Brown University

Graduate Student, Geological Sciences

Advisor: Dr. Michael Wyatt

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 am focusing 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.  For my PhD, I will expand my knowledge to another terrestrial analog:  the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.

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.

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