conventry)

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Area of Research:
Community Based Erosion Monitoring in Bristol Bay

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Chris Maio
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I received my BS in marine science with a focus in coastal geology from Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. I have assisted some professors in their research on phytoplankton monitoring, groundwater, and coastal geomorphology. Being that I lived along the coast of SC, I have done a lot of course work studying coastal processes and hazards such as hurricanes, flooding and erosion. For my thesis I will be working with multiple communities along Bristol Bay, monitoring erosion in their areas and ultimately seeing how climate change has been impacting their communities and will continue to do so. In my free time I really enjoy doing any sort of outdoor activities such as running, hiking, biking, and camping!

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Michael Whalen
Members: Dr. David Stone, Dr. Paul McCarthy, Dr. Elisabeth Nadin

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Regine Hock
Members: Dr. Marco Tedesco (LDEO), Dr. Matthew Sturm, Dr, Martin Truffer

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Chair: Dr. Michael Whalen
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Modeling permafrost dynamics and water balance of Arctic watersheds in a changing climate

Area of Research:
Permafrost, Hydrology and Glaciers

Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Regine Hock and Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky
Members: Dr. Vladimir Alexev, Dr. Dmitry Nicolsky

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Area of Research:
Mass Balance, Cryo-seismics, Glacier Physics & Modeling

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I am part of the project aiming to develop a model of the Malaspina glacier. I will focus on data acquisition and probably help with the modeling. I did my bachelor and master in France in geosciences and climatology, had the opportunity to study in Norway as an exchange student. Fascinated by all the aspects related to the cryosphere, scientific and societal. I had the occasion to study broader subjects in Svalbard, aiming at understanding the geopolitics of the Arctic. My master's thesis was about the development of a mass balance module integrated to a 1D permafrost model forced with the AROME-Arctic atmospheric model scaled on the Svalbard archipelago. My job was to adapt some of the equations to the specificities of the area and automatize a daily-run of the model in order to have data available at the same time as the weather model we use to force it.

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Robert Herrick
Members: Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr Catherine Neish (UWO.ca)

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Andy Mahoney
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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Ronni Grapenthin
Members: Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr. Peter Webley

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Michael West
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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. David Fee
Members: Dr. Jessica Larsen, Dr. Carl Tape, Dr. Matthew Haney (USGS)

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Area of Research:
Coastal Mapping and Community-Based Monitoring

Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Chris Maio and Dr. Jacquelyn Overbeck (DGGS)
Members: Dr. Donna Hauser

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My name is Roberta Tuurraq Glenn and I'm and graduate student from Utqiaġvik focusing on coastal mapping in rural Alaska.

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Jessica Larsen
Members: Dr. Pavel Izbekov, Dr. Taryn Lopez, Dr. Michelle Coombs (USGS)

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Structure of the Alaska mantle wedge

Area of Research:
Seismology


Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Carl Tape
Members: Dr. Michael West, Dr. Geoffrey Abers (Cornell), Dr. Ryan Modrak (LANL)

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I have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Jadavpur University and a master's degree in structural (earthquake) engineering from IIT Kanpur. Realizing a deeper interest in exploring nature I chose pursuing a PhD in earthquake science. Recent research has focused on reconciling the perspectives of engineering seismologists and earthquake scientists and I also plan to tread along these lines. I am presently trying to understand the anisotropic structure of the asthenosphere in the Alaskan subduction system. This will explain seismic wave propagation and on larger timescales the mantle flow in this subduction regime. Numerical simulations of earthquake waves that sense the anisotropic structure of the upper mantle when reconciled with real recordings help ascertain the true Earth model. Apart from seismology I have a deep-rooted interest in music. I also like traveling, biking, playing badminton and keeping a good fitness regime.

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A Comparison of Three Cretaceous High-Latitude Greenhouse Paleoenvironments: the Cantwell, Chignik, and Nanushuk Formations

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Paul McCarthy
Members: Dr. Sarah Fowell, Dr Anthony Fiorillo (Perot)

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Education: B.A. 2017, Baylor University, TX, Geology
M.S. 2018-Present, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK, Geoscience

Presently, I am a graduate student pursuing a Master’s of Science degree in Geoscience working on ancient depositional reconstructions, sedimentology, and stratigraphy at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks under the advisement of Paul McCarthy. My research is focused on strengthening our knowledge and understanding of the regional sedimentary depositional systems of Alaska, as it relates to ancient Arctic climate and environmental reconstructions. Additionally, I also work at the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Department of Natural Resources in the Engineering Geology section as a graduate student intern. I am working with the ASTAR (Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources) team to help with data entry, GIS projects, and reference databases for sand and gravel assessments of the North Slope.

