Education

PhD Candidate - University of Nevada Reno. Geology


Advisor and PI: Dr. Wendy Calvin
Committee: Dr. John Muntean, TBD, Dr. Elizabeth Hausrath, TBD

Potential Thesis: Mineralogy of Hawaiian Drill Core: Implications for Subsurface Hydrothermal Alteration on Mars
Submitted Thesis Proposal

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B.A. - University of Colorado at Boulder (2018).

Geology Major, Physics and Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Minor.

Professional Positions and Affiliations

Geologic Societies

Geologic Society of America (GSA): Member since 2016
American Geophysical Union (AGU): Member since 2019
Geologic Society of Nevada (GSN): Member since 2019
Nevada Petroleum and Geothermal Society (NPGS): Member since 2019
Geothermal Rising : Member since 2020, Board of Directors - Student Seat(2024 Board Year)
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) : Membership from 2020 thru 2025

Department Affiliations and Involvement

Student Association for Geologist and Engineers (SAGE):
SAGE President: (2021- 2023)
DGSE Graduate Student Leader (2020 - 2021)
Undergraduate Student Liason (2019 - 2020)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee :
Graduate Student Advocate (2019 - 2023)

Rotary International

Reno Midtown Club (2022 - Present) | Rotary Midtown 2024 / 2025 Membership Chair
University of Colorado at Boulder Roteract (2014-2018)
3rd Generation Rotarian

Prior to Graduate School

Undergraduate Research Assistanceships

Drill Core Analyst: Dr. Julio Sepulveda

Ocean Biogeochemistry Modeling: Dr. Cheryl Harrison

Ocean and Climate System Modeling: Dr. Kristopher Karnauskas

Undergraduate Assistant for 2017 field campaign: The Seeded and Natural Orthographic Wintertime clouds: the Idaho Experiment (SNOWIE) : Dr.Katja Friedrich

Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN): Summer Intern