EPS Directory - Graduate Students


A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R S T W X Y

Name / Contact Advisor / Education / Research
Douglas Allen
269 McCone
(510) 643-1714
allen@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Bill Dietrich 
Edwin Apel
291 McCone
(510) 643-8328
apel@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Roland Bürgmann 
Christian Braudrick
269 McCone
(510) 643-4466
xian@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Bill Dietrich
Education: BA 1993 (Geology) UC Santa Cruz. MS 1997 (Geology) Oregon State University.
Research Interest: Dynamics of meandering rivers and geomorphology  
Holly Brown
381 McCone

hollybrown@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Richard Allen
Education: BS 2004 (Mathematics) UC Davis
Research Interest: Earthquake Early Warning  
Sarah Brownlee
411 McCone
(510) 642-9532
sbrownlee@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Paul Renne
Education: BA 2003 (Geosciences) Princeton University.
Research Interest: Geochronology, thermochronology, and rock magnetism  
Maria Brumm
169 McCone

mbrumm@calmail.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Michael Manga/Chi Wang
Education: BS 2003 (Geophysics) Caltech
Research Interest: Understanding connections between ground water and other geologic processes  
William Cassata
455 McCone

cassata@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Paul Renne
Education: BS 2007 (Geology and Geophysics) University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Interest: Geochronology, Isotope Geochemistry, Volcanology, Paleomagnetism  
Su-chin Chang
269 McCone
(510) 643-4466
su_chin@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Paul Renne
Education: BS 1999 (Geosciences) National Taiwan University.
Research Interest: Geochronology, Permo-Triassic boundary, the age of bird-like dinosaurs  
Nestor Cuevas
411 McCone
(510) 642-9532
ncuevas@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jamie Rector
Education: BS 1992 (Nuclear Physics) Univ. De Santiago De Chile 
Shan Dou
381 McCone

shan@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Barbara Romanowicz
Education: BS 2007 (Geophysics) University of Science and Technology of China
Research Interest: Global Seismic Tomography  
Jenny Druhan
455 McCone

jennydruhan@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Don DePaolo
Education: BS 2003 (Environmental Sciences) University of North Carolina at Asheville, MS 2006 (Hydrology) University of Arizona
Research Interest: Isotope geochemistry, hydrology  
Joanne Emerson
381 McCone

jemerson@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jill Banfield
Education: BS 2003 (Biology) The College of William and Mary
Research Interest: Geomicrobiology, bioremediation, microbial ecology of hypersaline environments  
Amy Englebrecht
169 McCone
(510) 642-9116
aenglebrecht@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Lynn Ingram

Education: MS 2004 (Chemical Oceanography) MIT, BS 2001 (Geology, Chemistry) Lake Superior State University

Research Interest: High resolution paleoclimate studies using light stable isotopes; rapid climate change; ENSO/monsoon variability  
Eileen Evans
381 McCone

eileen@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Roland Burgmann 
Kenneth Ferrier
449 McCone
(510) 643-2171
freedom@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jim Kirchner
Education: B.A. 2000 (Physics) Cornell University.
Research Interest: geomorphology.  
Kathryn Fletcher
269 McCone
(510) 643-4466
fletcher@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Paul Renne

Education: BS 2002 (Geology) Northeastern University, MS 2005 (geology) New Mexico Tech 
Sean Ford
225 McCone
(510) 642-3977
sean@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Doug Dreger
Education: BA 1999 (Geophysics) UC Berkeley, MS 2005 (Geological Sciences) Arizona State University 
Arianna Gleason
255 McCone
(510) 643-8325
arianna@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Education: BS 1998 (Astronomy, Physics) University of Arizona 
Sarah Godsey
183 McCone
(510) 643-2161
godseys@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jim Kirchner
Education: BA 1999 (Interdisciplinary) University of Virginia MS 2003 (Environmental Science) University of Cincinnati
Research Interest: hydrology, geomorphology  
Kelly Grijalva
291 McCone
(510) 643-8328
kelly@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Roland Burgmann
Education: BS 2005 (Geophysics) Stanford University, MS 2006 (Geophysics) Stanford University 
Brent Grocholski
255 McCone
(510) 643-8325
brent@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz 
Aurelie Guilhem
225 McCone
(510) 642-6994
aurelie@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Doug Dreger
Education: Master 2006 (Earth and Planetary Sciences) in University of Paris 11 and Ecole Normale Superieure Paris France 
Kate Hoag
DG26 Giaque
(510) 642-4499
khoag@uclink.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Kristie Boering
Education: MS 1998 (Atmospheric Science) Colorado State University BS 1995 (Physics and Chemistry) Calvin College
ThesisTopic: Triple oxygen isotopic composition of stratospheric and tropospheric CO2 and how it relates to terrestrial biosphere productivity.
Research Interest: Atmospheric Chemistry, Climate Change  
Leslie Hsu
183 McCone
(510) 643-2161
lhsu@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: William Dietrich
Education: BA 2000 (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Harvard University MS 2002 (Geosciences) University of Arizona
Research Interest: Quantitative Geomorphology, Debris-flows, Active Tectonics of Eastern Taiwan.  
Christian Huber
413 McCone