Thesis Title: 
Effects of a Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover Upon On-Ice Snow Depths

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Hajo Eicken
Members: Dr. Uma Bhatt, Dr. Daqing Yang

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Geophysics of Permafrost: The Very-Low-Frequency (VLF) Electromagnetic Method for Investigating Cold Season Carbon Loss

Area of Research:
Thermal State of Permafrost, Geophysics, Permafrost Carbon Feedback

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Katey Walter-Anthony
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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Elisabeth Nadin
Members: Dr. Chris Maio, Dr. Rainer Newberry

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Paul McCarthy and Dr. LeeAnn Munk (UAA)
Members: Dr. Eric Klein (UAA), Dr. David Boutt (UMASS), Dr. Tom Trainor

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Area of Research:
Remote sensing of the surface of Venus; Lunar oblique impact cratering processes

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Robert Herrick
Members: Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr. Jessica Larsen, Dr. Lori Glaze (NASA)

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I'm an ex-Army brat and will be the first person in my family to get a doctorate. I primarily study volcanism and the near surface of Venus, though I have also studied the regolith of our Moon and the magnetic signatures of volcanic centers of Io (a moon of Jupiter). Some of my latest research is on lunar oblique impacts and how the cratering process changes with impact angle. I love to go rock climbing and watch sci-fi with my wife. I can't wait for COVID to be past us so I can volunteer with the Geophysical Institute’s portable planetarium to bring science to the remote reaches of Alaska. The scientific method is one of the most important and powerful tools we can all use, not just in studying the other planets, but also in our daily lives. I hope to pique student’s (and adult’s) interest in science and what it can do for us.

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"Evaluation of the Bandwidths and Spatial Resolutions Achievable with Near-Infrared Observations of Venus Below the Cloud Deck" (.pdf)

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Taryn Lopez
Members: Dr. Jessica Larsen, Dr. William Simpson, Dr. Christoph Kern (USGS)

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Thesis Title: 
Invisible Gold and Other Elements in the Liese Zone Ore Body, Pogo Deposit

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Rainer Newberry
Members: Dr. Mary Keskinen, Dr. Elisabeth Nadin, Dr. Kenneth Severin

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Michael Whalen
Members: Dr. Rainer Newberry, Dr. Sarah Fowell

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Franz Meyer
Members: Dr. Chris Maio, Dr. Cameron Carlson

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Tephrachronologic and Paleo-Tsunami Investigations Into the Volcanic and Seismic History of Lower Cook Inlet Alaska

Committee Members:
Dr. James Beget, Chair
Dr. Pavel E. Izbekov, Dr. Richard D. Koehler

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. James Beget and Dr. Jessica Larsen
Members: Dr. Rich Koehler (UNR), Dr. Pavel Izbekov

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Rainer Newberry
Members: Dr. Sean Regan, Dr Christian M. Schrader (Potsdam)

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Advisory Committee

Members: Dr. Martin Truffer, Dr. Jeffrey Freymueller

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Area of Research:
Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, & Physical Volcanology

Advisory Committee
Chair:
Dr. Jessica Larsen
Members:
Dr. Pavel Izbekov, Dr. Matthew Loewen (USGS) and Dr. Sean Regan


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I am a PhD student participating in the NSF-PREEVENTS program with the Alaska Volcano Observatory. I did my master's degree here at UAF, using diffusion in clinopyroxene crystals to constrain timescales of magmatic processes at Bogoslof Volcano. I was born and raised in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, and did my undergraduate degree in Wisconsin. When not thinking about volcanoes, I enjoy playing guitar, reading, and hanging out with my black cat, Sempra.

