Alumni Research Associates
Sonja Aulbach
Department of Geology
Ralf Halama
Department of Geology
Fawna Korhonen
Department of Geology
Mario Luong
Department of Chemistry
Purushottam Shetty
Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering
Seung Ryeol Lee
Department of Geology
Tetsuya Yokoyama
Department of Geology
James Day
Department of Geology
Richard Gaschnig
Department of Geology
Kristi Engel
Department of Geology
Madalyn Blondes
Department of Geology
Alumni Graduate Students
Marvourneen K. Dolor
Department of Chemistry
Advisor : George Helz (Chemistry) and William McDonough (Geology)
Research : Oxidation reaction and Re-chemistry
Tom Ireland
Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : HSE and Os isotope systematics of Ocean Island Basalts (OIB)
Nick Geboy
Department of Geology
Advisor : Alan Jay Kaufman
Research : Re-Os systematics of organic-rich sediments
Jenise Honesto
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Siderophile and chalcophile geo-cosmochemistry
Adam Mansur
Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick
Research : . Granulite-facies Xenoliths in Rift Basalts of Northern Tanzania
Katie Mathews
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor : Andréa Grotolli
Research : Trace elements in coral skeleton and sea water
Rachel Potter
Department of Geology
Advisor: Sarah Penniston-Dorland
Research : Diffusion of oxygen and lithium isotopes between the Bushveld Complex and metasedimentary rock
Kate Scheiderich
Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Investigating molybdenum isotopes in sedimentary systems
Ruth Schulte
Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Re-Os isotope systematics of mafic and ultramafic rocks
Sean Timpa
Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick
Research : Lower crest of East Africa
Fang-Zhen Teng
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough and Roberta Rudnick
Research : Lithium isotopic systematics of the continental crust
Ricardo Arevalo, Jr.
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Understanding and quantifying the partitioning behavior of trace elements in the modern mantle
Jeremy Bellucci
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Understanding micron scale isotopic systematics
John-Luke Henriquez
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Developing micro-analytical techniques to measure trace element abundances in chondritic meteorites
Yu Huang
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Geoneutrino flux modeling
Xiao-Ming Liu
Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and William McDonough
Research : Studying weathering profiles developed on Columbia River basalts
Lin Qiu
Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and William McDonough
Research : Lithium concentrations and isotopic compositions of low-grade metamorphic rocks
Brian Mumaw
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough
Research : Developing an in-situ method for the collection of uranium-bearing particles from the atmosphere
Miriam Galenas
Department of Geology
Advisor : Richard Walker
Research : Application of isotopic systems to investigate planetary processes
Michael Mengason
Department of Geology
Advisor : Philip Candela and Philip Piccoli
Research : Mechanisms that generate the chemical compositions found among arc magmas
Jingao Liu
Department of Geology
Advisor : Roberta Rudnick and Richard Walker
Research : Lithospheric mantle evolution
Brian Tattitch
Department of Geology
Advisor : Philip Candela and Philip Piccoli
Research : How copper and other ore metals behave in complex magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits
Kang Chen
Department of Geology
Advisor : Igor Puchtel
Research: Partial melting of the middle to lower continental crustal amphibolite- to granulite- facies metapelites
Ashita Stephen
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advisor : William McDonough
Research: Biogeochemistry Analyses
Ming Tang
Department of Geology
Advisor : William McDonough and Roberta Rudnick
Research: Mantle melting and generation of oceanic crust to constrain recycling of the materials
Alumni Undergraduate Students
Dusty Aeiker
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Brooke Carter
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Elena Chung
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Departments of Geology and Chemistry
Susan Drymala
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Allie Gail
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Amy Gelinas
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Cory Hanson
Senior Thesis Researcher
Department of Geology
Rachel Headley
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Physics
Jonathan James
Senior Thesis Researcher
Department of Geology
Istvan Laszlo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Departments of Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and Computer Science
Marc Lipella
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Carey Losey
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering
Ashley McCleaf
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Heather Briallen Njo
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Environmental Science
Brendan Puls
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Darya Slobodyanik
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Casey Soneira
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Lucas Boron-Brenner
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry
Marc Fitzgerald
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry
Rebecca Ohly
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Geology
Sarah Saslow
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry
Louie Sun
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry
Sarah Regen
Senior Thesis Researcher
Department of Geology
Zachary Babbitt
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
Alumni High School Students
Kandyce Jackson
Oxon Hill High School
Research Project : Ni isotopic analyses of iron meteorites
Madara Jayatilake
Walt Whitman High School
Research Project : Uranium Isotopic analyses of natural and depleted muds
Lauren Thompson
Charles Flower High School
Research Project : Trace element content of domestic house paint
Annie Kielman
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Research Project : Analyzing trace element content of different colored varieties of quartz
Jett Paraoan
Oxon Hill High School
Research Project : Trace metal analyses of domestic drinking water and Anacostia waters