Josie Arcuri
M.S. Graduate Student
- jarcuri@iu.edu
- GY 4038
Advisor: Edmonds
Research project: Josie studies the clustering of cutoff events along meandering rivers in the Amazon River Basin.
Graduate Students
Corey Brazell
M.S. Student
- cwbrazel@iu.edu
Advisor: Schimmelmann
Research project: My research involves understanding low-temperature gas generation in organic-rich shales through biomarker analysis.
Connor Broaddus
M.S. Student
- cmbroadd@iu.edu
- GY 4032
Advisor: Edmonds
Research project: Connor works on numerical modeling and remote sensing to explore river deltas.
Jack Brown
M.S. Student
- jbr4@iu.edu
- GY 4030
Advisor: Edmonds
Research Interests: I am interested in using quantitative tools to better understand geomorphic processes in sedimentary environments.
Eric Burton
M.S. Student
- ericburt@iu.edu
- GY 4047B
Patrick Cavanagh
Ph.D. Student
- pdcavana@indiana.edu
- Multidisciplinary Science Building II 449A
Advisor: Pratt
Research project: My research centers on developing stable isotope methods for the purpose of paleo environment reconstruction.
Clarke DeLisle
Ph.D. Student
- cdelisle@iu.edu
- GY 4038
Advisor: Yanites
Research project: The main goal of my work is to better understand the way that landscapes evolve over both human and geologic timescales.
Jayson Eldridge
M.S. Graduate Student
IGWS Lab/Field Assistant
- jayeldri@indiana.edu
- 812-856-2382
- IGWS 402 N. Walnut
Advisor: Ripley
Research project: My research focuses on nickle Isotope fractionation in the East Eagle Mine, Michigan.
Ricardo Ely
Ph.D. Student
- rcely@iu.edu
- GY 5030
Advisor: Polly
Research project: My research interests include evolutionary morphology, evolutionary rates, species diversification, integration and modularity.
Eduardo Gonzalez-Lugo
Ph.D. Student
- edugonza@indiana.edu
- GY 4032
Advisor: Edmonds
Research Project: My project tests current numerical modeling approaches used to determine drainage reorganization and its effect on landscape evolution.
Thomas LaBarge
M.S. Student
- tlabarge@iu.edu
- GY 5055A
Abraham Lauer
M.S. Student
- ajlauer@iu.edu
- GY 4055
Advisor: Kravitz
Research Project: I am focusing on the effects that climate change is going to have on Indiana.
Heather Lawson
Ph.D. Student
- helawson@iu.edu
- GY 2032
IGWS advisor: Schimmelmann
Research Project: My research project aims to concisely define the correlations between the material properties of the mined seam and the stratigraphic risk factors for dynamic failure. Dynamic failure is the name used to refer to a dangerous type of ground failure occurring in underground mines that results in mine worker injury.
Xuechang "Shay" Liu
Ph.D. Student
- xuecliu@iu.edu
- GY 4053
Advisor: Staten
Research project: I work with Dr. Paul Staten on climate variability and clouds using satellite data from legacy instruments such as AVHRR and HIRS.
Sierra Lopezalles
M.S. Student, Biology + Earth Sciences
- slopezal@iu.edu
- GY 5053
Harrison Martin
Ph.D. Student
- hkmartin@indiana.edu
- GY 4030
Advisor: Edmonds
Research project: I use drone-based lidar to measure changes caused by floods in river landscapes.
Danielle Peltier
Ph.D. Student
- dpeltier@indiana.edu
- GY 5055A
Advisor: Herrmann/Njau
Research project: I study the East African Rift System climate, volcanism, and landscape change, and how these ecological changes drove hominin evolution and behavior.
Charles Salcido
Ph.D. Student
- csalcido@iu.edu
- GY 5053
Advisor: Polly
Research project: I am working on quantifying changes in diet and evolutionary lag in the skulls of therian carnivores.
Sophia (Xinhe) Shao
Graduate Student
- shaosop@iu.edu
- GY 5030
Elizabeth Sherrill
Ph.D. Student
- sherrile@indiana.edu
- GY 4047B
Advisor: K. Johnson
Research project: I am interested in using different geophysical methods to investigate the spectrum of slip on subduction zone megathrust faults.
Caitlin Sifuentes
M.S. Student
- csifuen@iu.edu
- GY 4030
Samuel Smith
Ph.D. Student
- samjsmit@iu.edu
- GY 4053
Advisor: Staten
Research project: My dissertation focuses on how and why three regional aspects of the climate system, namely jetstreams, clouds, and storm tracks, contribute to uncertainty around future change, as well as what the role of atmospheric waves is in shaping the response of these aspects.
Matthew Terrell
M.S. Student
- terrema@iu.edu
- GY 2032
Advisor: Florea, IGWS
Research Project: I'm interested in studying the hydrology, geochemistry, and evolution of karst landscapes.
Jeffery Valenza
Ph.D. Student
- jvalenza@indiana.edu
- GY 4038
Advisor: Edmonds
Research project: I study river geomorphology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy through remote sensing of modern systems and outcrop study of ancient ones.
The-Anh Vu
Ph.D. Student
- anhvu@iu.edu
- GY 4057
Advisor: Kieu
Research Projects: My research focuses on understanding the physical mechanisms underlying the global formation of tropical cyclones, using the modeling approach.
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