Publications:
Petrology of the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof Island, Alaska (.pdf download)

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Statistical Analysis of Stream Sediments in the Mt. Freegold Area of the Dawson Range, Central Yukon Territory, Canada

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Franz Meyer and Dr. Rainer Newberry
Members: Dr. Elisabeth Nadin

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Sedimentology

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Paul McCarthy
Members: Dr. Anthony Fiorillo (Perot), Dr. Grant Shimer (Whitman)

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Preliminary - Landscape Driven Snowdrift Relationships

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Matthew Sturm
Members: Dr. Chris Larsen, Dr. David Verbyla

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Matthew Sturm
Members: Dr. Chris Maio, Dr. Melinda Webster

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Martin Truffer
Members: Dr. Andy Aschwanden, Dr. William Armstrong (AppState), Dr, Ronni Grapenthin

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Preliminary - Bottomfast Sea Ice Responses to a Warming Arctic Climate

Area of Research:
Sea Ice

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Andy Mahoney
Members: Dr. Vladimir Romanovsky, Dr. Jeremy Kasper, Dr. Katrin Iken

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Daniel Mann
Members: Dr. Louise Farquharson, Dr. Chris Maio, Dr. Vladinir Romanovsky, Dr. Franz Meyer

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Thesis Title: 
Magma System Response to Edifice Collapse: Petrologic Insights at Bezymianny and Shiveluch Volcanoes, Kamchatka, Russia with Comparison to Mt. St. Hellens, USA

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Pavel Izbekov and Dr. John Eichelberger
Members: Dr. Jonathan Dehn, Dr. Jeff Freymueller, Dr. Jessica Larsen

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Franz Meyer, Dr. Katey Walter-Anthony
Members: Dr. Lance Miller (NANA)

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Using waveform cross-correlation and earthquake relocation to study slow earthquake processes in Interior Alaska

Area of Research:
Seismology, Geodynamics, Volcano Seismology, Planetary Studies

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Carl Tape
Members: Dr. Elisabeth Nadin, Dr. Natasha Ruppert, Dr. Michael West

Bio:
I have a degree in physics from North Alabama where I participated in optics-related research making holograms of gemstones. This led me down the path of wave physics where I now study earthquakes and earthquake nucleation. I enjoy painting, taking care of plants, and playing video games in my bit of spare time.

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Erin Pettit (OSU)
Members: Dr. Martin Truffer, Dr. Any Aschwanden, Dr. Elisabeth Nadin, Dr. Edward Bueler

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Chris Maio
Members: Dr. Meagan Gonneea (USGS), Dr. Nancy Bigelow

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Analysis of Critical Element Behavior in the Golden Sunlight (Whitehall, MT) & Pogo (Interior AK) Gold Mine Mills


Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Sarah Hayes and Dr. Rainer Newberry
Members: Dr, Mary Keskinen, Dr. Nadine Piatak (USGS), Dr. Thomas Trainor

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I started out as a physicist (BS, WPI; MS, Rutgers) who was an instrument geek, and the geologists just seemed like they were having way more fun. So now I'm an analytical geochemist who is an instrument geek. I love curling!

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Evaluating the Utility of Principal Component Analysis on EDS X‐Ray Maps to Determine Bulk Mineralogy

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Integrated Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Lower Cantwell Formation Near Sable Mountain, Denali National Park, Alaska

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Paul McCarthy
Members: Dr. Sarah Fowell, Dr. Anthony Fiorillo (Perot), Dr. David Sunderlin (Lafayettte)

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Jessica Larsen
Members: Dr. Elisabeth Nadin, Dr. Pavel Izbekov

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Advisory Committee
Co-Chairs: Dr. Franz Meyer and Dr. Katey Walter-Anthony
Members: Dr. Christopher Arp, Dr. Santosh Panda

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None yet

Area of Research:
Seismology and infrasound

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. David Fee
Members: Dr. Carl Tape, Dr. Matthew Haney (USGS), Dr. Ronni Grapenthin

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Seismology and Infrasound


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I am a first year PhD student working on the seismology and infrasound aspect of the Predication of and Resilience against Extreme Events (PREEVENTS) project. My research involves the implementation of data processing tools on seismic and infrasound data, to improve existing catalogs and contribute to the development of eruption forecast models. In my off-time, I enjoy dancing and going on day-hikes.

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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Sean Regan
Members: Dr. Jamey Jones (USGS), Dr. Elisabeth Nadin

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Area of Research:
glaciers, remote sensing & sea ice

Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Daniel Mann
Members: Dr. Margaret Darrow, Dr. Ben Gaglioti

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Ice-Sediment Interactions at Taku Glacier


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Advisory Committee
Chair: Dr. Martin Truffer
Members: Dr. Chris Larsen, Dr. Bernard Coakley, Dr. Jason Amundson

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