Earth and Planetary Science
EPS Near-Surface Geochemistry and Geobiology

Graduate Students

Name / Contact Advisor / Education / Research
Sevan Adouriansevan.adourian@berkeley.edu225 McCone

Advisor: Barbara Romanowicz

Education: MSci Geophysics (2017), Université Paris 7/École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

Research Interests: Computational seismology, regional and global seismic tomography, seismic wave propagation, inverse problem
Stephen Breenbreen@berkeley.edu269 McCone

Advisor: Michael Manga
Education: BS (Physics) University of California, Irvine, BA (Economics) University of California, Santa Cruz, MS (Civil Engineering: Hydrology) University of California, Irvine.
Research Interest: Multiphase flow in porous media
Alexander Brykbryk@berkeley.edu179 McCone

Advisor: Bill Dietrich
Research Interests: Geomorphology and Sedimentary Geology
Tyler Cadenatcadena@berkeley.edu179 McCone

Advisor: Michael Manga

Education: B.S. Geological Sciences: General Geology, University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests: Volcanology; eruptive processes and conduit dynamics
Brian Chandlersocm12@berkeley.edu

Advisor: Hans-Rudolph Wenk

Education: B.S. Physics w/Materials Engineering University of Alabama Birmingham

Research Interests: Lower mantle anisotropy, material deformation modeling, high pressure and temperature experiments. 
Alexander Charnalexcharn5@berkeley.edu269 McCone

Advisor: Bill Collins
Education: B.S. (2015), Environmental Engineering Science, UC Berkeley
Research Interests: Climate science/modeling, precipitation extremes, cloud physics, lightning
Chen Li Weiliwei_chen@berkeley.edu225 McCone

Advisor:  Barbara Romanowicz

Education: MS 2014 (Geoscience) National Taiwan University; BSc 2012 (Earth Science) National Central University.
Research interests: Global seismology, tomography, ambient noise  

 
Rodrigo Chirodrigo.chi@berkeley.edu179 McCone Hall

Advisor: Bruce Buffett.

Education: B.S. (2014), Electrical engineering, Universidad de Chile. 

Research Interests: Geomagnetism, Tectonics. 

Website: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~rchi/
Anna Clingeraeclinger@berkeley.edu483 McCone

Advisors:  Don DePaolo and David Shuster

Education:  Joint BS/MS 2016 (Earth and Environmental Sciences) University of Michigan

Research interests:  Isotope geochemistry, earth surface processes, paleoclimate, the cryosphere
William Daviswilliamjsdavis@berkeley.edu169 McCone Hall

Advisor: Bruce Buffett
Education: MSci. (2017), Geophysics, University College London
Research Interests: 

Website: posgeo.wordpress.com
Michelle Devoemdevoe@berkeley.edu

Advisor: Hans-Rudolf Wenk

Education: B.S. Bates College

Research Interests: Mineralogy and mineral physics, large-scale earth processes
Matthew R Diamondmrdiamond@berkeley.edu255 McCone

Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Education: BS 2013 (Geochemistry) California Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Mineral physics, Planetary interiors, Metallization of salts under high pressure
Claire Doodyclaired@berkeley.edu289 McCone

Adviser: Richard Allen

Education: B.S., Geophysical Sciences and B.A., East Asian Languages and Civilizations (2018), University of Chicago

Research Interests: Seismic Tomography, Subduction Zone Dynamics
Isabel Fendleyisabel.fendley@berkeley.edu255 McCone

Education: B.Sc. 2015 (Honours in Planetary Science) McGill University

Ph.D. Candidacy obtained April 2017

Advisor:  Paul Renne

Research interests: Stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry, paleoclimate, mass extinctions
Helen Fitzmauricehfitzmaurice@berkeley.edu

Advisor: Ronald Cohen

Education: B.S. Physics (2010) Harvey Mudd College, M.A.T. (2012) Tufts University

Research Interest: Atmospheric Chemistry
Tatiana Gamez181 McCone

Advisor: Bethanie Edwards

Research Interests: Metabolomics, harmful algal blooms, coastal monitoring/risk assessment, dead-zone modeling

Jiwoon Hwangjiwoon.hwang@berkeley.edu181 McCone
Jinsol Kimssori1508@berkeley.eduB47 Hildebrand

Advisor:  Ron Cohen

Education: BS 2013 (Energy Resources Engineering), Seoul National University; MS 2015 (Energy Resources Engineering), Seoul National University

Research Interest: Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle
Dana Lapidesdanalapides@berkeley.edu455 McCone

Advisor:  Sally Thompson

BS 2015 (Math), Lafayette College

Research Interests:  Surface-water harvesting, ecohydrology, restoration, erosion
Yuexin Liyuexinli@berkeley.edu289 McCone

Advisor: Roland Burgmann
Education: BS 2017 (Geophysics), Peking University
Research Interests: Earthquake Physics, Crustal deformation
Danielle Lindsaydanielle.lindsay@berkeley.edu179 McCone

Advisor: Roland Burgmann

Education: BSc (Geology) and MSc (Geophysics) from Victoria Univeristy of Wellington, New Zealand

Research Interests: Active tectonics, Geodesy, Slow Earthquakes
Nate Lindsey179 McCone

