Graduate Students

Timothy Badger

Timothy Badger

B.S., 2009, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
M.S. (Forman)

tbadge2@uic.edu

Evidence for climate variability in San Luis Province, Argentina

Chris Bloszies

Chris Bloszies

B.A., 2008, The University of Chicago (Economics)
M.S.

Room 3154
Phone (312) 413-8132

cblosz2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Caitlin Boblitt

Caitlin Boblitt

B.A., 2012, Bellarmine College (Biology and Environmental Studies) M.S. (Plotnick)

Room 2446
Phone (312) 996-7207

cbobli2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Erika Callagon

Erika Callagon

B.S., 2010, University of the Philippines Diliman (Geology)
Ph.D (Nagy, Sturchio)

Room 2436
Phone (312) 996-0083
ecalla4@uic.edu

Mineral-fluid interface interactions

Caitlin Casar

Caitlin Casar

B.S., 2012, East Carolina University (Geology)
M.S. (Meyer-Dombard)

Room 2458

ccasar2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Meg Corcoran

Meg Corcoran

B.A., 1978, Colorado College (Drama/Fine Arts)
M.S. (Sturchio)

Room 3152
mcorco2@uic.edu

Sedimentation chronology of Lake Michigan, 1850-2010

Kyle Cronin

Kyle Cronin

B.S., 2012, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
M.S. (Doran)

Room 2448
Phone (312) 996-3159
kcroni6@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Amanda Damptz

Amanda Damptz

B.S., 2011, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
M.S. (Dombard)

Room 3156
adampt2@uic.edu

Testing models for the formation of the equatorial ridge on Iapetus via crater counting

Hilary Dugan

Hilary Dugan

B.S., 2008, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) (Geography and Biology)
M.S., 2010, Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) (Physical Geography)
Ph.D. (Doran)

Room 2456
hdugan3@uic.edu

Hydrological controls on the formation and current state of Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica

Elanor Heil

Elanor Heil

B.S., 2011, Georgia State University (Geosciences)
M.S. (Nagy)

Room 2470
eheil2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Saman Karimi

Saman Karimi

B.S., 2006, Iran University of Science and Technology (Physics)
M.S., 2009, University of Tehran (Geophysics)
Ph.D. (Dombard)

Room 2448
(312) 996-3159
mkarim5@uic.edu

Thermal evolution of Mars

Jonathan Kay

Jonathan Kay

B.A., 2008, Wheaton College (Norton, MA) (Physics)
M.S., 2010, University of Idaho (Geology)
Ph.D. (Dombard)

Room 2456
jkay5@uic.edu

Finite element modeling of Saturn’s moon Iapetus

Adam Lederer

Adam Lederer

B.S. 2008 University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
M.S. (Dombard)

aleder2@uic.edu

Characterization of plate motion in Conamara Choas, Europa: Visual analysis and kinematic model study of chaos morphology

Jiajia Lin

Jiajia Lin

B.S., 2006, Nanjing Normal University (Applied Chemistry)
M.S., 2009, Nanjing Normal University (Quaternary Geology)
Ph.D. (Sturchio)

Room 2446
(312) 996-7207
jlin36@uic.edu

Isotopic tracers and mass transport in groundwater

Ellen Maley

Ellen Maley

B.A., 2011, Smith College (Geosciences)
M.S.

Room 2476
emaley2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Lionel Mojekwu

Lionel Mojekwu

B.S., 2012, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
M.S.

Room 2436
Phone (312) 996-0083

nmojek2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Maciej Obryk

Maciej Obryk

B.S., 2008, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Ph.D. (Doran)

Room 2426
mobryk2@uic.edu

Hydrological and biological sensitivity of Taylor Valley lakes, East Antarctica with respect to climate change: past, present, future

Armen Poghosyan

Armen Poghosyan

M.S. 2008 Yerevan State University, Armenia (Geology)
Ph.D. (Sturchio)

Room 2476
(312) 413-1868
apogho2@uic.edu

Global geochemical cycle of perchlorate

Colin Smalley

Colin Smalley

B.S., 2010, Creighton University (Environmental Science)
M.S. (Sturchio)

Room 3152
csmall3@uic.edu

Geospatial analysis of the characteristics of contaminants in the sediments of the Great Lakes

Lauren Schurmeier

Lauren Schurmeier

B.S., 2011, University of California-Santa Cruz (Earth Science)
M.S. (Dombard)

Room 2468
Phone (312) 996-9662

lschur2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Bharathi Vallalar

Bharathi Vallalar

B.S., 2010, Louisiana State University (Microbiology)
M.S. (Meyer-Dombard)

Room 2476
Phone (312) 413-1868

uvalla2@uic.edu

Research Project to be determined

Katie Walther

Katie Walther

B.S., 2010, University of Notre Dame (Environmental Geosciences)
M.S. (Meyer-Dombard)

Room 2436
Phone (312) 996-0083
kwalth3@uic.edu

Small-scale biodiversity study of select hot springs in Yellowstone National Park

John Wood

B.S., 1999 Purdue (Chemistry)
M.S., 2009, University of Illinois at Chicago (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Ph.D. (Forman)

Room 3154
Phone (312) 413-8132
jwood6@uic.edu
www2.uic.edu/~jwood6

Late Quaternary fluvial and eolian changes along the Arkansas River, Western Kansas

Kristin Woycheese

Kristin Woycheese

B.A., 2006, Carthage College (Biology and Neuroscience)
M.S. 2010, Northern Illinois University (Biological Sciences)
Ph.D. (Meyer-Dombard)

Room 2458
kwoych2@uic.edu

Biogeochemistry and community composition of biomineralizing microbial mats from Mexico and Turkey: Analogs for early Earth and astrobiological studies

Qianyi Wu

Qianyi Wu

B.S., 2007 China University of Geosciences (Geology)
M.S., 2010, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Geology)
M.S. (Guggenheim)

Room 2470
qwu20@uic.edu

CO2 sequestration in minerals