Alumni Graduate Students

Marvourneen K. Dolor


Department of Chemistry
Advisor : George Helz (Chemistry) and William McDonough (Geology)
Research : Oxidation reaction and Re chemistry

Tom Ireland


Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : HSE and Os isotope systematics of Ocean Island Basalts (OIB)

Nick Geboy


Department of Geology
Advisor : Alan Jay Kaufman
Research : Re-Os systematics of organic-rich sediments

Jenise Honesto


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Siderophile and chalcophile geo-cosmochemistry

Adam Mansur


Department of Geology

Katie Mathews


Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor : Andréa Grotolli
Research : Trace elements in coral skeleton and sea water

Rachel Potter


Department of Geology

Kate Scheiderich


Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Investigating molybdenum isotopes in sedimentary systems

Ruth Schulte


Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Re-Os isotope systematics of mafic and ultramafic rocks

Sean Timpa


Department of Geology
Research : Lower crest of East Africa

Fang-Zhen Teng


Department of Geology
Research : Li-Isotope Studies

Ricardo Arevalo, Jr.


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Understanding and quantifying the partitioning behavior of trace elements in the modern mantle

Jeremy Bellucci


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Understanding micron scale isotopic systematics

John-Luke Henriquez


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Developing micro-analytical techniques to measure trace element abundances in chondritic meteorites

Yu Huang


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Geoneutrino flux modeling

Xiao-Ming Liu


Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and William McDonough
Research : Studying weathering profiles developed on Columbia River basalts

Lin Qiu


Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and William McDonough
Research : Lithium concentrations and isotopic compositions of low-grade metamorphic rocks

Brian Mumaw


Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Developing an in-situ method for the collection of uranium-bearing particles from the atmosphere

Miriam Galenas


Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Application of isotopic systems to investigate planetary processes

Michael Mengason


Department of Geology
Advisor : Philip Candela and Philip Piccoli
Research : Mechanisms that generate the chemical compositions found among arc magmas

Jingao Liu


Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and Richard Walker
Research : Lithospheric mantle evolution

Brian Tattitch


Department of Geology
Advisor : Philip Candela and Philip Piccoli
Research : How copper and other ore metals behave in complex magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits

Kang Chen


Department of Geology

Ashita Stephen


Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advisor : William McDonough

Ming Tang


Department of Geology