Advisors:  Michael Manga, Doug Dreger
Education: BS 2010 (Alternative Energy & Sustainable Engineering), University of Rochester; MSc 2012 (Geophysics), University of Edinburgh
Research Interests: geophysical imaging, fiber optic sensors, geothermal systems, cryosphere

 
Jiabin Liujiabin@berkeley.edu301 McCone

atmospheric dynamics
Adviser: Inez Fung
Education: BS 2014(Applied Physics) California Institute of Technology
Research Interest: atmospheric dynamics
Patcharaporn Maneeratpmaneera31@berkeley.edu225 McCone Hall

Advisor: Roland Burgmann
Research Interests: Structural Geology and Active Tectonics
Education: BA 2017 Pitzer College - Majored Geology at Pomona College
Runze Miaomiaorunze2011@berkeley.edu289 McCone

Advisor:  Bill Dietrich

Education: MS 2016 Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Interests:  Geomorphology, Meandering River, Sediment Transport
Tushar Mittaltmittal2@berkeley.eduMcCone 181

Planet Formation, Protoplanetary Disk Dynamics and Magma Physics.
Adviser : Mark Richards
Chris Moeckelchris.moeckel@berkeley.eduCampbell Hall 605N

Atmospheric Science, Space Exploration, Instrument Development
Susan Mullenssmullen@berkeley.edu

Advisor: Jill Banfield

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018 B.S. Biology

 Research Interests: metagenomics, geomicrobiology

 
Quentin Nicolasqnicolas@berkeley.edu173

Advisor : William Boos

Education : MS Applied Mathematics, 2019, Ecole Polytechnique, France

Research interests : Atmospheric science, Orographic precipitation, Atmospheric convection
Yuem Parkyuempark@berkeley.edu355 McCone

Advisor:  Nick Swanson-Hysell

Education: AB 2015 (Geosciences) Princeton University

Research Interests: Paleoclimate, Paleogeography, Carbon Cycle, Stratigraphy, Stable Isotope Geochemistry

Website: http://www.yuempark.com

 
Sarina Patelsarina.patel@berkeley.edu225 McCone

Advisor: Richard Allen

Education: B.A. 2015 (Geology) Middlebury College

Research Interests: Seismology and earthquake hazards, Structural Health Monitoring, Seismicity-Volcano interactions, Applications for seismic data collected by smartphones (the MyShake project)
Erin Redwingeredwing@berkeley.edu269 McCone

Advisor: Imke de Pater

Education: BS in Geosciences (2018) - The Pennsylvania State University

Research interests: Planetary science, astrobiology
Mara H. Reedmhreed@berkeley.edu269 McCone

Constraints on geyser eruption behaviour, hydrothermal systems broadly defined, and citizen science as an avenue for public engagement and better research.

Advisor: Michael Manga

Education: B.S. in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2018)
Alexander Robsona.robson@berkeley.edu

Advisor:  Barbara Romanowicz
Thomas J. Smarttsmart@berkeley.edu255 McCone

Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Research Interest: High Pressure Mineral Physics
Davina Spearsspears.dp@berkeley.edu179 McCone

Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Heng-Yi Suhengyi_su@berkeley.edu173 McCone

Advisor:  Barbara Romanowicz

Education: MS 2019 (Geophysics) National Central University; BSc 2018 (Earth Sciences) National Central University.
 
Research Interests: Seismology
 
Nathaniel Tarshish
Andrew Tholt

Advisor: Paul Renne

Research Interests: Geochronology, Paleomagnetism
Andrew Turneracturner@berkeley.edu169 McCone

Advisors: Daniel Stolper and David Shuster

Education: BS 2017 (Chemistry) University of Florida

Research Interests: Isotope Geochemistry, Earth History, Thermochronometry, Methodology
Panod Viseshchitrapanodvis@berkeley.edu255 McCone

Advisor:  Rudy Wenk

Education:  BS 2009 (Chemistry), Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Research interests:  Microstructures in construction materials, synchrotron X-ray techniques, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
Chelsea Willettcdw33@berkeley.edu169 McCone

Advisor: David Shuster
Education: BS 2011 (Geology and Geophysics) Yale University
Research Interests: Low-temperature thermochronology, helium diffusion kinetics, landscape evolution in Patagonia, nuclear forensics
Katie Wooddell201 McCone

Advisor:  Doug Dreger

Research Interests:  Seismic source studies, scaling, seismic hazard analysis
Jizhou Wuwjz8597@berkeley.edu355 McCone

Advisor:Burkhard Militzer&&Raymond Jeanloz

Education:BS(2017),Condensed Matter Physics,University of Science and Technology of China 

Research Interests:High-pressure experiments by Diamond Anvil Cell;Condensed Matter Physics;Density functional theory+Molecular Dynamics,PIMC;Melting Curve of Planetary Material;Formation of Planet 
Yiming Zhangyimingzhang@berkeley.edu179

Advisor: Nick Swanson-Hysell

BA Occidental College (Geology)

Research interests: Paleomagnetism
Qindan Zhuqindan_zhu@berkeley.eduB47 Hildebrand

Atmospheric science, Satellite and modeling