Post-Docs & Research Associates

Post-Doctoral Fellows + Research Associates

Alexander Charn

Alexander Charn

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

  • acharn@iu.edu
  • Working from California

Rossby Wave Breaking and Atmospheric Rivers, and Coastal Climate Trend Downscaling.

Paul Goddard

Paul Goddard

Post-Doctoral Fellow

My previous research focused on regional sea level rise, Antarctic shelf water warming, and West Antarctic precipitation using global climate models.

Katherine Kravitz

Katherine Kravitz

Post-Doctoral Fellow

I study the intersection of tectonics, surface processes and biogeography using numerical modeling.

Eyal Marder

Eyal Marder

Post-doctoral Researcher

Research Interests: tectonic geomorphology, landscape evolution and biodiversity, tectonic/climate signals on fluvial and glacial topography, quaternary geology.

Jovanka Nikolic

Jovanka Nikolic

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Jovanka is a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Kravitz’s group, working on computational fluid dynamics simulations of wind plants to quantify uncertainty for wind energy.

Ruiguang Pan

Ruiguang Pan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

I work with Professor Chen Zhu and study critical minerals, which are critical for the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable and clean energy. My current research mainly focuses on thermodynamics and kinetics in fluid-rock interactions.

Olivia Thurston

Olivia Thurston

Post-Doctoral Fellow

  • ogthurst@iu.edu
  • GY 4050

I am using low-temperature thermochronology to explore erosion and transport rates of sediments from cratonic source rocks into intracratonic basins in North America.

Zalmai Yawar

Zalmai Yawar

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

  • zyawar@indiana.edu
  • GY 5067

Advisor: Schieber