chuber@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Barbara Romanowicz/Michael Manga
Education: BS 1998 (Geology) University of Geneva, BS 2004 (Physics) University of Geneva, MS 2001 (Geology) University of Geneva 
Claudia Jones
413 McCone

claudia@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jill Banfield
Education: BA 2003 (Environmental Studies/Geology) University of Pennsylvania, MS 2004 (Geology/Geochemistry) University of Pennsylvania
Research Interest: Possible biogenic texture in laminated ferricretes; quantification of modes and timescales of lipid diagenesis in hypersaline systems; mapping biomarkers to biosynthetic pathways using metagenomics; biomarkers as proxy measures for paleoenvironments  
Leif Karlstrom
169 McCone
(510) 642-9116
leif@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Michael Manga
Education: BS 2006 (Physics and Mathematics) University of Oregon, BM 2006 (Violin performance) University of Oregon
Research Interest: Geodynamics, geophysical fluid mechanics, experiential structural geology  
Ahyi Kim
289 McCone
(510) 643-5450
ahyi@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Doug Dreger
Education: MA 2002 (Geophysics) Kyoto University. BA 2000 (Geology) Shinshu University.
Research Interest: Dynamic rupture process of deep earthquakes.  
Edwin Kite
381 McCone
(510) 809-5837
kite@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Michael Manga/Bill Dietrich
Education: BA 2007 (Natural Sciences Tripos) University of Cambridge, MSci 2007 (Natural Sciences Tripos) University of Cambridge 
Michael Lamb
269 McCone
(510) 643-4466
mlamb@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Bill Dietrich
Education: MS 2003 Oceanography University of Washington BS 2001 Geophysics University of Minnesota BS 2001 Geology University of Minnesota
Research Interest: Sedimentology and Geomorphology  
Victoria Lee
413 McCone

vlee@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Don DePaolo
Education: BS 2002 (Geology and Geophysics) Yale University
Research Interest: Role of chemical composition (geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology) in recording and influencing planetary evolution across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Paleoenvironment reconstruction, surface processes. Mantle & core geochemistry. High-pressure mineralogy.  
Christina Lee
181 McCone
(510) 642-2575
clee@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Imke de Pater
Education: BA 2002 (Astrophysics & Physics) UC Berkeley
Research Interest: Experimental and observational space physics and planetary science: space weather phenomena and forecasting, solar wind interaction with magnetized and unmagnetized planetary bodies, planetary surface formation and evolution.  
Vedran Lekic
225 McCone
(510) 642-6994
lekic@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Barbara Romanowicz
Education: BA 2004 (Earth and Planetary Science, and Astronomy and Astrophysics) Harvard 
Yder Masson
181 McCone
(510) 642-2575
yder_masson@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Steve Pride
Education: Maitrise 2002 (Geophysics) Univ. de Rennes 1. DEA 2003 (Geophysics) Univ. de Rennes 1. 
Tess McEnulty
455 McCone

tessm@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Imke de Pater
Education: BSE 2006 (Aerospace Engineering) University of Michigan
Research Interest: Planetary science, solar wind interaction with atmospheres/atmospheric escape  
Ryan McWilliams
255 McCone
(510) 643-8325
rmcw@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Education: BS 2001 (Physics/Astronomy) University of Massachusetts Amherst. 
Kyung-Eun Min
455 McCone

