curriculum vitae
POSITIONS
2022 Postdoctoral Researcher, Brown University
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2024)
EDUCATION
2022 Ph.D. Geological Sciences, The Jackson School of Geosciences, UT-Austin
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow (2018-2021)
Thesis: Mesozoic-Cenozoic foreland basin evolution in northern Patagonia, Argentina (~42-48°S): integrating magmatism, subduction dynamics and sedimentation
2017 Honors B.S. Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage
2017 Wasatch-Uinta Field Program, University of Minnesota Duluth
RESEARCH INTERESTS
(1) The accumulation of sediment- and brine-hosted lithium resources
(2) Drivers and consequences of high topography
(3) Paleoclimate archives of lacustrine depositional systems
(4) Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion metrics in Geoscience
UNDERGRADUATE MENTORSHIP
2020-2021 Leigh Mercer
project: Miocene-Pliocene zircon U-Pb ages of volcanic ashes in Clayton Valley basin, Nevada
2018-2021 Anthony Edgington
Designed field- and lab-based undergraduate student thesis project. Under my mentorship, Anthony has successfully funded two field seasons in Patagonia through undergraduate research grants. He was selected for the 2019 SURGE program at Stanford University. He is writing his results as a first author manuscript and is now a graduate student at the University of Connecticut working with Dr. Julie Fosdick. See his research website here.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022 GEO386G GIS/GPS Applications in Earth Science
2022 GEO660B Field Camp Assistant Instructor
2020 GEO660B Field Camp Assistant Instructor
Teaching field-based mapping, cross-section construction, measuring of stratigraphic section, and rock description
2019 GEO660A Field Camp Teaching Assistant
Teaching field-based mapping, cross-section construction, measuring of stratigraphic section, and rock descriptions
2017 GEO440K Field Methods Teaching Assistant
Taught an 8-student undergraduate lab section in igneous/metamorphic and sedimentary rock description, interpretation of geologic maps including construction of cross-sections, and compass skills. Assisted for field-based class component including overnight camping trips (8 days total): geologic mapping measuring stratigraphic section in siliciclastic and carbonate systems, developing geologic histories, rock descriptions, and compass skills.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2018 ConocoPhillips (Lower48 Permian Basin Development), Graduate Geology Summer Intern
Reservoir Characterization of the Paddock Formation, Yeso Group, NW Shelf, NM
Produced updated facies scheme, gross depositional environment and reservoir quality maps for the Paddock Formation using whole core, sidewall core, and thin section petrography. Impacts: informed active development plan and recommended drill locations for following year. Return internship offer extended.
2017 ExxonMobil/SEG, Student Education Program (2 days)
2016 Devon Canada Corporation (CHOPS), Undergraduate Geology Summer Intern
Produced sequence stratigraphic correlations of the Manville Group using well log suites for 3400 wells, core, and 2D seismic data. Delineated incised valley geometries and resource potential by developing over 50 maps (isopach, net-to-gross, net pay, structure). Impacts: updated volumetric calculations and recommendations for lease renewals.
2015 Devon Canada Corporation (SAGD), Undergraduate Geology Summer Intern
Analyzed depositional trends in point bar-hosted breccia deposits within the McMurray Formation using a data set of 350 well log suites and 20 cores. Impacts: recommendations for adjusting pad placement and injector/producer depths; this work flow is now utilized across Devon Canada assets.
SERVICE
2022 Department of Geosciences Field Camp Director Faculty Search Committee: Graduate student member
2021-2022 SoftRock Seminar Coordinator Jackson School of Geosciences
2019-2021 Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Student Councilor
Served on the SEPM Council and adhoc committees: committee to hire Digital Marketing executive, committee to hire SEPM Foundation president, committee for action on Equality and Diversity in SEPM
2020-2021 DeFord Lecture Series Committee
2020 GSA Annual Meeting session chair: (virtual meeting)
Using Paired Single-Mineral Geochronology and Geochemistry to Address Tectonic Problems from the Mid-Crust to Earth’s Surface
2019 Department of Geosciences Sedimentology Faculty Search Committee: Graduate student member
2017 Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS), Volunteer (4 months)
Prepared geochemical datasets for publication, processed whole rock and tephra samples for analysis, and developed a simplified user guide for making graphical figures using AABEL.
2014 Alaska Volcano Observatory (USGS), Volunteer (1 year)
Processed volcanic samples, assisted with field research and managed an international volcanic hazards website.
GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2021
Farouk El-Baz/GSA Desert Research Award
NSF EAR Tectonics Postdoctoral Fellowship
Graduate Student Research Grants & Fellowships
2021
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2018-2021)
Provost Supplement Fellowship University of Texas Austin (2017-2021)
2020
GSA Graduate Student Research Grant
2019
Jackson School of Geosciences (UT-Austin) Analytical Fund Award
Jackson School of Geosciences (UT-Austin) External Research Grant
IAS Postgraduate Grant
AAPG Grants-in-Aid General Fund
The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Student Research Grant
Jackson School of Geosciences (UT-Austin) Analytical Funds Grant
2018
SEPM Student Travel Grant
Geological Society of America South-Central Section Travel Grant
McBride of Folkenstein Endowment Award
Roscoe G. Jackson II Award
Jackson School of Geosciences (UT-Austin) External Research Grant
AAPG Grants-in-Aid General Fund
The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Student Research Grant
AIPG William J. Siok Graduate Scholarship
Undergraduate Student Research Grants & Scholarships
2017
UAA Honors College Tuition Waver for High Achieving Students
AIPG National Undergraduate Scholarship
Geophysical Society of Alaska Scholarship
NAGT Field Camp Scholarship
2016
UAA Academic Merit Scholarship
UAA Honors College Tuition Waver for High Achieving Students
Women in Mining Scholarship
AIPG National Undergraduate Scholarship
Geophysical Society of Alaska Scholarship
Alaska Geological Society Scholarship
2015
OURS Undergraduate Research Grant
JMP Engineering Scholarship
2014
UAA Geology Department Student Involvement Tuition Waiver
Awards & Recognition
Albemarle Corporation Full (24-credit) Tuition Waiver
2016 UAA Core Workshop (Depositional Systems): Second Place Poster
2015 UAA Undergraduate Research Symposium: First Place Poster
2015 UAA Core Workshop (Sedimentology): First Place Poster