University of Colorado

Graduate Student, Geological Sciences

About

My undergraduate research at Rice University focused on the Archean and continent formation processes.  Once in grad school at Brown, I started working on planetary problems.  Archean and planetary research are similar in that you have limited data sets and samples.

For my Masters research, I focused on using the barren interior region of Iceland as an analog for the Northern Plains of Mars.  I am interested in weathering processes as well as climate change questions. I'm primarily a field geologist (love being out there!) but I also do lab work in spectroscopy. 

Currently, I am in the PhD program at the University of Colorado Boulder, working with Dr. Bilham on melting glaciers in the Himalaya and Karakoram.  I hope to integrate my knowledge of geochemistry with landscape change research in mountainous and glacial regions in the world.  I also look forward to getting trained in some geophysical techniques.

In my spare time, I enjoy mountain climbing and hiking.  I have visited all seven continents and on Nov 28, 2009, made my highest point:  the summit of Kilimanjaro at 19,340 ft., via the Umbwe route.