
Graduate Students




Adeline Bowen
M.S. Student
- adbowe@iu.edu
- GY 3040
Advisor: Andrea Stevens-Goddard
Research Interests: My research interests include tectonics and sedimentation, basin analysis, detrital minerals, and field geology.


Nicolas Castro-Perdomo
PhD Student
- jcastrop@iu.edu
- GY 4036
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













Lorena Jevnikar
M.S. Student
- ljevnika@iu.edu
- GY 5032
Advisor: Claudia C. Johnson
I am interested in exploring coral reef evolution.



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 5053
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 4055
Advisor: Ben Kravitz
Research interests: Applying my mathematical background to the study of weather and climate.


Khanh Minh Luong
PhD Student, Atmospheric Science
- kmluong@iu.edu
- 812-558-1166
- GY 4057
Advisor: Chanh Kieu
Research Interests: I am a graduate student currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program for Geological Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science, particularly tropical cyclones.







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
M.S. Student
- elivandy@iu.edu
- 616-414-2008
- GY 3040
Advisor: Andrea Stevens-Goddard
Research Interests: Using analytical techniques to better understand the timing and extent of large-scale deformational earth processes.

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

