
Graduate Students


Rose Allen
MS Student
- allenro@iu.edu
- GY 3038
Advisor: Andrea Stevens Goddard
Research Interests: Sedimentology, basin analysis, geochronology, and environmental geology




Nicolas Castro-Perdomo
PhD Student
- jcastrop@iu.edu
- GY 4047B
My work integrates geodetic data with numerical models to investigate how surface deformation is accommodated along faults and through distributed off-fault processes in the Earth’s crust.
Advisor: Kaj Johnson


Ethan Choo
MS Student
- ehchoo@iu.edu
- GY 4037
Advisors: Paul Staten and Travis O'Brien
Research interests: Subseasonal-to-Seasonal weather prediction, severe weather.






Barrett Gibbs
MS Student
- bpgibbs@iu.edu
- MSBII 443A
Advisor: Shelby Rader
Research Interests: Geochemistry, isotope geochemistry, heavy metals, and phytoremediation


Melissa Humbarger
MS Student
- melhumba@iu.edu
- MSBII 443A
Advisor: Shelby Rader
Research Interests: Geochemistry, organic petrology




Diya Kamnani
PhD Student
- dkamnani@iu.edu
- GY 3038
Advisor: Travis O’Brien
Research Interests: Applying statistical techniques towards understanding different atmospheric phenomenon and their dynamics.




Thomas LaBarge
PhD Student
- tlabarge@iu.edu
- GY 5040
Advisor: Jackson Njau
Research Interests: I am interested in the ecology of the large predators of the Serengeti ecosystem (Lions, Leopards, Hyenas, Crocodiles, etc.) and understanding how their diets and habits have changed over geologic time.


Tony Li
PhD Student
- twli@iu.edu
- GY 4036
Advisor: Ben Kravitz
Research interests: Applying my mathematical background to the study of weather and climate.



Mallory Miller
MS Student
- millemal@iu.edu
- GY 4041
Advisor: David Lilien
Research Interests: Galciology, geophysics



Michael Odunmorayo
PhD Student
- miodunmo@iu.edu
- 812-581-1769
- GY 4055
Advisor: Ben Kravitz
Research interests: climate modeling, extreme events, solar geoengineering with focus on regional climate impacts and adaptation.








Hrishikesh Sivanandan
PhD Student
- hrsiva@iu.edu
- GY 4055
Advisor: Ben Kravitz
Research Interests: Hrishikesh is working on studying the impact of Atmospheric Gravity Waves on offshore wind farms using Computational Fluid Dynamics.



Eli Van Dyke
MS Student
- elivandy@iu.edu
- 616-414-2008
- GY 2032
Advisor: Andrea Stevens-Goddard
Research Interests: Using analytical techniques to better understand the timing and extent of large-scale deformational earth processes.

Janelle Wittmer
MS Student
- cookjan@iu.edu
- 989-916-6349
- MSB II 443B
Advisor: Chen Zhu
Research Interests: hydrogeochemical modeling and water resources


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