Advisor: Ron Cohen 
Lowell Miyagi
183 McCone
(510) 643-2161
miyagi@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Rudy Wenk
Education: BA 2004 (Geology) Oberlin College. BA 2004 (East Asian Studies) Oberlin College. 
Leah Morgan
411 McCone
(510) 642-9532
lmorgan@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Paul Renne
Education: BA 2004 (Geology) Carleton College.
Research Interest: Geochronology, stratigraphy, and obsidian sourcing of paleontological and archaeological hominid sites in East Africa.  
Peter Nelson
269 McCone
(510) 643-4466
pnelson@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Bill Dietrich
Education: BSE 2003 (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Princeton University. 
Marisa Palucis
449 McCone

Advisor: Jim Kirchner
Education: BS 2005 (Chemical Engineering) University of South Carolina
Research Interest: Vadose Zone Hydrology, Spectral Analysis Techniques, Granular Flows and the Rheological Properties of Mud Flows  
Brook Peterson
413 McCone

bpeterson@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Don DePaolo
Education: BS 2005 (Earth and Space Sciences) University of Washington. 
Robert Porritt
381 McCone

rwporrit@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Richard Allen
Education: BS 2007 (Geological Engineering (Michigan Technological University)
Research Interest: Non-volcanic tremor and slip in Cascadia  
Max Rudolph
169 McCone
(510) 642-9116
max@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Michael Manga
Education: BA 2006 (Physics) Oberlin College 
Johnny Sanders
181 McCone
(510) 642-2575
jws@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Kurt Cuffey
Education: BS 2001 (Earth Sciences) UCSC
Research Interest: Ice dynamics and erosion in cirques, alpine geomorphology, and glaciology  
Alyssa Sarid
291 McCone
(510) 643-8328
asmyrah@yahoo.com
Advisor: Michael Manga/Mark Richards
Education: BS 2003 (Physics) University of Arizona 
Nicole Schlegel
255 McCone
(510) 643-8325
schlegel@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Kurt Cuffey
Education: BA 2000 (Computer Science, Science of Earth Systems) Cornell University
Research Interest: Climate modeling, specifically involving glacier/ice sheet effects and processes.  
David Shimabukuro
319 McCone
(510) 643-4325
dhs@ocf.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Walter Alvarez 
Dylan Spaulding
255 McCone
(510) 643-8325
dylanspaulding@calmail.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Raymond Jeanloz
Education: BS 2004 (Physics) Brown University 
Zan Stine
301 McCone
(510) 643-4248
zan@atmos.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Inez Fung
Education: BS 1996 (Geology, Physics/Math) Brown University, MS 2003 (Climate Physics and Chemistry) MIT 
Abigail Swann
301 McCone
(510) 643-4248
aswann@atmos.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Inez Fung
Education: BA 2003 (Earth and Planetary Science) UC Berkeley, MA 2005 (Earth and Environmental Sciences) Columbia University
Research Interest: Carbon cycle dynamics (specifically drought-carbon cycle interactions), tropical dynamics, climate variability, and the interaction between climate variability and society.  
Amanda Thomas
455 McCone

amthomas@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Roland Burgmann
Education: BS 2007 (Civil Engineering) Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interest: Active tectonics and seismology  
Jim Watkins
413 McCone

jwatkins@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Don DePaolo
Education: B.S. 2005 (Geology) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Research Interest: Evolution of the western US, silicate melt structures, and volatiles in obsidian  
Karrie Weaver
485 McCone
(510) 642-9524
karrie@eps.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Don DePaolo
Education: BS 1999 (Geological Sciences) University of Rochester MS 2000 (Geological Sciences) University of Rochester
Research Interest: Evolution of the crust and mantle, magma chamber processes  
Gilead Wurman
289 McCone
(510) 643-5450
gwurman@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Richard Allen
Education: BS 2002 (Geophysics) Caltech, MS 2003 (Earth and Planetary Science) UC Berkeley 
Mei Xue
289 McCone
(510) 643-5450
meixue@seismo.berkeley.edu
Advisor: Richard Allen
Education: BS 1996 (Geophysics) University of Petroleum, MS 1999 (Geophysics) University of Petroleum (Beijing)
Research Interest: Using integrated seismological techniques to explore the nature of mantle upwelling processes  
A. Pepper Yelton
455 McCone, 113 Hilgard

pyelton@berkeley.edu
Advisor: Jill Banfield
Education: BS 2004 (Earth Systems) Stanford University
Research Interest: Geomicrobiology, geochemistry  


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