Crater Lake, Oregon
Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences Graduate Students

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Gui Aksit

Ph.D. Candidate
Earth Sciences
gaksit@uoregon.edu
Office: 218 Volcanology, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Research Interests: Volcanology, Magma transport, Field Geology, Dike Propagation Modeling
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Asif Ashraf

Ph.D. Candidate
Earth Sciences
aashraf@uoregon.edu
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Kaisa Autumn

PhD student
Earth Sciences
kautumn@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: geophysics, seismic tomography, volcanology
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Madeline Ball

Ph.D. Student
Earth Sciences
mpball@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: vertebrate paleontology, ecomorphology, computer vision, small mammals
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Helena de Bastos Cruz Machado

Ph.D. Student
Earth Sciences
hdebasto@uoregon.edu
Office: 149 Cascade Annex, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Research Interests: Vertebrate paleontology
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Victoria Benson

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
vbenson@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Proglacial lakes, freshwater-ice interaction, subglacial and proglacial environments
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Gordon Bowman

Ph. D. Student
Earth Sciences
gbowman@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Biogeochemistry, Microbes, Redox Reactions, Modeling
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Edgar Carrillo

Ph.D. student
Earth Sciences
elcar@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Volcano Physics
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Monse Cascante

Ph.D. Student
Earth Sciences
mcascant@uoregon.edu
Office: 115 Volcanology, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Research Interests: Volcanology
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Christina Cauley

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
ccauley@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Volcanology, Igneous Petrology, Geochemistry, Melt Inclusions
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Henry Chandler

Masters student
Earth Sciences
henc@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Geology, geomorphology, hydrology, landslides, natural hazards
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Avery Conner

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
aconner2@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Seismology, machine learning, volcano seismology
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Lissie Connors

Ph.D. Student
Earth Sciences
lconnors@uoregon.edu
Office: 210F Cascade Hall
Research Interests: Igneous petrology, geochemistry, magmatic degassing, magmatic timescales
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Olivia Corrin

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
ocorrin@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Planetary science, space physics, plasmas, planetary magnetospheres, ice giants, moon-magnetosphere interactions
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Willa Coultley

Ph.D. Candidate
Earth Sciences
abrantle@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: functional morphology, behavioral adaptations, vertebrate paleontology
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Amelia Cuomo

Masters student
Earth Sciences
acuomo@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Structural Geology, Field Geology, Geophysics
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Azadeh Dadfarin

Teaching Assistant
Earth Sciences
azadeh@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Thursdays- 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
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Selina Davila Olivera

PhD Candidate
Earth Sciences
sdavilao@uoregon.edu
Office: CAS 325D
Research Interests: Geomorphology
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Annika Dechert

PhD Candidate
Earth Sciences
adechert@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Magma Reservoirs, Volcanic Hazards, Computational Modeling
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Umme Fatema

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
ummef@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Experimental Petrology, Geochemistry
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Deanna Flores

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
dflores9@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Anatomy, Vertebrate Paleontology, Mammalogy
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Venezia Follingstad

Earth Sciences
vfolling@uoregon.edu
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Kevin Gardner

PhD Candidate
Earth Sciences
kgardne2@uoregon.edu
Office: Cascade Hall 305A
Research Interests: Fluvial and marginal-marine sedimentology, tidal geomorphology, Baja California tectonics
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Jonathan Gitzendanner

Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Background: University of Central Florida B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics Minor Research Interests: - Compressible multiphase flows - Dynamics of explosive volcanic eruptions - Electromagnetic signals from high-speed granular flows - Particle trajectory and demise in strong shock waves
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Chris Harper

PhD student
Earth Sciences
charper4@uoregon.edu
Office: 216 Volcanology, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Office Hours: Friday 12:00-1:00
Research Interests: pyroclastic density currents, community detection, dike propagation
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August Harrell

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
aharrell@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Geochemistry, Soil Redox Chemistry, Mineral Reactions, Element cycling, Microbe mediated reactions, Water quality
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Braden Hensley

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
bhensley@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Earthquake Source Physics, Ground Motion Models, Seismogeodesy
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Brenton Hirao

PhD candidate
Earth Sciences
bhirao@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: earthquake and volcano seismology, applied data mining
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Beck Hufstetler

PhD student
Earth Sciences
beckh@uoregon.edu
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Elizabeth Knight

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
lizzyk@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Volcanology, Geochemistry, Igneous Petrology, and Experimental Petrology
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Justin Krier

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
jkrier4@uoregon.edu
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Adam Lucas

Masters Student
Earth Sciences
aluc@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Glaciers, Ice-ocean interactions
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Charity Mann

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
mannc@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: earthquake early warning, crustal deformation, earthquake forecasting, disaster mitigation
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Zack Martin

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
zackm@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Physical volcanology, planetary processes, sediment transport, ash aggregation
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Loïs Papin

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
lpapin@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Earthquake seismology
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Ries Plescher

Earth Sciences
ripl@uoregon.edu
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Margery Price

Master’s student
Earth Sciences
margeryp@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Pumice, graywater filtration, applied volcanology, wastewater treatment, geoscience education
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Andrea Quintanilla

Masters Student
Earth Sciences
alq@uoregon.edu
Office Hours: Fridays 10am-11am
Research Interests: Paleontology, Paleobiology, Fossil Preparation, and Skeletonization
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Paul Regensburger

Ph.D. Candidate
Earth Sciences
pvr@uoregon.edu
Office: 103 Volcanology
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Planetary Science, Geophysics, Icy Satellites
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Addison Richter

Masters student
Earth Sciences
addisonr@uoregon.edu
Office: Volcanology 307
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday: 8-9am
Research Interests: Structural geology, ores and minerals, kinematics, mapping, tectonics
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Maryn Sanders

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
msander9@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: geomorphology, landslides
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Alex Simpson

Ph.D. student
Earth Sciences
asimps10@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Groundwater Modeling
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Margarita Solares

PhD student
Earth Sciences
msolares@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: earthquake and tsunami hazards, seismology, GPS geodesy
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Yu-Sheng Sun

Ph.D. student
Earth Sciences
yushengs@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: tsunami and earthquake hazards, data analysis
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Anika Tullos

MS Student
Earth Sciences
Research Interests: Volcanology, igneous petrology, geochemistry, GIS
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Kseniya Vialichka

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
kseniyav@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: volcanology, geochemistry, dikes
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Keely Wilde

Ph.D. Candidate
Earth Sciences
kwilde@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: volcanology, volcano seismology, volcanic hazards, geophysics, remote sensing, modeling
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PJ Zrelak

PhD Candidate
Earth Sciences
pzrelak@uoregon.edu
Office: 307 Volcanology, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Research Interests: Numerical Modeling, Volcanic Fluid Dynamics, Instrumentation
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Derek Zurenda

PhD Student
Earth Sciences
derekzur@uoregon.edu
Research Interests: fate and transport of contaminants in nature, distribution of trace metals in different environments, water quality and remediation practices, soil redox chemistry, geochemical controls on ecosystem health, watershed scale solute transport